WO2018045598A1 - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of terminals, and particularly, to an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a drive module, a first touchscreen, and a second touchscreen. The drive module is used for controlling display of the first touchscreen according to a touch action on the first touchscreen by a user and a touch action on the second touchscreen by the user, and controlling display of the second touchscreen according to the touch action on the first touchscreen by the user and the touch action on the second touchscreen by the user. The display of the first touchscreen needs to be triggered in the participation of the touch action on the second touchscreen, and the display of the second touchscreen needs to be triggered in the participation of the touch action on the first touchscreen, accordingly, content of an image displayed on the first touchscreen and content of an image displayed on the second touchscreen are constrained by the other party, so as to achieve interaction between the two screens.

Description

Electronic device Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device.

Background technique

The display screen serves as a presentation carrier for information and is widely used in various industries and technical fields. For example, in the field of consumer electronics, the display screen can display the screen content of the terminal, and can receive the input operation of the user to trigger the terminal to generate an action.

In the face of diversified user requirements, the prior art provides a multi-screen terminal, and the user can operate the first display screen of the multi-screen terminal to cause the first display screen to display the corresponding screen content. Alternatively, the user can also operate the second display screen to cause the second display screen to display the corresponding screen content. Alternatively, different users can operate the first display and the second display simultaneously. Regardless of whether the user is located on either side of the multi-screen terminal, the corresponding display screen can be operated to display the screen content.

In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventors have found that the related art has the following problems: each display screen of the existing multi-screen terminal works independently, and there is a lack of linkage between different display screens, so that the lack of association of the screen content displayed by each display screen .

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides an electronic device and a multi-screen linkage display method, which solves the technical problem of lack of linkage between different display screens in the prior art.

To solve the above technical problem, the embodiment of the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a driving module, a first touch screen, and a second touch screen. The driving module is configured to perform a touch action according to a user on the first touch screen. The touch action of the second touch screen controls the display of the first touch screen, and controls the display of the second touch screen according to the touch action of the user on the first touch screen and the touch action of the user on the second touch screen.

In the embodiment of the present invention, according to the user's touch action on the first touch screen and the user in the second The touch screen of the touch screen controls the display of the first touch screen and the second touch screen respectively, the display of the first touch screen needs to be triggered by the participation of the touch action of the second touch screen, and the display of the second touch screen requires the first touch screen The participation of the touch action is triggered. Therefore, the content of the screen to be displayed by the first touch screen and the second touch screen are both restricted by the other party to achieve linkage between the dual screens.

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DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings to be used in the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained from those skilled in the art without departing from the drawings.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an inverted state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

1a is a front elevational view showing the outline structure of an electronic device;

Figure 1b is a schematic rear view of the outline structure of the electronic device;

2 is a circuit block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Further, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not constitute a conflict with each other.

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Further, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not constitute a conflict with each other.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in an inverted state according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such as As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 10 includes a driving module (shown in FIG. 2), a first touch screen 101, and a second touch screen 102. The electronic device 10 at this time is in an inverted state. The first touch screen 101 is disposed on the first side 10A of the electronic device 10, and the second touch screen 102 is opposite to the first touch screen 101 and disposed on the second side 10B of the electronic device 10, and the first touch screen 101 or the second touch screen 102 can pass the flip axis When the user needs to simultaneously operate the first touch screen 101 or the second touch screen 102 on the same plane, the first touch screen 101 or the second touch screen 102 can be flipped around the flip axis 103 to a suitable plane.

As shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b, in the normal use state, the first touch screen 101 is the front side of the electronic device 10, and the second touch screen 102 is the back side of the electronic device 10. The user can flip the first touch screen 101 (the second touch screen 102) to a certain angle according to his own needs, so as to achieve the operation of the dual screen at the same time, or to avoid the problem of excessive operation area and difficulty in controlling the double screen. The first touch screen 101 or the second touch screen 102 may be alternately operated when the dual screen of the electronic device is in the closed state.

When the user operates on the touch-sensitive surface of the first touch screen 101 or the second touch screen 102, the first touch screen 101 or the second touch screen 102 respectively emits a touch signal. The touch sensitive surface can be a touch screen display and can be a touch pad. The touch-sensitive surface acts as an input interface for user operations that can detect the user's operation on a touch-sensitive surface that can click, double-click, slide, long-press, drag, and the like on the touch-sensitive surface. Each time the user operates, a certain pressure intensity is generated on the touch-sensitive surface, which can be detected using various methods and various sensors or a combination of various sensors. For example, by detecting the magnitude of the change in the capacitance of the touch-sensitive surface on the touch-sensitive surface, or detecting the magnitude of the change in the resistance of the touch-sensitive surface, or detecting the magnitude of the change in capacitance and the magnitude of the change in resistance of the touch-sensitive surface, and the like. In the above process, the pressure intensity generated by the touch-sensitive surface is converted into an electrical signal by the sensor, thereby distributing the user's operation in the corresponding area of the first touch screen 101 or the second touch screen 102 to a corresponding touch signal. Different electronic devices have different touch screen types. The designer can select the touch screen of the electronic device according to the needs of the business.

As shown in FIG. 2, the driving module 104 is electrically connected to the first touch screen 101 and the second touch screen 102, respectively. The driving module 104 performs denoising, amplification, analog-to-digital conversion, and the like on the signals transmitted by the first touch screen 101 or the second touch screen 102. In some embodiments, the driving module 104 can be a touch controller, and the touch controller can detect the user's touch actions on the respective touch screens and drive the respective touch screens to display the screen content. In some embodiments, the drive module 104 can include a touch controller and processing The touch controller and the processor are connected. As described above, the touch controller can detect the touch action of the user on each touch screen, and drive each touch screen to display the screen content, and the processor can further perform logic on the control signal transmitted by the touch controller. Processing, or sending a control signal to the touch controller according to the preset logic to respectively control display and working state of the first touch screen or the second touch screen by the touch controller. Here, the designer can determine the composition and working environment of the driving module 104 according to the business requirements, and is not limited to the configuration of the above driving module. In some embodiments, the processor of the driving module 104 can also access the surrounding circuits of the electronic device to obtain working information of the surrounding circuits to better control the display and working states of the respective touch screens through the touch controller. For example, the processor can access the power system of the electronic device to learn the current power information of the electronic device, and the processor processes the power information, and controls the brightness of each touch screen through the touch controller according to preset logic.

In some embodiments, the processor may also be a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) general purpose processor, a digital signal processing (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate. Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination of these components. Also, the processor herein can be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine. The processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. The designer chooses the processor of the electronic device according to the business needs.

When the user operates the electronic device, the first touch action is input on the touch-sensitive surface of the first touch screen 101, and the second touch action is input on the touch-sensitive surface of the second touch screen 102. The drive module 104 is configured according to the first touch action and the first touch action. The two touch actions control the display of the first touch screen 101 and control the display of the second touch screen 102 according to the first touch action and the second touch action. The screen content displayed by the first touch screen 101 may be the same as the screen content displayed by the second touch screen 102, and may also be displayed differently. The designer can determine the content of the screen displayed on each touch screen according to the needs of the business. For example, when dealing with banking, the filling of information requires coordination between the client and the bank staff. In the process of filling in the information, there will be an open question about the authority of both parties. The process of filling in the data is divided into the following stages:

The first stage: the bank staff operates the first touch screen 101, thereby opening the authority for the customer to complete the filling of the materials on the second touch screen 102.

During the first phase, the bank staff inputs the first touch action on the first touch screen 101. The first touch screen 101 detects the first touch action and outputs a first touch signal. At this time, the customer cooperates with the operation of the bank staff, and simultaneously inputs a second touch action on the second touch screen 102, and the second touch screen 102 detects the second touch action and outputs a second touch signal. The driving module 104 displays a data filling table on the second touch screen 102 according to the first touch signal and the second touch signal, so that the customer completes the filling of the data on the second touch screen 102.

The second stage: the customer operates the second touch screen 102, thereby opening the authority for the bank staff to complete the processing of the next data on the first touch screen 101.

During the second phase, the customer inputs a second touch action on the second touch screen 102. At this time, the bank staff inputs the first touch action on the first touch screen 101 in accordance with the operation of the client. Similarly, the driver module 104 is driven. According to the first touch signal and the second touch signal, a data filling table is displayed on the first touch screen 101, so that the bank staff can complete the processing of the next data.

Therefore, since the display of the first touch screen 101 requires the participation of the touch action of the second touch screen 102 to be triggered, and the display of the second touch screen 102 requires the participation of the touch action of the first touch screen 101, the first touch screen 101 is triggered. The content of the screen to be displayed on the second touch screen 102 is constrained by the other party to achieve linkage between the dual screens.

Designers can determine the content of each touch screen display according to the needs of the business, so that the electronic device can be applied in more industry fields.

As shown in FIG. 2, in some embodiments, the driving module 104 includes a first driving unit 1041 and a second driving unit 1042. The first driving unit 1041 is connected to the first touch screen 101 and used to drive the display of the first touch screen 101. The second driving unit 1042 and the second touch screen 102 are connected and used to drive the display of the second touch screen 102. Here, regarding the specific configuration of the driving unit, reference may be made to the above description about the driving module, and details are not described herein.

In this embodiment, when the driving unit detects the touch action of the touch screen corresponding to the driving unit, the driving unit transmits the detected touch action to another driving unit, and according to the other driving unit, The transmitted touch action and the touch action detected by itself jointly drive the corresponding touch screen for display. For example, if the electronic device is a smart phone, the user clicks on the social icon on the operation interface of the first touch screen of the smart phone, and the first touch screen displays the operation interface of the social application. At this time, the user also wants to click the game icon on the first touch screen, but the operation interface of the game application is to be displayed on the second touch screen. Then, the user inputs a touch action in the game icon area on the first touch screen input, specifically, clicking the game icon, the first driving unit detects the touch action on the first touch screen and the detection The touch action to be transmitted is transmitted to the second driving unit. At this time, in order to achieve the operation boundary of displaying the game application on the second touch screen, the user also needs to input a touch action on the second touch screen to open the right to display the operation boundary of the game application on the second touch screen. Therefore, the second driving unit jointly drives the operation boundary of the second touch screen of the game application according to the touch action sent by the first driving unit and the touch action detected by the first driving unit.

By setting two driving units to respectively process corresponding touch information, on the one hand, it can improve the speed of processing the touch information, so that the touch screen can quickly display the corresponding content, and on the other hand, it is convenient for the designer to debug each driving unit. And it is beneficial for the designer to write logic for each drive unit, which greatly improves the yield and reliability of the product.

In some embodiments, in order to prevent an illegal user from operating the touch screen, when a driving unit transmits a touch action to another driving unit, a driving unit needs to detect whether the touch action of the touch screen corresponding to the user in the driving unit matches the preset. Touch action.

If the matching is performed, a driving unit transmits the detected touch action to another driving unit, and the touch action sent by the other driving unit and the touch action detected by the driving unit jointly drive the corresponding touch screen for display.

If there is no match, a driving unit analyzes that the user is an illegal user and refuses to transmit the touch action to another driving unit.

In this embodiment, the preset touch action may be a preset gesture track that the user operates on the touch surface of the touch screen, such as a circular track, a hooking track, a fork track, and the like, or may be specified by the user on the touch screen. Any operation performed by the effective area, for example, the first touch screen displays a prompt box, and the user only regards the operation as an operation of matching the preset touch action as long as the user inputs any operation in the prompt box.

In some environments where security or confidentiality is required, firstly, by detecting whether the touch action matches the preset touch action, and then continuing to decide whether to drive the touch screen display, it can effectively prevent the operation of the illegal user, or can prevent the user from being blocked. Some misoperations.

In some embodiments, in order to save energy consumption of the electronic device or to facilitate the user to control the working state of another touch screen through a touch screen, here, when any driving unit transmits the detected touch action to another driving unit, When the driving unit detects that the touch action of the first touch screen is an action indicating that the second touch screen is turned off, the first driving unit transmits the detected touch action to the second driving unit, so that the second driving unit is configured according to the user. The touch action on the first touch screen and the user on the second touch screen The touch action closes the second touch screen.

When the dual screen is working at the same time, the electronic device consumes a lot of power. At this time, the user inputs a touch action on the first touch screen, the first driving unit detects the touch action of the user on the first touch screen, and analyzes that the touch action is an action of instructing to turn off the second touch screen, and thus, the first driving unit Transmitting the detected touch action to the second driving unit, the second driving unit is configured to close the second touch screen according to the touch action of the user on the first touch screen and the touch action of the user on the second touch screen, thereby saving the work of the second touch screen. The energy required.

In some embodiments, in order to determine whether the user really needs to turn off the second touch screen, preventing the erroneous operation and erroneously closing the second touch screen, when the second touch screen is closed, the second driving unit sends the reminding information to the first driving unit, and the user is in the first A touch screen views the reminder information to determine whether it is really necessary to turn off the second touch screen.

If the user determines to turn off the second touch screen, the user inputs a determining operation on the first touch screen, and the first touch screen sends a trigger signal according to the determining operation, and the first driving unit sends the feedback information to the second driving unit when detecting the trigger signal. The second driving unit is configured to turn off the second touch screen according to the touch action of the user on the first touch screen, the touch action of the user on the second touch screen, and the feedback information.

By adopting a reminder and feedback mechanism, it can improve the user experience and try to avoid some bad problems caused by misoperations.

As shown in FIG. 2, in some embodiments, the first touch screen 101 includes a display module 1011 and a human body sensing device 1012. The first driving unit 1041 is connected to the display module 1011 and the human body sensing device 1012, respectively. The display module 1011 is used to display the content of the screen, and the designer can select the type and model of the display module according to the business requirements. Human body sensing devices include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: infrared sensors, distance sensors, acoustic sensors, three-axis gyroscopes, angular velocity sensors, and the like. The designer can determine the position of the human body sensing device on the first touch screen 101 according to the type of the human body sensing device. For example, the designer can set the infrared sensor on the display surface of the first touch screen 101 to better acquire human body information. The designer can set the three-axis gyroscope inside the first touch screen 101.

The first driving unit 1041 sends the notification information to the second driving unit 1042 when the human body sensing device 1012 detects that the human body signal meets the preset condition, and the second driving unit 1042 controls the second touch screen 102 to display the preset image according to the notification information.

The preset condition is used to determine whether the user is currently operating the first touch screen or the second touch screen. In step, the preset conditions vary depending on the type of the human body sensing device. For example, when the human body sensing device is an infrared sensor, the preset condition is "higher than the preset intensity". The first driving unit determines whether the user is operating the first touch screen according to the intensity of the reflected signal collected by the infrared sensor. If the intensity of the reflected signal is lower than the preset intensity, the user is not operating the first touch screen. If the intensity of the reflected signal is higher than the preset intensity, the user is operating the first touch screen, the first driving unit sends the notification information to the second driving unit, and the second driving unit controls the second touch screen display according to the notification information. Set the image, which can be a pure white image, which can be a pure black image. For example, when the human body sensing device is a three-axis gyroscope, the preset condition is "higher than the preset angle".

As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device 10 further includes a call module 105, and the call module 105 is configured to talk to the remote end. When the electronic device 10 communicates with the outside world, the second driving unit 1042 accesses the call module 105 according to a certain frequency, and controls the second when receiving the notification information sent by the first driving unit 1041 and determining that the calling module 105 is in a call state. The touch screen 102 enters a lock screen state.

By controlling the second touch screen to display a preset image or a lock screen, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of the second touch screen when the user operates the first touch screen.

In some embodiments, when the power of the electronic device is insufficient, in order to extend the battery life of the electronic device and save power, the second driving unit 1042 accesses the power system of the electronic device 10, for example, the second driving unit 1042 is in accordance with a certain Frequency, accessing the charging management chip of the power system, obtaining the current battery capacity from the charging management chip, when the current battery capacity is lower than the warning value, and the second driving unit receives the notification information sent by the first driving unit 1041, the second The display of the second touch screen 102. Therefore, the battery life of the electronic device is extended by turning off the operation of the second touch screen 102.

In some embodiments, the display surface of the first touch screen 101 and the display surface of the second touch screen 102 are the same size, and the designer can determine the relationship of the display surface sizes of the respective touch screens according to business requirements. In the embodiment, the display surfaces of the touch screens of the electronic device 10 have the same size, and the appearance of the electronic device 10 is regular, which is beneficial to improving the user experience.

As shown in FIG. 2, in some embodiments, electronic device 10 includes, but is not limited to, earpiece 106 and/or button 107 and/or camera 108, and first drive unit 1041 is coupled to earpiece 106, button 107, and camera 108, respectively. The handset 106 and/or the button 107 and/or the camera 108 are disposed on the first touch screen 101. The handset 106 can output voice information of the electronic device 10, and the user outputs a text or a control command to the electronic device through the button 107. The camera 108 performs shooting. Of course, the designer can design the electronic device according to the specific application of the electronic device, and is not limited to the above electronic device. Various components.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims (11)

An electronic device, comprising: a driving module, a first touch screen and a second touch screen; the driving module is configured to control according to a touch action of the user on the first touch screen and a touch action of the user on the second touch screen The display of the first touch screen controls the display of the second touch screen according to the touch action of the user on the first touch screen and the touch action of the user on the second touch screen. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the driving module comprises a first driving unit and a second driving unit; each driving unit correspondingly drives a touch screen; Any driving unit is configured to transmit the detected touch action to another driving unit when detecting a touch action of the touch screen corresponding to the driving unit, and according to the touch sent by the other driving unit The action and the touch action detected by itself jointly drive the corresponding touch screen for display. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the driving unit is configured to transmit the detected touch action to another when detecting a touch action of the touch screen corresponding to the driving unit by the user. A drive unit comprising: The driving unit transmits the detected touch action to another driving unit when detecting that the touch action of the touch screen corresponding to the driving unit matches the preset touch action. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein any one of the driving units transmits the detected touch action to another driving unit, including: When the first driving unit detects that the touch action of the first touch screen is an action indicating that the second touch screen is turned off, the first driving unit transmits the detected touch action to the second driving unit. The second driving unit is configured to close the second touch screen according to a touch action of the user on the first touch screen and a touch action of the user on the second touch screen. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the second driving unit sends the reminder information to the first driving unit when the second touch screen is closed. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the first driving unit is further configured to: when detecting that the user determines to turn off the trigger signal of the second touch screen, send feedback information to the second driving unit, The second driving unit is configured to close the second touch screen according to a touch action of the user on the first touch screen, a touch action of the user on the second touch screen, and the feedback information. The electronic device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the first touch screen comprises a display module and a human body sensing device; The first driving unit is further configured to: when the human body sensing device detects that the human body signal meets the preset condition, send the notification information to the second driving unit, where the second driving unit controls the location according to the notification information. The second touch screen displays a preset image. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device further comprises a call module for talking to the remote end; The second driving unit is further configured to control the second touch screen to enter a lock screen state when receiving the notification information sent by the first driving unit and determining that the calling module is in a call state. The electronic device of claim 8 wherein: The second driving unit is further configured to close the display of the second touch screen when receiving the notification information sent by the first driving unit and detecting that the power of the electronic device is insufficient. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the display surface of the first touch screen and the display surface of the second touch screen are the same size; the following components of the electronic device are disposed on the first touch screen: an earpiece And / or buttons and / or cameras. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first touch screen is located on a front side of the electronic device, and the second touch screen is located on a back side of the electronic device.

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