Protective film detection method and apparatus, and storage medium

• US 10,739,913 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2019
• Issued: 08/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Li, Guosheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Jansen, II, Michael J
• Application Number:
  US16/243,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20190235698A1
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0393 Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0418 for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04182 Filtering of noise external to the device and not generated by digitiser components
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means

Abstract

A method of detecting a protection film includes collecting a signal change level of a touch screen, the signal change level including a difference between a signal level generated from a touch operation and a signal level generated from no touch operation; and determining that a protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change level satisfying a preset condition.

Claims

1. A method of detecting a protective film, comprising:

collecting a signal change level of a touch screen, the signal change level comprising a difference between a signal level generated from a touch operation and a signal level generated from no touch operation; and

determining that a protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change level satisfying a preset condition, wherein;

the preset condition comprises a signal change level of a reference touch screen attached with a protective film, and the determining that a protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change level satisfying a preset condition comprises;

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen and the signal change level of the reference touch screen being not greater than a preset threshold, the preset threshold being used to indicate a fluctuating range of the signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film, and

prior to collecting a signal change level of a touch screen, the method further comprises;

collecting signal change levels of touch screens equipped on a plurality of smart devices; and

performing statistics for a plurality of signal change levels falling within a preset range among the collected signal change levels, and obtaining a statistical value as the signal change level of the reference touch screen, the preset range being used to indicate a range of the signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the preset condition is determined according to a change rule of the signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film;

the collecting comprises collecting signal change levels of the touch screen within a plurality of time periods; and

the determining comprises;

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change levels of the touch screen within the plurality of time periods satisfy the preset condition.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the collecting signal change levels of the touch screen within a plurality of time periods comprises at least one of:

collecting signal change levels upon the touch screen displaying a same interface within the plurality of time periods;

collecting signal change levels upon the touch screen being in a same external environment within the plurality of time periods;

or

collecting signal change levels upon the touch screen being in a same external environment and displaying a same interface within the plurality of time periods.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the collecting signal change levels of the touch screen within a plurality of time periods comprises:

collecting a preset number of signal change levels of the touch screen within each of the time periods; and

performing statistics for the preset number of signal change levels, and obtaining a statistical value as a signal change level of the touch screen in a corresponding time period.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the performing statistics for the preset number of signal change levels, and obtaining a statistical value as a signal change level of the touch screen in a corresponding time period comprises at least one of:

calculating an average value of the preset number of signal change levels;

deleting a maximum value and a minimum value from the preset number of signal change levels, and calculating an average value of remaining signal change levels;

or

establishing a distribution model according to the preset number of signal change levels, the distribution model comprising an occurrence probability of each of the signal change levels, and collecting a signal change level having a maximum occurrence probability in the distribution model.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change levels of the touch screen within the plurality of time periods satisfying the preset condition comprises:

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen within a first time period and the signal change level of the touch screen within a second time period being greater than a preset difference, the first time period being a time period preceding the second time period, and the preset difference being used to indicate a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen before being attached with the protective film and the signal change level of the touch screen after being attached with the protective film.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change levels of the touch screen within the plurality of time periods satisfying the preset condition comprises:

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen within a first time period and the signal change level of the touch screen within a second time period being greater than a preset difference, and a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen within the second time period and the signal change level of the touch screen within a third time period being not greater than the preset difference, the first time period being a time period preceding the second time period, the third time period being a time period next to the second time period, and the preset difference being used to indicate a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen before being attached with the protective film and the signal change level of the touch screen after being attached with the protective film.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein the determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change levels of the touch screen within the plurality of time periods satisfying the preset condition comprises:

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen within at least one first time period and the signal change level of the touch screen within a second time period being greater than a preset difference, and a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen within the second time period and the signal change level of the touch screen within at least one third time period being not greater than the preset difference, the at least one first time period being a time period preceding the second time period, the at least one third time period being a time period next to the second time period, and the preset difference being used to indicate a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen before being attached with the protective film and the signal change level of the touch screen after being attached with the protective film.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the collecting signal change levels of touch screens equipped on a plurality of smart devices comprises:

collecting the signal change levels of the touch screens equipped on the plurality of smart devices and state information thereof; and

the performing statistics for a plurality of signal change levels falling within a preset range among the collected signal change levels, and obtaining a statistical value as the signal change level of the reference touch screen comprises;

performing statistics for a plurality of signal change levels having the same state information and falling within the preset range among the collected signal change levels, and obtaining a statistical value as a signal change level of the reference touch screen corresponding to the state information.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen and the signal change level of the reference touch screen being not greater than a preset threshold comprises:

determining the signal change level of the reference touch screen corresponding to the state information of the touch screen; and

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen and the determined signal change level of the reference touch screen being not greater than the preset threshold.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the state information comprises at least one of screen type, external environment information, or currently displayed interface.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing statistics for a plurality of signal change levels falling within a preset range among the collected signal change levels, and obtaining a statistical value as the signal change level of the reference touch screen comprises at least one of:

calculating an average value of the plurality of signal change levels;

deleting a maximum value and a minimum value from the plurality of signal change levels, and calculating an average value of remaining signal change levels;

or

establishing a distribution model according to the plurality of signal change levels, the distribution model comprising an occurrence probability of each of the signal change levels, and collecting a signal change level having a maximum occurrence probability in the distribution model.

13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

reducing a response signal level of the touch screen upon determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen, wherein the touch screen is configured to make a response to a touch operation when a signal level generated by the touch operation triggered on the touch screen is greater than the response signal level.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the protection film is equipped on a smart device;

the smart device further comprises a distance sensor; and

the method further comprises;

displaying prompt information on the touch screen upon determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen and distances detected by the distance sensor for consecutive multiple times are all less than a preset distance, wherein the prompt information is used to prompt it is possible that the attached protective film shields the distance sensor.

15. A protective film detection apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

collect a signal change level of a touch screen equipped on a smart device, the signal change level being a difference between a signal level generated from a touch operation and a signal level generated from no touch operation; and

determine that a protective film has been attached to the touch screen when the signal change level satisfies a preset condition, the preset condition being used to indicate a condition that a signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film needs to satisfy, wherein;

the preset condition comprises a signal change level of a reference touch screen attached with a protective film, and the determining that a protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change level satisfying a preset condition comprises;

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen and the signal change level of the reference touch screen being not greater than a preset threshold, the preset threshold being used to indicate a fluctuating range of the signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film, and

prior to the collecting a signal change level of a touch screen, the processor is further configured to;

collect signal change levels of touch screens equipped on a plurality of smart devices;

perform statistics for a plurality of signal change levels falling within a preset range among the collected signal change levels, and obtain a statistical value as the signal change level of the reference touch screen, the preset range being used to indicate a range of the signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein:

the preset condition is determined according to a change rule of the signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film;

the collecting a signal change level of a touch screen equipped on a smart device comprises;

collecting signal change levels of the touch screen within a plurality of time periods; and

the determining that a protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change level satisfying a preset condition comprises;

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change levels of the touch screen within the plurality of time periods satisfying the preset condition.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein an instruction that, when executed and performed by a processor to perform the following operations:

collecting a signal change level of a touch screen equipped on a smart device, the signal change level being a difference between a signal level generated when a touch operation is triggered on the touch screen and a signal level generated when no touch operation is triggered on the touch screen; and

determining that a protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change level satisfying a preset condition, the preset condition being used to indicate a condition that a signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film needs to satisfy, wherein;

the preset condition comprises a signal change level of a reference touch screen attached with a protective film, and the determining that a protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon the signal change level satisfying a preset condition comprises;

determining that the protective film has been attached to the touch screen upon a difference between the signal change level of the touch screen and the signal change level of the reference touch screen being not greater than a preset threshold, the preset threshold being used to indicate a fluctuating range of the signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film, and

prior to the collecting a signal change level of a touch screen, the instruction is executed and performed by the processor to perform;

collecting signal change levels of touch screens equipped on a plurality of smart devices;

performing statistics for a plurality of signal change levels falling within a preset range among the collected signal change levels, and obtaining a statistical value as the signal change level of the reference touch screen, the preset range being used to indicate a range of the signal change level of the touch screen attached with the protective film.