CN118283160A

CN118283160A - Electronic equipment and support

Info

Publication number: CN118283160A
Application number: CN202211646058.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙彬
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-21
Filing date: 2022-12-21
Publication date: 2024-07-02

Abstract

The application relates to an electronic device and a support, wherein the electronic device comprises a fingerprint sensor and a controller, the fingerprint sensor is used for detecting the state of the electronic device relative to the support, the support comprises a main body part and a supporting part, the supporting part can be unfolded and folded relative to the main body part, when the supporting part is unfolded relative to the main body part, the supporting part can support the electronic device through the main body part, the controller is electrically connected with the fingerprint sensor and is used for detecting the state of the electronic device relative to the support according to the fingerprint sensor, and when the electronic device abuts against the support and the supporting part is unfolded relative to the main body part, the controller controls the electronic device to enter a full-screen display mode. According to the electronic equipment and the bracket, a user can enter a full-screen display mode only by placing the electronic equipment on the bracket, so that full-screen operation experience of the electronic equipment is improved.

Description

Electronic equipment and support

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to an electronic device and a bracket.

Background

With the popularization of electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers, people's daily lives are becoming more and more rich, for example, video is watched by using mobile phones.

However, when watching video, in order to perform full-screen display, the user is required to operate an icon such as "maximize" or "full-screen display" in the display interface to switch to the full-screen display state, and this operation experience is not good.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides electronic equipment and a bracket, which aim to solve the technical problem of poor full-screen display operation experience.

In one aspect, the present application provides an electronic device, comprising:

The fingerprint sensor is used for detecting the state of the electronic equipment relative to the bracket, the bracket comprises a main body part and a supporting part, the supporting part can be unfolded and folded relative to the main body part, and when the supporting part is unfolded relative to the main body part, the supporting part can support the electronic equipment through the main body part; and

The controller is electrically connected with the fingerprint sensor and is used for controlling the display mode of the electronic equipment according to the condition that the fingerprint sensor detects that the electronic equipment is opposite to the support, and when the fingerprint sensor detects that the electronic equipment is abutted to the main body part and the supporting part is unfolded opposite to the main body part, the controller controls the electronic equipment to enter the full-screen display mode.

In another aspect, the present application provides a stand for supporting the above electronic device, the stand comprising:

A main body portion;

A support portion connected to the main body portion, the support portion being expandable and contractible with respect to the main body portion, the support portion being capable of supporting the electronic device through the main body portion when the support portion is expanded with respect to the main body portion, such that the electronic device is abutted against the support portion; and

The fingerprint label is movably arranged on the main body part;

When the supporting part moves towards the unfolding position relative to the main body part, the supporting part drives the fingerprint label to move to a first position and a second position relative to the main body part through the transmission mechanism, when the main body part is propped against the electronic equipment, the fingerprint label located at the first position can not be detected by the fingerprint sensor, the fingerprint label located at the second position can not be detected by the fingerprint sensor, and the supporting part is unfolded, so that the transmission mechanism drives the label to be switched from the first position to the second position relative to the main body part, and the fingerprint sensor detects that the supporting part is unfolded relative to the main body part, so that the controller of the electronic equipment controls the electronic equipment to enter a full-screen display mode.

In yet another aspect, the present application provides an electronic device, comprising:

A housing;

The support piece is rotatably connected with the back surface of the shell and can be unfolded and folded relative to the shell, and when the support piece is unfolded relative to the shell, the support piece supports the electronic equipment;

The detection unit comprises a fingerprint sensor and a fingerprint label which can move relative to the fingerprint sensor, the fingerprint sensor is arranged on the back surface or the side surface of the shell, and when the support piece moves relative to the shell, the fingerprint label moves into or leaves the identification area of the fingerprint sensor, so that the fingerprint sensor can detect the state of the support piece relative to the shell; and

And the controller is electrically connected with the fingerprint sensor and is used for controlling the display mode of the electronic equipment according to the state of the fingerprint sensor, which is detected by the fingerprint sensor, of the supporting piece relative to the shell, and when the fingerprint sensor detects that the supporting piece is unfolded relative to the shell, the controller controls the electronic equipment to enter the full-screen display mode.

According to the electronic equipment and the bracket, based on the full-screen display requirement of the electronic equipment in the supported use state, when the electronic equipment is detected to be in the supported use state, the electronic equipment enters the full-screen display mode, so that the support and full-screen display of the electronic equipment are completed in one step, a user only needs to place the electronic equipment on the bracket or open the support piece of the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment can enter the full-screen display mode, and the full-screen operation experience of the electronic equipment is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a stand adapted for an electronic device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another state structure of the bracket shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the stand shown in FIG. 3 supporting an electronic device;

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a stand for supporting an electronic device according to another embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of another state structure of the bracket shown in FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to another embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the electronic device of FIG. 7 resting against the stand of FIG. 3;

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of another state structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 9;

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of another state structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a structure of a stent according to another embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of another state structure of the stent shown in FIG. 13;

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to still another embodiment;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural view of another state of the electronic device shown in fig. 15;

Fig. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to still another embodiment;

fig. 18 is a schematic structural view of another state of the electronic device shown in fig. 17.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100/100', electronic equipment; 200. a bracket; 210. a main body portion; 220. a support part; 10. a housing assembly; 10a, a first housing; 10b, a second housing; 20. a display screen; 101/110, fingerprint sensor; 102/230, fingerprint labels; 230a, a first portion; 230b, a second portion; 120. a detection element; 11. a housing; 12. a support; 13. a rotating shaft; 240. a transmission mechanism; 241. a rack; 242. a gear.

Detailed Description

In order that the application may be readily understood, a more complete description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings. This application may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

As used herein, "electronic device" refers to a device capable of receiving and/or transmitting communication signals that includes, but is not limited to, a device connected via any one or several of the following connections: (1) Via a wireline connection, such as via a public-switched telephone network (Public Switched Telephone Networks, PSTN), a digital subscriber line (Digital Subscriber Line, DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection; (2) Via a wireless interface, such as a cellular network, a wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN), a digital television network such as a DVB-H network, a satellite network, an AM-FM broadcast transmitter.

An electronic device arranged to communicate over a wireless interface may be referred to as a "mobile terminal". Examples of mobile terminals include, but are not limited to, the following electronic devices: (1) a satellite phone or cellular phone; (2) A personal communications system (Personal Communications System, PCS) terminal that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing, facsimile and data communications capabilities; (3) A radio telephone, pager, internet/intranet access, web browser, notepad, calendar, personal digital assistant (Personal DIGITAL ASSISTANT, PDA) equipped with a global positioning system (Global Positioning System, GPS) receiver; (4) conventional laptop and/or palmtop receivers; (5) Conventional laptop and/or palmtop radiotelephone transceivers, and the like.

Referring to fig. 1, an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application includes a housing assembly 10 and a display 20 connected to the housing assembly 10.

The housing assembly 10 forms a receiving cavity (not shown), and the electronic device 100 may further include a circuit board (not shown) and a battery (not shown), both of which may be disposed within the receiving cavity of the housing assembly 10. The circuit board may integrate the processor, power management module, memory unit, baseband chip, etc. of the electronic device 100. In embodiments where the electronic device 100 includes the display 20, the display 20 is communicatively coupled to the processor and the battery is capable of powering the display 20 and the electronic components on the circuit board. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may further include a camera module (not shown) communicatively coupled to the circuit board, the battery being capable of powering the camera module. It is understood that the electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present application includes, but is not limited to, a terminal device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or other portable electronic devices 100.

In one embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes a fingerprint sensor 110 and a controller. The fingerprint sensor 110 is used for detecting a state of the electronic device 100 relative to the stand 200, that is, the fingerprint sensor 110 is used for detecting whether the electronic device 100 is in a state of being supported by the stand 200. For ease of understanding, the electronic device 100 is further described in terms of the structure of the stand 200 in a supported state. As shown in connection with fig. 2 and 3, the stand 200 includes a main body portion 210 and a support portion 220, and the support portion 220 is expandable and contractible with respect to the main body portion 210. As shown in fig. 3 and 4, when the support part 220 is unfolded with respect to the main body part 210, the support part 220 can support the electronic device 100 through the main body part 210.

The controller is electrically connected to the fingerprint sensor 110, and is configured to control a display mode of the electronic device 200 according to the state of the electronic device 200 detected by the fingerprint sensor 110 relative to the stand 200. Specifically, when the fingerprint sensor 110 detects that the electronic device 100 is abutted against the main body portion 210, and the supporting portion 220 is unfolded relative to the main body portion 210, the controller controls the electronic device 100 to enter a full-screen display mode.

In this embodiment, when the electronic device 100 abuts against the main body 210 and the supporting portion 220 is unfolded relative to the main body 210, the controller controls the electronic device 100 to enter the full-screen display mode, so that when the electronic device 100 abuts against the stand 200, the supporting portion 220 of the stand 200 is utilized to support the electronic device 100, the controller is triggered to enter the full-screen display mode to the electronic device 100, and therefore, a user only needs to place the electronic device 100 in a state supported by the stand 200, the electronic device 100 can enter the full-screen display mode, and full-screen operation experience of the electronic device 100 is improved. Specifically, the technical scheme for entering full-screen display can improve the experience of video playing. For example, after the user determines that the video is played, the user can enter the full-screen display mode in this way, so that the played video can quickly enter the full-screen display mode without the user operating the playing interface, and therefore, when the electronic device 100 of the application is utilized to watch the video, the operation convenience is obviously improved.

As can be appreciated, when the support portion 220 is unfolded relative to the main body portion 210, the support 200 can support the electronic device 100 as a whole, and when the support portion 220 is folded relative to the main body portion 210, the support 200 is convenient for storage, thereby improving portability.

For ease of understanding, the principle of the fingerprint sensor 110 detecting the state of the electronic device 100 with respect to the cradle 200 will be hereinafter referred to as "recognition area" as the area that can be fingerprint-recognized by the fingerprint sensor 110.

As shown in connection with fig. 2 and 3, the stand 200 includes a fingerprint tag 230, and the fingerprint sensor 110 is capable of reading the fingerprint characteristics of the fingerprint tag 230 when the fingerprint tag 230 is located in the identification area of the fingerprint sensor 110, where the fingerprint characteristics generally represent the geometric characteristics of the fingerprint in a plane, and the spatial shape of the fingerprint characteristics are rarely considered, so that people study the geometric characteristics of the fingerprint patterns. Different fingerprint features will be distinguishable by different fingerprint lines. It will be appreciated that when the fingerprint tag 230 is outside the identification area of the fingerprint sensor 110, the fingerprint sensor 110 cannot read the fingerprint feature (e.g., fingerprint texture) of the fingerprint tag 230, i.e., the fingerprint sensor 110 cannot detect the fingerprint tag 230. Thus, the state of the holder 200 can be detected based on the detection of the fingerprint tag 230 by the fingerprint sensor 110. Here, the state of the stand 200 may include a supporting condition of the stand 200 on the electronic device 100, and also include a spreading condition of the supporting portion 220 of the stand 200 relative to the main body portion 210.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, in some embodiments, the support portion 220 is provided with a fingerprint tag 230, when the electronic device 100 is abutted against the main body portion 210 and the support portion 220 is folded relative to the main body portion 210, the fingerprint tag 230 is located in the identification area, so that the fingerprint sensor 110 can detect the fingerprint tag 230, when the support portion 220 is unfolded relative to the main body portion 210, the fingerprint sensor 110 is located outside the identification area, so that the fingerprint sensor 110 cannot detect the fingerprint tag 230, and thus, according to the state that the fingerprint sensor 110 is switched from the state of detecting the fingerprint tag 230 to the state of not detecting the fingerprint tag 230, it can be determined that the support portion 220 is folded from the opposite main body portion 210 and is switched to be unfolded relative to the main body portion 210. I.e., the deployment of the support portion 220 relative to the body portion 210 is known. In this embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is supported by the stand 200, the fingerprint sensor 110 senses that the electronic device 100 is abutted against the main body 210, and then, as the support 220 is unfolded with respect to the main body 210, the fingerprint tag 230 leaves the recognition area of the fingerprint sensor 110 to learn the unfolding condition of the support 220, and based on the state of the stand 200 supporting the electronic device 100 when the support 220 is unfolded with respect to the main body 210, the stand 200 can be determined to support the electronic device 100 according to the state switching from the state of the support 220 being folded from the state of the support 220 with respect to the main body 210 to the state of the support 200 being unfolded with respect to the main body 210, and then, the controller controls the electronic device 100 to enter the full-screen display mode according to the state of the electronic device 100 detected by the fingerprint sensor 110 with respect to the stand 200.

In the embodiment in which the holder 200 is provided with the fingerprint tag 230, the fingerprint tag 230 is not limited to the support portion 220, and the fingerprint tag 230 may be provided to the main body portion 210, or a part of the fingerprint tag 230 may be provided to the main body portion 210, and another part may be provided to the support portion 220.

For example, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the fingerprint pattern carried by the fingerprint tag 230 includes a first portion 230a and a second portion 230b, the first portion 230a is disposed on the main body 210, the second portion 230b is disposed on the supporting portion 220, when the supporting portion 220 is folded relative to the main body 210, the first portion 230a and the second portion 230b are spliced with each other, so that when the electronic device 100 abuts against the main body 210, the fingerprint sensor 110 can detect the fingerprint pattern, and when the supporting portion 220 is unfolded relative to the main body 210, the first portion 230a and the second portion 230b are separated from each other, so that the fingerprint sensor 110 cannot detect the fingerprint pattern, and the controller controls the electronic device 100 to enter the full-screen display mode. In this embodiment, only when the support portion 220 is folded relative to the main body portion 210, the first portion 230a and the second portion 230b are spliced with each other, so as to form a finished fingerprint pattern, and the integrity of the fingerprint pattern is detected based on the fingerprint tag 230, or the fingerprint tag 230 can only detect the fingerprint pattern of the first portion 230a and the second portion 230b spliced with each other, but cannot detect the fingerprint pattern of the first portion 230a and the second portion 230b separated from each other. In this way, the unfolded or folded state of the supporting portion 220 relative to the main body portion 210 can be detected, so as to determine whether the supporting portion 220 is switched from the folded state to the unfolded state, if it is determined that the supporting portion 220 is switched from the folded state to the unfolded state, that is, the stand 200 is in the state of supporting the electronic device 100, so that the controller of the electronic device 100 at this time controls the electronic device 100 to enter the full-screen display mode according to the detection state of the fingerprint sensor 110.

It should be noted that, as to whether the electronic device 100 is abutted against the main body 210, other detection structures may be adopted to perform detection, for example, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the electronic device 100 includes a detection element 120, the detection element 120 is electrically connected to the controller, and the detection element 120 is used to detect an abutting state of the electronic device 100 against the main body 210. In this embodiment, since the detection element 120 can detect the abutting state of the electronic device 100 and the main body 210, even if the fingerprint sensor 110 cannot detect the fingerprint tag 230 due to the fact that the support portion 220 is in the unfolded state before the electronic device 100 abuts against the main body 210, the detection element 120 can clearly determine whether the electronic device 100 abuts against the main body 210, so that it is ensured that the electronic device 100 abuts against the main body 210, according to the detection situation of the fingerprint tag 230 by the fingerprint sensor 110, whether the support portion 220 of the stand 200 is in the unfolded state and supports the electronic device 100 is known, so as to facilitate improving the accuracy of entering the full-screen display mode by the electronic device 100.

The detection element 120 includes at least one of a hall sensor, a pressure sensor, a magneto-resistive sensor, or an infrared sensor.

It should be noted that, the display screen 20 may be a screen with a fixed display screen size, or may be a flexible screen to adapt to the display screen size adjustment.

For example, in some embodiments in which the electronic device 100 is a folder-type electronic device and the display screen 20 is a flexible screen as shown in conjunction with fig. 9 and 10, the case assembly 10 includes a first case 10a and a second case 10b that are foldable with each other, the display screen 20 can be folded and unfolded along with the first case 10a and the second case 10b based on the display screen 20 being a flexible screen, thereby improving portability of the electronic device 100 in a folded state and providing a larger display area in an unfolded state to obtain a large screen display effect.

When the electronic device 100 is a folder-type electronic device, the display 20 may be connected to the case assembly 10 in a folded manner or may be connected to the case assembly 10 in an unfolded manner. Fig. 9 and 10 illustrate the display screen 20 attached to the housing assembly 10 in an inwardly folded manner. As can be appreciated, in the internal folding manner, when the electronic device 100 is in the folded state, the display screen 20 is wrapped between the first casing 10a and the second casing 10b, so that the display surface of the display screen 20 is hidden, and the casing assembly 10 can provide a good protection effect for the display screen 20. Unlike the inner folding manner, in the electronic device 100 in the folded state when the display screen 20 is connected to the case assembly 10 in the outer folding manner, the first case 10a and the second case 10b are covered by the display screen 20, and in this folding manner, the display surface of the display screen 20 is always exposed to the case assembly 10 regardless of whether the electronic device 100 is in the folded state or the unfolded state.

The fingerprint sensor 110 may be provided in the first case 10a or in the second case 10b. It should be appreciated that the fingerprint sensor 110 may be disposed on a side of the first housing 10a or the second housing 10b facing away from the flexible screen, or may be disposed at a frame position corresponding to the first housing 10a or the second housing 10b, and the location of the fingerprint sensor 110 in the housing assembly 10 is not limited herein.

Note that, for a folding electronic device, the full screen display may be displayed with the folding axis Z-Z (see fig. 9) kept vertical (i.e., portrait), or may be displayed with the folding axis Z-Z kept horizontal (i.e., landscape).

As shown in connection with fig. 11 and 12, in some embodiments, when the display screen 20 takes the form of a flexible screen, the electronic device 100 may be a telescoping electronic device. For example, the shell assembly 10 includes a first shell 10a and a second shell 10b that are relatively telescopic, at least a portion of the display screen 20 can move telescopically with the first shell 10a and the second shell 10b to adjust the unfolding length of the display screen 20, and the fingerprint sensor 110 is disposed on the first shell 10a or the second shell 10b, so that it can be seen that the above-mentioned technical solution of full screen display can also be applied to telescopic electronic devices. The electronic device 100 may be a folding electronic device as described above, or may be a telescopic electronic device, which will not be described herein.

Note that, in the case of a telescopic electronic device, the full screen display may be performed in such a manner that the telescopic direction is kept vertical (i.e., portrait), or in such a manner that the telescopic direction is kept horizontal (i.e., landscape).

As for the installation position of the fingerprint sensor 110, the electronic device 100 may be used in combination with the stand 200, that is, when the stand 200 supports the electronic device 100, the fingerprint sensor 110 may be able to learn the state of the electronic device 100 relative to the stand 200 by identifying the fingerprint tag 230. For a screen in which the display 20 is a fixed size, the electronic device 100 includes a rear case corresponding to the display 20 and a bezel connected therebetween, and it is understood that the bezel is connected to a peripheral side of the rear case. The frame can be integrally formed on the rear shell, or can be connected with the rear shell through a mode of buckling connection or glue adhesion and the like. The fingerprint sensor 110 may be disposed on the rear case or the frame. When the fingerprint sensor 110 is arranged on the frame, the support 200 supports the electronic device 100, the fingerprint sensor 110 can identify the fingerprint tag 230, based on the fact that the side plate can be arranged on the main body 210 of the support 200, the fingerprint tag 230 is arranged at the position corresponding to the fingerprint sensor 110 by using the side plate, meanwhile, one side of the fingerprint sensor 110 can be arranged against the frame by using the side plate, the stability of the electronic device 100 under the support of the support 200 is improved, and the electronic device is not easy to slip from the side.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the fingerprint sensor 110 may be a conventional fingerprint module for implementing a fingerprint function for the electronic device 100. Specifically, the fingerprint sensor 110 is further configured to perform fingerprint unlocking on the screen locking state of the electronic device 100, for example, in a normal case, the fingerprint sensor 110 for performing fingerprint unlocking in the electronic device 100 is disposed on a back or a side of the electronic device 100, where the back of the electronic device 100 refers to a side of the electronic device 100 facing away from the display screen 20; the side surface is a surface on which a side edge of the electronic device 100 is located, and is typically a surface on which a peripheral outline of the electronic device 100 is formed.

In this embodiment, the fingerprint sensor 110 for fingerprint unlocking in the electronic device 100 is used for detecting the supporting state of the bracket 200, so that the component cost of the electronic device 100 is not increased, only the control program of the controller of the electronic device 100 is required to be adjusted in a correlated manner, the overall cost of the electronic device 100 is reduced, the electronic device 100 is supported by the bracket 200, and the electronic device 100 is automatically switched to a full-screen display mode, so that the full-screen display operation is simplified, and the user operation experience is improved.

For example, as shown in connection with fig. 13 and 14, another embodiment of the present application provides a stand 200 including a main body portion 210, a support portion 220, a fingerprint tag 230, and a transmission mechanism 240. The supporting portion 220 is connected to the main body portion 210, the supporting portion 220 can be unfolded and folded relative to the main body portion 210, and when the supporting portion 220 is unfolded relative to the main body portion 210, the supporting portion 220 can support the electronic device 100 through the main body portion 210, so that the electronic device 100 abuts against the supporting portion 220.

As further shown in fig. 13 and 14, the transmission mechanism 240 is connected to the supporting portion 220, when the supporting portion 220 moves towards the extended position relative to the main portion 210, the supporting portion 220 drives the fingerprint tag 230 to move to the first position and the second position relative to the main portion 210 via the transmission mechanism 240, and based on the movement of the fingerprint tag 230 between the first position and the second position, the environment or the position of the fingerprint tag 230 can be changed, and in this embodiment, the state detection change when the electronic device 100 is supported by the stand 200 can be corresponding to the state detection change when the fingerprint tag 230 is in the first position and the second position. Specifically, when the main body 210 of the stand 200 abuts against the electronic device 100, the fingerprint tag 230 located at the first position can be detected by the fingerprint sensor 110, and the fingerprint tag 230 located at the second position cannot be detected by the fingerprint sensor 110, so that the unfolding condition of the support 220 relative to the main body 210 can be known through the state change of the fingerprint sensor 110 in detecting the fingerprint tag 230.

It should be noted that, according to the detection situation of the fingerprint sensor 110, the controller electrically connected to the fingerprint sensor controls the display screen 20, and when the condition that the electronic device 100 is abutted against the main body 210 and the supporting portion 220 is unfolded relative to the main body 210 is satisfied, the controller controls the electronic device 100 to enter the full-screen display mode. Therefore, when the support 200 of the application is adopted to support the electronic device 100 which is adapted, the support 200 can trigger the electronic device 100 to enter a full-screen display mode while supporting the electronic device 100 only by placing the electronic device 100 on the support 200, thereby simplifying full-screen display operation and improving user experience.

In some embodiments, the transmission mechanism 240 includes a rack 241 and a gear 242 that are matched with each other, the rack 241 is movably connected with the main body 210, the gear 242 is connected with the support portion 220, when the fingerprint tag 230 is connected with the rack 241 and the support portion 220 moves relative to the main body 210, the support portion 220 drives the rack 241 to move relative to the main body 210 via the gear 242, so that the fingerprint tag 230 moves relative to the main body 210, and the fingerprint tag 230 is switched between the first position and the second position, so that the fingerprint sensor 110 can know whether the support portion 220 is in a state of being unfolded relative to the main body 210 by detecting the fingerprint tag 230. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, when the supporting portion 220 is rotatably connected to the main body portion 210 through a rotating member (not shown), the gear 242 may be fixedly connected to the rotating member, so that when the supporting member rotates relative to the main body portion 210, the supporting member drives the gear 242 to rotate via the rotating member, so that the gear 242 drives the rack 241 to move relative to the main body portion 210. The gear 242 may also be engaged with teeth provided on the rotating member, so that when the rotating member rotates along with the supporting portion 220, the gear 242 is driven to rotate, so that the gear 242 drives the rack 241 to move relative to the main body portion 210. A sliding connection may be adopted between the rack 241 and the body portion 210 to improve the smoothness of the relative movement between the rack 241 and the body portion 210. In some embodiments, the main body 210 may be provided with a guide groove, the rack 241 is disposed in the guide groove, and the rack 241 moves along the guide groove under the driving of the gear 242.

In some embodiments, the transmission mechanism 240 includes a connecting rod movably connected to the main body 210, the fingerprint tag 230 is connected to the connecting rod, the supporting portion 220 is connected to the connecting rod in a linkage manner, and when the supporting portion 220 moves relative to the main body 210, the supporting portion 220 drives the connecting rod to move relative to the main body 210, so that the fingerprint tag 230 moves relative to the main body 210, and the fingerprint tag 230 is switched between the first position and the second position.

The structure of the transmission mechanism 240 is not limited to the above-mentioned structure in which the gear 242 and the rack 241 are engaged, and the transmission structure of the link may be a belt transmission structure, as long as the support portion 220 moves relative to the main body portion 210, and the fingerprint label 230 can be driven to move to the first position and the second position relative to the main body portion 210 via the transmission mechanism 240.

It should be noted that, based on the inventive concept of the present application, it may be directly integrated with a housing of an electronic device, and another embodiment of the electronic device is schematically presented below for the sake of understanding.

Referring to fig. 15, another embodiment of the present application provides an electronic apparatus 100' including a housing 11, a support 12, a detection unit, and a controller. The support member 12 is rotatably connected to the back surface of the housing 11, the support member 12 being capable of being unfolded and folded with respect to the housing 11, and the support member 12 supporting the electronic apparatus 100' when the support member 12 is unfolded with respect to the housing 11. The detection unit is used to detect whether the support 12 is unfolded with respect to the housing 11.

The detection unit includes a relatively movable fingerprint sensor 101 and a fingerprint tag 102, the fingerprint sensor 101 is disposed at a back or side of the housing 11, and when the support 12 moves relative to the housing 11, the fingerprint tag 102 moves into or out of a recognition area of the fingerprint sensor 101, so that the fingerprint sensor 101 can detect a state of the support 12 relative to the housing 11.

The controller is electrically connected to the fingerprint sensor 101 and is configured to control a display mode of the electronic device 100' according to the state of the support 12 relative to the housing 11 detected by the fingerprint sensor 101. When the fingerprint sensor 101 detects that the support 12 is unfolded with respect to the housing 11, the controller controls the electronic device 100' to enter a full screen display mode.

In this embodiment, the support 12 is capable of supporting the electronic apparatus 100' when the support 12 is in a deployed state with respect to the housing 11. When the support 12 is not required, the support 12 may be collapsed, thereby maintaining the overall aesthetic appearance and portability of the electronic device 100'. When the fingerprint sensor 101 detects that the support 12 is unfolded relative to the housing 11, the controller is triggered to enter a full-screen display mode for the electronic device 100 'by the unfolding operation of the support 12, so that a user only needs to place the electronic device 100' in a supported state, the electronic device 100 'can enter the full-screen display mode, and the full-screen operation experience of the electronic device 100' is improved.

In this embodiment, the electronic apparatus 100' may be a folding electronic apparatus or a telescopic electronic apparatus, and is not limited thereto. Reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments for the foldable electronic device and the telescopic electronic device, and no further description is given here. It will be appreciated that in the case where the electronic device 100' is a folder-type electronic device or a folder-type electronic device, the housing assembly 10 will replace the housing 11, and the support 12 may be disposed on the first housing 10a or the second housing 10b based on the housing assembly 10 including the first housing 10a and the second housing 10 b. In some embodiments, the number of the supporting members 12 may be 2 or more, and thus, the supporting members 12 may be provided on the first housing 10a or the second housing 10 b.

As shown in connection with fig. 15 and 16, in some embodiments, the electronic device 100' includes a rotating shaft 13, and the support 12 is rotatably connected to the housing 11 through the rotating shaft 13. When the support 12 is required to be unfolded, the support 12 is required to be rotated about the rotation shaft 13 in a direction away from the housing 11, and correspondingly, when the support 12 is required to be folded, the support 12 is required to be rotated about the rotation shaft 13 in a direction toward the housing 11. When the support 12 is folded, the support 12 is attached to the back surface of the housing 11, so that the overall appearance of the electronic device 100' is good. Further, the back surface of the housing 11 may be provided with a recess so that the support 12 can be accommodated in the recess when it is folded.

The fingerprint sensor 101 is fixedly arranged on the housing 11, and the fingerprint tag 102 is fixedly arranged on the support 12. When the support 12 is unfolded and folded with respect to the housing 11, the fingerprint tag 102 and the fingerprint sensor 101 are relatively moved, thereby. When the fingerprint sensor 101 approaches and moves away from the fingerprint tag 102, the fingerprint tag 102 moves to or from the recognition area of the fingerprint sensor 101, thereby determining whether the support 12 is unfolded with respect to the housing 11 based on the detection result of the fingerprint tag 102 by the fingerprint sensor 101.

It will be appreciated that when the support 12 is in the extended position relative to the housing 11, the fingerprint tag 102 is located outside the identification area of the fingerprint sensor 101, and when the support 12 is in the retracted position relative to the housing 11, the fingerprint tag 102 is located within the identification area of the fingerprint sensor 101.

It should be noted that, the relative movement of the fingerprint sensor 101 and the fingerprint tag 102 may be directly driven by the support 12, or may be indirectly driven by the support 12. For example, in some embodiments, the electronic device 100' further includes a transmission 240, and the fingerprint tag 102 is coupled to the transmission 240. When the support 12 moves relative to the housing 11, the support 12 drives the fingerprint tag 102 to move relative to the fingerprint sensor 101 via the transmission mechanism 240, so that the fingerprint tag 102 moves to or away from the identification area of the fingerprint sensor 101, so as to determine whether the support 12 is unfolded relative to the housing 11 according to the detection result of the fingerprint sensor 101.

For ease of understanding, the electronic device 100' is further described below by way of example only in connection with the structure of the transmission mechanism 240.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the transmission mechanism 240 includes a rack 241 and a gear 242 that are matched with each other, the rack 241 is movably connected with the housing 11, the gear 242 is connected with the support 12, the fingerprint tag 102 is fixedly connected with the rack 241, and when the support 12 moves relative to the housing 11, the support 12 drives the rack 241 to move relative to the housing 11 via the gear 242, so that the fingerprint tag 102 moves relative to the fingerprint sensor 101, and the fingerprint tag 102 moves to or leaves the identification area of the fingerprint sensor 101.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment where the support member 12 is rotatably connected to the housing 11 through the rotating shaft 13, the gear 242 may be fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 13, so that when the support member 12 rotates relative to the housing 11, the support member 12 drives the gear 242 to rotate through the rotating shaft 13, so that the gear 242 drives the rack 241 to move relative to the housing 11. The gear 242 may be engaged with teeth provided on the rotating shaft 13, so that when the rotating shaft 13 rotates along with the supporting member 12, the gear 242 is driven to rotate, so that the gear 242 drives the rack 241 to move relative to the housing 11. A sliding connection may be adopted between the rack 241 and the housing 11 to improve the smoothness of the relative movement between the rack 241 and the housing 11. In some embodiments, the housing 11 may be provided with a guide groove, the rack 241 is disposed in the guide groove, and the rack 241 moves along the guide groove under the driving of the gear 242.

In some embodiments, the transmission mechanism 240 includes a link, the link is movably connected with the housing 11, the fingerprint tag 102 is fixedly connected with the link, the support member 12 is connected with the link in a linkage manner, and when the support member 12 moves relative to the housing 11, the support member 12 drives the link to move relative to the housing 11, so that the fingerprint tag 102 moves to or away from the identification area relative to the fingerprint sensor 101. In this embodiment, the power of the support 12 is transmitted to the fingerprint sensor 101 or the fingerprint tag 102 by adopting a structure of a link, so that the structure is simple and the cost is reduced.

It is understood that in the electronic apparatus 100 'of this embodiment, the fingerprint sensor 101 may also be used to fingerprint-unlock the screen-locked state of the electronic apparatus 100'.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the application, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the application, which are all within the scope of the application. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present application is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the fingerprint sensor has an identification area, the support portion is provided with a fingerprint tag, the fingerprint tag is located within the identification area when the electronic device is held against the main body portion and the support portion is retracted relative to the main body portion, such that the fingerprint tag is detectable by the fingerprint sensor, the fingerprint tag is located outside the identification area when the support portion is extended relative to the main body portion, and the controller controls the electronic device to enter a full screen display mode.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, comprising a detection element electrically connected to the controller, the detection element configured to detect an abutment state of the electronic device with the body portion.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the detection element comprises at least one of a hall sensor, a pressure sensor, a magneto-resistive sensor, or an infrared sensor.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the stand is provided with a fingerprint label, the fingerprint pattern carried by the fingerprint label includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is disposed in the main body portion, the second portion is disposed in the support portion, when the support portion is folded relative to the main body portion, the first portion and the second portion are spliced with each other, so that when the electronic device abuts against the main body portion, the fingerprint pattern can be detected by the fingerprint sensor, and when the support portion is unfolded relative to the main body portion, the first portion and the second portion are separated from each other, so that the fingerprint pattern cannot be detected by the fingerprint sensor, and the controller controls the electronic device to enter a full-screen display mode.

6. The electronic device of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the electronic device comprises a housing assembly comprising first and second housings that are foldable with respect to each other, and a flexible screen that is foldable and unfoldable with the first and second housings, the fingerprint sensor being disposed in either the first or second housing.

7. The electronic device of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the electronic device comprises a housing assembly and a flexible screen, the housing assembly comprising first and second relatively telescoping housings, at least a portion of the flexible screen being telescopically movable with the first and second housings to adjust a deployed length of the flexible screen, the fingerprint sensor being disposed on either the first or second housing.

8. The electronic device of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the electronic device comprises a rear housing and a bezel coupled to a peripheral side of the rear housing, and wherein the fingerprint sensor is disposed on the rear housing or the bezel.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the fingerprint sensor is further configured to fingerprint unlock a screen lock state of the electronic device.

10. A stand usable to support the electronic device of claim 1, the stand comprising:

A main body portion;

The fingerprint label is movably arranged on the main body part;

11. The bracket of claim 10, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a rack and a gear which are matched with each other, the rack is movably connected with the main body, the gear is connected with the supporting portion, the fingerprint tag is connected with the rack, and when the supporting portion moves relative to the main body, the supporting portion drives the rack to move relative to the main body through the gear, so that the fingerprint tag moves relative to the main body.

12. The bracket of claim 10, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a connecting rod, the connecting rod is movably connected with the main body, the fingerprint tag is connected with the connecting rod, the supporting part is in linkage connection with the connecting rod, and when the supporting part moves relative to the main body, the supporting part drives the connecting rod to move relative to the main body so that the fingerprint tag moves relative to the main body.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

A housing;

14. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising a transmission mechanism coupled to the support, the support driving the fingerprint tag to move to or from the identification area relative to the fingerprint sensor via the transmission mechanism when the support moves toward the deployed position relative to the housing.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a rack and a gear which are matched with each other, the rack is movably connected with the housing, the gear is connected with the support member, the fingerprint tag is fixedly connected with the rack, and when the support member moves relative to the housing, the support member drives the rack to move relative to the housing via the gear, so that the fingerprint tag moves relative to the fingerprint sensor.

16. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a connecting rod, the connecting rod is movably connected with the housing, the fingerprint tag is fixedly connected with the connecting rod, the support member is in linkage connection with the connecting rod, and when the support member moves relative to the housing, the support member drives the connecting rod to move relative to the housing so that the fingerprint tag moves relative to the fingerprint sensor.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the fingerprint sensor is further configured to fingerprint unlock a lock screen state of the electronic device.