CN105812552B - A kind of removing method and terminal of the prompt information of application icon - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a method and a terminal for eliminating prompt information of application icons, relates to the field of terminal display technology, and is invented to solve the problem that prompt information of application icons of terminals in the prior art is difficult to eliminate. The method of the present invention includes: detecting the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, and the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon; according to the operation, generating a prompt information elimination instruction; according to the The prompt information elimination instruction is used to eliminate the prompt icon. The solution of the present invention can provide the user with a more convenient operation mode, so that the icon prompt information disappears, and at the same time, ensure the push target and improve the user's experience.

Description

Method and terminal for eliminating prompt information of application icons

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of terminal display, in particular to a method for eliminating prompt information of application icons and a terminal.

Background technique

In recent years, the smart phone industry has been surging, and the operating systems of smart phones include: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc. Today, as smart phone products are increasingly homogeneous, taking a differentiated development path and improving user experience have become a sharp weapon to break out of the tight encirclement.

Among them, there is a bad experience in Android mobile phones. When the system application detects that a certain application has a new version or obtains new information, it will remind the user in several ways. The usual way is the notification bar. , the prompt icon in the upper right corner of the application icon, etc., each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and there are certain places where the experience is not good.

As shown in Figure 1, when there is a missed text message on the user's mobile phone, generally the mobile phone will display a prompt icon in the upper right corner of the text message icon, prompting the user to view a message. When there are multiple messages, the prompt icons are not limited to displaying numbers, but also include graphics such as red dots that prompt the user to view. After the user clicks to enter and check the corresponding text message, the prompt icon will disappear. If the user does not check it, some mobile phones will be treated as unchecked, and the prompt message will be retained. When the number of short messages of a user reaches a certain scale, finding the unread short messages corresponding to the prompt will become a very tedious and time-consuming work, which greatly consumes the user's experience.

Among the existing reminder methods, the notification bar reminder method is more friendly and easy to eliminate, but when the number reaches a certain level, it will cause a sense of accumulation, causing users a sense of oppression with messy management and numerous advertisements, thereby reducing user experience; The corner prompt icon method is more targeted and more accurate, but it has the characteristics of cumbersome operation steps and is not easy to eliminate, which is a disaster for users with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and terminal for eliminating the prompt information of application icons, so as to provide users with a more convenient operation mode, make the icon prompt information disappear, and at the same time ensure the push target and improve the user experience.

In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for eliminating the prompt information of an application icon, including:

An operation performed by the user on the prompt icon of the application icon is detected, and the prompt icon displays prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon;

According to the operation, generate a prompt message elimination instruction;

According to the prompt information elimination instruction, the prompt icon is eliminated.

In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a terminal, including:

The first detection module is used to detect the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, and the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon;

The first generation module is used to generate a prompt information elimination instruction according to the operation;

The first elimination module is configured to eliminate the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction.

The beneficial effects of above-mentioned technical scheme of the present invention are as follows:

In the above solution, by detecting the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon; according to the operation, a prompt information elimination instruction is generated; according to the prompt The information elimination instruction is to eliminate the prompt icon. In this way, a more convenient operation mode can be provided to the user, and the icon prompt information can disappear, while ensuring the push target and improving the user experience.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prompt icon including the number of unchecked short messages displayed at the upper right corner of an information icon of an existing terminal.

2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for eliminating prompt information of an application icon according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a prompt icon containing the number of unchecked short messages displayed in the upper right corner of the information icon of the terminal of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram after the prompt icon in the upper right corner of the message icon disappears after sliding operation on the prompt icon in Fig. 3;

FIG. 5 is another schematic flowchart of a method for eliminating prompt information of an application icon according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a prompt icon containing the number of unupdated applications displayed in the upper right corner of the application store icon of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the prompt icon in the upper right corner of the application store disappearing after a drag operation on the prompt icon of the application store icon shown in FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an application display interface corresponding to the application store icon opened after the user clicks the application store icon after the prompt icon on the application store icon shown in FIG. 7 disappears;

Fig. 9 is a plurality of currently updateable icons displayed after clicking the application update icon on the application display interface shown in Fig. 8;

FIG. 10 is another schematic flowchart of a method for eliminating prompt information of an application icon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages to be solved by the present invention clearer, the following will describe in detail with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

The present invention aims at the problem in the prior art that the prompt information of the terminal application icon disappears, which is cumbersome to operate and difficult to disappear. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for eliminating the prompt information of the application icon, which can provide users with more The convenient operation method makes the prompt information of the prompt icon disappear, and at the same time ensures the push target and improves the user experience.

First embodiment:

As shown in Figure 2, the method for eliminating the prompt information of the application icon includes:

Step 11, detecting the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, and the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon;

Step 12, according to the operation, generate a prompt message elimination instruction;

Step 13, cancel the prompt icon according to the prompt information cancel instruction.

In this embodiment, the application icon may be an application icon displayed on the desktop of the terminal, or an application icon in a folder. As shown in Figure 3, the information icon on the terminal desktop, when there are many short messages that have not been viewed, a prompt icon will be displayed in the upper right corner of the information icon, and the prompt information of the number of currently unchecked short messages will be displayed on the prompt icon; To eliminate the prompt icon, in the embodiment of the present invention, a simple operation can be performed on the prompt icon to eliminate it.

Specifically, in the above embodiment, step 11 includes: detecting that the user drags the prompt icon of the application icon. Of course, other operations that are simple and easy and do not conflict with other operations of the icon can also be used. When the end of the dragging operation is detected, the prompt information elimination instruction is generated. Sending the prompt information elimination instruction to the application corresponding to the application icon, so that the application deletes the prompt icon and the prompt information on it according to the prompt information elimination instruction. In the application, the prompt icon can be separated from the application icon. Drag the prompt icon to separate the prompt icon from the application icon. When you let go, the prompt icon will disappear automatically. The application icon is a normal icon without a prompt icon.

Second embodiment:

As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, combined with a specific application icon, the process of dragging the prompt icon of the application icon to remove the prompt icon with prompt information in the upper right corner of the application icon is described: as shown in Figure 3 , when there are unchecked short messages in the terminal, generally the terminal will display a prompt icon 21 in the upper right corner of the information icon 20 to remind the user that there are unchecked short messages, for example, there are currently 3 unchecked short messages.

In the prior art, after the user clicks on the information icon 20 to enter and view unread text messages, the prompt icon 21 in this figure can disappear, but if he enters without viewing, some terminals are treated as unread, and the prompt icon 21 remains. When the number of unread short messages of the user reaches a certain scale, searching for the unread short messages corresponding to the prompt icon 21 will become a very tedious and time-consuming work, which greatly consumes the user's experience.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the user does not wish to view the unread short message corresponding to the prompt icon 21 or the information corresponding to the prompt icon 21 is very difficult to consult (for example, there are 200 short messages, and the position of the unread short message is 120) When the user presses and slides the prompt icon 21, the prompt can be eliminated (as shown in Figure 4, which is the application icon after the prompt icon 21 is eliminated); this will be a very pleasing experience for users with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

For the Android system of the terminal, the implementation process of the above method includes:

The application icon sends the package name and class name of the application to be updated, and the prompt information contained in the prompt icon, these three basic data to the desktop launcher Launcher of the terminal by means of broadcasting;

After the Android system desktop launcher Launcher receives the broadcast, it extracts the three basic data in the broadcast, and then draws the corresponding prompt icon in the corresponding application.

Taking the Funtouch OS system as an example, the prompt icon is a picture control ImageView. Controls can receive user operation events and perform corresponding operations. In the present invention, by improving the desktop launcher Launcher, let the picture control receive and process touch events and click events, when the action ACTION received by the touch event is sliding ACTION_MOVE, the Launcher slides the prompt icon control ImageView of the corresponding application Draw and animate. When the user gestures up, the ImageView responds to the gesture up ACTION_UP event, and sends a broadcast notification to the corresponding application to clear the icon. After receiving the broadcast from the Launcher, the application clears the number of icons to zero, and resends the broadcast notification to the Launcher to draw the page. Refresh and you're done.

In order to achieve this goal, the system itself needs to formulate and maintain a set of broadcast rules to achieve one-to-one accurate delivery of broadcasts.

The above-mentioned second embodiment of the present invention: when a prompt icon is generated in the upper right corner of the application icon to prompt the user for information, if the user does not want to consult or cannot consult for some reason, click and drag the prompt icon to It can be eliminated, and then supplemented with animation effects to improve user experience.

Third embodiment:

As shown in FIG. 5 , a method for eliminating prompt information of an application icon in an embodiment of the present invention includes:

Step 11, detecting the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, and the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon;

Step 12, according to the operation, generate a prompt message elimination instruction;

Step 13: Eliminate the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction;

Step 14, when the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is opened, set the operation control authority of the icon displayed in the application display interface to allow deletion operation;

Step 15, detecting a sliding operation on the first icon displayed in the application display interface; wherein, the first icon is any one of a plurality of icons displayed in the application display interface;

Step 16, generating a deletion instruction to delete the first icon according to the sliding operation on the first icon;

Step 17, according to the deletion instruction, delete the first icon in the application display interface.

In this embodiment, after the above 13, it may further include: when the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is not opened, generating a prompt interface; displaying in the prompt interface prompting the user to view the application icon corresponding to the application icon. The application displays the prompt information of multiple icons in the interface.

As shown in Figures 6-9, combined with specific application icons, the process of sliding the prompt icon of the application icon to eliminate the gas prompt icon with prompt information in the upper right corner of the application icon is described:

The application icon in this embodiment is described by taking the application store icon 30 as an example, and the prompt information in the prompt icon on this type of application icon has a strong purpose. This kind of prompt information is urgently hoped that the user can consult it. In the current processing, some mobile phone applications cannot be eliminated even if they are checked and not processed, causing certain troubles to users.

As shown in FIG. 7 , taking the application store icon 30 of Funtouch OS as an example, there is a prompt icon 31 in the upper right corner, indicating that there are currently 6 applications that need to be updated.

Specifically, when it is detected that the application needs to be updated, a flag is set to confirm whether the user can perform sliding elimination, such as setting the operation control authority of the icon displayed in the application display interface to allow the delete operation through a flag Bits can be implemented in various ways such as setting global variables, reading SharedPreference files, etc.

When the application store detects that the prompt icon is updated and drawn, if the touch and slide operation is performed before entering the view, the desktop launcher Luancher sends a broadcast to notify the application store to remove the prompt icon (as shown in Figure 7, it is the state after the prompt icon is eliminated;

Afterwards, the application store judges whether the user has opened (for example, opened by clicking) the application display interface of the application store by reading the current SharedPreference file.

As shown in Figures 8 and 9, if the user opens the application display interface 41 of the application store on the desktop of the terminal 40, the application store updates the SharedPreference file to allow the user to perform sliding icon operations. A sliding operation performed on the displayed first icon 42; wherein, the first icon 42 is any one of a plurality of icons displayed in the application display interface; it may also be a sliding operation on the second icon, the third icon, etc. ; According to the sliding operation on the first icon, generate a deletion instruction to delete the first icon; according to the deletion instruction, delete the first icon displayed in the application display interface.

If the user does not open the corresponding application display interface after the prompt icon of the application icon disappears, a prompt interface can also be generated at this time, prompting the user to check the multiple icons displayed in the application display interface corresponding to the application icon, so as to realize the Reminders for app updates.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, by detecting the operation on the prompt icon of the application icon on the terminal desktop, the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon; according to the operation, a prompt message is generated to eliminate An instruction; according to the prompt information elimination instruction, the prompt icon is eliminated. Therefore, a more convenient operation mode can be provided for the user, and the prompt icon disappears, and at the same time, the push target is ensured, and the user experience is improved.

Furthermore, for an application with a strong push purpose, after its prompt icon is eliminated, the user can further allow the user to enter the application display interface of the application and delete one or more of the icons. If the user does not Opening the application display interface of the application can also further remind the user; thereby achieving the purpose of not only preserving the push target, but also taking into account the user experience.

Fourth embodiment:

As shown in FIG. 10 , an embodiment of the present invention is a method for eliminating the prompt information of an application icon, including:

Step 10, detecting that the user enters the application display interface corresponding to the application icon and exits the viewing operation of the application display interface; the application display interface contains reminder information to be updated or processed;

Step 11, detecting the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, and the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon;

Step 12, according to the operation performed by the user on the prompt icon of the application icon, generate a prompt information elimination instruction;

Step 13: Eliminate the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction;

Step 14, when the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is opened, set the operation control authority of the icon displayed in the application display interface to allow deletion operation;

Step 15, detecting a sliding operation on the first icon displayed in the application display interface; wherein, the first icon is any one of a plurality of icons displayed in the application display interface;

Step 16, generating a deletion instruction to delete the first icon according to the sliding operation on the first icon;

Step 17, according to the deletion instruction, delete the first icon in the application display interface.

The difference between the fourth embodiment and the third embodiment is that in the fourth embodiment, the application display interface of the application icon is opened first, and the reminder to be processed or updated is included in the application display interface after the user browses the application. information, and exit the application display interface, and then drag the prompt icon of the application icon, so that the prompt icon is eliminated; this embodiment also ensures the specific content of the prompt information in the prompt icon of the application icon It can be seen by the user, and it also provides the user with a one-click method to eliminate the prompt icon, which improves the user experience.

Fifth embodiment:

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a terminal, the terminal may be a smart electronic device such as a mobile phone, and the terminal includes:

The first detection module is used to detect the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, and the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon;

The first generation module is used to generate a prompt information elimination instruction according to the operation;

The first elimination module is configured to eliminate the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction.

Wherein, the first detection module is specifically configured to: detect an operation of dragging the prompt icon of the application icon by the user.

Wherein, the first generating module is specifically configured to: generate the prompt information elimination instruction when detecting that the dragging operation ends.

Wherein, the first elimination module is specifically configured to: send the prompt information elimination instruction to the application corresponding to the application icon, so that the application deletes the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction.

Sixth embodiment:

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a terminal, including:

The first detection module is used to detect the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, and the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon;

The first generation module is used to generate a prompt information elimination instruction according to the operation;

A first elimination module, configured to eliminate the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction;

A setting module, configured to set the operation control authority of the icon displayed in the application display interface to allow deletion when the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is opened;

The second detection module is configured to detect a sliding operation on the first icon displayed in the application display interface; wherein the first icon is any one of a plurality of icons displayed in the application display interface;

The second generation module is used to generate a deletion instruction to delete the first icon according to the sliding operation on the first icon;

The second removing module is configured to delete the first icon in the application display interface according to the deleting instruction.

Further, the terminal may further include: a reminder module, configured to generate a prompt interface when the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is not opened; the prompt interface displays a reminder to the user to view the corresponding application icon. The application displays the prompt information of multiple icons in the interface.

The terminal embodiment of the present invention also detects the operation on the prompt icon of the application icon on the terminal desktop, and the prompt icon displays the prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon; according to the operation, a prompt message is generated and eliminated An instruction; according to the prompt information elimination instruction, the prompt icon is eliminated. Therefore, a more convenient operation mode can be provided for the user, and the prompt icon disappears, and at the same time, the push target is ensured, and the user experience is improved.

Furthermore, for an application with a strong push purpose, after its prompt icon is eliminated, the user can further allow the user to enter the application display interface of the application and delete one or more of the icons. If the user does not Opening the application display interface of the application can also further remind the user; thereby achieving the purpose of not only preserving the push target, but also taking into account the user experience.

Seventh embodiment:

This embodiment of the present invention also provides a terminal, including:

The first detection module is used to detect the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon after detecting that the user enters the application display interface corresponding to the application icon and exits the viewing operation of the application display interface;

The first generating module is configured to generate a prompt information elimination instruction according to the operation performed by the user on the prompt icon of the application icon;

A first elimination module, configured to eliminate the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction;

A setting module, configured to set the operation control authority of the icon displayed in the application display interface to allow deletion when the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is opened;

The second detection module is configured to detect a sliding operation on the first icon displayed in the application display interface; wherein the first icon is any one of a plurality of icons displayed in the application display interface;

The second generation module is used to generate a deletion instruction to delete the first icon according to the sliding operation on the first icon;

The second removing module is configured to delete the first icon in the application display interface according to the deleting instruction.

In this embodiment, the application display interface of the application icon is first opened, and after the user browses the reminder information to be updated or to be processed contained in the application display interface, and exits the application display interface, then the prompt icon of the application icon is displayed. The operation of dragging makes the prompt icon disappear; this embodiment also not only ensures that the specific content of the prompt information in the prompt icon of the application icon can be seen by the user, but also provides a method for the user to eliminate the prompt icon with one key. Improve user experience.

The above description is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle of the present invention, some improvements and modifications can also be made, and these improvements and modifications can also be made. It should be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A method for eliminating the prompt information of an application icon, comprising: A drag operation performed by the user on the prompt icon of the application icon is detected, and prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon is displayed on the prompt icon; According to the operation, generate a prompt message elimination instruction; Eliminate the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction; When the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is not opened, a prompt interface is generated; the prompt interface displays prompt information prompting the user to view multiple icons in the application display interface corresponding to the application icon; According to the prompt information elimination instruction, after eliminating the prompt icon, it also includes: When the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is opened, the operation control authority of the icon displayed in the application display interface is set to allow the deletion operation; A sliding operation on a first icon displayed in the application display interface is detected; wherein the first icon is any one of a plurality of icons displayed in the application display interface; generating a deletion instruction to delete the first icon according to the sliding operation on the first icon; deleting the first icon in the application display interface according to the deletion instruction; The prompt icon is a picture control ImageView, and the picture control receives and processes touch events and click events. When the action ACTION received by the touch event is sliding ACTION_MOVE, the Launcher slides and draws the prompt icon control ImageView of the corresponding application, And create an animation effect; when the user gestures up, the ImageView responds to the gesture up ACTION_UP event, and sends a broadcast notification to the corresponding app to clear the corner mark. After the app receives the broadcast sent by the Launcher, it clears the number of icons to zero and resends the broadcast Notify Launcher to refresh the page drawing. 2. The method for eliminating the prompt information of the application icon according to claim 1, characterized in that, according to the operation, the step of generating a prompt information elimination instruction comprises: When the end of the dragging operation is detected, the prompt information elimination instruction is generated. 3. The method for eliminating the prompt information of the application icon according to claim 1, characterized in that, according to the prompt information elimination instruction, the step of eliminating the prompt icon comprises: Sending the prompt information elimination instruction to the application corresponding to the application icon, so that the application deletes the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction. 4. The method for eliminating the prompt information of the application icon according to claim 1, characterized in that before the step of detecting the user's operation on the prompt icon of the application icon, the method further comprises: It is detected that the user enters the application display interface corresponding to the application icon and exits the viewing operation of the application display interface, and the application display interface includes reminder information to be updated or processed. 5. A terminal, characterized in that, comprising: The first detection module is configured to detect a drag operation performed by the user on the prompt icon of the application icon, and the prompt icon displays prompt information of the application corresponding to the application icon; The first generation module is used to generate a prompt information elimination instruction according to the operation; A first elimination module, configured to eliminate the prompt icon according to the prompt information elimination instruction; A reminder module, configured to generate a prompt interface when the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is not opened; the prompt interface displays a message prompting the user to view multiple icons in the application display interface corresponding to the application icon Prompt information; A setting module, configured to set the operation control authority of the icon displayed in the application display interface to allow deletion when the application display interface corresponding to the application icon is opened; The second detection module is configured to detect a sliding operation on the first icon displayed in the application display interface; wherein the first icon is any one of a plurality of icons displayed in the application display interface; The second generation module is used to generate a deletion instruction to delete the first icon according to the sliding operation on the first icon; A second elimination module, configured to delete the first icon in the application display interface according to the deletion instruction; The prompt icon is a picture control ImageView, and the picture control receives and processes touch events and click events. When the action ACTION received by the touch event is sliding ACTION_MOVE, the Launcher slides and draws the prompt icon control ImageView of the corresponding application, And create an animation effect; when the user gestures up, the ImageView responds to the gesture up ACTION_UP event, and sends a broadcast notification to the corresponding app to clear the corner mark. After the app receives the broadcast sent by the Launcher, it clears the number of icons to zero and resends the broadcast Notify Launcher to refresh the page drawing. 6 . The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the first generating module is specifically configured to: generate the prompt information elimination instruction when it is detected that the drag operation ends. 6 . 7. The terminal according to claim 5, wherein the first elimination module is specifically configured to: send the prompt information elimination instruction to the application corresponding to the application icon, so that the application Eliminate the command, and eliminate the prompt icon. 8. The terminal according to claim 5, wherein the first detection module is specifically configured to, after detecting that the user enters the application display interface corresponding to the application icon and exits the viewing operation of the application display interface, An operation performed by the user on the prompt icon of the application icon is detected, and the application display interface contains reminder information to be updated or to be processed.