Information processing method and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9829887-B2
Application number	US-201514757406-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2015
Priority date	Jun 26, 2015
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

An information processing method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first parameter related to a first behavior of a user of an electronic device, in a case that a current position of the electronic device is a first position, where the first behavior is a behavior which does not cause the electronic device to move; determining whether the first parameter meets a preset condition to obtain a first determination result; and adjusting the current position from the first position to a second position, in a case that it is determined that the first parameter meets the preset condition.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing method, comprising:
acquiring, by a sensor of an electronic device, a first parameter related to a first behavior of a user of the electronic device, in a case that a current position of the electronic device is a first position, wherein the first behavior is a behavior which does not cause the electronic device to move;
determining, by a processor of the electronic device, whether the first parameter meets a preset condition to obtain a first determination result, wherein (i) the preset condition is related to a first distance and (ii) the first distance is a distance between the electronic device and the user; and
adjusting, by a driving unit of the electronic device, the current position from the first position to a second position, in a case that it is determined that the first parameter meets the preset condition,
wherein:
the acquiring, by the sensor of the electronic device, the first parameter includes acquiring, based on a first user information and a fourth position, a second distance between the user and a first reference object,
the first reference object is located at the fourth position, and
the first reference object is an object preset by the user.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first user information on the user comprises a third position where the user is located or first location information obtained by locating the electronic device and a wearable electronic device worn on a body of the user.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the first parameter is the first distance, the determining whether the first parameter meets a preset condition to obtain a first determination result comprises:
determining whether the first distance is not within a first preset distance range to obtain a first determination result.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the first parameter is the second distance, the determining whether the first parameter meets a preset condition to obtain a first determination result comprises:
determining whether the second distance is less than or equal to a first preset distance to obtain a first determination result.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the determining whether the second distance is less than or equal to a first preset distance to obtain a first determination result comprises:
determining whether the second distance is less than or equal to a first preset distance to obtain a first determination sub-result;
acquiring a first direction parameter of the user in a case that it is determined that the second distance is less than or equal to the first preset distance; and
determining whether the first direction parameter is a direction in which the user moves close to the first reference object to obtain a first determination result.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the adjusting the current position from the first position to a second position comprises:
determining, based on the first distance, a moving direction and a moving distance of the electronic device, in a case that it is determined that the first distance is not within the first preset distance range; and
controlling the electronic device to move for the moving distance in the moving direction, from the first position to the second position, wherein the second position is a position where a third distance between the electronic device and the user is within the first preset distance range.

7. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the adjusting the current position from the first position to a second position comprises:
determining that a first direction parameter is a first direction, in a case that it is determined that the first distance is not within the first preset distance range;
determining, based on the first distance, a moving direction and a moving distance of the electronic device; and
controlling the electronic device to move for the moving distance in the moving direction, from the first position to the second position, wherein a current relative position relation between the electronic device and the user is the same as a first relative position relation between the electronic device and the user when the electronic device is located at the first position, and the second position is a position which is located on a first ray starting from a third position and extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction, where a fourth distance between the electronic device and the user is within a preset comfortable distance range.

8. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the adjusting the current position from the first position to a second position comprises:
determining, based on the second distance, a moving direction and a moving distance of the electronic device, in a case that it is determined that the second distance is less than or equal to the first preset distance; and
controlling the electronic device to move for the moving distance in the moving direction, from the first position to the second position, wherein the second position is a position which is located between a third position and the fourth position and located on a first line segment between the user and the first reference object.

9. An electronic device, comprising:
a first acquiring unit configured to acquire a first parameter related to a first behavior of a user of the electronic device in a case that a current position of the electronic device is a first position, wherein the first behavior is a behavior which does not cause the electronic device to move;
a first determining unit configured to determine whether the first parameter meets a preset condition to obtain a first determination result, wherein (i) the preset condition is related to a first distance and (ii) the first distance is a distance between the electronic device and the user; and
a first adjusting unit configured to adjust the current position from the first position to a second position in a case that it is determined that the first parameter meets the preset condition,
wherein:
the first acquiring unit is configured to acquire a second distance between the user and a first reference object based on a first user information and a fourth position,
a first reference object is located at the fourth position, and
the first reference object is an object preset by the user.

10. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing;
a sensor arranged within the housing and configured to acquire a first parameter related to a first behavior of a user of the electronic device in a case that a current position of the electronic device is a first position, wherein the first behavior is a behavior which does not cause the electronic device to move;
a processor arranged within the housing, connected to the sensor and configured to determine whether the first parameter meets a preset condition to obtain a first determination result, wherein (i) the preset condition is related to a first distance and (ii) the first distance is a distance between the electronic device and the user; and
a driving unit arranged within the housing and connected to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the driving unit to drive the electronic device to move from the first position to a second position, in a case that it is determined that the first parameter meets the preset condition,
wherein:
the sensor is configured to acquire, based on a first user information and a fourth position, a second distance between the user and a first reference object,
the first reference object is located at the fourth position, and
the first reference object is an object preset by the user.

Assignees

• Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd
• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Xiaotian
• Gao Yan

Classifications

• B25J11/008 Primary

  Manipulators for service tasks · CPC title

• Y10S901/01

  Mobile robot · CPC title

• G05D1/02 Primary

  Control of position or course in two dimensions · CPC title

• G05D1/0242

  using non-visible light signals, e.g. IR or UV signals · CPC title

• G05D1/0016

  characterised by the operator's input device (input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00) · CPC title