Method for controlling earphone switching and earphone

1. A method for controlling earphone switching, comprising:

acquiring, by a first earphone, a first remaining power and a first operating parameter of the first earphone and a second remaining power and a second operating parameter of a second earphone, the first earphone being coupled with an electronic device and the second earphone and serving as a master earphone, and the second earphone serving as a slave earphone;

predicting, by the first earphone, a first battery life of the first earphone according to the first remaining power, the first operating parameter, and a plurality of mapping relationships between operating parameters and power consumption rates pre-stored on the first earphone;

predicting, by the first earphone, a second battery life of the second earphone according to the second remaining power and the second operating parameter;

switching, by the first earphone, the second earphone to serve as the master earphone and the first earphone to serve as the slave earphone, when a difference between the second battery life and the first battery life is greater than a first preset threshold; and

adjusting the first operating parameter of the first earphone, when the difference between the second battery life and the first battery life is greater than a second preset threshold after switching the second earphone to serve as the master earphone, wherein the second preset threshold is greater than the first preset threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the second remaining power and the second operating parameter of the second earphone comprises:

acquiring the second remaining power and the second operating parameter of the second earphone via communication between the first earphone and the second earphone.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first earphone pre-stores a correspondence relationship between applications and the plurality of mapping relationships, and wherein predicting the first battery life of the first earphone comprises:

determining a current application;

determining a mapping relationship corresponding to the current application according to the correspondence relationship;

determining a power consumption rate corresponding to the first operating parameter according to the mapping relationship; and

determining the first battery life according to the first remaining power and the power consumption rate.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second earphone pre-stores a mapping relationship between operating parameters and power consumption rates, and wherein

predicting the second battery life of the second earphone comprises:

determining a power consumption rate corresponding to the second operating parameter according to the mapping relationship; and

determining the second battery life according to the second remaining power and the power consumption rate.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein switching the second earphone to serve as the master earphone and the first earphone to serve as the slave earphone comprises:

disconnecting a first data transmission link with the electronic device, and sending a request to the second earphone, wherein the request is used for requesting the second earphone to establish a second data transmission link with the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein switching the second earphone to serve as the master earphone and the first earphone to serve as the slave earphone comprises:

sending a request to the electronic device, and disconnecting a first data transmission link with the electronic device, wherein the request is used for requesting the electronic device to establish a second data transmission link with the second earphone.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein switching the second earphone to serve as the master earphone and the first earphone to serve as the slave earphone comprises:

sending a request to the electronic device to request the electronic device to disconnect a first data transmission link with the first earphone and establish a second data transmission link with the second earphone.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the first operating parameter comprises at least one of: turning down a volume, reducing power, entering a standby mode, and entering a sleep mode.

9. An earphone, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer readable storage, coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one computer executable instruction thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to carry out actions comprising:

acquiring a first remaining power and a first operating parameter of the earphone and a second remaining power and a second operating parameter of other earphone, the earphone being configured to be coupled with an electronic device and the other earphone and serving as a master earphone, and the other earphone serving as a slave earphone;

predicting a first battery life of the earphone according to the first remaining power, the first operating parameter, and a plurality of mapping relationships between operating parameters and power consumption rates pre-stored on the first earphone;

predicting a second battery life of the other earphone according to the second remaining power and the second operating parameter;

switching the other earphone to serve as the master earphone and the earphone to serve as the slave earphone, when a difference between the second battery life and the first battery life is greater than a first preset threshold; and

adjusting the first operating parameter of the first earphone, when the difference between the second battery life and the first battery life is greater than a second preset threshold after switching the second earphone to serve as the master earphone, wherein the second preset threshold is greater than the first preset threshold.

10. The earphone of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor configured to carry out the second remaining power and the second operating parameter of the other earphone is configured to carry out actions comprising:

acquiring the second remaining power and the second operating parameter of the other earphone via communication between the earphone and the other earphone.

11. The earphone of claim 9 , wherein the earphone pre-stores a correspondence relationship between applications and the plurality of mapping relationships, and wherein the at least one processor configured to carry out predicting the first battery life of the earphone is configured to carry out actions comprising:

determining a current application;

determining a mapping relationship corresponding to the current application according to the correspondence relationship;

determining a power consumption rate corresponding to the first operating parameter according to the mapping relationship; and

determining the first battery life according to the first remaining power and the power consumption rate.

12. The earphone of claim 9 , wherein the other earphone pre-stores a mapping relationship between operating parameters and power consumption rates, and wherein

the at least one processor configured to carry out predicting the second battery life of the other earphone is configured to carry out actions comprising:

determining a power consumption rate corresponding to the second operating parameter according to the mapping relationship; and

determining the second battery life according to the second remaining power and the power consumption rate.

13. The earphone of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor configured to carry out switching the other earphone to serve as the master earphone and the earphone to serve as the slave earphone is configured to carry out actions comprising:

disconnecting a first data transmission link with the electronic device, and sending a request to the other earphone, wherein the request is used for requesting the other earphone to establish a second data transmission link with the electronic device.

14. The earphone of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor configured to carry out switching the other earphone to serve as the master earphone and the earphone to serve as the slave earphone is configured to carry out actions comprising:

sending a request to the electronic device, and disconnecting a first data transmission link with the electronic device, wherein the request is used for requesting the electronic device to establish a second data transmission link with the other earphone.

15. The earphone of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor configured to carry out switching the other earphone to serve as the master earphone and the earphone to serve as the slave earphone is configured to carry out actions comprising:

sending a request to the electronic device to request the electronic device to disconnect a first data transmission link with the earphone and establish a second data transmission link with the other earphone.

16. The earphone of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor configured to carry out adjusting the first operating parameter is configured to carry out actions comprising at least one of: turning down a volume, reducing power, entering a standby mode, and entering a sleep mode.

17. An earphone system, comprising a first earphone and a second earphone with only one of them being capable of coupling with an electronic device at a time, the first earphone being currently coupled with the electronic device and the second earphone and comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer readable storage, coupled to the at least one processor and storing at least one computer executable instruction thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

acquire a first remaining power and a first operating parameter of the first earphone and a second remaining power and a second operating parameter of a second earphone;

determine a first battery life of the first earphone according to the first remaining power, the first operating parameter, and a plurality of mapping relationships between operating parameters and power consumption rates pre-stored on the first earphone;

determine a second battery life of the second earphone according to the second remaining power and the second operating parameter;

disconnect a first data transmission link between the first earphone and the electronic device and establish a second data transmission link between the second earphone and the electronic device, when a difference between the second battery life and the first battery life is greater than a first preset threshold; and

adjust the first operating parameter of the first earphone, when the difference between the second battery life and the first battery life is greater than a second preset threshold after switching the second earphone to serve as the master earphone, wherein the second preset threshold is greater than the first preset threshold.