WO2017197976A1

WO2017197976A1 - Method for hiding/displaying application program, and terminal device

Info

Publication number: WO2017197976A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/077800
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈璐
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-05-18
Filing date: 2017-03-23
Publication date: 2017-11-23
Also published as: CN107403080A; CN107403080B

Abstract

Provided is a method for hiding/displaying an application program: when detecting that fingerprint information has been inputted into a terminal device, acquiring said fingerprint information (101); on the basis of the fingerprint information, acquiring from pre-stored information of the terminal device a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information, and then searching whether an identification name of an application program is present in the pre-stored information (102); when the search results show that the identification name of the application program is not present in the pre-stored information, the terminal device pops up a menu, asking the user to hide/display the application program (103); and when the user selects to hide the application program, recording the identification name of the application program in the pre-stored information, the identification name of the application program corresponding to a fingerprint identification number (104). Also provided is a terminal device.

Description

Method for hiding/displaying an application and terminal device

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to mobile terminal device technologies, and in particular, to a method for hiding/displaying an application and a terminal device.

Background technique

In order to avoid the application operation on the terminal, if the child plays with the parent's terminal device, it may make a phone call or send a text message, or based on the need to protect privacy, people often need to hide some applications that they have installed on the terminal. program.

In the prior art, the most common way to hide and display installed applications is to let the user choose the applications they need to hide, set passwords or bind them to a fingerprint, and then hide those applications. At the entrance of the program, the terminal device displays the entry of these applications only after the user triggers the display request and the correct password is entered or the fingerprint sensor detects the bound fingerprint.

However, in the above method, the user needs to select an application to be hidden through an entry of the selected confidential application. Since there is an entry for selecting the confidential application, others can guess that the user intentionally hides some applications, which exposes The user's intention does not really achieve the purpose of protecting privacy.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure are expected to provide a method for hiding/displaying an application and a terminal device, which can more conceal the privacy of the user.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented as follows:

A method of hiding/displaying an application, the method comprising:

Obtaining the fingerprint information when the fingerprint information input terminal device is detected;

After acquiring the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information of the terminal device according to the fingerprint information, whether the identification name of the application program exists in the pre-stored information is retrieved;

When the search result is that the identification name of the application does not exist in the pre-stored information, the terminal device pops up a menu and asks the user to hide/display the application;

When the user chooses to hide the application, the identification name of the application is recorded into the pre-stored information, and the identification name of the application corresponds to the fingerprint identification number.

The method as described above, wherein the obtaining the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information according to the fingerprint information comprises:

Searching for the fingerprint information as an index, and searching whether the fingerprint information exists in the pre-stored information;

When the fingerprint information is retrieved from the pre-stored information, a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information is acquired from the pre-stored information.

The method as described above, wherein the retrieving the pre-stored information indicates whether an identification name of the application exists. include:

Retrieving, by using the identification name of the application, whether the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information.

The method as described above, wherein, after the retrieving the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, the method further comprises:

When the search result is the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, determining a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, corresponding to the collected fingerprint information Whether the fingerprint identification number is consistent;

When the fingerprint identification number in the pre-stored information is consistent with the collected fingerprint identification number, the terminal device pops up a menu and asks the user to hide/display the application program;

When the user selects to display the application, the identification name of the application is deleted from the pre-stored information.

The method as described above, wherein the pre-stored information includes an identification name of the application, and a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the application.

A terminal device, the terminal device comprising:

a monitoring module, configured to acquire the fingerprint information when detecting that fingerprint information is input into the terminal device;

a storage module, configured to store pre-stored information;

An information retrieval module, configured to retrieve, after the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information, from the pre-stored information stored in the storage module according to the fingerprint information, whether the identifier of the application exists in the pre-stored information name;

a processing module, configured to: when the search result is that the identification name of the application does not exist in the pre-stored information, the terminal device pops up a menu, asks a user to hide/display the application; and selects to hide in the user In the application, the identification name of the application is recorded in the pre-stored information, and the identification name of the application corresponds to the fingerprint identification number.

The terminal device as described above, wherein the information retrieval module is specifically configured to:

The terminal device as described above, wherein the processing module is further configured to:

When the search result of the information retrieval module is that the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information, determining a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, and the collected location Whether the fingerprint identification numbers corresponding to the fingerprint information are consistent;

The terminal device as described above, wherein the pre-stored information includes an identification name of the application, and a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the application.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein computer program instructions for performing a method of hiding/displaying an application when one or more processors of a terminal device execute the computer program instructions , the method includes:

The method for hiding/displaying an application and the terminal device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure acquire the fingerprint information when the fingerprint information input terminal device is detected; and from the pre-stored information of the terminal device according to the fingerprint information After obtaining the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information, searching whether the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information; when the search result is that the identification name of the application does not exist in the pre-stored information The terminal device pops up a menu, asking the user to hide/display the application; when the user chooses to hide the application, the identification name of the application is recorded into the pre-stored information, and the application The identification name of the program corresponds to the fingerprint identification number. In this way, when the fingerprint information consistent with the pre-stored information is detected, the menu for inquiring the user to hide/display the application is activated according to the fingerprint authentication, thereby performing corresponding operations, which is more concealed and can well protect the user. Privacy, fast and convenient.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for hiding/displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2a is a schematic diagram of a terminal device in a hidden state in a method for hiding/displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2b is a schematic diagram of a terminal device in a display state in a method for hiding/displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of determining, by a method for hiding/displaying an application, whether a user has a right to change an application hiding/displaying state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

detailed description

In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a menu for inquiring a user to hide/display the application is activated according to fingerprint authentication, thereby performing a corresponding operation, only in the fingerprint information and the pre-stored information, and the identification name of the application The application is hidden/displayed according to the user's selection when it coincides with the pre-stored information.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for hiding/displaying an application according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the method provided in this embodiment may include:

Step 101: Acquire the fingerprint information when the fingerprint information input terminal device is detected.

During the process of installing an application, it is monitored whether there is a fingerprint input terminal device. If a finger is found to be pressed on the terminal device, the fingerprint information is collected, and then step 102 is performed to authenticate the fingerprint information.

Step 102: After obtaining the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information of the terminal device according to the fingerprint information, whether the identification name of the application program exists in the pre-stored information is retrieved.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, only the fingerprint information registered on the terminal device has a corresponding fingerprint identification number, and each fingerprint information has a corresponding fingerprint identification number, and the pre-stored information includes The identification name of the application and a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the application.

When the terminal device obtains the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information according to the fingerprint information, the terminal device may use the fingerprint information as an index to retrieve whether the fingerprint information exists in the pre-stored information. And acquiring the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information when the fingerprint information is retrieved in the pre-stored information. When the terminal device can retrieve the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information, indicating that the authentication is successful, the step of subsequently retrieving the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information may be performed, otherwise , indicating that the authentication failed, do not do anything.

When the terminal device retrieves the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, the identifier of the application may be used as an index to retrieve whether the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information.

Step 103: When the search result is that the identification name of the application does not exist in the pre-stored information, the terminal device pops up a menu and asks the user to hide/display the application.

When there is no identification name of the application being installed in the pre-stored information, a menu pops up asking the user whether the application needs to be kept secret, that is, letting the user choose to hide/display the application.

Step 104: When the user chooses to hide the application, record the identification name of the application into the pre-stored information, and the identification name of the application corresponds to the fingerprint identification number.

It can be understood that the terminal device does not perform any processing when the user selects to display the application.

In another possible implementation manner, when the search result is the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, determining a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information. Whether the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the collected fingerprint information is consistent; when the fingerprint identification number in the pre-stored information is consistent with the collected fingerprint identification number, indicating that the application has been selected as a hidden application by the user Program, the terminal device Popping up a menu asking the user to hide/display the application; when the user selects to display the application, deleting the identification name of the application from the pre-stored information; it can be understood that the user When the application is selected to be hidden, the terminal device does nothing.

It should be noted that, if the search result is that the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information, but the fingerprint identification number in the pre-stored information does not match the collected fingerprint identification number, the terminal device does not Do any processing.

It can be seen that the menu for inquiring the user to hide/display the application will only pop up when the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information is consistent with the fingerprint identification number in the pre-stored information, and will not pop up in other cases. This method of activating a context menu according to fingerprint permissions and performing corresponding operations is more concealed and quick and convenient.

The method for hiding/displaying an application provided by this embodiment is described in detail below through different application scenarios.

First, in the embodiment, the foregoing steps may be performed by the following modules: a fingerprint registration module for registering fingerprint information; a fingerprint authentication module for fingerprint authentication, when the module receives a fingerprint After the information, it will be searched in the fingerprint registration module. If found, it indicates that the authentication is successful and returns the identification number of the fingerprint to the caller. If not found, the authentication fails; the information retrieval module is used to record and retrieve the information of the confidential application, and each piece of information recorded by the module corresponds to a confidential application, and the information content at least includes the unique identification name of the application. The fingerprint identification number corresponding to the application; the application installer module is configured to monitor the fingerprint input device during the process of installing an application, and if a finger is found pressed on the fingerprint input device, the fingerprint is collected by the fingerprint input device. Then, the fingerprint is sent to the fingerprint authentication module for authentication; the installed application information module is used to view the module of the installed application information.

Specifically, for the application scenario of the terminal device switching state:

In an actual application, an application on a terminal device has two states, a hidden state and a display state; correspondingly, an application in a hidden state may be referred to as a confidential application, and an application in a display state is referred to as a public application.

When the terminal device is powered on, it is hidden by default. In the hidden state, only the public application is displayed. At this time, all the interfaces of an application can be proved, including but not limited to the desktop, status bar, widget, application manager, etc. The confidential application recorded in the information recording module is not displayed, so the person who sees the terminal interface in this state cannot determine which security applications are installed in the terminal.

When the terminal device changes to the display state, all or a part of the confidential application is displayed in the display state, and all the public applications are displayed; when the user presses the finger on the terminal device, the terminal device collects the fingerprint of the user, and then sends the fingerprint authentication. The module performs authentication. When the authentication is passed, the terminal device enters the display state. The foregoing can prove that all interfaces of an application have been installed, including but not limited to the desktop, status bar, widget, application manager, etc. The security application associated with the identification number of the authenticated fingerprint recorded in the information recording module is displayed; it should be noted that the terminal device may have a display state corresponding to different fingerprints.

The terminal device returns to the hidden state. The terminal device is already in the display state. After performing some operation, including but not limited to: locking the screen, clicking a switch on the interface, starting an application, timing the time, touching the fingerprint collector, Will return to the hidden state.

It should be noted that, when the terminal device changes to the display state, the terminal device enters a display state corresponding to the fingerprint identification number passed through the authentication, that is, there may be an application A, and the fingerprint identification associated with the terminal device. The number is B, but the identification number of the fingerprint that passes the authentication when entering the display state is C, not B, so A is not displayed in the display state corresponding to C. This is why there is a display state corresponding to different fingerprints.

Widgets and shortcuts on the desktop are special in all interfaces that can prove that an application has been installed, including but not limited to desktop, status bar, widget, application manager, etc., because other interfaces can follow certain rules. Automatically arranged, only the location of the widgets and shortcuts on the desktop on the desktop is determined by the user; for this case, including other similar situations, in the hidden state of the terminal device and the display state switching, The principle of user intent is preferred. The application scenario is described by using Widget and shortcut display application as an example.

1) In the hidden state and display state of the terminal, the user can freely drag the Widget and the shortcut to place on any cell on the desktop: if a cell is occupied by a publicly applied Widget or shortcut, then the terminal Whether it is hidden or displayed, this cell is occupied by this publicly applied Widget or shortcut.

2) If a cell is occupied by a security application's Widget or shortcut in the terminal's display state, then after the terminal enters the hidden state, the cell will be freed and can be placed in other application's Widget or shortcut, such as Figure 2a shows.

3) If the cell described in 2) is occupied by a publicly-applied Widget or shortcut in the hidden state of the terminal, then when the terminal enters the display state again, it will be the Widget or the shortcut of the original secret application. The mode is occupied; as shown in Figure 2b.

Specifically, for the application scenario when the application is installed, the hidden/display state is changed:

When an application is installed on the terminal device, the application installer module monitors the fingerprint input device during the installation of an application until the application installer module is exited. The application installer module finds that a finger is pressed. When the fingerprint is input on the device, the fingerprint is collected by the fingerprint input device, and then the fingerprint is sent to the fingerprint authentication module for authentication; the application installer module determines whether the user has the result according to the result of the authentication and the recording status in the information retrieval module. Change the permission of the application confidentiality/public status, and only pop up the operation menu for the user to select when there is permission; only when the application exists on the terminal, the user's selection result will be reflected in the information retrieval module; according to the user's The selection result is combined with the current state of the terminal to finally determine whether the application is displayed.

It should be noted that if the application is installed for the first time, the user's selection result will be reflected in the information retrieval module only when it is successfully installed; if the application is upgraded, then whether the upgrade is successful or failed, because The application must exist on the terminal, so the user's selection result will be immediately reflected in the information retrieval module; if it is determined that the user does not have the right to change the application hidden/display state, the terminal device does not perform any processing.

Specifically, for the application scenario after the application has been installed, change the hidden/display state of the application:

Only in the application manager when the terminal is in the display state or the application itself is a public application The application information is now installed so that the user can view the installed application information module to view the information of the application; the installed application information module will always monitor the fingerprint input device when displaying the information of an installed application until exiting the view. The module ends the monitoring; when the installed application information module finds that a finger is pressed on the fingerprint input device, the fingerprint is collected by the fingerprint input device, and then the fingerprint is sent to the fingerprint authentication module for authentication; the installed application information module is viewed. According to the result of the authentication and the record status in the information retrieval module, it is judged whether the user has the right to change the hidden/display state of the application, and the operation menu is popped up only when the authority is available for the user to select; if it is determined that the user does not have the application changed If the permission of the state is hidden/displayed, the terminal device does not perform any processing.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, determining whether the user has the application hiding/displaying status may include the following steps:

Step 201: Listening to a fingerprint input device;

Step 202, determining whether a finger is pressed on the fingerprint input device; if not, continuing to listen; if yes, go to step 203;

Step 203: Collect a fingerprint and send it to the fingerprint authentication module for authentication.

Step 204, determine whether the identification number of the fingerprint can be obtained; if not, go to step 205; if yes, go to step 206;

Step 205: Determine that the user does not have the right to change the hidden/display state of the application;

Step 206: Perform a search in the information retrieval module by using the unique identification name of the application as an index;

Step 207, it is determined whether the record can be retrieved; if yes, go to step 208, if not, go to step 209;

Step 208, it is determined whether the identification number in the record and the identification number of the collected fingerprint are consistent; if not, go to step 205; if they are consistent, go to step 209;

Step 209: Determine that the user has the right to change the hidden/display state of the application;

Further, the terminal device in this embodiment may be a platform for Android 5.0; with a fingerprint input device, an "add fingerprint" menu item is used to register a fingerprint in the "Settings -> Common -> Fingerprint" interface. A total of 5 fingerprints can be registered and stored. Before the fingerprint is registered for the first time, a password must be set. The correct password must be entered in the future to register a new fingerprint. The system has the application installer described in this embodiment: a package installer (Package Installer); The PackageInstaller is the only application installer that has the application permission to install the application on the terminal device. That is, all the applications must be installed through it. The system has the application information module for viewing the installed application described in this embodiment, and the settings are as follows: ->All Apps" to see a list of all applications, click on a list item to enter a single "Application Information" interface, display the information of the application, the "Application Information" interface is the view installed as described in this embodiment. Application information module; the system provides an API function to complete the function of the fingerprint authentication module; the system provides the API function The function of recording and retrieving the information of the hidden application. The unique identification name of the application is the package name of the application; the system provides API functions to complete the function of querying all installed applications. The API function will be hidden according to the terminal. Display the status, return the corresponding application list, in different states, the returned list is different; the desktop application that comes with the system implements the functions described in this embodiment, and displays the corresponding application according to the hidden/display status of the terminal. Widgets and shortcuts; the status bar that comes with the system implements the functions described in this embodiment and will be hidden according to the terminal. The public status displays the notification message sent by the corresponding application; the application manager that comes with the system (entered by "Settings->Common->Application") implements the functions described in this embodiment, and is in a hidden/public state according to the terminal. The corresponding application is displayed.

The method for hiding/displaying an application provided by this embodiment is more concealed than the prior art, and can well protect the privacy of the user, and is fast and convenient.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device provided in this embodiment includes: a monitoring module 11, a storage module 12, an information retrieval module 13, and a processing module 14.

The monitoring module 11 is configured to acquire the fingerprint information when the fingerprint information is detected and input into the terminal device.

a storage module 12, configured to store pre-stored information;

The information retrieval module 13 is configured to retrieve, after the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information, from the pre-stored information stored by the storage module according to the fingerprint information, whether the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information. ;

The processing module 14 is configured to: when the search result is that the identification name of the application does not exist in the pre-stored information, the terminal device pops up a menu, and asks the user to hide/display the application; When the application is hidden, the identification name of the application is recorded into the pre-stored information, and the identification name of the application corresponds to the fingerprint identification number.

Specifically, the information retrieval module 13 is specifically configured to: use the fingerprint information as an index to retrieve whether the fingerprint information exists in the pre-stored information; and when the fingerprint information is retrieved in the pre-stored information, Obtaining a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information in the pre-stored information.

Specifically, the information retrieval module 13 is specifically configured to: use the identification name of the application as an index to retrieve whether the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information.

Specifically, the processing module 14 is further configured to: when the search result of the information retrieval module 13 is that the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information, determine the pre-stored information and the application Identifying a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the name, and whether the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the collected fingerprint information is consistent; when the fingerprint identification number in the pre-stored information is consistent with the collected fingerprint identification number, the terminal device pops up a menu Inquiring the user to hide/display the application; when the user selects to display the application, the identification name of the application is deleted from the pre-stored information.

It should be noted that the pre-stored information includes an identification name of the application, and a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the application.

The terminal device provided by this embodiment may be used to implement the technical solution of the foregoing method embodiment, and the implementation principle and the technical effect are similar, and details are not described herein again.

In practical applications, the monitoring module 11, the storage module 12, the information retrieval module 13 and the processing module 14 may be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor (MPU), a digital signal processor (DSP) or a terminal device. Device implementation such as field programmable gate array (FPGA).

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present disclosure can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present disclosure may take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present disclosure is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.

In one embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, wherein computer program instructions are stored, wherein when the one or more processors of the terminal device execute the computer program instructions, the terminal device executes a A method for hiding/displaying an application, the method comprising: acquiring the fingerprint information when the fingerprint information is input to the terminal device; and acquiring the information from the pre-stored information of the terminal device according to the fingerprint information After the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information is retrieved, whether the identification name of the application program exists in the pre-stored information is retrieved; when the search result is that the identification name of the application program does not exist in the pre-stored information, The terminal device pops up a menu asking the user to hide/display the application; when the user chooses to hide the application, the identification name of the application is recorded into the pre-stored information, and the application is recognized The name corresponds to the fingerprint identification number.

Industrial applicability

The method for hiding/displaying an application provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to a terminal device, by detecting whether the fingerprint information is consistent with the pre-stored information, and activating a menu for inquiring the user to hide/display the application according to the fingerprint authentication, thereby The corresponding operation is more concealed, which can protect the privacy of the user well and is quick and convenient.

Claims

A method of hiding/displaying an application, including:

Obtaining the fingerprint information when the fingerprint information input terminal device is detected;

After acquiring the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information of the terminal device according to the fingerprint information, whether the identification name of the application program exists in the pre-stored information is retrieved;

When the search result is that the identification name of the application does not exist in the pre-stored information, the terminal device pops up a menu and asks the user to hide/display the application;

When the user chooses to hide the application, the identification name of the application is recorded into the pre-stored information, and the identification name of the application corresponds to the fingerprint identification number.
The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information according to the fingerprint information comprises:

Searching for the fingerprint information as an index, and searching whether the fingerprint information exists in the pre-stored information;

When the fingerprint information is retrieved from the pre-stored information, a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information is acquired from the pre-stored information.
The method of claim 2, wherein the retrieving the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information comprises:

Retrieving, by using the identification name of the application, whether the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information.
The method of claim 3, wherein after the retrieving the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, the method further comprises:

When the search result is the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, determining a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, corresponding to the collected fingerprint information Whether the fingerprint identification number is consistent;

When the fingerprint identification number in the pre-stored information is consistent with the collected fingerprint identification number, the terminal device pops up a menu and asks the user to hide/display the application program;

When the user selects to display the application, the identification name of the application is deleted from the pre-stored information.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the prestored information includes an identification name of the application, and a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the application.
A terminal device comprising:

a monitoring module, configured to acquire the fingerprint information when the fingerprint information is input into the terminal device;

a storage module configured to store pre-stored information;

The information retrieval module is configured to: after obtaining the fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information from the pre-stored information stored by the storage module according to the fingerprint information, whether the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information;

a processing module, configured to: when the search result is that the identification name of the application does not exist in the pre-stored information, the terminal device pops up a menu, asks a user to hide/display the application; and selects to hide in the user In the application, the identification name of the application is recorded in the pre-stored information, and the identification name of the application corresponds to the fingerprint identification number.
The terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the information retrieval module is configured to:

Searching for the fingerprint information as an index, and searching whether the fingerprint information exists in the pre-stored information;

When the fingerprint information is retrieved from the pre-stored information, a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the fingerprint information is acquired from the pre-stored information.
The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein said information retrieval module is configured to:

Retrieving, by using the identification name of the application, whether the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information.
The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the processing module is further configured to:

When the search result of the information retrieval module is that the identification name of the application exists in the pre-stored information, determining a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the identification name of the application in the pre-stored information, and the collected location Whether the fingerprint identification numbers corresponding to the fingerprint information are consistent;

When the fingerprint identification number in the pre-stored information is consistent with the collected fingerprint identification number, the terminal device pops up a menu and asks the user to hide/display the application program;

When the user selects to display the application, the identification name of the application is deleted from the pre-stored information.
The terminal device according to any one of claims 6-9, wherein the prestored information includes an identification name of the application, and a fingerprint identification number corresponding to the application.