CN111381739B

CN111381739B - Application icon display method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN111381739B
Application number: CN201811611021.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黎嘉彦; 卢镇洲; 朱印
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-27
Filing date: 2018-12-27
Publication date: 2021-07-27
Anticipated expiration: 2038-12-27
Also published as: CN111381739A

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an application icon display method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of electronics. The method is applied to electronic equipment, the electronic equipment at least comprises a display screen, the display screen comprises a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area is positioned on the front side of the electronic equipment, and the second screen area is positioned on the side surface of the electronic equipment, and the method comprises the following steps: receiving a setting instruction for a target application through a first screen area; and fixedly displaying the application icon of the target application in the second screen area according to the setting instruction. The method and the device have the advantages that the first screen area and the second screen area are displayed in a partition mode and are communicated with each other, a user can conveniently search for the application icon of the target application without performing multiple operations on the first screen area, and the user does not need to quit the currently displayed interface of the first screen area, so that the operation is simplified, the operation time is saved, and the operation efficiency is improved.

Description

Application icon display method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for displaying an application icon, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Background

The display screen is a necessary display device of the electronic equipment, and various types of interfaces, such as a main interface, an application interface of a certain application, an operation control interface and the like, can be displayed through the display screen. The user can browse the displayed interface through the display screen and can operate based on the displayed interface.

The application icon of each application in the electronic device is usually displayed on the main interface, and when a user wants to open the application interface of the target application but the current display screen is displaying another interface, the user needs to perform multiple operations to control the electronic device to exit the currently displayed interface and return to the main interface. And then, searching an application icon of the target application in the main interface by the user, triggering a triggering instruction of the application icon, and displaying the application interface of the target application through a display screen when the electronic equipment receives the triggering instruction.

The application icon of each application can only be displayed on the main interface, so that the process of displaying the application interface requires a user to perform multiple operations on the display screen, and the operation is complicated and the time consumption is too long.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides an application icon display method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium, which can solve the problems of the related art. The technical scheme is as follows:

according to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an application icon display method applied in an electronic device, where the electronic device at least includes a display screen, and the display screen includes a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area is located on a front side of the electronic device, and the second screen area is located on a side of the electronic device, the method including:

receiving a setting instruction for a target application through the first screen area;

and fixedly displaying the application icon of the target application in the second screen area according to the setting instruction.

In one possible implementation manner, the receiving, through the first screen area, a setting instruction for a target application includes:

displaying an application interface of the target application through the first screen area;

receiving a dragging instruction for dragging the application interface from the first screen area to the second screen area.

In another possible implementation manner, the receiving, through the first screen area, a setting instruction for a target application includes:

displaying a main interface through the first screen area, wherein the main interface comprises an application icon of at least one application;

receiving a drag instruction for dragging an application icon of a target application from the first screen area to the second screen area.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes:

when a trigger instruction of an application icon of the target application in the second screen area is received, displaying an application interface of the target application through the first screen area.

In another possible implementation manner, when a trigger instruction for an application icon of a target application is received, displaying an application interface of the target application through the first screen area includes:

and when the trigger instruction is received, displaying an application interface of the target application in a full screen mode through the first screen area.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes: displaying a first interface through the first screen area;

when a trigger instruction for an application icon of a target application is received, displaying an application interface of the target application through the first screen area, including:

and when the trigger instruction is received, creating a floating window with a preset size in the first screen area, and displaying an application interface of the target application.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes:

when a full-screen display instruction for the floating window is received, displaying an application interface of the target application in a full-screen mode through the first screen area; or,

when a closing instruction of the floating window is received, closing the floating window; or,

and when a size adjusting instruction for the floating window is received, adjusting the size of the floating window according to the size adjusting instruction.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes:

and when an operation instruction is received through the floating window, responding to the operation instruction based on the application interface displayed in the floating window.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes:

in the process of displaying the application interface through the floating window, when an operation instruction is received through the first interface, the application interface is kept displayed, and the operation instruction is responded based on the first interface; or canceling the display of the application interface, and responding to the operation instruction based on the first interface.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an application icon display apparatus applied to an electronic device, the electronic device including at least a display screen, the display screen including a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area being located on a front side of the electronic device, the second screen area being located on a side of the electronic device, the apparatus including:

the receiving module is used for receiving a setting instruction of a target application through the first screen area;

and the first display module is used for fixedly displaying the application icon of the target application in the second screen area according to the setting instruction.

In one possible implementation, the receiving module includes:

the display unit is used for displaying an application interface of the target application through the first screen area;

the receiving unit is used for receiving a dragging instruction for dragging the application interface from the first screen area to the second screen area.

In another possible implementation manner, the receiving module includes:

the display unit is used for displaying a main interface through the first screen area, and the main interface comprises at least one application icon of an application;

a receiving unit, configured to receive a drag instruction for dragging an application icon of a target application from the first screen area to the second screen area.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

and the second display module is used for displaying the application interface of the target application through the first screen area when receiving a trigger instruction of the application icon of the target application in the second screen area.

In another possible implementation manner, the second display module includes:

and the display unit is used for displaying the application interface of the target application in a full screen mode through the first screen area when the trigger instruction is received.

In another possible implementation manner, the second display module is further configured to display a first interface through the first screen area;

the second display module includes:

and the display unit is used for creating a floating window with a preset size in the first screen area and displaying an application interface of the target application when the trigger instruction is received.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

the second display module is further configured to display an application interface of the target application in a full screen manner through the first screen area when a full screen display instruction for the floating window is received;

the closing module is used for closing the floating window when receiving a closing instruction of the floating window;

and the adjusting module is used for adjusting the size of the floating window according to the size adjusting instruction when the size adjusting instruction for the floating window is received.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

and the first response module is used for responding to the operation instruction based on the application interface displayed in the floating window when the operation instruction is received through the floating window.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

the second response module is used for keeping displaying the application interface when an operation instruction is received through the first interface in the process of displaying the application interface through the floating window, and responding to the operation instruction based on the first interface;

the second response module is further configured to cancel displaying the application interface and respond to the operation instruction based on the first interface.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic apparatus including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having at least one instruction stored therein, the instruction being loaded and executed by a processor to implement the operations performed in the application icon display method according to the first aspect.

According to the method, the device, the electronic equipment and the storage medium provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the setting instruction of the target application is received through the first screen area, the application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in the second screen area according to the setting instruction, and when the triggering instruction of the application icon of the target application in the second screen area is received, the application interface of the target application is displayed through the first screen area. The first screen area can be used as a screen area for displaying an application interface, the second screen area is used as a screen area for quickly triggering the application icon, the application icon of the target application can be fixedly displayed on the second screen area by triggering a setting instruction of the target application, the searching of a user is facilitated, the user triggers the application icon in the second screen area, the electronic equipment can be controlled to display the application interface of the target application through the first screen area, the partition display and the mutual communication of the first screen area and the second screen area are realized, the application icon of the target application can be searched without performing multiple operations on the first screen area, the currently displayed interface of the first screen area does not need to exit, the operation is simplified, the operation time is saved, and the operation efficiency is improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electronic device with a front side pointing upward in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of application icon display in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of application icon display in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an application interface in accordance with an illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scaled-down application interface in accordance with an illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an application interface switching to an application icon in accordance with an illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a host interface and application icons in accordance with an illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display of an application interface through a floating window in accordance with an illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a menu of application icons in accordance with an illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an application icon display apparatus in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in accordance with an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, the present disclosure is described in further detail below with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present disclosure are provided herein for illustration of the present disclosure, but not for limitation of the present disclosure.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an application icon display method and device, an electronic device and a storage medium, and the disclosure is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment when a front side of the electronic device is directed upward, and as shown in fig. 1, the electronic device at least includes a display screen, and the display screen includes a first screen area 101 and a second screen area 102, such that the first screen area 101 and the second screen area 102 constitute a complete display screen of the electronic device. The first screen area 101 is located on the front side of the electronic device, that is, a front screen area of the electronic device, the second screen area 102 is located on the side of the electronic device, that is, a side screen area of the electronic device, the first screen area 101 and the second screen area 102 are used for displaying respectively, and displayed interfaces may be the same or different.

In a possible implementation, the second screen area 102 is located on the left side of the electronic device, or the second screen area 102 is located on the right side of the electronic device, or the second screen area 102 includes screen areas located on the left side and the right side of the electronic device, or the second screen area 102 includes screen areas located on the left side, the right side, and the upper side of the electronic device, or the second screen area 102 includes screen areas located on the left side, the right side, the upper side, and the lower side of the electronic device.

In another possible implementation manner, the electronic device further includes a third screen area 103, the third screen area 103 is located at a rear side of the electronic device, that is, a back screen area of the electronic device, and the first screen area 101, the second screen area 102, and the third screen area 103 constitute a complete display screen of the electronic device, and the display screen is disposed on a surface around the electronic device.

In another possible implementation manner, the electronic device further includes a processor, the processor is electrically connected to the display screen, and the processor is configured to control each screen area on the display screen to perform display respectively.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an application icon display method according to an exemplary embodiment, which is applied to the electronic device shown in fig. 1, and as shown in fig. 2, includes the following steps:

in step 201, a setting instruction for a target application is received through a first screen area.

In step 202, the application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in the second screen area according to the setting instruction.

According to the method provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, a setting instruction of the target application is received through the first screen area, and the application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in the second screen area according to the setting instruction. Through setting up first screen area and second screen area, can regard first screen area as the screen area that shows application interface, regard second screen area as the screen area of swift trigger application icon, through triggering the setting instruction to the target application, can fix the application icon of target application and show in second screen area, be convenient for user's the seeking, need not to carry out the operation many times on first screen area and look for the application icon of target application, also need not to withdraw from the interface that first screen area displayed at present, the operation is simplified, the operating time is saved, the operating efficiency is improved.

In one possible implementation manner, receiving a setting instruction for a target application through a first screen area includes:

displaying an application interface of a target application through a first screen area;

a drag instruction to drag an application interface from a first screen area to a second screen area is received.

In another possible implementation manner, receiving a setting instruction for a target application through a first screen area includes:

displaying a main interface through a first screen area, wherein the main interface comprises at least one application icon of an application;

a drag instruction to drag an application icon of a target application from a first screen area to a second screen area is received.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes:

and when a trigger instruction of an application icon of the target application in the second screen area is received, displaying an application interface of the target application through the first screen area.

In another possible implementation manner, when a trigger instruction for an application icon of a target application is received, displaying an application interface of the target application through a first screen area, including:

and when a triggering instruction is received, displaying the application interface of the target application in a full screen mode through the first screen area.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes: displaying a first interface through a first screen area;

when a trigger instruction of an application icon of a target application is received, displaying an application interface of the target application through a first screen area, wherein the application interface comprises:

and when a trigger instruction is received, creating a floating window with a preset size in the first screen area, and displaying an application interface of the target application.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes:

when a full-screen display instruction for the floating window is received, displaying an application interface of a target application in a full-screen mode through a first screen area; or,

when a closing instruction for the floating window is received, closing the floating window; or,

In another possible implementation, the method further includes:

and when the operation instruction is received through the floating window, responding to the operation instruction based on the application interface displayed in the floating window.

In another possible implementation, the method further includes:

Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an application icon display method according to an exemplary embodiment, which is applied to the electronic device shown in fig. 1, and as shown in fig. 3, includes the following steps:

in step 301, a setting instruction for a target application is received through a first screen area, and an application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in a second screen area according to the setting instruction.

The electronic equipment can be a mobile phone, a personal computer, a tablet personal computer and the like, the electronic equipment is provided with a display screen, the display screen comprises a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area is located on the front side of the electronic equipment, the second screen area is located on the side face of the electronic equipment, the first screen area and the second screen area respectively display interfaces, the first screen area and the second screen area are independent of each other and do not influence each other, and the displayed interfaces can be the same or different.

The interface displayable in the first screen area may include a main interface of the electronic device, an application interface of an application, a setting interface, an operation control interface, and other interfaces, such as a video playing interface, an instant messaging interface, an alarm clock setting interface, a memo editing interface, a browser interface, and the like.

And the second screen area is used for displaying the set application icon of at least one application, so that a user can quickly trigger the application icon on the second screen area, and an application interface of the application corresponding to the application icon is displayed. The at least one application may include an application running in an operating system of the electronic device, or may further include a third-party application installed in the electronic device. The application icon of the at least one application can be updated according to a setting instruction triggered by a user after the application icon is set by the electronic device in a default mode.

The embodiment of the present disclosure takes a target application as an example, and describes a process of fixedly displaying an application icon of the target application in the second screen area. When the electronic equipment receives a setting instruction of the target application through the first screen area, the setting instruction is used for indicating that the application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in the second screen area, so that the electronic equipment fixedly displays the application icon of the target application in the second screen area according to the setting instruction.

The setting instruction may be triggered by a plurality of operations, and for different triggering operations, the process of receiving the setting instruction for the target application through the first screen region in step 301 may include the following steps 3011 or 3012:

3011. the method includes displaying an application interface of a target application through a first screen area, and receiving a dragging instruction of dragging the application interface from the first screen area to a second screen area by the electronic equipment.

The electronic device has started the target application, and the target application is in a foreground running state, at this time, an application interface of the target application is displayed through the first screen area, and the application interface may be any interface of the target application, such as a contact interface or a chat interface in an instant messaging application, a payment interface or a bill interface in an electronic payment application, and the like.

When a user wants to fixedly display an application icon of a target application in a second screen area, a dragging instruction for dragging the application interface from a first screen area to the second screen area is triggered, when the electronic equipment receives the dragging instruction, the electronic equipment determines that a setting instruction for the target application is received, and the application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in the second screen area.

In one possible implementation, a preset area is set in the first screen area, and the preset area may be located at the top, bottom or other areas of the first screen area. When the electronic equipment detects the dragging operation in the preset area, responding to the dragging operation, dragging the application interface to the second screen area according to the moving track of the dragging operation, namely receiving a dragging instruction for dragging the application interface from the first screen area to the second screen area, and then determining to receive a setting instruction for the target application.

In another possible implementation manner, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, when the application interface is dragged according to the movement track of the dragging operation, a dynamic effect that the application interface moves along with the application interface and gradually shrinks is displayed through the first screen area. As shown in fig. 6, when the application interface enters the boundary area between the first screen area and the second screen area, the application interface is switched and displayed as an application icon of the target application, and a dynamic effect that the application icon moves along with the application icon is displayed according to the movement track of the dragging operation until the dragging operation is stopped, that is, a dragging instruction for dragging the application interface from the first screen area to the second screen area is received.

Wherein the interface area is located at an edge of the first screen area, the size may be set by the electronic device by default, and the size may be slightly larger than the size of the application icon.

In another possible implementation manner, as the size of the application interface is gradually reduced and dragged to the boundary area between the first screen area and the second screen area, a blank area except the application interface will be displayed in the first screen area. When the application interface or the application icon switched and displayed by the application interface moves out of the first screen area, as shown in fig. 7, the electronic device displays the application icon through the second screen area, and automatically displays the main interface through the first screen area, or redisplays the application interface, or displays a certain interface with default settings. And then, the user can continuously check the interface displayed on the first screen area and operate on the interface.

3012. The method includes the steps that a main interface is displayed through a first screen area, the main interface comprises at least one application icon of an application, and the electronic equipment receives a dragging instruction for dragging the application icon of a target application from the first screen area to a second screen area.

When a user wants to fixedly display an application icon of a target application in a second screen area, the electronic device is controlled to display a main interface, the main interface comprises the application icon of the target application, the user triggers a dragging instruction for dragging the application icon of the target application from a first screen area to the second screen area, when the electronic device receives the dragging instruction, the electronic device determines that a setting instruction for the target application is received, and the application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in the second screen area.

In a possible implementation manner, when the electronic device detects a dragging operation in a region where an application icon of a target application is located in a first screen region, responding to the dragging operation, and dragging the application icon to a second screen region according to a moving track of the dragging operation, that is, receiving a dragging instruction for dragging the application icon from the first screen region to the second screen region, determining that a setting instruction for the target application is received.

In another possible implementation manner, in the process that the application icon is dragged from the first screen area to the second screen area, the application icon continues to be displayed in the first screen area, then the application icon may be displayed in the first screen area and the second screen area, and a subsequent user may trigger any application icon according to a requirement.

Or, in the process of dragging the application icon to the second screen region, the region in the first screen region where the application icon is originally displayed will not display the application icon any more, and at this time, other application icons located behind the application icon may be sequentially moved forward. The application icon is subsequently displayed through the second screen area and no longer displayed through the first screen area, where it can be triggered by the user.

In a possible implementation manner, a setting instruction for the target application may also be received through the second screen region, and the process may include the following steps 3013 or 3014:

3103. when the electronic equipment receives a setting instruction in the second screen area, determining a target application corresponding to the application interface currently displayed in the first screen area, and determining that the setting instruction of the target application is received.

When the user wants to fixedly display the application icon of the target application in the second screen area, a setting instruction is triggered, and the setting instruction is used for indicating that the application icon corresponding to the currently displayed application interface is fixedly displayed in the second screen area. When the electronic equipment receives the setting instruction, determining a target application corresponding to the application interface currently displayed in the first screen area, and then determining that the setting instruction of the target application is received.

Wherein the setting instruction is triggered by operations such as double-click operation or long-press operation on the second screen area.

In one possible implementation manner, after the application identifier of the target application is added to the application identifier list, the application icon of the target application is then fixedly displayed in the second screen area according to the application identifier list. In the process, the electronic device continues to display the application interface through the first screen area, or automatically switches to the main interface, or displays a certain interface with default settings.

3014. When the electronic equipment receives a setting instruction in the second screen area, application icons of a plurality of applications are displayed, and a selection instruction of the displayed application icons of the target applications is received.

In the case that the electronic equipment displays any interface through the first screen area, when a user wants to fixedly display an application icon of a target application in the second screen area, a setting instruction is triggered, and the setting instruction is used for calling the application icons of a plurality of applications so that the user can select the application icon of the target application from the application icons. When the electronic equipment receives the setting instruction, the application icons of the plurality of applications are displayed through the second screen area, and if the electronic equipment receives a selection instruction of the application icon of the target application, the electronic equipment determines that the setting instruction of the target application is received.

Wherein the setting instruction is triggered by operations such as double-click operation or long-press operation on the second screen area. The selection instruction is triggered by operations such as clicking operation and sliding operation on an application icon of the target application.

When the application icons of the plurality of applications are displayed through the second screen region, the application icons of all applications on the electronic device may be displayed, or only the application icons that have not been fixedly displayed on the second screen region may be displayed, or only the application icons of the applications with higher frequency of use may be displayed, or the application icons of the applications with higher priority may be displayed. And the arrangement sequence of the application icons of the plurality of applications is arranged according to the use frequency of the plurality of applications, or is arranged according to the application identifiers of the plurality of applications, or is arranged according to the priority of the plurality of applications. The priority of each application is determined according to the use frequency, the use duration and other recorded data of each application, or is set by a terminal in a default mode, or is set by a user.

In one possible implementation, the electronic device displays the set application icons through a fixed area of the second screen area, and displays the application icons of the plurality of applications for selection by the user through the remaining area of the second screen area. After displaying the application icon of the target application through the second screen region, the application icon displayed in the remaining region may be cancelled, and at this time, other application icons located after the application icon may be sequentially moved forward.

It should be noted that, before the application icon of at least one application may already be fixedly displayed in the second screen area, and then the application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in the second screen area by executing step 301, the application icon displayed in the second screen area is updated.

When the display is performed through the second screen area, the application icons of the plurality of applications are arranged according to a certain arrangement sequence. Wherein, the arrangement order of the application icons of the plurality of applications may be determined by the order of the application icons of each application fixedly displayed in the second screen area from morning to evening, or by the priority of each application.

In one possible implementation manner, in order to facilitate determining the application icon displayed on the second screen area, the electronic device sets an application identification list of the second screen area, wherein the application identification list is used for storing application identifications of at least one application associated with the second screen area, and the application icon representing the at least one application needs to be fixedly displayed in the second screen area. When the electronic equipment receives a setting instruction of a target application through the first screen area, the application identifier of the target application is added into an application identifier list according to the setting instruction, the application identifier list is updated, the updated application identifier list is obtained, application icons corresponding to the application identifiers are respectively obtained according to the application identifiers in the application identifier list, and the application icons are fixedly displayed in the second screen area. Since the application identifier of the target application has been added to the application identifier list, the electronic device may also fixedly display the application icon of the target application in the second screen area.

In a possible implementation manner, when the application identifier list includes a plurality of application identifiers, the plurality of application identifiers may be arranged according to a certain arrangement order, and when the electronic device displays the application identifiers, the application icons corresponding to the plurality of application identifiers are arranged according to the arrangement order of the plurality of application identifiers, and the plurality of application icons are fixedly displayed in the second screen area according to the arrangement order of the plurality of application icons.

The ranking order of the plurality of application identifiers may be determined by the order of the time each application identifier is added to the application identifier list from morning to evening, or by the order of the priority of the application corresponding to each application identifier from high to low.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the application identifier list is updated according to the received setting instruction, and the application icon is displayed according to the updated application identifier list. In another embodiment, the stored application identifier list may also be obtained when the electronic device is turned on or refreshed, and the application icon of at least one application is displayed through the second screen region according to the application identifier list, where the display process is similar to step 301 and is not described herein again.

In another possible implementation manner, after the plurality of application icons are displayed through the second screen area, the sequence of the plurality of application icons can be edited according to the operation of the user.

For example, when a user's drag operation on one of the application icons is detected, the application icon is dragged to a position designated by the user according to the drag operation, and the display positions of other application icons are modified accordingly, so that the arrangement order of the application icons is adjusted. After the adjustment, the arrangement order of the plurality of application identifiers in the application identifier list can be correspondingly adjusted according to the arrangement order of the plurality of application icons after the adjustment, so that the arrangement order of the plurality of application identifiers is matched with the arrangement order of the plurality of application icons.

In another possible implementation manner, when the electronic device receives a cancel display instruction for any application icon, the application icon is canceled from being displayed through the second screen area, and the application identifier corresponding to the application icon is deleted from the application identifier list in the second screen area. The cancel display instruction can be triggered by operations such as double-click operation on an application icon, dragging operation to the first screen area, or sliding operation to the edge of the second screen area.

And the electronic equipment can add the application icon into the main interface when the application icon is cancelled to be displayed through the second screen area, so that the application icon can be displayed when the main interface is displayed through the first screen area.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the application icons displayed in the first screen area and the second screen area may be the same or different. In one possible implementation manner, when the application icon of a certain application is fixedly displayed in the second screen area, the application icon is deleted from the main interface of the first screen area, or the application icon can be kept in the main interface of the first screen area. And if the application icon is deleted from the main interface of the first screen area, subsequently canceling the display of the application icon through the second screen area, and then restoring the application icon into the main interface of the first screen area.

In step 302, when a trigger instruction for an application icon of a target application in a second screen area is received, an application interface of the target application is displayed through a first screen area.

The trigger instruction is used for instructing a foreground to run the application corresponding to the application icon, and can be triggered by clicking operation, double-clicking operation or long-time pressing operation and the like. The application interface may be a home page of the target application or an interface displayed when the target application is last exited.

In one possible implementation manner, when the electronic device receives a trigger instruction of an application icon of a target application in the second screen area and the target application is closed, the target application is started, and a home page of the target application is displayed through the first screen area. Or, when the electronic device receives a trigger instruction for an application icon of a target application in the second screen area and the target application is in a background running state, switching the target application to a foreground running state, that is, displaying a current interface of the target application through the first screen area. In the subsequent process, the user can continue to operate based on the application interface, and the first screen area is also controlled to be switched to other interfaces in the operation process.

For example, when the user clicks an application icon of an instant messaging application in the second screen area, the electronic device detects the click operation, determines that a trigger instruction for the application icon is received, displays a contact list of the instant messaging application through the first screen area, enables the user to select any contact in the contact list, detects the selection operation, displays an instant messaging window of the electronic device and the contact through the first screen area, and interacts with the contact based on the instant messaging window.

In another possible implementation manner, the display manner of the application interface in the first screen area may include any one of the following:

3031. when the electronic equipment receives a triggering instruction of an application icon of the target application, displaying an application interface of the target application in a full screen mode through the first screen area.

The electronic device may default to display the triggered application interface in full screen through the first screen area, and no matter which interface is displayed by the current electronic device, when the trigger instruction is received, the first screen area is controlled to be switched from the currently displayed interface to the application interface of the target application, and the application interface is displayed in full screen, and the interface displayed before is not displayed any more.

3032. The electronic equipment displays a first interface through a first screen area, creates a floating window with a preset size in the first screen area when a trigger instruction of an application icon of a target application is received, and displays an application interface of the target application through the floating window. The application interface may be as shown in fig. 8.

When the floating window is created, the floating window is set to be located on the upper layer of the first interface, so that normal display of the floating window is guaranteed.

Specifically, which manner of the steps 3031 and 3032 is adopted may be set by the default of the electronic device, or set by the user, or determined according to the currently displayed first interface, for example, when the electronic device displays the main interface, the trigger instruction is received, the step 3031 is executed to display the application interface of the target application in a full screen mode through the first screen area, and when the electronic device displays other interfaces, the trigger instruction is received, and the step 3032 is executed to display the application interface of the target application through the floating window.

For example, when a setting instruction for an application icon of a target application is received, an operation menu as shown in fig. 9 is displayed through the first screen area, where the operation menu includes a full-screen opening option, a widget opening option, and a cancel fixing option, when the electronic device detects a trigger operation for the full-screen opening option, the above step 3031 is performed, and when the electronic device detects a trigger operation for the widget opening option, the step 3032 is performed. In addition, when the electronic equipment detects the trigger operation of canceling the fixed option, the application icon is canceled from being displayed through the second screen area, and the application identifier corresponding to the application icon is deleted from the application identifier list of the second screen area.

The first interface may be any interface, or may be any interface other than the main interface. The preset size may be set by the electronic device by default or by the user. In the process of displaying the first interface, the application interface is displayed on the upper layer of the first interface through the floating window, and then the application interface can block partial area of the first interface. The user can view the application interface in the floating window and can also view the first interface in other areas except the floating window.

When the electronic device displays the application interface of the target application through the floating window, the floating window can be edited, and the editing mode may include at least one of the following:

1. when the electronic equipment receives a full-screen display instruction for the floating window, the application interface of the target application is displayed in a full-screen mode through the first screen area, and the first interface is not displayed through the first screen area.

In a state of not displaying the full screen, the floating window may include a full screen display option, and the full screen display instruction may be triggered by a click operation, a long-time press operation, and the like on the full screen display option. The full screen display option may be located at the top, bottom, or other location of the floating window.

In a possible implementation manner, when the application interface is displayed in a full screen mode through the first screen area, the state that the application interface is located at the upper layer of the first interface can be maintained, when the electronic device receives a restoring display instruction for the floating window, the application interface is displayed through the floating window in the first screen area according to the original size of the floating window, and the first interface is displayed through other areas in the first screen area.

When the floating window is in a full-screen display state, the floating window may include a restore display option, and the restore display instruction may be triggered by a click operation, a long-time press operation, and the like on the restore display option. The restore display option may be located at the top, bottom, or other location of the floating window.

2. And when the electronic equipment receives a closing instruction of the floating window, closing the floating window.

When the electronic device closes the floating window, the area, which is shielded by the floating window, in the first interface can be exposed, and at the moment, the first interface can be displayed in a full screen mode through the first screen area.

The floating window may include a close option, the close instruction may be triggered by a click operation, a long-press operation, or the like on the close option, and the close option may be located at the top, the bottom, or another position of the floating window. Or the close command may be triggered by a double-click operation on the floating window. Or, the closing instruction may also be triggered by an operation instruction for the first interface, that is, when the user triggers the operation instruction for the first interface, the electronic device receives the closing instruction for the floating window by default, so that the floating window is automatically closed, and the user can use the first interface conveniently.

3. When the electronic equipment receives a size adjusting instruction for the floating window, the size of the floating window is adjusted according to the size adjusting instruction, and an application interface of the target application is displayed based on the adjusted floating window.

The size adjusting instruction can be triggered by dragging operation of a user on the boundary line of the floating window, and when the electronic equipment receives the size adjusting instruction, the size of the floating window is adjusted according to the dragging direction of the dragging operation until the dragging operation stops. The size of the floating window can be enlarged or reduced according to different dragging directions.

When the floating window is enlarged, more contents in the application interface can be displayed through the enlarged floating window, and when the floating window is reduced, the area of the blocked area of the first interface can be reduced, so that more contents in the first interface can be displayed.

When the electronic device displays the application interface of the target application through the floating window, the electronic device may operate the first interface or the application interface, and the operation mode may include at least one of the following:

4. and when the operation instruction is received through the floating window, responding to the operation instruction based on the application interface displayed in the floating window.

The operation instruction can be various types of operations such as clicking operation, long-time pressing operation, sliding operation and the like on a certain area in the application interface, and when the electronic equipment receives the operation instruction through the floating window, the electronic equipment can respond to the operation instruction according to a response mode set by the target application on the basis of the application interface.

For example, an instant messaging window with a certain contact is displayed in the floating window, when a user inputs a text message, the electronic device acquires the text message, sends the text message to the contact, and displays the text message in the instant messaging window.

Or, the floating window displays part of the content of the application interface and the sliding bar, and when the sliding operation on the sliding bar is detected, other content of the application interface is displayed according to the sliding direction of the sliding operation, so that the user can browse the context.

5. In the process of displaying the application interface through the floating window, when an operation instruction is received through the first interface, the application interface is kept displayed, and the operation instruction is responded based on the first interface.

The operation instruction may be various types of operations such as a click operation, a long-press operation, a sliding operation, and the like on a certain area in the first interface, and when the electronic device receives the operation instruction through the first interface, the electronic device may respond to the operation instruction according to a response mode set in the first interface based on the first interface.

At this time, the user is operating the first interface, but the floating window is not closed, and the user may think that the user needs to operate the application interface. In order to facilitate a user to use the first interface and the application interface at the same time, the application interface can be kept in a display state, the floating window is not closed, the first interface and the application interface are continuously displayed through the first screen area, and the operation instruction on each interface is respectively responded. The two interfaces are independent and do not influence each other.

In a possible implementation manner, in the process of displaying the application interface through the floating window, when an operation instruction is received through the first interface, the application interface displayed through the floating window is maintained, but the size of the floating window is reduced, so that the area of the blocked area of the first interface can be reduced, and the use by a user is facilitated.

6. In the process of displaying the application interface through the floating window, when an operation instruction is received through the first interface, the application interface is cancelled, and the operation instruction is responded based on the first interface.

At this time, the user operates the first interface, but the floating window is not closed, so that the user can use the first interface conveniently, the floating window can be closed, the display of the application interface is cancelled, and the first interface is displayed in a full screen mode through the first screen area, so that the user can use the first interface conveniently.

Which of the above steps 5 and 6 is specifically adopted can be set by the electronic device by default or set by the user.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the application icon of the target application is merely used as an example for description, and except for the application icon of the target application, the processing procedure when the other application icons on the second screen area are triggered is similar to this, and is not described herein again.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the size of the second screen area is smaller than that of the first screen area, and both of them can be used for displaying. Therefore, the first screen area is used as a screen area for displaying specific content of the application interface, and the second screen area is used as a screen area for quickly triggering the application. When a user wants to run a target application, the user does not need to perform multiple operations on the first screen area to search for the application icon of the target application, does not need to quit the interface currently displayed in the first screen area, and only needs to trigger the application icon of the target application on the second screen area. At this time, the electronic device receives the trigger instruction, and displays the application interface of the target application through the first screen area, so that the user can browse the application interface through the first screen area with a larger size or operate the application interface.

The method comprehensively considers the characteristics of the first screen area and the second screen area and the use habits of users, controls the first screen area to display the application interface by triggering the application icons on the second screen area, realizes the quick triggering of the target application, improves the operation efficiency, and is convenient for the users to operate by displaying the application interface through the screen area with larger size.

According to the method provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, a setting instruction of a target application is received through a first screen area, an application icon of the target application is fixedly displayed in a second screen area according to the setting instruction, and when a trigger instruction of the application icon of the target application in the second screen area is received, an application interface of the target application is displayed through the first screen area. The first screen area can be used as a screen area for displaying an application interface, the second screen area is used as a screen area for quickly triggering the application icon, the application icon of the target application can be fixedly displayed on the second screen area by triggering a setting instruction of the target application, the searching of a user is facilitated, the user triggers the application icon in the second screen area, the electronic equipment can be controlled to display the application interface of the target application through the first screen area, the partition display and the mutual communication of the first screen area and the second screen area are realized, the application icon of the target application can be searched without performing multiple operations on the first screen area, the currently displayed interface of the first screen area does not need to exit, the operation is simplified, the operation time is saved, and the operation efficiency is improved.

Fig. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an application icon display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment, where the apparatus is applied to an electronic device including at least a display screen including a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area being located on a front side of the electronic device, the second screen area being located on a side of the electronic device, as shown in fig. 10, the interface display apparatus including: a receiving module 1001 and a first display module 1002.

A receiving module 1001, configured to receive a setting instruction for a target application through a first screen area;

the first display module 1002 is configured to fixedly display an application icon of the target application in the second screen area according to the setting instruction.

In one possible implementation, the receiving module 1001 includes:

In another possible implementation, the receiving module 1001 includes:

the display unit is used for displaying a main interface through a first screen area, and the main interface comprises at least one application icon of an application;

the receiving unit is used for receiving a dragging instruction for dragging the application icon of the target application from the first screen area to the second screen area.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

In another possible implementation, the second display module includes:

In another possible implementation manner, the second display module is further configured to display the first interface through the first screen area;

a second display module comprising:

and the display unit is used for creating a floating window with a preset size in the first screen area and displaying an application interface of the target application when receiving the trigger instruction.

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

the second display module is further used for displaying the application interface of the target application in a full screen mode through the first screen area when a full screen display instruction for the floating window is received;

In another possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

and the second response module is also used for canceling the display of the application interface and responding to the operation instruction based on the first interface.

The device provided by the embodiment of the disclosure receives a setting instruction of a target application through a first screen area, fixedly displays an application icon of the target application in a second screen area according to the setting instruction, and displays an application interface of the target application through the first screen area when a trigger instruction of the application icon of the target application in the second screen area is received. The first screen area can be used as a screen area for displaying an application interface, the second screen area is used as a screen area for quickly triggering the application icon, the application icon of the target application can be fixedly displayed on the second screen area by triggering a setting instruction of the target application, the searching of a user is facilitated, the user triggers the application icon in the second screen area, the electronic equipment can be controlled to display the application interface of the target application through the first screen area, the partition display and the mutual communication of the first screen area and the second screen area are realized, the application icon of the target application can be searched without performing multiple operations on the first screen area, the currently displayed interface of the first screen area does not need to exit, the operation is simplified, the operation time is saved, and the operation efficiency is improved.

It should be noted that: in practical applications, the functions may be distributed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the electronic device may be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. In addition, the application icon display device and the application icon display method provided by the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and specific implementation processes thereof are detailed in the method embodiments and are not described herein again.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in accordance with an example embodiment. For example, the electronic device 1100 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcaster, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and so forth.

Referring to fig. 11, electronic device 1100 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 1102, memory 1104, power component 1106, multimedia component 1108, audio component 1110, input/output (I/O) interface 1112, sensor component 1114, and communications component 1116.

The processing component 1102 generally controls the overall operation of the electronic device 1100, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing components 1102 may include one or more processors 1120 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 1102 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 1102 and other components. For example, the processing component 1102 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1108 and the processing component 1102.

The memory 1104 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the electronic device 1100. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the electronic device 1100, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 1104 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power supply component 1106 provides power to the various components of the electronic device 1100. The power components 1106 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the electronic device 1100.

The multimedia component 1108 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the electronic device 1100 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1108 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the electronic device 1100 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 1110 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1110 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the electronic device 1100 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 1104 or transmitted via the communication component 1116. In some embodiments, the audio assembly 1110 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1112 provides an interface between the processing component 1102 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor assembly 1114 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of state assessment for the electronic device 1100. For example, the sensor assembly 1114 may detect an open/closed state of the electronic device 1100, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the electronic device 1100, the sensor assembly 1114 may also detect a change in the position of the electronic device 1100 or a component of the electronic device 1100, the presence or absence of user contact with the electronic device 1100, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the electronic device 1100, and a change in the temperature of the electronic device 1100. The sensor assembly 1114 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1114 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 1114 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1116 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the electronic device 1100 and other devices. The electronic device 1100 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1116 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1116 also includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications.

In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 1100 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described application icon display method.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 1104 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 1120 of the electronic device 1100 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by a program instructing relevant hardware, where the program may be stored in an acquisition machine readable storage medium, and the storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic or optical disk, and the like.

The above description is only exemplary of the embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be taken as limiting the disclosure, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like that are within the spirit and principle of the embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to be included within the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An application icon display method is applied to an electronic device, the electronic device at least comprises a display screen, the display screen comprises a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area is located on the front side of the electronic device, and the second screen area is located on the side face of the electronic device, and the method comprises the following steps:

displaying an application interface of a target application through the first screen area;

receiving a dragging instruction for dragging the application interface from the first screen area to the second screen area;

and fixedly displaying the application icon of the target application in the second screen area according to a setting instruction.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein when receiving a trigger instruction for an application icon of a target application, displaying an application interface of the target application through the first screen area comprises:

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising: displaying a first interface through the first screen area;

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

8. The method according to claim 5 or 7, characterized in that the method further comprises:

9. An application icon display device, applied to an electronic device, the electronic device at least including a display screen, the display screen including a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area being located on a front side of the electronic device, the second screen area being located on a side of the electronic device, the device comprising:

a receiving module, comprising: the display unit is used for displaying an application interface of the target application through the first screen area; the receiving unit is used for receiving a dragging instruction for dragging the application interface from the first screen area to the second screen area;

and the first display module is used for fixedly displaying the application icon of the target application in the second screen area according to a setting instruction.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the display unit is further configured to display a main interface through the first screen area, and the main interface includes an application icon of at least one application;

the receiving unit is further configured to receive a dragging instruction for dragging an application icon of a target application from the first screen area to the second screen area.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second display module comprises:

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second display module is further configured to display a first interface through the first screen area;

the second display module includes:

14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

15. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

16. The apparatus of claim 13 or 15, further comprising:

17. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises at least a display screen, the display screen comprises a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area is located at the front side of the electronic device, the second screen area is located at the side of the electronic device, the electronic device comprises:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

18. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein at least one instruction, which is loaded and executed by a processor, to implement the operations performed in the application icon display method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.