HANDHELD APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF OF PRESENTING MODE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20190332191A1
• Filed: 09/03/2018
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Jeng, Shuo-Fang, Hung, Yu-Cheng, Lin, Shih-Lung, Li, Kuan-Wei, Tsai, Pei-Chun, Lin, Yu-Chu, Wu, Ching-Yung
• Granted Patent: US 10,877,573 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03548 Sliders, in which the moving part moves in a plane
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A handheld apparatus, a control method thereof of a presenting mode and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The handheld apparatus includes at least one first sensor, a second sensor, a screen and a processor. The first sensor is disposed on the handheld apparatus. The second sensor detects orientation. The handheld apparatus has an auto-rotate screen function of automatically adjusting a presenting mode of the screen to a portrait mode or a landscape mode according to the orientation. The processor determines whether the handheld apparatus is in a hold state according to sensing data of the first sensor. In response to determining that the handheld apparatus is in the hold state, the processor locks the presenting mode according to the presenting mode currently performed by the handheld apparatus without adjusting the presenting mode according to the auto-rotate screen function. Accordingly, a convenient operation of the presenting mode is provided.

Claims

1. A control method of a presenting mode, adapted for a handheld apparatus comprising a screen, the handheld apparatus having an auto-rotate screen function of automatically adjusting the presenting mode of the screen to a portrait mode or a landscape mode according to an orientation of the handheld apparatus, wherein the control method comprises:

determining whether the handheld apparatus is in a hold state according to sensing data of at least one sensor of the handheld apparatus; and

in response to determining that the handheld apparatus is in the hold state, locking the handheld apparatus to remain in the presenting mode according to the presenting mode currently performed by the handheld apparatus without adjusting the presenting mode according to the auto-rotate screen function.

2. The control method of the presenting mode according to claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the handheld apparatus is not in the hold state, adjusting the presenting mode to the portrait mode or the landscape mode according to the auto-rotate screen function.

3. The control method of the presenting mode according to claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the handheld apparatus is in the hold state, not activating the auto-rotate screen function.

4. The control method of the presenting mode according to claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the presenting mode of the handheld apparatus being locked, detecting whether the orientation of the handheld apparatus is in a predetermined state, to switch the presenting mode currently performed by the handheld apparatus to another presenting mode.

5. The control method of the presenting mode according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether the handheld apparatus is in the hold state comprises:

determining whether the handheld apparatus is being contacted according to the sensing data; and

in response to determining that the handheld apparatus is being contacted, determining that the handheld apparatus is in the hold state.

6. The control method of the presenting mode according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is disposed on two opposite sides of the handheld apparatus, and the step of determining whether the handheld apparatus is in the hold state comprises:

determining whether the two sides of the handheld apparatus are both being contacted according to the sensing data; and

in response to determining that the two sides of the handheld apparatus are both being contacted, determining the handheld apparatus is in the hold state.

7. The control method of the presenting mode according to claim 5, wherein the step of determining whether the handheld apparatus is in the hold state further comprises:

determining whether a total contact area or a total contact length of the handheld apparatus is greater than a threshold according to the sensing data, to determine the handheld apparatus is in the hold state.

8. The control method of the presenting mode according to claim 6, wherein the step of determining whether the handheld apparatus is in the hold state further comprises:

determining whether a total contact area or a total contact length of the handheld apparatus on at least one or one of the two sides is greater than a threshold according to the sensing data, to determine the handheld apparatus is in the hold state.

9. A handheld apparatus comprising:

at least one first sensor, disposed on a body of the handheld apparatus;

a second sensor, sensing an orientation of the body;

a screen, wherein the handheld apparatus has an auto-rotate screen function of automatically adjusting a presenting mode of the screen to a portrait mode or a landscape mode according to the orientation of the body; and

a processor, coupled to the at least one first sensor, the second sensor, and the screen, the processor being configured to;

determine whether the handheld apparatus is in a hold state according to sensing data of the at least one first sensor; and

in response to determining that the handheld apparatus is in the hold state, lock the handheld apparatus to remain in the presenting mode according to the presenting mode currently performed by the handheld apparatus without adjusting the presenting mode according to the auto-rotate screen function.

10. The handheld apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the handheld apparatus is not in the hold state, and adjust the presenting mode to the portrait mode or the landscape mode according to the auto-rotate screen function.

11. The handheld apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to:

in response to determining that the handheld apparatus is in the hold state, not activate the auto-rotate screen function.

12. The handheld apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to:

in response to the presenting mode of the handheld apparatus is locked, detect whether the orientation of the body is in a predetermined state, to switch the presenting mode currently performed by the handheld apparatus to another presenting mode.

13. The handheld apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine whether the body is being contacted according to the sensing data; and

in response to determining that the body is being contacted, determine the handheld apparatus is in the hold state.

14. The handheld apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the at least one first sensor is disposed on two opposite sides of the body, and the processor is configured to:

determine whether the two sides of the body are both being contacted according to the sensing data; and

in response to determining that the two sides of the body are both being contacted, determine the handheld apparatus is in the hold state.

15. The handheld apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine whether a total contact area or a total contact length of the body is greater than a threshold according to the sensing data, to determine whether the handheld apparatus is in the hold state.

16. The handheld apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine whether a total contact area or a total contact length of the body on at least one or one of the two sides is greater than a threshold according to the sensing data, to determine the handheld apparatus is in the hold state.

17. The handheld apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the at least one first sensor comprises at least one of a capacitive sensor, a resistive sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, an electromagnetic sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, an infrared sensor, an optical sensor and a pressure sensor.

18. The handheld apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second sensor comprises at least one of a G-sensor, a magnetic sensor and an accelerator.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a code, the code being loaded onto a processor of a handheld apparatus comprising a screen to perform:

determining whether the handheld apparatus is in a hold state according to sensing data of at least one sensor disposed on the handheld apparatus, wherein the handheld apparatus has an auto-rotate screen function of automatically adjusting a presenting mode of the screen to a portrait mode or a landscape mode according to an orientation of the handheld apparatus; and

in response to determining that the handheld apparatus is in the hold state, locking the handheld apparatus to remain in the presenting mode according to the presenting mode currently performed by the handheld apparatus without adjusting the presenting mode according to the auto-rotate screen function.