Granted Patent B2

US 12,260,152 · App. 18/595,875 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Inventor: Jianxing Shi (Dongguan, CN)

Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

G06F3/165G06F3/016H04M1/0214H04M1/0268

Abstract

Claims (71)

1. An audio output method, applied to a mobile terminal, wherein a screen of the mobile terminal comprises a first screen area provided with a first vibration unit, and a second screen area provided with a second vibration unit;

the method comprises:

detecting a first folding state of the first screen area relative to the second screen area; and

controlling working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state in a scenario that audio output is satisfied; wherein

the second screen area comprises a first sub-screen area and a second sub-screen area provided with the second vibration unit, wherein the first screen area, the first sub-screen area, and the second sub-screen area are connected in sequence; and

the detecting the first folding state of the first screen area relative to the second screen area comprises:

detecting a first folding state of the first screen area relative to the first sub-screen area; wherein

after the detecting the first folding state of the first screen area relative to the first sub-screen area, and before the controlling the working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state, the method further comprises:

detecting a second folding state of the second sub-screen area relative to the first sub-screen area; and

the controlling the working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state comprises:

controlling the working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state and the second folding state.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling the working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state comprises:

controlling the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit to vibrate in the case of detecting that the first screen area doesn't fold relative to the second screen area; and

controlling a first target vibration unit to vibrate and controlling a second target vibration unit to be stationary in the case of detecting that the first screen area folds relative to the second screen area;

wherein the first target vibration unit is the first vibration unit and the second target vibration unit is the second vibration unit; or the first target vibration unit is the second vibration unit and the second target vibration unit is the first vibration unit.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the detecting the first folding state of the first screen area relative to the second screen area comprises:

detecting a first folding angle of the first screen area relative to the second screen area;

wherein if the first folding angle is less than a preset angle, it is determined that the first screen area doesn't fold relative to the second screen area; if the first folding angle is greater than or equal to the preset angle, it is determined that the first screen area folds relative to the second screen area.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein during an audio output process, the controlling the second target vibration unit to be stationary comprises:

weakening a vibration intensity of the second target vibration unit according to the first folding angle during a process that the first folding angle increases.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the controlling the first target vibration unit to vibrate comprises:

increasing a vibration intensity of the first target vibration unit according to the first folding angle during a process that the first folding angle increases.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein during an audio output process, after the controlling the second target vibration unit to be stationary, the method further comprises:

controlling the second target vibration unit to vibrate in the case of detecting that the first folding angle is reduced to less than the preset angle.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the controlling the second target vibration unit to vibrate comprises:

increasing a vibration intensity of the second target vibration unit according to the first folding angle during a process that the first folding angle decreases.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state and the second folding state comprises:

controlling the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit to vibrate in the case of detecting that the first screen area folds relative to the first sub-screen area, and the second sub-screen area folds relative to the first sub-screen area.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein

vibration information of the first vibration unit matches left audio channel information, and vibration information of the second vibration unit matches right audio channel information; or

vibration information of the first vibration unit matches right audio channel information, and vibration information of the second vibration unit matches left audio channel information.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit are symmetrically arranged on the screen.

11. A mobile terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program that is stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein a screen of the mobile terminal comprises a first screen area provided with a first vibration unit, and a second screen area provided with a second vibration unit; the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform:

detecting a first folding state of the first screen area relative to the second screen area; and

controlling working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state in a scenario that audio output is satisfied; wherein

the second screen area comprises a first sub-screen area and a second sub-screen area provided with the second vibration unit, wherein the first screen area, the first sub-screen area, and the second sub-screen area are connected in sequence; and

the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform:

detecting a first folding state of the first screen area relative to the first sub-screen area;

detecting a second folding state of the second sub-screen area relative to the first sub-screen area; and

controlling the working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state and the second folding state.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform:

controlling the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit to vibrate in the case of detecting that the first screen area doesn't fold relative to the second screen area; and

controlling a first target vibration unit to vibrate and controlling a second target vibration unit to be stationary in the case of detecting that the first screen area folds relative to the second screen area;

wherein the first target vibration unit is the first vibration unit and the second target vibration unit is the second vibration unit; or the first target vibration unit is the second vibration unit and the second target vibration unit is the first vibration unit.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform:

detecting a first folding angle of the first screen area relative to the second screen area;

wherein if the first folding angle is less than a preset angle, it is determined that the first screen area doesn't fold relative to the second screen area; if the first folding angle is greater than or equal to the preset angle, it is determined that the first screen area folds relative to the second screen area.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform:

weakening a vibration intensity of the second target vibration unit according to the first folding angle during a process that the first folding angle increases.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform:

controlling the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit to vibrate in the case of detecting that the first screen area folds relative to the first sub-screen area, and the second sub-screen area folds relative to the first sub-screen area.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 15 , wherein

vibration information of the first vibration unit matches left audio channel information, and vibration information of the second vibration unit matches right audio channel information; or

vibration information of the first vibration unit matches right audio channel information, and vibration information of the second vibration unit matches left audio channel information.

17. The mobile terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit are symmetrically arranged on the screen.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform:

detecting a first folding state of a first screen area of a mobile terminal relative to a second screen area of the mobile terminal; and

controlling working states of a first vibration unit and a second vibration unit of the mobile terminal according to the first folding state in a scenario that audio output is satisfied;

wherein the first vibration unit is disposed within the first screen area, and the second vibration unit is disposed within the second screen area; wherein

the second screen area comprises a first sub-screen area and a second sub-screen area provided with the second vibration unit, wherein the first screen area, the first sub-screen area, and the second sub-screen area are connected in sequence; and

the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform:

detecting a first folding state of the first screen area relative to the first sub-screen area;

detecting a second folding state of the second sub-screen area relative to the first sub-screen area; and

controlling the working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state and the second folding state.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform:

controlling the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit to vibrate in the case of detecting that the first screen area doesn't fold relative to the second screen area; and

controlling a first target vibration unit to vibrate and controlling a second target vibration unit to be stationary in the case of detecting that the first screen area folds relative to the second screen area;

wherein the first target vibration unit is the first vibration unit and the second target vibration unit is the second vibration unit; or the first target vibration unit is the second vibration unit and the second target vibration unit is the first vibration unit.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform:

detecting a first folding angle of the first screen area relative to the second screen area;

wherein if the first folding angle is less than a preset angle, it is determined that the first screen area doesn't fold relative to the second screen area; if the first folding angle is greater than or equal to the preset angle, it is determined that the first screen area folds relative to the second screen area.

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