Enhanced vibration prompting method and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12307882-B2
Application number	US-202218253271-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2022
Priority date	Jan 10, 2022
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

An enhanced vibration prompting method applicable to an electronic device includes detecting a first event, where music corresponding to the first event includes sub-segments; and vibrating at first/second intensities for first/second time periods, respectively. Both the first intensity and the second intensity may be greater than or equal to a third intensity that corresponds to a strongest music intensity in a first sub-segment and a second sub-segment. A length of the first time period may be greater than a duration of the first sub-segment when the duration of the first sub-segment is less than or equal to a first value. An interval between the first time period and the second time period may be less than a time interval between the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment when the time interval between the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment is greater than or equal to a second value.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An enhanced vibration prompting method, wherein the method is applicable to an electronic device, the method comprising:
detecting a first event, wherein music corresponding to the first event comprises a first sub-segment and a second sub-segment; and
vibrating at a first intensity during a first time period, and vibrating at a second intensity during a second time period, wherein the first time period, the first intensity, the second time period, and the second intensity conform to any one or more of the following:
both the first intensity and the second intensity are greater than or equal to a third intensity, and the third intensity corresponds to a strongest music intensity in the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment;
a length of the first time period is greater than a duration of the first sub-segment when the duration of the first sub-segment is less than or equal to a first value; or
an interval between the first time period and the second time period is less than a time interval between the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment when the time interval between the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment is greater than or equal to a second value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein before detecting, the first event, the method further comprises obtaining standard random vibration information based on the music, wherein the standard random vibration information comprises a third time period, a fourth intensity corresponding to the third time period, a fourth time period, and a fifth intensity corresponding to the fourth time period, wherein the third time period is equal to the duration of the first sub-segment, and the fourth time period is equal to a duration of the second sub-segment, wherein the fourth intensity corresponds to a sound intensity within the first sub-segment, and the fifth intensity corresponds to a sound intensity within the second sub-segment, and wherein the third intensity is greater than or equal to one of the fourth intensity and the fifth intensity.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first event comprises an incoming call, a message, a notification, an alarm clock, a memo event, game start, or video playing.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the music corresponding to the first event is set by a user or set by default by the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the music corresponding to the first event is pre-stored in the electronic device, or obtained from another device by the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein before vibrating at the first intensity during the first time period, and vibrating at the second intensity during the second time period, the method further comprises enabling an enhanced vibration function to vibrate the electronic device at the first intensity during the first time period and to vibrate the electronic device at the second intensity during the second time period.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein before enabling, the enhanced vibration function, the method further comprises receiving a first operation to trigger the electronic device to enable the enhanced vibration function.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first operation is acting on an enhanced vibration function option provided by a setting application, acting on an enhanced vibration function option provided by a pull-down notification bar, or a voice instruction provided by a user.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein before vibrating at the first intensity during the first time period, and vibrating at the second intensity during the second time period, the method further comprises receiving a second operation to set an enhancement level, wherein when the enhancement level is greater than a first threshold, the first time period, the first intensity, the second time period, and the second intensity conform to any one or more of the following:
the third intensity is increased to be greater than a second threshold;
the length of the first time period is increased to be greater than a third threshold; or
the time interval is decreased to be shorter than a fourth threshold.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration of the first sub-segment and a duration of the second sub-segment are obtained from a user or obtained by the electronic device according to an algorithm.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment each comprise one or more of the following: a melody, a rhythm, or a beat of the music.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first intensity is the same as the second intensity.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising driving a linear motor of the electronic device to vibrate at the first intensity during the first time period, and vibrate at the second intensity during the second time period.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising playing the music while vibrating at the first intensity during the first time period, and vibrating at the second intensity during the second time period.

15. At least one chip comprising one or more processors configured to:
detect a first event, wherein music corresponding to the first event comprises a first sub-segment and a second sub-segment; and
cause a vibration at a first intensity during a first time period, and cause a vibration at a second intensity during a second time period, wherein the first time period, the first intensity, the second time period, and the second intensity conform to any one or more of the following:
both the first intensity and the second intensity are greater than or equal to a third intensity, and the third intensity corresponds to a strongest music intensity in the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment;
a length of the first time period is greater than a duration of the first sub-segment when the duration of the first sub-segment is less than or equal to a first value; or
an interval between the first time period and the second time period is less than a time interval between the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment when the time interval between the first sub-segment and the second sub-segment is greater than or equal to a second value.

16. The chip of claim 15 , wherein before detecting the first event, the electronic device is further configured to obtain standard random vibration information based on the music, wherein the standard random vibration information comprises a third time period, a fourth intensity corresponding to the third time period, a fourth time period, and a fifth intensity corresponding to the fourth time period, wherein the third time period is equal to the duration of the first sub-segment, and the fourth time period is equal to a duration of the second sub-segment, wherein the fourth intensity corresponds to a sound intensity within the first sub-segment, and the fifth intensity corresponds to a sound intensity within the second sub-segment, and wherein the third intensity is greater than or equal to one of the fourth intensity and the fifth intensity.

17. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memories being configured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to be configured to:
detect a first event, wherein music corresponding to the first event comprises a first sub-segment and a second sub-segment; and
vibrate at a first intensity during a first time period, and vibrate at a second intensity during a second time period, wherein

Assignees

• Honor Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Jianwei

Classifications

• H04M1/72442

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