MUSIC PLAYING CONTROL METHOD AND MUSIC PLAYING TERMINAL

• US 20130094659A1
• Filed: 11/17/2010
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Chuan
• Application Number:
  US13/259,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20130094659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/74
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 7/16 Storage of analogue signals in digital stores using an arrangement comprising analogue/digital [A/D] converters, digital memories and digital/analogue [D/A] converters
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/78 using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/94 characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/10 Earpieces; Attachments therefor ; Earphones; Monophonic headphones H04R1/28 takes precedence; stereophonic headphones H04R5/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

The invention discloses a music-playing control method and a music playing terminal. The method comprises the following steps: optical-proximity inductive sensors in the earphone sense there is an object within their effective induction ranges, and trigger the earphone to send control signals to a music playing terminal, wherein the control signals are used for indicating the optical-proximity inductive sensors that have sensed the objects; the music playing terminal determines the motion trail of the object within a preset time period according to the received control signals and the time of receiving the control signals and executes control instructions corresponding to the motion trail. Through the invention, the music-playing control becomes simple and convenient, and the user experience is improved.

Claims

1. A music-playing control method, comprising:

using optical-proximity inductive sensors in an earphone to sense an object within effective induction ranges of the inductive sensors, and to trigger the earphone to send control signals to a music playing terminal, wherein the control signals are used for indicating the optical-proximity inductive sensors that have sensed the object;

using the music playing terminal to determine a motion trail of the object within a preset time period according to the received control signals and a time of receiving the control signals and to execute control instructions corresponding to the motion trail.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein using the music playing terminal to determine a motion trail of the object within a preset time period according to the received control signals and time of receiving the control signals comprises

using the music playing terminal to:

determine whether the optical-proximity inductive sensors are located in a left earphone or right earphone according to the control signals;

determine the motion trail of the object according to the time of receiving the control signals within the preset time period and a position of the optical-proximity inductive sensors that trigger the control signals.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the motion trail comprises one of the following cases:

the object moving from one optical-proximity inductive sensor in the left earphone to another optical-proximity inductive sensor in the left earphone, the object moving from one optical-proximity inductive sensor in the right earphone to another optical-proximity inductive sensor in the right earphone, the object staying in the effective induction range of one optical-proximity inductive sensor for a long time, and the object staying in the effective induction ranges of multiple optical-proximity inductive sensors for a long time.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein using the music playing terminal to execute control instructions corresponding to a motion trail comprises one of the following steps:

when the motion trail of the object is the object moving from one optical-proximity inductive sensor in the left earphone to another optical-proximity inductive sensor in the left earphone, switching music or adjusting volume;

when the motion trail of the object is the object moving from one optical-proximity inductive sensor in the right earphone to another optical-proximity inductive sensor in the right earphone, switching music or adjusting volume;

when the motion trail of the object is the object staying in the effective induction range of one optical-proximity inductive sensor for a long time;

if the music playing terminal is in a music stop state, playing music;

if the music playing terminal is in a music play state, stop playing music;

when the motion trail of the object is the object stay in the effective induction ranges of two optical-proximity inductive sensors for a long time;

if the music playing terminal is in a lock state, unlocking the music playing terminal;

if the music playing terminal is in an unlock state, locking the music playing terminal.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein control instructions comprise at least one of the following instructions:

play the next song, play the last song, turn volume up, turn volume down, play music, stop playing music, lock and unlock.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the music playing terminal sends an operation end prompt tone to the earphone after the music playing terminal executes control instructions corresponding to the motion trail.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein the music playing terminal sends an operation end prompt tone to the earphone after the music playing terminal executes control instructions corresponding to the motion trail.

12. The method according to claim 3, wherein the music playing terminal sends an operation end prompt tone to the earphone after the music playing terminal executes control instructions corresponding to the motion trail.

13. The method according to claim 4, wherein the music playing terminal sends an operation end prompt tone to the earphone after the music playing terminal executes control instructions corresponding to the motion trail.

14. The method according to claim 5, wherein the music playing terminal sends an operation end prompt tone to the earphone after the music playing terminal executes control instructions corresponding to the motion trail.

7. A music playing terminal, comprising:

an earphone, wherein the earphone comprises optical-proximity inductive sensors used for sensing objects within their effective induction ranges and triggering the earphone to send control signals to an identification module after sensing an object, wherein the control signals are used for indicating the optical-proximity inductive sensors that have sensed the object;

an identification module for determining a motion trail of the object within a preset time period according to the received control signals and a time of receiving the control signals; and

an execution module for executing control instructions corresponding to the motion trail.

8. The terminal according to claim 7, wherein the earphone comprises a left earphone and a right earphone;

two optical-proximity inductive sensors are arranged in the left earphone and the right earphone, respectively, wherein the two optical-proximity inductive sensors and the centre of the left or right earphone are on a same straight line.

9. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the identification module is also used for determining whether the optical-proximity inductive sensors are located in the left earphone or right earphone according to the control signals, and determining the motion trail of the object according to the time of receiving the control signals within the preset time period and the position of the optical-proximity inductive sensors that trigger the control signals.

10. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein two optical-proximity inductive sensors in the left or right earphone can rotate by using the center line as axis.