DEFORMATION CONTROL METHOD, DEFORMATION CONTROL APPARATUS, AND USER EQUIPMENT (UE)

• US 20170168563A1
• Filed: 12/02/2016
• Published: 06/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Beijing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Yu, Kuifei, Xu, Ran
• Granted Patent: US 10,824,228 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/04 Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/035 for flexible display surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/36 using liquid crystals

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a deformation control method, a deformation control apparatus, and a user equipment (UE). The method comprises: generating trigger information according to a focus behavior of a user on at least one associated region in multiple associated regions on a deformation controllable device, where the multiple associated regions are multiple regions on which the user synchronously focuses or will synchronously focus; and controlling, in response to the trigger information, the deformation controllable device to be deformed to a target shape that meets at least one shape restriction condition, where the at least one shape restriction condition comprises: a distance between any two associated regions in the multiple associated regions is less than a distance threshold. The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application make it more convenient for a user to focus on multiple associated regions on which the user synchronously focuses, and facilitate use of the deformation controllable device by the user.

Claims

1. A deformation control method, comprising:

generating trigger information according to a focus behavior of a user on at least one associated region in multiple associated regions on a deformation controllable device, wherein the multiple associated regions are multiple regions on which the user synchronously focuses or will synchronously focus; and

controlling, in response to the trigger information, the deformation controllable device to be deformed to a target shape that meets at least one shape restriction condition, wherein

the at least one shape restriction condition comprises;

a distance between any two associated regions in the multiple associated regions is less than a distance threshold.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein before the generating trigger information according to a focus behavior, the method further comprises:

determining the multiple associated regions.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining the multiple associated regions comprises:

determining, in response to focus behaviors of the user on multiple regions in a set time interval, the multiple regions as the multiple associated regions.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining the multiple associated regions comprises:

determining, in response to historical focus behaviors of at least one user on multiple regions in a set time interval, the multiple regions as the multiple associated regions.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining the multiple associated regions comprises:

determining, according to an existing association relationship among multiple regions, the multiple regions as the multiple associated regions.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the association relationship comprises:

an input feedback association relationship between an input region and an input visual feedback region.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the focus behavior comprises at least one of the following:

gaze, an input operation, and an activation operation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling, in response to the trigger information, the deformation controllable device to be deformed to a target shape comprises:

determining, in response to the trigger information at least according to a current shape of the deformation controllable device and multiple positions of the multiple associated regions on the deformation controllable device, whether the current shape meets the at least one shape restriction condition; and

controlling, in response to that the current shape fails to meet the at least one shape restriction condition, the deformation controllable device to be deformed to the target shape.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling the deformation controllable device to be deformed to a target shape comprises:

determining the target shape at least according to a current shape of the deformation controllable device, multiple positions of the multiple associated regions on the deformation controllable device, and the at least one shape restriction condition; and

controlling, according to the target shape, the deformation controllable device to be deformed.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling the deformation controllable device to be deformed to a target shape comprises:

controlling the deformation controllable device to undergo deformation; and

continuing, in response to that a shape of the deformation controllable device after the deformation fails to meet the at least one shape restriction condition, controlling the deformation controllable device to be deformed until a shape of the deformation controllable device after the deformation meets the at least one shape restriction condition.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein

the method further comprises:

determining an associated region in the multiple associated regions on which the user currently focuses; and

the at least one shape restriction condition further comprises;

retaining a shape of the associated region on which the user currently focuses.

12. A deformation control apparatus, comprising:

a trigger information generation module, configured to generate trigger information according to a focus behavior of a user on at least one associated region in multiple associated regions on a deformation controllable device, wherein the multiple associated regions are multiple regions on which the user synchronously focuses or will synchronously focus; and

a deformation control module, configured to control, in response to the trigger information, the deformation controllable device to be deformed to a target shape that meets at least one shape restriction condition, wherein

the at least one shape restriction condition comprises;

a distance between any two associated regions in the multiple associated regions is less than a distance threshold.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

an associated region determining module, configured to determine the multiple associated regions.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the associated region determining module comprises:

a first region determining unit, configured to determine, in response to focus behaviors of the user on multiple regions in a set time interval, the multiple regions as the multiple associated regions.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the associated region determining module comprises:

a second region determining unit, configured to determine, in response to historical focus behaviors of at least one user on multiple regions in a set time interval, the multiple regions as the multiple associated regions.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the associated region determining module comprises:

a third region determining unit, configured to determine, according to an existing association relationship among multiple regions, the multiple regions as the multiple associated regions.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the association relationship comprises:

an input feedback association relationship between an input region and an input visual feedback region.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the focus behavior comprises at least one of the following:

gaze, an input operation, and an activation operation.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the deformation control module comprises:

a first condition determining unit, configured to determine, in response to the trigger information at least according to a current shape of the deformation controllable device and multiple positions of the multiple associated regions on the deformation controllable device, whether the current shape meets the at least one shape restriction condition; and

a deformation control unit, configured to control, in response to that the current shape fails to meet the at least one shape restriction condition, the deformation controllable device to be deformed to the target shape.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the deformation control module comprises:

a target shape determining unit, configured to determine the target shape at least according to a current shape of the deformation controllable device, multiple positions of the multiple associated regions on the deformation controllable device, and the at least one shape restriction condition; and

a first control unit, configured to control, according to the target shape, the deformation controllable device to be deformed.

21. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the deformation control module comprises:

a second control unit, configured to control the deformation controllable device to undergo deformation; and

a second condition determining unit, configured to send, in response to that a shape of the deformation controllable device after the deformation fails to meet the at least one shape restriction condition, an instruction to the second control unit, so as to continue controlling the deformation controllable device to be deformed until a shape of the deformation controllable device after the deformation meets the at least one shape restriction condition.

22. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein

the apparatus further comprises:

a focused region determining module, configured to determine an associated region in the multiple associated regions on which the user currently focuses; and

the at least one shape restriction condition further comprises;

retaining a shape of the associated region on which the user currently focuses.

23. A user equipment (UE), wherein the UE comprises:

a memory, configured to store a program; and

a processor, configured to execute the program stored in the memory, wherein the program enables the processor to execute the following operations;

generating trigger information according to a focus behavior of a user on at least one associated region in multiple associated regions on a deformation controllable device, wherein the multiple associated regions are multiple regions on which the user synchronously focuses or will synchronously focus; and

controlling, in response to the trigger information, the deformation controllable device to be deformed to a target shape that meets at least one shape restriction condition, wherein

the at least one shape restriction condition comprises;

a distance between any two associated regions in the multiple associated regions is less than a distance threshold.