ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SCREEN THEREOF

• US 20150116207A1
• Filed: 10/21/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
• Inventors: CHEN, Po-Sen
• Application Number:
  US14/519,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20150116207A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence

Abstract

The disclosure invention provides an electronic device, which comprises a screen, an imaging lens, a light sensor and a control unit. The imaging lens is provided for capturing images in front of the screen. The light sensor is provided for sensing an ambient light. The control unit is provided for determining whether human eyes gaze at the screen in the images. When the control unit determines that the human eyes gaze at the screen over a predetermined time, it further adjusts the screen to enter an eye protection mode according to the ambient light, in which the eye protection mode comprises an adjustment of brightness, contrast, color or refresh rate of the screen.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a screen;

an imaging lens provided for capturing images in front of the screen;

a light sensor provided for sensing an ambient light; and

a control unit provided for determining whether human eyes gaze at the screen in the images and adjusting the screen to enter an eye protection mode according to the ambient light when it determines that the human eyes gaze at the screen over a predetermined time, wherein the eye protection mode comprises an adjustment of brightness, contrast, color or refresh rate of the screen.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the eye protection mode comprises adjusting the brightness of the screen to be the same with the ambient light when the brightness of the screen is higher than the ambient light.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, Wherein the eye protection mode comprises reducing the contrast of the screen.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the eye protection mode comprises increasing a display proportion of a green light source in the screen.

5. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the eye protection mode comprises reducing the refresh rate of the screen.

6. A control method method for a screen of an electronic device, the method comprising:

capturing images in front of the screen;

determining whether human eyes gaze at the screen in the image;

sensing an ambient light when the human eyes is determined to gaze at the screen over a predetermined time; and

adjusting the screen to enter an eye protection mode according to the ambient light, wherein the eye protection mode comprises an adjustment of brightness, contrast, color or refresh rate of the screen.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of adjusting the screen to enter the eye protection mode comprises:

adjusting the brightness of the screen to be the same with the ambient light when the brightness of the screen is higher than the ambient light.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of adjusting the screen to enter the eye protection mode further comprises:

reducing the contrast of the screen.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of adjusting the screen to enter the eye protection mode further comprises:

increasing a display proportion of a green light source in the screen.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of adjusting the screen to enter the eye protection mode further comprises:

reducing the refresh rate of the screen.