CN112486596A

CN112486596A - Direction indicating method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN112486596A
Application number: CN202011493118.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩宇
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-16
Filing date: 2020-12-16
Publication date: 2021-03-12

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method for indicating an orientation, comprising: detecting a starting operation of a map application; displaying an application interface based on the starting operation; displaying an indication icon in a preset direction on the application interface; wherein the indication icon is: and the indication icon of the application level can be displayed on the map interface of any navigation mode. The indication icon is an application-level indication icon, after the indication icon is displayed in the map application, a way for providing and displaying azimuth information is added, even if the map application cannot accurately provide an azimuth or cannot provide an azimuth, the azimuth can be provided for a user through the indication icon, and the user can acquire the azimuth information through the indication icon displayed in the current map application without switching the current map application. The operation that the user switches from the current map application to other direction indication applications independently is omitted, convenience is provided for the user to obtain the direction, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Description

Direction indicating method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of navigation technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for indicating an orientation, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Background

Navigation technology is a generic term for technology used to provide directions or routes. The techniques associated with determining position and orientation are related to navigation techniques by which orientation information may be obtained, or by which routes from one location to another may be obtained.

With the development of navigation technology, navigation applications are developed, and the navigation applications can more conveniently acquire azimuth information and position information and plan routes.

Disclosure of Invention

The disclosure provides a method and a device for indicating an orientation, an electronic device and a storage medium.

In a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for indicating an orientation is provided, including: detecting a starting operation of a map application; displaying an application interface based on the starting operation; displaying an indication icon in a preset direction on the application interface; wherein the indication icon is: and an indication icon of an application level can be displayed on a map interface of the navigation mode.

In one embodiment, the navigation mode includes at least one of: a northup mode; a current route forward mode; view following mode.

In one embodiment, the indication icon is at least used for displaying the current orientation of the mobile terminal of the application interface.

In one embodiment, before the displaying the indication icon of the predetermined direction, the method further comprises: when the indication icon is determined to be started, acquiring starting configuration of the indication icon; the displaying an indication icon of a predetermined direction on the application interface includes: and displaying the indication icon of the preset direction on the application interface according to the starting configuration.

In one embodiment, displaying an indication icon of the predetermined direction on the application interface according to the launch configuration includes: registering a monitor for displaying the indication icon according to the starting configuration; and displaying the indication icon in a floating window form on the application interface according to the monitoring information of the monitor.

In one embodiment, registering a listener that displays the indication icon according to the start configuration includes: registering a monitor of the sensor according to the starting configuration; the displaying the indication icon in a floating window form on the application interface according to the monitoring information of the monitor comprises: monitoring the azimuth information detected by the sensor based on the monitor of the sensor; updating at least an orientation of the indicator icon displayed over the application interface based on the orientation information.

In one embodiment, registering a listener that displays the indication icon according to the start configuration includes: registering a monitor of the touch event according to the starting configuration; the displaying the indication icon in a floating window form on the application interface according to the monitoring information of the monitor comprises: monitoring the touch operation detected by the touch screen based on the monitor of the touch event; updating the display state and/or the display effect of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation.

In one embodiment, the updating the display state and/or the display effect of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation includes at least one of: based on the touch operation, hiding the indication icon displayed on the application interface; based on the touch operation, zooming the indication icon displayed on the application interface; adjusting the position of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation; based on the touch operation, adjusting the transparency of the indication icon displayed on the application interface.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises: canceling the registration of the listener when determining to close the indicator graph; canceling the display of the indication icon on the application interface.

In a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an orientation indicating apparatus including:

the detection module is used for detecting the starting operation of the map application;

the first display module is used for displaying an application interface based on the starting operation;

the second display module is used for displaying an indication icon in a preset direction on the application interface; wherein the indication icon is: and the indication icon of the application level can be displayed on the map interface of any navigation mode.

In a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device, including:

a processor and a memory for storing executable instructions operable on the processor, wherein:

the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions, and the executable instructions perform any one of the methods described above.

In a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, in which computer-executable instructions are stored, and when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of the above.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

after the starting operation of the map application is detected, based on the starting operation of the map application, after the map application is started, an application interface of the map application is displayed. The method comprises the steps of displaying an indication icon of a preset direction on an application interface of the map application, wherein the indication icon can indicate the direction, so that the direction information can be provided through the indication icon, and the direction information can be provided through the indication icon when the direction information cannot be acquired through the map application or the direction information of the current map application is inaccurate. Through the indication icon, more convenience is provided for the user to obtain the direction indication information, and the situation that the correct direction information cannot be provided for the user when the direction of the map application is inaccurate or the direction cannot be obtained is reduced.

The indication icon is an application-level indication icon, after the indication icon is displayed in the map application, a way for providing and displaying azimuth information is added, even if the map application cannot accurately provide an azimuth or cannot provide an azimuth, the azimuth can be provided for a user through the indication icon, and the user can acquire the azimuth information through the indication icon displayed in the current map application without switching the current map application. The operation that the user switches from the current map application to other direction indication applications independently is omitted, convenience is provided for the user to obtain the direction, and the use experience of the user is improved.

The indication icon can be displayed on the map interface in any navigation mode. When navigation is carried out through the map application, the indication icon can be displayed on a map interface of any navigation mode, so that azimuth information can be provided through the indication icon during navigation, and the situation that the map application cannot provide azimuth indication information or provides inaccurate azimuth information, so that a user cannot acquire azimuth information or acquires inaccurate azimuth information is reduced.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic interface diagram of a north-up mode provided for a map application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic interface diagram illustrating a current orientation mode in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an application mode of a map application, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of an interface in a navigation mode, shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of indicating a position according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a display diagram illustrating an indicator icon in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a display diagram illustrating another indicator icon in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating displaying an indicator icon of a predetermined orientation on an application interface according to a launch configuration in accordance with an illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating the construction of an orientation indicating device in accordance with one exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating another method of indicating a position in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for determining a display indicator icon and determining a close indicator icon in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal device according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

Generally, a map application may display two interface presentation modes, including a north-up mode and a current orientation mode (which may also be referred to as a view-following mode). Referring to fig. 1, a schematic interface diagram of a north-up mode provided by a map application is shown. In the interface, the information in the map is displayed in the direction of 'up-north-down-south-left-west-right-east'. After the map application is started, the current position is displayed, the dot in the middle of fig. 1 represents the current position, and the indication direction of the sector area around the dot represents the current direction, that is, the direction indicated by the pointer indicating the current direction. The pointing direction of the sector area changes with the change of the current orientation. In this mode, the application interface of the map application does not have an orientation indicator, and orientation information cannot be provided.

Of course, this mode can be applied to a state where the map application is in a navigation state and a positioning state, where the navigation state is a state where the map application determines a navigation route and starts to navigate according to the navigation route. The positioning state is a state that the navigation route is not determined for navigation, and the positioning state is a single positioning state.

Referring to fig. 2, it is a schematic view of an interface of a current orientation mode, in which the current orientation is always upward, i.e. a sector area around a dot representing the current pointed direction is upward. When the orientation is changed, the current orientation is always upward, and the map interface in the map application changes along with the change of the current orientation, for example, after the current orientation is changed, the map interface in the map application is correspondingly rotated, so that the current orientation is the same as the actual orientation. In this case, a north arrow icon for indicating a magnetic north direction is displayed in the display interface of the map application. This mode can be applied in both the navigated and the un-navigated states.

In addition, the map application also provides a route-forward mode in which the route to be planned in the navigation state is directed forward in the navigation state, and the interface of the map application rotates with the route. In this mode, the navigation interface of the map application does not have an azimuth indicator, and cannot provide azimuth information.

When the azimuth indication of the map application is inaccurate or cannot indicate the azimuth, the user is provided with wrong azimuth information or cannot be provided with azimuth information, and the user needs to use other azimuth indication applications separately to switch the map application to other azimuth indication applications, such as a compass and the like.

Referring to fig. 3, a schematic diagram of an application mode of a map application is shown. And after the map application program is started, entering a positioning interface, and if the operation of entering the navigation mode is not detected, still displaying the positioning interface, wherein the positioning interface is the map interface in the positioning mode. In this mode, the display mode of the map application includes a north-up mode and a current orientation mode, which can be switched. And after the operation of closing the map application is detected, closing the map application.

And if the operation of entering the navigation mode is detected, entering the navigation mode and displaying an interface in the navigation mode. In the navigation interface, the three display modes comprise a north-up mode, a current orientation mode and a route forward mode, and can be switched. And after detecting the operation of ending the navigation, ending the navigation and exiting the navigation mode. And after the operation of closing the map application is detected, closing the map application.

Referring to fig. 4, the interface in the navigation mode is illustrated as a route forward mode, where the current position is shown, the position of the triangular mark corresponding to the "start" character and oriented to the left is the current position, and the orientation of the triangular mark is the current orientation. Around the current position, azimuth indication icons of "east, south, west, and north" are displayed, and the azimuth indication is an azimuth indication icon in the map, is not the current azimuth of the heading, and does not provide an azimuth reference for the current heading. When the current orientation in the map application is inaccurate or wrong, namely, when the direction pointed by the triangle corresponding to the start word is inaccurate or cannot point, the correct direction cannot be provided or the wrong direction guiding effect can be achieved.

The idea of the technical scheme is that an indication icon indicating the geomagnetic azimuth is displayed on an application interface of the navigation application, and actual azimuth information can be indicated through the indication icon. The method can be applied to navigation modes including a north-up mode, a current route forward mode and a visual angle following mode, can also be applied to a positioning interface without navigation, and can also be applied to a search interface without positioning and navigation. When using a map application, the indicator icon may provide current position information.

Referring to fig. 5, a schematic flow chart of an azimuth indicating method provided in the present technical solution is shown, where the azimuth indicating method includes the following steps:

step S100, detecting a start operation of the map application.

And S200, displaying an application interface based on the starting operation.

Step S300, displaying an indication icon in a preset direction on the application interface; wherein the indication icon is: and an indication icon of an application level can be displayed on a map interface of the navigation mode.

The method of indicating the orientation may be performed at least in a mobile terminal, i.e. the main body of execution of the method may comprise at least a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can include a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a vehicle-mounted central control device, a wearable device, an intelligent device and the like, and the intelligent device can include an intelligent office device, an intelligent home device and the like.

Step S100, since the technical solution is applied to map application, the map application not only can perform positioning, but also can plan a route from a starting point to a destination point for navigation. Before executing the technical scheme, the map application needs to be started, and after the map application is started, the technical scheme is executed. Therefore, the starting operation of the map application needs to be detected first, the starting operation of the map application is used for starting the corresponding map application, and the corresponding map application can be started after the starting operation of the map application is detected.

The start operation here may be a selection operation of the detected map application or the like. The map application includes applications that can provide positioning and navigation, such as a Baidu map application, a Goodpasture map application, an Tencent map application, a Google map application, or other map applications, all of which are within the scope of the map application of the present embodiment and are not listed here.

And step S200, after the starting operation of the map application is detected, starting the map application according to the starting operation. After the map application is started, an application interface of the map application can be displayed, and the application interface of the map application comprises: the positioning interface for independently displaying the positioning information can be a map interface for displaying the positioning information without entering the navigation mode, namely a positioning interface corresponding to the non-navigation mode, and also comprises a navigation interface in the navigation mode after entering the navigation mode.

In some embodiments, the application interface further comprises: a search interface that does not locate nor navigate.

In step S300, after displaying the application interface of the map application, an indication icon indicating the orientation is displayed on the application interface of the map application. The indication position of the indication icon may be a position indicated by a predetermined direction or a position determined based on information from a corresponding position sensor. The indicator icon may indicate an orientation, i.e., a "southeast, northwest" direction.

The indicator icon may be an application level indicator icon that is displayed on an application interface of the map application. For example, it can be displayed on a navigation map interface in any navigation mode in a map application. The navigation modes may include a northbound-up mode, a current route-heading mode, and a view-following mode, which may be displayed on the interface in at least one of the three navigation modes. Of course, the map interface may be displayed in a non-navigation mode, for example, on a map interface of a current location when navigation is started without planning a route.

The shape of the indication icon may be any shape and any style of icon capable of indicating the direction, and may be adjusted according to actual use requirements, which is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 6, a schematic diagram of an indication icon is shown. The interface is a display schematic diagram of an indication icon when the navigation mode is a route forward mode, a circular area with a north arrow at the bottom in fig. 6 is the indication icon, and the direction pointed by the N end is the magnetic north direction. When the indication direction of the map application is not accurate, the direction can be displayed according to the indication icon, and the function of direction indication is further achieved. In the map application interface shown in fig. 6, the position of the start word is the starting position, the position of the corresponding triangle is the current position, the direction indicated by the triangle is the current orientation, and the normal orientation can be displayed under the condition that the current orientation indicated by the triangle is correct. If the correct direction cannot be displayed when the triangle indicates an inaccurate or inaccurate direction, for example, in a region with poor signal, the direction indicated by the triangle may have a wrong guidance effect, and the indicated direction may deviate from the navigation direction.

For example, the direction pointed by the triangle is the northwest direction, which is the same direction as the navigation route in the figure, and is shown as the correct direction. However, if the vehicle is actually oriented to the east, the vehicle will move in the opposite direction away from the navigation route if the vehicle is traveling along the navigation route in the direction indicated by the triangle. Therefore, in this case, the indication icon may indicate the azimuth, and when the azimuth indicated by the triangle is the same as the azimuth indicated by the indication icon, the azimuth indicated by the triangle is the correct azimuth. Of course, the indication position of the indication icon may be independently referred to and compared with the position of the navigation route, so as to obtain whether the current orientation is correct.

Referring to fig. 7, another schematic diagram of the display of the indication icon is shown. The interface is a schematic diagram in another navigation mode, an indication effect diagram in the north-up mode cannot display a correct direction when the direction indicated by the triangular mark is inaccurate in the north-up mode, and the direction can be indicated by the indication icon, and the indication icon indicates the northwest direction, namely the correct direction (the indication direction of the indication icon in fig. 7 faces the southwest and is only used for reference of displaying the indication icon on an application interface of a map application).

In the technical solution of this embodiment, by displaying the application-level direction indication icon on the application interface of the map application, when the direction information cannot be acquired by the map application or the direction information of the current map application is inaccurate, the direction information can be provided by the displayed indication icon. Through the indication icon indicating the direction, more convenience is provided for the user to obtain the direction indication information, and the situation that the correct direction information cannot be provided for the user when the direction of the map application is inaccurate or the direction cannot be obtained is reduced.

The indication icon for indicating the azimuth is an indication icon of an application level, after the indication icon is displayed in the map application, an approach for providing the azimuth is added, even if the map application cannot accurately provide the azimuth or cannot provide the azimuth, the azimuth can be provided for the user through the indication icon, and the user can acquire azimuth information through the indication icon displayed in the current map application without switching the current map application. The operation that the user switches from the current map application to other direction indication applications independently is omitted, convenience is provided for the user to obtain the direction, and the use experience of the user is improved.

In another embodiment, the indication icon is at least used for displaying the current orientation of the mobile terminal of the application interface.

In any navigation mode, the navigation interface includes the navigation route and the position indicator in the map, and the position indicator in the map can refer to the 'southeast, northwest' in fig. 6 and fig. 7. The navigation interface can display the position information of the navigation route in the map, and the indication icon displayed in the map application interface can be the indication icon at least used for displaying the current orientation of the mobile terminal of the application interface. Through the azimuth information of the navigation route in the map and the current orientation of the displayed mobile terminal, the use experience of the user is improved conveniently.

In another embodiment, before step S300, namely before displaying the indication icon of the predetermined direction, the orientation indication method further includes: and acquiring the starting configuration of the indication icon when the indication icon is determined to be started.

The indication icon may be displayed on an application interface of the map application after the application interface of the map application is displayed. Before displaying the indication icon on an application interface of the map application or after starting the application interface, determining whether the indication icon is to be displayed, and after determining that the indication icon is displayed, acquiring the starting configuration of the indication icon.

In some embodiments, the determining whether to display the indicator icon includes, but is not limited to:

determining whether a starting operation of an indication icon is detected, and if the starting operation of the indication icon is detected, displaying the indication icon on an application interface;

and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

according to the starting configuration of the indication icon, if the starting configuration comprises: and if the indication icon exists, determining whether the indication icon needs to be displayed on the application interface according to the configuration.

For example, the indication icon may be launched by default, depending on the settings of the map application.

The start-up configuration comprises one or more of:

indicating whether to activate the indicator icon by default;

indicating a specific launch configuration of the icon, the specific launch configuration comprising: and indicating the icon starting mode configuration and/or the icon display effect configuration.

The starting configuration of the indication icon is used for starting the indication icon, and then the indication icon is displayed on an application interface of the map application. The start configuration may be preset, and the content of the start configuration is not specifically limited, and any configuration may be used as long as the instruction icon can be started and displayed on the application interface of the map application.

After acquiring the start configuration of the start indication icon, step S300 may be: and displaying an indication icon of a preset direction on an application interface of the map application according to the starting configuration. After the start configuration is obtained, an indication icon of a preset direction may be displayed on an application interface of the map application, and a display layer corresponding to the indication icon may be on a display layer corresponding to the application interface of the map application.

In another embodiment, referring to fig. 8, a schematic flowchart of displaying an indication icon of a predetermined direction on an application interface according to a start configuration includes:

step S301, according to the starting configuration, registering a monitor displaying the indication icon.

After the start configuration is acquired, information related to the indication icon is monitored by registering the listener displaying the indication icon, and the indication icon can be displayed according to the monitored information of the listener. A listener registering the indication icon can monitor various information of the indication icon, so that the indication icon is convenient to display.

The listener can be a listening class running in an operating system, and the listener creation is completed in a mode of function registration or instance creation, and has the capability of listening to the listening information of the indication icon.

And step S302, displaying an indication icon in a floating window form on the application interface according to the monitoring information of the monitor.

After registering the listener, the indication icon may be displayed according to the listening information of the listener, and may be displayed in the form of a floating window on an application interface of the map application. The indication icon is displayed in the floating window mode, and the indication icon can be displayed on the basis that normal display of an application interface of the map application is not affected. And the floating window has the characteristics of dragging and the like, can be displayed at different positions according to the use requirement, and the like, and improves the use convenience.

In another embodiment, step S301 may include: according to the start-up configuration, the listeners of the sensors are registered. The sensor here may be a sensor capable of measuring information related to the indication of the orientation by the indication icon, for example, a magnetic field sensor, an acceleration sensor, and the like, from which the orientation can be displayed by the indication icon.

Step S302 may include: and monitoring the orientation information detected by the sensor through the registered monitor of the sensor, and updating the orientation of the indication icon, namely updating the indication direction of the indication icon according to the orientation information monitored by the monitor of the sensor. The monitor of the sensor can monitor the direction information detected by the sensor within a short time interval, and after the monitor of the sensor monitors the direction information detected by the sensor, the indication direction of the indication icon can be updated according to the direction information monitored by the monitor of the sensor.

The orientation information here may include magnetic field information detected by the magnetic field sensor that is monitored, and acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor. The magnetic field sensor may detect the magnetic field strength, and may specifically measure X, Y and Z magnetic field strengths in three directions, which may be used to determine "south-east-west-north" bearing information and the orientation of the terminal. The acceleration sensor may detect X, Y acceleration values in three directions of Z, and based on the measured acceleration values, the speed and direction of movement of the terminal may be determined, and the acceleration values detected by the acceleration sensor may be used to determine the orientation of the terminal. Since the accuracy of the acceleration sensor is low, the orientation information is determined by combining the magnetic field information detected by the magnetic field sensor and the acceleration information measured by the acceleration sensor. The orientation information can be adjusted and determined by the magnetic field information measured by the magnetic field sensor and the accelerations in multiple directions, and the specific orientation of the terminal can be determined by the magnetic field information and the accelerations in multiple directions.

In this embodiment, the sensor may detect the orientation information, and by registering a listener of the sensor, the sensor may listen to the orientation information detected by the sensor, and the orientation indicated by the indication icon may be updated according to the orientation information detected by the sensor. Therefore, the correct direction can be indicated, the possibility of indicating the wrong direction is reduced, and the correctness of the direction indicated by the indication icon is improved.

In another embodiment, step S301 may further include: according to the start configuration, a listener of the touch event is registered.

Since the indication icon is displayed on the application interface of the map application in the form of a floating window, the floating window itself has operability, such as movement and the like. The operability of the floating window can be realized through touch operation of the touch screen, and the indication icon is displayed according to the touch operation of the touch screen corresponding to the indication icon. The touch screen has the capability of detecting touch operation, the monitor of the touch event can monitor the touch operation detected by the touch screen by registering the monitor of the touch event, and the control of the indication icon displayed in the floating window form is also realized by the touch operation detected by the touch screen, so that the touch event corresponding to the indication icon on the touch screen can be monitored according to the monitor of the touch event, and the indication icon can be conveniently displayed.

Step S302 may further include: and monitoring the touch operation detected by the touch screen based on the monitor of the touch event. And updating the display state and/or the display effect of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation.

After registering the listener of the touch event, the listener of the touch event may monitor the touch operation of the touch screen. And after the monitor of the touch event monitors the touch operation detected by the touch screen, updating the display state and/or display effect of the indication icon displayed on the application interface according to the touch operation corresponding to the indication icon detected by the touch screen. The display state and/or display effect herein may include area scaling of the indication icon, movement of the position, and switching between the hidden and visible states, and the like.

In this embodiment, the monitor of the touch event may monitor the touch operation detected by the touch screen, and the monitor of the touch event may monitor the touch operation detected by the touch screen for the indication icon by registering the monitor of the touch event, so as to adjust the display condition of the indication icon according to the touch operation. Therefore, the display diversity of the indication icons is increased, the use convenience is improved, different displays can be carried out according to actual use requirements, and the use experience of a user is improved.

In another embodiment, updating the display state and/or the display effect of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation includes at least one of:

and hiding the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation. And when the monitor of the touch event monitors that the touch screen detects that the touch operation is the touch operation of the hidden indication icon, hiding the indication icon displayed on the application interface. For example, if the listener touchscreen of the touch event detects that the touch operation applied to the indication icon is a three-click touch operation, the indication icon is hidden.

Based on the touch operation, the indication icon displayed on the application interface is zoomed. And when the monitor of the touch event monitors that the touch screen detects that the touch operation is the touch operation of zooming the indication icon, zooming out or zooming in the indication icon displayed on the application interface. For example, when the monitor touch screen of the touch event detects that the touch operation applied to the indication icon is a double-click touch operation, the indication icon is reduced or enlarged.

Based on the touch operation, the position of the indication icon displayed on the application interface is adjusted. And when the monitor of the touch event monitors that the touch screen detects that the touch operation is the touch operation of moving the indication icon, moving the indication icon displayed on the application interface. For example, when the monitor touch screen of the touch event detects that the touch operation applied to the indication icon is a single long press and a coordinate change occurs, the indication icon is moved.

And adjusting the transparency of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation. And when the monitor of the touch event monitors that the touch screen detects that the touch operation is the touch operation for adjusting the transparency, adjusting the display transparency of the indication icon displayed on the application interface. For example, if the listener touchscreen of the touch event detects a touch operation acting on the transparency of the indication icon, the transparency of the indication icon is adjusted.

In another embodiment, adjusting the transparency of the indicator icon displayed over the application interface may include:

and displaying a window for adjusting the transparency of the indication icon based on the touch operation, wherein an adjustment bar for adjusting the transparency is displayed in the window, and the transparency of the indication icon is adjusted through the adjustment bar. The transparency can also be adjusted by sliding the window left and right or up and down, etc.

In another embodiment, the indicator icon defaults to being displayed adjacent to a locator icon that is displayed on the map with the current location of the indicator icon displayed on the map. Referring to fig. 5, the bottom of fig. 5 is marked with an "N" direction circular area, i.e., an indication icon, the triangle corresponding to the starting point is marked with a positioning icon marking the current positioning position, and the display effect of the indication icon and the positioning icon displayed adjacently is as shown in fig. 5. The adjacent distance may be default or preset.

In another embodiment, the indication icon can be displayed on the application interface of the map application in a semi-transparent mode, and the display position of the indication icon can be overlapped with the positioning icon and overlaid on the positioning icon. The positioning icon can indicate the position of the current orientation, the indicating icon can also indicate the position of the current orientation, when the positioning icon and the indicating icon simultaneously display the positions of the current orientation, the positions indicated by the positioning icon and the indicating icon can be compared, the position difference between the indicating position of the positioning icon and the position indicated by the indicating icon can be conveniently determined, and then the position of the current orientation can be more accurately determined. The orientation that the indication icon refers to may be a predetermined orientation or may be a currently indicated orientation.

In another embodiment, the indication icon may also be displayed on an application interface of the map application in a manner of a positioning icon, and instead of the positioning icon in the map application, the indication icon may represent the current positioning position and may also indicate the orientation. The position of the indication icon is the current positioning position.

In another embodiment, the orientation indicating method further includes:

and when the indication icon is determined to be closed, canceling the registration of the listener of the indication icon, and after canceling the registration of the listener of the indication icon, canceling the display of the indication icon on the application interface. By canceling the registration of the monitor of the indication icon, after the display of the indication icon is canceled, the resource occupied by the monitor corresponding to the indication icon is released, and the resource does not need to be occupied any more, so that the resource can be saved, and the waste of the resource is reduced. Before the indication icon is cancelled, registration of the listener of the indication icon is cancelled, so that information of the indication icon can not be monitored any more, and further monitored information does not need to be processed, the phenomenon that the indication icon is cancelled first before the listener of the indication icon is cancelled, the listener can also monitor the information of the indication icon, the monitored information cannot be processed, and corresponding data confusion is caused.

In another embodiment, a position indicating device is also provided. Referring to fig. 9, a schematic structural diagram of an orientation indicating apparatus includes:

the detection module 1 is used for detecting the starting operation of the map application.

And the first display module 2 is used for displaying an application interface based on the starting operation.

The second display module 3 is used for displaying an indication icon in a preset direction on the application interface; wherein the indication icon is: and the indication icon of the application level can be displayed on the map interface of any navigation mode. Fig. 8 shows only the above-described constituent modules, and other modules are not shown.

The position indicating apparatus further includes:

and the acquisition module is used for acquiring the starting configuration of the indication icon when the indication icon is determined to be started.

And the second display module is used for displaying the indication icon of the preset direction on the application interface according to the starting configuration.

A second display module comprising:

and the registration unit is used for registering and displaying the monitor of the indication icon according to the starting configuration.

And the display unit is used for displaying the indication icon in a floating window form on the application interface according to the monitoring information of the monitor.

The registration unit includes:

and the first registration unit is used for registering the monitor of the sensor according to the starting configuration.

The display unit is used for monitoring the azimuth information detected by the sensor based on the monitor of the sensor; updating at least an orientation of the indicator icon displayed over the application interface based on the orientation information.

The registration unit includes:

and the second registration unit is used for registering a monitor of the touch event according to the starting configuration.

The display unit is used for monitoring the touch operation detected by the touch screen based on the monitor of the touch event; updating the display state and/or the display effect of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation.

The display unit is further configured to at least one of:

based on the touch operation, hiding the indication icon displayed on the application interface;

based on the touch operation, zooming the indication icon displayed on the application interface;

adjusting the position of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation;

based on the touch operation, adjusting the transparency of the indication icon displayed on the application interface.

The position indicating apparatus further includes:

and the first canceling module is used for canceling the registration of the listener when the indication icon is determined to be closed.

And the second canceling module is used for canceling the display of the indication icon on the application interface.

In another embodiment, there is also provided an electronic device including:

when the processor is used for executing the executable instructions, the executable instructions execute the method of any one of the above embodiments.

In another embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is also provided, having stored therein computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any of the above embodiments.

Referring to fig. 10, a flow chart of another method for indicating a position is shown.

And after the map application is started, displaying a display interface of the map application. And after the driving indication icon is determined, displaying the indication icon on an application interface of the map application according to the acquired starting configuration of the indication icon.

The method specifically comprises the following steps:

initializing an indication icon, and registering a listener of the indication icon, the listener including a listener of a sensor and a listener of a touch event. The listener of the sensor may listen for orientation information detected by the sensor, and may update the indicated orientation of the indicator icon. The sensors may include a magnetic field sensor monitor and an acceleration sensor monitor, and when the indication icon is updated to indicate the orientation, the indication icon may be updated to indicate the orientation based on the monitored information detected by the magnetic field sensor and the information detected by the acceleration sensor. The indication accuracy of the indication icon can be calibrated according to the information detected by the monitored magnetic field sensor, and when the preset condition is reached, a calibration window can be popped up according to the information detected by the monitored magnetic field sensor to prompt the calibration of the indication accuracy of the indication icon. For example, hinting by 8-word around alignment, etc.

The monitor of the touch event can monitor the touch operation of the mobile event detected by the touch screen, and adjust the position of the indication icon displayed on the application interface according to the touch operation. Touch operation of double-click events detected by the touch screen can be monitored, and according to the operation, the indication icons displayed on the application interface can be zoomed. And touch operation of a three-click event detected by the touch screen can be monitored, and according to the operation, the indication icon displayed on the application interface can be hidden and cancelled.

When it is determined that the instruction icon is closed, the registration of the listener is canceled, and then the display of the instruction icon is canceled.

In another embodiment, a method of determining to display an indicator icon and determining to close the indicator icon is provided.

Referring to fig. 11, a schematic diagram of a determination display indication icon and a determination close indication icon is shown.

The method for determining the display indication icon comprises the following steps:

after the map application is started, a positioning management service interface is called to initiate positioning, specifically, the first interface, oceationmanager # requestLocationUpdates, is called.

Determining whether the positioning mode of the map application is a positioning mode of a global navigation satellite system (GPS) may specifically be performed by calling a function Location PROVIDER, GPS _ PROVIDER.

After determining that the positioning mode of the map application is the GPS positioning mode, it is necessary to determine whether the application is the map application since the system does not know whether the current application is the map application. A data structure, such as a data set HashSet, may be created, where a package name package of a preset map application is stored, and one package name represents only one map application. The object of this data structure is named request package mRequestPackage. If the package name of the map application is contained in the data structure, the current application is the map application.

After the current application is determined to be the map application, whether the map application can display the indication icon is determined, and after the map application is determined to be capable of displaying the indication icon, the map application is subjected to quantity counting. Adding the package name of the map application into the mRequestPackage, and calling a function mRequestPackage.add (packagName).

When a plurality of map applications are opened, only one indication icon needs to pop up. After counting the number of map applications, the second interface GnssLocationProvider # startnavigation () is called, and when the map application requests to display the indication icon again, the interface GnssLocationProvider # startnavigation () is not repeatedly called.

The judgment as to whether or not the display instruction icon is currently in a state where it is not determined that the display instruction icon is displayed may be within the GnssLocationProvider # startnavigation () function body. And then determining whether the number of the counted map applications is greater than zero, and determining to display an indication icon when the number of the counted map applications is greater than zero. And determines the display state of the indication icon as being displayed. Determining whether the number of statistical map applications is greater than zero may determine whether mrequestpackage.size () is greater than 0 within the function body when the function GnssLocationProvider # startnavigation () is called.

In the above-described determination step, when the determination result is negative, the display instruction icon cannot be determined.

The method for determining to close the indication icon, namely canceling the display of the indication icon comprises the following steps:

an operation of closing the map application is detected, and after the operation of closing the map application is detected, it is determined whether or not to cancel the display of the indication icon. This can be done in the third interface location manager # removeUpdates by calling it.

Determining whether the indication icon has been displayed, determining whether the indication icon can be currently turned off after determining that the indication icon has been displayed, and determining to turn off the indication icon when determining that the indication icon can be turned off and is already in a state in which the indication icon is turned off, thereby facilitating cancellation of display of the indication icon.

And if the statistical map application number is larger than zero when the indication icon can be closed and the indication icon is not closed, clearing the statistical map application number, and determining that the indication icon is not displayed. Specifically, it may be determined whether the located application process is a map application, and after determining that the located application process is a map application, the counted number of map applications is cleared.

It is then possible to determine to cancel the display of the display instruction icon. This may be done in the fourth interface by calling the fourth interface GnssLocationProvider # stopnavigation. The method specifically comprises the following steps:

whether the indication icon is already displayed or not is determined, and when the indication icon is determined to be displayed, since the situation that the number of the counted map applications is not cleared after the step after the number of the counted map applications is cleared is possibly caused, it is necessary to determine whether the number of the counted map applications is equal to or greater than zero or not. And when the statistical number of the map applications is determined to be larger than or equal to zero, clearing the statistical number of the map applications, and then determining the indication icon as not displayed. Here, it may be determined again whether the counted number of map applications is zero, and when zero, it is determined to cancel the display of the indication icon, otherwise, it is determined to clear the counted number of map applications, and then it is determined to cancel the display of the indication icon. Determining whether the number of the counted map applications is zero for multiple times can ensure that no map application needs to display the indication icon, and prevent the indication icon from being cancelled when the map application is utilizing the indication icon.

The first interface and the third interface may be implemented in a location management service class, and the second interface and the fourth interface may be implemented in a location provisioning service class GNSSlocationprovider.

It should be noted that "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely for convenience of description and distinction, and have no other specific meaning.

Fig. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a terminal device according to an example embodiment. For example, the terminal device may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 12, the terminal device may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input/output (I/O) interface 812, a sensor component 814, and a communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls overall operation of the terminal device, such as operations associated with presentation, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing components 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the terminal device. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the terminal device, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 804 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 component 806 provides power to various components of the terminal device. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the terminal device.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the terminal device and the 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 808 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. When the terminal device is in an operation mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. 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 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the terminal device 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 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 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 component 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of state assessment for the terminal device. For example, sensor assembly 814 may detect the open/closed status of the terminal device, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the terminal device, the change in position of the terminal device or a component of the terminal device, the presence or absence of user contact with the terminal device, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the terminal device, and the change in temperature of the terminal device. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 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 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate communication between the terminal device and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The terminal device may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, communications component 816 further includes a Near Field Communications (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the terminal device 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 methods.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method of indicating a position, comprising:

detecting a starting operation of a map application;

displaying an application interface based on the starting operation;

displaying an indication icon in a preset direction on the application interface; wherein the indication icon is: and an indication icon of an application level can be displayed on a map interface of the navigation mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation mode comprises at least one of:

a northup mode;

a current route forward mode;

view following mode.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the indication icon is at least used for displaying a current orientation of the mobile terminal of the application interface.

4. A position indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, before said displaying an indication icon of a predetermined direction, said method further comprises:

when the indication icon is determined to be started, acquiring starting configuration of the indication icon;

the displaying an indication icon of a predetermined direction on the application interface includes:

and displaying the indication icon of the preset direction on the application interface according to the starting configuration.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein displaying an indication icon of the predetermined direction on the application interface according to the launch configuration includes:

registering a monitor for displaying the indication icon according to the starting configuration;

and displaying the indication icon in a floating window form on the application interface according to the monitoring information of the monitor.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein registering a listener that displays the indication icon according to the start configuration includes: registering a monitor of the sensor according to the starting configuration;

the displaying the indication icon in a floating window form on the application interface according to the monitoring information of the monitor comprises: monitoring the azimuth information detected by the sensor based on the monitor of the sensor; updating at least an orientation of the indicator icon displayed over the application interface based on the orientation information.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein registering a listener that displays the indication icon according to the start configuration includes: registering a monitor of the touch event according to the starting configuration;

the displaying the indication icon in a floating window form on the application interface according to the monitoring information of the monitor comprises: monitoring the touch operation detected by the touch screen based on the monitor of the touch event; updating the display state and/or the display effect of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the updating the display state and/or the display effect of the indication icon displayed on the application interface based on the touch operation includes at least one of:

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

canceling the registration of the listener when determining to close the indicator graph;

canceling the display of the indication icon on the application interface.

10. An orientation indicating device, comprising:

11. An electronic device, comprising:

the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions when the executable instructions are executed, and the executable instructions perform the method of any one of the preceding claims 1 to 8.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the method of any of claims 1 to 8.