Terminal management method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10440653-B2
Application number	US-201715749357-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 17, 2017
Priority date	May 24, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A terminal management method and an apparatus, where the method includes that a terminal obtains a first light intensity at a first moment and a second light intensity at a second moment according to a first interval period. The second moment is later than the first moment. When a difference between the first light intensity and the second light intensity is greater than a first threshold, and the second light intensity is less than a second threshold, the terminal closes a target program. It can be learnt from above that, the terminal can determine, according to a variation in light intensities, whether the terminal is blocked by clothes, and close the target program. This reduces running power consumption of the terminal and increases a standby time of the terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal management method, comprising:
obtaining, by a terminal, a first light intensity at a first moment and a second light intensity at a second moment according to a first interval period, wherein the second moment is later than the first moment;
terminating, by the terminal, a target program when a difference between the first light intensity and the second light intensity is greater than a first threshold and when the second light intensity is less than a second threshold;
obtaining, by the terminal, a third light intensity at a third moment according to a second interval period; and
starting, by the terminal, the target program when the third light intensity is greater than a third threshold.

2. The terminal management method according to claim 1 , further comprising setting, by the terminal, a polling interval, wherein the polling interval comprises the first interval period and the second interval period, and wherein duration of the second interval period is greater than duration of the first interval period.

3. The terminal management method according to claim 2 , further comprising setting, by the terminal, an ambient light detection template, wherein the ambient light detection template comprises a first parameter and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter indicates that the terminal is in a blocked state and that:
a difference between ambient light intensities obtained by the terminal for two times is greater than the first threshold; and
a secondly-obtained ambient light intensity of the ambient light intensities obtained by the terminal for two times is less than the second threshold,
wherein the second parameter indicates that the terminal is in an unblocked state and comprises that an ambient light intensity obtained by the terminal is less than the third threshold,
wherein the ambient light intensities obtained by the terminal comprise the first light intensity, the second light intensity, and the third light intensity,
wherein the first threshold is 3 lux,
wherein the second threshold is 0.625 lux, and
wherein the third threshold is 1.25 lux.

4. The terminal management method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
determining, by the terminal, that the terminal comprises the blocked state when the difference between the first light intensity and the second light intensity is greater than the first threshold and the second light intensity is less than the second threshold;
executing, by the terminal, a first power management policy when the terminal comprises the blocked state, wherein the first power management policy terminates the target program;
determining, by the terminal, that the terminal comprises the unblocked state when the third light intensity is greater than the third threshold; and
executing, by the terminal, a second power management policy when the terminal comprises the unblocked state, wherein the second power management policy starts the target program.

5. The terminal management method according to claim 4 , further comprising storing, by the terminal, the obtained ambient light intensities into a queue, wherein a length of the queue is not less than two.

6. A terminal apparatus, comprising:
a memory;
a light sensor coupled to the memory and configured to detect brightness of ambient light; and
a processor coupled to the memory and the light sensor and configured to:
obtain a first light intensity at a first moment and a second light intensity at a second moment according to a first interval period, wherein the second moment is later than the first moment;
terminate a target program when a difference between the first light intensity and the second light intensity is greater than a first threshold and the second light intensity is less than a second threshold;
obtain a third light intensity at a third moment according to a second interval period; and
start the target program when the third light intensity is greater than a third threshold.

7. The terminal apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to set a polling interval, wherein the polling interval comprises the first interval period and the second interval period, and wherein duration of the second interval period is greater than duration of the first interval period.

8. The terminal apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to set an ambient light detection template, wherein the ambient light detection template comprises a first parameter and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter indicates that the terminal is in a blocked state and that:
a difference between ambient light intensities obtained by the terminal for two times is greater than the first threshold; and
a secondly-obtained ambient light intensity of the ambient light intensities obtained by the terminal for two times is less than the second threshold,
wherein the second parameter indicates that the terminal is in an unblocked state and comprises that an ambient light intensity obtained by the terminal is less than the third threshold,
wherein the ambient light intensities obtained by the terminal comprise the first light intensity, the second light intensity, and the third light intensity,
wherein the first threshold is 3 lux,
wherein the second threshold is 0.625 lux, and
wherein the third threshold is 1.25 lux.

9. The terminal apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine that the terminal comprises the blocked state when the difference between the first light intensity and the second light intensity is greater than the first threshold and the second light intensity is less than the second threshold;
execute a first power management policy when the terminal comprises the blocked state, wherein the first power management policy terminates the target program;
determine that the terminal comprises the unblocked state when the third light intensity is greater than the third threshold; and
execute a second power management policy when the terminal comprises the unblocked state, wherein the second power management policy starts the target program.

10. The terminal apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the memory is configured to store the obtained ambient light intensities into a queue, and wherein a length of the queue is not less than two.

11. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program code thereon for terminal management, the program code comprising instructions for executing a method that comprises:
obtaining, by a terminal, a first light intensity at a first moment and a second light intensity at a second moment according to a first interval period, wherein the second moment is later than the first moment;
terminating, by the terminal, a target program when a difference between the first light intensity and the second light intensity is greater than a first threshold and the second light intensity is less than a second threshold;
obtaining, by the terminal, a third light intensity at a third moment according to a second interval period; and
starting, by the terminal, the target program when the third light intensity is greater than a third threshold.

12. The computer program product according to claim 11 , further comprising setting, by the terminal, a polling interval, wherein the polling interval comprises the first interval period and the second interval period, and wherein duration of the second interval period is greater than duration of the first interval period.

13. The computer program product according to claim 12 , furthe

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xilin
• Ye Zhen
• Yi Tao
• Wang Xiangyang
• He Yanguo
• Qian Zexu

Classifications

• H04W52/0225

  using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal · CPC title

• H04W52/027 Primary

  by controlling a display operation or backlight unit · CPC title

• G06F1/3206

  Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality · CPC title

• G06F1/3234

  Power saving characterised by the action undertaken · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title