Granted Patent B2

US 12,238,408 · App. 17/959,831 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Inventor: Peng Chen (Dongguan, CN)

Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

H04N23/632G06F1/1641G06F1/1686G06F3/044H04N5/2628

Abstract

Claims (69)

1. A display method performed by an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a body and a camera module detachably connected to the body, the body has a display screen, and the method comprises:

acquiring, by using the camera module, image information in a case that the camera module is attached to a first region of the display screen; and

displaying the image information in a second region of the display screen, wherein

the second region is a region other than the first region in the display screen;

wherein the camera module has a connection contact point, and the camera module is attached to the first region through the connection contact point; the body has a detection module; and

before the displaying the image information in a second region of the display screen, the method further comprises:

detecting the connection contact point by using the detection module, to determine the first region; and

determining the second region according to the first region;

wherein the determining the second region according to the first region comprises:

obtaining a target distance between at least one target point of the first region and a target edge of the display screen; and

determining the second region according to the target distance, wherein

the target point is a point on an edge of the first region; the target distance comprises at least one of the following: a first target distance between a first target point and a first edge of the display screen, the first target point being a point closet to the first edge in the first region; or a second target distance between a second target point and a second edge of the display screen, the second target point being a point closet to the second edge in the first region; and the second edge is adjacent to the first edge.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein N connection contact points are arranged on a first end surface on which the camera module is attached to the display screen, N being a positive integer; and

the detecting the connection contact point by using the detection module, to determine the first region comprises:

detecting a first coordinate point in the display screen by using the detection module, the first coordinate point being a coordinate point corresponding to a position at which the connection contact point is attached to the display screen; and

determining the first region corresponding to the first end surface according to the N first coordinate points in a case that a quantity of detected first coordinate points is equal to N and a first graph formed by the N first coordinate points matches a second graph formed by the N connection contact points.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining the first region corresponding to the first end surface according to the N first coordinate points comprises:

determining the first region corresponding to the first end surface according to the N first coordinate points and set positions of the N connection contact points on the first end surface, wherein

an area of the first region is greater than or equal to that of the first end surface.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the connection contact point is a metal contact point, and the detection module is a capacitance detection module; and

in a case that the camera module is attached to the first region through the connection contact point, the body detects capacitance values of a plurality of regions of the display screen by using the capacitance detection module, and determines the first coordinate point according to the capacitance values.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the target distance comprises the first target distance or the second target distance, the determining the second region according to the target distance comprises at least one of the following:

determining that the second region is located between the first region and the target edge in a case that the target distance is greater than a first threshold; or

determining that the second region is located between the first region and a third edge in a case that the target distance is less than or equal to the first threshold, wherein

the third edge is a fourth edge opposite to the target edge in the display screen; or in a case that the display screen comprises a third region displaying a function control and edges of the third region comprise the fourth edge, the third edge is an edge opposite to the fourth edge in the third region.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a quantity of second regions is P, P being a positive integer; and in a case that P is greater than 1:

the P second regions display one piece of the image information, and each of the second regions displays partial information of the image information; or

at least one second region in the P second regions displays the image information.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a foldable electronic device, the display screen comprises a first display screen and a second display screen, and the display screen has a folded state and an unfolded state; and

in a case that the display screen is in the unfolded state and the first region is partly or entirely located in the first display screen, the second region is located in at least one of the first display screen or the second display screen.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the display screen comprises a third region displaying a function control and the first region comprises a part of the third region or the entire third region, the method further comprises:

displaying the function control in a fourth region of the display screen, wherein

the fourth region is a region other than the first region and the second region in the display screen.

9. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a body and a camera module detachably connected to the body, the body has a display screen, the electronic device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a program that is executable on the processor,

wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform the following steps:

acquiring, by using the camera module, image information in a case that the camera module is attached to a first region of the display screen; and

displaying the image information in a second region of the display screen, wherein

the second region is a region other than the first region in the display screen;

the camera module has a connection contact point, and the camera module is attached to the first region through the connection contact point; the body has a detection module; and

before the displaying the image information in a second region of the display screen, the program, when executed by the processor, further causes the electronic device to perform the following steps:

detecting the connection contact point by using the detection module, to determine the first region; and

determining the second region according to the first region;

wherein the determining the second region according to the first region comprises:

obtaining a target distance between at least one target point of the first region and a target edge of the display screen; and

determining the second region according to the target distance, wherein

the target point is a point on an edge of the first region; the target distance comprises at least one of the following: a first target distance between a first target point and a first edge of the display screen, the first target point being a point closet to the first edge in the first region; or a second target distance between a second target point and a second edge of the display screen, the second target point being a point closet to the second edge in the first region; and the second edge is adjacent to the first edge.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein N connection contact points are arranged on a first end surface on which the camera module is attached to the display screen, N being a positive integer; and

the detecting the connection contact point by using the detection module, to determine the first region comprises:

detecting a first coordinate point in the display screen by using the detection module, the first coordinate point being a coordinate point corresponding to a position at which the connection contact point is attached to the display screen; and

determining the first region corresponding to the first end surface according to the N first coordinate points in a case that a quantity of detected first coordinate points is equal to N and a first graph formed by the N first coordinate points matches a second graph formed by the N connection contact points.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the determining the first region corresponding to the first end surface according to the N first coordinate points comprises:

determining the first region corresponding to the first end surface according to the N first coordinate points and set positions of the N connection contact points on the first end surface, wherein

an area of the first region is greater than or equal to that of the first end surface.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the connection contact point is a metal contact point, and the detection module is a capacitance detection module; and

in a case that the camera module is attached to the first region through the connection contact point, the body detects capacitance values of a plurality of regions of the display screen by using the capacitance detection module, and determines the first coordinate point according to the capacitance values.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein in a case that the target distance comprises the first target distance or the second target distance, the determining the second region according to the target distance comprises at least one of the following:

determining that the second region is located between the first region and the target edge in a case that the target distance is greater than a first threshold; or

determining that the second region is located between the first region and a third edge in a case that the target distance is less than or equal to the first threshold, wherein

the third edge is a fourth edge opposite to the target edge in the display screen; or in a case that the display screen comprises a third region displaying a function control and edges of the third region comprise the fourth edge, the third edge is an edge opposite to the fourth edge in the third region.

14. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein a quantity of second regions is P, P being a positive integer; and in a case that P is greater than 1:

the P second regions display one piece of the image information, and each of the second regions displays partial information of the image information; or

at least one second region in the P second regions displays the image information.

15. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic device is a foldable electronic device, the display screen comprises a first display screen and a second display screen, and the display screen has a folded state and an unfolded state; and

in a case that the display screen is in the unfolded state and the first region is partly or entirely located in the first display screen, the second region is located in at least one of the first display screen or the second display screen.

16. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein in a case that the display screen comprises a third region displaying a function control and the first region comprises a part of the third region or the entire third region, the program, when executed by the processor, further causes the electronic device to perform the following steps:

displaying the function control in a fourth region of the display screen, wherein

the fourth region is a region other than the first region and the second region in the display screen.

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