Mobile terminal standby method, device thereof, and medium

• US 10,484,948 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2018
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Xia, Xinqiu
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Phuoc H
• Application Number:
  US16/003,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20180295582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 345427
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/59 inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for enabling a mobile terminal to be on standby includes determining that a movement speed of the mobile terminal is greater than a preset speed, judging whether the mobile terminal is within a driver'"'"'s area in an automobile, and enabling the mobile terminal to enter into a standby state if the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a mobile terminal to be on standby, comprising:

determining whether the mobile terminal is in an operation state, wherein determining whether the mobile terminal is in the operation state includes determining at least one of;

the mobile terminal being operated by a user, a call request being accessed, and a short message being generated;

determining that a movement speed of the mobile terminal is greater than a preset speed;

judging whether the mobile terminal is within a driver'"'"'s area in an automobile, wherein the judging includes;

generating a picture by one of a front camera or a back camera, comparing the generated picture with a pre-stored picture of a corresponding position, and judging that a location of the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area, if a picture similarity between the generated picture and the pre-stored picture of the corresponding position is greater than a preset threshold; and

enabling the mobile terminal to enter into a standby state, if the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area,

wherein the comparing of the generated picture with the pre-stored picture includes;

searching for a similar-shape object in the generated picture, the similar-shape object having a shape similarity with respect to a key reference object in the pre-stored picture that is greater than a first threshold;

determining a location similarity of the similar-shape object with respect to the key reference object; and

determining the picture similarity according to the shape similarity and the location similarity, and

wherein the pre-stored picture is taken and stored in advance and includes at least one of a left-front view when looking forward from a left-driver position of a left-hand drive automobile, a right-front view when looking forward from a right-driver position in a right-hand drive automobile, a left-rear view when looking backward from the left-driver position, and a right-rear view when looking backward from the right-driver position, and

the comparing of the generated picture with the pre-stored picture includes;

determining, according to a type of a current network to which the mobile terminal is connected, a region in which the mobile terminal is located to be one of a left-hand drive region or a right-hand drive region;

comparing a first camera photo taken by the front camera with the left-front view and comparing a second camera photo taken by the rear camera with the left-rear view, if the region is the left-hand drive region; and

comparing the first camera photo with the right-front view and comparing the second camera photo with the right-rear view, if the region is the right-hand drive region.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring the movement speed of the mobile terminal before determining that the movement speed of the mobile terminal is greater than the preset speed.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the movement speed of the mobile terminal includes at least one of:

acquiring at least two items of location information of the mobile terminal at different timings within a preset period, and determining the movement speed of the mobile terminal according to the at least two items of location information;

or

acquiring a movement speed of the automobile through an on-board computer as the movement speed of the mobile terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein judging whether the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area includes:

judging whether the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area using a sensor of the automobile.

5. A device for enabling a mobile terminal to be on standby, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

determine whether the mobile terminal is in an operation state, wherein determining whether the mobile terminal is in the operation state includes determining at least one of;

the mobile terminal being operated by a user, a call request being accessed, and a short message being generated;

determine that a movement speed of the mobile terminal is greater than a preset speed;

judge whether the mobile terminal is within a driver'"'"'s area in an automobile by;

generating a picture by one of a front camera or a back camera, comparing the generated picture with a pre-stored picture of a corresponding position, and judging that a location of the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area, if a picture similarity between the generated picture and the pre-stored picture of the corresponding position is greater than a preset threshold; and

enable the mobile terminal to enter into a standby state, if the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area,

wherein, in comparing the generated picture with the pre-stored picture, the instructions further cause the processor to;

search for a similar-shape object in the generated picture, the similar-shape object having a shape similarity with respect to a key reference object in the pre-stored picture that is greater than a first threshold;

determine a location similarity of the similar-shape object with respect to the key reference object; and

determine the picture similarity according to the shape similarity and the location similarity, and

wherein the pre-stored picture is taken and stored in advance and includes at least one of a left-front view when looking forward from a left-driver position of a left-hand drive automobile, a right-front view when looking forward from a right-driver position in a right-hand drive automobile, a left-rear view when looking backward from the left-driver position, and a right-rear view when looking backward from the right-driver position, and

in comparing the generated picture with the pre-stored picture, the instructions further cause the processor to;

determine, according to a type of a current network to which the mobile terminal is connected, a region in which the mobile terminal is located to be one of a left-hand drive region or a right-hand drive region;

compare a first camera photo taken by the front camera with the left-front view and comparing a second camera photo taken by the rear camera with the left-rear view, if the region is the left-hand drive region; and

compare the first camera photo with the right-front view and comparing the second camera photo with the right-rear view, if the region is the right-hand drive region.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

acquire the movement speed of the mobile terminal before determining that the movement speed of the mobile terminal is greater than the preset speed.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the instructions causing the processor to acquire the movement speed of the mobile terminal include instructions causing the processor to perform at least one of:

acquiring at least two items of location information of the mobile terminal at different timings within a preset period, and determining the movement speed of the mobile terminal according to the at least two items of location information;

or

acquiring a movement speed of the automobile through an on-board computer as the movement speed of the mobile terminal.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the instructions causing the processor to judge whether the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area include instructions causing the processor to:

judge whether the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area using a sensor of the automobile.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors in a terminal, cause the one or more processors to:

determine whether the mobile terminal is in an operation state, wherein determining whether the mobile terminal is in the operation state includes determining at least one of;

the mobile terminal being operated by a user, a call request being accessed, and a short message being generated;

determine that a movement speed of the mobile terminal is greater than a preset speed;

judge whether the mobile terminal is within a driver'"'"'s area in an automobile by;

generating a picture by a front camera and/or a back camera, comparing the generated picture with a pre-stored picture of a corresponding position, and judging that the location of the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area, if a picture similarity between the generated picture and the pre-stored picture of the corresponding position is greater than a preset threshold; and

enable the mobile terminal to enter into a standby state, if the mobile terminal is within the driver'"'"'s area,

wherein, in comparing the generated picture with the pre-stored picture, the instructions further cause the processor to;

search for a similar-shape object in the camera photo, the similar-shape object having a shape similarity with respect to a key reference object in the pre-stored picture that is greater than a first threshold;

determine a location similarity of the similar-shape object with respect to the key reference object; and

determine the picture similarity according to the shape similarity and the location similarity, and

wherein the pre-stored picture is taken and stored in advance and includes at least one of a left-front view when looking forward from a left-driver position of a left-hand drive automobile, a right-front view when looking forward from a right-driver position in a right-hand drive automobile, a left-rear view when looking backward from the left-driver position, and a right-rear view when looking backward from the right-driver position, and

in comparing the generated picture with the pre-stored picture, the instructions further cause the processor to;

determine, according to a type of a current network to which the mobile terminal is connected, a region in which the mobile terminal is located to be one of a left-hand drive region or a right-hand drive region;

compare a first camera photo taken by the front camera with the left-front view and comparing a second camera photo taken by the rear camera with the left-rear view, if the region is the left-hand drive region; and

compare the first camera photo with the right-front view and comparing the second camera photo with the right-rear view, if the region is the right-hand drive region.