Information processing method and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192532-A1
Application number	US-201615396400-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

One embodiment provides an electronic device, including a first main body; a second main body being moveable relative to the first main body; a first sensing apparatus that obtains a first parameter in response to the second main body moving relative to the first main body to satisfy a first condition; a second sensing apparatus that obtains a second parameter in response to the first or the second main body receiving a second operation satisfying a second condition; and a processing apparatus that provides an instruction in response to one or more of the first condition being satisfied and the second condition being satisfied. Other aspects are described and claimed.

First claim

1 . An electronic device, comprising:
a first main body; a second main body being moveable relative to the first main body; a first sensing apparatus that obtains a first parameter in response to the second main body moving relative to the first main body to satisfy a first condition; a second sensing apparatus that obtains a second parameter in response to the first or the second main body receiving a second operation satisfying a second condition; and a processing apparatus that provides an instruction in response to one or more of the first condition being satisfied and the second condition being satisfied.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first condition is satisfied in response to an external force being applied by a user in a first direction that is greater that than a first threshold; the second condition is satisfied in response to an external force being applied by a user in a second direction that is greater than a second threshold; and the first direction is different from the second direction.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the thresholds corresponding to the first and the second direction are set to enable an operation satisfying the first condition while not satisfying the second condition.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the thresholds corresponding to the first and the second direction are set to enable an operation satisfying the second condition while not satisfying the first condition.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the thresholds corresponding to the first and the second direction are set to enable an operation satisfying both the first condition and the second condition substantially simultaneously.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a rotation mechanism by which the first main body and the second main body are connected such that the second main body is able to rotate relative to the first main body; wherein the first sensing apparatus obtains the first parameter for characterizing a motion state of the second main body in response to the second main body rotating relative to the first main body; wherein the second sensing apparatus obtains the second parameter for characterizing a pressed state in response to the second main body receiving a pressing operation.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further comprises:
a display apparatus showing at least one display content; wherein the processing apparatus determines a second display content based on a motion direction contained in the first parameter and related to a motion direction of the second main body, such that the display apparatus shows the second display content.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein:
an inner surface of the second main body is provided with a texture information satisfying a third condition; the first sensing apparatus is disposed at a position facing the inner surface of the second main body; the first sensing apparatus acquires at least two images of the inner surface when the second main body moves relative to the first main body; and the processing apparatus determines a motion state of the second main body by comparing different texture information of at least two adjacent images of the at least two images.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein:
the second sensing apparatus comprises a capacitor that obtains a capacitance value corresponding to an external force; the processing apparatus determines that the external force satisfies the second condition; and the processor determines that the capacitance value satisfies a preset range of the capacitance values to generate the instruction.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second sensing apparatus comprises at least one sheet structure that can be in a first pressed state or a second, un-pressed state based on an external force; the at least one sheet structure is in the first state when the external force satisfies the second condition; and the processing apparatus generates the instruction when the at least one sheet structure is in the first state.

11 . A method, comprising:
obtaining, with a first sensing apparatus, a first parameter in response to a first main body of a device moving relative to a second main body of the device to satisfy a first condition; obtaining, with a second sensing apparatus, a second parameter in response to the first or the second main body receiving a second operation satisfying a second condition; and providing, with a processing apparatus, an instruction in response to one or more of the first condition being satisfied and the second condition being satisfied.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein:
the first condition is satisfied in response to an external force being applied by a user in a first direction that is greater that than a first threshold; the second condition is satisfied in response to an external force being applied by a user in a second direction that is greater than a second threshold; and the first direction is different from the second direction.

13 . The method device according to claim 11 , wherein the thresholds corresponding to the first and the second direction are set to enable an operation satisfying the first condition while not satisfying the second condition.

14 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the thresholds corresponding to the first and the second direction are set to enable an operation satisfying the second condition while not satisfying the first condition.

15 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the thresholds corresponding to the first and the second direction are set to enable an operation satisfying both the first condition and the second condition substantially simultaneously.

16 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein:
the first sensing apparatus obtains the first parameter for characterizing a motion state of the second main body in response to the second main body rotating relative to the first main body; the second sensing apparatus obtains the second parameter for characterizing a pressed state in response to the second main body receiving a pressing operation.

17 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
showing, on a display apparatus, at least one display content; determining, with the processing apparatus, a second display content based on a motion direction contained in the first parameter and related to a motion direction of the second main body; and thereafter displaying, with the display apparatus, the second display content.

18 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein:
an inner surface of the second main body is provided with a texture information satisfying a third condition; the first sensing apparatus is disposed at a position facing the inner surface of the second main body; the method further comprising: acquiring, with the first sensing apparatus, at least two images of the inner surface when the second main body moves relative to the first main body; and determining, with the processing apparatus, a motion state of the second main body by comparing different texture information of at least two adjacent images of the at least two images.

19 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein:
the second sensing apparatus comprises a capacitor that obtains a capacitance value corresponding to an external force; the pr

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Ltd

Inventors

• Yan Wenlin
• Wan Xi
• Xia Jie

Classifications

• G06F2203/04105

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