Granted Patent B2

US 12,615,331 · App. 18/317,659 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Bo Yang (Shenzhen, CN); Guangyue Luo (Shenzhen, CN); Sixu Ruan (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: JRD COMMUNICATION (SHENZHEN) LTD.

H04M1/72454G01D5/24H04M1/0214

Abstract

Claims (69)

1 . A screen state control method, comprising:

detecting a coupling capacitance generated when a folding event occurs;

determining whether the coupling capacitance meets a first preset condition; and

controlling a screen state in response to the coupling capacitance meeting the first preset condition.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the coupling capacitance meets the first preset condition comprises:

detecting a capacitance change value of a capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance to determine whether the capacitance change value is greater than a preset threshold value.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the detecting the capacitance change value of the capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance comprises:

detecting a first data list of the capacitance sensing region at a first designated moment; and

calculating the capacitance change value according to the first data list and a pre-stored basic data list to determine whether the capacitance change value is greater than the preset threshold value.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the detecting the capacitance change value of a capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance comprises:

detecting a first data list of the capacitance sensing region at a first designated moment, wherein the first designated moment is a moment after the folding event, and the first data list records a first capacitance value of each of capacitance sensors in the capacitance sensing region after the folding event; and

calculating the capacitance change value of the capacitance sensing region according to the first data list and a pre-stored basic data list to determine whether the capacitance change value is greater than the preset threshold value, wherein the basic data list records a second capacitance value corresponding to each of the capacitance sensors in the capacitance sensing region before the folding event.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining whether the coupling capacitance meets the first preset condition comprises:

detecting whether a capacitance change rule of the capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance meets a preset rule.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the detecting whether the capacitance change rule of the capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance meets the preset rule comprises:

detecting a first data list of the capacitance sensing region at a first designated moment; and

calculating the capacitance change value of the capacitance sensing region according to the first data list and a pre-stored basic data list to obtain the capacitance change rule of the capacitance sensing region and determining whether the capacitance change rule meets the preset rule.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the detecting whether the capacitance change rule of the capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance meets the preset rule comprises:

detecting a first data list of the capacitance sensing region at a first designated moment, wherein the first designated moment is a moment after the folding event, and the first data list records a first capacitance value of each of capacitance sensors in the capacitance sensing region after the folding event; and

calculating the capacitance change value of the capacitance sensing region according to the first data list and a pre-stored basic data list to obtain the capacitance change rule of the capacitance sensing region and determine whether the capacitance change value meets the preset rule.

8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining whether the coupling capacitance meets the first preset condition comprises:

detecting whether a capacitance change area of the capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance is greater than a preset area threshold value.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the detecting whether the capacitance change area of the capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance is greater than the preset area threshold value comprises:

determining a number of capacitance sensors in the capacitance sensing region and a size of each of the capacitance sensors to determine the capacitance change area of the capacitance sensing region; and

detecting whether the capacitance change area of the capacitance sensor is greater than the preset area threshold value.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the detecting whether the capacitance change area of the capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance is greater than the preset area threshold value comprises:

detecting an arrangement number of the capacitance sensing region or coordinates of the capacitance sensing region in a preset two-dimensional coordinate system;

determining a number of capacitance sensors in the capacitance sensing region based on the arrangement number or the number of the coordinates;

determine the capacitance change area of the capacitance sensing region based on the number of capacitance sensors and a size of each of the capacitance sensors; and

detecting whether the capacitance change area is greater than the preset area threshold value.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring data acquired by a first sensor;

determining whether the acquired data meets a second preset condition; and

in response to the acquired data meeting the second preset condition, determining that the folding event occurs.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring data acquired by a first sensor;

calculating an angle change value of a capacitance sensing region on which the first sensor is disposed from the acquired data;

determining whether the angle change value is within a preset angle range; and

in response to the angle change value being within the preset angle range, determining that the folding event occurs.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, after determining whether the coupling capacitance meets the first preset condition:

in response to the coupling capacitance meeting the first preset condition, determining that a screen is in a folding state, and controlling the screen to be displayed in a first display state; and

in response to the coupling capacitance not meeting the first preset condition, determining that a screen is in an unfolding state, and controlling the screen to be displayed in a second display state.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is performed by a terminal having a screen divided into a first capacitance sensing region and a second capacitance sensing region and comprises:

generating a coupling capacitance by interacting the first capacitance sensing region and the second capacitance sensing region when the folding event occurs;

detecting the coupling capacitance generated when the folding event occurs;

determining whether the coupling capacitance meets the first preset condition; and

controlling the screen state based on the coupling capacitance meeting the first preset condition.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein further comprising:

adjusting a magnitude of a voltage applied to a driving line of at least one of the first capacitance sensing region and the second capacitance sensing region; and

adjusting a waveform of the voltage applied to the driving line of at least one of the first capacitance sensing region and the second capacitance sensing region.

16 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform following operations:

detecting a coupling capacitance generated when a folding event occurs;

detecting a capacitance change value of a capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance to determine whether the capacitance change value is greater than a preset threshold value; and

controlling a screen state based on the capacitance change value being greater than the preset threshold value.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the detecting the capacitance change value comprises:

detecting a first data list of the capacitance sensing region at a first designated moment, wherein the first designated moment is a moment after the folding event, and the first data list records a first capacitance value of each of capacitance sensors in the capacitance sensing region after the folding event; and

calculating the capacitance change value of the capacitance sensing region according to the first data list and a pre-stored basic data list to determine whether the capacitance change value is greater than the preset threshold value, wherein the basic data list records a second capacitance value corresponding to each of the capacitance sensors in the capacitance sensing region before the folding event.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a coupling capacitance generated when the folding event occurs;

detecting a capacitance change rule of a capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance to determine whether the capacitance change rule meets a preset rule; and

controlling the screen state based on the capacitance change rule meeting the preset rule.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a coupling capacitance generated when the folding event occurs;

detecting a capacitance change area of a capacitance sensing region corresponding to the coupling capacitance to determine whether the capacitance change area is greater than a preset area threshold value; and

controlling the screen state based on the capacitance change area being greater than the preset area threshold value.

20 . A screen state control apparatus, comprising:

a detection circuit for detecting a coupling capacitance generated when a folding event occurs;

a determination circuit for determining whether the coupling capacitance meets a first preset condition; and

a control circuit for controlling the screen state based on the coupling capacitance meeting the first preset condition.

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