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Granted Patent B2
US 12,413,661 · App. 17/922,250 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Display control method and apparatus

Inventors: Dawei Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Jiejing Huang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04M1/72454G06F3/044G06V40/161G09G5/10H04W52/027G09G2354/00G09G2360/144H04M2250/12H04M2250/52
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Patent No.
US 12,413,661
App. No.
17/922,250
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display control method applied to a mobile terminal, which includes a display and is coupled to an external device, includes when the mobile terminal is on a voice call, using the external device; determining that the mobile terminal is in a handheld state or a non-handheld state; when the mobile terminal is in the handheld state, controlling the display to be in a screen-on state; and when the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state, controlling the display to be in a screen-off state.

Claims (65)

1. A display control method implemented by a mobile terminal, wherein the display control method comprises:

detecting, when the mobile terminal is on a voice call using a connection to an external device, that the mobile terminal is in a handheld state or a non-handheld state;

detecting, by an ambient light sensor of the mobile terminal, that a light luminance of an ambient environment of the mobile terminal is less than or equal to a luminance threshold;

controlling a display of the mobile terminal to be in a screen-on state when the mobile terminal is in the handheld state and when the light luminance is less than or equal to the luminance threshold; and

controlling the display to be in a screen-off state when the light luminance is greater than or equal to the luminance threshold.

2. The display control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, by a capacitance sensor of the display, whether the display is touched;

detecting that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state when the display is touched; and

detecting that the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state when the display is not touched.

3. The display control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

collecting, by a temperature sensor of the mobile terminal, a skin temperature of a human body in contact with the mobile terminal;

detecting that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state when a temperature value of the temperature sensor is within a first temperature range; and

detecting that the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state when the temperature value is outside the first temperature range.

4. The display control method of claim 1 , further comprising further detecting, based on an acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal, whether the mobile terminal is in the handheld state or the non-handheld state.

5. The display control method of claim 4 , further comprising:

detecting a motion parameter of the acceleration sensor during a first time period;

further detecting that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state when the motion parameter conforms to a handheld condition; and

further detecting that the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state when the motion parameter does not conform to the handheld condition.

6. The display control method of claim 2 , wherein before controlling the display to be in the screen-on state or a screen-off state, the display control method further comprises:

detecting that a camera of the mobile terminal captures a face image;

further controlling the display to be in the screen-on state when the camera captures the face image; and

further controlling the display to be in the screen-off state when the camera fails to capture the face image.

7. The display control method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling the display to be in the screen-off state when the ambient light sensor detects that there is a blockage within a predetermined distance in front of the display.

8. The display control method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling the display to be in the screen-on state when the ambient light sensor detects that there is no blockage within a predetermined distance in front of the display.

9. The display control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

collecting, by a temperature sensor of the mobile terminal, a shell temperature of a human body in contact with the mobile terminal;

detecting that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state when a temperature value of the temperature sensor is within a first temperature range; and

detecting that the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state when the temperature value is outside the first temperature range.

10. A display control method implemented by a mobile terminal, wherein the display control method comprises:

detecting, when the mobile terminal is on a voice call using a connection to an external device, that a camera of the mobile terminal captures a face image;

detecting, by an ambient light sensor of the mobile terminal, that a light luminance of an ambient environment of the mobile terminal is less than or equal to a luminance threshold;

controlling a display of the mobile terminal to be in a screen-on state when the camera captures the face image and when the light luminance is less than or equal to the luminance threshold; and

controlling the display to be in a screen-off state when the light luminance is greater than or equal to the luminance threshold.

11. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display; and

a processor coupled to the display and configured to:

detect, when the mobile terminal is on a voice call using a connection to an external device, that the mobile terminal is in a handheld state or a non-handheld state;

detect, by an ambient light sensor of the mobile terminal, that a light luminance of an ambient environment of the mobile terminal is less than or equal to a luminance threshold;

control the display to be in a screen-on state when the mobile terminal is in the handheld state and when the light luminance is less than or equal to the luminance threshold; and

control the display to be in a screen-off state when the light luminance is greater than or equal to the luminance threshold.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , wherein the display comprises a capacitance sensor, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect, using the capacitance sensor, whether the display is touched;

detect that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state when the display is touched; and

detect that the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state when the display is not touched.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , further comprising a temperature sensor coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to:

collect, using the temperature sensor, a skin temperature of a human body in contact with the mobile terminal;

detect that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state when a temperature value of the temperature sensor is within a first temperature range; and

detect that the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state when the temperature value is outside the first temperature range.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , further comprising an acceleration sensor coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to further detect, based on the acceleration sensor, that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state or the non-handheld state.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect a motion parameter of the acceleration sensor during a first time period;

further detect that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state when the motion parameter conforms to a handheld condition; and

further detect that the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state when the motion parameter does not conform to a handheld condition.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , further comprising a camera coupled to the processor, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect that the camera captures a face image; and

further control the display to be in a screen-on state when the camera captures the face image.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , further comprising a camera coupled to the processor, and wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect that the camera captures a face image; and

further control the display to be in the screen-off state when the camera fails to capture the face image.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , further comprising an ambient light sensor coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to be in the screen-off state when the ambient light sensor detects that there is a blockage within a predetermined distance in front of the display.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , further comprising an ambient light sensor coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to be in the screen-on state when the ambient light sensor detects that there is no blockage within a predetermined distance in front of the display.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , further comprising a temperature sensor, wherein the processor is further configured to:

collect, using the temperature sensor, a shell temperature of a human body in contact with the mobile terminal;

detect that the mobile terminal is in the handheld state when a temperature value of the temperature sensor is within a first temperature range; and

detect that the mobile terminal is in the non-handheld state when the temperature value is outside the first temperature range.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2024
From: WANG, DAWEI; HUANG, JIEJING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068739/0249 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010366208.0 · Apr 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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