Method, communication device and computer-readable storage medium for handling holding sensors

Method for processing holding sensor, communication device and computer readable storage medium

Method, Communication device and Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Handling Holding Sensors

The present invention relates to a method of processing holding sensors and a mobile device thereof, in particular to a method of processing a holding sensor to perform a function of a mobile device and a mobile device thereof.

Mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers can provide users with various functions, such as taking pictures, viewing images, playing music and movies, playing games, sending/receiving emails and messages. In addition, with the advancement of modern semiconductor technology, the size and power consumption of mobile devices have been greatly reduced, and multi-functional mobile devices have become a necessity for users in their daily lives.

However, even if the design of mobile devices is progressing and improving day by day, mobile devices must still have hardware buttons and hardware controllers. In other words, the hardware buttons and hardware controllers still need to be installed in the mobile device to control the functions of the mobile device, such as volume, applications, and cameras, making it difficult for manufacturers to further improve the thickness of the mobile device, and thus Affect the convenience of mobile devices. Therefore, how to perform various functions of the mobile device without the need of hardware buttons and hardware controllers has become an issue to be solved.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and a mobile device for processing a holding sensor to perform a function of a mobile device to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The present invention discloses a method for controlling a mobile device having a plurality of holding sensors. The method includes passing through one of the plurality of holding sensors One or more holding sensors, receiving a user input; and performing a function according to a touched pattern of the one or more holding sensors; wherein the plurality of holding sensors The device is located on a housing of the mobile device.

The present invention further discloses a communication device, which includes a processor for executing a program; a plurality of holding sensors; and a storage unit coupled to the processor for storing the program; wherein When the program is executed by the processor, the program instructs the processor to perform the following steps: receive a user input through one or more of the plurality of holding sensors; and according to the A touched pattern of one or more holding sensors performs a function; wherein the plurality of holding sensors are located on a housing of the communication device.

The present invention also discloses a computer-readable storage medium for storing a program for processing a plurality of holding sensors of a communication device, when the program is executed by a processor of the communication device When executed, the program instructs the processor to perform the following steps: receive a user input through one or more of the plurality of grip sensors; and according to the one or more grip sensors A touched pattern of the sensors performs a function; wherein the plurality of holding sensors are located on a housing of the communication device.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a mobile device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile device 10 includes a screen 100, a camera 110, and 8 holding sensors 120-127. In detail, the screen 100 is arranged on the front of the mobile device 10 to display information and/or images stored in the mobile device 10 or generated by the mobile device 10. Preferably, the camera 100 is embedded in the back of the mobile device 10 to perform shutter Function to take pictures, or further implement auto focus and/or flash function to improve picture quality. It should be noted that the camera 100 is only used to illustrate the present invention, and it is not a necessary condition for implementing the present invention, and the present invention can be implemented without the camera 100. The holding sensors 120 to 127 are located on the casing of the mobile device 10, wherein the holding sensors 120 to 123 are located on both sides of the mobile device 10, and the holding sensors 124 to 127 are located on the back of the mobile device 10. Preferably, the holding sensors 120 to 127 are embedded in the casing of the mobile device 10.

It should be noted that the configuration (such as number and position) of the mobile device 10 and the holding sensors 120 to 127 are only used to illustrate the present invention. In fact, the mobile device 10 can be a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, an e-book, a portable computer system, etc., and is not limited thereto. Furthermore, the mobile device 10 may include hardware buttons and a hardware controller for controlling functions such as volume, applications, and camera 110 of the mobile device 10. The configuration of the holding sensors 120 to 127 is not limited to that shown in Figure 1, and can be configured according to requirements and design considerations. For example, all the holding sensors can be arranged on the side of the mobile device 10 or all the holding sensors can be arranged on the back of the mobile device 10. The number of holding sensors is also not limited to 8, and can be any positive integer (such as 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.). Preferably, the number of holding sensors is not more than 24.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of a communication device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication device 20 includes a processing device 200, a storage unit 210 and a holding sensor 220. The processing device 200 can be a microprocessor or an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). The storage unit 210 can be any data storage device for storing a program code 214, and the processing device 200 can read and execute the program code 214 through the storage unit 210. Preferably, the storage unit 210 may be A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), and Random-Access Memory (Random-Access Memory). , RAM), CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, hard disk and optical data storage device, etc. The present invention can implement the mobile device 10 according to the communication device 20, but is not limited to this. For example, the processing device 200 may receive a user input through the holding sensor 220, execute the program code 214 according to the user input, and generate a corresponding result after the program code 214 is executed.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a flowchart of a process 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The process 30 is used in the mobile device 10 in FIG. 1 to process the holding sensors 120 to 127 to perform the functions of the mobile device 10. The process 30 can be compiled into the program code 214, which includes the following steps:

Step 300: Start.

Step 302: Receive a user input through one or more of the holding sensors 120 to 127.

Step 304: Perform a function according to a touched pattern of one of the one or more holding sensors.

Step 306: End.

According to the process 30, after receiving a user input through one or more of the holding sensors 120 to 127, the mobile device 10 can touch one of the one or more holding sensors. The touch mode performs a function, in which the holding sensors 120 to 127 are located on the casing of the mobile device 10. In other words, according to the touch mode, it can be the one or With any combination of the number, position, and touch sequence of the plurality of holding sensors, the mobile device 10 can perform the functions of the mobile device 10. Therefore, functions originally triggered (ie executed) by hardware buttons and hardware controllers (such as touch screens) can be executed by holding sensors, which can reduce the hardware buttons and hardware of the mobile device 10. The number of controllers can even completely remove the hardware buttons and hardware controllers. In this way, the thickness of the mobile device 10 can be reduced, and the appearance and convenience of the mobile device 10 can be improved.

It should be noted that the spirit of the process 30 is to execute the functions of the mobile device 10 according to the touch mode of the one or more holding sensors (hereinafter referred to as touched sensors) to improve The thickness, appearance and convenience of the mobile device 10. The implementation of the process 30 is not limited.

For example, the touch mode can be related to the number of sensors touched. In other words, various functions of the mobile device 10 can be triggered by various numbers of touched sensors. In detail, when one of the holding sensors 120 to 127 is touched, one of the first functions of the mobile device 10 is triggered, and the holding sensors 120 to 127 are The sensor can be any holding sensor, such as the holding sensor 124. When two of the holding sensors 120 to 127 are touched, one of the second functions of the mobile device 10 is triggered, and the two holding sensors of the holding sensors 120 to 127 are triggered. The sensors can be any two holding sensors, such as holding sensors 120 and 121. Therefore, the function of the mobile device 10 can be triggered only according to the number of touched sensors.

On the other hand, the touch mode can also be related to the position of the touched sensor. In other words, various functions of the mobile device 10 can be triggered by each touched sensor. In detail, when one of the holding sensors 120 to 127 (such as the holding sensor 123) is touched, a first function of the mobile device 10 is triggered. When holding and sensing When another holding sensor (such as the holding sensor 125) of the devices 120 to 127 is touched, a second function of the mobile device 10 is triggered. In addition, various functions of the mobile device 10 can also be triggered by the respective groups of the holding sensors 120-127. In detail, when a first group of grip sensors (such as grip sensors 120 and 122) among the grip sensors 120 to 127 is touched, one of the first functions of the mobile device 10 will be triggered . When a second group of holding sensors (such as the holding sensors 121 to 123) of the holding sensors 120 to 127 is touched, a second function of the mobile device 10 is triggered. Therefore, the function of the mobile device 10 can be triggered according to the touched sensor.

On the other hand, the touch mode can also be related to the touch sequence of the touched sensor. In other words, various functions of the mobile device 10 can be triggered by various touch sequences of the touched sensors, respectively. In detail, when the touched sensors are touched in a first touch sequence, one of the first functions of the mobile device 10 will be triggered. For example, when the holding sensors 120 and 122 are sequentially touched, the first function will be triggered. When the touched sensors are touched in a second touch sequence, a second function of the mobile device 10 is triggered. For example, when the holding sensors 122 and 120 are sequentially touched, the second function will be triggered. In another embodiment, when the holding sensors 121, 120, and 123 are sequentially touched, a third function is triggered. Therefore, the functions of the mobile device 10 can be triggered according to the touch sequence of the touched sensors. In addition, the touch mode can be related to any combination of the number, position, and touch sequence of the touched sensors, and is not limited to this.

It should be noted that the functions of the mobile device 10 described above may be functions set in the mobile device 10. For example, this function can be set by the user or set in the mobile device 10 by the manufacturer of the mobile device 10. Alternatively, the above-mentioned function may be a function of an application program set in the mobile device 10. For example, the application can be The manufacturer of the mobile device 10 is installed in the mobile device 10 or downloaded to the mobile device 10 by the user. In another embodiment, the application can be installed in the mobile device 10 by the user of the mobile device 10, or can be a portable application, which can be used directly without installation. Further, the application program may be an application program running in the mobile device 10 (such as the foreground or the background).

In one embodiment, the application program may be a camera application program for controlling the camera 100, wherein the function of the camera application program may be any combination of auto focus function, flash function and shutter function. For example, when the grip sensor 122 is touched, the auto focus function will be triggered. Then, the holding sensor 120 can be further touched to trigger the shutter function. In other words, the holding sensors 122 and 120 can be touched in sequence to control the camera 100 to perform the auto focus function and the shutter function in sequence. In addition, when the flash function is considered, the holding sensor 121 can be touched to trigger the flash function and the shutter function. In other words, when the holding sensors 122 and 121 are sequentially touched, the camera 100 will sequentially execute the auto focus function, the flash function, and the shutter function. Therefore, the present invention can take pictures without using the flash after touching the holding sensors 122 and 120, and can take pictures with the flash after touching the holding sensors 122 and 121 picture. In addition, the present invention can also take pictures when only one of the grip sensors 120 to 127 is touched, so as to take pictures more easily. For example, the present invention can only touch the grip sensor 120 to take pictures without using a flash, and only touch the grip sensor 121 to take pictures with a flash. In other words, when the grip sensor 120 is touched, the auto focus function and the shutter function are triggered; when the grip sensor 121 is touched, the auto focus function, the flash function, and the shutter function are triggered.

In another embodiment, the application program may be a phone application program. The function of the phone application may include processing incoming calls of the mobile device 10. In detail, according to a corresponding touch mode, the incoming call can be mute, hang up or connected by touching one or more holding sensors. For example, the incoming call can be muted by touching the holding sensor 124; the incoming call can be hung up by touching the holding sensor 125; and the sensor can be holding by touching 126, the incoming call is connected. The function of the phone application may also include sending emergency calls and/or emergency messages. In detail, according to a corresponding touch pattern, an emergency call and/or emergency message can be sent by touching one or more holding sensors. For example, you can touch and hold the sensor 122 to make an emergency call; you can touch and hold the sensor 123 to send an emergency message; and you can touch and hold the sensor 121 to make an emergency call and Send urgent messages.

In another embodiment, the function triggered by the holding sensor may include a power saving function for processing the mobile device 10. In detail, according to a corresponding touch mode, the power saving function can be turned on and/or off by touching one or more holding sensors. For example, the power saving function can be turned on and/or turned off (ie, switched) by touching and holding the sensor 127. That is, the holding sensor 127 can be touched to turn on the power saving function, and the holding sensor 127 can be touched again to turn off the power saving function. In another embodiment, the holding sensor 125 may be touched to turn on the power saving function, and the holding sensor 127 may be touched to turn off the power saving function.

On the other hand, the function triggered by holding the sensor may include processing the rotation of the content displayed on the screen 100. For example, the display content can be rotated or fixed by touching one or more of the holding sensors 120 to 127. Further, the above-mentioned display content may only include the image displayed on the screen 100, or may also include Images and interfaces (such as graphical user interface (GUI)) displayed on the screen 100. In other words, the above-mentioned functions refer to rotating images, or rotating all displayed content on the screen 100.

Please refer to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, which are schematic diagrams of images displayed on the screen 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 4A, the user holds the mobile device 10 in portrait mode. Due to the shape of the image 40, the image 40 is displayed on the screen 100 in a smaller size, which causes inconvenience for the user to view. . To solve this problem, the image 40 can be rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise by touching and holding the sensor 121, and the image 40 can be enlarged to the image 42 on the screen 100 in FIG. 4B. Since the screen 100 displays the image 42 in the portrait mode, and the shape of the image 42 is the same as that of the screen 100, the image 42 can be displayed more clearly without rotating the mobile device 10. It should be noted that the interface on the screen 100 (not shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B) can be rotated at the same time when the sensor 121 is touched and held, that is, all the displayed content on the screen 100 is rotated. In another embodiment, the image 40 (and interface) can be rotated clockwise (or counterclockwise) by 180 degrees by touching and holding the sensor 122, and by touching and holding the sensor 123, The image 40 (and the interface) is rotated 90 degrees clockwise (or counterclockwise) to make it easier and clearer to view the displayed content on the screen 100.

Please refer to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, which are schematic diagrams of images displayed on the screen 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 5A, the user holds the mobile device 10 in portrait mode, but the image 50 is displayed on the screen 100 horizontally, which is difficult to be viewed clearly. If the user directly rotates the mobile device 10 counterclockwise by 90 degrees, according to the operation of the gyroscope in the mobile device 10, the image 50 will be rotated 90 degrees clockwise and displayed on the screen 100 in a smaller size, as shown in Figure 5B Shown. In order to solve this problem, Yu Jiangxing When the moving device 10 rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise, the holding sensor 120 can be touched to fix the image 50 (that is, not rotating) on the screen 100, as shown in Fig. 5C, to clearly view the image 50 . It should be noted that when the sensor 120 is touched and held, the interface on the screen 100 (not shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B) can also be fixed at the same time, that is, all the displayed content is fixed on the screen 100.

It can be seen from the above that the functions triggered by the touch mode are not limited, as long as the mobile device 10 supports it, for example, it is supported by an application stored (eg installed) in the mobile device 10. Furthermore, the above-mentioned touch mode is not limited, and can be any combination of the number, position, and touch sequence of the touched sensors. Those with ordinary knowledge in the art can combine, modify or change the above-mentioned embodiments according to the spirit of the present invention. In addition, the association between functions and touch modes can be set by the user of the mobile device 10. In other words, users can set the association between functions and touch modes according to personal preferences. Or, the association between the function and the touch mode can be defined in the template for the user to choose. In other words, a plurality of templates can be set and stored in the mobile device 10, and each template defines a set of associations between a plurality of functions and a plurality of touch modes. Therefore, the user does not need to set the relationship between the function and the touch mode by himself, and only needs to select a template from the plurality of templates, so that the plurality of functions and the plurality of touch modes can be linked together. In addition, the association between functions and touch modes can also be predefined in the mobile device 10 (for example, by the manufacturer of the mobile device 10). Therefore, the user not only does not need to set the relationship between the function and the touch mode, but also does not need to select a template, and can directly use the pre-defined mobile device 10 settings.

All the steps of the aforementioned process (including the recommended steps) can be implemented by the device, which can be hardware, firmware (a combination of hardware device and computer commands and data, and computer Commands and data belong to read-only software on hardware devices) or electronic systems. The hardware can be an analog microcomputer circuit, a digital microcomputer circuit, a hybrid microcomputer circuit, a microcomputer chip or a silicon chip. The electronic system may be a system on chip (SOC), a system in package (SiP), an embedded computer (computer on module, COM), and a communication device 20.

In summary, the present invention provides a method for using the grip sensor of a mobile device to trigger (execute) the triggers originally triggered by the hardware buttons and hardware controllers (such as touch screens) of the mobile device. Function. Therefore, the number of hardware buttons and hardware controllers in mobile devices can be reduced, and even the hardware buttons and hardware controllers can be completely removed. In this way, the thickness of the mobile device can be reduced, and the appearance and convenience of the mobile device can be improved.

The foregoing descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

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Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of an image displayed on the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of an image displayed on the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of an image displayed on the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of an image displayed on the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram of an image displayed on the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.