Electronic device and method for controlling operation of display in same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11422609-B2
Application number	US-202016794924-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 19, 2020
Priority date	Feb 19, 2019
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device and a method of operating an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display; a motion sensor; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine a first state associated with a user using the motion sensor while performing a call mode; if a predefined state is detected from the first state, configure an algorithm for determining a second state, based on the first state; determine the second state using the motion sensor, based on the configured algorithm; and control the operation of the display, based on a result of determining the second state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
a motion sensor comprising an acceleration sensor configured to detect a magnitude value and a gyro sensor configured to measure a change in rotation of the electronic device; and
a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine a first state of a user using the acceleration sensor while performing a call mode;
determine whether the determined first state corresponds to a predefined user state based on the magnitude value detected using the acceleration sensor;
if the determined first state does not correspond to the predefined user state, maintain a first process for determining the first state of the user;
if the determined first state corresponds to the predefined user state, identify a process for determining a second state of the user, based on the determined first state;
determine the second state using the gyro sensor, based on the identified process, wherein the identified process is one of a second process and a third process;
determine an operational control condition of the display based on a result of determining the second state; and
control an operation of the display, based on the determined operational control condition,
wherein the first process is different from the identified process, and
wherein the processor is configured to determine the operational control conditions to be a first operation control condition when the second state is determined based on the second process and to be a second operation control condition when the second state is determined based on the third process.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to drive the motion sensor, based on an initiation of the call mode.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
track a state change using first sensor data provided from the acceleration sensor;
determine the first state according to the first process, based on a result of tracking the state change;
determine whether the predefined user state is detected from the determined first state;
if the predefined user state is detected, further configure the process for determining the second state, based on the first state;
determine the second state using second sensor data provided from the gyro sensor; and
determine the operational control condition of the display based on a result of determining the second state.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify a final state related to the first state;
identify the process to be used in determining the second state, based on the final state;
determine the operational control condition of the display based on a result of determining the second state; and
perform control so as to turn off or turn on the display based on the determined operational control condition.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the operational control conditions are satisfied if the second state conforms to the configured process, and perform control so as to turn off or turn on the display, based on the status of the display.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to track a state change of the user, based on a state at an initiation of the call mode, or track the state change of the user in the call mode, based on a previous state, using the acceleration sensor.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify a type of the call mode prior to driving the motion sensor, based on an initiation of the call mode; and
drive the motion sensor if the type of the call mode is a receiver mode.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a touch circuit, and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
drive the touch circuit before controlling the operation of the display; and
determine whether or not to control the operation of the display, based on a touch event provided from the touch circuit.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a final state when entering the call mode, based on the motion sensor;
drive the touch circuit, based on determining the final state;
identify the touch event provided from the touch circuit; and
perform control so as to turn off the display if the touch event is detected.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a final state in the call mode while the display is turned off, based on the motion sensor;
identify a touch release event associated with a release of the touch event, based on determining the final state; and
perform control so as to turn on the display if the touch release event is detected.

11. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
determining a first state associated with a user using an acceleration sensor of a motion sensor while performing a call mode;
determining whether the determined first state corresponds to a predefined user state based on a magnitude value detected using the acceleration sensor;
if the determined first state does not correspond to the predefined user state, maintaining a first process for determining the first state of the user;
if the determined first state corresponds to the predefined user state, identifying a process for determining a second state, based on the determined first state;
determining the second state using a gyro sensor of the motion sensor, based on the identified process, wherein the identified process is one of a second process and a third process;
determining an operational control condition of the display based on a result of determining the second state; and
controlling an operation of a display, based on the determined operational control condition,
wherein the first process is different from the identified process, and
wherein the operational control conditions is determined to be a first operation control condition when the second state is determined based on the second process and to be a second operation control condition when the second state is determined based on the third process.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining the first state comprises driving the motion sensor, based on an initiation of the call mode.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein controlling the operation of the display comprises:
tracking a state change using first sensor data provided from the acceleration sensor of the motion sensor;
determining the first state according to the first process, based on a result of tracking the state change;
determining whether the predefined user state is detected from the determined first state;
if the predefined user state is detected, configuring the process for determining the second state, based on the first state;
determining the second state using second sensor data provided from the gyro sensor of the motion sensor; and
determining the operational control condition of the display based on a result of determining the second state.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein configuring the process comprises:
identifying a final state related to the first state; and
identifying the process to be used in determining the second state, based on the final state, and
further comprising:
determining the operational control condition of the display based on a result of determining the second state; and
performing control so as to turn off or turn on the display based on th

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Na Shinyoung
• Lee Wonhee
• Kim Kyusung
• Kim Jongjin
• Tak Yoomi
• Hwang Sangmin

Classifications

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• H04M1/72454 Primary

  according to context-related or environment-related conditions · CPC title