METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROXIMITY SENSOR, DEVICE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20200137215A1
• Filed: 12/24/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Inventors: ZHOU, Yibao
• Granted Patent: US 11,159,672 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/04 Systems determining the presence of a target
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/88 Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4876 by removing unwanted signals G01S7/495 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3262 Power saving in digitizer or tablet
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/027 by controlling a display operation or backlight unit
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a proximity sensor, a device, a storage medium and a mobile terminal. The method comprising outputting a driving signal, to a transmitting end and a receiving end of a proximity sensor, controlling the transmitting end to be in a sleep mode, an off mode, and an on mode periodically, controlling the receiving end to be in a sleep mode and a sampling mode periodically; controlling an analog-digital converter to store a first input signal, in a sampling period of the receiving end corresponding to the off mode, and controlling the analog-digital converter to clear the first input signal from a received second input signal, outputting a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process, in a sampling period of the receiving end when it is in the on mode.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a proximity sensor, comprising:

outputting, a driving signal with a preset timing and a preset duty cycle, to a transmitting end and a receiving end of a proximity sensor, controlling the transmitting end to be in a sleep mode, an off mode, and an on mode periodically, and controlling the receiving end to be in a sleep mode and a sampling mode periodically;

controlling an analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store a first input signal, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode; and

controlling the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received second input signal, and outputting a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process, thereby determining a proximity sensor is selectively in an approaching state or a leaving state based on the first intensity value, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the on mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation of controlling an analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store a first input signal, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode comprises:

controlling the receiving end to acquire ambient infrared rays as the first input signal, and outputting the first input signal to the analog-digital converter of the receiving end, in the sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode;

controlling the analog-digital converter to store the first input signal in a plurality of preset working units; and

recording the number of the preset working units that have been occupied by the first input signal as a reference value, and clearing data in the working units that have been occupied by the first input signal, when the receiving end is switched to be in the on mode from the off mode.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the operation of controlling the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received second input signal, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the on mode comprises:

in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the on mode, controlling the receiving end to receive infrared rays and ambient infrared rays to form the second input signal, and outputting the second input signal to the analog-digital converter, wherein the infrared rays are emitted from the transmitting end and reflected by a blocking object;

controlling the analog-digital converter to store the second input signal in the preset working units; and

clearing the preset data in the preset working units that have been occupied by the second input signal when the number of the preset working units occupied by the second input signal is equal to the reference value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a time distribution of the LED lamp in the off mode, the on mode and the sleep mode is 1:

1;

8.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the off mode comprises a first off mode and a second off mode, the operation of controlling the transmitting end to be in a sleep mode, an off mode, and an on mode periodically comprises:

controlling the transmitting end to be in the sleep mode, the first off mode, the on mode and the second off mode periodically; and

the operation of controlling an analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store a first input signal in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode comprises;

controlling the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store the first input signal in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the first off mode.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein after the operation of outputting a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process, the method further comprising:

controlling the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received third input signal, and outputting a second intensity value corresponding to the third input signal after the clearing process, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the second off mode; and

determining the proximity sensor is selectively in the approaching state or the leaving state based on the first intensity value and the second intensity value.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein after the operation of outputting a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process, the method further comprising:

clearing the data in the preset working units that have been occupied by the second input signal after clearing process; and

the operation of controlling the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received third input signal, in the sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the second off mode comprises;

controlling the receiving end to acquire ambient infrared rays as the third input signal, and outputting the third input signal to the analog-digital converter of the receiving end in the sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the second off mode;

controlling the analog-digital converter to store the third input signal in the preset working units; and

clearing the preset data in the preset working units that have been occupied by the third input signal when the number of the preset working units occupied by the third input signal is equal to the number of the preset working units occupied by the first input signal.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the operation of determining the approaching state or the leaving state based on the first intensity value and the second intensity value comprises:

obtaining a proximity value by calculating an absolute value of the difference between the first intensity value and the second intensity value;

determining the proximity sensor is in the approaching state when the proximity value is greater than a first threshold; and

determining the proximity sensor is in the leaving state when the proximity value is less than a second threshold.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first threshold is a preset approaching threshold for screen control under a strong light environment, the second threshold is a preset leaving threshold for screen control under a strong light environment.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein a time distribution of the LED lamp in the first off mode, the on mode, the second off mode and the sleep mode is about 1:

1;

1;

7.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input signal is the ambient infrared rays received by the receiving end when an LED lamp of the transmitting end is in the off mode, and the second input signal is ambient infrared rays and infrared rays received by the receiving end, and the infrared rays are emitted from the LED light and reflected by a blocking object when the LED lamp of the transmitting end is in the on mode.

12. A controlling device a for proximity sensor, comprising:

a driving signal outputting module, configured to output a driving signal with a preset timing and a preset duty cycle, to a transmitting end and a receiving end of a proximity sensor, control the transmitting end to be in a sleep mode, an off mode, and an on mode periodically, and control the receiving end to be in a sleep mode and a sampling mode periodically;

an input signal storing module, configured to control an analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store a first input signal in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode; and

a first signal correction module, configured to control the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received second input signal, and output a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process, thereby determine a proximity sensor is selectively in an approaching state or a leaving state based on the first intensity value, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the on mode.

13. The device of claim 12, the device further comprising:

a second signal correction module, when the off mode comprises a first off mode and a second off mode, configured to control the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received third input signal, and output a second intensity value corresponding to the third input signal after the clearing process, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the second off mode; and

a state determining module, configured to determine the proximity sensor is selectively in an approaching state or a leaving state based on the first intensity value and the second intensity value.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the input signal storing module is configured to control an analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store a first input signal in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode by execute the steps of:

controlling the receiving end to acquire ambient infrared rays as the first input signal, and outputting the first input signal to the analog-digital converter in the receiving end, in the sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode;

controlling the analog-digital converter to store the first input signal in a plurality of preset working units; and

recording the number of the preset working units occupied by the first input signal as a reference value, and clearing the preset data in the working units that has been occupied by the first input signal, when the receiving end is switched to be in the on mode from the off mode.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the first signal correction module is configured to control the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received second input signal, and output a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the on mode by execute the steps of:

in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the on mode, control the receiving end to acquire infrared rays and ambient infrared rays as the second input signal, and output the second input signal to the analog-digital converter, wherein the infrared rays are emitted from the transmitting end and reflected by a blocking object;

controlling the analog-digital converter to store the second input signal in the preset working units; and

clearing the preset data in the preset working units that has been occupied by the second input signal when the number of the preset working units occupied by the second input signal is equal to the reference value.

16. The device of claim 12, wherein the off mode comprises a first off mode and a second off mode, the driving signal outputting module is configured to control the transmitting end to be in a sleep mode, an off mode, and an on mode periodically by execute the steps of:

controlling the transmitting end to be in the sleep mode, the first off mode, the on mode and the second off mode periodically; and

the input signal storing module is configured to control an analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store a first input signal in a sampling period of the receiving end corresponding to the off mode by execute the steps of;

controlling the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store the first input signal in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the first off mode.

17. The device of claim 13, wherein the first signal correction module is also configured to clear the data in the plurality of working units that has been occupied, by the second input signal which has been cleared after output a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process;

the second signal correction module is configured to control the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received third input signal after the clearing process, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the second off mode by execute the steps of;

controlling the receiving end to acquire ambient infrared rays as the third input signal, and outputting the third input signal to the analog-digital converter of the receiving end in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the second off mode;

controlling the analog-digital converter to store the third input signal in a plurality of preset working unit; and

clearing the preset data in the preset working units that has been occupied by the third input signal when the number of the preset working units occupied by the third input signal is equal to the number of the plurality of preset working units occupied by the first input signal.

18. The device of claim 13, wherein the state determining module is configured to determine an approaching state or a leaving state based on the first intensity value and the second intensity value by execute the steps of:

obtaining a proximity value by calculating an absolute value of the difference between the first intensity value and the second intensity value;

determining the proximity sensor is in the approaching state when the proximity value is greater than a first threshold; and

determining the proximity sensor is in the leaving state when the proximity value is less than a second threshold.

19. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory, having executable program codes stored therein; and

a processor, coupled to the memory;

wherein the processor invokes the executable program codes stored in the memory to perform a method for controlling a proximity sensor, the method comprising;

outputting, a driving signal with a preset timing and a preset duty cycle, to a transmitting end and a receiving end of a proximity sensor, controlling the transmitting end to be in a sleep mode, an off mode, and an on mode periodically, and controlling the receiving end to be in a sleep mode and a sampling mode periodically;

controlling an analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store a first input signal, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode; and

controlling the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to clear the first input signal from a received second input signal, and outputting a first intensity value corresponding to the second input signal after the clearing process, thereby determining a proximity sensor is selectively in an approaching state or a leaving state based on the first intensity value, in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the on mode.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the off mode comprises a first off mode and a second off mode, the operation of controlling the transmitting end to be in a sleep mode, an off mode, and an on mode periodically comprises:

controlling the transmitting end to be in the sleep mode, the first off mode, the on mode and the second off mode periodically; and

the operation of controlling an analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store a first input signal in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the off mode comprises;

controlling the analog-digital converter in the receiving end to store the first input signal in a sampling period of the receiving end when the transmitting end is in the first off mode.