Electronic device and method for controlling vibration of electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10042425-B2
Application number	US-201715496676-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	Feb 10, 2015
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A method for controlling vibration of an electronic device having a flexible screen and a vibration driving unit, which includes: acquiring a folding parameter of the flexible screen; and adjusting a vibration parameter of the vibration driving unit in the electronic device according to the folding parameter. With the method according to the disclosure, the vibration parameter of the vibration driving unit in the electronic device may be adjusted to different folding states, so that the vibration energy generated by the vibration driving unit could be sensed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for controlling vibration of an electronic device having a flexible screen and a vibration driving unit, the method comprising:
acquiring a folding parameter of the flexible screen; and
adjusting a vibration parameter of the vibration driving unit according to the folding parameter such that a vibration energy generated by the vibration driving unit cannot be completely absorbed by the flexible screen;
wherein the flexible screen of the electronic device is provided with a sensor, and acquiring the folding parameter of the flexible screen comprises:
acquiring data information from the sensor, wherein the data information comprises coordinate information of the flexible screen corresponding to the data information; and
in a case that the data information is greater than a pre-set threshold, determining that coordinate of the flexible screen corresponding to the data information is located in an outer side portion of a folded structure in the flexible screen, and recording the coordinate of the flexible screen corresponding to the data information as the folding parameter.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the sensor is an illumination sensor, acquiring the data information from the sensor comprises:
acquiring light intensity information from the illumination sensor, wherein the light intensity information comprises the coordinate information of the flexible screen corresponding to the light intensity information and a light intensity value.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein in a case that the flexible screen is provided with a vibration driving unit group comprising at least two vibration driving units, adjusting the vibration parameter of the vibration driving unit of the electronic device according to the folding parameter comprises:
acquiring position information for each of the vibration driving units in the electronic device;
determining a first vibration driving unit located in the outer side portion of the folded structure, according to the position information; and
controlling the first vibration driving unit to vibrate and controlling the vibration driving unit other than the first vibration driving unit in the vibration driving unit group to stop vibrating.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the sensor is a proximity sensor, acquiring the data information from the sensor comprises:
acquiring distance information from the proximity sensor, wherein the distance information comprises the coordinate information of the flexible screen corresponding to the distance information, and a distance between the proximity sensor and an object nearest to the proximity sensor.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein in a case that the flexible screen is provided with a vibration driving unit group comprising at least two vibration driving units, adjusting the vibration parameter of the vibration driving unit of the electronic device according to the folding parameter comprises:
acquiring position information for each of the vibration driving units in the electronic device;
determining a first vibration driving unit located in the outer side portion of the folded structure, according to the position information; and
controlling the first vibration driving unit to vibrate and controlling the vibration driving unit other than the first vibration driving unit in the vibration driving unit group to stop vibrating.

6. An electronic device, comprising:
a flexible screen;
a vibration driving unit;
an acquiring module configured to acquire a folding parameter of the flexible screen; and
an adjusting module configured to adjust a vibration parameter of the vibration driving unit according to the folding parameter such that a vibration energy generated by the vibration driving unit cannot be completely absorbed by the flexible screen;
wherein the flexible screen of the electronic device is provided with a sensor, and the acquiring module comprises:
a first acquiring unit configured to acquire data information from the sensor, wherein the data information comprises coordinate information of the flexible screen corresponding to the data information; and
a first processing unit configured to determine that coordinate of the flexible screen corresponding to the data information is located in an outer side portion of a folded structure in the flexible screen, in a case that the data information is greater than a pre-set threshold; and record the coordinate of the flexible screen corresponding to the data information as the folding parameter.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein in a case that the sensor is an illumination sensor, the first acquiring unit is configured to:
acquire light intensity information from the illumination sensor, wherein the light intensity information comprises the coordinate information of the flexible screen corresponding to the light intensity information and a light intensity value.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein in a case that the flexible screen is provided with a vibration driving unit group comprising at least two vibration driving units, the adjusting module comprises:
a second acquiring unit configured to acquire position information for each of the vibration driving units in the electronic device;
a second processing unit configured to determine a first vibration driving unit located in the outer side portion of the folded structure, according to the position information; and
a control unit configured to control the first vibration driving unit to vibrate and control the vibration driving unit other than the first vibration driving unit in the vibration driving unit group to stop vibrating.

9. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein in a case that the sensor is a proximity sensor, the first acquiring unit is configured to:
acquire distance information from the proximity sensor, wherein the distance information comprises the coordinate information of the flexible screen corresponding to the distance information, and distance between the proximity sensor and an object nearest to the proximity sensor.

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Ben

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/016 Primary

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F1/1613

  for portable computers (cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202) · CPC title

• G06F2203/014

  Force feedback applied to GUI · CPC title