Terminal Control Method and Apparatus, and Terminal

Abstract

A terminal control method and apparatus, and a terminal. The method includes obtaining position distribution of a terminal held position on the terminal and performing, according to a mapping relationship between position distribution and a terminal control operation, an operation corresponding to the position distribution, so as to control the terminal. The apparatus includes a first obtaining module and a performing module. The terminal includes the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the terminal control method and apparatus, and the terminal according to embodiments of the present invention, terminal information of a terminal is obtained, and therefore, intention of a user about controlling the terminal can be determined proactively, and a corresponding operation may be performed according to position distribution, thereby improving intelligence and automation levels of controlling a terminal, and improving user experience.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A terminal control method comprising:
 obtaining position distribution of a terminal held position on a terminal and a terminal posture of the terminal;   obtaining a current use status of the terminal; and   performing, according to a mapping relationship between position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and a terminal control operation, an operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises establishing the mapping relationship between position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and the terminal control operation, and wherein performing, according to the mapping relationship between the position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the use status and the terminal control operation, the operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal comprises performing, according to the established mapping relationship, the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, the operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein establishing the mapping relationship between position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and the terminal control operation comprises:
 prompting a user to collect, in the current use status of the terminal, the position distribution and the terminal posture that are corresponding to the terminal control operation;   determining that the user holds the terminal in a customary manner corresponding to the terminal control operation;   recording the position distribution of the terminal held position on the terminal, the terminal posture of the terminal, and the current use status of the terminal; and   establishing, according to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, the mapping relationship between the position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and the terminal control operation.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
 obtaining an operation performed by the terminal in the case of the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status when it is determined that the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status do not match the mapping relationship; and   updating, according to the position distribution, the terminal posture, the current use status and the operation, the mapping relationship between the position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the use status and the terminal control operation.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein performing the operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal comprises:
 determining, according to the mapping relationship between the position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and the terminal control operation, the operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status;   prompting a user that the terminal is about to perform the operation; and   performing the operation to control the terminal after the user confirms the operation.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the position distribution comprises browsing operation position distribution, call operation position distribution, photographing operation position distribution, idle operation position distribution or disposition operation position distribution. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein performing an operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal comprises performing a power-saving operation when the position distribution is an idle operation position distribution. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein performing an operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal comprises one of the following methods:
 performing an operation of answering an incoming call when the current use status is an incoming call state and the position distribution is a call operation position distribution; and   performing a mute operation when the current use status is an incoming call state and the position distribution is a disposition operation position distribution.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein performing an operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal comprises one of the following methods:
 performing an operation of opening a new message when the current use status is a new message arriving state and the position distribution is a browsing operation position distribution; and   performing an operation of calling a sender of the new message when the current use status is a new message arriving state and the position distribution is a call operation position distribution.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein performing an operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal comprises one of the following methods:
 performing a photographing operation, and inserting a taken picture into a message being currently edited when the current use status is a message editing state and the position distribution is a photographing operation position distribution; and   performing an operation of calling a receiver of the message being currently edited when the current use status is a message editing state and the position distribution is a call operation position distribution.   
     
     
         11 . A terminal control apparatus comprising:
 a first obtaining module configured to obtain position distribution of a terminal held position on a terminal and a terminal posture of the terminal;   a second obtaining module configured to obtain a current use status of the terminal; and   a performing module configured to perform, according to a mapping relationship between position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the use status and a terminal control operation, an operation corresponding to the position distribution and the terminal posture that are obtained by the first obtaining module and the current use status obtained by the second obtaining module, so as to control the terminal.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus further comprises an establishing module configured to establish the mapping relationship between position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and the terminal control operation, and wherein the performing module is further configured to perform, according to the established mapping relationship, the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, the operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, so as to control the terminal. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the establishing module comprises:
 a first prompting unit configured to prompt a user to collect, in the current use status of the terminal, the position distribution and the terminal posture that are corresponding to the terminal control operation;   a first determining unit configured to determine that the user holds the terminal in a customary manner corresponding to the terminal control operation;   a recording unit configured to record the position distribution of the terminal held position on the terminal, the terminal posture of the terminal, and the current use status of the terminal; and   an establishing unit configured to establish, according to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status, the mapping relationship between the position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and the terminal control operation.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the apparatus further comprises:
 a third obtaining module configured to, when it is determined that the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status do not match the mapping relationship, obtain an operation performed by the terminal in the case of the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status; and   an updating module configured to update, according to the position distribution, the terminal posture, the current use status and the operation, the mapping relationship between the position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and the terminal control operation.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the performing module comprises:
 a second determining unit configured to determine, according to the mapping relationship between the position distribution in combination with the terminal posture, the current use status and the terminal control operation, an operation corresponding to the position distribution, the terminal posture and the current use status;   a second prompting unit configured to prompt a user that the terminal is about to perform the operation; and   a performing unit configured to, after the user confirms the operation, perform the operation to control the terminal.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the position distribution comprises browsing operation position distribution, call operation position distribution, photographing operation position distribution, idle operation position distribution or disposition operation position distribution. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the performing module comprises a first performing sub-module configured to perform a power-saving operation when the position distribution is an idle operation position distribution. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the performing module comprises:
 a second performing sub-module configured to, when the current use status is an incoming call state and the position distribution is a call operation position distribution, perform an operation of answering an incoming call; and   a third performing sub-module configured to, when the current use status is an incoming call state and the position distribution is a disposition operation position distribution, perform a mute operation.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the performing module comprises:
 a fourth performing sub-module configured to, when the current use status is a new message arriving state and the position distribution is a browsing operation position distribution, perform an operation of opening a new message; and   a fifth performing sub-module configured to, when the current use status is a new message arriving state and the position distribution is a call operation position distribution, perform an operation of calling a sender of the new message.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the performing module comprises:
 a sixth performing sub-module configured to, when the current use status is a message editing state and the position distribution is a photographing operation position distribution, perform a photographing operation and insert a taken picture into a message being currently edited; and/or   a seventh performing sub-module configured to, when the current use status is a message editing state and the position distribution is a call operation position distribution, perform an operation of calling a receiver of the message being currently edited.