IP Library Granted Patent US 12,462,008
Granted Patent B2
US 12,462,008 · App. 17/639,261 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Unlocking control method and device, electronic apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium

Inventors: Wenbo Li (Beijing, CN); Jindou Liu (Beijing, CN); Yanzhao Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
G06F21/36G06F3/016G06F3/04845G06F3/0488G06F3/04883G06F2221/2149
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Patent No.
US 12,462,008
App. No.
17/639,261
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an unlocking control method, an unlocking control device, an electronic apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The unlocking control method for the electronic apparatus includes: obtaining an unlocking touch input; in the case that a retention time of the unlocking touch input at any one of a plurality of target positions is greater than a predetermined time threshold, generating at least one vibration excitation in accordance with the retention time; and in the case that an unlocking control signal determined in accordance with the unlocking touch input matches a predetermined unlocking password, controlling the electronic apparatus to be unlocked. The unlocking control signal includes a touch sequence of the unlocking touch input with respect to the plurality of target positions and the quantity of vibration excitations generated at each target position.

Claims (35)

1 . An unlocking control method for an electronic apparatus, comprising:

obtaining an unlocking touch input;

in the case that a retention time of the unlocking touch input at any one of a plurality of target positions is greater than a predetermined time threshold, generating at least one vibration excitation in accordance with the retention time, wherein the target positions comprise positions corresponding to the unlocking password and other positions having an input response; and

in the case that an unlocking control signal determined in accordance with the unlocking touch input matches a predetermined unlocking password, controlling the electronic apparatus to be unlocked,

wherein the unlocking control signal comprises a touch sequence of the unlocking touch input with respect to the plurality of target positions and the quantity of vibration excitations generated at each target position;

wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a plurality of piezoelectric assemblies, and the generating at least one vibration excitation in accordance with the retention time comprises driving at least one of the plurality of piezoelectric assemblies to generate the at least one vibration excitation;

wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a touch region,

wherein subsequent to obtaining the unlocking touch input, the unlocking control method further comprises:

obtaining a distance between a touch point of the unlocking touch input and each target position;

in the case that the distance between the touch point and each target position is greater than a first distance threshold, driving the touch region to vibrate in a first mode;

in the case that the distance between the touch point and at least one of the target positions is less than or equal to the first distance threshold and the distance between the touch point and any of the target positions is greater than a second distance threshold, driving the touch region to vibrate in a second mode; and

in the case that there is a target position whose distance from the touch point is less than or equal to the second distance threshold, driving the touch region to vibrate in a third mode,

wherein the first distance threshold is greater than the second distance threshold, and the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode are different from each other;

wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a plurality of piezoelectric assemblies surrounding the touch region, and subsequent to obtaining the unlocking touch input, the unlocking control method further comprises: obtaining a touch movement direction corresponding to the unlocking touch input; and determining a target piezoelectric assembly that drives the touch region to vibrate in accordance with the touch movement direction, wherein a distance between the target piezoelectric assembly and a straight line where the touch movement direction is arranged is less than a fourth distance threshold.

2 . The unlocking control method according to claim 1 , wherein the driving the touch region to vibrate in the first mode comprises driving the touch region to vibrate through the piezoelectric assembly with a first carrier signal carrying a first modulation signal; and/or the driving the touch region to vibrate in the second mode comprises driving the touch region to vibrate through the piezoelectric assembly with the first carrier signal.

3 . The unlocking control method according to claim 2 , wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a linear motor, and the driving the touch region to vibrate in the third mode comprises driving the touch region to vibrate through the linear motor with a second carrier signal, wherein a frequency of the second carrier signal is less than a frequency of the first carrier signal.

4 . The unlocking control method according to claim 2 , wherein the driving the touch region to vibrate in the third mode further comprises driving the touch region to vibrate through the piezoelectric assembly with a first carrier signal carrying a second modulation signal, wherein the second modulation signal is different from the first modulation signal.

5 . The unlocking control method according to claim 4 , wherein the second modulation signal is a square wave signal.

6 . An unlocking control device for an electronic apparatus, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to call the computer program so as to implement:

obtaining an unlocking touch input;

in the case that a retention time of the unlocking touch input at any one of a plurality of target positions is greater than a predetermined time threshold, generating at least one vibration excitation in accordance with the retention time, wherein the target positions comprise positions corresponding to the unlocking password and other positions having an input response; and

in the case that an unlocking control signal determined in accordance with the unlocking touch input matches a predetermined unlocking password, controlling the electronic apparatus to be unlocked,

wherein the unlocking control signal comprises a touch sequence of the unlocking touch input with respect to the plurality of target positions and the quantity of vibration excitations generated at each target position;

wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a plurality of piezoelectric assemblies, and the generating at least one vibration excitation in accordance with the retention time comprises driving at least one of the plurality of piezoelectric assemblies to generate the at least one vibration excitation;

wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a touch region,

wherein subsequent to obtaining the unlocking touch input, the unlocking control method further comprises:

obtaining a distance between a touch point of the unlocking touch input and each target position;

in the case that the distance between the touch point and each target position is greater than a first distance threshold, driving the touch region to vibrate in a first mode;

in the case that the distance between the touch point and at least one of the target positions is less than or equal to the first distance threshold and the distance between the touch point and any of the target positions is greater than a second distance threshold, driving the touch region to vibrate in a second mode; and

in the case that there is a target position whose distance from the touch point is less than or equal to the second distance threshold, driving the touch region to vibrate in a third mode,

wherein the first distance threshold is greater than the second distance threshold, and the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode are different from each other;

wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a plurality of piezoelectric assemblies surrounding the touch region, and subsequent to obtaining the unlocking touch input, the unlocking control method further comprises: obtaining a touch movement direction corresponding to the unlocking touch input; and determining a target piezoelectric assembly that drives the touch region to vibrate in accordance with the touch movement direction, wherein a distance between the target piezoelectric assembly and a straight line where the touch movement direction is arranged is less than a fourth distance threshold.

7 . An electronic apparatus, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the computer program is executed by the processor so as to implement the steps in the unlocking control method according to claim 1 .

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a computer program, wherein the computer program is executed by a processor so as to implement the steps in the unlocking control method according to claim 1 .

9 . The unlocking control method according to claim 3 , wherein the driving the touch region to vibrate in the third mode further comprises driving the touch region to vibrate through the piezoelectric assembly with a first carrier signal carrying a second modulation signal, wherein the second modulation signal is different from the first modulation signal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2025
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072855/0052 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2022
From: LI, WENBO; LIU, JINDOU; LI, YANZHAO
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059122/0769 →
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