Operation Control Method and Electronic Apparatus

• US 20130345833A1
• Filed: 06/17/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cai, Mingxiang, Zhang, Xiaoping, Wang, Zhepeng, Wu, Yaqiang, Yang, Zhenyi
• Application Number:
  US13/919,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20130345833A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/75
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control

Abstract

The present application discloses an operation control method and an electronic apparatus. The operation control method is applied to a first electronic apparatus having at least two operating modes, i.e. a first operating mode and a second operating mode. In the operation control method, the state of a second electronic apparatus is firstly detected; a corresponding control instruction is generated according to the detection result; and the first electronic apparatus is controlled to enter the first operating mode or the second operating mode according to the control instruction; if the detection result meets a preset condition, the first electronic apparatus enters the corresponding operating mode automatically, thereby it is avoided to select the mode every time the user uses the first electronic apparatus, and it is more convenient for using the first electronic apparatus.

Claims

1. An operation control method, applied to a first electronic apparatus, the first electronic apparatus having at least two operating modes which comprise a first operating mode and a second operating mode, wherein the first operating mode is an operating mode that the first electronic apparatus is in when a second electronic apparatus is in a first state;

the second operating mode is different from the first operating mode and is an operating mode that the first electronic apparatus is in when the second electronic apparatus is in a second state, and the second state is different from the first state, wherein the method comprises;

detecting the state of the second electronic apparatus and obtaining a detection result;

generating a corresponding control instruction according to the detection result, wherein the control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the first operating mode or the second operating mode; and

entering the first operating mode or the second operating mode according to the control instruction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the first state of the second electronic apparatus comprises at least a first operating state, and the second state of the second electronic apparatus comprises at least a second operating state, the detecting the state of the second electronic apparatus and obtaining a detection result comprises:

detecting a communication state between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus, and obtaining a first detection result if the communication state indicates that the second electronic apparatus is in the first operating state, wherein the first detection result is used to make the first electronic apparatus enter the first operating mode;

detecting the communication state between the second electronic apparatus and the first electronic apparatus, and obtaining a second detection result if the communication state indicates that the second electronic apparatus is in the second operating state, wherein the second detection result is used to make the first electronic apparatus enter the second operating mode;

or,

the first state of the second electronic apparatus comprises a third operating state, the second state of the second electronic apparatus comprises a fourth operating state, and a first power consumption of the second electronic apparatus in the third operating state is less than a second power consumption of the second electronic apparatus in the fourth operating state, the detecting the state of the second electronic apparatus and obtaining a detection result comprises;

obtaining a first detection result if it is detected that the second electronic apparatus is in the third operating state, wherein the first detection result is used to make the first electronic apparatus enter the first operating mode;

obtaining a second detection result if it is detected that the second electronic apparatus is in the fourth operating state, wherein the second detection result is used to make the first electronic apparatus enter the second operating mode.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein

a first control instruction is generated when the first detection result is obtained, the first control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the first operating mode, the first electronic apparatus in the first operating mode is adapted to receive a first predetermined operation and generate a first instruction, so that the first electronic apparatus executes the first instruction.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein

a second control instruction is generated when the second detection result is obtained, the second control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the second operating mode, the first electronic apparatus in the second operating mode is adapted to receive a second predetermined operation, generate a second instruction and provide the second instruction to the second electronic apparatus, so that the second electronic apparatus executes the second instruction.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first electronic apparatus has an overlap-arranged display unit, and the method further comprises, before the generating a corresponding control instruction according to the detection result,

displaying, by the display unit, operation prompt information for entering the first operating mode or the second operating mode, if it is detected that the second electronic apparatus is in the second state.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first electronic apparatus has a display unit and a sensing unit which are overlap-arranged,

a first control instruction is generated when the first detection result is obtained, the first control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the first operating mode, and when the first electronic apparatus is in the first operating mode, the display unit outputs first prompt information, wherein the second electronic apparatus is switched from the first state to the second state after the sensing unit detects that the first prompt information is triggered;

a second control instruction is generated when the second detection result is obtained, the second control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the second operating mode, and when the first electronic apparatus is in the second operating mode, the display unit outputs second prompt information, wherein the second electronic apparatus is switched from the second state to the first state after the sensing unit detects that the second prompt information is triggered.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first electronic apparatus comprises an input unit and has a third state and a fourth state, a third power consumption of the first electronic apparatus in the third state is less than a fourth power consumption of the first electronic apparatus in the fourth state, and the method further comprises, before the detecting the state of the second electronic apparatus,

receiving, by the input unit, an input operation for exiting the third state which is input by an operator, when the first electronic apparatus is in the third state.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first electronic apparatus is in the second operating mode or the first operating mode, and the method further comprises, before the detecting the state of the second electronic apparatus,

receiving state switching feedback information from the second electronic apparatus;

and

the detecting the state of the second electronic apparatus comprises;

detecting the state of the second electronic apparatus according to the received state switching feedback information.

9. A first electronic apparatus, which has at least two operating modes comprising a first operating mode and a second operating mode, wherein the first operating mode is an operating mode that the first electronic apparatus is in when a second electronic apparatus is in a first state;

the second operating mode is different from the first operating mode and is an operating mode that the first electronic apparatus is in when the second electronic apparatus is in a second state, and the second state is different from the first state, the first electronic apparatus comprising;

a communicating unit, adapted to transmit data between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus;

a detecting unit, adapted to detect the state of the second electronic apparatus according to information provided by the communicating unit, obtain a detection result and provide the detection result to a control instruction generating unit;

the control instruction generating unit, adapted to generate a corresponding control instruction according to the detection result provided by the detecting unit and provide the control instruction to an executing unit, wherein the control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the first operating mode or the second operating mode; and

the executing unit, adapted to enter the first operating mode or the second operating mode according to the control instruction provided by the control instruction generating unit.

10. The first electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein

the first state of the second electronic apparatus comprises at least a first operating state, and the second state of the second electronic apparatus comprises at least a second operating state, the detecting unit is adapted to:

obtain a communication state between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus by the communicating unit, and obtain a first detection result if the communication state indicates that the second electronic apparatus is in the first operating state, wherein the first detection result is used to make the first electronic apparatus enter the first operating mode;

obtain a second detection result if the communication state indicates that the second electronic apparatus is in the second operating mode, wherein the second detection result is used to make the first electronic apparatus enter the second operating mode;

or,

the first state of the second electronic apparatus comprises a third operating state, the second state of the second electronic apparatus comprises a fourth operating state, and a first power consumption of the second electronic apparatus in the third operating state is less than a second power consumption of the second electronic apparatus in the fourth operating state;

the detecting unit is adapted to;

obtain a first detection result if it is detected that the second electronic apparatus is in the third operating state, wherein the first detection result is used to make the first electronic apparatus enter the first operating mode;

obtain a second detection result if it is detected that the second electronic apparatus is in the fourth operating state, wherein the second detection result is used to make the first electronic apparatus enter the second operating mode.

11. The first electronic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the control instruction generating unit is adapted to:

generate a first control instruction when the first detection result provided by the detecting unit is obtained, the first control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the first operating mode, the first electronic apparatus in the first operating mode is adapted to receive a first predetermined operation and generate a first instruction, so that the first electronic apparatus executes the first instruction.

12. The first electronic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the control instruction generating unit is adapted to:

generate a second control instruction when the second detection result provided by the detecting unit is obtained, the second control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the second operating mode, the first electronic apparatus in the second operating mode is adapted to receive a second predetermined operation, generate a second instruction and provide the second instruction to the second electronic apparatus, so that the second electronic apparatus executes the second instruction.

13. The first electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first electronic apparatus has a display unit and a sensing unit which are overlap-arranged,

the display unit is further adapted to display operation prompt information for entering the first operating mode or the second operating mode if it is detected that the second electronic apparatus is in the second state;

and

the sensing unit is adapted to receive an input operation of an operator.

14. The first electronic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first electronic apparatus has a display unit and a sensing unit which are overlap-arranged,

the control instruction generating unit is adapted to generate a first control instruction if the first detection result provided by the detecting unit is obtained, the first control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the first operating mode;

generate a second control instruction if the second detection result provided by the detecting unit is obtained, the second control instruction is used to control the first electronic apparatus to enter the second operating mode;

the display unit is adapted to output first prompt information when the first electronic apparatus is in the first operating mode;

output second prompt information when the first electronic apparatus is in the second operating mode;

the second electronic apparatus is switched from the first state to the second state after the sensing unit detects that the first prompt information is triggered;

the second electronic apparatus is switched from the second state to the first state after the sensing unit detects that the second prompt information is triggered.

15. The first electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first electronic apparatus has a third state and a fourth state, a third power consumption of the first electronic apparatus in the third state is less than a fourth power consumption of the first electronic apparatus in the fourth state, and the first electronic apparatus further comprises:

an input unit, adapted to receive an input operation for exiting the third state which is input by an operator, when the first electronic apparatus is in the third state.

16. The first electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first electronic apparatus is in the second operating mode or the first operating mode,

the communicating unit is further adapted to receive state switching feedback information from the second electronic apparatus;

and

the detecting unit is adapted to detect and obtain the state of the second electronic apparatus according to the received state switching feedback information.