Electronic device and state switching method based on electronic device

• US 9,537,480 B2
• Filed: 11/11/2013
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lin, Lvming
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford
• Assistant Examiner(s): Parries, Dru
• Application Number:
  US14/076,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20140132081A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,149 Days
• Field of Search: 307/116
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/94 characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated

Abstract

An electronic device is provided, which includes a fixing unit, a detection unit and a control unit. The fixing unit is adapted to maintain a position of the electronic device relative to a user when the user uses the electronic device. The detection unit is adapted to detect a spatial parameter of the electronic device being moved in a space. The control unit is adapted to obtain the spatial parameter, determine whether the spatial parameter matches a predetermined parameter condition, and control the electronic device to switch from a first operation mode to a second operation mode when the spatial parameter matches the predetermined parameter condition, wherein the first operation mode is different from the second operation mode.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a fixing unit adapted to maintain a position of the electronic device relative to a user in the case that the user uses the electronic device;

a detection unit adapted to detect a spatial parameter of the electronic device being moved in a space;

a control unit adapted to obtain the spatial parameter, determine whether the spatial parameter matches a predetermined parameter condition, and control the electronic device to switch from a first operation mode to a second operation mode in the case that the spatial parameter matches the predetermined parameter condition, wherein the first operation mode is different from the second operation mode;

a first display unit adapted to consume electricity when maintaining a displaying; and

a second display unit adapted to do not consume electricity when maintaining the displaying;

in the case that the electronic device is in the first operation mode, the first display unit is in a maintaining displaying state; and

in the case that the electronic device is in the second operation mode, the first display unit is in a non-maintaining displaying state and the second display unit is in a maintaining displaying state.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein in the first operation mode, a power consumption of the electronic device is a first power consumption;

and in the second operation mode, the power consumption of the electronic device is a second power consumption, wherein the second power consumption is lower than the first power consumption.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising a first assembly adapted to be turned on in the case that the electronic device is in the first operation mode, and to be turned off in the case that the electronic device is in the second operation mode.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein in the first operation mode, the electronic device consumes electricity when maintaining a display content;

and in the second operation mode, the electronic device does not consume electricity when maintaining the display content.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

in the first operation mode, a triggering time for switching the electronic device from a first operation state to a second operation state automatically is a first time;

in the second operation mode, the triggering time for switching the electronic device from the first operation state to the second operation state automatically is a second time; and

the first power consumption of the electronic device in the first operation state is higher than the second power consumption of the electronic device in the second operation state, and the first time is longer than the second time.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the spatial parameter is a final attitude value or a process change value of the electronic device.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit is adapted to detect the spatial parameter of the electronic device in the case that the electronic device is in the first operation mode.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing unit is adapted to maintain a position of the electronic device relative to a limb portion of a user in the case that the user uses the electronic device.

9. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein in the case that the electronic device is in the first operation mode, a first application in the electronic device is in a first running state;

and when the electronic device is in the second operation mode, the first application in the electronic device is in a second running state, and wherein the first running state is different from the second running state.

18. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first display unit and the second display unit are overlap-arranged, or arranged as an upper screen and a lower screen which are separated or a left screen and a right screen which are separated.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a fixing unit adapted to maintain a position of the electronic device relative to a user in the case that the user uses the electronic device;

a detection unit adapted to detect a spatial parameter of the electronic device being moved in a space;

a transmission unit adapted to transmit the spatial parameter to a control device communicated with the electronic device, and to receive an instruction from the control device, wherein the instruction is generated by the control device according to the spatial parameter;

a control unit adapted to control the electronic device to switch from a first operation mode to a second operation mode according to the instruction generated by the control device, wherein the first operation mode is different from the second operation mode;

a first display unit adapted to consume electricity when maintaining a displaying; and

a second display unit adapted to do not consume electricity when maintaining the displaying;

in the case that the electronic device is in the first operation mode, the first display unit is in a maintaining displaying state; and

in the case that the electronic device is in the second operation mode, the first display unit is in a non-maintaining displaying state and the second display unit is in a maintaining displaying state.

11. A state switching method applied to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a fixing unit, a first display unit and a second display unit;

the fixing unit maintains a position of the electronic device relative to a user in the case that the user uses the electronic device, the first display consumes electricity when maintaining a displaying, and the second display unit does not consume electricity when maintaining the displaying;

the state switching method comprises;

collecting a spatial parameter of the electronic device being moved in a space;

determining whether the spatial parameter satisfies a predetermined condition to obtain a determination result; and

in the case that the determination result indicates that the spatial parameter satisfies the predetermined condition, switching the electronic device from a first operation mode to a second operation mode, wherein the first operation mode is different from the second operation mode;

wherein in the case that the electronic device is in the first operation mode, the first display unit is in a maintaining displaying state; and

in the case that the electronic device is in the second operation mode, the first display unit is in a non-maintaining displaying state and the second display unit is in a maintaining displaying state.

12. The state switching method according to claim 11, wherein in the first operation mode, a power consumption of the electronic device is a first power consumption;

in the second operation mode, the power consumption of the electronic device is a second power consumption, wherein the second power consumption is lower than the first power consumption.

13. The state switching method according to claim 12, wherein the electronic device comprises a first assembly, and the switching the electronic device from a first operation mode to a second operation mode comprises:

switching the first assembly from a turn-on state to a turn-off state.

14. The state switching method according to claim 12, wherein the switching the electronic device from a first operation mode to a second operation mode comprises:

switching the electronic device from a mode that consumes electricity when a display content is maintained to a mode that does not consume electricity when the display content is maintained.

15. The state switching method according to claim 11, wherein

in the first operation mode, a triggering time for switching the electronic device from a first operation state to a second operation state automatically is a first time;

in the second operation mode, the triggering time for switching the electronic device from the first operation state to the second operation state automatically is a second time; and

the first power consumption of the electronic device in the first operation state is higher than the second power consumption of the electronic device in the second operation state, and the first time is longer than the second time.

16. The state switching method according to claim 11, wherein the electronic device comprises a detection unit adapted to detect a spatial parameter of the electronic device being moved in a space;

the collecting a spatial parameter of the electronic device being moved in a space comprises;

in the case that the electronic device is in the first operation mode, turning on the detection unit and detecting, by the detection unit, the spatial parameter of the electronic device being moved in a space.

17. The state switching method according to claim 11, wherein in the case that the electronic device is in the first operation mode, a first application in the electronic device is in a first running state, and in the case that the electronic device is in the second operation mode, the first application in the electronic device is in a second running state, and wherein the first running state is different from the second running state.

19. The state switching method according to claim 11, wherein the first display unit and the second display unit are overlap-arranged, or arranged as an upper screen and a lower screen which are separated or a left screen and a right screen which are separated.