Information processing method and electronic apparatus

• US 9,857,890 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2015
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shi, Bin
• Primary Examiner(s): EURICE, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US14/868,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20160378210A1
• Time in Patent Office: 826 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• 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 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An information processing method and an electronic apparatus are disclosed. The method is applicable to the electronic apparatus. The method includes: detecting, with a touch display unit of the electronic apparatus, a first trajectory generated by a first input operation of an input unit; acquiring motion parameters of the input unit collected by a sensing unit in a case that it is determined that the first trajectory meets a predetermined condition; and using the motion parameters to correct the first trajectory in accordance with a first correction strategy.

Claims

1. An information processing method, comprising:

detecting, with a touch display unit of an electronic apparatus, a first trajectory generated by a first input operation of an input unit;

acquiring motion parameters of the input unit collected by a sensing unit of the input unit in a case that it is determined that the first trajectory meets a predetermined condition, wherein the motion parameters of the input unit are collected by the sensing unit when the first trajectory is generated by the input unit;

determining a portion of the first trajectory to be complemented;

determining a time period during which the portion of the first trajectory to be complemented is generated;

determining motion parameters collected by the sensing unit of the input unit during the time period; and

complementing the portion of the first trajectory to be complemented based on the motion parameters collected by the sensing unit of the input unit during the time period.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sensing unit comprises a first sensor and a second sensor disposed on the input unit, wherein the second sensor is disposed at a second position on the input unit, wherein the second position is located at an end of the input unit;

and

the acquiring motion parameters of the input unit collected by a sensing unit comprises;

acquiring a first sensing parameter collected by the first sensor and a second motion parameter collected by the second sensor;

determining a first position on the input unit where the input unit is held by a user based on the first sensing parameter; and

using the first position, the second position and the second motion parameter to determine the motion parameters of the input unit.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the determining that the first trajectory meets a predetermined condition comprises:

determining that there is a breakpoint at a first position on the first trajectory; and

the using the motion parameters to correct the first trajectory in accordance with a first correction strategy comprises;

using the motion parameters to complement a portion of the first trajectory at the first position in accordance with the first correction strategy.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the determining that the first trajectory meets a predetermined condition comprises:

determining that a legibility of the portion of the first trajectory is lower than a predetermined legibility; and

the using the motion parameters to correct the first trajectory in accordance with a first correction strategy comprises;

using the motion parameters to complement the portion of the first trajectory in accordance with the first correction strategy.

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

controlling the electronic apparatus to switch from a first state to a second state upon reception of a first signal transmitted by the sensing unit,

wherein, in the first state, the trajectory generated by the input unit is unrecognizable by the touch display unit of the electronic apparatus, and, in the second state, the trajectory generated by the input unit is recognizable by the touch display unit of the electronic apparatus;

wherein the detecting, with a touch display unit of the electronic apparatus, a first trajectory generated by a first input operation of an input unit comprises;

detecting, with the touch display unit of the electronic apparatus in the second state, the first trajectory generated by the first input operation of the input unit; and

the first signal is a signal collected by the sensing unit when the input unit is held by the user.

6. An electronic apparatus, comprising at least one processor and a memory having processor-executable instructions stored therein, and the instructions when executed by the at least one processor, configure the apparatus to:

detect, with a touch display unit of the electronic apparatus, a first trajectory generated by a first input operation of an input unit;

acquire motion parameters of the input unit collected by a sensing unit of the input unit in a case that it is determined that the first trajectory meets a predetermined condition, wherein the motion parameters of the input unit are collected by the sensing unit when the first trajectory is generated by the input unit

determine a portion of the first trajectory to be complemented;

determine a time period during which the portion of the first trajectory to be complemented is generated;

determine motion parameters collected by the sensing unit of the input unit during the time period; and

complement the portion of the first trajectory to be complemented based on the motion parameters collected by the sensing unit of the input unit during the time period.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the sensing unit comprises a first sensor and a second sensor disposed on the input unit, wherein the second sensor is disposed at a second position on the input unit, wherein the second position is located at an end of the input unit;

and

the apparatus is further configured to;

acquire a first sensing parameter collected by the first sensor and a second motion parameter collected by the second sensor in a case that it is determined that the first trajectory meets the predetermined condition;

determine a first position on the input unit where the input unit is held by the user based on the first sensing parameter; and

use the first position, the second position and the second motion parameter to determine the motion parameters of the input unit.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further configured to acquire the motion parameters of the input unit collected by the sensing unit in a case that it is determined that there is a breakpoint at a first position on the first trajectory;

and

use the motion parameters to complement the portion of the first trajectory at the first position in accordance with the first correction strategy.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further configured to

acquire the motion parameters of the input unit collected by the sensing unit in a case that it is determined that a legibility of the portion of the first trajectory is lower than a predetermined legibility;

and

use the motion parameters to complement the portion of the first trajectory in accordance with the first correction strategy.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the electronic apparatus is further configured to:

control the electronic apparatus to switch from a first state to a second state upon reception of a first signal transmitted by the sensing unit, wherein in the first state, the trajectory generated by the input unit is unrecognizable by the touch display unit of the electronic apparatus, and in the second state, the trajectory generated by the input unit is recognizable by the touch display unit of the electronic apparatus;

detect, with the touch display unit of the electronic apparatus in the second state, the first trajectory generated by the first input operation of the input unit, wherein

the first signal is a signal collected by the sensing unit when the input unit is held by the user.

11. An information processing method, comprising:

detecting, with a touch display unit of an electronic apparatus, a first trajectory generated by a first input operation of an input unit,

wherein the first trajectory includes a break that divides the first trajectory into a first section and a second section that are not connected;

while the first trajectory is generated, acquiring motion parameters of the input unit collected by a sensing unit of the input unit in response to a determination that the first trajectory meets a predetermined condition;

determining a portion of the first trajectory to be complemented in order to connect the first section with the second section;

determining the motion parameters collected by the sensing unit of the input unit during a time period occurring when the portion was generated; and

based on the motion parameters collected by the sensing unit of the input unit during the time period when the portion was generated, complementing the portion of the first trajectory and connecting the first section with the second section.