Screen state control method and electronic equipment

The invention discloses a screen state control method and electronic equipment, a display screen can be controlled to enter a screen-off state or a screen protection state under the condition that the display screen of the electronic equipment is in a screen-on state, and the method comprises the following steps: entering a transition state to indicate that the display screen is about to enter the screen-off state or the screen protection state; and in the transition state, controlling the display screen to enter one of the following states: a screen turn-off state, a screen protection state or a screen turn-on state according to user operation and/or a perception result of the user. When the display screen is about to enter the screen-off state or the screen protection state from the screen-on state, a user is reminded by entering the transition state, and the screen state of the display screen is further controlled according to the operation of the user and/or the sensing result of the user, so that the sud