IP Library Granted Patent US 11,171,725
Granted Patent B2
US 11,171,725 · App. 16/912,160 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Mobile terminal

Inventor: Ye Zhang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04B10/116H04W4/80H05B47/195
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Patent No.
US 11,171,725
App. No.
16/912,160
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a light emitter, a light receiver, a light fidelity (LiFi) controller coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver, and a time-of-flight (TOF) controller coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver. The LiFi controller is configured to control the light emitter to emit a signal and control the light receiver to receive another signal. The TOF controller is configured to control the light emitter to emit a measurement light and determine a measured distance by performing distance measurement according to a reflected light of the measurement light received by the light receiver.

Claims (42)

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a light emitter;

a light receiver;

a light fidelity (LiFi) controller coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver, and configured to control the light emitter to emit a signal and control the light receiver to receive another signal;

a time-of-flight (TOF) controller coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver, and configured to control the light emitter to emit a measurement light and determine a measured distance by performing distance measurement according to a reflected light of the measurement light received by the light receiver; and

a controller coupled with the LiFi controller and the TOF controller, and configured to obtain a type of an application currently running on the mobile terminal and turn on the LiFi controller or the TOF controller according to the type of the application; wherein the controller is configured to:

turn on the LiFi controller when the application currently running is an Internet related application; and

turn on the TOF controller when the application currently running is a call related application.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the light emitter and the light receiver are disposed close to a front surface of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal further comprises a display screen, and the controller is further configured to control an on/off state of the display screen according to the measured distance determined by the TOF controller.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the light emitter and the light receiver are disposed close to a rear surface of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal further comprises a camera, and the controller is further configured to control the camera for infrared focusing according to the measured distance determined by the TOF controller.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the light emitter is a laser emitter, and the light receiver is a photodiode or an avalanche diode.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the LiFi controller and the TOF controller are integrated and packaged.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the LiFi controller is coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver via a high speed data line.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the TOF controller is coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver via an I 2 C data line.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the light receiver comprises a pixel array, and the LiFi controller is configured to control a part of pixels in the pixel array to receive lights to achieve angle adjustment of the lights received.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the light emitter is configured to emit invisible lights.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a time-of-flight (TOF) module, comprising:

a light emitter;

a light receiver comprising a pixel array; and

a TOF controller coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver, and configured to control the light emitter to emit a measurement light and determine a measured distance by performing distance measurement according to a reflected light of the measurement light received by the light receiver; and

a light fidelity (LiFi) controller coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver, and configured to:

control the light emitter to emit a signal;

control the light receiver to receive another signal; and

control a part of pixels in the pixel array to receive lights to achieve angle adjustment of the lights received.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the LiFi controller is coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver via a high speed data line.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the LiFi controller is integrated with the TOF module.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , further comprising:

a controller coupled with the LiFi controller and the TOF controller, and configured to obtain a type of an application currently running on the mobile terminal and turn on the LiFi controller or the TOF controller according to the type of the application.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the controller is configured to:

turn on the LiFi controller when the application currently running is an Internet related application; and

turn on the TOF controller when the application currently running is a call related application.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the light emitter is configured to emit invisible lights.

16. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a light emitter;

a light receiver;

a light fidelity (LiFi) controller coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver, and configured to control the light emitter to emit a signal and control the light receiver to receive another signal;

a time-of-flight (TOF) controller coupled with the light emitter and the light receiver, and configured to control the light emitter to emit a measurement light and determine a measured distance by performing distance measurement according to a reflected light of the measurement light received by the light receiver;

a controller coupled with the LiFi controller and the TOF controller, and configured to obtain a type of an application currently running on the mobile terminal and turn on the LiFi controller or the TOF controller according to the type of the application; and

wherein the mobile terminal further comprises at least one of:

the light emitter and the light receiver being disposed close to a front surface of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal further comprises a display screen, and the controller is further configured to control an on/off state of the display screen according to the measured distance determined by the TOF controller; or

the light emitter and the light receiver being disposed close to a rear surface of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal further comprises a camera, and the controller is further configured to control the camera for infrared focusing according to the measured distance determined by the TOF controller.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2025
From: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 071711/0153 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2020
From: ZHANG, YE
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053068/0122 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910577344.1 · Jun 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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