CN106850919A

CN106850919A - A kind of control method and mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: CN106850919A
Application number: CN201611262686.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张海龙; 李隽�
Original assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-12-30
Filing date: 2016-12-30
Publication date: 2017-06-13

Abstract

A kind of control method and mobile terminal, the method include：In the inner side of the inner side of the metal edge frame of mobile terminal and/or metal back cover, one or more induction coils are set；Detected by the induction coil for setting and the touching of mobile terminal is operated；When touching operation is detected, touching operation information is obtained；Control mobile terminal performs operation corresponding with the touching operation information for obtaining.The drawbacks of embodiment of the present invention avoids mechanical key, improves Consumer's Experience.

Description

Control method and mobile terminal

Technical Field

The present invention relates to, but not limited to, intelligent terminal technologies, and in particular, to a control method and a mobile terminal.

Background

At present, users mostly use mechanical keys to realize control of the mobile terminal (such as lighting up a screen, starting a certain application, unlocking and the like).

Because the waterproof, dustproof effect of mechanical button is not good, consequently, can't bring better experience for the user with the help of mechanical button.

Disclosure of Invention

The following is a summary of the subject matter described in detail herein. This summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The embodiment of the invention provides a control method and a mobile terminal, which can avoid the defect of mechanical key pressing and improve user experience.

In order to achieve the object of the present application, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile terminal, including: the device comprises a setting module, a processing module and a control module; wherein,

the mobile terminal comprises a setting module, a processing module and a control module, wherein the setting module is used for setting one or more induction coils on the inner side of a metal frame and/or the inner side of a metal rear cover of the mobile terminal to which the setting module belongs;

the processing module is used for detecting touch operation on the mobile terminal to which the processing module belongs through the arranged induction coil; when touch operation is detected, acquiring touch operation information;

and the control module is used for controlling the mobile terminal to which the control module belongs to execute the operation corresponding to the acquired touch operation information.

Optionally, the metal bezel comprises a left bezel and/or a right bezel.

Optionally, when the number of the induction coils is more than one, the setting module is specifically configured to: more than one induction coil is arranged on the inner side of the metal frame of the mobile terminal to which the induction coil belongs according to a linear uniform arrangement mode or a mode of arranging one induction coil at preset intervals.

Optionally, the mobile terminal further includes a configuration module, configured to set an induction effective threshold for the set one or more induction coils.

Optionally, when the number of the set induction coils is more than one, the configuration module is specifically configured to set an induction effective threshold corresponding to each induction coil respectively.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a control method, which comprises the following steps:

one or more induction coils are arranged on the inner side of a metal frame and/or the inner side of a metal rear cover of the mobile terminal;

detecting touch operation on the mobile terminal through the arranged induction coil;

when touch operation is detected, acquiring touch operation information;

and controlling the mobile terminal to execute the operation corresponding to the obtained touch operation information.

Optionally, the metal bezel of the mobile terminal includes a left bezel and/or a right bezel.

Optionally, when the number of the induction coils is more than one, the setting of the more than one induction coils inside the metal frame of the mobile terminal includes: and arranging more than one induction coil on the inner side of the metal frame of the mobile terminal in a linear uniform arrangement mode or a mode of arranging one induction coil at preset intervals.

Optionally, after one or more induction coils are arranged inside a metal frame of the mobile terminal, before the touch operation on the mobile terminal is detected through the arranged induction coils, the control method further includes:

an induction valid threshold is set for the set one or more induction coils.

Optionally, when the number of the set induction coils is more than one, the setting of the induction effective threshold for the set induction coils comprises:

and respectively setting induction effective threshold values corresponding to the induction coils.

Compared with the related art, the technical scheme of the application comprises the following steps: one or more induction coils are arranged on the inner side of a metal frame and/or the inner side of a metal rear cover of the mobile terminal; detecting touch operation on the mobile terminal through the arranged induction coil; when touch operation is detected, acquiring touch operation information; and controlling the mobile terminal to execute the operation corresponding to the obtained touch operation information. The embodiment of the invention avoids the defects of mechanical keys and improves the user experience.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the attached drawings and detailed description.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an optional mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the operating principle of an induction coil according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4(a) is a first schematic diagram illustrating a position distribution of an induction coil according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4(b) is a schematic diagram illustrating a position distribution of the induction coils according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4(c) is a schematic diagram showing the distribution of induction coils according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4(d) is a schematic diagram illustrating the position distribution of the induction coil according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4(e) is a schematic diagram showing the position distribution of the induction coil according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4(f) is a sixth schematic diagram illustrating the position distribution of the induction coil according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other without conflict.

A mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present application will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for facilitating the explanation of the present invention, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "module" and "component" may be used in a mixture.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in the present invention may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet computer), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a navigation device, and the like, and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for moving purposes.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an optional mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present application.

The mobile terminal 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, an a/V (audio/video) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180, and a power supply unit 190, etc. Fig. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal having various components, but it is to be understood that not all illustrated components are required to be implemented. More or fewer components may alternatively be implemented. Elements of the mobile terminal will be described in detail below.

The wireless communication unit 110 typically includes one or more components that allow radio communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or network. For example, the wireless communication unit may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, and a location information module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management server via a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and/or a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information and transmits it to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and the like. Also, the broadcast signal may further include a broadcast signal combined with a TV or radio broadcast signal. The broadcast associated information may also be provided via a mobile communication network, and in this case, the broadcast associated information may be received by the mobile communication module 112. The broadcast signal may exist in various forms, for example, it may exist in the form of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), and the like. The broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a signal broadcast by using various types of broadcasting systems. In particular, it is possible to use, for example,the broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a broadcast signal by using a signal such as multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), forward link media (MediaFLO)^@) A digital broadcasting system of a terrestrial digital broadcasting integrated service (ISDB-T), etc. receives digital broadcasting. The broadcast receiving module 111 may be constructed to be suitable for various broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the above-mentioned digital broadcasting systems. The broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information received via the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other type of storage medium).

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and/or receives radio signals to and/or from at least one of a base station (e.g., access point, node B, etc.), an external terminal, and a server. Such radio signals may include voice call signals, video call signals, or various types of data transmitted and/or received according to text and/or multimedia messages.

The wireless internet module 113 supports wireless internet access of the mobile terminal. The module may be internally or externally coupled to the terminal. The wireless internet access technology to which the module relates may include WLAN (wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (wireless broadband), Wimax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access), HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), and the like.

The short-range communication module 114 is a module for supporting short-range communication. Some examples of short-range communication technologies include bluetooth^TMRadio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), zigbee^TMAnd so on.

The location information module 115 is a module for checking or acquiring location information of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (global positioning system). According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites and applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby accurately calculating three-dimensional current location information according to longitude, latitude, and altitude. Currently, a method for calculating position and time information uses three satellites and corrects an error of the calculated position and time information by using another satellite. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating current position information in real time.

The a/V input unit 120 is used to receive an audio or video signal. The a/V input unit 120 may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122, and the camera 121 processes image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing apparatus in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 151. The image frames processed by the cameras 121 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the wireless communication unit 110, and two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the construction of the mobile terminal. The microphone 122 may receive sounds (audio data) via the microphone in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and can process such sounds into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the mobile communication module 112 in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The user input unit 130 may generate key input data according to a command input by a user to control various operations of the mobile terminal. The user input unit 130 allows a user to input various types of information, and may include a keyboard, dome sheet, touch pad (e.g., a touch-sensitive member that detects changes in resistance, pressure, capacitance, and the like due to being touched), scroll wheel, joystick, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad is superimposed on the display unit 151 in the form of a layer, a touch screen may be formed.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., an open or closed state of the mobile terminal 100), a position of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of contact (i.e., touch input) by a user with the mobile terminal 100, an orientation of the mobile terminal 100, acceleration or deceleration movement and direction of the mobile terminal 100, and the like, and generates a command or signal for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is implemented as a slide-type mobile phone, the sensing unit 140 may sense whether the slide-type phone is opened or closed. In addition, the sensing unit 140 can detect whether the power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled with an external device.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface through which at least one external device is connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The identification module may store various information for authenticating a user using the mobile terminal 100 and may include a User Identity Module (UIM), a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. In addition, a device having an identification module (hereinafter, referred to as an "identification device") may take the form of a smart card, and thus, the identification device may be connected with the mobile terminal 100 via a port or other connection means. The interface unit 170 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal and the external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected with an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may serve as a path through which power is supplied from the cradle to the mobile terminal 100 or may serve as a path through which various command signals input from the cradle are transmitted to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be used as signals for recognizing whether the mobile terminal is accurately mounted on the cradle. The output unit 150 is configured to provide output signals (e.g., audio signals, video signals, alarm signals, vibration signals, etc.) in a visual, audio, and/or tactile manner. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the like.

The display unit 151 may display information processed in the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in a phone call mode, the display unit 151 may display a User Interface (UI) or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) related to a call or other communication (e.g., text messaging, multimedia file downloading, etc.). When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or an image capturing mode, the display unit 151 may display a captured image and/or a received image, a UI or GUI showing a video or an image and related functions, and the like.

Meanwhile, when the display unit 151 and the touch pad are overlapped with each other in the form of a layer to form a touch screen, the display unit 151 may serve as an input device and an output device. The display unit 151 may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D) display, and the like. Some of these displays may be configured to be transparent to allow a user to view from the outside, which may be referred to as transparent displays, and a typical transparent display may be, for example, a TOLED (transparent organic light emitting diode) display or the like. Depending on the particular desired implementation, the mobile terminal 100 may include two or more display units (or other display devices), for example, the mobile terminal may include an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown). The touch screen may be used to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and a touch input area.

The audio output module 152 may convert audio data received by the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal is in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output module 152 may provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 may provide an output to notify the mobile terminal 100 of the occurrence of an event. Typical events may include call reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. In addition to audio or video output, the alarm unit 153 may provide output in different ways to notify the occurrence of an event. For example, the alarm unit 153 may provide an output in the form of vibration, and when a call, a message, or some other incoming communication (communicating communication) is received, the alarm unit 153 may provide a tactile output (i.e., vibration) to inform the user thereof. By providing such a tactile output, the user can recognize the occurrence of various events even when the user's mobile phone is in the user's pocket. The alarm unit 153 may also provide an output notifying the occurrence of an event via the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152.

The memory 160 may store software programs and the like for processing and controlling operations performed by the controller 180, or may temporarily store data (e.g., a phonebook, messages, still images, videos, and the like) that has been or will be output. Also, the memory 160 may store data regarding various ways of vibration and audio signals output when a touch is applied to the touch screen.

The memory 160 may include at least one type of storage medium including a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card, a card-type memory (e.g., SD or DX memory, etc.), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and the like. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may cooperate with a network storage device that performs a storage function of the memory 160 through a network connection.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, the controller 180 performs control and processing related to voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for reproducing (or playing back) multimedia data, and the multimedia module 181 may be constructed within the controller 180 or may be constructed separately from the controller 180. The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process to recognize a handwriting input or a picture drawing input performed on the touch screen as a character or an image.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power or internal power and provides appropriate power required to operate various elements and components under the control of the controller 180.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer-readable medium using, for example, computer software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented using at least one of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a processor, a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, an electronic unit designed to perform the functions described herein, and in some cases, such embodiments may be implemented in the controller 180. For a software implementation, the implementation such as a process or a function may be implemented with a separate software module that allows performing at least one function or operation. The software codes may be implemented by software applications (or programs) written in any suitable programming language, which may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Up to this point, mobile terminals have been described in terms of their functionality. Hereinafter, a slide-type mobile terminal among various types of mobile terminals, such as a folder-type, bar-type, swing-type, slide-type mobile terminal, and the like, will be described as an example for the sake of brevity. Accordingly, the present application can be applied to any type of mobile terminal, and is not limited to a slide type mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal 100 as shown in fig. 1 may be configured to operate with communication systems such as wired and wireless communication systems and satellite-based communication systems that transmit data via frames or packets.

Based on the above mobile terminal hardware structure, various embodiments of the present application are provided.

An Alternating Current (AC) magnetic field is generated when an AC current flows through the inductor. If a conductive material, such as a piece of metal, is placed near the inductor, circulating currents (eddy currents) are induced on the surface of the conductor under the influence of the magnetic field. As shown in fig. 2, the eddy current generated is a function of the size of the conductor and the distance from the induction coil, and the magnetic field generated by the eddy current itself will oppose the magnetic field generated by the induction coil, which effect is equivalent to a set of coupled inductances, where the induction coil inductance is the primary inductance and the eddy current in the conductor represents the secondary inductance. Wherein the coupling relationship between the two inductances is a function of the inductance of the induction coil and the resistivity, distance, size and shape of the proximity conductor, wherein the resistance and inductance of the secondary inductance caused by eddy currents can be modeled as resistance and inductance components related to the distance on the primary side (induction coil). In accordance with the above principle, the present inventors have found that if the induction coil is disposed inside the metal bezel of the mobile terminal, the coupled inductance effect as described above is formed. When external force touches the metal frame at the corresponding position of the induction coil, the metal frame can generate small deformation, the deformation can lead to d in the equivalent model to be reduced, the primary inductance and the secondary inductance can be changed due to the coupling inductance effect, the change of the primary inductance can be fed back through the induction coil, and the touch operation of the external force can be identified.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, including: a setup module 30, a processing module 31 and a control module 32. Wherein,

the setting module 30 is configured to set one or more induction coils inside a metal frame and/or inside a metal rear cover of the mobile terminal to which the mobile terminal belongs.

The metal frame comprises a left frame and/or a right frame.

When the number of the induction coils is more than one, the setting module 30 in the embodiment of the present invention is specifically configured to: more than one induction coil is arranged on the inner side of the metal frame of the mobile terminal to which the induction coil belongs according to a linear uniform arrangement mode or a mode of arranging one induction coil at preset intervals.

As shown in fig. 4(a), a first schematic diagram of the position distribution of the induction coil provided in the embodiment of the present invention is that the induction coil may be provided on the inner side (the area where the dashed line frame is located) of the metal frame (left frame and/or right frame) of the mobile terminal.

As shown in fig. 4(b), a schematic diagram of the position distribution of the induction coils provided in the embodiment of the present invention is shown, in which the induction coil is provided at the lower end of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal, and the induction coil is provided at the lower end of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal; as shown in fig. 4(c), a third schematic diagram of the position distribution of the induction coils provided in the embodiment of the present invention is that the induction coils are provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal, and the induction coils are provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal refer to the top and the bottom of the left frame of the mobile terminal, respectively, and the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal refer to the top and the bottom of the right frame of the mobile terminal, respectively.

As shown in fig. 4(b) and 4(c), the upper end portion of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a region (a region within a dashed-line frame) having a distance from the upper frame of the mobile terminal less than or equal to a preset length; the upper end part of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal comprises a region (a region in a dashed line frame) with the distance from the upper frame of the mobile terminal being less than or equal to the preset length; the lower end part of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal comprises a region (a region in a dashed line frame) with the distance from the upper frame of the mobile terminal being less than or equal to the preset length; the lower end part of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal in the embodiment of the invention comprises a region (a region in a dashed line frame) with the distance from the upper frame of the mobile terminal being less than or equal to the preset length.

Fig. 4(d) is a schematic diagram of the position distribution of the induction coil according to the embodiment of the present invention, where the induction coil may be disposed on the inner side of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal (the area where the dashed line frame is located).

As shown in fig. 4(e), a schematic diagram of the position distribution of the induction coil provided in the embodiment of the present invention is five, an induction coil is provided at the lower end portion of the inner side of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal; as shown in fig. 4(f), a position distribution diagram of the induction coil is shown in fig. six, in which the induction coil is disposed at the upper end portion of the inner side of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that the lower end of the inner side of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal in the embodiment of the present invention refers to the bottom of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal, respectively, and the upper end of the inner side of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal in the embodiment of the present invention refers to the top of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal.

The preset length of the embodiment of the invention may be 1 cm, or 1.5 cm, or 2 cm.

The preset length in the embodiment of the present invention may be one length value or different length values; for example, the upper end of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L1, the upper end of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L2, the lower end of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L3, the lower end of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L4, the upper end of the inner side of the metal back cover of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L5, and the lower end of the inner side of the metal back cover of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L6.

The processing module 31 is configured to detect a touch operation on a mobile terminal to which the processing module belongs through a set induction coil; and when the touch operation is detected, acquiring touch operation information.

In practical applications, the processing module 31 may include one or more inductance-to-digital converters (digital converters for Inductive Sensing) and one or more induction coils connected to each inductance-to-digital converter; the inductance digital converter reads inductance change values of one or more induction coils connected with the inductance digital converter and converts the read inductance change values into voltage or current, so that touch operation is detected and touch operation information is acquired. The chip adopted by the inductance-to-digital converter can be an LDC1614 of TI, an LDC1612 or the like. It should be noted that, as long as the inductance digital converter can read the inductance change value of the induction coil connected thereto and convert the read inductance change value into a voltage or a current (which can be recognized by the processor), the description is omitted.

And the control module 32 is configured to control the mobile terminal to which the mobile terminal belongs to execute an operation corresponding to the obtained touch operation information.

For example, when the touch operation information is the holding operation information, the mobile terminal can be controlled to light the screen or lock the screen; when the touch operation information is the induction coil at a certain position, the mobile terminal can be controlled to start a certain preset application or start a certain function (such as muting or opening wifi); the touch operation information includes holding operation information, sliding operation information, clicking operation information and the like, operations corresponding to the touch operation information can be preset, and as long as control operations of the mobile terminal are within the protection range of the application, the operations are not repeated one by one and are not used for limiting the application.

Optionally, the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a configuration module 33, configured to set an induction effective threshold for the set one or more induction coils.

When the number of the set induction coils is more than one, the module 33 is configured in the embodiment of the present invention, and is specifically configured to set the induction effective threshold corresponding to each induction coil respectively.

It should be noted that the sensing effective threshold is set according to the embodiment of the present invention to prevent the problem of false triggering caused by false touch.

The induction effective threshold of the embodiment of the present invention may be one threshold, or each induction coil corresponds to one induction effective threshold, for example, N (greater than or equal to 1) induction coils, which are induction coil 1, induction coil 2, induction coil … …, and induction coil N, and the induction effective thresholds corresponding in sequence are threshold 1, threshold 2, induction coil … …, and threshold N. The data can be correspondingly stored in a table form, as shown in table 1.

Induction coil	Sensing effective threshold
		Induction coil 1	Threshold value 1
Induction coil 2	Threshold value 2
		……	……
Induction coil N-1	Threshold value N-1
		Induction coil N	Threshold value N

TABLE 1

Different effective induction thresholds may be set according to the region in which the induction coil is disposed, for example, the induction coil disposed at the lower end portion of the inner side of the left frame corresponds to threshold 1, the induction coil disposed at the lower end portion of the inner side of the right frame corresponds to threshold 2, the induction coil disposed at the upper end portion of the inner side of the left frame corresponds to threshold 3, the induction coil disposed at the upper end portion of the inner side of the right frame corresponds to threshold 4, as shown in table 2, the induction coil disposed at the upper end portion of the inner side of the metal corresponds to threshold 5, and the induction coil disposed at the lower end portion of the inner side of the metal corresponds to threshold 6; alternatively, the induction coil provided inside the left frame corresponds to the threshold value 1, and the induction coil provided inside the right frame corresponds to the threshold value 2, and the like.

The induction coil is arranged in the region	Sensing effective threshold
		Lower end portion of inner side of left frame	Threshold value 1
Lower end part of inner side of right frame	Threshold value 2
		Upper end of inner side of left frame	Threshold value 3
Upper end portion of inner side of right frame	Threshold value 4
		Upper end part of inner side of metal rear cover	Threshold value 5
Lower end part of inner side of metal rear cover	Threshold value of 6

TABLE 2

In a preferred embodiment, another mobile terminal in the preferred embodiment includes: fig. 3 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, including: a setup module 30, a configuration module 33, a processing module 31 and a control module 32. Wherein,

The metal frame comprises a left frame and/or a right frame.

A configuration module 33 for setting an induction validity threshold for the set one or more induction coils.

For the mobile terminal shown in fig. 3, the present application provides a corresponding method as shown in fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, including:

step 500: one or more induction coils are arranged on the inner side of the metal frame and/or the inner side of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal.

The metal frame of the mobile terminal comprises a left frame and/or a right frame.

When the number of the induction coils is more than one, the method for arranging the more than one induction coils on the inner side of the metal frame of the mobile terminal comprises the following steps: more than one induction coil is arranged on the inner side of the metal frame of the mobile terminal in a linear uniform arrangement mode or a mode of arranging one induction coil every preset interval.

Step 501: and detecting the touch operation of the mobile terminal through the arranged induction coil.

Optionally, after step 500, before step 501, the control method further comprises:

an induction valid threshold is set for the set one or more induction coils.

When the number of the set induction coils is more than one, the setting of the induction effective threshold for the set induction coils according to the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps:

Step 502: and when the touch operation is detected, acquiring touch operation information.

In practical applications, a touch operation may be detected and touch operation information may be obtained through one or more inductance to Digital converters (Digital converters for inductive Sensing) and one or more induction coils connected to each inductance to Digital Converter; the inductance digital converter reads inductance change values of one or more induction coils connected with the inductance digital converter and converts the read inductance change values into voltage or current, so that touch operation is detected and touch operation information is acquired. The chip adopted by the inductance-to-digital converter can be an LDC1614 of TI, an LDC1612 or the like. It should be noted that, as long as the inductance digital converter can read the inductance change value of the induction coil connected thereto and convert the read inductance change value into a voltage or a current (which can be recognized by the processor), the description is omitted.

Step 503: and controlling the mobile terminal to execute the operation corresponding to the obtained touch operation information.

In the embodiment of the application, one or more than one induction coil is arranged on the inner side of the metal frame of the mobile terminal, and the induction coil is used for detecting the touch operation of the mobile terminal, so that the mobile terminal is controlled to execute the operation corresponding to the obtained touch operation information, the defect of mechanical keys is avoided, and the user experience is improved.

The present application provides a method corresponding to the mobile terminal in the preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart of a control method according to another embodiment of the invention, as shown in fig. 6, including:

step 600: one or more induction coils are arranged on the inner side of the metal frame and/or the inner side of the metal rear cover of the mobile terminal.

The preset length in the embodiment of the present invention may be one length value or different length values; for example, the upper end of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L1, the upper end of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L2, the lower end of the inner side of the right frame of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L3, the lower end of the inner side of the left frame of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L4, the upper end of the inner side of the metal back cover of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L5, and the lower end of the inner side of the metal back cover of the mobile terminal corresponds to a preset length L6. .

Step 601: an induction valid threshold is set for the set one or more induction coils.

Step 602: and detecting the touch operation of the mobile terminal through the arranged induction coil.

Step 603: and when the touch operation is detected, acquiring touch operation information.

Step 604: and controlling the mobile terminal to execute the operation corresponding to the obtained touch operation information.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of the above methods may be implemented by a program instructing associated hardware (e.g., a processor) to perform the steps, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, a magnetic or optical disk, and the like. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Accordingly, each module/unit in the above embodiments may be implemented in hardware, for example, by an integrated circuit to implement its corresponding function, or in software, for example, by a processor executing a program/instruction stored in a memory to implement its corresponding function. The present invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is only for the convenience of understanding the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising: the device comprises a setting module, a processing module and a control module; wherein,

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the metal bezel comprises a left bezel and/or a right bezel.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when there is more than one induction coil, the setting module is specifically configured to: more than one induction coil is arranged on the inner side of the metal frame of the mobile terminal to which the induction coil belongs according to a linear uniform arrangement mode or a mode of arranging one induction coil at preset intervals.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, further comprising a configuration module configured to set an induction validity threshold for the set one or more induction coils.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein the configuration module is specifically configured to set an induction effective threshold corresponding to each induction coil when the number of the induction coils is more than one.

6. A control method, comprising:

when touch operation is detected, acquiring touch operation information;

7. The control method according to claim 6, wherein the metal bezel of the mobile terminal comprises a left bezel and/or a right bezel.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein when the number of the induction coils is more than one, the step of arranging the more than one induction coils inside the metal frame of the mobile terminal comprises: and arranging more than one induction coil on the inner side of the metal frame of the mobile terminal in a linear uniform arrangement mode or a mode of arranging one induction coil at preset intervals.

9. The control method according to claim 8, wherein after the one or more induction coils are disposed inside the metal bezel of the mobile terminal, before the touch operation on the mobile terminal is detected by the disposed induction coils, the control method further comprises:

an induction valid threshold is set for the set one or more induction coils.

10. The control method according to claim 9, wherein when the set induction coil is one or more, the setting of the induction effective threshold for the set one or more induction coils comprises: