Touchscreen Response Method and Electronic Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022053080-A1
Application number	US-201917312791-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 30, 2019
Priority date	Dec 11, 2018
Publication date	Feb 17, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method includes determining a first device status when at a first moment, determining a touch parameter of a first side area of the curved screen of the electronic device as a first response threshold based on the first device status, where a pressure sensor is disposed in the first side area of the curved screen, receiving a first operation, responding to the first operation when the first operation meets the first response threshold, determining a second device status at a second moment, adjusting the touch parameter from the first response threshold to a second response threshold based on the second device status, receiving a second operation of the user in the first side area of the curved screen, and responding to the second operation when a pressure threshold of the second operation meets the second response threshold.

First claim

1 . A method implemented by an electronic device having a curved screen, the method comprises:
determining a first device status when the electronic device is held by a user at a first moment; determining a touch parameter of a first side area of the curved screen as a first response threshold based on the first device status, wherein a pressure sensor is disposed in the first side area; receiving a first operation of the user in the first side area of the curved screen; determining that the first operation meets or exceeds the first response threshold; responding to the first operation; determining a second device status when the electronic device is held by the user at a second moment after the first moment; adjusting the touch parameter from the first response threshold to a second response threshold based on the second device status, wherein a value of the first response threshold is different from a value of the second response threshold; receiving a second operation of the user in the first side area; determining that the second operation meets or exceeds the second response threshold; and responding to the second operation.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when the touch parameter is a pressure parameter, the first operation and the second operation are pressing operations, the first response threshold is a first pressure value, and the second response threshold is a second pressure value.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when the touch parameter comprises a pressure parameter and a sliding distance, the first operation and the second operation are pressing and sliding operations, the first response threshold comprises a first pressure value and a first sliding distance, and the second response threshold comprises a second pressure value and a second sliding distance.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when the first device status is a still state, the second device status is a motion state, the touch parameter comprises a pressure parameter and an interface response time, the first response threshold is a first pressure value and a first response time, the second response threshold is a second pressure value and a second response time, the first response time is less than the second response time, and the first operation and the second operation are pressing operations.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first side area is an entire side or a part of a side of the curved screen.

6 . An electronic device comprising:
a curved screen configured to receive a first operation and a second operation of the user; a gyroscope sensor; a gravity sensor, wherein the gyroscope sensor and the gravity sensor are collectively configured to:
collect first status data of the electronic device at a first moment when the electronic device is held by a user; and
collect second status data of the electronic device at a second moment when the electronic device is held by the user, wherein the second moment is after the first moment;
a pressure sensor disposed in a first side area of the curved screen; a memory configured to store a computer-readable program; a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the computer-readable program causes the processor to:
determine, based on the first status data;
determine a touch parameter of the first side area as a first response threshold based on the first device status;
determine that the first operation meets or exceeds the first response threshold;
respond to the first operation;
determine, based on the second status data, a second device status;
adjust the touch parameter from the first response threshold to a second response threshold based on the second device status, wherein a value of the first response threshold is different from a value of the second response threshold;
determine that the second operation meets or exceeds the second response threshold; and
respond to the second operation.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein when the touch parameter is a pressure parameter, the first operation and the second operation are pressing operations, the first response threshold is a first pressure value, and the second response threshold is a second pressure value.

8 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein when the touch parameter comprises a pressure parameter and a sliding distance, the first operation and the second operation are pressing and sliding operations, the first response threshold is a first pressure value and a first sliding distance, and the second response threshold is a second pressure value and a second sliding distance.

9 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein when the first device status is a still state, the second device status is a motion state, the touch parameter comprises a pressure parameter and an interface response time, the first response threshold is a first pressure value and a first response time, the second response threshold is a second pressure parameter and a second response time, the first response time is less than the second response time, and the first operation and the second operation are pressing operations.

10 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first side area is an entire side or a part of a side of the curved screen.

11 . An electronic device comprising:
a curved screen configured to receive an operation of the user; a gyroscope sensor; a gravity sensor, wherein the gyroscope sensor and the gravity sensor are collectively configured to:
collect first status data of the electronic device at a first moment when the electronic device is held by a user; and
collect second status data of the electronic device at a second moment when the electronic device is held by the user, wherein the second moment is after the first moment;
a pressure sensor disposed in a first side area of the curved screen; a memory configured to store a computer-readable program; a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the computer-readable program causes the processor to:
determine, based on the first status data, that the electronic device is in a portrait state at the first moment;
determine, based on the portrait state, that a virtual volume button of the electronic device is located in a first touch operation area;
determine that a first operation received by the curved screen acts on the first touch operation area;
respond when the first operation meets a specified condition;
determine, based on the second status data, that the electronic device is in a landscape state;
adjust, based on the landscape state, the virtual volume button of the electronic device from the first touch operation area to a second touch operation area, wherein a second location of the second touch operation area is different from a first location of the first touch operation area;
determine that a second operation is received by the curved screen acts on the second touch operation area; and
respond when the second operation meets a second specified condition.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the curved screen is further configured to display prompt information indicating a location of the virtual volume button in the second touch operation area.

13 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the computer-readable program further causes the processor to be configured to:
determine, based on third status data collected by the gyroscope sensor and the gravity sensor when the electronic device is held by the user at a third moment, that the electronic device is in the portrait state; and adjust, based on the portrait state, the virtual volume button of the electronic device from the second touch operation

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Jie

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M1/72454 Primary

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

• G06F3/0412

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F2203/04105

  Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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