CN105808065B

CN105808065B - Electronic equipment and display control method

Info

Publication number: CN105808065B
Application number: CN201610136390.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 闫文林; 彭世峰
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2016-03-10
Filing date: 2016-03-10
Publication date: 2020-06-23
Anticipated expiration: 2036-03-10
Also published as: CN105808065A

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic device and a display control method, wherein the electronic device comprises a display device and a protective device arranged corresponding to the display device, wherein a first area of the protective device has a first light transmittance exceeding a threshold value, and the first area is smaller than a display area of the display device, so that a part of light corresponding to an image displayed by the display device can penetrate through the protective device, and then an area of the display device visible through the protective device is an area corresponding to the first area, namely an area of the display image visible to an operator is an area corresponding to the first area, which means that from the visual point of view of the operator, the shape of the area of the display device capable of displaying the image is the same as the shape of the first area, and the shape of the area of the display device capable of displaying the image is changed through the shape of the first area.

Description

Electronic equipment and display control method

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of display technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device and a display control method.

Background

As a device capable of outputting images, a display device has been widely used in various fields with the development of display technology, for example, electronic devices such as mobile phones include a display device, and various images received by the electronic devices and various information detected by the electronic devices themselves can be output through the display device; or a display device is arranged in various wearable devices, and various body characteristic information of a user wearing the wearable device can be displayed through the display device.

The display device is used for displaying information, and with the technical development of the display screen, a touch screen is mostly adopted as the display screen, so that the display screen has an information display function and a function of capturing operation information of an operation body, and the electronic equipment is triggered to execute an instruction corresponding to the operation information. However, most of the current display screens are square display screens or circular display screens, and the shapes of the display screens in the electronic equipment after leaving a factory cannot be changed at will.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present invention provides an electronic device and a display control method, which change the shape of an area capable of displaying an image in a display device by protecting a first area of the display device. The technical scheme is as follows:

the present invention provides an electronic device, including:

a display device for displaying an image;

the protection device is arranged corresponding to the display device, wherein a first area of the protection device has a first light transmittance exceeding a threshold value, and the first area is smaller than a display area of the display device, so that light corresponding to a part of images displayed by the display device can penetrate through the protection device.

Preferably, the shape of the first region is different from the shape of the display region.

Preferably, the shape of a first cross section of the protection device in the plane of the display area is the same as the shape of the first area.

Preferably, the display area is rectangular, the first cross section is circular, the first cross section is greater than or equal to a circumscribed circle of the rectangle, and a connecting line between a center point of the display area and a center point of the first cross section is perpendicular to the first area and the display area respectively.

Preferably, the first cross-section is equal to a circumscribed circle of the rectangle;

the electronic device further includes: the display device is arranged on the support, and any two adjacent sides of the support in a second cross section of the plane where the display area is located are separated from each other.

Preferably, the second region of the protection device has a second pattern, wherein the second region is a region of the protection device surrounding the first region, and the second pattern can be a continuation of the first pattern when a matching first pattern is displayed in accordance with a display policy in a region of the display region corresponding to the first region.

Preferably, an environment-sensitive material is arranged on the second area, the environment-sensitive material forms the second patterns on the second area, and the second patterns can change according to the environment;

the electronic device further includes: the environment sensor is used for detecting environmental parameters of the environment where the electronic equipment is located;

the processor is configured to change the first pattern based on the environmental parameter, and the changed second pattern can be a continuation of the changed first pattern.

Preferably, the surface of the second region of the protection device is an arc surface, so that light corresponding to the image displayed in the region corresponding to the second region of the display device can penetrate through the first region of the protection device along the second direction through the arc surface;

wherein the second direction is different from a first direction, the first direction being directly in front of the display area, the second area being an area surrounding the first area in the protection device.

Preferably, the protection device and the display device are located on a first body, and the electronic device further includes a second body;

the first body is provided with a first connecting piece, the second body is provided with a second connecting piece matched with the first connecting piece, so that the first body is fixed on the second body through the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, and the first body can be detached from the second body.

Preferably, the first body includes a base on which the display device and the protection device are mounted;

the shape of a first cross section of the protection device on the plane of the display area is the same as that of a third cross section of the base on the plane of the display area, and the area of the first cross section is equal to that of the third cross section.

The invention also provides a display control method, which is applied to the electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment comprises a display device and a protection device, and the method comprises the following steps:

acquiring a first signal, wherein the signal parameter of the first signal is different from the signal parameter of a second signal, and the second signal is a signal acquired before the first signal;

and changing a first pattern displayed by the display device based on the first signal, wherein the first pattern is displayed on the area of the display device corresponding to the first area of the protection device.

Preferably, the acquiring the first signal includes: and acquiring a first signal under the condition that the input information of the electronic equipment is changed.

Preferably, an environment-sensitive material is arranged on the second area of the protection device, the environment-sensitive material forms a second pattern on the second area, and the second pattern can be used as a continuation of the first pattern and can change according to the environment;

the changing the first pattern displayed by the display device based on the first signal comprises: and changing the first pattern based on the environmental parameter in the first signal, so that the changed second pattern can be used as a continuation of the changed first pattern, wherein the environmental parameter is the environmental parameter of the environment where the electronic equipment is located.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme provided by the invention has the following advantages:

as can be seen from the above technical solution, the electronic device provided above includes a display device and a protection device disposed corresponding to the display device, wherein a first region of the protection device has a first light transmittance exceeding a threshold value, and the first region is smaller than a display region of the display device, so that a part of light corresponding to an image displayed by the display device can pass through the protection device, and then a region of the display device visible through the protection device is a region corresponding to the first region, that is, a region of the display image visible to an operator is a region corresponding to the first region, which means that from a visual point of view of the operator, a shape of the region of the display device in which the image can be displayed is the same as a shape of the first region, and the shape of the region of the display device in which the image can be displayed is changed by the shape of the first region.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an image display of a prior art device;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an image display of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a first cross section of a protection device in an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a second electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a third electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a fourth structure of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a pattern display provided by embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is another schematic illustration of a pattern display provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a protection device in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a viewing range of a prior art device;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a viewing area of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a fifth electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic diagram of a sixth structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a seventh electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 16 is a top view of a prior art electronic device;

FIG. 17 is a top view of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 18 is a flowchart of a display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the embodiment of the present invention better understood, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Example one

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, and the electronic device may include a display device 11 and a protection device 12. And a display device 11 for displaying an image.

And a protection device 12 disposed corresponding to the display device 11, wherein a first region 13 of the protection device 12 has a first light transmittance exceeding a threshold value, and the first region is smaller than the display region 14 of the display device 11, so that light corresponding to a portion of an image displayed by the display device 11 can pass through the protection device 12.

The first transmittance is an efficiency of light of a part of the image object displayed by the display device 11 passing through the first region, the threshold represents a minimum amount of light passing through the first region, and the first region 13 can be made transparent after the amount of light passing through the first region 13 reaches a certain degree, so that in the embodiment of the present invention, a material used for the first region 13 can be selected and values of the first transmittance and the threshold can be set under a condition that a requirement for making the first region 13 transparent is met. In addition to the first region 13 described above, other regions of the protection device 12 have a second light transmittance lower than the threshold, wherein the second light transmittance is equal to or less than the first light transmittance, so that the other regions in the protection device 12 are opaque.

In order to make the first region 13 transparent, the first region 13 may be made of a material having a certain transparency, such as acrylic sheet, which is transparent in all regions of the protection device 12 when the protection device is integrally formed, so that the first region 13 is transparent. For other areas, the color of the material used in the other areas can be changed by spraying black paint or sticking an opaque film on the transparent acrylic plate, so that the other areas are opaque, or when the protection device 12 is not integrally formed, the other areas can be directly made of opaque material.

Further, the threshold value and the first transmittance for the above may be set according to the material used for the first region 13. For example, if the material used for the first region 13 has a high transparency, a low first transmittance and a threshold value can be set, for example, the first transmittance is 50% and the threshold value is also 50%; if the transparency of the material used for the first region 13 is low or does not have a certain transparency, a high first light transmittance and a threshold value may be set, for example, the first light transmittance may be set to 80% and the threshold value may be set to 90%.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the protection device 12 may be disposed above the display device 11, the first region 13 of the protection device 12 is transparent, and the other regions are opaque, and by the design of the protection device 12, the region of the display device 11 visible through the protection device 12 is the region corresponding to the first region 13, so that from the visual point of view of the operator, the region of the display device 11 capable of displaying images is the region corresponding to the first region 13, which means that from the visual point of view of the operator, the shape of the region of the display device 11 capable of displaying images is the same as the shape of the first region 13, and the shape of the region of the display device 11 capable of displaying images is changed by the shape of the first region 13.

In order to change the shape of the area of the display device 11 capable of displaying images by the shape of the first area 13, the shape of the first area 13 needs to be different from the shape of the display area 14 in the embodiment of the present invention, for example, in fig. 1, the shape of the display area 14 is a rectangle, and the shape of the first area 13 is a circle, and from the visual point of view of the operator, the area of the display device 11 actually used for displaying images is the area under the first area 13, and the shape of the area is the same as the shape of the first area, i.e., the shape of the display area 14 is a circle for the operator.

After the shape of the area of the display device 11 capable of displaying the image is changed by the shape of the first area 13, in order to completely display the image originally displayed in the display area 14 to the operator, the display device 11 needs to display the image originally displayed in the display area 14 in the area corresponding to the first area 13, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, fig. 2 is an original display mode of the display device 11, and fig. 3 is a display mode provided by an embodiment of the present invention, in which the image originally displayed in the rectangular display area 14 is changed to be displayed in the circular area corresponding to the first area 13.

Taking the protection device 12 as an example of a protection film, the whole area of the conventional protection film has a first light transmittance exceeding a threshold value, and when the whole area of the protection film has the first light transmittance exceeding the threshold value, the whole area of the protection film is transparent, so that light corresponding to all images displayed in the display area of the display device 11 located below the protection film can be transmitted through the protection film, and thus even if the protection film is attached to the display device 11, the whole area of the display device 11 can display the images, and the shape of the area capable of displaying the images is not changed.

However, the first region 13 of the protective film used in the embodiment of the present invention has a first light transmittance exceeding the threshold value, and the other regions have a second light transmittance lower than the threshold value, which means that only the first region 13 of the protective film 11 is transparent, so that only the region under the first region 13 can be displayed through the protective film, so that the shape displayed by the display device 11 through the protective film is the same as the shape of the first region 13, thereby realizing the purpose of freely changing the shape of the display device 11 through the first region 13.

The points to be explained here are: the above-described manner of making the first region 13 transparent may be: the first region 13 is directly made of a material with certain transparency, and in the case that the first region 13 has a first light transmittance exceeding a threshold value, the transparency of the first region 13 is increased, so that the first region 13 can be changed from semi-transparent to completely transparent; alternatively or in the case that the first region 13 does not employ a material having a certain transparency, the first region 13 may be made transparent in such a manner that the first light transmittance and the threshold value are increased.

Based on the above technical solution, the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a display device 11 and a protection device 12 corresponding to the display device 11, wherein the first area 13 of the protection means 12 has a first light transmittance exceeding a threshold value, and the first area 13 is smaller than the display area 14 of the display means 11, so that the light corresponding to a part of the image displayed by the display means 11 is transmitted through the protective means 12, the area of the display means 11 visible through the protective means 12 is the area corresponding to the first area 13, i.e. the area of the displayed image that is visible to the operator is the area corresponding to the first area 13, this means that the shape of the area of the display device 11 in which an image can be displayed is the same as the shape of the first area 13 from the viewpoint of the operator's vision, and the shape of the area of the display device 11 in which an image can be displayed is changed by the shape of the first area 13.

Example two

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the first cross section of the protection device 12 in the plane of the display area 14 is the same as the shape of the first area 13, as shown in fig. 4, where 15 is the plane of the

display area

14, 16 is the first cross section of the protection device 12 in the plane 15 of the display area 14, and it can be seen from fig. 4 that the shape of the first cross section 16 is a circle, and the shape of the first area 13 is also a circle, and the shapes of the two are the same, so that the appearance of the electronic device is more beautiful.

And it can be seen in fig. 4 that the shape of the display area 14 is a rectangle, and the first cross section 16 is greater than or equal to the circumscribed circle of the rectangle, so that the first cross section 16 can completely cover the display area 14, so that the protection device 11 can completely cover the display device 12, and the protection of the display device 12 by the protection device 11 is realized.

Further, if a connection line between the center point of the display area 14 and the center point of the first cross section 16 is perpendicular to the first area 13 and the display area 14, respectively, and it is desired that a connection line is perpendicular to the first area 13 and the display area 14, it is required that the first area 13 and the display area 14 are parallel to each other, and the connection line perpendicular to the first area 13 and the display area 14 is a connection line between the center point of the display area 14 and the center point of the first cross section 16, which means that the center point of the first cross section 16 is located right above the center point of the display area 14, therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the protection device 12 and the display device 11 are arranged in a manner corresponding to each other: the protection device 12 is disposed directly above the display device 11, and the first region 13 of the protection device 12 is parallel to the display region 14.

EXAMPLE III

The conventional electronic apparatus further includes a bracket, the display device 11 can be mounted on the bracket, and the mounting method commonly used in the conventional electronic apparatus is to embed the display device 11 into the bracket, so that the bracket can provide sufficient supporting force to support the display device 11. However, when the display device 11 is embedded in the bracket, the bracket completely wraps the edge of the display device 11, and therefore when the protection device 12 wraps the display device 11, it is necessary to wrap the bracket at the same time, so that the area of the first cross section 16 of the protection device 12 is increased, and at this time, the display area is not changed, and therefore, the occupation ratio of the display area is reduced by embedding the display device 11 in the bracket, and embodiments of the present invention need to provide a technical solution to reduce the area of the first cross section 16 to increase the occupation ratio of the area capable of displaying an image in the display area, wherein the area capable of displaying an image is the area controlled in the electronic device to output an image, and the size of the area capable of displaying an image is smaller than or equal to the size of the display area 14.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where 17 is a bracket, and the display device 11 is embedded in the bracket 17. In order to increase the ratio of the area of the display device 11 that can display images through the protection device 12, the first cross section 16 is preferably a circumscribed circle of the support 17, and the thickness of the support 17 in contact with the display device 11 is less than or equal to a preset thickness under the condition that the support force of the support 17 is ensured, wherein the preset thickness is the maximum thickness of the supportable display device 11 that is obtained through experiments by the inventor, and specifically can be 0.1mm (millimeter).

Although the above-mentioned method can increase the ratio of the area of the display device 11 that can display images through the protection device 12, no matter how the thickness of the portion of the bracket 17 that contacts the display device 11 is reduced, it still occupies a portion of the first cross section 16, and it cannot be guaranteed that the area of the first cross section 16 that completely covers the display area 14 is minimized.

To this end, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable to adopt the mode shown in fig. 6, when the display device 11 is mounted on the stand 17, any two adjacent sides of the stand 17 are separated from each other in the second section 18 of the plane of the display area 14. Since the support 17 does not contact with the four corners of the display region 14, the first cross section 16 may be equal to the circumscribed circle of the rectangular display region 14, so that the area of the first cross section 16 is smaller than that of the first cross section 16 shown in fig. 5, further increasing the occupation ratio of the region of the display device 11 that can display images through the protection device 12.

Example four

Referring to fig. 7, a fourth structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention is shown, in which a second area 19 of the protection device 12 has a second pattern 20, and the second area 19 is an area surrounding the first area 13 in the protection device 12, such as a gray area in fig. 7. And the second motif 20 can be a continuation of the first motif 21 when the matching first motif 21 is displayed in the display area 14 in accordance with the display strategy in the area corresponding to the first area 13.

The manner in which the matching first pattern 21 is displayed according to the display strategy includes, but is not limited to, the following two: in one way, if a plurality of first patterns 21 with a certain sequence are displayed in the display area 14 corresponding to the first area 13, the second patterns 20 also display the first patterns 21 repeatedly in the second area using the sequence of the first patterns 21. As shown in fig. 8, the first pattern 21 is a circle, and a plurality of circles are displayed in the area corresponding to the first area 13 in the display area 14, each circle takes a center point of the area corresponding to the first area 13 in the display area 14 as a center point, each circle is nested with its previous circle from the center point to the outside, and correspondingly, a plurality of circles are also displayed in the second area, the centers of the circles are also the center points of the areas corresponding to the first area 13 in the display area 14, and each circle is nested with its previous circle, so that from the visual point of an operator, the area displaying the image extends from the area corresponding to the first area 13 to the second area, and the area displaying the image is enlarged.

Alternatively, the area of the display area 14 corresponding to the first area 13 displays a pattern as the first motif 21, and the second motif 20 is an extension of the pattern, so that the area of the pattern extends from the area corresponding to the first area 13 to the second area 19. As shown in fig. 9, the first pattern 21 is a pattern of a letter X, and the second pattern 20 is an extension of two lines constituting the letter X, so that the region displaying the image extends from the region corresponding to the first region 13 to the second region from the viewpoint of the operator's vision, thereby enlarging the region displaying the image.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second pattern 20 may be pre-printed or plated on the second area 19, so that the shape, color, and the like of the second pattern 20 are fixed, thereby facilitating the printing of the second pattern. For example, when the material used for the second zone 19 is a transparent acrylic sheet, a corresponding pattern may also be applied to the second zone 19 during the painting of the second zone, so as to provide a second motif 20 that may continue as a first motif 21 on the second zone 19.

Of course, the second pattern 20 and the first pattern 21 may be varied, and the varied second pattern 20 is still a continuation of the varied first pattern 21. The implementation mode can be as follows:

the second area 19 is provided with an environmentally sensitive material, wherein the environmentally sensitive material forms a second pattern 20 on the second area 19, because the second pattern 20 is formed by the environmentally sensitive material, and the environmentally sensitive material is chemically changed in case of a change in the environment, so that the second pattern 20 formed by the environmentally sensitive material is also changed according to the change in the environment.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the environment-sensitive material may include at least one of a temperature-sensitive material, a humidity-sensitive material and a pressure-sensitive material, such that the second pattern 20 varies differently according to the environment-sensitive material corresponding to the second pattern 20, and the variation of the second pattern 20 is at least two main variations: first, the color peanut change of the second pattern 20; secondly, the shape of the second pattern 20 changes, depending on the corresponding environmentally sensitive material.

For the first pattern 21, the change is realized by an environment sensor and a processor in the electronic device, wherein the environment sensor is used for detecting an environment parameter of the environment where the electronic device is located; the processor is then arranged to modify the first pattern 21 based on the environmental parameter, and the modified second pattern can be a continuation of the modified first pattern.

That is to say, when the second pattern 20 changes according to the environment of the electronic device, the processor needs to automatically change the first pattern 21 according to the environmental parameters of the environment of the electronic device, so that the changed second pattern 20 and the changed first pattern 21 are still matched, and thus the changed second pattern 20 can still be used as the continuation of the changed first pattern 21, so as to enrich the displayable patterns of the electronic device, so that the electronic device does not display any more pattern.

For example, when the environment of the electronic device changes, the color of the second pattern 20 in fig. 9 changes from red to green, and the processor will also change the color of the first pattern 21 from red to green according to the environment parameter, so that the changed second pattern is still used as the continuation of the changed first pattern, so that a complete green X pattern is still displayed on the electronic device. For example, when the material used in the second area 19 is a transparent acrylic board, the paint sprayed on the second area 19 is a paint whose color changes with the environment, so that when the environment of the electronic device changes, the color of the second pattern 20 changes accordingly, and the processor may set the color change of the first pattern 21 according to the change of the environment sprayed on the second area 19, so that the changed second pattern is still a continuation of the changed first pattern.

The environmental parameters may include: at least one of temperature, humidity and air pressure, the corresponding electronic device needs to be provided with a corresponding environment sensor for detection. And in order to enable the changed second pattern to be used as the continuation of the changed first pattern, the change condition of the environment sensitive material forming the second pattern under different environments can be tested in advance to obtain the second pattern 20 formed on the second area 19 under different environments, then the first pattern matched with the second pattern under different environments is arranged in the processor on the basis of the second pattern 20 formed on the second area 19 under different environments, so that the second pattern is still used as the continuation of the first pattern, after the environment sensor detects the environment parameter of the current environment, the processor can extract the first pattern matched with the second pattern corresponding to the current environment parameter from the plurality of arranged first patterns, and then the first pattern is displayed in the area corresponding to the first area in the display area.

EXAMPLE five

Referring to fig. 10, which shows a schematic diagram of a protection device in an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a second region 19 is provided in the protection device 12, where the second region 19 is a region surrounding the first region 13 in the protection device 12, a surface of the second region 19 is an arc surface, after light corresponding to an image displayed in a region corresponding to the second region 19 of the display device 11 is emitted to the arc surface, the light returns to the display device 11 through reflection of the arc surface, and the display device 12 reflects the light again, so that after the light is reflected by the arc surface and the display device for multiple times, the light corresponding to the image displayed in the region corresponding to the second region 19 of the display device 11 will pass through the first region 13 of the protection device 12 along a second direction 22.

The second direction 22 is different from the first direction 23, and the first direction 23 is a front direction of the display area, so that the first area 13 can emit light along the second direction 22 in addition to the light along the first direction 23, so that the light corresponding to the image displayed in the display area 14 is diffused after passing through the arc surface, and the viewing range is expanded by adjusting the light.

For example, in the case that the material used for the protection device 12 is a transparent acrylic plate, the acrylic plate as the second region needs to be shaped into an arc surface, so that the longitudinal section and the transverse section of the protection device 12 are both shaped as shown in fig. 10, and thus the light corresponding to the image displayed in the display region 14 is diffused after passing through the acrylic plate of the arc surface, thereby enlarging the viewing range.

Taking fig. 11 and 12 as an example, when the surface of the second area 19 of the protection device 12 in fig. 11 is not an arc surface, the operator can see a range in which the display device 11 passes through the first area 13 and faces the first area 13. When the surface of the second area 19 of the protection device 12 in fig. 12 is an arc surface, the light coverage area is increased by the divergent action of the arc surface on the light, so that the viewing area is also enlarged for operation, therefore, in practical application, the electronic device can adopt a display device with a smaller display area, and the protection device shown in fig. 10 is arranged on the display device to enlarge the viewing area, thereby reducing the equipment cost, and enabling the visual effect realized by the electronic device to be equal to the visual effect realized by the display device with a larger display area and the protection device without an arc surface, which are arranged on the display device.

In the above-described apparatus embodiment, the protection device 11 and the display device 12 may be located on the first body 24 of the electronic apparatus, and the electronic apparatus further includes the second body 25, as shown in fig. 13. Wherein, a first connecting piece is arranged on the first body 24, and a second connecting piece matched with the first connecting piece is arranged on the second body 25, so that the first body 24 is fixed on the second body 25 through the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, and the first body 24 can be detached from the second body 25.

When the first body 24 is fixed on the second body 25, the first body 24 and the second body 25 maintain a relative position relationship through the first connecting member and the second connecting member, wherein the relative position relationship is that when the first body 24 is fixed on the second body 25, the axial center of the first body 24 and the axial center of the second body 25 are located on the same straight line, so that the first body 24 is located at the central position of the second body 25.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting member may be a protrusion disposed at the bottom of the first body 24, and the second connecting member is a slot disposed corresponding to the first connecting member, as shown in fig. 14, where 26 is a slot, and at the corresponding position, the bottom of the first body is disposed with a protrusion matching with the first connecting member, so that after the protrusion is inserted into the slot 26, the protrusion is locked by the slot 26, and at this time, the first body 24 is fixed on the second body 25. If the first body 24 is intended to be removed from the second body 25, an external force may be applied to the engaging groove 26 to eject the protrusion, so that the first body 24 is removed from the second body 25.

Further, the first body 24 includes a base 27 on which the display device 11 and the protection device 12 are mounted, as shown in fig. 15. The shape of a first cross section of the protection device on the plane of the display area is the same as that of a third cross section of the base on the plane of the display area, and the area of the first cross section is equal to that of the third cross section. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the protection device 12 and the base 27 are equal in size, and when the operator is positioned right in front of the electronic apparatus, the operator sees a top view of the electronic apparatus as shown in fig. 16.

If the third cross-sectional area of the base 27 is larger than the first cross-sectional area of the protector, when the operator is positioned directly in front of the electronic device, the operator can visually recognize that the area of the protector 12 is larger by the size of the protector 12 and the base 27 because the area of the protector 12 shown in fig. 16 is mistakenly larger than the area of the protector 12 shown in fig. 17 in the view of the operator although the area of the protector 12 is the same in the two top views as shown in fig. 17 by adding one turn of the base 27 to the periphery of the protector 12 as compared to fig. 16.

EXAMPLE six

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a display control method, which is applied to the electronic device, where the electronic device includes a display device and a protection device, and the setting relationship and the specific result of the display device may refer to the description in the above device embodiment. The flowchart of the display control method is shown in fig. 18, and may include the following steps:

101: a first signal is acquired, wherein signal parameters of the first signal are different from signal parameters of a second signal, the second signal being a signal acquired before the first signal.

102: based on the first signal, the first pattern displayed by the display device is changed.

That is, the first signal is used to change the first pattern, and the signal parameters of the first signal with this function need to be different from those of the second signal acquired before; and if the signal parameter of the first signal is the same as the signal parameter of the previously acquired second signal, not changing the first pattern, wherein the first pattern is displayed on the area of the display device corresponding to the first area of the protection device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first signal is acquired when input information of the electronic device is changed, where the input information may be information displayed by a display device or rotation of a first body of the electronic device, where the display device and the protection device are located on the first body.

For example, when the temperature displayed by the display device changes, the electronic device may acquire a temperature signal as a first signal, where the temperature signal carries a temperature value for indicating the temperature of the environment where the electronic device is currently located, and when the temperature of the environment where the first signal indicates is different from the temperature indicated by the previously acquired second signal, the first pattern needs to be changed to adapt to the temperature of the environment where the electronic device is currently located.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the invention, the second area of the protective device is provided with an environmentally sensitive material, wherein the environmentally sensitive material forms a second pattern on the second area, and the second pattern can be a continuation of the first pattern, and the second pattern can vary depending on the environment.

In order to continue the first pattern after the second pattern changes according to the environment, the first pattern needs to be changed when the second pattern changes, so in the embodiment of the present invention, the process of changing the first pattern displayed in the display area of the display device based on the first signal may be:

and changing the first pattern based on the environmental parameter in the first signal, so that the changed second pattern can be used as a continuation of the changed first pattern, wherein the environmental parameter is the environmental parameter of the environment where the electronic equipment is located.

It should be noted that, in the present specification, the embodiments are all described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments may be referred to each other. For the device-like embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is simple, and for the relevant points, reference may be made to the partial description of the method embodiment.

Finally, it should also be noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, 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 identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

The above-described embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and improvements should also be construed as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display device for displaying an image;

the protection device is arranged corresponding to the display device, wherein a first area of the protection device has a first light transmittance exceeding a threshold value, and the first area is smaller than a display area of the display device, so that light corresponding to a part of image displayed by the display device can penetrate through the protection device;

the surface of the second area of the protection device is an arc surface, so that light rays corresponding to the image displayed in the area corresponding to the second area of the display device can penetrate through the first area of the protection device along a second direction through the arc surface;

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a shape of the first region is different from a shape of the display region.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a shape of a first cross section of the protection device in a plane of the display area is the same as a shape of the first area.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the display area has a rectangular shape, the first cross section has a circular shape, the first cross section is equal to or larger than a circle circumscribing the rectangular shape, and a connecting line between a center point of the display area and a center point of the first cross section is perpendicular to the first area and the display area, respectively.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first cross-section is equal to a circumscribed circle of the rectangle;

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the protection device and the display device are located on a first body, the electronic device further comprising a second body;

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the first body includes a base on which the display device and the protection device are mounted;

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a display device for displaying an image;

the second area of the protection device is provided with a second pattern, wherein the second area is an area surrounding the first area in the protection device, and when the matched first pattern is displayed according to the display strategy in the area corresponding to the first area in the display area, the second pattern can be used as a continuation of the first pattern.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the second area has an environment-sensitive material disposed thereon, the environment-sensitive material forming the second pattern on the second area, and the second pattern being changeable according to an environment;

10. A display control method applied to an electronic apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the electronic apparatus including a display device and a protection device, the method comprising:

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the acquiring the first signal comprises: and acquiring a first signal under the condition that the input information of the electronic equipment is changed.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the second region of the protective device is provided with an environmentally sensitive material that forms a second pattern on the second region, the second pattern being a continuation of the first pattern, the second pattern being environmentally variable;