RU2798504C1 - Method for adjusting sensor area and device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: sensor techniques.

SUBSTANCE: input means for portable user devices such as touch screens, and in particular the adjustments of the touch area. To do this, a touch input is received on the screen of the device, a contact surface is determined relative to the first touch input, and information about touching the first contact surface is obtained, the first touch area and the first non-touch area are determined on the touch screen of the electronic device based on information about touching the first contact surface, moreover the distance between the first touch area and the first contact surface is equal to the first distance value and the first non-touch area contains the first contact surface. At the same time, a second touch input is received, carried out on the first touch area, the first user interface is displayed on the display in response to the second touch input, the third touch input is received, carried out in the first non-touch area, and changes are skipped using an electronic device displayed on the display of the specified content electronic device in response to the third touch input. Moreover, after the step of determining the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device, based on the information about touching the first contact surface, the fourth touch input is received, carried out on the touch screen, the third contact surface is determined relative to the fourth touch input, and information is received about touching the third contact surface that is located on the first side screen of the touch screen, and the touch information may further comprise one or more of the following: contact surface height, contact surface width, and/or contact surface area. It is then determined, based on the touch information of the third contact surface, that the first side screen on the touch screen is a non-touch area, the fifth touch input performed on the first side screen is received, and the changes are skipped by the electronic device displayed on the display of said electronic device of content in response to the fifth touch input.

EFFECT: avoidance of unwanted triggering when the user accidentally touches the terminal device by adjusting the position of the touch area on the touch screen of the terminal device based on the gesture of taking the terminal device in hand, so that the touch area is removed from the first area.

16 cl, 93 dwg

Description

The present application claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 201911251873.9 filed with the Chinese Patent Office on December 9, 2019 under the title "TOUCH REGION ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS", and China Patent Application No. 202010982063.7 filed with the Chinese Patent Office on September 17, 2020 under the title TOUCH REGION ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, so both applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

The technical field to which the invention belongs

The present application relates to the field of technology of electronic devices and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for adjusting the sensory area.

State of the art

As the popularity of edge-to-edge screens has increased, in order to increase screen utilization in an electronic device, edge-to-edge screens with an effective area of over 100% have begun to be used in some electronic devices. The frameless screen with an effective area of over 100% means that in addition to the screen on the front of the electronic device, some specific functions can be extended to other areas. Accordingly, said other area typically comprises an extended touch area, so that upon receiving a touch on the extended touch area, the electronic device performs that particular function. For example, touch areas may be located in side areas (eg, areas such as left and right sides or top and bottom sides) of some electronic devices. Upon touching such an extended area, the electronic device performs an operation corresponding to that touch area to effect lateral interaction.

However, during the development of the present application, the author found that when the user takes the electronic device with his hand, he sometimes accidentally touches the extended touch area. In such a case, the electronic device will still perform the operation corresponding to that touch area, even if the operation is not required by the user. In other words, the electronic device performs an operation that the user did not require. For example, the touch area is extended to the side area of the electronic device, if the user touches this side touch area in the process of picking up the electronic device, this electronic device will perform the operation corresponding to the side touch area.

Disclosure of the essence of the invention

In order to solve the problem of conventional technology that a user may accidentally touch an extended touch area when he picks up an electronic device, embodiments of the present application provide a method and adjustment of the touch area and device.

According to a first aspect, the present application proposes a method for adjusting a touch area, comprising: obtaining a first area that is on a touch display of a terminal device and in which a perceived parameter is changed; determining, based on the location of this first area on the touch screen of the terminal device, a gesture of picking up this terminal device; and adjusting the position of the touch area on the touch display of the terminal device based on this terminal device pickup gesture so that the touch area is removed from the first area. The above method can effectively avoid unwanted operation when a user accidentally touches a terminal device, thereby improving user convenience.

In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the perceived parameter may be a pressure parameter, a temperature parameter, a capacitance parameter, or another similar parameter. The secure touch is implemented using various parameters to improve the accuracy of such a secure touch and improve user friendliness.

In another possible implementation, before determining, based on the location of this first area on the touch screen of the terminal device, the gesture of picking up the terminal device, the method further comprises: calculating the amount of change in the perceived parameter in the first area. The first region in which the amount of change in the perceived parameter is greater than the first threshold is the first target region. By calculating the amount of change in the perceived parameter in the first region, protection against the effects of accidental touch can be more accurately implemented, and the degree of convenience and user experience can be improved.

According to a second aspect, the present application provides a terminal device comprising a memory device, a processor, and a computer program that is stored in the memory device and can be executed by the processor. When executing a computer program, the processor performs the following steps: obtaining a first area, which is located on the touch screen of the terminal device and in which the perceived parameter is changed; determining, based on the location of this first area on the touch screen of the terminal device, a gesture of picking up the terminal device; and adjusting the position of the touch area on the touch display of the terminal device based on this terminal device pickup gesture so that the touch area is removed from the first area. The above methods and steps can effectively prevent the user from accidentally touching the terminal device as a command, thereby improving user convenience.

In one possible implementation of the second aspect, the sensed parameter is a pressure parameter, a temperature parameter, a capacitance parameter, or another similar parameter. Protection against the effects of accidental touch is carried out using various parameters to improve the accuracy of such protection against the consequences of accidental touch and improve the degree of convenience for the user.

In another possible implementation of the second aspect, before determining, based on the location of this first area on the touch screen of the terminal device, the gesture of picking up the terminal device, the method further comprises: calculating the amount of change in the perceived parameter in the first area. The first region in which the amount of change in the perceived parameter is greater than the first threshold is the first target region. By calculating the amount of change in the perceived parameter in the first region, protection against the effects of accidental touch can be more accurately implemented, and the degree of convenience and user experience can be improved.

According to a third aspect, the present application provides a method for adjusting a touch area. The method comprises: the electronic device receives a first touch input on a touch screen of the electronic device; this electronic device determines the first contact surface of this first touch input and obtains touch information from the first contact surface, where this touch information is capacitive information; the electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on the touch information of the first contact surface, where the distance between the first touch area and the first contact surface has a first distance value, and the first non-touch area includes the first contact surface; the electronic device receives a second touch input provided on the first touch area; the electronic device presents on the display the first user interface in response to the second touch input; the electronic device receives a third touch input provided on the first non-touch area; and the electronic device does not change the content displayed on the display of the electronic device in response to the third touch input.

In this embodiment of the present application, the first touch input may be a touch input from the user holding the mobile terminal in their hand. The electronic device can determine the contact surface with respect to the first touch input and obtain information about touching this contact surface. This electronic device can adaptively adjust the touch area and the non-touch area on the touch screen based on touch information of the contact surface, and keep the touch area away from the contact surface. In response to the second touch input for the touch area, the electronic device may perform a function corresponding to the touch operation, such as presenting a first user interface on a display. In response to the third touch input for the non-touch area, the electronic device may not perform the function corresponding to the touch operation, more specifically, not change the content displayed on the display of the electronic device. With this approach, the location of the touch area is adaptively adjusted, thereby effectively reducing the risk of triggering in response to an accidental touch and improving the user experience and convenience.

In one possible implementation, the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. The procedure for the electronic device to determine the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on the touch information on the first contact surface comprises: The electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the touch information on the first contact surface . This touch information may further comprise one or more of the contact surface height, contact surface width, and contact surface area. The area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area. With this approach, the electronic device can determine the touch area on the side screen based on touch information on at least one contact surface on the side screen.

In one possible implementation, the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. Before the electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on the first contact surface touch information, the method further comprises: the electronic device determines the second contact surface with respect to the first touch input and obtains the second surface touch information contact, where this second contact surface is located on the first side screen. The procedure for determining by the electronic device the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of this electronic device based on the touch information on the first contact surface comprises: the electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the first surface touch information contact and touch information to the second contact surface. The distance between the first touch area and the second contact surface has a first distance value. The touch information may further comprise one or more of the contact surface heights, the width of the contact surfaces, and the area of the contact surfaces. The area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area. With this approach, based on information about touching two contact surfaces on one side screen, the electronic device can determine the touch area on the side screen, and the distance between the touch area and any of these two contact surfaces is equal to the first distance value. This effectively reduces the risk of triggering in response to an accidental touch and improves the user experience and convenience.

In one possible implementation, after the electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on information about touching the first contact surface, the method further comprises: this electronic device receives a fourth touch input performed on touch screen; the electronic device determines the third contact surface relative to the fourth touch input and obtains touch information on the third contact surface, where this third contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen, and the touch information may further comprise one or more of the following parameters - the height of the contact surface , contact surface width and contact surface area; the electronic device determines, based on the touch information of the third contact surface, that the first side screen of the touch screen is a non-touch area; the electronic device receives a fifth touch input provided on the first side screen; and the electronic device does not change the content displayed on the display of the electronic device in response to the fifth touch input. With this approach, based on information about touching at least one contact surface on one side screen, the electronic device can determine that the side screen is a non-touch area. This effectively reduces the risk of triggering in response to an accidental touch.

In one possible implementation, before the electronic device determines, based on the third contact surface touch information, that the first side screen of the touch screen is a non-touch area, the method further comprises: the electronic device determines the fourth contact surface from the fourth touch input and obtains information about touching this fourth contact surface, where this fourth contact surface is located on the first side screen. The procedure for determining by the electronic device, based on the third contact surface touch information, that the first side screen of the touch screen is a non-touch area comprises: The electronic device determines, based on the third contact surface touch information and the fourth contact surface touch information that the first side screen is a non-touch area. With this approach, based on information about touching two contact surfaces on one side screen, the electronic device can determine that the entire side screen is a non-touch area. This effectively reduces the risk of triggering in response to accidental touch.

In one possible implementation, the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. Before the electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on the touch information of the first contact surface, the method further comprises: The electronic device determines the fifth contact surface with respect to the first touch input and obtains the touch information of the fifth contact surface, where this fifth contact surface is located on the second side screen of the touch screen. The procedure for the electronic device to determine the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of this electronic device based on the touch information on the first contact surface comprises: This electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the touch information on the first contact surface and determines the second touch area and the second non-touch area on the second side screen based on information about touching the fifth contact surface. The distance between the second touch area and the fifth contact surface is the second distance value, the area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area, and the area other than the second touch area on the second side screen is the second non-touch area. region. With this approach, based on touch information on at least one contact surface on the first side screen and touch information on at least one contact surface on the second side screen, the electronic device determines that each of the two side screens has a touch area. .

In one possible implementation, the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. Before the electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of this electronic device based on the touch information of the first contact surface, the proposed method further comprises: This electronic device determines the sixth contact surface with respect to the first touch input and obtains touch information on the sixth contact surface, where this sixth contact surface is located on the second side screen of the touch screen. The procedure for the electronic device to determine the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of this electronic device based on the touch information on the first contact surface comprises: This electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the touch information on the first contact surface, and determines, based on the contact information of the sixth contact surface, that the second side screen is a non-touch area. The area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area. With this approach, based on touch information on at least one contact surface on the first side screen and touch information on at least one contact surface on the second side screen, the electronic device determines that one side screen contains a touch area, and the entire the other side screen is the non-touch area.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for determining the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the first contact surface touch information by the electronic device comprises: when the first contact surface touch information satisfies the first predetermined condition, the electronic device determines, that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface of the eminence of the thumb; and when the distance between the first contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the first contact surface. The first predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold height, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on this contact surface falls within the first ratio range. Alternatively, the first predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold height, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of that contact surface is greater than the first height ratio, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on this contact surface falls within the first ratio range. Alternatively, the first predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of this contact surface is greater than the first height ratio, the area of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold area, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on this contact surface falls within the first ratio range. The values in the first ratio range are not less than 1. The outermost coordinate column on the contact surface is the coordinate column closest to the long side of the electronic device in the touch screen matrix corresponding to the contact surface and superimposed on the touch screen. The second from the edge coordinate column on the contact surface is the second closest coordinate column to the long side of the electronic device in the touch screen matrix corresponding to the contact surface and superimposed on the touch screen.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for determining the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the first contact surface touch information by the electronic device comprises: When the first contact surface touch information satisfies the second predefined condition, the electronic device determines that the first contact surface is of the type of contact surfaces formed by gripping with a finger; and when the distance between the first contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than the second predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the first side screen and the first contact surface. The first contact surface is a contact surface formed by finger grip and proximal to the first end of the first side shield. The second predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface falls within the first range of heights, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on this contact surface falls within the limits of the second ratio range. Alternatively, the second predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface falls within the first height range, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of that contact surface falls within the third ratio range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the value of the capacitance of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on this contact surface falls within the second range of ratios. Alternatively, the second predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of that contact surface falls within the third ratio range, the area of the contact surface falls within the first area range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the value of the capacitance of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on this contact surface falls within the second range of ratios. The values in the first height range are not greater than the first threshold height. The values in the second ratio range are not less than 1. The values in the second ratio range are not less than the value in the first ratio range. The values in the third range of ratios are not greater than the first ratio of heights. The values in the first range of areas are not greater than the threshold area.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for determining the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the first contact surface touch information by the electronic device comprises: When the first contact surface touch information satisfies the third predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger; and when the distance between the first contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than a third predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the first contact surface. The third predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface falls within the limits of the second height range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios. Alternatively, the third predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the values of the second height range, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of this contact surface falls within the fifth ratio range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the value of the capacitance of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on this contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios. Alternatively, the third predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of that contact surface falls within the fifth ratio range, the area of the contact surface falls within the second area range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the value of the capacitance of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on this contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios. The values in the second range of heights are not greater than the first threshold height. Values in the fourth ratio range are at most 1. Values within the fifth ratio range are at most values within the third ratio range. The values in the second ratio range are not greater than the first threshold area.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for determining the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the first contact surface touch information by the electronic device comprises: When the first contact surface touch information satisfies the fourth predefined condition, the electronic device determines that the first contact surface is of the type of contact surfaces with the area between the thumb and forefinger; and when the distance between the first contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than a fourth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the first contact surface. The fourth predetermined condition is that the contact surface height falls within the third height range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on this contact surface falls within the sixth ratio range. Alternatively, the fourth predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the values of the third height range, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of this contact surface falls within the seventh ratio range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the value of the capacitance of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on this contact surface falls within the sixth range of ratios. Alternatively, the fourth predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of that contact surface falls within the seventh ratio range, the area of the contact surface falls within the third area range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the value of the capacitance of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on this contact surface falls within the sixth range of ratios. The values within the third height range are not greater than the first threshold height, and the values within the third height range are not less than the values from the second height range. The values within the sixth ratio range are not less than 1, and the values within the sixth ratio range are not greater than the values from the second ratio range. The values within the seventh ratio range are not greater than the first height ratio, and the values within the seventh ratio range are not less than the values from the fifth ratio range. The values within the third area range are not greater than the first threshold area.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for determining by the electronic device the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen of the electronic device based on the first contact surface touch information comprises: When both first contact surface touch information and touch information to the second contact surface, satisfy the third predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the first contact surface belongs to the type of contact surfaces when applying a finger; and when the distance between the first contact surface and the second contact surface is not less than a fifth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first sensor area is located between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for determining by the electronic device the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen of the electronic device based on the first contact surface touch information comprises: When both first contact surface touch information and touch information to the second contact surface, satisfy the fourth predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the first contact surface is of the type of contact surfaces with the area between the thumb and forefinger; and when the distance between the first contact surface and the second contact surface is not less than a sixth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first sensor area is located between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.

In one implementation, in the fourth predetermined condition, the values within the sixth ratio range are not less than 1, the values within the third height range are not less than the values from the second height range, the values within the seventh ratio range are not less than the values from the fifth ratio range, and the values within the third area range are not less than the values from the second area range.

In one possible implementation, the third contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. The procedure for determining by the electronic device, based on the third contact surface touch information, that the first side screen of the touch screen is a non-touch area comprises: When the third contact surface touch information satisfies the first predetermined condition, and the distance between the third contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In one possible implementation, the third contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. The procedure for determining by the electronic device, based on the touch information of the third contact surface, that the first side screen of the touch screen is a non-touch area comprises: When the touch information of the third contact surface satisfies the second predetermined condition, and the distance between the third contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than the second predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In one possible implementation, the third contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. The procedure for determining by the electronic device, based on the touch information of the third contact surface, that the first side screen of the touch screen is a non-touch area comprises: When the touch information of the third contact surface satisfies the third predetermined condition, and the distance between the third contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than the third predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In one possible implementation, the third contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. The procedure for determining by the electronic device, based on the third contact surface touch information, that the first side screen on the touch screen is a non-touch area comprises: When the third contact surface touch information satisfies the fourth predetermined condition, and the distance between the third contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than a fourth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for the electronic device to determine, based on the third contact surface touch information and the fourth contact surface touch information, that the first side screen is a non-touch area comprises: contact surfaces and fourth contact surface touch information satisfy the third predetermined condition, and the distance between the third contact surface and the fourth contact surface is less than a fifth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for determining by the electronic device, based on the touch information on the third contact surface and the touch information on the fourth contact surface, that the first side screen is a non-touch area, contains: when both information is information about the touch on the third contact surfaces and fourth contact surface touch information satisfy the fourth predetermined condition, and the distance between the third contact surface and the fourth contact surface is less than a sixth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for the electronic device to determine, based on the third contact surface touch information and the fourth contact surface touch information, that the first side screen is a non-touch area comprises: contact surfaces and the contact information of the fourth contact surface satisfy the fourth predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that both of these surfaces, the third contact surface and the fourth contact surface, are surfaces for contact with the area between the thumb and forefinger, and the electronic device the device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In one possible implementation, the first contact surface is located on the rear screen of the electronic device. The procedure for determining by the electronic device the first touch area and the first non-touch area of the touch screen of the electronic device based on the touch information on the first contact surface comprises: when the distance between the first side edge of the first contact surface and the top edge of the first side screen on the touch screen is not less than the seventh predetermined value , the electronic device determines that the first touch area on the first side screen is located between the top edge of this first side screen and the specified first side edge, where the first side edge is adjacent to the first side screen, and the distance between the first contact surface and the first side edge is equal to the first distance value.

In one possible implementation, the procedure for the electronic device to determine the first touch area and the first non-touch area of the touch screen of the electronic device based on information about touching the first contact surface comprises: The electronic device determines the way in which the user holds the device based on information about touching the first contact surface, and determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the way the user holds the device. The user can hold the device in the following ways - left handed, right handed, two handed, left handed, right handed, and two handed.

In one possible implementation, the first end of the first side screen is the top edge of the first side screen; or the first end of the first side screen is the top edge of the first side screen or the bottom edge of the first side screen.

According to a fourth aspect, the present application provides an electronic device comprising a touch screen, a storage device, one or more processors, and one or more programs. These one or more programs are stored in the storage device. While executing these one or more programs, the one or more processors allow the electronic device to implement the touch area adjustment method in any of the possible embodiments of the third aspect.

According to a fifth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium. This computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, so that when the computer program is executed on the computer, the computer can carry out the method and steps according to the first aspect or the third aspect.

According to the touch area adjusting method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the first area on the touch display of the terminal device in which the perceived parameter is changed can be determined, the gesture of picking up the electronic device can be determined based on the position of the first area, and the position of the touch area on the touch screen can be adjusted. terminal device display based on this gesture. With this approach, the adjusted position of the touch area is placed away from the first area in order to avoid unintentional operation by accidentally touching the touch area and to improve user convenience.

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Fig. 1 is a simplified block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2A is a front view of an electronic device using a horizontal display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2B is a side view of an electronic device using a horizontal display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional diagram of an electronic device in which a three-dimensional (circular) display is used, according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4A is a simplified diagram of an electronic device using a folding display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4B is a simplified diagram of another electronic device using a folding display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4C is a simplified diagram of another electronic device using a folding display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5A and FIG. 5B are simplified diagrams of another electronic device using a horizontal display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 6A and FIG. 6B are simplified diagrams of another electronic device using a circular display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7A - Fig. 7C are simplified diagrams of another electronic device using a folding display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 8A is a simplified block diagram of a screen according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 8B is a simplified block diagram of a touch sensor according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 9 is a simplified diagram of the operating procedure of a method for adjusting a touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 10A is a simplified diagram of the operating procedure of another method for adjusting the touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 10B is a simplified diagram of a first region according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 11A is a simplified operating procedure diagram of another touch area adjustment method according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 11B is a simplified diagram of another first region according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 11C is a simplified diagram of another first region according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 12 is a simplified diagram of the operating procedure of another method for adjusting the touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 13 is a simplified diagram of the first area of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 14 is a simplified diagram of the first gesture of picking up the device with one hand according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 15 is a simplified diagram of the operating procedure of another method for adjusting the touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 16 is a simplified diagram of the first area of another electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 17 is a simplified diagram of a second one-handed device grasping gesture according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 18 is a simplified diagram of the operating procedure of another method for adjusting the touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 19 is a simplified diagram of the first area of another electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 20 is a simplified diagram of a landscape pickup gesture according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 21 is a simplified operating procedure diagram of another touch area adjustment method according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 22 is a simplified diagram of the first area of another electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 23 is a simplified diagram of a third one-handed device grasping gesture according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 24 is a simplified diagram of the operating procedure of another method for adjusting the touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 25 is a simplified diagram of the first area of another electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 26 is a simplified diagram of the first area of another electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 27 is a simplified diagram of the fourth gesture for taking the device with one hand according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 28 is a simplified diagram of the fifth one-handed device grasping gesture according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 29 is a simplified diagram of a side screen content display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 30A - Fig. 30D are simplified side-screen communication diagrams according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 31A - Fig. 31C are simplified diagrams of a method for holding the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 32A - FIG. 32C are simplified diagrams of a method for holding the device in a longitudinal position with the right hand according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 33A - Fig. 33B are simplified diagrams of a method for holding a device in a longitudinal position with two hands according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 34A - FIG. 34D are simplified diagrams of a method for holding a device in a horizontal position with the left hand according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 35A - Fig. 35D are simplified diagrams of a method for holding a device in a horizontal position with the right hand according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 36A - FIG. 36D are simplified diagrams of a two-handed method for holding a device horizontally in accordance with one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 37A - Fig. 37D are simplified diagrams of a sensory area and a non-touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 38A - FIG. 38C are simplified diagrams of the sensory region and the non-touch region according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 39A - Fig. 39G are simplified diagrams of the sensory area and non-touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 40A - FIG. 40D are simplified diagrams of the sensory region and the non-touch region according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 41A - FIG. 41F are simplified diagrams of a sensory area and a non-touch area according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 42 is a simplified diagram of a side screen content display according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 43 is a simplified operating procedure diagram of another touch area adjustment method according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 44 is a simplified diagram of a capacitive signal from a contact surface according to one embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 45 is a simplified diagram of a hardware system according to one embodiment of the present application; And

Fig. 46 is a simplified diagram of a software system according to one embodiment of the present application.

Implementation of the invention

In the present description, the Claims and the accompanying drawings of this application, the terms "first", "second", "third" and other similar terms are only intended to distinguish different objects from one another, and not to limit to any particular sequence. . These first or second may further each contain more steps, not limited to one step or feature.

In embodiments of the present application, words such as "example" or "for example" are used to provide an example, illustration, or description. No option or design scheme described as "example" or "for example" in the variants of this application should not be construed as a preferred option or option that has more advantages than other options or design schemes. To be precise, the use of the word "example" or "for example" is intended to represent the relevant concept in a particular way.

In order to solve the problem inherent in conventional technology that a user accidentally touches a touch area when picking up an electronic device, embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for adjusting the touch area.

The touch area adjustment method provided by the embodiments of the present application can be applied to several types of electronic devices. For example, an electronic device may be a device such as a mobile phone, tablet computer, handheld computer, netbook computer, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), wearable electronic device, or smart watch. Of course, in the alternative, the electronic device may be of a different type. In the embodiments of the present application, this is not limited.

In embodiments of the present application, the structure of the electronic device may be shown in FIG. 1. In this FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of an electronic device to which the touch area adjustment method of the embodiments of the present application is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device may include a processor 110, an external storage interface 120, an internal storage device 121, a universal serial bus (USB) interface 130, a charge control module 140, a power control module 141, a battery 142, a sensor module 180, a key 190, a motor 191, an indicator 192, a video camera 193, a display 194, and the like. The sensor module 180 may include a pressure sensor 180A, a gyro sensor 180B, a barometric pressure sensor 180C, a magnetic sensor 180D, an acceleration sensor 180E, a distance sensor 180F, an optical proximity sensor 180G, a fingerprint sensor 180H, a temperature sensor 180J, a touch sensor 180K, a sensor 180L ambient light, 180M bone conduction sensor and other similar sensors. Further, when the electronic device is a mobile phone, the electronic device may also include an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 150, a radio communication module 160, an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C, a headphone jack 170D and a subscriber identification module (SIM) interface.

It can be understood that the structure shown in this embodiment is not particularly limited to the electronic device. In some other embodiments, the electronic device may contain more or fewer components than shown in the drawing, or some components may be combined, or some components may be divided into several parts, or other component configurations may be used. The components shown in the drawing may be implemented as hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

Processor 110 may include one or more processor modules. For example, processor 110 may include an application processor (application processor, AP), modem processor, graphics processing unit (GPU), image signal processor (ISP), controller, video codec, digital signal processor (digital signal processor). processor, DSP), video processor and/or neural network processing unit (NPU). The various processor modules may be independent components, or they may be integrated into one or more processors.

The controller may be the nerve center and command center of the electronic device. The controller can generate an operation control signal based on the instruction's operating code and a time sequence signal to fully control the reading of instructions and the execution of those instructions.

A memory device may further be located within processor 110 and configured to store instructions and data. In some embodiments, the storage device in processor 110 is a cache device. This memory may store instructions or data just used or cycled through by processor 110. If processor 110 needs to use instructions or data again, processor 110 may directly recall those instructions or data from memory. This avoids multiple execution of the access operation and reduces the waiting time of the processor 110, thereby improving the efficiency of the system.

In some embodiments of the present application, processor 110 may include one or more interfaces. Such an interface can be an interface between integrated circuits (inter-integrated circuit, I2C), an audio interface between integrated circuits (inter-integrated circuit sound, I2S), a pulse code modulation (PCM) interface (pulse code modulation, PCM), a universal asynchronous interface universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART), mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), general-purpose input/output (GPIO), subscriber identity module interface, SIM), universal serial bus (USB) interface, and/or other similar interface.

The I2C interface is a serial bus with two-way synchronization and contains one serial data line (serial data line, SDA) and one serial clock line (serial clock line, SCL). In some implementations, processor 110 may include multiple I2C bus groups. The processor 110 may be individually connected to the touch sensor 180K, charger, flashlight, video camera 193, and the like through various I2C bus interfaces. For example, processor 110 may be coupled to touch sensor 180K via an I2C interface such that processor 110 communicates with touch sensor 180K via an I2C bus interface to implement the touch function of the electronic device.

The I2S interface can be configured for audio communication. In some implementations, processor 110 may include multiple I2S bus groups. This processor 110 may be coupled to the audio module 170 via an I2S bus to communicate between the processor 110 and the audio module 170. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 may transmit an audio signal to the radio module 160 via the I2S interface to implement a headset call answering function. bluetooth.

The PCM interface can also be configured to: perform audio communications, as well as sample, quantize, and encode an analog signal. In some embodiments, audio module 170 may be connected to radio module 160 via a PCM bus interface. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 may alternatively send an audio signal to the radio module 160 via the PCM interface in order to implement the call answering function via a Bluetooth headset. Both interfaces, the I2S interface and the PCM interface, can be configured for audio communication.

The UART interface is a universal serial data bus and is configured for asynchronous communication. This bus may be a two-way communication bus and convert data to be transmitted between a format for serial communication and a format for parallel transmission. In some embodiments, the UART interface is typically configured to connect processor 110 to radio module 160. For example, processor 110 communicates with a Bluetooth module in radio module 160 via a UART interface to implement Bluetooth functions. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 may send an audio signal to the radio module 160 via a UART interface to perform a music playback function through a Bluetooth headset.

The MIPI interface may be configured to connect the processor 110 to a peripheral component such as a display 194 or a video camera 193. The MIPI interface may include a camera serial interface (CSI), a display serial interface (DSI), and other such components. . In some embodiments, the processor 110 communicates with the video camera 193 via the CSI interface to implement the photography function in the electronic device. Processor 110 communicates with display 194 via a DSI interface to implement a display function in an electronic device.

The GPIO interface can be configured using software. The GPIO interface can be configured for either a control signal or a data signal. In some embodiments, the GPIO interface may be configured to connect processor 110 to video camera 193, display 194, radio module 160, audio module 170, sensor module 180, and other such components. The GPIO interface may alternatively be configured as an I2C interface, an I2S interface, a UART interface, a MIPI interface, or the like.

The USB interface 130 is an interface conforming to standard USB specifications, and may specifically be a mini USB interface, a micro USB interface, a Type-C USB port, or the like. Such USB interface 130 may be configured to connect to a charger to charge the battery of an electronic device, or may be configured to transfer data between an electronic device and a peripheral, or may be configured to connect to a headset to play music using the headset. . Alternatively, such an interface may be configured to connect to another electronic device, such as an augmented reality (AR) device.

It can be understood that the connection between modules via interfaces shown in this embodiment is merely an example for description and does not constitute a limitation on the structure of the electronic device. In some other embodiments of the present application, the electronic device may alternatively use a method of connection through interfaces other than the above option, or use a combination of several methods of connection through interfaces.

The charging control unit 140 is configured to receive an input charging voltage from the charger. The charger may be a wireless charger or a wired charger. In some wired charging embodiments, charge control module 140 may receive charging voltage from a wired charger via USB interface 130. In some wireless charging embodiments, charge control module 140 may receive charge wirelessly via a wireless charging coil in an electronic device. This charge control module 140 can further supply power (supply voltage) to the electronic device via the power control module 141 while continuing to charge the battery 142.

Power control module 141 is configured to connect battery 142, charge control module 140, and processor 110. Power control module 141 receives input voltage from battery 142 and/or input voltage from charge control module 140, and supplies power (supply voltage) to processor 110, internal storage device 121, display 194, video camera 193, radio module 160, and other similar components. The power management module 141 can be further configured to monitor parameters such as battery capacity, battery cycles, and battery health (electrical leakage or electrical resistance). In some other embodiments, power management module 141 may alternatively be located in processor 110. In some other embodiments, power management module 141 and charge management module 140 may alternatively be located in the same device.

The radio communication function of the electronic device may be implemented through the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobile communication module 150, the radio communication module 160, the modem processor, the video band processor, and the like.

Antenna 1 and antenna 2 are configured to transmit and receive an electromagnetic wave signal. Each antenna in an electronic device may be configured to cover one or more communication bands. Signals from different antennas can be further multiplexed to improve antenna utilization. For example, antenna 1 may be multiplexed as a diversity antenna in a radio local area network. In some other embodiments, the antenna may be used in conjunction with a tuning switch.

The mobile communication module 150 can provide a radio communication solution according to 2G/3G/4G/5G generation standards and other similar standards applicable to an electronic device. This mobile module 150 may include at least one of a filter, a switch, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier (LNA), and the like. This mobile communication module 150 can receive electromagnetic waves through the antenna 1, perform processing on the received electromagnetic waves such as filtering or amplification, and transmit these electromagnetic waves to the modem processor for demodulation. The mobile communication unit 150 can also amplify the signal modulated by the modem processor and convert this amplified signal into electromagnetic waves through the antenna 1 for radiation. In some embodiments, at least some functional modules from mobile communication module 150 may be located in processor 110. In some embodiments, at least some functional modules from mobile communication module 150 may be located in the same device as at least least some processor modules 110.

The modem processor may include a modulator and a demodulator. The modulator is configured to modulate a low frequency video band signal to be transmitted and convert it to a mid or high frequency signal. The demodulator is configured to demodulate the received electromagnetic wave signal and convert it into a low frequency video band signal. The demodulator then passes the low frequency videoband signal obtained by demodulation to the videoband processor for processing. The low frequency video band signal is processed in the video band processor and then transmitted to the application processor. This application processor outputs audio through an audio device (this is not limited to speaker 170A, receiver 170B, or the like), or presents an image or video on display 194. In some embodiments, the modem processor may be an independent device. In some other embodiments, the modem processor may be independent of the processor 110 and located in the same device as the mobile communication module 150 or other functional module.

Module 160 may provide radio communication solutions applicable to an electronic device, including wireless local area networks (WLAN) (e.g., wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi), Bluetooth (Bluetooth, BT) , global navigation satellite system (GNSS), communication using frequency modulation (frequency modulation, FM), communication technology in the near field (near field communication, NFC), infrared (IR) communication technology (infrared, IR) and other similar solutions. The radio communication module 160 may be one or more devices integrating at least one communication processor module. The radio module 160 receives electromagnetic waves through the antenna 2, performs frequency modulation and filtering of the electromagnetic wave signal, and transmits the processed signal to the processor 110. This radio module 160 can further receive the signal to be transmitted from the processor 110, perform frequency modulation and amplification of this signal, and convert the processed signal into electromagnetic waves through the antenna 2 for radiation.

In some embodiments, the antenna 1 of the electronic device is connected to the mobile communication module 150 and the antenna 2 is connected to the radio communication module 160 so that the electronic device can communicate with the communication network and with another device using radio technology. Such a radio technology can be a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a general packet radio service (GPRS), a code division multiple access (CDMA) system, a broadband a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system, a synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) multiple access system, a long term evolution system, LTE), BT system, GNSS system, WLAN, NFC communication, FM communication, IR technology and/or other similar technology. The GNSS system may be a global positioning system (GPS), a global navigation satellite system (GLONASS), a BeiDou navigation satellite system (BDS), a quasi-zenith satellite system (quasi -zenith satellite system, QZSS) and/or satellite based augmentation systems (SBAS).

The electronic device implements the display function through the GPU processor, the display 194, the application processor, and the like. The GPU is an image processing microprocessor and couples the display 194 to the application processor. The GPU processor is configured to: perform mathematical and geometric calculations and display images. Processor 110 may include one or more GPUs that execute software instructions to generate or modify information on a display screen.

Display 194 is configured to present images, videos, or other such information. This display 194 contains a display panel. As such a display panel, a liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display, LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, an active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display can be used. , flexible light-emitting diode (FLED) display, mini LED display, micro LED display, micro OLED display, quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLED) type LED display, or other similar panel. In some embodiments, an electronic device may contain one or N displays194, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

The display 194 of the electronic device may present a number of graphical user interfaces (graphical user interface, GUI), and all of these GUI interfaces represent the "home" screen of the electronic device. Usually the size of the display 194 of the electronic device is fixed, so that only a limited number of controls can be presented on this display 194 of the electronic device. Such a control is a GUI interface element. A control is a piece of software that is included in an application and manages all data processed by that application and interactions related to that data. The user can interact with such a control through direct manipulation. This allows you to read or edit information related to the application. Typically, such a control may contain visual interface elements such as an icon, key, menu, tab, text box, dialog box, status bar, navigation bar, and widget. For example, in this embodiment of the present application, display 194 may represent a virtual key.

The electronic device may perform a photographing function by means of an ISP, a video camera 193, a video codec, a GPU interface, a display 194, an application processor, and the like.

The ISP processor is configured to process data from the video camera 193. For example, when photographing, pressing the "shutter" button, light passes through the lens to the photosensitive element of the video camera, and the optical signal is converted into an electrical signal. The photosensitive element of the video camera transmits an electrical signal to the ISP processor for processing, namely, to convert the electrical signal into a visible image. The ISP can then perform algorithmic optimizations with respect to noise, brightness, and overall appearance of the image. This ISP can further optimize parameters such as exposure and color temperature of the photographic scenario. In some embodiments, the ISP may be located in the video camera 193.

The video camera 193 is configured to capture (shoot) a still image or video. An optical image is generated using a lens and projected onto a photosensitive element. The photosensitive element can be a charge coupled device (CCD) or a phototransistor with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) structure (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, CMOS). The photosensitive element converts the optical signal into an electrical signal and then passes this electrical signal to the ISP processor to convert the electrical signal into a digital image signal. The ISP sends the digital image signal to the DSP for processing. The DSP converts the digital image signal into an image signal in a standard format such as RGB format or YUV format. In some embodiments, the electronic device may contain one or N video cameras 193, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

The digital signal processor is configured to process a digital signal and may process other digital signals in addition to the digital image signal. For example, when an electronic device selects a frequency, the digital signal processor is configured to perform Fourier transform and other similar operations based on that frequency.

The video codec is configured to compress or decompress (decompress) digital video. An electronic device may support one or more video codecs. In this way, the electronic device can play or record video in multiple encoding formats, such as moving picture experts group (MPEG) 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 3, MPEG 4 or other similar formats.

The NPU is a neural-network (NN) computing processor, such a processor quickly processes the input information using the structure of a biological neural network, such as the mode of information transmission between neurons of the human brain, and can continuously perform self-learning. Applications such as "intelligent consciousness" of an electronic device such as image recognition, face recognition, speech recognition, and text comprehension can be implemented by the NPU.

The external storage interface 120 may be configured to connect to an external memory card, such as a micro SD card, to enhance the storage capabilities of the electronic device. The external memory card communicates with the processor 110 via the external storage interface 120 to implement a data storage function. For example, files such as music and videos are stored on this external memory card.

The internal storage device 121 may be configured to store computer-executable program code. This executable code contains commands. The processor 110 executes instructions stored in the internal memory 121 to perform various functions of the electronic device and data processing. For example, in this embodiment, the processor 110 can adjust the control area by executing instructions stored in the internal storage device 121, and using the technical solution proposed in the embodiments of the present application. The internal storage device 121 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system, an application required by at least one function (for example, a speech reproduction function or an image reproduction function), and other such programs. The data storage area may store data (such as audio data and a phone book) generated during use of the electronic device and other such information. In addition, the internal storage device 121 may include a fast random access storage device and may also contain a non-volatile storage device, such as at least a magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or a universal flash storage (universal flash storage, UFS). The processor 110 executes instructions stored in the internal storage device 121 and/or instructions stored in a storage device located in the processor itself to perform various functional applications of the electronic device and data processing.

The electronic device can perform an audio function, such as playing and recording music, through the audio module 170, speaker 170A, receiver 170B, microphone 170C, headphone jack 170D, application processor, and other such components.

The audio module 170 is configured to convert digital audio information into an analog audio signal for output, and is also configured to convert an analog input audio signal into a digital audio signal. Audio module 170 may be further configured to encode and decode the audio signal. In some embodiments, audio module 170 may be located within processor 110, or certain functional modules of audio module 170 may be located within processor 110.

Loudspeaker 170A, also referred to as a "horn", is configured to convert an electrical audio signal into an audio signal. An electronic device allows you to listen to music or answer hands-free calls through this 170A speaker.

Receiver 170B, also referred to as a "speaker", is configured to convert an electrical audio signal into an audio signal. When a call is answered or voice information is received using an electronic device, the receiver 170B may be placed close to the person's ear to receive the voice.

Microphone 170C, also referred to as "mike" or "microphone", is configured to convert an audio signal into an electrical signal. When making a call or transmitting voice information, the user can make sounds near the microphone 170C to input an audio signal into the microphone 170C. At least one microphone 170C may be located in the electronic device. In some other embodiments, two microphones 170C may be located in the electronic device to perform a noise cancellation function in addition to collecting the audio signal. In some other embodiments, three, four, or more microphones 170C may alternatively be located in the electronic device to collect the audio signal and cancel noise. These microphones can further identify the sound source for directional recording and other similar functions.

The 170D headphone jack is configured to connect to a wired headset (headphones). This headphone jack 170D may be a USB interface 130 or a standard 3.5 mm interface of an open mobile terminal platform 3 (open mobile terminal platform, OMTP) or a standard interface of the cellular telecommunications industry association of the USA , CTIA).

The pressure sensor 180A is configured to sense a pressure signal and can convert the pressure signal into an electrical signal. In some embodiments, pressure sensor 180A may be located on display 194. Several types of pressure sensors 180A are available, such as a resistive pressure sensor, an inductive pressure sensor, and a capacitive pressure sensor. The capacitive pressure sensor may include at least two parallel plates made of electrically conductive materials. When a force is applied to the pressure sensor 180A, the capacitance between the electrodes changes. The electronic device determines the pressure intensity based on the capacitance change. When a touch operation is performed on the display 194, the electronic device measures the intensity of this touch operation using the pressure sensor 180A. The electronic device may also calculate the position of the touch point based on the output of the pressure sensor 180A. In some embodiments, touch operations performed at the same touch point but with different touch intensity may correspond to different operation commands. For example, when the operation of touching the application icon for SMS messages with an intensity less than the first threshold pressure is performed, the command to view the SMS message is executed. When the operation of touching the SMS application icon with an intensity not less than the first threshold pressure is performed, a command to create a new SMS message is executed.

The gyro sensor 180B may be configured to determine the motion state of the electronic device. In some embodiments, using this gyro sensor 180B, the angular velocities of the electronic device about three axes (namely, the x, y, and z axes) can be determined. The gyro sensor 180B can be configured to perform image stabilization when photographing. For example, when the "shutter" button is pressed, the gyro sensor 180B measures the angle that the electronic device has swung, and calculates, based on this angle, the distance that the lens module needs to compensate, so that the lens eliminates this "wobble" of the electronic device through reverse movement, to implement image stabilization. The gyro sensor 180B can be further used in the navigation scenario and to detect movement in the game scenario.

The barometric pressure sensor 180C is configured to measure barometric pressure. In some embodiments, the electronic device calculates geographic altitude based on the barometric pressure value measured by the barometric pressure sensor 180C to aid in positioning and navigation.

The magnetic pickup 180D includes a Hall effect sensor. An electronic device can detect the opening and closing of a flip flap of a leather case using this 180D magnetic sensor. In some embodiments, when the electronic device is a foldable phone (called a flip phone), the electronic device may detect the opening and closing of the flip cover using the magnetic sensor 180D. In addition, a function such as automatically unlocking the device when the flip cover is opened is set based on the detected open or closed state of the leather case, or the open or closed state of the flip cover.

The acceleration sensor 180E can measure acceleration amounts in different directions (typically three axes) of the electronic device, and can measure the magnitude and direction of gravity when the electronic device is at rest. The acceleration sensor 180E may be further configured to identify the position of the electronic device and applied in an application such as switching between landscape mode and portrait mode, or in a pedometer.

Distance sensor 180F is configured to measure distance. An electronic device can measure distance using an infrared or laser beam. In some embodiments, in a photography scenario, the electronic device may measure distance using the distance sensor 180F to achieve fast focusing.

The 180G optical proximity sensor may include a light emitting diode (LED) and an optical detector such as a photodiode. The LED may be an infrared LED. The electronic device emits infrared light through this LED. This electronic device receives reflected infrared light from a nearby object using a photodiode. When a sufficient level of reflected light is measured, it can be determined that there is an object near the electronic device. When the level of reflected light is insufficient, the electronic device can determine that there are no objects near it. The electronic device can detect, using the 180G optical proximity sensor, that the user is holding the electronic device close to the ear for talking, so as to automatically turn off the screen to save power. The 180G optical proximity sensor can also be used in smart cover mode or handheld mode to automatically lock or unlock the screen.

The ambient light sensor 180L is configured to measure the brightness of the ambient light. The electronic device may adaptively adjust the brightness of the display 194 based on the measured ambient light brightness. The ambient light sensor 180L can also be configured to automatically adjust the white balance when photographing. The 180L ambient light sensor can also work in conjunction with the 180G optical proximity sensor to detect if an electronic device is in a pocket to avoid triggering if accidentally touched.

The fingerprint sensor 180H is configured to collect fingerprints. The electronic device can use the fingerprint collection function to perform fingerprint-based unlocking, application locking, fingerprint-based photography, fingerprint-based call answering, and other similar functions.

Temperature sensor 180J is configured to measure temperature. In some embodiments, the electronic device implements a temperature processing policy using the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 180J. For example, when the temperature reported by the temperature sensor 180J exceeds a threshold, the electronic device reduces the performance of the processor adjacent to the temperature sensor 180J to reduce power consumption and provide thermal protection. In some other embodiments, when the temperature is below another threshold, the electronic device warms up the battery 142 to avoid abnormal shutdown of the electronic device due to low temperatures. In some other embodiments, when the temperature falls below another other threshold, the electronic device raises the output voltage of the battery 142 to avoid abnormal cold shutdown.

The touch sensor 180K is also referred to as a "sensor component". This touch sensor 180K may be located on the display 194 so that the touch sensor 180K and the display 194 form a touch screen, which is also referred to as a "touch screen". The touch sensor 180K is configured to detect a touch operation performed on or near that touch sensor 180K. The touch sensor may signal the sensed touch operation to the application processor to determine the type of touch event. The display 194 may present a visual output corresponding to a touch operation. In some other embodiments, the touch sensor 180K may alternatively be located on the surface of the electronic device at a position other than the display 194.

The bone conduction sensor 180M can receive a vibration signal. In some embodiments, this bone conduction sensor 180M may receive a vibratory signal from a vibrating bone in the human vocal cord region. The bone conduction sensor 180M may also be in contact with the person's pulse to receive the blood pressure beat signal. In some embodiments, the bone conduction sensor 180M may alternatively be located in a headset to form a bone conduction headset. The audio module 170 can obtain a voice signal by parsing based on the vibration signal from the vibrating bone in the vocal cord region received by the bone conduction sensor 180M to perform the speech function. The application processor may parse the heart rate information from the blood pressure beat signal received by the bone conduction sensor 180M to perform a heart rate measurement function.

The key 190 may be a power key, a volume key, or the like. The key 190 may be a mechanical key or a touch key. The electronic device may receive input from a key and generate a key input signal related to user settings and a control function of the electronic device.

Motor 191 may generate a vibration prompt. This engine 191 can be configured to provide vibrational incoming call prompt and vibrational touch feedback. For example, touch operations performed in different applications (such as photography and audio playback) may correspond to different vibration feedback effects. The motor 191 may also correspond to different vibrational feedback effects for touch operations performed in different areas of the display 194. Different application scenarios (eg, remaining time, received information, alarm clock, game) may also correspond to different vibrational feedback effects. Vibrational touch feedback effects can be further customized.

Indicator 192 may be an indicator light and may be configured to indicate charging status and power changes, or may be configured to indicate messages, missed calls, alerts, and other such events.

The SIM card interface 195 is configured to connect to the SIM card. This SIM card can be inserted into the SIM card interface 195 or removed from the SIM card interface 195 to be brought into contact with or separated from the electronic device. This electronic device may support one or N SIM card interfaces, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. The SIM card interface 195 may support a nano SIM card, a micro SIM card, a SIM card, or other such components. Multiple cards can be inserted into the same SIM interface 195. These multiple cards may be of the same type or different types. The SIM card interface 195 may be compatible with different types of SIM cards. Such a SIM card interface 195 may be further compatible with an external memory card. An electronic device communicates with a communication network using a SIM card to perform functions such as call transfer and data transfer. In some embodiments, the electronic device uses an eSIM card, namely an embedded SIM card. Such an eSIM card may be embedded in an electronic device and cannot be separated from that electronic device.

In addition, the above components run an operating system such as the iOS operating system developed by Apple, the Android operating system developed by Google, and the Windows operating system developed by Microsoft. The device can be installed applications that run on the basis of the operating system.

The electronic device of the embodiments of this application may have an iOS operating system, an Android operating system, or a Windows operating system, or some other operating system installed. In the embodiments of the present application, this is not limited.

It should be noted that the top edge, bottom edge, left edge, right edge, top side, and bottom side referred to in the embodiments of this application are relative, and represent exemplary descriptions in a particular implementation, so they should not be construed as limitations on the embodiments of this applications.

In addition to this, in the considered embodiment of the present application, the display 194 mainly contains a touch area. In such a case, when an icon is presented on the display 194 and the icon is touched, the electronic device can perform the operation corresponding to the icon.

Further, in order to improve screen utilization in electronic devices, some electronic devices now support a frameless screen with an effective area of over 100%. In other words, in addition to the display screen in the electronic device, some specific functions have been extended to another area. In such a case, the sensor area is located in this other area. When the electronic device needs to perform this specific function, the user touches the touch area located in this other area so that the electronic device performs the corresponding operation. Therefore, when the volume of the electronic device remains unchanged, the touch area in said other area is touched, so that the electronic device can perform this specific function to enhance the use of said other area of the electronic device.

Alternatively, multiple types of screens may be used in an electronic device to which the method of embodiments of the present application is applicable. Accordingly, in addition to the display screen of the electronic device, said other area to which said specific function is extended may also be of several types. In the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the display screen of the electronic device may be called the first screen, said other area to which a certain function is extended is called the second screen, and the touch area is located on the second screen. Upon receiving a touch on the touch area of the second screen, the electronic device can perform said specific function.

For example, when a certain function extended to the second screen is brightness adjustment and it becomes necessary to adjust the brightness of an image displayed on the display of the electronic device, the user can touch the touch area on the second screen. Upon receiving a touch from a user, the electronic device performs an appropriate dimming operation.

In such a case, in one example, the first screen of the electronic device is the front screen area of the electronic device, and the second screen may be the side area of the electronic device. The term side area generally refers to the side areas on the left and right sides of an electronic device. For example, the electronic device adopts a horizontal screen as shown in the front view of FIG. 2A and the side view shown in FIG. 2B, the second screen is side areas on the left and right sides of the electronic device. Such a horizontal display may also be referred to as a curved display.

In another example, the first screen of an electronic device is the front screen area of the electronic device, and the second screen may be the side area and back area of the electronic device. The term side area generally refers to the side areas on the left and right sides of an electronic device. For example, as shown in the 3D diagram shown in FIG. 3, when a surround (circular) display is applied to the electronic device, the second screen occupies the side area and the back area of the electronic device.

In addition, in another example, the screen applied to the electronic device is a folding display, and this folding display can be folded along a fold line to split the complete folding display into two displays: a first display and a second display. In addition, depending on the degree of folding, these first display and the second display may represent multiple states such as an open (unfolded) state and a collapsed state.

Referring to the simplified folding display diagrams shown in FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C. On FIG. 4A, the first display 41 and the second display 42 are not stacked, while the first display 41 and the second display 42 are stacked to form an independent display screen.

Accordingly, in the exemplary embodiment of the present application, when the first display 41 and the second display 42 are in the unfolded state, in other words, the states of the first display 41 and the second display 42 are shown in FIG. 4A, the display screen obtained by joining the first display 41 and the second display 42 is generally used as the first screen of an electronic device. The side area of the docked display screen is used as the second screen. In addition to this, in FIG. 4A shows a fold line 43 between the first display 41 and the second display 42.

In addition to this, in FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C, said two displays are in a folded state. On FIG. 4B, the inner angle between the two displays is relatively small. In this case, one of the displays is usually used as a display screen for presenting an image, and the other display is a rear display for the electronic device. For example, in FIG. 4B, the first display 41 can be used as the display screen of the electronic device, and the second display 42 is the rear of the electronic device.

Accordingly, the first display 41 and the second display 42 are in a folded state, and the inner angle between the first display 41 and the second display 42 is relatively small. In other words, the first display 41 and the second display 42 are shown in FIG. 4b. In this case, the display screen of the electronic device is usually used as the first screen, and the back area and side area of this electronic device is used as the second screen.

It is generally considered that when the internal angle between the first display 41 and the second display 42 is less than the threshold angle, this internal angle between the first display 41 and the second display 42 is relatively small. The threshold angle can be pre-set, and in the process of using the electronic device, this threshold angle can be further adjusted. For example, the threshold angle may be 10 degrees. Of course, in the alternative, the threshold angle may have a different value. In the considered version of the present application, this is not limited.

On FIG. 4C, the inner angle between the two displays is relatively large. In this case, both displays can be used as display screens, and the first display 41 and the second display 42 can individually show different images.

Accordingly, the first display 41 and the second display 42 are in a folded state, and the inner angle between the first display 41 and the second display 42 is relatively large. In other words, the first display 41 and the second display 42 are shown in FIG. 4C. In this case, both displays can be used as the first screen and the side area is used as the second screen.

It is generally considered that when the inner angle between the first display 41 and the second display 42 is not less than the threshold angle, this inner angle between the first display 41 and the second display 42 is relatively large.

In other words, the electronic device to which the method set forth in the embodiments of the present application is applicable contains both screens - the first screen and the second screen. The first screen is a display screen of the electronic device, the second screen is a different area than the display screen of the electronic device, and the second screen includes a touch area. Upon receiving a touch on the touch area on the second screen, the electronic device performs an operation corresponding to the touch. In addition, the second screen includes at least a side area of the electronic device. When a circular display is applied to an electronic device, the second screen further comprises a rear area of the electronic device. In addition, when a foldable display is applied to the electronic device and the inner angle between the first display and the second display in the foldable display is relatively small, the second screen further comprises a rear region of the electronic device.

Of course, in the alternative, a screen in a different form may be applied to the electronic device. Accordingly, the first screen and the second screen in the electronic device may alternatively be of a different shape. In the embodiments of the present application, this is not limited.

The second screen of the electronic device in the present application contains a touch area. Therefore, when the user picks up the electronic device, the user may accidentally touch the touch area of the second screen. Because of this, the electronic device will still perform the function corresponding to the touch area, even if this function is not required by the user. In other words, the electronic device will perform an operation that is not required by the user. To solve this problem, embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for adjusting the sensory area.

For example, in FIG. 5A is a simplified 3D diagram of another electronic device configured with a horizontal display according to one embodiment of the present application. On FIG. 5A shows a front view of the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the display screen of the electronic device includes a front screen 21, a side screen 22, and a side screen 23. The front screen 21 is connected to the side screen 22 and the side screen 23. The side screen 22 and the side screen 23 are curved side screens located on the side surfaces of the electronic device. devices. Each of the side screens, side screen 22 and side screen 23, occupies part or all of the side surface of the electronic device on which that side screen 22 or side screen 23 is located. The side surface of the electronic device may further comprise a side frame. On the back of the electronic device is the rear case of this electronic device.

For example, in FIG. 6A is a simplified 3D diagram of another electronic device configured with a circular display according to one embodiment of the present application. On FIG. 6B shows a front view of this electronic device. As shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the screen of the electronic device comprises a screen 31, a screen 32, a side screen 33, and a side screen 34. The screen 31 is located on one of the front or back surfaces of the electronic device, and the screen 32 is located on the other of these front and back surfaces of the electronic device. . Side shield 33 and side shield 34 are curved side shields located on the side surfaces of the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 6A, the circular display does not have a side frame of a conventional terminal device.

For example, in FIG. 7A - Fig. 7C shows various forms of another electronic device configured with a foldable display according to one embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 7A - Fig. 7C, the assembly of electronic device screens may include screen 51, screen 52, and screen 53. Screen 53 is connected to screen 51 and screen 52. Screen 53 is a foldable area of the electronic device. When the screen 53 is bent or deformed, the screen 53 may form a side screen of the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 7A, the screen 53 is not bent, the screen of the electronic device is in the unfolded state, and the internal angle between the screen 51 and the screen 52 is 180 degrees. As shown in FIG. 7B, the screen 53 is bent, the screen of the electronic device is in a half-folded state, and the internal angle 1 formed between the screen 51 and the screen 52 is greater than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees. As shown in FIG. 7C, the screen 53 is bent, the display 194 of the electronic device is in the fully folded state, and the internal angle formed between the screen 51 and the screen 52 is 0 degrees. On each - both on the left and on the right side surface of the electronic device shown in Fig. 5A and FIG. 6A, there is a side screen, but in the electronic device configured with the foldable display and in the folded state, there is only one side screen.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the internal angle 1 between the screen 51 and the screen 52 is greater than the threshold angle 1, the screen 53 forms a side screen of the electronic device. For example, threshold angle 1 is 10 degrees.

The side display screen 194 shown in FIG. 5A - Fig. 7C is a curved or even folding screen. The screen of the electronic device in embodiments of the present application may be a flexible screen made of a flexible material. The flexible screen, made of flexible material, uses non-rigid glass as the substrate, so that the curved screen has better elasticity and cannot be easily broken. The screen shown in Fig. 5A - Fig. 7C may be an integral flexible screen, or may be made by joining a rigid screen to a flexible screen.

In this embodiment of the present application, the side screen may also be referred to as the side area.

The following discusses a simplified block diagram of the screen of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application.

On FIG. 8A shows a screen 40 of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application. The terminal screen 40 may include a protective glass, a touch sensor 50, a display, and a bottom plate. The screen 40 may be a curved display, a circular display, or a folding display as shown in FIG. 2A - Fig. 7C. The touch sensor 50 and the display may form a touch screen. The touch sensor 50 may be the touch sensor 180K of the above embodiment, and the display may be the display 194 of the above embodiment. For specific content, refer to the hardware variant shown in FIG. 1. Details will not be described here.

The touch sensor 50 may include an X-axis electrode layer and a Y-axis electrode layer. These X-axis electrode layer and the Y-axis electrode layer are intersectingly distributed on the touch sensor 50 to form the distributed M x N matrix shown in FIG. 8B. The electronic device determines the capacitance value change at each coordinate point by scanning the X-axis and the Y-axis at a specific measurement frequency, and can determine the user's touch information based on the capacitance value change at each coordinate point. The touch information may include the position of the touch point and the area of the user touching the contact surface on the display 194.

In one embodiment, when the user's hand touches the touch screen, that user's hand absorbs, from the transmitting (Tx) electrode, part of the drive signal transmitted by this transmitting (Tx) electrode, and therefore the drive signal received by the receiving (Rx) electrode, is weakening. By scanning and determining the amount of mutual capacitance at each coordinate point on the touch sensor 50, the terminal can calculate the position of the user's touch point based on the amount of capacitance change at each coordinate point. In another implementation, when the user's hand touches the touch screen, the capacitance of the hand is superimposed on the capacitance of the touch screen (self-capacitance formed between the transmitting (Tx) electrode and ground, or self-capacitance formed between the receiving (Rx) electrode and ground). ”) to change the screen capacity. By scanning and determining the intrinsic capacitance value of each electrode at each coordinate point on the touch sensor 50, the terminal can determine the position of the user's hand touch point based on the capacitance change amount of each electrode at each coordinate point.

In some embodiments, the higher contact area between the user's hand and the screen area corresponding to each cell in the touch screen array shown in FIG. 8B indicates a higher capacitance change amount at the coordinate point corresponding to that cell. It can be understood that an increase in the pressing force of the user's hand on the cell means an increase in the area of contact between the user's hand and the cell.

In some embodiments, the electronic device may have the following three detection states for a touch operation performed by a user on a touch screen: an Active state, an Idle state, and a Sleep state. In the active state, the terminal determines the touch operation on the touch screen using the first frequency. For example, the first frequency is 120 Hz. In the idle state, the terminal determines a touch operation on the touch screen using the second frequency. For example, the second frequency is 1 Hz or 10 Hz. Sleep state: In the sleep state, the terminal does not detect touch operation on the touch screen.

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device may determine, based on the distribution of positions on the side screens of the display 194, the side screen corresponding to the coordinate points in the X ^th column through the (X+n) ^th column in the M x N touch screen matrix. For example , for the curved display shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, the electronic device determines the coordinate points in the first column to the n ^th column in the M x N touch screen matrix corresponding to the side screen 21, and the coordinate points in the (N-n+1) ^th column to the N ^th column, corresponding to the side screen 22. For example, for the folding display shown in FIG. 7A - Fig. 7C, the electronic device determines that n columns of coordinate points in the middle portion of the M x N touch screen matrix correspond to the side screen 53.

A conventional electronic device containing a side frame provides the user with quick access functions using physical keys located on the side frame. Usually, these are frequently used or common functions, such as power on/off, volume up/down, or taking a screenshot. However, the side screens shown in FIG. 5A - Fig. 7C replace some or all of the conventional side frames. Such a side screen may be a touch area for sharing information with the user and continue to provide the above quick access functions, as well as a number of other functions (for example, taking photos, answering phone calls, a smart assistant function, and a quick payment function) for the user . For example, the side screen of the electronic device may receive a swipe (finger swipe) operation from a user, and in response to the detected swipe operation, the electronic device may adjust the brightness of the display.

With this approach, by increasing the ratio of the screen area to the body area of the electronic device, the side screen further enhances the interaction between the electronic device and the user, thereby enhancing the user experience. However, the side surface of the electronic device is the area supported by the user's palm. Therefore, in a state where the user holds the device with a hand, the risk of false triggering by impacting the side screen used as the touch area for communication is greatly increased.

Therefore, when the user is holding the device, the main problem is how to efficiently manage the communication between the side screen and the user. According to the touch area adjustment method provided in the embodiments of the present application, the touch area operated by the user on the side screen can be adjusted based on the way the user holds the device. The proposed method is consistent with the user's behavior, effectively reduces the risk of false positives during the interaction between the user and the side screen, and improves the user experience of using the side screen.

In addition to the electronic devices shown in FIG. 5A - Fig. 7C, the touch area adjustment method provided in the embodiments of the present application is also applicable to other types of displays having a side screen. Here it is not specifically limited.

One embodiment of the present application describes a method for adjusting a touch area. This method is applicable to an electronic device. Such an electronic device includes a first screen and a second screen. The first screen is a display screen of the electronic device, the second screen is a different area than the display screen in the electronic device, and the second screen includes a touch area. In addition, the second screen includes at least a side area of the electronic device.

In such a case, as shown in the simplified operating procedure shown in FIG. 9, the method for adjusting the touch area provided by the embodiments of the present application comprises the following steps:

Step S11: Determination of the first area, which is located on the second screen and in which the change of the perceived parameter occurs.

In the current embodiment of the present application, the touch area on the second screen is determined based on the change in the perceived parameter on the second screen. A perceived parameter can take several forms.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the second screen of the electronic device may comprise a side area of the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 3, the second screen of the electronic device may comprise a side area and a back area of the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 4A, when the electronic device is in a folded state, the second screen may include a side region and a back region of the electronic device.

For example, the pressure sensor is located on the second screen. When an area on the second screen is touched, the pressure sensor can sense changes in pressure in the touched area and determine the area where the pressure has changed as the first area. In this case, the perceived parameter is pressure.

In another example, a temperature sensor is located on the second screen. When the area on the second screen is touched, the temperature sensor can sense the change in temperature of the touched area and determine the area where the temperature has changed as the first area. In this case, the perceived parameter is temperature.

Alternatively, a capacitive sensor is located on the second screen. When the area on the second screen is touched, the capacitive sensor can sense the capacitance change of the touched area and determine the area where the capacitance has changed as the first area. In this case, the perceived parameter is the capacitance.

Of course, in the alternative, another type of sensor could be located on the second screen. Accordingly, the perceived parameter may alternatively be a parameter in another form. In the considered embodiment of the present application, this is not limited. In addition, sensors of different types can be located on the second screen at the same time. Accordingly, the perceived parameter may be a combination of several types of parameters. For example, two sensors can be located on the second screen - a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor. In this case, the perceived parameter is a combination of pressure and temperature.

Step S12: Determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device.

It should be noted that the electronic device may define one or more first areas that are located on the second screen and in which the change in perceived parameters occurs. The electronic device may determine, based on the positions of these one or more first areas on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device.

In actual application scenarios, there are several gestures for picking up an electronic device. For example, such gestures include grasping the bottom half of the electronic device with one hand, grasping the middle of the electronic device with one hand, and grasping the four corners of the electronic device with both hands.

In such a case, in step S12, the contact positions/contact position between the side region and the thumb, finger, and/or palm may be individually determined based on the position of the first region on the second screen to determine the current picking gesture of the electronic device.

Step S13: Adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on the pick-up gesture of the electronic device, so that the touch area after adjustment is removed from the first area.

Whether or not the touch area on the second screen has been touched can be determined by the gesture of picking up the electronic device and the current position of the touch area on the second screen. When the touch area on the second screen can be touched relatively easily, the position of the touch area on the second screen is adjusted. After adjusting the position of the touch area, it is removed from the first area, where this first area is usually the area in which the user holds the electronic device. Therefore, the fact that the touch area is moved away from the first area after position adjustment means that the touch area after adjustment is moved away from the gripping area of the electronic device, and the possibility of accidentally touching the touch area is reduced.

For example, when the second screen is the side region of the electronic device and the gesture of picking up the electronic device is to grasp the lower half of the electronic device with one hand, the touch region can be moved to the upper half of the side region during adjustment, so that the touch region is removed after adjustment. from the first area, thus avoiding accidentally touching the touch area.

According to the touch area adjusting method of the present embodiment, the first area located on the second screen in which the perceived parameter has changed can be determined, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device can be determined, and the position of the touch area on the second screen can be adjusted based on this gesture. The touch area on the second screen is an extended touch area. In other words, in the technical solution proposed in this embodiment of the present application, the position of the touch area on the second screen is adjusted based on the gesture of picking up the electronic device, so that after the adjustment, the touch area is removed from the first area, thereby avoiding accidentally touching this touch area. area on the second screen and improving the user experience and convenience.

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the electronic device sets the function corresponding to the touch area of the second screen. After touching the touch area, the electronic device realizes this function. After adjusting the position of the touch area of the second screen according to the technical solution in this embodiment of the present application, in response to touching this adjusted touch area, the electronic device performs the function set for this touch area. In other words, even if the position of the touch area on the second screen is adjusted, the electronic device will still perform the corresponding function.

For example, when the touch area in the side area is used to adjust the volume of the electronic device, and the touch area is located at the first position in the side area, after the touch area is moved by the adjustment to the second position in the side area, if the side area is touched, the electronic device determines if the touched area is in the second position. If the electronic device determines that the touch area is in the second position, the electronic device will perform the corresponding volume control operation.

In step S12, an operation of determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device is described. The first area is the area on the second screen of the electronic device in which the perceived parameter changes. In some application scenarios, due to external interference, the perceived parameters in some areas of the second screen also change. Therefore, in order to improve the accuracy of determining the gesture of picking up an electronic device, some other options are also considered in this application. In this embodiment, as shown in the simplified operating procedure shown in FIG. 10A, before determining the pick-up gesture of the electronic device based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the method further comprises the steps of:

Step S14: When there are more than two first regions, calculating the amount of change in perceived parameters in said first regions.

Step S15: Determining a first target area in the first areas, where the first target area is the first area in which the change amount of the perceived parameter is greater than the first threshold.

In such a case, the procedure for determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device in step S12 comprises:

determining a gesture of picking up the electronic device based on the position of the first target area on the second screen.

In other words, in the considered embodiment of the present application, after determining the first areas, then calculate the amount of change in the perceived parameter in each of these first areas. Then, the first target area is determined based on the comparison between the change amount and the first threshold amount, and the electronic device pickup gesture is determined based on the position of the first target area on the second screen.

Sometimes the electronic device is interfered with so that the value of the perceived parameter on the second screen changes. For example, the second screen is sometimes in contact with an external object (eg, a tree leaf or a raindrop), and the value of the perceived parameter at the position where the second screen is in contact with this external object is changed. When the perceived parameter at that position on the second screen changes due to interference from an external object, the amount of change in the perceived parameter at that position is relatively small. According to the above steps, a first target area is determined in which the change amount of the perceived parameter is larger than the first threshold amount, and the electronic device pickup gesture is determined based on this first target area, so that the undesirable effect of such interference can be reduced and the accuracy of the gesture determination can be improved. picking up an electronic device.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10B, the electronic device determines the first five regions located on the second screen, including the first region 61, the first region 62, the first region 63, the first region 64, and the first region 65. The electronic device calculates the amount of change in the perceived parameter in each of the first regions shown in Fig. 10b. The amount of change in the perceived parameter in each of the first area 61, the first area 62, the first area 63 and the first area 64 is greater than the first threshold, and the amount of change in the perceived parameter in the first area 65 is not greater than this first threshold. The electronic device determines the first area in which the change amount of the perceived parameter is greater than the first threshold as the first target area. As shown in FIG. 10B, the first target area includes the first area 61, the first area 62, the first area 63, and the first area 64. The electronic device can determine, based on the first target area, a gesture of picking up the electronic device. As shown in FIG. 10B, the first target area comprises a contact area (namely, the first area 61) between the thumb elevation and the left side area of the second screen, and a contact area (namely, the first area 62, the first area 63, and the first area 64) between the user's fingers and the right side area on the second screen. Therefore, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device with one left hand.

By performing the operations in step S13 and step S14, it is possible to determine the first target area based on the amount of change in the perceived parameter in each of the first areas, and then determine the accuracy of the electronic device pickup gesture based on the first target area. According to these embodiments, it is possible to reduce the influence of external interference and further improve the detection accuracy of the picking gesture of the electronic device.

Alternatively, as shown in the simplified workflow diagram shown in FIG. 11A, before determining the picking gesture of the electronic device based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the method further comprises the steps of:

Step S16: When there are more than two first regions, obtaining the areas of these first regions.

Step S17: Determining a second target area in the first areas, where the second target area is the first area whose area is larger than the second threshold.

In this case, the procedure for determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device in step S12 comprises:

determining, based on the position of the second target area on the second screen, a gesture of picking up the electronic device.

Sometimes the electronic device is interfered with so that the value of the perceived parameter on the second screen changes. The area of the first region due to these interferences is usually relatively small. In this case, when the area of the first region is not larger than the second threshold, it is generally considered that this first region has been interfered with. In the considered embodiment of the present application, the second threshold value can be determined based on the range of sizes of the human palm. For example, the palm sizes of several users can be obtained by a big data collection method. Based on this, the areas occupied by the fingers in the palm are counted, and then the second threshold value is determined so that it is slightly less than the minimum value of the areas occupied by the fingers. In this case, when the user touches the second screen of the electronic device, the area of the first area formed as a result of this touch operation is larger than the second threshold.

Of course, the second threshold value can be set in another way. In the considered version of the present application, this is not limited.

By performing the operations of step S16 and step S17, a second target area whose area is larger than the second threshold can be determined in the first areas based on the area of each of these first areas, and then the electronic device pickup gesture can be determined based on this second target area, so that it is possible to reduce the effect of external interference and further improve the detection accuracy of the picking gesture of the electronic device.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11B, the electronic device determines the first five areas located on the second screen, including the first area 71, the first area 72, the first area 73, the first area 74, and the first area 75. The electronic device determines the area of each of the first areas shown in FIG. 11b. The areas of the first region 71, the first region 72, the first region 73 and the first region 64 are all larger than the second threshold, and the area of the first region 75 is not greater than this second threshold. The electronic device determines the first area, the area of which is greater than the second threshold, as the first target area. As shown in FIG. 11B, this first target area includes the first area 71, the first area 72, the first area 73, and the first area 74. The electronic device can determine, based on the first target area, a gesture of picking up the electronic device. Similarly to Fig. 10B, the electronic device may determine, based on the first target area shown in FIG. 11B that the gesture of picking up the electronic device is holding the device alone with the left hand.

The operations in step S13 and step S14 and the operations in step S16 and step S17 respectively describe the technical solutions for determining the first target area based on the magnitudes of changes in perceived parameters and determining the second target area based on the areas of the first areas. In another exemplary embodiment, an appropriate target area may alternatively be determined based on the magnitudes of changes in the perceived parameters and areas of the first areas.

In such a case, after determining the first target area in the first areas based on the magnitudes of changes in the perceived parameters and determining the second target area in the first areas based on the areas of these first areas, an overlap area between the first target area and the second target area is determined. Accordingly, in this embodiment, the procedure for determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the electronic device pickup gesture comprises: determining, based on the overlapping area between the first target area and the second target area, the electronic device pickup gesture.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11C, the electronic device determines the first six regions located on the second screen, including the first region 81, the first region 82, the first region 83, the first region 84, the first region 85, and the first region 86. The electronic device calculates the amount of change in the sensed parameter in each of the first regions shown in FIG. 11C, and the area of each of these first regions. The magnitude of the change in the perceived parameter in each of the areas - the first area 81, the first area 82, the first area 83 and the first area 84, is greater than the first threshold value, and the areas of the first area 81, the first area 82, the first area 83 and the first area 84 are increasingly larger than the second threshold value. The amount of change in the perceived parameter in the first region 85 is less than the first threshold. The area of the first region 86 is less than the second threshold. The electronic device determines, as the first target area, the first area in which the amount of change in the perceived parameter is greater than the first threshold and whose area is greater than the second threshold. As shown in FIG. 11C, the first target area includes the first area 81, the first area 82, the first area 83, and the first area 84. The electronic device can determine, based on the first target area, a gesture of picking up the electronic device. Similarly to Fig. 10B, the electronic device may determine, based on the first target area shown in FIG. 11C that the gesture of picking up an electronic device is holding the device alone with the left hand.

In the above technical solution, both characteristics - the magnitude of the change in the perceived parameter and the area of the first region are taken into account, so that the influence of external interference can be further reduced, and the accuracy of the subsequent determination of the gesture of picking up an electronic device can be increased.

In the above embodiment, the operation of determining the picking up gesture of the electronic device based on the position of the first area on the second screen is considered. Often, there are several gestures for picking up an electronic device, and the screens applicable to different electronic devices often differ from one another. Therefore, in the current embodiment of the present application, the gesture of picking up an electronic device can be defined in several ways.

In the considered embodiment of the present application, the second screen of the electronic device can generally take several forms. In one form, the second screen of the electronic device includes a side area of the electronic device.

For example, when a horizontal display is used in an electronic device, the second screen is a side area of the electronic device.

Alternatively, in another example, the electronic device uses a foldable display. The folding display includes a first display and a second display. When these first display and second display are in the expanded (unfolded) state, in other words, the first display and the second display are stacked into a single display, as shown in FIG. 4A, this single docked display can be used as the first screen and the side area of the docked display is the second screen. In other words, when a foldable display is used in an electronic device and the first display and the second display of the foldable display are in a deployed (unfolded) state, the second screen comprises a side region of the electronic device.

In addition, when the inner angle between the first display and the second display in the folding display is relatively large, in other words, as between the first display and the second display shown in FIG. 4C, both of these displays can be used as the first screen, and the side areas of these two displays are respectively used as the second screen. In other words, when a foldable display is used in the electronic device, and the inner angle between the first display and the second display of the foldable display is relatively large, the second screen separately comprises side regions of the first display and the second display.

When a foldable display is used in an electronic device, it is necessary to determine the state (namely, the unfolded state or the folded state) of the foldable display. In the considered embodiment of the present application, it is possible to determine the internal angle between the first display and the second display. When the inner angle between the first display and the second display is 180 degrees, it is determined that the foldable display state is the unfolded (unfolded) state. When the inner angle between the first display and the second display is not 180 degrees, it is determined that the foldable display state is the folded state.

In addition, after it is determined that the foldable display state is the folded state, the inner angle between the first display and the second display can be further compared to a threshold angle (eg, 10 degrees). When the inner angle between the first display and the second display is larger than the threshold angle, the inner angle between the first display and the second display is said to be relatively large, and the first display and the second display are in the state shown in FIG. 4C.

In this embodiment of the present application, one or more sensors may be located in the electronic device, and the internal angle between the first display and the second display is determined based on data measured by these one or more sensors.

For example, on each of the first display and the second display, a gyroscope and an acceleration sensor may be located in the electronic device. A gyroscope located on the first display may determine the angular rate of rotation as the first display rotates, and an acceleration sensor on the first display may measure the acceleration generated when the first display moves. Accordingly, a gyroscope located on the second display can determine the angular rate of rotation when the second display is rotated, and an acceleration sensor on the second display can measure the acceleration generated when the second display moves. Then, the value of the internal angle between the first display and the second display can be calculated based on the angular rate and acceleration of the first display and the angular rate and acceleration of the second display.

When the first screen contains the side area of the electronic device, then, as shown in the simplified operating procedure diagram shown in FIG. 12, the procedure for determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device comprises the following steps:

Step S121: Determining, based on the lengths of the first regions located in the lateral region of the electronic device, the region of large axial length and the region of short axial length among the first regions located in the lateral region of the electronic device, where the region of large axial length is the first region , the length of which is not less than the third threshold value, from the set of the first regions, and the region with a small axial length is the first region, the length of which is not greater than the fourth threshold value, from the set of the first regions.

In one embodiment, the third threshold is equal to the fourth threshold.

In step S121, the first regions are divided into two types according to their length: regions with a large axial length and regions with a small axial length. When a user picks up an electronic device, points such as the user's thumb, thumb, or palm of the user generally contact the side region on one side of the electronic device, such that a region with a large axial length appears at that position in the side region on one side. In other words, the large axial length area corresponds to the position where the thumb, thumb, palm, or the like contacts the side area when the user takes the electronic device with their hand. However, the rest of the fingers frequently contact the side region on the other side of the electronic device, so that a region with a small axial length appears at a point of the side region on the other side. In other words, the short axial length region corresponds to the position where the other finger touches the side region when the user takes the electronic device by hand.

In some embodiments, the length of the first region is the maximum length of the first region along the long side of the electronic device. In addition, in the current embodiment of the present application, the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value are predetermined. For example, using the big data collection method, the length of a portion of a lateral region with which an object such as the thumb, eminence of the thumb, or the palm is in contact, and the length of a portion of the lateral region with which a finger other than the thumb is in contact when multiple users pick up an electronic device with one hand, can be obtained in advance. Based on this, a third threshold value and a fourth threshold value are determined.

Of course, the third threshold and the fourth threshold may be determined in another way. In the considered version of the present application, this is not limited.

Step S122: When the large axial length region and the short axial length region are respectively located in different side regions, determining the number of large axial length regions and the number of short axial length regions.

In some embodiments, the electronic device determines the number of long axial length regions and short axial length regions in each side region. When the long axial length region in the electronic device is located in only one side region of the electronic device, and the short axial length region in the electronic device is located only in the other side region of the electronic device, such electronic device performs step 123. When both side regions of the electronic device contain an area with a large axial length, the electronic device determines that the gesture of picking up the electronic device is a way to hold the device in a longitudinal position with two hands.

When the user grasps the electronic device with the hands, positions such as thumb positions, thumb or palm elevations, and positions of other fingers other than the thumb are located on different sides. In other words, the region with a large axial length and the region with a small axial length should be located in different lateral regions. If the region with a large axial length and any of the regions with a small axial length are located in the same lateral region, this means that such a region with a large axial length or any of the regions with a small axial length is not an area where the perceived parameter changes due to the user picking up the electronic device and cannot be used to determine the gesture of picking up the electronic device. Therefore, in the above step, when it is determined that the large axial length region and the short axial length region are respectively located in different side regions, the number of large axial length regions and the number of short axial length regions are then determined.

Step S123: When there is only one long axial length region, the number of short axial length regions is not more than n, and the regions of both types of the large axial length region and the small axial length region are located in the first part of the electronic device, determining that the gesture of picking up the electronic device in question is the first gesture of picking up the device with one hand.

The electronic device is divided into the first part and the second part along the division line, and the direction of this division line is parallel to the width direction of the electronic device. In general, the split line runs at the middle position of the electronic device. When the electronic device is placed in a vertical state, the split line divides the electronic device into two parts: an upper half region and a lower half region. The first part is the area of the lower half of the electronic device, and the first part is the area of the upper half of the electronic device.

On FIG. 13 is a simplified diagram of the first area of the electronic device. On this Fig. 13, the black portions indicate the first regions in the side regions, the collection of these first regions includes the region 91 with a large axial length and the regions 92 with a small axial length. In addition to this, the dashed line in FIG. 13 indicates the split line.

In this embodiment of the present application, n is a predefined positive integer. When a user grasps an electronic device with a hand, positions such as thumb positions, thumb or palm elevations, and positions of other fingers other than the thumb are located on different sides. In this case, there is only one region with a large axial length. However, the fingers in contact with the lateral region are usually different from the thumb, and the total number of such fingers is no more than 4. Therefore, the number n can usually be set equal to 4.

If there is at least one area with a large axial length, this means that the change in the perceived parameter in this area with a large axial length is not caused by the user holding the electronic device by hand. In addition, if the number of small axial length regions is greater than n, it means that the change in the perceived parameter in this small axial length region is not caused by the user holding the electronic device by hand. In both cases, it is not necessary to define the gesture of picking up the electronic device using the first region.

From the operations of steps S121 to S123, it can be understood that when there is only one large axial length region, the number of short axial length regions is at most n, and regions of both types, the large axial length region and the small axial length region, are located in the first parts of the electronic device, determine that the gesture of picking up the electronic device is the first gesture of picking up the device with one hand. This first one-hand picking gesture means that the electronic device is picked up with one hand (eg, held with the right hand in a longitudinal position or with the left hand in a longitudinal position), and the user grasps the first part of the electronic device with his hand.

In addition, when the gesture of picking up the electronic device is the first gesture of picking up the device with one hand, the procedure for adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on the gesture of picking up the electronic device comprises the following steps.

First, a second region is determined, which is located in the second part of the first side region and the distance from which to the region with a large axial length is equal to the first distance h1, where the first side region is a side region in which the region with a large axial length is located. On FIG. 13, the first side region is the right side region.

In this embodiment of the present application, the distance between two areas is understood as the shortest distance between these two areas. When determining the distance between two regions, a connecting straight line between any two points separately located in these two regions can be defined, and the length of the shortest of these connecting straight lines is the distance between the two regions under consideration. In one implementation, the shortest distance between regions is the shortest distance between two regions along the long side of the electronic device.

Then, a third region is determined, which is located in the second part of the second side region and the distance from which to the region with a small axial length is equal to the second distance h2, where this second side region is a side region in which the region with a small axial length is located. On FIG. 14, the second side region is the left side region.

Ultimately, the position of the first sensory area is adjusted by moving it to the second area and/or to the third area. The first touch area is a touch area located in a side area of the electronic device.

In accordance with FIG. 13, in some embodiments, when the large axial length region is located in the region of the lower half of the side region, and the region of short axial length is located in the region of the lower half of the other side region, the electronic device determines that the hand-picking gesture is the first hand-picking gesture of one hand.

From FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, it can be understood that in some embodiments, when the region with a large axial length is located in the region of the lower half of the lateral region 1 of the electronic device, and the region with a small axial length is located in the region of the lower half of the lateral region 2 of the electronic device, this electronic device determines that the first the sensory region is located in the region of the upper half of the lateral region 1 and in the region of the upper half of the lateral region 2. The shortest distance between the region with a large axial length in the lateral region 1 and the first sensory region is h1, and the shortest distance between the region with a small axial length in the lateral region 2 and the first touch area is h2.

Both the second region and the third region are regions remote from the user's palm. In this case, the position of the first touch area can be adjusted by moving it to the second area or to the third area. In addition, when the first touch area corresponds to more than two functions, this first touch area can be further divided into a first touch sub-region and a second touch sub-region. These first sensory sub-region and the second sensory sub-region correspond to different functions, and their positions are adjusted to move to the second region and the third region, respectively. For example, when the functions corresponding to the first touch area are brightness control and volume control, it can be determined that the function corresponding to the first touch sub-area is brightness control, and the first touch sub-area is adjusted by moving it to the second area; and it can be determined that the function corresponding to the second touch sub-area is volume control, and the second touch sub-area is adjusted by moving it to the third area.

In order to explain the second region and the third region, one embodiment of the present application proposes a simplified diagram of the first gesture of taking the device with one hand, as shown in FIG. 14. This simplified diagram shows position 101 for example for the thumb, thumb or palm, and when an object at this position contacts an electronic device, an area of large axial length appears. In addition, other fingers 102 other than the thumb are introduced, and when these other fingers 102 contact the electronic device, areas of short axial length appear. In addition to this, in FIG. 14, a second region is introduced, which is located in the second part of the first side region and the distance to which from the region with a large axial length is equal to the first distance h1. Since the distance between the second region and a position such as the position of the thumb, thumb or palm is equal to the first distance h1, the second region can be removed from the indicated position of the thumb, thumb or palm. In addition to this, in FIG. 15, a third region is shown, which is located in the second part of the second side region and the distance to which from the region with a small axial length is equal to the second distance h2. Since the distance between the third region and other non-thumb fingers is h2, the third region can be removed from these other non-thumb fingers. Therefore, once the position of the first touch area has been adjusted to the second area and/or to the third area, there is usually no more accidental touching of the user's finger on the first touch area.

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the first distance h1 and the second distance h2 may be the same distance or may be different distances. In the considered version of the present application, this is not limited.

According to another possible method, in accordance with the simplified diagram of the operating procedure shown in FIG. 15, when the second screen of the electronic device contains the side area of the electronic device, the procedure for determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device comprises the following steps:

Step S124: Determining, based on the lengths of the first regions located in the lateral region of the electronic device, the region of large axial length and the region of short axial length among the first regions located in the lateral region of the electronic device, where the region of large axial length is the region the length of which is not less than the third threshold value, among the first regions, and the region with a small axial length is the first region, the length of which is not greater than the fourth threshold value, among the first regions.

Step S125: When the large axial length region and the short axial length region are respectively located in different side regions, determining the number of large axial length regions and the number of short axial length regions.

The work procedure of step S124 and step S125 may be the same as the work procedure of step S121 and step S122, so that these steps can refer to each other. The details will not be re-described here.

Step S126: When there is only one long axial length area, the number of short axial length areas is not more than n, the small axial length area occupies both the first part and the second part of the electronic device, and the long axial length area is located in the first part of the electronic devices, determine that the gesture of picking up the electronic device is the second gesture of picking up the device with one hand.

The electronic device is divided into a first part and a second part along a split line, where the direction of this split line is parallel to the width direction of the electronic device. In general, the split line runs at the middle position of the electronic device. When the electronic device is placed in the upright state, the split line divides the electronic device into two parts: an upper half region and a lower half region. The first part is the area of the lower half of the electronic device, and the first part is the area of the upper half of the electronic device.

On FIG. 16 is a simplified diagram of the first area of the electronic device. On this Fig. 16, the black portions indicate the first regions in the side regions, these first regions collectively include the long axial length region 121 and the short axial length regions 122. In addition to this, the dashed line in FIG. 13 indicates the split line.

In this embodiment of the present application, n is a predefined positive integer. When a user grasps an electronic device with a hand, positions such as positions of the thumb, elevations of the thumb or palm, and positions of other fingers other than the thumb are located on different sides. In this case, there is only one region with a large axial length. However, the fingers in contact with the lateral region are usually different from the thumb, and the total number of such fingers is no more than 4. Therefore, the number n can usually be set equal to 4.

If there is at least one area with a large axial length, this means that the change in the perceived parameter in this area with a large axial length is not caused by the user holding the electronic device by hand. In addition, if the number of short axial length regions is greater than n, it means that the change in the perceived parameter in this small axial length region is not caused by the user holding the electronic device by hand. In both cases, it is not necessary to define the gesture of picking up the electronic device using the first region.

From the operations of steps S124 to S126, it can be understood that when there is only one large axial length area, the number of short axial length areas is not more than n, the small axial length area occupies both the first part and the second part of the electronic device, and the area with a large axial length is located in the first part of the electronic device, it is determined that the gesture of picking up the electronic device is the second gesture of picking up the device with one hand.

This second gesture of picking up the device with one hand means that the electronic device is taken with one hand, positions such as thumb, thumb or palm positions are located in the first part of the electronic device, and part of other fingers other than the thumb is located in the first part of the electronic device, and the other part of these fingers is located in the second part of the electronic device.

In addition, when the electronic device pickup gesture is the first one-handed device pickup gesture, the procedure for adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on the electronic device pickup gesture comprises the following steps.

First, a fourth region is determined, which is located in the second part of the first side region and the distance to which from the region with a large axial length is equal to the third distance h3, where the first side region is a side region in which the region with a large axial length is located. On FIG. 16, the first side region is the right side region.

Then the position of the first sensory area is adjusted by moving it to the fourth area. The first touch area is a touch area located in a side area of the electronic device.

When the electronic device pickup gesture is the second one-handed pickup gesture, the found fourth area is relatively removed from the position where the thumb, thumb, or palm is located, so that the possibility of accidentally touching the first sensory area can be reduced. In addition, since the short axial length area occupies both the first part and the second part of the electronic device, the side area in which the short axial length area is located is no longer used as the first touch area. This avoids accidental touching of the finger on the first touch area.

To clarify the fourth area, one embodiment of the present application proposes a simplified diagram of the second one-handed device grasping gesture as shown in FIG. 17. This simplified diagram shows position 131, such as the location of the thumb, thumb or palm, and when this object contacts the electronic device at this position, an area with a large axial length appears. In addition, the positions of other fingers 132 other than the thumb are shown, and when these other fingers 132 contact the electronic device, areas of short axial length appear. In addition to this, in FIG. 17, the fourth region is shown which is located in the second part of the first side region and the distance to which from the region with large axial length is equal to the third distance h3, and the region with small axial length is shown. Since the distance between the fourth region and the position where the thumb, thumb or palm is equal to the third distance h3, the fourth region can be removed from the specified position where the thumb, thumb or palm is located. Once the position of the first touch area has been adjusted and moved to the fourth area, the user's finger will generally not be able to accidentally touch the first touch area again.

As shown in FIG. 16, in some embodiments, when the large axial length region is located in the lower half region in one side region, and some or all of the short axial length regions are located in the upper half region in the other side region, the electronic device determines that the picking gesture of the electronic device to hands represents the second gesture of taking the device with one hand.

From FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, it can be appreciated that, in some embodiments, when a region of large axial length is located in the region of the lower half of the lateral region 1 of the electronic device, and some or all of the regions of short axial length are located in the region of the upper half of the lateral region 2 of the electronic device, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located in the area of the upper half of the side area 1. The shortest distance between the area with a large axial length in the side area 1 and the first touch area is h3. It can be understood that all side areas 2 are non-touch areas.

In addition, in this embodiment of the present application, the third distance h3 may be the same distance as the first distance h1 or the second distance h2, or may be different from both the first distance h1 and the second distance h2. In the considered version of the present application, this is not limited.

According to another possible method, as shown in the simplified workflow diagram shown in FIG. 18, when the second screen of the electronic device comprises the side region of the electronic device, the procedure for determining, based on the position of the first region on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device comprises the following steps:

Step S127: If the electronic device is operated in a landscape orientation, when the number N of the first areas located in the side area of the electronic device is a positive integer of no more than 4 and no less than 2, and the first areas located in the side area of the electronic device, individually located in different corners of the electronic device, obtaining the areas of the first areas.

In this embodiment of the present application, N is a positive integer not greater than 4 and not less than 2. More specifically, the value of N is 2, 3, or 4.

If the electronic device is in landscape orientation, when the number N of the first regions located in the side region of the electronic device is a positive integer not greater than 4 and not less than 2, and these first regions located in the side region of the electronic device are located at different angles electronic device, this means that these first areas may be due to the user holding the corners of the electronic device. In such a case, when the user holds the corners of the electronic device, the user typically uses at least two fingers and at most four fingers (in other words, four fingers hold the four corners of the electronic device). Therefore, N is a positive integer not greater than 4 and not less than 2.

Step S128: When the areas of the first areas all fall within the predetermined first area range, determining that the electronic device pickup gesture is a landscape device pickup gesture.

When the user holds the corners of the electronic device, the first regions are formed separately at the places where different fingers of the user touch the side region. The area of the contact surface formed by the pin in the side region must fall within a predetermined specific range (namely, within a predetermined first area range). In such a case, when the areas of the first areas obtained in step S127 all fall within the predetermined first area range, it means that all of these first areas have appeared as a result of the gesture of the user holding the electronic device. Therefore, it can be determined that the gesture of picking up the electronic device is the gesture of picking up the device in landscape orientation.

In addition, in the current embodiment of the present application, the first range of areas must be set in advance. For example, areas of side regions formed by contact with the fingers of multiple users when these users hold the four corners of the electronic device can be obtained in advance by the big data collection method. Based on this, a first area range can be determined.

Of course, the first range of areas can be defined in another way. In the considered version of the present application, this is not limited.

In addition, according to step S127 and step S128, it can be determined whether the electronic device pickup gesture is a landscape device pickup gesture. When the number of the first areas is 4, in other words, the landscape device pickup gesture is performed with four fingers (for example, thumbs and forefingers of both hands) of the user, and these four fingers respectively hold the four corners of the electronic device, a simplified diagram of these first areas has the form shown in Fig. 19. In this FIG. 19, the first regions in the side region are black-painted, and there are four such first regions. These four first areas are located respectively at the four corners of the electronic device.

When the electronic device pickup gesture is a landscape device pickup gesture, the procedure for adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on the electronic device pickup gesture comprises the following steps.

First, a fifth area located in the side area of the electronic device is determined, so that the distance between this fifth area and the first area is not less than the fourth distance h4.

Then the position of the first sensory area is adjusted by moving it to the fifth area. This first touch area is a touch area located in the side area of the electronic device.

In the current embodiment of the present application, when the gesture of picking up the electronic device is a gesture of picking up the device in landscape orientation, the position of the first touch area is adjusted by moving it to the fifth area, while the distance between the fifth area and the first area is not less than the fourth distance h4 . Therefore, the distance between the first touch area after adjustment and the first area is not less than the fourth distance h4. In other words, after adjustment, the first touch area is removed from the palm of the user, so that the first touch area can be prevented from being accidentally touched after adjustment.

For clarification regarding the fifth region, one embodiment of the present application proposes a simplified layout of the device pickup gesture in landscape orientation, as shown in FIG. 20. In this simplified diagram, the number of first regions is set to four, and these first regions are located respectively at the four corners of the electronic device. The distance between the fifth region and each of these first regions is not less than the fourth distance h4.

Further, in the exemplary embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device is not in a horizontal state, after determining the fifth region located in the side region of the electronic device, the method further comprises:

defining a fifth region in an upper side region of the electronic device.

In this case, the procedure for adjusting the position of the touch area to move it to the fifth area comprises:

moving the first touch area to said fifth area in the upper side area of the electronic device.

When the electronic device is in landscape orientation, if, in addition, the electronic device is not in the horizontal state, when the user performs a gesture of picking up the device in landscape orientation, the thumb is usually placed in the lower side region of the electronic device, and the index finger is usually placed in top side area of electronic devices. The index finger is usually more flexible than the thumb. Therefore, the operation of the touch function of the lower side region of the electronic device is temporarily stopped, and the first touch region is selected to move to the upper side region of the electronic device. In other words, when adjusting, the first touch area is moved to the fifth area in the upper side area, so that the user's index finger can perform the operation of touching the first touch area.

In this case, after adjustment, the first touch area is relatively far away from the four corners of the electronic device, and correspondingly is relatively far away from the user's finger, so that it becomes difficult for the user to touch the first touch area. This avoids accidental touching of the finger on the first touch area.

According to another possible method, as shown in the simplified workflow diagram shown in FIG. 21, the procedure for determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device comprises the following steps:

Step S129: Determining, based on the lengths of the first regions located in the lateral region of the electronic device, the region of large axial length and the region of short axial length among these first regions located in the lateral region of the electronic device, where the region of large axial length is the first a region whose length is not less than the third threshold value among the first regions, and the region with a short axial length is the first region whose length is not greater than the fourth threshold value among the first regions.

The work procedure of step S129 may be the same as the work procedure of step S121, so that these steps can refer to each other. The details will not be re-described here.

Step S130: Obtaining the first ratio of the part included in the region with a large axial length located in the second part of the electronic device to the region with a large axial length, and obtaining the second ratio of the part included in the region with a small axial length located in the second part of the electronic device , to a region with a small axial length.

Step S131: When both the ratios of the first ratio and the second ratio are greater than the fifth threshold, determining that the electronic device pickup gesture is the third one-handed device pickup gesture.

When both the first ratio and the second ratio are greater than the fifth threshold value, this means that when the user takes the electronic device with the hand, most of the positions such as thumb, thumb or palm elevation positions are located in the second part of the electronic device, and most fingers other than the thumb are also located in the second part of the electronic device.

The electronic device is divided into the first part and the second part along the division line, and the direction of this division line is parallel to the width direction of the electronic device. In general, the split line runs at the middle position of the electronic device. When the electronic device is placed in a vertical state, the split line divides the electronic device into two parts: an upper half region and a lower half region. The first part is the area of the lower half of the electronic device, and the first part is the area of the upper half of the electronic device.

In this case, it can be understood that in FIG. 22 shows the first areas corresponding to the third gesture of picking up the device with one hand. On this Fig. 22, the black portions indicate the first regions in the side regions, these first regions collectively include the long axial length region 181 and the short axial length regions 182. In addition to this, the dashed line in FIG. 22 marks the split line.

In accordance with FIG. 21, in some embodiments, when part or all of the large axial length region is located in the region of the lower half of the side region, and some or all of the regions of small axial length are located in the region of the upper half of the other side region, the electronic device determines that the picking gesture of the electronic device to hands represents the third gesture of taking the device with one hand.

From FIG. 21 and FIG. 22 it can be understood that, in some embodiments, when part or all of the region with a large axial length is located in the region of the upper half of the lateral region 1 of the electronic device, and some or all of the regions with a small axial length are located in the region of the upper half of the lateral region 2 of the electronic device, this electronic device determines that both areas, side area 1 and side area 2, are non-touch areas.

In addition, when the gesture of picking up the electronic device is the third one-handed gesture of picking up the device, the procedure for adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on the gesture of picking up the electronic device comprises the following step:

suspending the operation of the touch function in the first touch area, where the first touch area is a touch area located in the side area of the electronic device.

In the current embodiment of the present application, the suspension of the function of touching the touch area means that even if the operation of touching this touch area is performed, the electronic device no longer performs the function corresponding to the specified touch area.

On FIG. 23 shows a simplified diagram of the third gesture of taking the device with one hand. This simplified diagram shows a position 191, such as the thumb, thumb or palm position, and when an object at this position contacts an electronic device, a region of large axial length appears. In addition, other fingers 192 other than the thumb are shown, and when these other fingers 192 contact the electronic device, areas of short axial length appear. From FIG. 23, it can be determined that since both the first ratio and the second ratio are greater than the fifth threshold value, this means that most of the positions, such as the positions of the palm, thumb, or elevation of the user's thumb, are located in the second part of the electronic device, and most other fingers other than the thumb are also located in the second part of the electronic device. In this case, the current picking up of the electronic device by the user is usually the user's anomalous operation. Therefore, it is determined that the operation of the side area touch function is suspended in order to avoid the effect of accidentally touching the first touch area.

The above embodiments individually describe methods for determining a first one-handed device pickup gesture, a second one-handed device pickup gesture, a third one-handed device pickup gesture, and a landscape device pickup gesture when the second screen includes a side area of an electronic device, and methods adjusting the position of the first touch area when the user individually picks up the electronic device using the first one-handed device-grabbing gesture, the second one-handed device-grabbing gesture, the third one-handed device-picking gesture, and the landscape-orientation picking-up gesture, where the first touch area represents is a touch area located in the side area of the electronic device.

In addition to this, the second screen may further comprise a rear region of the electronic device. In this case, the corresponding touch area is located in the rear area of the electronic device. In the considered embodiment of the present application, the sensory area located in the rear area of the electronic device may be referred to as the second touch area.

For example, when a circular display is applied to an electronic device, the second screen includes a side area and a back area of the electronic device. In this case, when the user picks up the electronic device, the user may accidentally touch the second touch area.

In addition, alternatively, a foldable display may be used in the electronic device. Such a folding display includes a first display and a second display. When these first display and second display are in the folded state and the inner angle between the first display and the second display is relatively small, in other words, as in the simplified diagram of the first display and the second display shown in FIG. 4B, one of these first display and second display is generally used as a display screen, so that this display screen is the first screen and is configured to display an image. The other display is the rear for the electronic device. In such a case, this other display and the side area of the electronic device are used as the second screen.

When the second screen includes the back area of the electronic device, in order to reduce the negative effects of accidentally touching the second touch area, the gesture of picking up the electronic device can be further determined based on the position of the first area within the back area, and the position of the touch area on the second screen is adjusted based on gesture of taking an electronic device in hand.

In one possible implementation, as shown in the simplified workflow diagram shown in FIG. 24, the procedure for determining, based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the gesture of picking up the electronic device comprises the following steps:

Step S132: Determination of the area of the first region located within the rear region of the electronic device.

Step S133: When the area of the first area falls within the second area range, determining the ratio of the area of the part of the first area that is located in the second part of the electronic device to the area of the first area.

The electronic device is divided into the first part and the second part along the division line, and the direction of this division line is parallel to the width direction of the electronic device. In general, the split line runs at the middle position of the electronic device. When the electronic device is placed in a vertical state, the split line divides the electronic device into two parts: an upper half region and a lower half region. The first part is the area of the lower half of the electronic device, and the first part is the area of the upper half of the electronic device.

Step S134: When said ratio is greater than the sixth threshold value, determining that the electronic device pickup gesture is the fourth one-hand device pickup gesture; and when said ratio is not greater than the sixth threshold value, determining that the gesture of picking up the electronic device is the fifth one-handed gesture of picking up the device.

In order to explain the first areas corresponding to the fourth one-hand device grasping gesture and the fifth one-hand device grasping gesture, embodiments of the present application will separately describe FIGS. 25 and FIG. 26. In FIG. 25 and FIG. 26, the first area in the side area is black-filled. In addition to this, the dashed line in FIG. 25 and FIG. 26 is a split line.

When said ratio is greater than the sixth threshold value, a simplified diagram of the first region is shown in FIG. 25. From FIG. 25, it can be understood that the fourth gesture of picking up the device with one hand means that the electronic device is taken in one hand and the largest part of the user's palm is located in the second part of the electronic device. In addition, when said ratio is not greater than the sixth threshold value, a simplified diagram of the first region is shown in FIG. 26. From FIG. 26, it can be understood that the fourth gesture of picking up the device with one hand means that the electronic device is picked up with one hand and the largest part of the user's palm is located in the first part of the electronic device.

In addition, when the gesture of picking up the electronic device is the fourth gesture of picking up the device with one hand, the procedure for adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on the gesture of picking up the electronic device comprises the following step:

suspending the touch function of the second touch area, where the second touch area is a touch area located in the rear area of the electronic device.

The fourth gesture of picking up the device with one hand means that the electronic device is held with one hand and the largest part of the user's palm is located on the second part of the electronic device. In other words, a simplified diagram of the fourth one-handed device grasping gesture is shown in FIG. 27. In this case, In this case, the current picking up of the electronic device by the user is usually an anomalous operation of that user. Therefore, it is determined that the operation of the back touch function is suspended in order to avoid the effect of accidentally touching the second touch area.

In addition, when the electronic device picking gesture is the fifth one-handed device picking gesture, the procedure for adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on this electronic device picking gesture comprises the following steps:

First, a sixth region is determined, which is located in the rear region of the electronic device and the distance to which from the first region is equal to the fourth distance h4.

Then the position of the second sensory area is adjusted by moving it to the sixth area. The second touch area is a touch area located in the side area of the electronic device.

The fifth gesture of picking up the device with one hand means that the electronic device is taken with one hand, and the largest part of the user's palm is located in the first part of the electronic device. In other words, in FIG. 28 shows a simplified diagram of the fifth gesture of taking the device with one hand. In this case, the user adjusts the position of the second touch area by moving it to the sixth area, so that after adjustment, the second touch area can be moved away from the user's palm to avoid accidentally touching the second touch area.

Further, when a foldable display is applied to the electronic device, the electronic device needs to determine an internal angle between the first display and the second display. When the interior angle between the first display and the second display is relatively small, the electronic device further defines one of the displays as the back area of the electronic device.

In this embodiment of the present application, one or more sensors may be located in the electronic device, and the internal angle between the first display and the second display is determined based on data measured by one or more sensors.

For example, on each of the first display and the second display, a gyroscope and an acceleration sensor may be located in the electronic device. A gyroscope located on the first display may determine the angular rate of rotation as the first display rotates, and an acceleration sensor on the first display may measure the acceleration generated when the first display moves. Accordingly, a gyroscope located on the second display can determine the angular rate of rotation when the second display is rotated, and an acceleration sensor on the second display can measure the acceleration generated when the second display moves. Then, the value of the internal angle between the first display and the second display can be calculated based on the angular rate and acceleration of the first display and the angular rate and acceleration of the second display. Then, the inside angle between the first display and the second display can be obtained by calculations based on the angular rate and acceleration of the first display, and the angular rate and acceleration of the second display.

After determining the internal angle between the first display and the second display, this internal angle between the first display and the second display is compared with a threshold angle (eg, 10 degrees). When the inner angle between the first display and the second display is smaller than the threshold angle, this inner angle between the first display and the second display is generally considered to be relatively small. Therefore, one of the displays is defined as a display screen for displaying an image, and the other display is used as a rear area of the electronic device.

In such a case, another display may also be used as a second screen so that the user can touch this display. For example, the first display is set as the display screen, and the second display is set as the second screen and is located along with the second touch area. The second touch area is used to control the volume and brightness. When the first display is playing a video, the user can touch the second touch area of the second display to adjust the volume and brightness of the video being played. Accordingly, the electronic device can determine, by carrying out the operations of steps S132 to S134, the electronic device pickup gesture and adjust the second touch area based on the electronic device pickup gesture.

However, the electronic device needs to determine which of the displays constituting the folding display to use as the second screen. Since the display screen of the electronic device must present an image for viewing by the user, the display screen in the foldable display is usually chosen to be the display facing the user, and accordingly, another display is used as the second screen. In other words, of the pair of first display and second display, the display that is not facing the user is the second screen. Accordingly, the electronic device may determine the first display or the second display as the second screen in several ways.

In one possible implementation, when a folding display is applied in an electronic device, and the internal angle between the first display and the second display constituting the folding display is less than the threshold angle before the gesture of picking up the electronic device is determined based on the position of the first area on the second screen , the method further comprises the following steps:

when the infrared sensor is located on the first display, determining whether the infrared sensor located on the first display receives an infrared signal emitted by the human body; And

when an infrared sensor located on the first display receives said infrared signal, determining that the second display is the second screen.

In the above technical solution, when the infrared sensor located on the first display receives the infrared signal emitted by the human body, this means that the first display is facing the user. In such a case, it can be determined that the first display is a display screen, and accordingly, the second display is the second screen.

Further, when the infrared sensors are located on each of the first display and the second display, the electronic device can separately determine whether the infrared sensor located on the first display and the infrared sensor located on the second display receive the infrared signal emitted by the human body, and determine that the display corresponding to the infrared sensor that does not receive the infrared signal emitted by the human body is the second screen.

In another exemplary embodiment, when a foldable display is used in the electronic device, and the inner angle between the first display and the second display constituting the foldable display is less than the threshold angle before determining the pickup gesture of the electronic device based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the method further contains the following steps:

when a video camera is located on the first display, determining whether the video camera located on the first display captures a face image; And

when the video camera located on the first display captures a face image, determining that the second display is the second screen.

In the above technical solution, when the video camera located on the first display captures a face image, this means that the first display is facing the user. In this case, it may be determined that the first display is a display screen, and accordingly, the second display is the second screen.

Further, when video cameras are located on each display, both the first display and the second display, the electronic device can then separately determine whether the video camera located on the first display and the video camera located on the second display capture a face image, and determine that the display corresponding to the camcorder that does not capture the face image is the second screen.

In another exemplary embodiment, when a foldable display is applied to the electronic device, and the internal angle between the first display and the second display constituting the foldable display is less than a threshold angle, before the electronic device pickup gesture is determined based on the position of the first area on the second screen, the method additionally contains the following steps:

when the optical proximity sensor is located on the first display, determining whether the external light sensed by the optical proximity sensor located on the first display falls within a predetermined light intensity range; And

when the external light sensed by the optical proximity sensor located on the first display falls within a predetermined light intensity range, determining that the second display is the second screen.

During use of the electronic device, the user typically blocks the display facing the user, so that the intensity of external light perceived by the display facing the user is reduced. In the current embodiment of the present application, the first intensity of ambient light measured by the optical proximity sensor located on the display screen can be determined using several tests in advance, during the user's use of the electronic device. Based on this, a range of light intensity is set within which the first intensity falls.

In such a case, when the ambient light sensed by the optical proximity sensor located on the first display falls within a predetermined range of light intensity, this means that the first display is facing the user. In such a case, it can be determined that the first display is a display screen, and accordingly, the second display is the second screen.

Further, when optical proximity sensors are located on each of the displays on both the first display and the second display, the electronic device can then separately determine whether external light sensed by the proximity sensor located on the first display and the proximity sensor located on the the second display, within the predetermined light intensity range, and determine that the display corresponding to the optical proximity sensor, which sensed light does not fall within the predetermined light intensity range, is the second screen.

The above options separately describe methods for determining a second screen display based on an infrared sensor, a video camera, and an optical proximity sensor. Of course, the electronic device may alternatively determine in another way which display of those included in the foldable display is not facing the user and determine this display as the second screen. In the considered version of the present application, this is not limited.

Further, in the considered embodiment of the present application, after adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on the gesture of picking up the electronic device, the method further comprises:

when the area of the first area decreases, adjusting the position of the touch area to return it to its original position. This initial position is the position where the touch area was before adjusting the position of the touch area on the second screen based on the pick-up gesture of the electronic device.

When the area of the first area decreases, it means that the user no longer holds the electronic device with his hand, so that the touch area can be returned to its original position. In this case, since the user no longer holds the electronic device in his hand, even if the touch area is returned to its original position, the touch area on the second screen will not be accidentally touched. In addition, when the touch area is at the home position, the touch area is generally closer to the user's usage habits of the device, thereby facilitating the user's use of the device and enhancing the user's convenience and experience.

Further, one of the methods for adjusting the sensory area, proposed by one of the variants of the present application, is considered with reference to the attached drawings.

First, the method for communicating with side screens provided in the current embodiment of the present application will be described.

In some embodiments of the present application, the side screen may perceive a user's touch operation. In response to the received touch operation, the electronic device may control content displayed on another screen of the electronic device or adjust an operation parameter (e.g., display brightness, Bluetooth mode on and off, or flashlight on and off) of the electronic device. The touch operation 1 may be an operation such as touch, double touch, long press or click.

In one implementation, a control icon is presented on the side screen of the electronic device. The electronic device receives the touch operation 1 performed on this control icon and activates, in response to this touch operation 1, the function 1 triggered by the touch operation 1.

For example, as shown in FIG. 29, an electronic device configured with the folding display shown in FIG. 7C is used as an example. The side screen presents a control window 201, and this control window 201 contains a memory icon 201A, a voice assistant icon 201B, and a screenshot icon 201C.

The memory icon 201A can receive a touch operation (eg, a touch operation) of the user. In response to this touch operation, the electronic device may present a memory interface on the display.

The smart assistant icon 201B can accept a touch operation (eg, a tap operation) of the user. In response to this touch operation, the electronic device may launch the voice assistant.

The screenshot icon 201C can receive a touch operation (eg, a tap operation) of the user. In response to this touch operation, the electronic device may capture and store the interface image currently presented on the display 194.

In another implementation, no control icons are presented on the side screen of the electronic device. The electronic device can identify the touch operation 2 based on the touch track, the duration of the touch, and other similar characteristics of the side screen touch operation 2 to determine and activate the function 2 triggered by the touch operation 2.

For example, as shown in FIG. 30A and FIG. 30B, an electronic device configured with the curved display shown in FIG. 5b. The user double-tap the side screen 23 of the electronic device, and the electronic device presents the volume window 202 on the display in response to the user's accepted operation. This volume adjustment window 202 may include a volume adjustment bar 202A, an indication 202B of the type of signal whose volume is being adjusted, and a volume adjustment control icon 202C.

The adjustable signal type indication 202B is used to designate the signal that the currently presented volume bar 202A corresponds to, such as a ringtone, an alarm, or a media file. The length of the shaded portion of the volume control bar 202A is used to represent the current volume of the sound indicated by type 202B.

The volume setting control icon 202C can receive a touch operation (for example, a touch operation). In response to this user operation, the electronic device may present a volume adjustment interface on the display. For example, as shown in FIG. 30C and FIG. 30D, the user's finger slides up the side screen 23. In response to the user's received operation, the electronic device increases the volume of the ringtone and the length of the shaded portion of the volume control bar based on the distance slid by the user's finger.

Without being limited to functions such as volume control, screenshot taking, voice assistant and mass storage offered in the above option, the functions triggered by a touch operation performed on the side screen may further include taking photos, answering calls, screen recording and quick payments . In the current embodiment of the present application, the correspondence between a touch operation and the function triggered by that touch operation can be determined in several ways. For example, this correspondence may be set by default when the electronic device arrives from the factory, or may be customized by the user, or may be determined by the electronic device based on the currently running application, or may be determined by the electronic device based on how often the function is used. this application by the user. Here it is not specifically limited.

The following discusses how to determine the touch area and non-touch area on the side screen based on the contact surface when the user is holding the electronic device.

There are several ways in which a user holds an electronic device, where the main positions of the device are the longitudinal position and the horizontal position. The longitudinal position means that the user holds the electronic device mainly by grasping the side surface corresponding to the long side of the electronic device, and the side screen can be located on the side surface corresponding to the long side of the electronic device. The horizontal position means that the user holds the electronic device primarily by grasping the side surface corresponding to the short side of the electronic device. The method of holding the device in a longitudinal position may include such options as a method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand, a method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the right hand, a method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with both hands, and other similar options. The method of holding the device in a horizontal position may include options such as a method of holding the device in a horizontal position with the left hand, a method of holding the device in a horizontal position with the right hand, a method of holding the device in a horizontal position with both hands, and the like.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device does not receive touch input to hold the side screen, the electronic device may identify the entire side screen as a touch area. In other words, the electronic device may respond to touch input for the side screen and perform a function corresponding to that touch input. For example, as shown in FIG. 30A and FIG. 30B, in response to a double-tap operation on the side screen 23, the electronic device may present the volume adjustment window 202 on the display.

The following first specifically describes several ways to hold the device by hand in embodiments of the present application.

1. Way to hold the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand

For example, in FIG. 31A is a simplified diagram of a method for holding an electronic device in a longitudinal position with the left hand according to one embodiment of the present application.

For an electronic device in which side shields are located on both sides, FIG. 31B is a simplified diagram of the contact surface for the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand. As shown in FIG. 31B, the electronic device comprises a side screen 1 and a side screen 2. The contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a thumb elevation contact surface 301 formed on the side screen 1 by the palm elevation of the thumb and a group of contact surfaces 302 formed on the side screen. 2 other fingers (namely, fingers other than the thumb) of the user. In some embodiments, according to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand, the contact area between users and the display 194 may further comprise a finger contact surface 303 formed on the side screen 1 by the user's thumb.

According to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand, the user's other finger (namely, a finger other than the thumb) contacting the side screen 2 may be one or more of four fingers: index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. For example, as shown in FIG. 31B, the collection of other fingers in contact with the side screen 1 includes four fingers. The contact surface group 302 includes a finger contact surface 302A, a finger grip contact surface 302B, a finger grip surface 302C, and a finger grip surface 302D corresponding to the four fingers.

From FIG. 31B, it can be appreciated that the contact surfaces in the contact surface group 302 are arranged sequentially along the long side of the electronic device. In some embodiments of the present application, the maximum distance between two adjacent contact surfaces in group 302 of contact surfaces is less than a threshold distance of 1.

For an electronic device that has a side screen on one side only, FIG. 31C is a simplified diagram of contact surfaces for a method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand. As shown in FIG. 31C, the electronic device comprises a side screen 1. The contact area between the user and the display 194 may comprise a thumb elevation contact surface 301 and may further comprise a finger application contact surface 303.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the contact surface formed on the side screen when the user holds the electronic device may be referred to as the side contact surface. Thumb elevation contact surface 301, finger grip contact surface 302A, finger grip contact surface 302B, finger grip contact surface 302C, finger grip contact surface 302D, and finger contact surface 303 are shown. in FIG. 31B as side contact surfaces. The side shield contains part or all of the side contact surface. For example, the side shield 1 includes the entire thumb elevation contact surface 301, and the side shield 2 includes the entire contact surface 302B formed by a finger grip.

It should be noted that the property of the finger contact surface 302D formed when the user holds the electronic device with the hand is different from the property of the finger touch contact surface formed in the normal touch operation (e.g., touch or double-tap) of the user. In general, the touch area of the finger contact surface formed when the user holds the electronic device is larger and the touch is longer.

2. Way to hold the device in a longitudinal position with the right hand

For example, in FIG. 32A is a simplified diagram for the case where the user holds the electronic device in a longitudinal position with the right hand according to one embodiment of the present application. For an electronic device having side shields on both sides, FIG. 32B is a simplified diagram of the contact surfaces corresponding to FIG. 32A. In the simplified diagram of contact surfaces shown in FIG. 32B, the user holds the electronic device in a longitudinal position with one right hand, the contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a thumb elevation contact surface 401 formed on the side screen 2 by thumb elevation on the palm, and a group of contact surfaces 402 formed on the side screen. screen 1 with the user's other fingers. In some embodiments, according to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the right hand, the contact area between the user and the display 194 may further include a finger contact surface 403 formed on the side screen 2 by the thumb.

Similarly, according to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the right hand, the user's other finger contacting the side screen 2 may be one or more of four fingers: index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. For example, as shown in FIG. 32B, the collection of other fingers gripping the side screen 1 includes three fingers. The contact surface group 402 includes a finger contact surface 402A, a finger contact surface 402B, and a finger contact surface 402D corresponding to three fingers.

It can be understood that when the user holds the electronic device in a longitudinal position with their right hand, the user's thumb may alternatively not be in contact with the side screen 2.

For an electronic device in which the side screen is located on only one side, in FIG. 32C is a simplified diagram of the contact surfaces according to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the right hand. As shown in FIG. 32C, the electronic device includes a side shield 1. The contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a group 402 of contact surfaces.

3. Way to hold the device in a longitudinal position with two hands

For example, in FIG. 33A is a simplified diagram of a method for holding an electronic device in a longitudinal position with two hands, according to one embodiment of the present application. For an electronic device in which side shields are located on both sides, FIG. 33B is a simplified diagram of the contact surfaces corresponding to FIG. 33A. When the electronic device is held in a longitudinal position with two hands, the contact area between the user and the side screen of the display 194 may include a thumb elevation contact surface 501 formed on the side screen 1 in contact with the thumb elevation on the palm, and a thumb elevation contact surface 502, formed on the side screen 2 in contact with the elevation of the thumb on the palm. In some embodiments, according to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with two hands, the contact area between the user and the display 194 may further include a finger contact surface 503 formed on the side screen 1 by thumb contact, and a finger contact surface 504, formed on the side screen 2 by contact with the thumb.

It can be understood that when the user holds the electronic device in a longitudinal position with both hands, the thumbs of both hands of the user may alternatively not be in contact with the side screen 1 and/or the side screen 2.

For an electronic device in which the side shield is located on only one side, the contact surfaces according to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with two hands are shown in FIG. 31c.

4. The way to hold the device horizontally with the left hand

For example, in FIG. 34A is a simplified diagram of a method for holding an electronic device in a horizontal position with the left hand according to one embodiment of the present application. For an electronic device in which side shields are located on both sides, FIG. 34B is a simplified diagram of the contact surfaces corresponding to FIG. 34A. When the electronic device is held horizontally with one hand, the contact area between the user and the display 194 may have a finger contact surface 601 formed at the left end of the side screen 1 by the user's finger, and a contact surface 602 with the area between the thumb and forefinger formed at the left end. side shield 2 by contacting this area between thumb and forefinger. Side shield 1 is located above side shield 2.

For an electronic device in which the side screen is located on only one side, in FIG. 34C and FIG. 34D are simplified diagrams of contact surfaces according to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand. As shown in FIG. 34C, the side screen 1 is positioned above another screen of the electronic device, and the contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a finger contact surface 601 formed at the left end of the side screen 1 when touched by the user's finger. As shown in FIG. 34D, the side screen 1 is positioned below another screen of the electronic device, and the contact area between the user and the display 194 may comprise a thumb and forefinger contact surface 602 formed at the left end of the side screen 1 by the thumb and forefinger contact.

It can be understood that both the contact surfaces, the contact surface when applying the finger and the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger, shown in FIG. 34B - FIG. 34D are side contact surfaces.

5. Way to hold the device in a horizontal position with the right hand

For example, in FIG. 35A is a simplified diagram of a method for holding a device horizontally with the right hand, according to one embodiment of the present application. For an electronic device in which side shields are located on both sides, FIG. 35B is a simplified schematic of the contact surfaces corresponding to FIG. 35A. When the electronic device is held horizontally with one right hand, the contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a finger contact surface 603 formed at the right end of the side screen 1 by the user's finger, and a contact surface 604 between the thumb and forefinger formed on the right end of side screen 2 by touching the area between thumb and forefinger. Side shield 1 is located above side shield 2.

For an electronic device in which the side screen is located on only one side, in FIG. 35C and FIG. 35D are simplified diagrams of the contact surfaces for the method of holding the device in a horizontal position with the right hand. As shown in FIG. 35C, the side screen 1 is positioned above another screen of the electronic device, and the contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a finger contact surface 603 formed at the right end of the side screen 1 by the user's finger. As shown in FIG. 35D, the side screen 1 is located below another screen of the electronic device, and the contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a thumb and forefinger contact surface 604 formed at the right end of the side screen 1 when the area between the thumb and forefinger is touched.

6. A way to hold the device in a horizontal position with two hands

For example, in FIG. 36A is a simplified diagram of a method for holding an electronic device horizontally with two hands, according to one embodiment of the present application. For an electronic device in which side shields are located on both sides, FIG. 36B is a simplified diagram of the contact surface corresponding to FIG. 36A. When the electronic device is held horizontally with two hands, the contact area between the user and the display 194 may include: a finger contact surface 701 formed at the left end of the side screen 1 by the user's finger, a contact surface 702 with the area between the thumb and forefinger formed at the left end of the side screen 2 by touching the area between the thumb and forefinger, a finger contact surface 703 formed at the right end of the side screen 1 by the user's finger, and a contact surface 704 with the area between the thumb and forefinger formed at the right end of the side screen 2 by touching the area between the thumb and forefinger. Side shield 1 is located above side shield 2.

For an electronic device in which the side screen is located on only one side, in FIG. 36C and FIG. 36D are simplified diagrams of the contact surfaces for a method of holding the device in a horizontal position with two hands. As shown in FIG. 36C, the side screen 1 is positioned above another screen of the electronic device, and the contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a finger contact surface 701 formed on the left end of the side screen 1 by the user's finger, and a finger contact surface 703 formed on the right end of the side screen 1 with the user's finger. As shown in FIG. 36D, the side screen 1 is located below another screen of the electronic device, and the contact area between the user and the display 194 may include a thumb and forefinger contact surface 702 formed at the left end of the side screen 2 when the area between the thumb and forefinger is touched, and the contact surface 704 with the area between the thumb and forefinger formed at the right end of the side screen 1 when the area between the thumb and forefinger is touched.

An electronic device comprising two side screens as shown in FIG. 31A - Fig. 36C may be an electronic device configured with the curved display shown in FIG. 5A or an electronic device configured with the circular display shown in FIG. 6A. An electronic device containing one side screen as shown in FIG. 31A - FIG. 36C may be an electronic device configured with the folding display shown in FIG. 7A, and the side screen 1 may be the side screen 53 shown in FIG. 7A.

From FIG. 31A - Fig. 33B, it can be appreciated that for an electronic device configured with two side screens, when the user holds the electronic device in a longitudinal position, at least one side screen has a thumb-raised contact surface. When the user holds the electronic device in a longitudinal position with one hand, one side screen has a contact surface when touching the eminence of the thumb on the palm, and one side screen has a contact surface when touched with one or more fingers of the user other than the thumb. When the user holds the electronic device in a longitudinal position with two hands, each of the two side screens has its own contact surface when touching the elevation of the thumb on the palm.

From FIG. 34A - FIG. 36D, it can be appreciated that when the user holds the electronic device in a horizontal position, the contact surfaces between the user and the side screen are located at one or both ends of the side screen. For an electronic device configured with two side screens, when the user holds the electronic device in a horizontal position with one hand, the ends of the two screens located on the same side each have a contact surface, and these contact surfaces are respectively a contact surface when applied finger and the surface of contact with the area between the thumb and forefinger. When the user holds the electronic device horizontally with two hands, two finger contact surfaces are located at both ends of the upper side shield, and two thumb and forefinger contact surfaces are located at both ends of the lower side shield. For an electronic device configured with a single side shield, when the user holds the electronic device in a horizontal position with one hand when said side shield is on top, one end of the side shield has a finger contact surface; and when this side screen is located at the bottom, one end of this side screen has a contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger. In some embodiments, when the user holds the electronic device in a horizontal position with both hands, the distance between the contact surfaces at the two ends of the side shield is typically greater than the threshold distance 1.

In this embodiment of the present application, an electronic device can obtain an indication of its being in landscape/portrait mode using an acceleration sensor and/or a gyro sensor to determine whether this electronic device is in portrait or landscape orientation, and determine the relative position of the side screen 1 and side screen 2. For example, side screen 1 is located above side screen 2.

In some embodiments, the statement that the contact surface is located on the side screen may mean that part or all of this contact surface is located on this side screen.

It should be noted that the methods of holding the device shown in FIG. 31A - Fig. 36D are only examples of the various ways to hold the device described by the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute any limitation on the embodiments of the present application. In addition to the methods of holding the device shown in FIG. 31A - Fig. 36D, embodiments of the present application may include other ways to hold the device. Here it is not specifically limited.

2. Based on the property of the contact surface on which the user holds the electronic device, the following specifically describes how to determine the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on this contact surface on which the user holds the electronic device.

In some embodiments of the present application, contact surface touch information may comprise one or more segments of information such as contact surface location, height along the long side of the electronic device, width along the long side of the electronic device, contact surface area, contact surface capacitance information, and duration of touching this contact surface. The contact surface capacitance information may comprise a capacitive signal from each sensor array coordinate point corresponding to that contact surface, such as the amount of capacitance change at each coordinate point. This contact surface touch information may further comprise another parameter. Here it is not specifically limited.

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device can determine the type of side contact surface based on information about touching this side contact surface. The lateral contact surface formed when the user holds the electronic device may be any of the following types: thumb elevation contact surface, finger grip contact surface, finger application contact surface, thumb to forefinger contact surface , or another similar type.

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device can adaptively adjust the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on the position of the side contact surface on the side screen and touch information on that side contact surface. In this embodiment of the present application, a specific implementation of the definition of the touch area and non-touch area on the side screen may be, without being limited to this, any of the following two implementation options.

In Embodiment 1, the electronic device can determine the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on the location of the side contact surface on that side screen and touch information on that side contact surface.

In Embodiment 2, the electronic device can determine the way in which the user holds the device based on the location of the side contact surfaces on one or both side screens and the positions of these side contact surfaces to further define the touch area and the non-touch area on the two side screens of the electronic device. in the position the user is holding.

In Embodiment 3, for the circular display shown in FIG. 6A and the folding display shown in FIG. 7A, when the user picks up the electronic device in the longitudinal position, the user's palm gripping surface also includes a display screen, namely a rear screen. The electronic device can determine the touch area and the non-touch area on the two side screens of the electronic device based on touch information on the contact surface between the user's palm and the back screen.

In Embodiment 1, the procedure for determining the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen may specifically include, but is not limited to, cases from case 1 to case 6.

Case 1:

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device determines, based on the touch information on the side contact surface, that the side contact surface on the side screen contains the thumb elevation contact surface. The electronic device determines, based on the position of this thumb elevation contact surface, the position of the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen.

For example, as shown in FIG. 37A - Fig. 37D, the electronic device determines that the side contact surface on the side screen 1 contains the thumb elevation contact surface 301. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 37A and 37C, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is not less than L1, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the top edge of the side screen 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 301 , and the area other than the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is the non-touch area 1. As shown in FIG. 37B and FIG. 37D, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the upper edge of the side screen 1 is less than L1, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 is the non-touch area 1. The shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 301 shown in FIG. 37A and FIG. 37C is distance 1. In some embodiments, the shortest distance between touch area 1 and the top edge of side screen 1 is distance 2.

For example, the value of L1 is equal to half the length of the long side of the display; distance 1 can be equal to the height of five coordinate points; and distance 2 is equal to the height of zero or three coordinate points.

Referring to FIG. 8B, in this embodiment of the present application, the height of the fiducial point corresponds to the height of the cell in the touch screen matrix of the touch sensor 50 along the long side of the electronic device, and the width of the fiducial point corresponds to the width of the grid cell along the short side of the electronic device.

Similarly, for an electronic device held in a longitudinal position with the right hand, as shown in FIG. 31B of an electronic device that is held in a longitudinal position with two hands, as shown in FIG. 32B and an electronic device having only one side screen as shown in FIG. 30C, when the side screen includes a thumb elevation contact surface, the touch area and the non-touch area on that side screen may also be defined in accordance with the above embodiment. The details will not be described here again.

In some embodiments, the electronic device determines that it is in landscape orientation. When the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top (or bottom) edge of the side screen 2 is not less than L1, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the top (or bottom) edge of the side screen and the contact surface 301 thumb elevation and the area other than the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is the non-touch area 1. When the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top edge of the side screen and the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the bottom edge of the side screen are both less than L2, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 is non-touch area 1. The shortest distance between touch area 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 301 is distance 1. In some embodiments, the shortest distance between touch area 1 and the top (or bottom) edge of the side screen is equal to a distance of 2.

In some embodiments, the electronic device is in landscape orientation. When side screen 1 is positioned below another screen, that side screen 1 is non-touch area 1.

It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 37A, the top edge of the side screen 1 denotes the upper boundary line of this side screen 1, and the lower edge of the side screen 1 denotes the lower boundary line of this side screen 1. In the considered embodiment of the present application, the distance between the contact surface and the upper edge of the side screen 1 may indicate the shortest the distance between this contact surface and the upper boundary line of this side screen 1, and the distance between the contact surface and the lower edge of the side screen 1 may indicate the shortest distance between this contact surface and the lower boundary line of this side screen 1. In one implementation, the upper boundary the side screen line 1 is superimposed on the extension line of the upper boundary line of the front screen, and the lower boundary line of the side screen 1 is superimposed on the extension line of the lower boundary line of the front screen.

Case 2:

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device determines, based on information about touching the side contact surface, that this side contact surface on the side screen contains a group of contact surfaces. This electronic device determines, based on the arrangement of the group of contact surfaces, the position of the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen.

For example, as shown in FIG. 37A - Fig. 37D, the electronic device determines that the side contact surface on the side screen 2 contains a group of contact surfaces 302. This contact surface group 302 includes at least four finger grip contact surfaces and the shortest distance between any two adjacent contact surfaces is less than a threshold distance of 1. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 37A and FIG. 37B, when the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the upper edge of the side screen 2 is not less than L2, the electronic device determines that the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the upper edge of the side screen 2 and the contact surface group 302, and the area other than touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. As shown in FIG. 37C and FIG. 37D, when the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the upper edge of the side screen 2 is less than L2, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. The shortest distance between the touch area 2 and the contact surface group 302, as shown in FIG. . 37A and FIG. 37B is equal to distance 3. In some embodiments, the shortest distance between touch area 2 and the top edge of side screen 2 is equal to distance 4.

For example, the length L2 is half the length of the long side of the display; distance 3 can be equal to the height of five coordinate points; and distance 4 is equal to the height of zero or three coordinate points.

Similarly, for an electronic device held in a longitudinal position by the user with the right hand, as shown in FIG. 31B and an electronic device with only one side screen shown in FIG. 31C, when this side screen contains the contact surface group 302, the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen may also be defined in accordance with the above embodiment. The details will not be described here again.

In some embodiments, the electronic device determines that the electronic device is in landscape orientation. When the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the top (or bottom) edge of the side screen 2 is not less than L2, the electronic device determines that the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the top (or bottom) edge of the side screen and the contact surface group 302, and the area other than the touch area 2 in the side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. When the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the top edge of the side screen 2 and the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the bottom edge of the side screen 2 are both less than L2, the electronic device determines that the entire sidescreen 2 is non-touch area 2. The shortest distance between the touch area 2 and contact surface group 302 is distance 3. In some embodiments, the shortest distance between the touch area 2 and the top (or bottom) edge of the sidescreen 2 equals distance 4.

In some embodiments, the electronic device is in landscape orientation. When side screen 2 is positioned below another screen, side screen 2 is non-touch area 2.

Case 3:

In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device determines, based on the touch information on the side contact surface, that the side contact surface on the side screen contains a finger contact surface, and the distance between this finger contact surface and one end of the side screen not less than L5, the electronic device determines, based on the position of the finger-on contact surface, that the touch area on the side screen is located between the end of the side screen and the finger-on contact surface.

For example, for an electronic device configured with two side screens as shown in FIG. 38A and an electronic device configured with one side screen as shown in FIG. 38B, when the side screen 1 comprises a finger contact surface 601, and the distance between the finger contact surface 601 and the upper edge of the right end of the side screen 1 is not less than L5, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the right end of the side screen and the contact surface 601 when applied with a finger. The shortest distance between touch area 1 and finger contact surface 601 is distance 7. In some embodiments, the shortest distance between touch area 1 and the top edge of the right end of the side screen is distance 8.

Case 4:

In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device determines, based on the touch information on the side contact surface, that the side contact surface on the side screen contains the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger, and the distance between the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger fingers and one end of the side screen is not less than L6, the electronic device determines, based on the position of the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger, that the touch area on the side screen is located between the end of the side screen and the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger.

For example, for an electronic device configured with two side screens as shown in FIG. 38A, when the left end of the side screen 2 comprises the thumb-and-forefinger contact surface 602, and the distance between the thumb-and-forefinger contact surface 602 and the top edge of the right end of the side screen 2 is not less than L6, the electronic device determines, that the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the right end of the side screen and the contact surface 602 with the area between the thumb and forefinger. The shortest distance between touch area 2 and the thumb and forefinger contact surface 602 is a distance of 9. In some embodiments, the shortest distance between touch area 1 and the top edge of the right end of the side screen is a distance of 10.

Similarly, for an electronic device with only one side shield shown in FIG. 38C, the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen may also be defined according to the above embodiment. Details will not be described here again.

Case 5:

In some embodiments of the present application, the side screen includes two contact surfaces when applying fingers. When the shortest distance between the two overlapping contact surfaces is not less than L7, the electronic device determines that the touch area on the side screen is located between the two overlapping contact surfaces.

For example, as shown in FIG. 39A - Fig. 39D, the left end of the side screen 1 comprises a finger contact surface 701, and the right end comprises a finger contact surface 703. For an electronic device configured with two side screens as shown in FIG. 39A and an electronic device configured with one side screen as shown in FIG. 39B, when the shortest distance between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703 is not less than L7, this electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703. placing a finger. For an electronic device configured with two side screens as shown in FIG. 39C and an electronic device configured with one side screen as shown in FIG. 39D, when the shortest distance between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703 is less than L7, this electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 is the non-touch area 1. The shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the overlap contact surface 701 finger is equal to distance 7, and the shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the contact surface 703 when applying the finger is also equal to distance 7.

Case 6:

In some embodiments of the present application, the side screen includes two surfaces of contact with the area between the thumb and forefinger. When the shortest distance between the two thumb-and-forefinger contact surfaces is not less than L8, the electronic device determines that the touch area on the side screen is located between the two thumb-and-forefinger contact surfaces.

For example, as shown in FIG. 39A - Fig. 39G, the left end of the side screen 2 includes a contact surface 702 with the area between the thumb and forefinger, and the right end includes a contact surface 704 with the area between the thumb and forefinger. For an electronic device configured with two side screens as shown in FIG. 39A, when the shortest distance between the thumb-to-forefinger contact surface 702 and the thumb-to-forefinger contact surface 704 on the side screen 2 is not less than L8, the electronic device determines that the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the surface 702 contact with the area between the thumb and forefinger and the contact surface 704 with the area between the thumb and forefinger. 704. For an electronic device configured with two side screens as shown in FIG. 39F, when the shortest distance between the thumb-to-forefinger contact surface 702 and the thumb-to-forefinger contact surface 704 on the side screen 2 is less than 8, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. Shortest the distance between the touch area 2 and the contact surface 702 with the area between the thumb and forefinger is equal to the distance 9, and the shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the contact surface 704 with the area between the thumb and forefinger is also equal to the distance 9.

Similarly, for an electronic device with only one side shield shown in FIG. 39E, the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen may also be defined according to the above embodiment. The details will not be described here again.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 39G, when the electronic device determines that one side screen contains two contact surfaces with areas between the thumb and forefinger, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen is a non-touch area.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device determines that the electronic device is in landscape orientation, and one side screen contains two contact surfaces with areas between the thumb and forefinger, the electronic device determines that this entire side screen is a non-touch area. .

In Embodiment 2, the procedure for determining the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen may specifically include, but is not limited to, cases from case 7 to case 12.

Case 7:

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device includes two side screens. When the side contact surface on one side screen comprises a thumb elevation contact surface and the side contact surface on the other side screen comprises a group of contact surfaces, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device in a longitudinal position with one hand. The electronic device then determines the touch area and the non-touch area on each side screen based on the positions of the thumb prominence contact surface and the group of contact surfaces on the side screens.

For example, as shown in FIG. 37A - Fig. 37D, the electronic device includes a side screen 1 and a side screen 2. When the side contact surface on the side screen 1 contains a thumb elevation contact surface 301, and the side contact surface on the side screen 2 contains a contact surface group 302, the electronic device determines that the user is holding this is an electronic device in a longitudinal position with the left hand. The electronic device then determines the touch area and the non-touch area on each side screen based on the positions of the thumb contact surface 301 and the contact surface group 302 on the side screens.

For example, in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 37A, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is not less than L1, and the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the top edge of the side screen 2 is not less than L2, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen on the screen 1 is located between the top edge of the side screen 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 301, and the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the top edge of the side screen 1 and the contact surface group 302. As shown in FIG. 37B, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is less than L1, and the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the top edge of the side screen 2 is not less than L2, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 is non-touch. area 1, and the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the top edge of the side screen 2 and the group 302 of contact surfaces. As shown in FIG. 37C, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is not less than L1, and the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the top edge of the side screen 2 is less than L2, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the upper edge of the side screen 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 301, and the entire side screen 2 is a non-touch area. As shown in FIG. 37D, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is smaller than L1, and the shortest distance between the contact surface group 302 and the top edge of the side screen 2 is smaller than L2, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 is a non-touch screen. area 1 and the entire side screen 2 is non-touch area 2. As shown in FIG. 37A - Fig. 37D, when the touch area 1 exists on the side screen 1, the shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 301 is distance 1. When the touch area 2 exists on the side screen 2, the shortest distance between this touch area 2 and the surface group 302 contact is distance 3. In some embodiments, the shortest distance between touch area 1 and the top edge of the side screen is distance 2, and the shortest distance between touch area 2 and the top edge of the side screen is distance 4.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device determines that the side contact surface on the side screen 1 contains a thumb elevation contact surface, and the side contact surface on the side screen 2 contains a group of finger contact surfaces, the electronic device determines that the user holds this electronic device in a longitudinal position with his right hand. The electronic device then determines a touch area and a non-touch area on each side screen based on the positions of the thumb prominence contact surface and the group of contact surfaces on the side screens. Similarly, for the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the right hand, for information on how to determine the touch area and non-touch area on the side screen, one should refer to the option relating to the method of holding the device in a longitudinal position with the left hand. Details will not be described here again.

Case 8:

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device includes two side screens. When the side contact surfaces on the two side screens each contain a thumb elevation contact surface, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device in a longitudinal position with both hands. The electronic device then determines the touch area and the non-touch area on each side screen based on the position of the thumb elevation contact surface on that side screen.

For example, as shown in FIG. 40A - FIG. 40D, when the electronic device determines that the side contact surface on the side screen 1 contains the thumb elevation contact surface 501 and the side contact surface on the side screen 2 contains the thumb elevation contact surface 502, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device in longitudinal position with both hands. The electronic device then determines the touch area and the non-touch area on each side screen based on the positions of the thumb elevation contact surface 501 and the thumb elevation contact surface 502 on the side screens.

As shown in FIG. 40A, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 501 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is not less than L1, and the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 502 and the top edge of the side screen 2 is not less than L1, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the top edge of the side screen 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 501, and the touch area 2 is located between the top edge of the side screen 2 and the thumb elevation contact surface 502. As shown in FIG. 40B, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 501 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is less than L1, and the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 502 and the top edge of the side screen 2 is not less than L1, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 is the non-touch area 1, and the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the top edge of the side screen 2 and the thumb elevation contact surface 502 502. As shown in FIG. 40C, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is not less than L1, and the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 502 and the top edge of the side screen 2 is smaller than L1, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 is side screen 1 is located between the top edge of the side screen 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 301, and the entire side screen 2 is a non-touch area. As shown in FIG. 40D, when the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 301 and the top edge of the side screen 1 is smaller than L1, and the shortest distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 502 and the top edge of the side screen 2 is smaller than L1, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 represents is the non-touch area 1, and the entire side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. As shown in FIG. 40A - FIG. 40D, when the touch area 1 exists on the side screen 1, the shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the thumb elevation contact surface 501 is distance 1; and when touch area 2 exists on side screen 2, the shortest distance between touch area 1 and thumb elevation contact surface 502 is distance 1. In some embodiments, the distance between touch area 1 and the top edge of side screen is distance 2, and the distance between touch area 2 and the top edge of the side screen is equal to distance 2.

Case 9:

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device includes two side screens. The electronic device determines that the side contact surface on one side screen contains a finger contact surface, the side contact surface on the other side screen contains a contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger, the distance between the finger contact surface and the top edge of the end of the side screen not less than L5, and the distance between the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger and the upper edge of the same end of the other side shield is not less than L6. In this case, the electronic device determines that the user holds the electronic device in a horizontal position with one hand. The electronic device determines the touch area and the non-touch area on each side screen based on the positions of the contact surface when applying the finger and the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger.

In some embodiments of the present application, for example as shown in FIG. 38A, the electronic device determines that the side contact surface on the side screen 1 contains only the finger contact surface 601, the side contact surface on the side screen 2 only contains the contact surface 602 with the area between the thumb and forefinger, the distance between the contact surface 601 when applied finger and the top edge of the right end of the side screen 1 is not less than L5, and the distance between the contact surface 602 with the area between the thumb and forefinger and the top edge of the right end of the side screen 2 is not less than L6. In this case, the electronic device determines that the user holds the electronic device in a horizontal position with his left hand. The electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the right end of the side screen 1 and the finger contact surface 601, and determines that the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the right end of the side screen 2 and the contact surface 602 with the area between the thumb and forefinger. The shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the contact surface 601 when applying the finger is the distance 7, and the shortest distance between the touch area 2 and the contact surface 602 with the area between the thumb and forefinger is the distance 9.

In some embodiments, the electronic device determines that the electronic device is in landscape orientation, the side screen 1 is located above the side screen 2, the side contact surface on the side screen 1 contains only a finger contact surface 601, the side contact surface on the side screen 2 contains only the contact surface 602 with the region between the thumb and forefinger, the distance between the contact surface 601 when applying the finger and the upper edge of the right end of the side screen 1 is not less than L5, and the distance between the contact surface 602 with the region between the thumb and forefinger and the upper edge of the right end side screen 2 is not less than L6. In this case, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device in a horizontal position with his left hand. The electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the right end of the side screen 1 and the finger contact surface 601, and determines that the entire side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. The shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the surface 601 contact when applying a finger is equal to the distance 7.

Case 10:

In some embodiments of the present application, the side screen includes two contact surfaces when applying fingers. When the distance between one finger contact surface and the upper edge of the end of the side screen is less than the threshold distance 2, and the distance between the other finger contact surface and the top edge of the other end of the side screen is also less than the threshold distance 2, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device. the device in a horizontal position with both hands. The electronic device then determines the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on the positions of the contact surfaces when the fingers are overlapped.

For example, as shown in FIG. 39A - Fig. 39D, the left end of the side screen 1 comprises a finger contact surface 701, and the right end comprises a finger contact surface 703. When the distance between the finger contact surface 701 and the upper edge of the left end of the side screen 1 is less than the threshold distance 2, and the distance between the finger contact surface 703 and the upper edge of the right end of the side screen 1 is less than the threshold distance 2, the electronic device determines that the user holds the electronic device in a horizontal position with both hands. Then, as shown in FIG. 39A and FIG. 39B, when the shortest distance between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703 is not less than L7, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703 . As shown in FIG. 39C and FIG. 39D, when the shortest distance between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703 is less than L7, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 is the non-touch area 1. The shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the finger contact surface 701 is equal to distance 7, and the shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the contact surface 703 when applying a finger is also equal to distance 7.

In some embodiments, when the electronic device determines that the electronic device is in landscape orientation, the side screen 1 comprises a finger contact surface 701 and a finger contact surface 703, the distance between the finger contact surface 701 and the upper edge of the left end of the side of the screen 1 is less than the threshold distance 2, and the distance between the finger contact surface 703 and the upper edge of the right end of the side screen 1 is less than the threshold distance 2, this electronic device determines that the user holds this electronic device in a horizontal position with both hands. The electronic device then determines the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on the positions of the contact surfaces when the fingers are overlapped. See the descriptions of the options above for details. Details will not be described here again.

Case 11:

In some embodiments of the present application, the side screen includes two contact surfaces with areas between the thumb and forefinger. When the distance between one contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger and the upper edge of the end of the side screen is less than the threshold distance 3, and the distance between the other contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger and the top edge of the other end of the side screen is also less than the threshold distance 3, the electronic device determines that the user holds the electronic device in a horizontal position with both hands. The electronic device then determines the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on the positions of the contact surfaces with the area between the thumb and forefinger.

For example, as shown in FIG. 39A - Fig. 39D, the left end of the side screen 2 includes a contact surface 702 with the area between the thumb and forefinger, and the right end includes a contact surface 704 with the area between the thumb and forefinger. When the distance between the contact surface 702 with the area between the thumb and forefinger and the upper edge of the left end of the side screen 2 is less than the threshold distance 3, and the distance between the contact surface 704 with the area between the thumb and forefinger and the upper edge of the right end of the side screen 2 is less than the threshold distance 3, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device in a horizontal position with both hands. Then, as shown in FIG. 39A and FIG. 39E, when the shortest distance between the thumb-and-forefinger contact surface 702 and the thumb-and-forefinger contact surface 704 on the side screen 2 is not less than L8, the electronic device determines that the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the surface 702 contact with the area between the thumb and forefinger and the contact surface 704 with the area between the thumb and forefinger. As shown in FIG. 39F, when the shortest distance between the thumb-to-forefinger contact surface 702 and the thumb-to-forefinger contact surface 704 on the side screen 2 is less than L8, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. Shortest the distance between touch area 2 and each of the two surfaces of contact with the area between the thumb and forefinger is equal to the distance 9.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIG. 39G, when the electronic device determines that one side screen contains two contact surfaces with areas between the thumb and forefinger, the electronic device determines that the user holds this electronic device in a horizontal position with both hands. The electronic device then determines that the entire side screen is a non-touch area.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device determines that the electronic device is in landscape orientation and one side screen contains two contact surfaces with areas between the thumb and forefinger, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device with two hands. This electronic device then determines that this entire side screen is a non-touch area.

Case 12:

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device includes two side screens. When one side screen has two finger contact surfaces and the other side screen has two thumb and forefinger contact surfaces, the electronic device determines that the user is holding the electronic device in a horizontal position with both hands. The electronic device then determines the touch area and the non-touch area on each side screen based on the positions of the contact surface when applying the finger and the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger.

In some embodiments of the present application, for example as shown in FIG. 39A, FIG. 39C, FIG. 39F and FIG. 39G, when the left end of the side screen 1 comprises a finger contact surface 701, the right end of the side screen 1 comprises a finger contact surface 703, the left end of the side screen 2 comprises a thumb and forefinger contact surface 701, and the right end of the side screen 2 includes a contact surface 704 with an area between the thumb and forefinger, the electronic device detects that the user is holding the electronic device in a horizontal position with both hands. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 39A, when the shortest distance between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703 is not less than L7, and the shortest distance between the thumb-forefinger contact surface 702 and the thumb-forefinger contact surface 704 is not less than L8, the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703, and the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the thumb and forefinger contact surface 702 and a surface 704 of contact with the area between the thumb and forefinger. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 39C, when the shortest distance between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703 is less than L7, and the shortest distance between the thumb-forefinger contact surface 702 and the thumb-forefinger contact surface 704 is not less than L8 , the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 1 is the non-touch area 1, and the touch area 2 on the side screen 2 is located between the thumb and forefinger contact surface 702 and the thumb and forefinger contact surface 704. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 39F, when the shortest distance between the finger-to-finger contact surface 701 and the finger-to-finger contact surface 703 is not less than L7, and the shortest distance between the thumb-to-forefinger contact surface 702 and the thumb-to-forefinger contact surface 704 is less than L8 , the electronic device determines that the touch area 1 on the side screen 1 is located between the finger contact surface 701 and the finger contact surface 703, and the entire side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. The shortest distance between the touch area 1 and each of the two contact surfaces when applying a finger is a distance of 7, and the shortest distance between the touch area 2 and each of the two surfaces for contact with the area between the thumb and forefinger is a distance of 9. In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 39G, the electronic device determines that the entire side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2.

In Embodiment 3, the procedure for determining the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen may specifically include, but is not limited to, the following case.

Case 13:

For the circular display shown in FIG. 6A and the folding display shown in FIG. 7A, when the user grips the electronic device in a longitudinal position, the user's palm grip surface also includes a display screen. For example, when the user grips the electronic device in a longitudinal position with the left hand, FIG. 41A - Fig. 41D are simplified diagrams of contact surfaces 304 between the user's palm and the rear screen of the electronic device. It can be understood that since the palm is not flat, the resulting contact surface may also be irregular, and the contact surface 304 may comprise several independent contact surfaces. Such a contact surface 304 simply corresponds to the simplified scheme proposed in the current version of the present application, and does not constitute any restrictions on the current version of the present application.

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device determines, based on touch information on the contact surface 304 on the back screen, that the user is holding the electronic device in a longitudinal position with one hand to further define the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen.

For example, as shown in FIG. 41A, when the shortest distance between the left side of the contact surface 304 and the upper edge of the display 194 is not less than L3, the side screen 1 contains the touch area 1, the shortest distance between the touch area 1 and the left side of the contact surface 304 is distance 5, and the distance between the touch area 1 and the top edge of the side screen is equal to a distance of 6. As shown in FIG. 41B, when the shortest distance between the left side of the contact surface 304 and the top edge of the display 194 is less than L3, the side screen 1 is the non-touch area 1.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 41A and FIG. 41B, when the shortest distance between the right side of the contact surface 304 and the upper edge of the display 194 is not less than L3, the side screen 2 contains the touch area 2, the shortest distance between the touch area 2 and the left side of the contact surface 304 is a distance of 5, and the distance between the touch area 2 and the top edge of the side screen is equal to a distance of 6. As shown in FIG. 41C and FIG. 41D, when the shortest distance between the right side of the contact surface 304 and the top edge of the display 194 is less than L3, the side screen 2 is the non-touch area 2. From FIG. 41D, it can be seen that both the shortest distance between the left side of the contact surface 304 and the top edge of the display 194 and the shortest distance between the right side of the contact surface 304 and the top edge of the display 194 are less than L3. In such a case, both screens, side screen 1 and side screen 2, are non-touch areas.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the user grips the electronic device longitudinally, the back screen may also communicate with the user. The electronic device may further determine the touch area and the non-touch area on the back screen based on the position of the contact surface 304 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 41E, when the shortest distance between the contact surface 304 and the upper edge of the display 194 is not less than L4, the back screen contains the touch area 3, and the shortest distance between the touch area 3 and the contact surface 304 along the long side of the electronic device is equal to the distance 11. As shown in FIG. 41F, when the shortest distance between the contact surface 304 and the top edge of the display 194 is less than L4, the back screen is a non-touch area.

In the present application, any two of distance 1, distance 3, distance 5, distance 7, and distance 9 may or may not be equal; any two of Distance 2, Distance 4, Distance 6, Distance 7, and Distance 8 may or may not be equal; any two distance parameters L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 and L6 may or may not be equal; and distances L7 and L8 may or may not be equal. This is not specifically limited here.

In this embodiment of the present application, the L1 value may also be referred to as the first preset value, the L2 value may also be referred to as the second preset value, the L5 value may also be referred to as the third preset value, the L6 value may also be referred to as the fourth preset value, the L7 value may also be referred to as the fifth preset value, and the value L8 may also be referred to as the sixth preset value.

From FIG. 29, it can be understood that when the user is not holding the electronic device, the touch operation 1 performed on the side screen can start the execution of function 1, and the touch operation 2 performed on the side screen can start the execution of function 2. In the exemplary embodiment of the present application, after Once the electronic device determines the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on the contact surface held by the user, the electronic device only responds to a touch operation performed on the touch area of the side screen.

In some embodiments of the present application, a control icon is presented on the side screen of the electronic device. The electronic device determines the touch area on the side screen based on the contact surface held by the user and adjusts the control icon to be presented in the touch area on the side screen. The electronic device receives the touch operation 1 performed on the above-mentioned control icon in the touch area, and starts, in response to the touch operation 1, the execution of the function 1 triggered by the touch operation 1.

For example, as shown in FIG. 42, after determining the touch area on the side screen based on the contact surface held by the user, the electronic device adjusts the control window 201 on the side screen to represent the touch area on the side screen.

In another implementation, no control icons are presented on the side screen of the electronic device, and the electronic device determines the touch area on the side screen based on the contact surface captured by the user. The electronic device can identify the touch operation 2 based on the touch track, the duration of the touch, and other similar parameters of the touch operation 2 on the touch area of the side screen to determine and activate the function 2 triggered by the touch operation 2.

It can be understood that when the user holds the electronic device, the electronic device determines the touch area on the side screen based on the contact surface held by the user, and this touch area on the side screen can communicate with the user to create a predetermined function on the side screen. In other words, the touch operation triggers a predetermined function to be performed on the touch area on the side screen.

The following describes how to determine the lateral contact surface type.

For example, in FIG. 44 is a simplified diagram of a side contact capacitance on a screen touch sensor according to one embodiment of the present application. The darker color of the fiducial point in FIG. 44 indicates a stronger capacitive signal. The properties of information about touching different types of side contact surfaces are different.

It should be noted that finger touching the contact surface during normal touch operation has the following properties: The capacitive signal at the center of the contact surface is strongest; the capacitive signal from the edge of the surface is relatively weak; the contact surface is elliptical; the width of the contact surface is relatively small; and the difference between the width of the contact surface and the height of the contact surface is small. For example, the width is equal to the width of three fiducial points, and the height is equal to the height of three fiducial points. As shown in FIG. 44, the contact surface when a finger is placed on the side contact surface has the following properties: The properties and shape of the capacitive signal from the contact surface are similar to the properties and shape of the capacitive signal from touching the contact surface with a finger; compared with touching the contact surface with a finger, the pressing force used when the user holds the mobile terminal to form the contact surface when applying the finger is larger; and therefore, the contact surface area is larger and the duration of touching the contact surface is longer. For example, the width is equal to the width of three coordinate points, and the height is equal to the height of four coordinate points.

The thumb elevation contact surface on the side contact surface has the following properties: The capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface is the strongest; the further away from the side of the display, the weaker the capacitive signal; signal change is relatively smooth; the contact surface has the form of a strip; and the height of the contact surface is relatively large, and the difference with respect to the width of the contact surface is relatively large. For example, the width is equal to the width of three coordinate points, and the height is equal to the height of 12 coordinate points.

The contact surface formed by finger grip on the side contact surface has the following properties: Compared with the finger touch contact surface, this grip contact surface has a relatively weak capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column closest to the side shield; the further away from the side of the display, the weaker the capacitive signal; the signal changes significantly; the contact surface has the form of a strip; the width of this contact surface is less than the width of the contact surface when touched by a finger; and the height of this contact surface is less than the height of the contact surface with the elevation of the thumb. For example, the width is equal to the width of two coordinate points, and the height is equal to the height of four coordinate points.

The contact surface between the thumb and forefinger on the side contact surface has the following properties: Similar to the contact surface of the elevation of the thumb, this contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger has the strongest capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column closest to the side screen; the further away from the side of the display, the weaker the capacitive signal; signal change is relatively smooth; the contact surface has the form of a strip; and the height of the contact surface is less than the height of the contact surface of the eminence of the thumb. For example, the width is equal to the width of three coordinate points, and the height is equal to the height of six coordinate points.

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device can learn the type of side contact surface using a neural network to identify the type of this side contact surface.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment of the present application, the width of the contact surface is equal to the maximum length of this contact surface along the short side of the mobile terminal, and the height of the contact surface is equal to the maximum length of this contact surface along the long side of the mobile terminal. The outermost coordinate column of the contact surface is the coordinate column closest to the long side of the mobile terminal in the touch screen matrix that corresponds to this contact surface and which is located on the touch screen of the mobile terminal. The second from the edge coordinate column on the contact surface is the second coordinate column closest to the long side of the mobile terminal in the touch screen matrix that corresponds to this contact surface and which is located on the touch screen of the mobile terminal.

In the considered embodiment of the present application, the value of the capacitive signal may also be related to the value of the capacitance, and the contact surface may also be referred to as the contact area.

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment of the present application, in order to avoid interference from an object such as condensation on a touch screen, the electronic device may first exclude the contact surface of the interference from the contact surfaces on the touch screen based on contact information of the contact surfaces. In some embodiments, the electronic device may determine that the contact surface for which the average value of the capacitive signals is not greater than the first threshold value is the interference contact surface. In some embodiments, the electronic device may determine that the contact surface, the area of which is not greater than the second threshold value, is the interference contact surface. In some embodiments, the electronic device may determine that a contact surface for which the average value of the capacitive signals is not greater than the first threshold value and whose area is not greater than the second threshold value is an interfering contact surface.

In some embodiments of the present application, the electronic device may determine the type of the contact surface based on the property of the touch information on the side contact surface. In this embodiment of the present application, the set of types of side contact surfaces includes, but is not limited to, the contact surface of the elevation of the thumb, the contact surface when touching the finger, the contact surface formed by the grip of the finger, and the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the side contact surface satisfies the first predetermined condition, it is determined that the contact surface is a thumb elevation contact surface.

In one embodiment, said first predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface is greater than the first threshold height. In one embodiment, said first predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface is greater than the first threshold height, and the ratio of the capacitive signal magnitude from the outermost coordinate column on that side contact surface to the capacitive signal magnitude from the second coordinate column from the edge falls within a first ratio range, where the values in that first ratio range are at least 1. In one embodiment, said first predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the side contact surface to the width of that side contact surface is greater than the first height ratio, and the ratio of the value of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the value of the capacitive signal from the second from the edge of the coordinate column falls into the first range of ratios, where the values in this first range of ratios are not less than 1. In one implementation, the specified first predetermined the condition is that the height to width ratio of the side contact surface is greater than the first height ratio and the area of the side contact surface is greater than the first threshold area. In one embodiment, said first predetermined condition is that the height to width ratio of the side contact surface is greater than the first height ratio, the area of the side contact surface is greater than the first threshold area, and the ratio of the magnitude of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the value of the capacitive signal from the second from the edge of the coordinate column falls into the first range of ratios, where the values in the first range of ratios are not less than 1.

For example, the first height ratio is 5, the values in the first ratio range are greater than 1 and not greater than 1.1, the threshold height is equal to the height of six coordinate points, and the first threshold area is equal to the area of 15 coordinate points.

In some embodiments, the magnitude of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface corresponds to the average value of the capacitive signals from all coordinate points of that outermost coordinate column on the contact surface; and the value of the capacitive signal from the second from the edge of the coordinate column on the contact surface corresponds to the average value of the capacitive signals from all the coordinate points of this second from the edge of the coordinate column on the contact surface.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the side contact surface touch information satisfies the second predetermined condition, the contact surface is determined to be a contact surface formed by a finger grip.

In one embodiment, said second predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within the first height range, and the ratio of the capacitive signal value from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the capacitive signal value from the second from the edge of the coordinate column falls within a second ratio range, where the values in the second ratio range are greater than 1. In one embodiment, said second predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within the first height range, and the height to width ratio of that side contact surface falls within the third ratio range. In one implementation, said second predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within the first height range, the height to width ratio of the side contact surface falls within the third ratio range, and the ratio of the magnitude of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the value of the capacitive signal from the second coordinate column from the edge falls within the second ratio range, where the values in the second ratio range are greater than 1. In one embodiment, said second predetermined condition is that the area of the side contact surface falls within the first area range, the height-to-width ratio of this side contact surface falls within the third range of ratios, and the ratio of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the capacitive signal from the second coordinate column from the edge falls within a second ratio range, where the values in the second ratio range are greater than 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, the values in the first height range are less than the first threshold height, the values in the second ratio range are not less than the values in the first ratio range, the values in the third ratio range are less than the first height ratio, and the values in the first area range are less than the first threshold area.

For example, the first height range extends from the height of three coordinate points to the height of five coordinate points, the values in the first range of ratios are greater than 1.1 and not greater than 1.3, the values in the third range of ratios are from 2 to 3, and the first range of areas extends from the area of 6 coordinate points to the area 12 coordinate points.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the side contact surface satisfies the third predetermined condition, it is determined that the contact surface is a contact surface when applying a finger.

In one implementation, said third predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within the second height range, and the ratio of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the capacitive signal from the second from the edge of the coordinate column falls within a fourth ratio range, where the values in the fourth ratio range are less than 1. In one embodiment, the second predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within the second height range, and contact surface falls within the fifth ratio range. In one implementation, the second predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within a third height range, the height to width ratio of the side contact surface falls within a fifth ratio range, and the ratio of the magnitude of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the value of the capacitive signal from the second from the edge of the coordinate column falls within the fourth ratio range, where the values in the fourth ratio range are less than 1. In one embodiment, said third predetermined condition is that the area of the side contact surface falls within the limits of the second range of areas, the ratio of the height to the width of the side contact surface falls within the limits of the fifth range of ratios, and the ratio of the value of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the value of the capacitive signal from the second from the edge of the coordinate column falls within the limits of the fourth range ratios, where the values in the fourth range of ratios are less than 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, the values in the second height range are less than the first threshold height, the values in the fifth ratio range are less than the first height ratio, the values in the fifth ratio range are not greater than the values in the third ratio range, and the values in the second area range are less than the first threshold area. In one embodiment, the second height range is equal to the first height range.

For example, the second height range extends from the height of three coordinate points to the height of five coordinate points, the values in the first ratio range are greater than 0.8 and not greater than 1, the values in the third ratio range are from 1 to 2, and the second area range extends from the area of 4 coordinate points to area of 12 coordinate points.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the side contact surface touch information satisfies the fourth predetermined condition, the side contact surface is determined to be the contact surface with the region between the thumb and forefinger.

In one embodiment, said fourth predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within the third height range, and the ratio of the capacitive signal magnitude from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the capacitive signal magnitude from the second from the edge of the coordinate column falls within a sixth ratio range, where the values in the sixth ratio range are greater than 1. In one embodiment, said fourth predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within a third height range, and the height to width ratio of that the side contact surface falls within the seventh ratio range. In one embodiment, said fourth predetermined condition is that the height of the side contact surface falls within a third height range, the height to width ratio of that side contact surface falls within a seventh ratio range, and the ratio of the magnitude of the capacitive signal from the outermost of the coordinate column on the side contact surface to the value of the capacitive signal of the second coordinate column from the edge falls within the sixth ratio range, where the values in this sixth ratio range are greater than 1. In one embodiment, said fourth predetermined condition is that the area of the side contact surface falls within the third range of areas, the ratio of the height to the width of this side contact surface falls within the seventh range of ratios, and the ratio of the capacitive signal from the outermost coordinate column on the side contact surface to the capacitive signal from the second from the edge of the coordinate column falls within the limits of the sixth ratio range, where the values in this sixth ratio range are greater than 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, the values in the third height range are not greater than the first threshold height; the values in the third height range are not less than the values in the first height range, and not less than the values in the second height range; the values in the sixth range of ratios are not greater than the values in the second range of ratios; the values in the seventh ratio range are less than the first height ratio, and not less than the values in the fifth ratio range; and the values in the third area range are not less than the values in the second area range and not less than the values in the third area range. In one embodiment, the sixth ratio range is equal to the first ratio range.

For example, the third height range extends from the height of four coordinate points to the height of eight coordinate points, the values in the sixth ratio range are greater than 1 and not greater than 1.1, the values in the seventh ratio range are from 1 to 3, and the second area range extends from the area of 6 coordinate points to area of 15 coordinate points.

In addition to the above methods for identifying the type of contact surface, alternatively, the type of contact surface can be identified in this embodiment of the present application in another implementation. In the current embodiment of the present application, this is not specifically limited.

The following describes the method of adjusting the sensory area, proposed in one embodiment of the present application. For example, as shown in FIG. 43, this method includes, but is not limited to, steps S201 to S205.

S201: The electronic device receives the first touch input on the touch screen of the electronic device.

S202: The electronic device determines the first contact surface with respect to the first touch input, and obtains information about touching this first contact surface.

S203: The electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on information about touching the first contact surface, the distance between the first touch area and the first contact surface has a first distance value, and the first non-touch area contains the specified first contact surface .

S204: The electronic device receives a second touch input on the first touch area, and the electronic device displays the first user interface in response to the second touch input.

S205: The electronic device receives the third touch input in the first non-touch area, and the electronic device does not change the content on the display of the electronic device in response to the third touch input.

It should be noted that, according to FIG. 37A - Fig. 41F, the first touch input may be a touch input to hold the electronic device with the user's hand, and the first contact surface may be a contact area formed on the touch screen when the user's hand holds the electronic device. In accordance with FIG. 37A - Fig. 40D, the first contact surface may be a side contact surface formed by the user's hand and the side shield. In accordance with FIG. 41A - Fig. 41D, the first contact surface may alternatively be a contact surface formed by the user's hand and the back screen.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen, and the electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on information about touching the first contact surface. The area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the first contact surface touch information satisfies the first predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the thumb elevation contact surface. In accordance with FIG. 37A, FIG. 37C, FIG. 40A and FIG. 40C, when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the thumb elevation contact surface. In accordance with FIG. 37A and FIG. 37C, the first side screen may be the side screen 1 shown, and the first touch area may be the touch area 1. Referring to FIG. 40A and FIG. 40C, the first side screen may be the side screen 2, the first touch area may be the touch area 2, the first end of the first side screen may be the top edge of the electronic device, said first predetermined value may be L1, and the first distance value may be equal to distance 1.

In some embodiments, the first end of the first side screen may alternatively be the top or bottom edge of the first side screen.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the second predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface formed by finger gripping, and the first contact surface is the contact surface formed by gripped by the finger closest to the top edge of the electronic device. In accordance with FIG. 37A and FIG. 37B, when the distance between the finger-grip contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than a second predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the finger-grip contact surface. The first side screen may be the side screen 2 shown in FIG. 37A and FIG. 37B, the first touch area may be the touch area 2, the first end of the first side screen may be the top edge of the electronic device, the second predetermined value may be L2, and the first distance value may be distance 3.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the third predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger. In accordance with FIG. 38A and FIG. 38B, when the distance between the finger contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than a third predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the finger grip contact surface. The first side screen may be the side screen 1 shown in FIG. 38A and FIG. 38B, the first touch area may be touch area 1, the first end of the first side screen may be the top or bottom edge of the electronic device, said third predetermined value may be L5, and the first distance value may be distance 7.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the fourth predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger. In accordance with FIG. 38A and FIG. 38C, when the distance between the finger contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than a fourth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the finger grip contact surface. In accordance with FIG. 38A, the first side screen may be the side screen 1, and the first touch area may be the touch area 1. Referring to FIG. 38C, the first side screen may be the side screen 2, the first touch area may be the touch area 2, the first end of the first side screen may be the top or bottom edge of the electronic device, the fourth predetermined value may be L6, and the first distance value can be equal to the distance 9.

Said first predetermined condition, second predetermined condition, third predetermined condition, and fourth predetermined condition are set forth in the above embodiments. Details will not be described here again.

In some embodiments of the present application, in accordance with FIG. 41A - Fig. 41D, the first contact surface is located on the rear screen of the touch screen. When the distance between the first side of the first contact surface and the top edge of the first side screen on the touch screen is not less than the seventh predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area on the first side screen is located between the top edge of the first side screen and the first side screen, where this the first side face is adjacent to the first side screen, and the distance between the first contact surface and the first side surface is equal to the first distance value. In accordance with FIG. 41A and FIG. 41C, the first side screen may be the side screen 1 and the first touch area may be the touch area 1. Referring to FIG. 41B, the first side screen may be the side screen 2, the first touch area may be the touch area 2, the first end of the first side screen may be the top edge of the electronic device, the seventh predetermined value may be L3, and the first distance value may be is equal to distance 5.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 29, the electronic device displays the control window 201 on the side screen. As shown in FIG. 42, the electronic device determines the touch area on the side screen based on the touching information of the contact surface on the touch screen, and adjusts the position of the control window 201 on the display to move it to the touch area. The touch area shown in Fig. 42 may be referred to as the first touch area, and this touch area shown in FIG. 42 can receive a second touch input by a user on a control icon (eg, control icon 201A) in the control window. In response to this second touch input, the electronic device may display a first user interface triggered by the control icon 201A. The non-sensor area shown in FIG. 42 may be referred to as the first non-touch area. The electronic device receives a third touch input on the non-touch area shown in FIG. 42 and does not change the content displayed on the display of the electronic device. In another embodiment, no control icons are presented on the side screen of the electronic device, and the electronic device determines the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the side screen based on the first contact surface. For a second touch operation performed on the first touch area, the electronic device may perform a function triggered by the second touch operation, such as presenting a first user interface on a display. For the third touch operation performed in the first non-touch area, the electronic device does not perform the function corresponding to the third touch operation and does not change the content presented on the display of the electronic device.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. Before step S203, step S206 is added.

S206: The electronic device determines the second contact surface with respect to the first touch input, and obtains touch information on the second contact surface, where the second contact surface is located on the first side screen.

Step S203 may specifically comprise a procedure for determining by the electronic device the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the first contact surface touch information and the second contact surface touch information, where the distance between the first touch area and the second surface is contact is equal to the first value of the distance.

In some embodiments of the present application, when both the first contact surface touch information and the second contact surface touch information satisfy the third predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger. In accordance with FIG. 39A and FIG. 39B, when the distance between the two overlapping contact surfaces is not less than a fifth predetermined amount, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the two overlapping contact surfaces. The first side screen may be side screen 1, the first touch area may be touch area 1, the fifth predetermined value may be L7, and the first distance value may be distance 7.

In some embodiments of the present application, when both the first contact surface touch information and the second contact surface touch information satisfy the fourth predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the contact surface type is the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger . In accordance with FIG. 39A and FIG. 39C, when the distance between the two contact surfaces with the area between the thumb and forefinger is not less than the sixth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the two contact surfaces with the area between the thumb and forefinger. The first side screen may be the side screen 2, the first touch area may be the touch area 2, the sixth predetermined value may be L8, and the first distance value may be distance 9.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. Before step S203, step S207 is added.

S207: The electronic device detects a fifth contact surface with respect to the first touch input, and obtains touch information on this fifth contact surface, where the fifth contact surface is located on the second side screen of the touch screen.

Step S203 may specifically comprise a procedure for the electronic device to determine the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on touch information on the first contact surface, and to determine the second touch area and the second non-touch area on the second side screen based on the touch information. to the fifth contact surface. The distance between the second touch area and the fifth contact surface is equal to the second distance value. The area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area, and the area other than the second touch area on the second side screen is the second non-touch area. region.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the first contact surface touch information satisfies the first predetermined condition and the fifth contact surface touch information satisfies the second predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the thumb elevation contact surface, and the type of the fifth contact surface is the contact surface formed by gripping with a finger. In accordance with FIG. 37A, when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface and the top edge of the first side screen is not less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the top edge of the first side screen and the thumb elevation contact surface; and when the distance between the finger grip contact surface and the upper edge of the second side screen is not less than the second predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the second touch area is located between the second side screen upper edge and the finger grip contact surface. The first side screen may be side screen 1, the first touch area may be touch area 1, the second side screen may be side screen 2, the second touch area may be touch area 2, the first preset value may be L1, the second the predetermined value may be equal to L2, the first distance value may be equal to distance 1, and distance 1 is equal to distance 2.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information on both surfaces, the first contact surface and the fifth contact surface, satisfies the second predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of both of these surfaces, the first contact surface and the fifth contact surface, is the surface thumb contact. In accordance with FIG. 40A, when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 501 and the upper edge of the first side screen is not less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the top edge of the first side screen and said thumb elevation contact surface; and when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 502 and the top edge of the second side screen is not less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the second touch area is located between the top edge of the second side screen and the thumb elevation contact surface. The first side screen may be side screen 1, the first touch area may be touch area 1, the second side screen may be side screen 2, the second touch area may be touch area 2, and the first distance value may be distance 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the first contact surface touch information satisfies the third predetermined condition and the fifth contact surface touch information satisfies the fourth predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger, and the type of the fifth contact surface is the contact surface with the region between the thumb and forefinger. In accordance with FIG. 37A, when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface and the top edge of the first side screen is not less than a third predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the top edge of the first side screen and the thumb elevation contact surface; and when the distance between the finger-grip contact surface and the top end of the second side screen is not less than a fourth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the second touch area is located between the second side screen top end and the finger-grip contact surface. The first side screen may be side screen 1, the first touch area may be touch area 1, the second side screen may be side screen 2, the second touch area may be touch area 2, the third predetermined value may be L5, the fourth the predetermined value may be L6, the first distance value may be the distance 7, and the distance 7 may be the distance 9.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen. Before step S203, step S208 is added.

S207: The electronic device detects a sixth contact surface with respect to the first touch input, and obtains touch information of the sixth contact surface, where the sixth contact surface is located on the second side screen of the touch screen.

Step S203 may specifically comprise a procedure for the electronic device to determine the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the first contact surface touch information, and determine, based on the sixth contact surface touch information, that the second side screen is a non-sensory area.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the first contact surface touch information satisfies the first predetermined condition and the fifth contact surface touch information satisfies the second predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the thumb elevation contact surface, and the type of the fifth contact surface is the contact surface formed by gripping with a finger. In accordance with FIG. 37A, when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface and the top edge of the first side screen is not less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the top edge of the first side screen and the thumb elevation contact surface; and when the distance between the finger grip contact surface and the upper edge of the second side screen is less than the second predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the second side screen is a non-touch area. The first side screen may be side screen 1, the first touch area may be touch area 1, the second side screen may be side screen 2, the first preset value may be L1, the second preset value may be L2, and the first distance value can be equal to distance 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information on both the first contact surface and the fifth contact surface satisfies the second predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of both surfaces, the first contact surface and the fifth contact surface, is the contact surface. elevation of the thumb. In accordance with FIG. 40A, when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 501 and the top edge of the first side screen is not less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the top edge of the first side screen and the thumb elevation contact surface; and when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface 502 and the upper edge of the second side screen is less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the second side screen is a non-touch area. The first side screen may be side screen 1, the first touch area may be touch area 1, the second side screen may be side screen 2, and the first distance value may be distance 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the third predetermined condition and the touch information of the fifth contact surface satisfies the fourth predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger, and the type of the fifth contact surface is the contact surface with the region between the thumb and forefinger. In accordance with FIG. 37A, when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface and the top edge of the first side screen is not less than a third predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first touch area is located between the top edge of the first side screen and the thumb elevation contact surface; and when the distance between the finger grip contact surface and the upper edge of the second side screen is less than a fourth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the second side screen is a non-touch area. The first side screen may be side screen 1, the first touch area may be touch area 1, the second side screen may be side screen 2, the third preset value may be L5, the fourth preset value may be L6, and the first distance value can be equal to distance 7.

In some embodiments of the present application, after step 203, the method further comprises steps from step S208 to step S211.

S208: The electronic device receives a fourth touch input on the touch screen.

S209: The electronic device determines the third contact surface with respect to the fourth touch input, and obtains touch information on this third contact surface.

S210: The electronic device determines, based on the touch information of the third contact surface, that the first side screen on the touch screen is a non-touch area.

S211: The electronic device receives the fifth touch input on the first side screen, and the electronic device does not change the content displayed on the display of the electronic device in response to the fifth touch input.

For example, the fifth touch input is a double-tap operation. In accordance with FIG. 30A and FIG. 30B, when the entire side screen is a touch area, for the fifth touch input on that side screen, the electronic device may display a volume control window. After determining, based on the touch information of the third contact surface, that the side screen is a non-touch area, the electronic device does not change the content presented on the display of the electronic device in response to the fifth touch input on the side screen.

In accordance with FIG. 37A - Fig. 41D, the fourth touch input may be a touch input when the user holds the electronic device. In accordance with FIG. 37A - Fig. 40D, the third contact surface may be a side contact surface formed by the user's hand and the side shield. In accordance with FIG. 41A - Fig. 41D, the third contact surface may alternatively be a contact surface formed by the user's hand and the back screen.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the first contact surface touch information satisfies the first predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the thumb elevation contact surface. In accordance with FIG. 37B, when the distance between the thumb elevation contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than the first predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area. The first side screen may be the side screen 1 shown, the first end of the first side screen may be the top edge of the electronic device, and the first predetermined value may be L1.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the second predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface formed by finger gripping, and that the first contact surface is the contact surface formed by when gripped with a finger and at the same time closest to the top edge of the electronic device. In accordance with FIG. 37D, when the distance between the finger grip contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than the second predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area. The first side screen may be the side screen 2, the first end of the first side screen may be the upper edge of the electronic device, and the second predetermined value may be L2.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the third predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger. When the distance between the finger contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than a third predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the fourth predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger. When the distance between the finger contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than a fourth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

In some embodiments of the present application, prior to step S210, the above method further comprises step S212.

S212: The electronic device determines the fourth contact surface with respect to the fourth touch input, and obtains touch information on the fourth contact surface where the fourth contact surface is located on the first side screen.

Step S210 may specifically comprise a procedure for determining by the electronic device, based on the third contact surface touch information and the fourth contact surface touch information, that the first side screen is a non-touch area.

It can be appreciated that, based on touch information on two contact surfaces on one side screen, the electronic device can determine that the entire side screen is a non-touch area. This effectively reduces the risk of triggering in response to accidental touch.

In some embodiments of the present application, when both the third contact surface touch information and the fourth contact surface touch information satisfy the third predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger. In accordance with FIG. 39C and FIG. 39D, when the distance between the two finger contact surfaces is less than a fifth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area. This first side screen may be side screen 1, and the fifth predetermined value may be L7.

In some embodiments of the present application, when both the first contact surface touch information and the second contact surface touch information satisfy the fourth predetermined condition, the electronic device determines that the type of the first contact surface is a contact surface with an area between the thumb and forefinger. fingers. In accordance with FIG. 39A and FIG. 39C, when the distance between the two contact surfaces with the area between the thumb and forefinger is less than a sixth predetermined value, the electronic device determines that the first side screen is a non-touch area. This first side screen may be side screen 2, and the fifth predetermined value may be L8.

The following describes the hardware system of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments of the present application, for example as shown in FIG. 45, the hardware system may include a touch sensor 61, a display 62, a touch control chip 63, a graphics processing unit (GPU) 64, and an application processor (AP) 65. The display 62 may be a display 194 according to the above embodiment, and the touch sensor 61 may be the touch sensor 180K according to the above embodiment. Details will not be described here again.

The touch sensor 61 may be configured to receive the capacitive signal generated by the touch operation and load this capacitive signal generated by the user's touch operation into the touch control integrated circuit (chip) 63 . In particular, according to the related variant shown in FIG. 7B, the touch sensor 61 can receive and measure the capacitive signal from the capacitive array, and transmit this capacitive signal from the capacitive array to the touch control integrated circuit (chip) 63 .

The touch control integrated circuit (chip) 63 can determine, based on all the capacitive signals from the capacitive matrix received by the touch sensor 61, a capacitive signal that satisfies the touch condition. For example, the touch condition may be that the value of the capacitive signal is greater than the threshold value 1. In some embodiments of the present application, the touch control integrated circuit (chip) 63 informs the application processor 65 the capacitive signal that satisfies the touch condition and the coordinate point where is this capacitive signal coming from. Based on the coordinate point where the capacitive signal originates, the application processor 65 may invoke an anti-touch algorithm to determine the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen. Then, the application processor 65 performs event identification and transmits a response based on the coordinate point located in the touch area, which is reported by the integrated circuit (chip) 63 touch control.

It can be understood that the touch control IC 63 filters out the capacitive signal whose value is not greater than the threshold value 1, and supplies the capacitive signal whose value is greater than the threshold value 1 to the application processor 65, so that unreliable interference signals can be avoided.

In some embodiments of the present application, the integrated circuit (chip) 63 touch control determines the capacitive signal that satisfies the touch condition, and the coordinate point where this capacitive signal comes from. Based on the coordinate point where the capacitive signal comes from, the touch control IC 63 can invoke an anti-touch algorithm to determine the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen. The touch control integrated circuit (chip) 63 reports the coordinate point located in the touch area to the application processor 65, and the application processor 65 performs event identification and generates a response based on the coordinate point reported by the touch control integrated circuit (chip) 63.

In the considered embodiment of the present application, the electronic device software system may use a layered ("layered") architecture, an event-driven architecture, a microkernel architecture, a microservices architecture, or a cloud architecture. In one embodiment of the present application, an Android system with a "layered" architecture is used as an example to describe the software structure of an electronic device.

Fig. 46 is an example of a block diagram of the software structure of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present application. The electronic device can determine the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on touch information on the contact surface when the user holds the electronic device in their hands. This effectively reduces the risk of erroneous operations in the interaction between the user and the side screen, and enhances the user-friendliness.

As shown in FIG. 46, in a "layered" architecture, the software is divided into several layers, and each layer has its own clear function and tasks. The layers communicate with one another through a software interface. In some embodiments, the Android system may be divided from top to bottom into an application development layer, a hardware abstraction layer (HAL), and a kernel layer.

The application layer contains a number of application packages such as "smart home", "Bluetooth" and "WLAN", and may further contain applications such as "camcorder", "gallery", "phone", "music" and "video".

The application development layer provides an application programming interface (API) and a programming environment for applications in the application layer. The application development layer contains a number of predefined functions.

The Android runtime contains a kernel library and a virtual machine. The Android runtime is responsible for scheduling and managing the Android system.

The core library contains two parts: the functional tasks that need to be invoked in the Java language, and the core library of the Android system itself.

The application layer and the application development layer run on a virtual machine. This virtual machine executes java files in the application layer and in the application development layer as binary files. The virtual machine is configured to perform functions such as lifetime object management, stack management, thread management, security and exception management, and memory cleanup ("garbage collection").

The kernel layer is the layer between hardware and software. The core layer may contain a display driver, a sensor driver, a sensor integrated circuit driver, and may further contain a video camera driver, an audio driver, and other such drivers. The HAL layer and the kernel layer can perform appropriate operations in response to the function invoked by the application development layer.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the touch sensor 61 receives a touch operation, the touch control circuit transmits the corresponding hardware interrupt command, and the touch control integrated circuit (chip) 63 transmits the touch information 1 corresponding to said touch operation to the touch control circuit driver in the core layer. . The touch information 1 contains an indication of the coordinate point at which the user holds the side contact surface of the electronic device. The core layer passes the touch information 1 to the touch screen process ("Demon") (TP Daemon) along path (1). This TP Daemon process invokes the touch screen algorithm 1 (TP Algorithm) along the path (2) to obtain information about the properties of the touch information 1. The TP Daemon process invokes the accidental touch protection algorithm along the path (3) and determines the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on the property information, to further determine, in the composition of the touch information 1, the valid touch information 2 other than the information relative to the non-touch area. The TP Daemon process sends touch information 2 to the touch control circuit driver via path (4). The touch control circuit driver transmits touch information 2 to the input system via path (5). The application development layer receives the touch information 2 from the input system along the path (6), identifies the application function corresponding to the touch information 2, and then starts that application function. For example, touch information 2 corresponds to a double-tap event of the touch area on the side screen, and the application development layer invokes the core layer to run the display driver to present the volume window 202 using the display 194.

In some embodiments, when the TP Daemon process invokes the anti-touch algorithm along path (3) and determines the touch area and non-touch area on the side screen based on property information, the anti-touch algorithm is used to obtain information about the landscape/portrait mode. of the electronic device from the landscape/portrait orientation determination module along the path (7), and determining the touch area and the non-touch area on the side screen based on the landscape/portrait orientation property and mode information of the electronic device, for further determination, as part of the touch information 1, actual touch information 2 other than the non-touch area information.

Various illustrative logical modules and circuits described in embodiments of the present invention may implement or perform the described functions using a general purpose processor, a digital information processor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (field programmable gate array (FPGA)) or other programmable logic hardware, discrete logic gates or transistor logic circuits, discrete hardware components, or any combination of these components. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor. Optionally, the general purpose processor may alternatively be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. The processor may alternatively be implemented as a combination of computing devices such as a digital information processor and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in combination with a digital information processor core, or some other similar configuration.

The steps of the methods or algorithms described in the embodiments of this application may be directly implemented in hardware, a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of hardware and software. The software module can be stored in random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). (EEPROM)), in a register, on a hard disk, on a removable magnetic disk, on a CD-ROM disk, or on some other form of storage medium known in the art. so that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium.As an option, the storage medium may alternatively be integrated into the processor.The processor and the storage medium may be ASIC, and this ASIC may be embedded in the user equipment UE Optionally, the processor and the storage medium may be located in different components of the UE.

It should be understood that the sequence numbers of the above procedures do not indicate the sequence of these procedures in various embodiments of the present application. The sequence of execution of procedures should be determined in accordance with the functions and internal logic of the processes and should not be construed as any restrictions on the procedures for implementing variants of this application.

All or some of the above options may be implemented using downloadable software, hardware, firmware, or any combination of these components. When implemented as downloadable software, some or all of the embodiments may be implemented as a computer program product. Such a computer program product contains one or more computer instructions. When these computer program instructions are downloaded and executed by the computer, all or part of the procedures or functions are generated according to embodiments of the present application. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable hardware. The computer instructions may be stored on a computer-readable storage medium or may be transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, computer commands can be transmitted from a website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by wire (for example, coaxial cable, optical fiber, or digital subscriber line ( DSL))) or wireless (for example, by infrared, radio or microwave) method. Computer readable storage media may be any suitable media available to a computer or storage device such as a server or data center integrating one or more suitable media. Such suitable media can be magnetic media (eg floppy disk, hard disk or magnetic tape), optical media (eg DVD), semiconductor media (eg Solid State Disk (SSD), or the like. carrier.

All parts in this application are described step by step. Reciprocal references may be made to the same or similar parts in embodiments of the invention. And each option focuses on differences from the other option. In particular, the apparatus and system embodiments are basically the same as the method variant and are therefore described briefly; for "related" parts, refer to the description of the process variant.

While some preferred embodiments of the present application have been described here, changes and modifications may be made to those variations by those skilled in the art after studying the basic idea of the invention. Therefore, the appended claims are to be construed as covering the preferred embodiments, and all changes and modifications fall within the scope of this application.

A person skilled in the art can clearly understand that the technologies in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented through software in addition to the necessary common hardware platform. Based on such an understanding, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application that contribute substantially or in part to conventional technology may be implemented in the form of a downloadable software product. A computer program product may be stored in a storage medium, such as ROM/RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and contain a number of instructions that enable a computing device (which may be a personal computer, server, network device, or other similar device) to carry out the methods described in the variants or some parts of the variants of the present application.

For the same or similar parts in the embodiments of the present description, one should refer to the descriptions from one to another. In particular, the variant is basically the same as the method variant and is therefore described briefly. For "related" parts, refer to the description in the method variant.

The above embodiments of the present application do not constitute restrictions on the scope of protection of the present application.

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1. A method for adjusting a touch area, comprising the steps of: receiving, with the help of the electronic device, a first touch input provided on the touch screen of said electronic device; determining, by means of an electronic device, a first contact surface with respect to the first touch input, and receiving touch information on the first contact surface, said touch information comprising capacitive information; determining, by means of the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on information about touching the first contact surface, wherein the distance between the first touch area and the first contact surface is equal to the first distance value and the first non-touch area contains the first surface contact; receiving, via an electronic device, a second touch input provided on the first touch area; display, using an electronic device, on the display, the first user interface in response to the second touch input; receiving, via an electronic device, a third touch input provided in the first non-touch area; And skip changes, using an electronic device displayed on the display of the specified electronic content device in response to the third touch input; and after the step of determining, by means of the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on information about touching the first contact surface receiving, via the electronic device, a fourth touch input provided on the touch screen; electronically determining a third contact surface with respect to the fourth touch input and receiving touch information on said third contact surface, wherein the third contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen, and the touch information may further comprise one or more of the following parameters : contact surface height, contact surface width and/or contact surface area; determine, using an electronic device, based on information about touching the third contact surface, that the first side screen on the touch screen is a non-touch area; receiving, via the electronic device, a fifth touch input provided on the first side screen; And skip changes, using the electronic device displayed on the display of the specified electronic content device in response to the fifth touch input. 2. The method of claim. 1, in which the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen, and the step of determining, using the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the specified electronic device based on information about touching the first the contact surface contains a sub-step in which: electronically determining the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on touch information on the first contact surface, said touch information may further comprise one or more of the following parameters: contact surface height, surface width contact and contact surface area, and an area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area. 3. The method of claim. 1, further comprising, when the first contact surface is located on the first side screen of the touch screen, before the step of determining, using the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of said electronic device based on the touch information to the first contact surface, a step in which: determining, by means of an electronic device, a second contact surface with respect to the first touch input, and receiving information about touching said second contact surface, the second contact surface being located on the first side screen; A the step of determining, by the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on information about touching the first contact surface, comprising a sub-step of: electronically determining the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on the first contact surface touch information and the second contact surface touch information, wherein the distance between the first touch area and the second contact surface is equal to the first value distance, wherein the touch information may further comprise one or more contact surface heights, contact surface widths, and contact surface areas, and an area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, up to the step of determining, using an electronic device, based on information about touching the third contact surface, that the first side screen on the touch screen is a non-touch area, the step of which: determining, by means of an electronic device, a fourth contact surface with respect to the fourth touch input, and receiving information about touching said fourth contact surface, the fourth contact surface being located on the first side screen; wherein the step of determining, by the electronic device, based on the touch information of the third contact surface, that the first side screen on the touch screen is a non-touch area, comprises a sub-step of: it is determined, by the electronic device, based on the third contact surface touch information and the fourth contact surface touch information, that the first side screen is a non-touch area. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of determining, with the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen, based on information about touching the first contact surface, comprises sub-steps of: determining, by means of an electronic device, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the first predetermined condition, that the type of the first contact surface is the thumb elevation contact surface; And determining, by means of an electronic device, when the distance between the first contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than the first predetermined value, that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the first contact surface, while the first predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold height and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on this contact surface falls within the first range of ratios, or the first specified condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold height, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface is greater than the first ratio of heights, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge by this contact surface falls within the first ratio range, or the first specified condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface is greater than the first ratio of heights, the area of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold area, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge by this contact surface falls within the first range of ratios, and the value in the first ratio range is greater than or equal to 1; the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface is the coordinate column closest to the long side of the electronic device in the touch screen matrix corresponding to the contact surface in question and disposed on the touch screen; and the second from the edge coordinate column on the contact surface is the coordinate column second closest to the long side of the electronic device, in the touch screen matrix, which corresponds to the considered contact surface and is located on the touch screen. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of determining, with the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen, based on information about touching the first contact surface, comprises sub-steps of: determining, by means of an electronic device, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the second predetermined condition, that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface formed by gripping with a finger; And determining, by means of an electronic device, when the distance between the first contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is greater than or equal to the second predetermined value, that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the first contact surface, wherein the first contact surface is a surface contact, formed when gripping a finger and located closest to the first end of the first side screen, and the second predetermined condition is that the contact surface height falls within the first height range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the specified contact surface falls within the second range of ratios, or the second specified condition is that the height of the contact surface falls within the first range of heights, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the third range of ratios and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge the coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the second ratio range, or the second specified condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the third range of ratios, the area of the contact surface falls within the first range of areas, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge of the coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the second range of ratios, while the value in the first height range is less than or equal to the first threshold height, the value in the second ratio range is greater than or equal to 1, the specified value in the second ratio range is greater than or equal to the value in the first ratio range, the value in the third ratio range is less than or equal to the first height ratio, and the value in the first area range is less than or equal to the first area threshold. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of determining, by means of an electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen based on information about touching the first contact surface comprises sub-steps of: determining, by means of an electronic device, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the third predetermined condition, that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger; And determining, by means of an electronic device, when the distance between the first contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is not less than the third predetermined value, that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the first contact surface, while the third predetermined condition is that the contact surface height falls within the second height range and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on this contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, or the third predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the value in the second height range, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the fifth range of ratios and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge the coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, or the third predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the fifth range of ratios, the area of the contact surface falls within the second range of areas, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, while the value in the second height range is less than or equal to the first height threshold value, the value in the fourth ratio range is less than or equal to 1, the value in the fifth ratio range is less than or equal to the value in the third ratio range, and the value in the second ratio range is less than or equal to the first area threshold value. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of determining, with the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen, based on information about touching the first contact surface, comprises sub-steps of: determining, by means of an electronic device, when the touch information of the first contact surface satisfies the fourth predetermined condition, that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger; And determining, by means of an electronic device, when the distance between the first contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is greater than or equal to the fourth predetermined value, that the first touch area is located between the first end of the first side screen and the first contact surface, while the fourth predetermined condition is that the contact surface height falls within the third height range and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the specified contact surface falls within the sixth ratio range, or the fourth predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the value in the third height range, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the seventh ratio range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge the coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the sixth ratio range, or the fourth predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the seventh range of ratios, the area of the contact surface falls within the third range of areas, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the sixth ratio range, while the value in the third height range is less than or equal to the first threshold height, the value in the specified third height range is greater than or equal to the value in the second height range, the value in the sixth ratio range is greater than or equal to 1, the value in the specified sixth ratio range is less than or equal to the value in the second range ratios, the value in the seventh ratio range is less than or equal to the first height ratio, the value in said seventh ratio range is greater than or equal to the value in the fifth ratio range, and the value in the third area range is less than or equal to the first area threshold. 9. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of determining, with the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen of the electronic device, based on information about touching the first contact surface, comprises sub-steps of: determining, by means of an electronic device, when both of the first contact surface touch information and the second contact surface touch information satisfy the third predetermined condition that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface when applying a finger; And determine, using an electronic device, when the distance between the first contact surface and the second contact surface is not less than the fifth predetermined value, that the first sensor area is located between the first contact surface and the second contact surface, while the third predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface falls within the second range of heights and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the specified contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, or the third predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the value in the second height range, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the fifth range of ratios and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge the coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, or the third predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the fifth range of ratios, the area of the contact surface falls within the second range of areas, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, while the value in the fourth ratio range is less than or equal to 1. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of determining, with the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the first side screen of the electronic device, based on information about touching the first contact surface, comprises sub-steps of: determining, by means of an electronic device, when both of the first contact surface touch information and the second contact surface touch information satisfy the fourth predetermined condition that the type of the first contact surface is the contact surface with the area between the thumb and forefinger; And determine, by means of an electronic device, when the distance between the first contact surface and the second contact surface is greater than or equal to the sixth predetermined value, that the first sensor area is located between the first contact surface and the second contact surface, while the fourth predetermined condition is that the contact surface height falls within the third height range and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the specified contact surface falls within the sixth ratio range, or the fourth predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the value in the third height range, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the seventh ratio range, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge the coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the sixth ratio range, or the fourth predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the seventh range of ratios, the area of the contact surface falls within the third range of areas, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the sixth ratio range, while the value in the sixth ratio range is greater than or equal to 1, the value in the third height range is greater than or equal to the value in the second height range, the value in the seventh ratio range is greater than or equal to the value in the fifth ratio range, and the value in the third area range is greater than or equal to the value in the second range areas. 11. The method of claim. 1, wherein the third contact surface is located on the first touch screen side screen, wherein the step of determining, using an electronic device, based on information about touching said third contact surface, that the first touch screen side screen is non-sensory area, contains a sub-step in which: it is determined, by means of an electronic device, when the touch information on the third contact surface satisfies the first predetermined condition, and the distance between the third contact surface and the first end of the first side screen is less than the first predetermined value, that the first side screen is a non-touch area, and the first predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold height and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the specified contact surface falls within the first range of ratios, or the first predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold height, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface is greater than the first height ratio, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the specified the contact surface falls within the first ratio range, or the first specified condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface is greater than the first ratio of heights, the area of the contact surface is greater than the first threshold area and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the specified contact surface falls within the first range of ratios, while the value in the first ratio range is greater than or equal to 1. 12. The method of claim 4, further comprising, up to the step of determining, with the electronic device, based on the third contact surface touch information and the fourth contact surface touch information, that the first side screen is a non-touch area, step, on which: it is determined, by an electronic device, when both of the information of the third contact surface touch information and the fourth contact surface touch information satisfy the third predetermined condition and the distance between the third contact surface and the fourth contact surface is less than the fifth predetermined value, that the first side screen represents is a non-sensory area, while the third predetermined condition is that the contact surface height falls within the second height range and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second coordinate column from the edge on the specified contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, or the third predetermined condition is that the height of the contact surface is greater than the value in the second height range, the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the fifth range of ratios and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge the coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, or the third predetermined condition is that the ratio of the height of the contact surface to the width of the specified contact surface falls within the fifth range of ratios, the area of the contact surface falls within the second range of areas, and the ratio of the capacitance value of the outermost coordinate column on the contact surface to the capacitance value of the second from the edge coordinate column on the specified contact surface falls within the fourth range of ratios, while the value in the fourth ratio range is less than or equal to 1. 13. The method of claim. 1, wherein the first contact surface is located on the back screen of the electronic device, wherein the step of determining, using the electronic device, the first touch area and the first non-touch area on the touch screen of the electronic device based on information about touching the first surface contact contains a sub-step in which: determining, by means of an electronic device, when the distance between the first side of the first contact surface and the upper edge of the first side screen on the touch screen is not less than the seventh predetermined value, that the first touch area on the first side screen is located between the upper edge of the first side screen and the first side, at In this case, the first side is adjacent to the first side screen, the distance between the first contact surface and the first side is equal to the first distance value, and the area other than the first touch area on the first side screen is the first non-touch area. 14. The method according to any one of paragraphs. 5-8 and 11, wherein the first end of the first side screen is the top edge of said first side screen or the first end of the first side screen is either the top edge of said first side screen or the bottom edge of the first side screen. 15. An electronic device comprising a touch screen, a memory device, one or more processors, and one or more programs stored in the memory device, wherein execution of said one or more programs by said one or more processors causes said electronic device to implement a method according to any from paragraphs. 1 - 14. 16. A computer-readable storage medium that stores a computer program that causes, when executed by a computer, the implementation of the specified computer method according to any one of paragraphs. 1 - 14.

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