Method and apparatus for controlling flexible screen, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10747865-B2
Application number	US-201716313281-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2017
Priority date	Jul 8, 2016
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for controlling a flexible screen and an electronic device. The electronic device is provided with the flexible screen and a fingerprint sensor. The method includes: obtaining fingerprint data when the fingerprint sensor is pressed; matching the fingerprint data with preset fingerprint data; and unfolding the flexible screen when the fingerprint data matches the preset fingerprint data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a flexible screen of an electronic device provided with a flexible screen and a fingerprint sensor, comprising:
obtaining fingerprint data in response to detecting that the fingerprint sensor is pressed;
matching the fingerprint data with preset fingerprint data; and
unfolding the flexible screen in response to detecting that the fingerprint data matches the preset fingerprint data;
wherein a matching value between the fingerprint data and the preset fingerprint data is determined, and the flexible screen is fully unfolded in response to detecting that the matching value is greater than a preset threshold and greater than a fingerprint unlock threshold.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fingerprint data comprises a fingerprint image and a press parameter, the preset fingerprint data comprises a preset fingerprint image and a preset press parameter.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, unfolding the flexible screen according to the matching value comprises:
partly unfolding the flexible screen according to an unfolding factor corresponding to the matching value in response to detecting that the matching value is less than or equal to the preset threshold and greater than the fingerprint unlock threshold, wherein the unfolding factor=(matching value−fingerprint unlock threshold)/(preset threshold−fingerprint unlock threshold).

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
prompting a user to press the fingerprint sensor again in response to detecting that the fingerprint data fails to match the preset fingerprint data.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the press parameter comprises at least one of a number of presses of pressing the fingerprint sensor, a press intensity of pressing the fingerprint sensor, and a press duration of pressing the fingerprint sensor.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a preset page of an application bound to the preset fingerprint sensor in response to detecting that the flexible screen is unfolded.

7. An apparatus for controlling a flexible screen of an electronic device provided with a flexible screen and a fingerprint sensor, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory, configured to store instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor is configured to run a program corresponding to the instructions by reading the instructions stored in the memory, so as to:
obtain fingerprint data in response to detecting that the fingerprint sensor is pressed;
match the fingerprint data with preset fingerprint data; and
unfold the flexible screen in response to detecting that the fingerprint data matches the preset fingerprint data;
wherein the processor is further configured to: determine a matching value between the fingerprint data and the preset fingerprint data, and fully unfold the flexible screen in response to detecting that the matching value is greater than a preset threshold and greater than a fingerprint unlock threshold.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein,
the fingerprint data comprises a fingerprint image and a press parameter, the preset fingerprint data comprises a preset fingerprint image and a preset press parameter.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:
partially unfold the flexible screen according to an unfolding factor corresponding to the matching value in response to detecting that the matching value is less than or equal to the preset threshold and greater than the fingerprint unlock threshold, wherein the unfolding factor=(matching value−fingerprint unlock threshold)/(preset threshold−fingerprint unlock threshold).

10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
prompt a user to press the fingerprint sensor again in response to detecting that the fingerprint data fails to match the preset fingerprint data.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the press parameter comprises at least one of a number of presses of pressing the fingerprint sensor, a press intensity of pressing the fingerprint sensor, and a press duration of pressing the fingerprint sensor.

12. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
display a preset page of an application bound to the preset fingerprint sensor in response to detecting that the flexible screen is unfolded.

13. An electronic device, comprising:
a winding tube;
a flexible screen, operable to wind around the winding tube;
a fingerprint sensor, configured to obtain fingerprint data in response to detecting that the fingerprint sensor is pressed;
a motor, coupled to the winding tube; and
a control circuit, coupled to the fingerprint sensor and the motor respectively, and configured to receive the fingerprint data, to match the fingerprint data with preset fingerprint data, and to drive the motor to rotate to unfold the flexible screen in response to detecting that the fingerprint data matches the preset fingerprint data;
wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a matching value between the fingerprint data and the preset fingerprint data, and drive the motor to rotate to fully unfold the flexible screen in response to detecting that the matching value is greater than a preset threshold and greater than a fingerprint unlock threshold.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein,
the fingerprint data comprises a fingerprint image and a press parameter, the preset fingerprint data comprises a preset fingerprint image and a preset press parameter.

15. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein, the control circuit is configured to:
drive the motor to rotate to partly unfold the flexible screen according to an unfolding factor corresponding to the matching value in response to detecting that the matching value is less than or equal to the preset threshold and greater than the fingerprint unlock threshold, wherein the unfolding factor=(matching value−fingerprint unlock threshold)/(preset threshold−fingerprint unlock threshold).

16. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to:
prompt a user to press the fingerprint sensor again in response to detecting that the fingerprint data fails to match the preset fingerprint data.

17. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the press parameter comprises at least one of a number of presses of pressing the fingerprint sensor, a press intensity of pressing the fingerprint sensor, and a press duration of pressing the fingerprint sensor.

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Yugui

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• G06V40/1347

  Preprocessing; Feature extraction · CPC title

• G06F21/84

  output devices, e.g. displays or monitors · CPC title

• G06F21/32 Primary

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints · CPC title

• G06F1/1684

  Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 · CPC title