Stylus detection method, system, and related apparatus for switching frequencies for detecting input signals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11899879-B2
Application number	US-201817281187-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2018
Priority date	Sep 30, 2018
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A stylus detection method includes detecting, by a terminal, an input signal of a stylus at a first frequency, receiving a first input of the stylus through a touchscreen, detecting, in response to the first input, the input signal of the stylus at a second frequency, detecting the input signal of the stylus at a third frequency when detecting the input signal of the stylus at the second frequency and when a duration in which the terminal does not detect the input signal of the stylus is greater than a first time period. The second frequency is greater than the third frequency and the third frequency is greater than the first frequency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stylus detection method implemented by a terminal, wherein the method comprises:
detecting for an input signal of a stylus at a first frequency;
receiving a first input of the stylus through a touchscreen of the terminal;
switching, in response to the first input, to detecting for the input signal at a second frequency;
switching to detecting for the input signal at a third frequency when a first duration during which the terminal does not detect the input signal while detecting for the input signal at the second frequency is greater than a first time period, wherein the second frequency is greater than the third frequency, and wherein the third frequency is greater than the first frequency;
receiving a second input of a user while detecting for the input signal at the second frequency;
turning off, in response to the second input, the touchscreen; and
switching, in response to the second input, to detecting for the input signal at the first frequency.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising switching to detecting for the input signal at the first frequency when a second duration during which the terminal does not detect the input signal of the stylus while detecting for the input signal at the third frequency is greater than a second time period.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third input of the stylus while detecting for the input signal at the third frequency; and
switching, in response to the third input, to detecting for the input signal at the second frequency.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein after turning off the touchscreen, the method further comprises stopping detection of a touch input of the user.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third input of the stylus after turning off the touchscreen and while detecting for the input signal at the first frequency;
switching, in response to the third input, to detecting for the input signal at the second frequency; and
saving, in response to the third input, written content of the third input, wherein the written content comprises handwriting of the stylus or text information recognized by the terminal from the handwriting.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third input of a user while detecting for the input signal at the third frequency;
turning off, in response to the third input, the touchscreen; and
switching, in response to the third input, to detecting for the input signal at the first frequency.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein while detecting for the input signal at the second frequency, the method further comprises detecting, in a first detection state through the touchscreen, for a touch input of a user in a mutual capacitance detection manner at a fourth frequency and a self-capacitance detection manner at a fifth frequency.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein while detecting for the input signal at the third frequency, the method further comprises detecting, in a second detection state through the touchscreen, for a touch input of a user in a mutual capacitance detection manner at a fourth frequency and a self-capacitance detection manner at a fifth frequency.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third input of a user; and
in response to the third input either:
stopping detection of the input signal; or
switching to detecting for the input signal at the first frequency.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
stopping detecting for the input signal;
receiving a third input of a user after stopping detecting for the input signal;
obtaining, in response to the third input, timing information of receiving the input signal and the third input;
detecting, based on the timing information, for the input signal at the second frequency when the terminal has received the input signal before receiving the third input; and
detecting for the input signal at the first frequency when the terminal has not received the input signal before receiving the third input.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third input of a user;
restoring, in response to the third input, factory settings; and
switching, in response to the third input, to detecting for the input signal at the first frequency.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, a third input of a user; and
restarting, in response to the third input, the terminal, wherein a fourth frequency of detecting for the input signal before a restart is same as a fifth frequency of detecting for the input signal after the restart.

13. An electronic device comprising:
a touchscreen; and
a processor coupled to the touchscreen and configured to:
detect for an input signal of a stylus at a first frequency;
receive a first input of the stylus through the touchscreen;
switch, in response to the first input, to detecting for the input signal at a second frequency;
switch to detecting for the input signal at a third frequency when a first duration during which the electronic device does not detect the input signal while detecting for the input signal at the second frequency is greater than a first time period, wherein the second frequency is greater than the third frequency, and wherein the third frequency is greater than the first frequency;
receive a second input of a user while detecting for the input signal at the second frequency;
turn off, in response to the second input, the touchscreen; and
switch, in response to the second input, to detecting for the input signal at the first frequency.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to switch to detecting for the input signal at the first frequency when a second duration during which the electronic device does not detect the input signal while detecting for the input signal at the third frequency is greater than a second time period.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a third input of the stylus while detecting for the input signal at the third frequency; and
switch, in response to the third input, to detecting for the input signal at the second frequency.

16. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a third input of a user while detecting for the input signal at the third frequency;
turn off, in response to the third input, the touchscreen; and
switch, in response to the third input, to detecting for the input signal at the first frequency.

17. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein while detecting for the input signal at the second frequency, the processor is further configured to detect, in a first detection state through the touchscreen, for a touch input of a user in a mutual capacitance detection manner at a fourth frequency and a self-capacitance detection manner at a fifth frequency.

18. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
detect for an input signal of a stylus at a first frequency;
receive a first input of the stylus through a touchscreen of the electronic device;
switch, in response to the first input, to detecting for the input signal at a second frequency;
switch to detecting for the input signal at a third frequency when a duration during which the electronic device does not detect the input signal while detecting for th

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Luo Honglei
• Zhang Junyong
• Li Weihuan
• Xu Yejian

Classifications

• G06F3/041662 Primary

  using alternate mutual and self-capacitive scanning · CPC title

• G06F1/3262

  Power saving in digitizer or tablet · CPC title

• G06F3/03545

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F3/0442

  using active external devices, e.g. active pens, for transmitting changes in electrical potential to be received by the digitiser · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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