Method for enabling function module of terminal, and terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9965086-B2
Application number	US-201514980444-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2015
Priority date	Dec 13, 2013
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

A method for enabling a function module of a terminal, and a terminal device. The method includes detecting a touch operation that is performed by a user on a sensor, where the sensor is disposed in an area on an outer surface of the terminal except on a touchscreen; generating touch information according to the touch operation; and when the generated touch information meets a condition of enabling a function module of the terminal or enabling a function type of the function module, enabling the function module or the function type of the function module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for enabling a function module of a terminal that includes a touchscreen, a wireless charger, a plurality of sensors including a temperature sensor and a second sensor, and a processor coupled to the touchscreen, the wireless charger, and the plurality of sensors, wherein the temperature sensor is a different type of sensor than the second sensor, the method comprising:
detecting a first touch operation by a user on the temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor and the second sensor are disposed in an area on an outer surface of the terminal, but not on the touchscreen;
generating first touch information according to the first touch operation detected by the temperature sensor, wherein the first touch information comprises at least a first generated touch location that is not on the touchscreen and a generated touched-sensor type; and
enabling the wireless charger based on a determination that the first generated touch location in the first touch information generated according to the first touch operation detected by the temperature sensor and the generated touched-sensor type in the first touch information generated according to the first touch operation detected by the temperature sensor are the same as a first saved touch location and a saved touched-sensor type, respectively, that are used for enabling the wireless charger.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal includes a camera and a loudspeaker coupled to the processor, and wherein the method further comprises:
detecting a second touch operation by the user on the second sensor;
generating second touch information according to the second touch operation, wherein the second touch information comprises a second generated touch location and a generated touch duration;
enabling a video recording function of the camera based on a determination that the second generated touch location and the generated touch duration are the same as a second saved touch location that is not on the touchscreen and a saved touch duration, respectively, that are used for enabling the video recording function;
detecting a third touch operation by the user on the second sensor;
generating third touch information according to the third touch operation, wherein the third touch information comprises a third generated touch location and a generated touch gesture; and
enabling the loudspeaker based on a determination that the third generated touch location and the generated touch gesture are the same as a third saved touch location and a saved touch gesture, respectively, that are used for enabling the loudspeaker.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal further comprises an earpiece coupled to the processor, and wherein the method further comprises enabling the earpiece based on second touch information generated according to a second touch operation detected by the second sensor.

4. A terminal device, comprising:
a touchscreen;
a wireless charger,
a plurality of sensors including a temperature sensor and a second sensor disposed in an area on an outer surface of the terminal device, but not on the touchscreen, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to detect a first touch operation of a user, wherein the temperature sensor is a different type of sensor than the second sensor; and
a processor coupled to the touchscreen, the wireless charger, and the plurality of sensors, and configured to:
generate touch information according to the first touch operation detected by the temperature sensor, wherein the touch information comprises at least a generated touch location that is not on the touchscreen and a generated touched-sensor type; and
enable the wireless charger based on a determination that the generated touch location in the first touch information generated according to the first touch operation detected by the temperature sensor and the generated touched-sensor type in the first touch information generated according to the first touch operation detected by the temperature sensor are the same as a first saved touch location and a saved touched-sensor type, respectively, that are used for enabling the wireless charger.

5. The terminal device according to claim 4 , further comprising an earpiece coupled to the processor, and wherein the processor is configured to enable the earpiece based on second touch information generated according to a second touch operation detected by the second sensor.

6. The terminal according to claim 4 , further comprising an audio monitor coupled to the processor, and wherein the processor is configured to enable the audio monitor based on second touch information generated according to a second touch operation detected by the second sensor.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ye Min
• Liu Yuanwang
• He Zhen

Classifications

• G06F2203/0339

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