CN108875394B

CN108875394B - Electronic device and application program control method

Info

Publication number: CN108875394B
Application number: CN201810660585.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张海平
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2018-06-25
Filing date: 2018-06-25
Publication date: 2022-06-07
Anticipated expiration: 2038-06-25
Also published as: CN108875394A; WO2020001385A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses an electronic device, including touch display screen and treater, touch display screen includes first region and second area, first region and second area all are used for showing application program icon. The processor is used for determining the current application program icon in the first area and setting the use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the first area. The application also discloses an application program control method. According to the electronic device and the application program control method, as long as the application program icon corresponding to the application program is located in the first area, the use permission can be set, so that the user can set the use permission for the application program conveniently, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Electronic device and application program control method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to an electronic device and an application program control method thereof.

Background

With the widespread use of electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers, more and more applications and more diversified functions can be supported by the electronic devices. Electronic devices are developed in a diversified and personalized way, and become indispensable electronic products in the life of users.

In the existing electronic device, people can set the use permission by adding a password or a biological feature lock such as a fingerprint and a human face to some application programs, so that the privacy and property safety of users are protected. However, in the current electronic device, after the user sets or cancels the setting of the usage right of the application program, the user needs to open the application program, and then sets the application program in the menu provided by the application program, or sets the corresponding application program in the system menu, which results in tedious operation.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides an electronic device and an application program control method, which can quickly manage and control the use permission of an application program.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, which includes a touch display screen and a processor, where the touch display screen includes a first area and a second area, and both the first area and the second area are used for displaying an application icon; the processor is used for determining the current application program icon in the first area and setting the use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the first area.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an application program control method, which is applied to an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a touch display screen, the touch display screen includes a first area and a second area, and both the first area and the second area are used for displaying application program icons; the method comprises the following steps: determining an application icon currently located in the first area; and setting the use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the first area.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a program instruction is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, where the program instruction is used for a computer to execute an application control method after being called, and the method includes: determining an application icon currently located in the first area; and setting the use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the first area.

In the embodiment of the invention, the use permission is set as long as the application program icon corresponding to the application program is located in the first area, so that the user can set the use permission for the application program conveniently, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a functional module architecture diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a front view schematically illustrating a part of an internal structure of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a front view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a schematic front view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic front view of an electronic device according to still another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7A-7B are schematic diagrams illustrating changes in an interface of an electronic device during a sliding operation in a first area according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an application control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an application control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an application control method according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an application control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solutions of the present invention better understood, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present invention and in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

The electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention may include various handheld devices, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, computing devices or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, and various forms of User Equipment (UE), Mobile Stations (MS), terminal devices (terminal device), and the like. For convenience of description, the above-mentioned apparatuses are collectively referred to as electronic devices.

Please refer to fig. 1 and fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 2 is a functional module architecture diagram of the electronic device 100 in the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the electronic device 100 includes a touch display 10 and a processor 20. The touch display screen 10 includes a first area 11 and a second area 12, and the first area 11 and the second area 12 are both used for displaying an application icon B1. The processor 20 is configured to determine an application icon B1 currently located in the first area 11, and set a usage right for an application corresponding to the application icon B1 located in the first area 11.

Therefore, in the present application, as long as the application icon B1 corresponding to the application is located in the first area 11, the usage right is set, which greatly facilitates the user to set the usage right for the application.

Wherein the first area 11 corresponds to a coordinate set composed of a plurality of coordinates, and the processor 20 may determine that the application icon B1 with the coordinates within the coordinate set is the application icon B1 within the first area 11 by comparing the coordinates of the application icon B1 with the coordinate set corresponding to the first area 11.

The setting of the use right for the application program means that the user needs to be verified to have the corresponding right to use the application program. In some embodiments, setting the usage right for the application includes encrypting the application using a power-on password of the electronic device 100 and/or pre-stored fingerprint information, so that the user needs to input a corresponding power-on password and/or fingerprint information matching the pre-stored fingerprint information to use the application through the right authentication.

In some embodiments, the processor 20 is further configured to determine an application icon B1 currently located in the second area 12, and cancel the set usage right for the application corresponding to the application icon B1 located in the second area 12. Specifically, the processor 20 is further configured to determine, after determining the application icon B1 currently located in the second area 12, whether the application program corresponding to the application icon B1 located in the second area 12 has the usage right set, cancel the set usage right for the application program having the usage right set, and maintain the state of not setting the usage right for the application program not having the usage right set.

The second area 12 also corresponds to a coordinate set formed by a plurality of coordinates, and the processor 20 may also determine that the application icon B1 with the coordinates within the coordinate set is the application icon B1 located in the second area 12 by comparing the coordinates of the application icon B1 with the coordinate set corresponding to the second area 12.

The method for canceling the set use permission of the application program means that the application program can be used without verifying whether a user has corresponding permission. In some embodiments, revoking the set usage rights for the application may include clearing encrypted information for the application, such as clearing encrypted information for a power-on password or fingerprint information, so that the application may be used without verifying the rights.

Wherein, using the application program may include but is not limited to: opening an application, using certain functions in an application, and so on.

In some embodiments, the processor 20 is further configured to set a usage right for an application corresponding to the application icon B1 dragged into the first area 11 in response to an operation of dragging the application icon B1 from the second area 12 into the first area 11.

The processor 20 is further configured to cancel the set usage right for the application corresponding to the application icon B1 dragged into the second area 12 in response to the operation of dragging the application icon B1 from the second area 12 into the first area 11.

Therefore, in the application, the user can quickly set the use authority of the application by dragging the application icon B1 corresponding to the application which needs to set the use authority into the first area 11, or the user can quickly cancel the use authority set by the application by dragging the application icon B1 corresponding to the application which no longer needs to set the use authority into the second area 12, which greatly increases convenience.

Fig. 3 is a schematic front view of a portion of the electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the electronic device 100 further includes a fingerprint sensor 30, and the fingerprint sensor 30 is disposed below the first area 11 of the touch display screen 10 and is disposed corresponding to the application icon B1 located in the first area 11, so that the first area 11 forms an off-screen fingerprint area.

The fingerprint sensor 30 may be an optical fingerprint sensor, and the display layer and the touch layer of the touch display screen 10 are made of transparent materials. Therefore, the fingerprint sensor 30 can acquire and acquire the fingerprint information of the user through the touch display screen 10.

In some embodiments, the fingerprint sensor 30 is configured to acquire fingerprint information of a user when the user touches the application icon B1 located in the first area 11, and the processor 20 compares the acquired fingerprint information of the user with pre-stored fingerprint information, and determines that the user has a right to use when it is determined that the acquired fingerprint information of the user matches the pre-stored fingerprint information, and starts an application corresponding to the application icon B1 and allows the user to use the application. Therefore, the user can simultaneously verify the use permission and start the operation only by touching the application icon B1, the starting speed is greatly improved, and for a legal user, the user does not need to input fingerprint information and the like to verify the use permission after clicking the application icon B1, so that the convenience is improved.

In some embodiments, the processor 20 may further not respond to the touch operation of the user when determining that the acquired fingerprint information of the user does not match the pre-stored fingerprint information, that is, at this time, even if the user clicks the application icon B1, since the authentication is not passed, the operation of opening the corresponding application is not performed.

In other embodiments, the processor 20 may further control to generate a prompt message to prompt the user to have no right to access when it is determined that the acquired fingerprint information of the user does not match the pre-stored fingerprint information. The prompt information may be a voice prompt, or may be prompt information such as characters or pictures and texts displayed on the touch display screen 10.

As shown in fig. 3, the fingerprint sensor 30 may be a plurality of fingerprint sensors, and the number of the fingerprint sensors is set according to the number of the columns and the position of the application icon B1 displayed on the first area 11.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, the first area 11 may display 2 rows and 5 columns of application icons, and a fingerprint sensor 30 is disposed at a position corresponding to the application icon B1 which can display 2 rows and 5 columns, so that 2 rows and 5 columns of fingerprint sensors 30 are disposed below the first area 11.

Therefore, when the user touches and clicks any of the application icons B1, the corresponding fingerprint information will be captured by the corresponding fingerprint sensor 30, and the processor 20 will determine whether the corresponding fingerprint information matches with the pre-stored fingerprint information to determine whether the user has the right to use.

Each fingerprint sensor 30 may be directly opposite to the corresponding application icon B1, or may only partially overlap with the corresponding application icon B1, as long as it is ensured that when the user touches the application icon B1, the corresponding fingerprint sensor 30 can acquire fingerprint information.

Fig. 4 is a schematic front view illustrating a partial internal structure of an electronic device 100 according to another embodiment of the present application. In another embodiment, the electronic device 100 may include one fingerprint sensor 30, and the fingerprint sensor 30 is disposed to extend below the first area 11 of the touch display screen 10. That is, in another embodiment, the fingerprint sensor 30 is an integral sensor, and when the user touches and clicks any of the application icons B1, the fingerprint of the finger portion in contact with the touch screen 10 will be captured by the fingerprint sensor 30, and the processor 20 will determine whether the fingerprint matches the pre-stored fingerprint information to determine whether the user has the right to use.

Therefore, by arranging the fingerprint sensor 30 as a whole sensor extending below the first area 11 of the touch display screen 10, when the size, the distance and the like of the application icon B1 displayed on the first area 11 are changed, it is still better to simultaneously acquire the fingerprint information of the user when the user touches and clicks the application icon B1.

In this application, the pre-stored fingerprint information may be fingerprint information input in advance by a valid user of the electronic device 100, and may include fingerprint data of each part of a finger abdomen of the valid user, when the user touches and clicks a certain application icon B1, the fingerprint information of a corresponding finger portion may be collected/obtained by the fingerprint sensor 30, and the processor 20 determines that the obtained fingerprint information of the user matches the pre-stored fingerprint information as long as it determines that the fingerprint information of the corresponding finger portion collected by the fingerprint sensor 30 matches the fingerprint data of a certain portion in the pre-stored fingerprint information. Wherein, the matching of the user fingerprint information with the pre-stored fingerprint information or the matching of the fingerprint information of the corresponding finger portion with the fingerprint data of a certain portion in the pre-stored fingerprint information may be that the similarity between the two exceeds a preset value, for example, exceeds 90%.

As shown in fig. 2, the electronic device 100 further includes a memory 40, and the pre-stored fingerprint information is stored in the memory 40.

Referring back to fig. 1, in some embodiments, a separation indicator F1 is further displayed on the touch display screen 10 for distinguishing the positions of the first area 11 and the second area 12, as shown in fig. 1, the separation indicator F1 may be a straight bar-shaped separation line Z1, and the straight bar-shaped separation line Z1 crosses two opposite edges S1 of the touch display screen 10 to separate the touch display screen 10 into the first area 11 and the second area 12.

The straight separating line Z1 may be a solid line or a dashed line composed of a plurality of spaced line segments.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, two opposite sides S1 of the touch display screen 10 are long sides, the first area 11 is located near the bottom of the touch display screen 10, and the first area 11 is smaller than the second area 12.

Please refer to fig. 5, which is a schematic front view of an electronic device 100 according to another embodiment of the present application. In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the separation indicator F1 can be a closed annular separation line H1, the first area 11 is an area surrounded by the annular separation line H1, and the second area 12 is an area of the touch display screen 10 outside the first area 11.

In some embodiments, the processor 20 may also move the position of the division flag F1 and the position of the application icon B1 located in the first area 11 surrounded by the division flag F1 in response to a dragging action of the user to the division flag F1.

That is, the position of the first area 11 and the application icon B1 therein may be moved as a whole in response to the dragging action of the user, thereby facilitating the personalized setting of the user, and moving the first area 11 to a preferred position according to the preference of the user.

Wherein the dragging action may be a long press followed by a sliding action.

Obviously, in some embodiments, when the first area 11 can be moved, the processor 20 may generate a prompt message to prompt the user to input a password or fingerprint information in response to the user touching the application icon B1 in the first area 11, at which time the user may input the password through a virtual keyboard or the like, or input the fingerprint information through a fingerprint key that is already present in the electronic device 100, for example, is located outside the touch display screen 10, so as to perform the verification of the usage right.

In other embodiments, the fingerprint sensor 30 may be disposed under the entire screen of the touch display screen 10, so that no matter where the first area 11 moves, fingerprint information may be collected by the fingerprint sensor 30 while the user performs a touch operation on the application icon B1 in the first area 11.

Fig. 6 is a schematic front view of an electronic device 100 according to still another embodiment of the present application. In yet another embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the separation mark F1 can be a color mark, and the first area 11 and the second area 12 can be displayed by using different colors as background colors, so that the user can distinguish the positions of the first area 11 and the second area 12.

Fig. 7A and fig. 7B are schematic diagrams illustrating an interface change of the electronic device 100 during a sliding operation in the first area 11 according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the electronic device 100 includes several interfaces T1, each interface T1 has at least one application icon B1, and at the same time, the touch display screen 10 displays one of the interfaces T1. The processor 20 may also switch the application icon B1 displayed on the first region 11 in response to a sliding operation of the first region 11 on the current interface T1 (the interface T1 currently displayed on the touch display screen 10).

Specifically, as shown in fig. 7B, the processor 20 may control to switch the application icon B1 displayed on the other interface T1 to the first area 11 on the current interface T1 for displaying in response to the sliding operation of the first area 11 on the current interface T1. For example, the wechat icon and the QQ icon are originally displayed on the other interface T1, and by the slide operation on the first area 11, the wechat icon and the QQ icon displayed on the other interface T1 are switched to the first area 11 of the current interface T1 and displayed.

Therefore, in the application, when the application icon B1 that the user needs to open is not on the current interface, the application icon B1 displayed on the other interface T1 can be switched to the first area 11 of the current interface to be displayed by sliding on the first area 11, and the user does not need to turn over the interface to find the application icon that needs to open on the other interface T1, which is more convenient and improves the interestingness.

In some embodiments, when the sliding operation performed on the first area 11 of the current interface T1 is a sliding operation from left to right, the processor 20 controls to switch the application icon B1 on the interface T1 to the left of the current interface T1 to the first area 11 of the current interface T1 for display. When the sliding operation performed on the first area 11 on the current interface T1 is a sliding operation from right to left, the processor 20 controls to switch the application icon B1 on the interface T1 on the right side of the current interface T1 to the first area 11 of the current interface T1 for display.

In some embodiments, when the maximum number of application icons B1 displayed on the first area 11 has been reached, the application icon B1 previously displayed on the first area 11 is also moved to the other interface T1 for display when the processor 20 switches the application icon B1 on the other interface T1 to be displayed on the first area 11. For example, the processor 20 may swap the positions of the application icon B1 on the other interface T1 and the application icon B1 originally displayed on the first area 11, so as to switch the application icon B1 on the other interface T1 to the first area 11 for display, and move the application icon B1 previously displayed on the first area 11 to the other interface T1 for display.

Obviously, when the processor 20 switches the application icon B1 on the other interface T1 to the first area 11 for display, the processor may also set the use right for the application corresponding to the application icon B1 switched to the first area 11 for display.

In some embodiments, when the maximum number of application icons B1 displayed on the first area 11 has been reached, when the processor 20 switches the application icons B1 on the other interface T1 to be displayed on the first area 11, it also controls the size of the application icons B1 displayed on the first area 11 to be reduced so as to accommodate more application icons B1.

In some embodiments, the processor 20 is further configured to hide the first area 11 and the application icon B1 located in the first area 11 in response to a hiding operation input by a user. Thus, the security of the application corresponding to the application icon B1 located in the first area 11 is further improved.

In some embodiments, the hiding operation may be a first specific touch gesture performed on the first area 11, such as a back-and-forth multi-slide touch gesture, a circle track gesture, a double-finger double-click gesture, and the like performed on the first area 11. In some embodiments, the hide operation may also be an operation in which a user selects a hide option through a menu option.

Wherein, the processor 20 is further configured to adjust the second area 12 to be displayed on the entire display interface of the touch display screen 10 when the first area 11 is hidden.

In some embodiments, the processor 20 is further configured to resume the display of the first area 11 and the application icon B1 located in the first area 11 in response to a user input display operation when the first area 11 is hidden.

The display operation may be a second specific touch gesture input on any interface on the touch display screen 10, for example, a "√" shaped gesture or the like. In some embodiments, the hiding operation may also be an operation in which the user selects a display option through a menu option.

Wherein, the processor 20 is further configured to display the first area 12 at the position of the pre-hidden display on the touch display screen 10 when the display of the first area 11 is resumed, and adjust the second area 12 to an area on the touch display screen 12 other than the first area 11.

In some embodiments, the processor 20 is further configured to control the first area 11 to remain displayed on the updated currently displayed interface T1 and the displayed position to remain unchanged when the currently displayed interface is updated in response to a user switching operation between different interfaces T1.

Therefore, in the application, by setting the first area 11 and the second area 12, the application program for which the user needs to set the use permission can be quickly set, and the application program for which the user no longer needs to set the use permission can be quickly cancelled. In addition, by the sliding operation on the first area 11, the switching display of the application icon B1 on the other interface T1 can be realized, and interface switching is not required, which improves convenience.

In some embodiments, the memory 40 stores program instructions that the processor 20 performs by calling.

The processor 20 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microcontroller, a single chip, a digital signal processor, or other processing chips. The memory 40 may be a solid-state memory, a memory card, or the like.

Fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an application control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The application control method described in this embodiment can be applied to the electronic device 100, where the electronic device 100 includes a touch display screen 10, and the touch display screen 10 includes a first area 11 and a second area 12. The related figures may refer to fig. 1-7. The application control method may include the steps of:

801. the application icon B1 currently located within the first area 11 is determined. In some embodiments, the first area 11 corresponds to a coordinate set composed of a plurality of coordinates, and the step 801 includes: determining the application icon B1 with the coordinate located in the coordinate set as the application icon B1 located in the first area 11 by comparing the coordinate of the application icon B1 with the coordinate set corresponding to the first area 11.

802. And setting the use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 in the first area 11.

In some embodiments, the step 802 specifically includes: and encrypting the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 located in the first area 11 by using the power-on password and/or the pre-stored fingerprint information of the electronic device 100. Therefore, the user needs to input a corresponding power-on password and/or fingerprint information matched with the pre-stored fingerprint information to pass the authority verification so as to use the application program.

As shown in fig. 8, the application control method may further include the steps of:

803. determining the application program icon B1 currently located in the second area 12, and canceling the set use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 located in the second area 12.

Similarly, the second area 12 also corresponds to a coordinate set formed by a plurality of coordinates, and the determining of the application icon B1 currently located in the second area 12 includes: determining the application icon B1 with the coordinates within the set of coordinates as the application icon B1 within the second area 12 by comparing the coordinates of the application icon B1 with the set of coordinates corresponding to the second area 12.

Please refer to fig. 9, which is a flowchart illustrating an application control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. In another embodiment, the application control method may include the steps of:

901. the application icon B1 currently located within the first area 11 is determined.

902. And setting the use authority for the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 in the first area 11.

903. Determining the application program icon B1 currently located in the second area 12, and canceling the set use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 located in the second area 12.

The detailed description of the steps 901-903 can refer to the related description of the steps 801-803 in fig. 8, and will not be described herein again.

904. And in response to the operation of dragging the application icon B1 from the second area 12 to the first area 11, setting the use permission for the application corresponding to the application icon B1 dragged to the first area 11.

905. And in response to the operation of dragging the application icon B1 from the second area 12 to the first area 11, canceling the set use permission for the application corresponding to the application icon B1 dragged to the second area 12.

The specific manner of setting the usage right in step 904 and the specific manner of canceling the set usage right in step 905 may refer to the specific descriptions of step 802 and step 803 in fig. 8, which are not described herein again.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an application control method according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 100 is provided with a fingerprint sensor 30 under a first area 11 of a touch display screen 10 to form a fingerprint area under the screen. In still another embodiment, the application control method may include the steps of:

101. the application icon B1 currently located within the first area 11 is determined.

102. And setting the use authority for the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 in the first area 11.

The detailed description of the steps 101-102 can refer to the related description of the steps 801-802 in fig. 8, and will not be described herein again.

103. In response to an operation of the user touching the application icon B1 located in the first area 11, fingerprint information of the user is acquired by the fingerprint sensor 30 disposed below the first area 11.

In one implementation, when a user touches and clicks an application icon, fingerprint information of a corresponding finger portion is acquired through the fingerprint sensor 30, for example, fingerprint information of a finger portion of the user touching the touch display screen 10 is acquired.

104. And comparing the acquired fingerprint information of the user with prestored fingerprint information to determine whether the acquired fingerprint information of the user is matched with the prestored fingerprint information. If there is a match, step 105 is performed, and if there is no match, step 106 is performed.

In some embodiments, the step 104 comprises: comparing the fingerprint information of the corresponding finger part acquired by the fingerprint sensor with fingerprint data in prestored fingerprint information; and when the fingerprint information of the corresponding finger part is determined to be matched with the fingerprint data of a certain part in the pre-stored fingerprint information, determining that the acquired fingerprint information of the user is matched with the pre-stored fingerprint information, or else, determining that the acquired fingerprint information of the user is not matched with the pre-stored fingerprint information.

105. And when the acquired fingerprint information of the user is determined to be matched with the prestored fingerprint information, determining that the user has the use authority, starting the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 and allowing the user to use the function of the application program.

106. And when the acquired fingerprint information of the user is determined not to be matched with the pre-stored fingerprint information, not responding to the touch operation of the user.

Obviously, in other implementation manners, when it is determined that the acquired fingerprint information of the user does not match with the pre-stored fingerprint information, the generation of the prompt information may be further controlled to prompt the user to have no permission to access. The prompt message may be a voice prompt, or a prompt message such as text or graphics displayed on the touch display screen 10 of the electronic device 100.

Please refer to fig. 11, which is a flowchart illustrating an application control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments, the application control method may include the steps of:

111. the application icon B1 currently located within the first area 11 is determined.

112. And setting the use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 in the first area 11.

The detailed description of the steps 111-112 can refer to the related description of the steps 801-802 in fig. 8, and will not be described herein again.

113. The application icon B1 displayed on the first area 11 is switched in response to the sliding operation of the first area 11 on the current interface T1.

In an embodiment, the step 113 specifically includes: in response to the sliding operation of the first area 11 on the current interface T1, the control switches the application icon B1 displayed on the other interface T1 to the first area 11 on the current interface T1 for display.

In an implementation manner, the step 113 further specifically includes: when the sliding operation performed on the first area 11 on the current interface T1 is a sliding operation from left to right, controlling to switch the application icon B1 on the interface T1 on the left side of the current interface T1 to the first area 11 of the current interface T1 for display; when the sliding operation performed on the first area 11 on the current interface T1 is a sliding operation from right to left, control switches the application icon B1 on the interface T1 on the right side of the current interface T1 to the first area 11 of the current interface T1 for display.

In some embodiments, in the application program control method as shown in any one of the embodiments in fig. 8 to 11, the method may further include the steps of: and hiding the first area 11 and the application program icon B1 in the first area 11 in response to the hiding operation input by the user.

In some embodiments, the hiding operation may be a first specific touch gesture performed on the first area 11, such as a back-and-forth multi-slide touch gesture, a circle track gesture, a double-finger double-click gesture, and the like performed on the first area 11. In some embodiments, the hiding operation may also be an operation in which the user selects a hiding option through a menu option.

In some embodiments, in the application program control method as shown in any one of the embodiments in fig. 8 to 11, the method may further include the steps of: when the first area 11 is hidden, the second area 12 is adjusted to be displayed on the whole display interface of the touch display screen 10.

In some embodiments, in the application program control method as shown in any one of the embodiments in fig. 8 to 11, the method may further include the steps of: when the first area 11 is hidden, the display of the first area 11 and the application icon B1 located in the first area 11 is resumed in response to a display operation input by the user.

The display operation may be a second specific touch gesture input on any interface on the touch display screen 10, for example, a "√" shaped gesture, or the like. In some embodiments, the hiding operation may also be an operation in which the user selects a display option through a menu option.

In some embodiments, in the application program control method as shown in any one of the embodiments in fig. 8 to 11, the method may further include the steps of: when the display of the first area 11 is resumed, the first area 12 is displayed at the position of the pre-hidden display on the touch display screen 10, and the second area 12 is adjusted to an area outside the first area 11 on the touch display screen 12.

In some embodiments, the application control method may further include other functional steps performed by the processor 20 described in conjunction with the drawings of the electronic device 100, for example, further including the steps of: the display of the division mark F1 is controlled to distinguish the first region 11 from the second region 12, and so on. Other method steps not described may accordingly refer to the functional steps performed by the processor 20 described above in connection with the figures of the electronic device 100.

Referring to fig. 12, another electronic device is further provided in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 12, for convenience of description, only the portions related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown, and details of the method according to the embodiment of the present invention are not disclosed. The terminal device may be any terminal device including a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a POS (Point of Sales), a vehicle-mounted computer, and the like, taking an electronic apparatus as the mobile phone as an example:

fig. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a partial structure of a cellular phone related to an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 12, the cellular phone includes: radio Frequency (RF) circuit 510, memory 520, input unit 530, sensor 550, audio circuit 560, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module 570, processor 580, and power supply 590. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the handset configuration shown in fig. 5 is not intended to be limiting and may include more or fewer components than those shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components.

The following describes each component of the mobile phone in detail with reference to fig. 12:

the input unit 530 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the cellular phone. Specifically, the input unit 530 may include a touch display screen 533, a fingerprint recognition device 531, and other input devices 532. The fingerprint recognition device 531 may be the fingerprint sensor 30 under the touch screen, or may be a fingerprint key disposed outside the touch screen. The input unit 530 may also include other input devices 532. In particular, other input devices 532 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of physical keys, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and the like.

The processor 580 is configured to execute the application program control method in any one of the foregoing embodiments, for example, execute the following steps:

the application icon B1 currently located within the first area 11 is determined.

And setting the use authority for the application program corresponding to the application program icon B1 in the first area 11.

The processor 580 is a control center of the mobile phone, connects various parts of the entire mobile phone by using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the mobile phone and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 520 and calling data stored in the memory 520, thereby performing overall monitoring of the mobile phone. Optionally, the processor 580 may include one or more processing units, which may be artificial intelligence chips, quantum chips; preferably, the processor 580 may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 580. Obviously, the mobile phone may also include one or more other processors, such as a central processing unit, a single-chip microcomputer, a digital signal processor, and the like.

Further, the memory 520 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

RF circuitry 510 may be used for the reception and transmission of information. In general, RF circuit 510 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one Amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), a duplexer, and the like. In addition, RF circuit 510 may also communicate with networks and other devices via wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), email, Short Messaging Service (SMS), and the like.

The handset may also include at least one sensor 550, such as a light sensor, motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor may include an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the touch screen according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that turns off the touch screen and/or the backlight when the mobile phone is moved to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally, three axes), can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used for applications of recognizing the posture of a mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer and tapping), and the like; as for other sensors such as a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, and an infrared sensor, which can be configured on the mobile phone, the description is omitted here.

Audio circuitry 560, speaker 561, and microphone 562 may provide an audio interface between a user and a cell phone. The audio circuit 560 can transmit the electrical signal converted from the received audio data to the speaker 561, and the electrical signal is converted into a sound signal by the speaker 561 for playing; on the other hand, the microphone 562 converts the collected sound signal into an electrical signal, which is received by the audio circuit 560 and converted into audio data, which is processed by the audio data playing processor 580, and then transmitted to, for example, another cellular phone via the RF circuit 510, or played to the memory 520 for further processing.

WiFi belongs to short distance wireless transmission technology, and the mobile phone can help the user to send and receive e-mail, browse web pages, access streaming media, etc. through the WiFi module 570, which provides wireless broadband internet access for the user. Although fig. 5 shows the WiFi module 570, it is understood that it does not belong to the essential constitution of the handset, and can be omitted entirely as needed within the scope not changing the essence of the invention.

The handset also includes a power supply 590 (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, which may preferably be logically coupled to the processor 580 via a power management system, such that the power management system may be used to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption.

Although not shown, the mobile phone may further include a camera, a bluetooth module, etc., which are not described herein.

The application control method in the foregoing embodiments may also be implemented based on the structure of the mobile phone.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, and the computer program enables a computer to execute part or all of the steps of any one of the unlocking control methods described in the above method embodiments.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer program product including a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program operable to cause a computer to perform part or all of the steps of any one of the unlock control methods as recited in the above method embodiments.

It should be noted that, for simplicity of description, the above-mentioned method embodiments are described as a series of acts or combination of acts, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention is not limited by the order of acts, as some steps may occur in other orders or concurrently in accordance with the invention. Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments described in this specification are presently preferred and that no acts or modules are required by the invention.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

In addition, a processor executing the method steps in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated with a plurality of functional units to respectively execute each step, or each functional unit may exist separately and physically, for example, the electronic device 100 includes a plurality of functional units such as a controller to respectively execute the corresponding method steps. Each functional unit included in the electronic device 100 may be implemented in the form of hardware, or may also be implemented in the form of a software program module.

The integrated functional units may be stored in a computer readable memory if implemented in the form of software program modules and sold or used as a stand-alone product. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a memory and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, or the like) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned memory comprises: a U-disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps in the methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by associated hardware instructed by a program, which may be stored in a computer-readable memory, which may include: flash Memory disks, Read-Only memories (ROMs), Random Access Memories (RAMs), magnetic or optical disks, and the like.

The above embodiments of the present invention are described in detail, and the principle and the implementation of the present invention are explained by applying specific embodiments, and the above description of the embodiments is only used to help understanding the method of the present invention and the core idea thereof; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising a touch display screen and a processor, wherein,

the touch display screen comprises a first area and a second area, and the first area and the second area are used for displaying application program icons;

the processor is used for determining the application program icon currently located in the first area and setting the use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon located in the first area;

the processor is further configured to respond to a hiding operation input by a user after setting a usage right for an application corresponding to the application icon located in the first area, and hide the first area and the application icon located in the first area, and when the first area is hidden, the processor is configured to adjust the second area to be displayed on the entire display interface of the touch display screen.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine an application icon currently located in the second area, and cancel the set usage right for the application corresponding to the application icon located in the second area.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to an operation of dragging an application icon from the second area into the first area, set a usage right for an application corresponding to the application icon dragged into the first area; and responding to the operation of dragging the application program icon from the first area to the second area, and canceling the set use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon dragged to the second area.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a fingerprint sensor disposed below the first area of the touch display screen such that the first area forms an off-screen fingerprint area, wherein the fingerprint sensor is configured to obtain fingerprint information of a user when the user touches an application icon located in the first area, and wherein the processor is further configured to compare the obtained fingerprint information of the user with pre-stored fingerprint information, and when it is determined that the obtained fingerprint information of the user matches the pre-stored fingerprint information, determine that the user has a usage right, and open the application corresponding to the application icon and allow the user to use the application function.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the fingerprint sensor is plural, and the fingerprint sensors are correspondingly arranged in the corresponding number of rows and columns according to the number and positions of the rows and columns of the application icons displayable on the first area.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the fingerprint sensor is one, and the fingerprint sensor extends below the first area of the touch display screen.

7. The electronic device according to claim 4, further comprising a memory, wherein the memory stores pre-stored fingerprint information, the pre-stored fingerprint information is previously input by a legal user of the electronic device and comprises fingerprint data of various parts of the finger pulp of the finger of the legal user; when a user touches an application program icon in the first area, the fingerprint sensor acquires fingerprint information of a corresponding finger part of the user, and when the processor determines that the fingerprint information of the corresponding finger part acquired by the fingerprint sensor is matched with some fingerprint data in the pre-stored fingerprint information, the acquired fingerprint information of the user is determined to be matched with the pre-stored fingerprint information.

8. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the electronic device includes a plurality of interfaces, each interface has at least one application icon, and the processor is further configured to control switching of application icons on other interfaces to be displayed on the first area on the current interface in response to a sliding operation of the first area on the current interface.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the processor controls to switch the application icon on the interface on the left side of the current interface to the first area of the current interface for display when the sliding operation performed on the first area of the current interface is a sliding operation from left to right; and when the sliding operation executed by the processor in the first area on the current interface is from right to left, controlling to switch the application program icon on the interface on the right side of the current interface to the first area of the current interface for display.

10. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the processor sets the usage right for the application by encrypting the application using a power-on password and/or pre-stored fingerprint information of the electronic device.

11. An application program control method is applied to an electronic device, and is characterized in that the electronic device comprises a touch display screen, the touch display screen comprises a first area and a second area, and the first area and the second area are used for displaying application program icons; the method comprises the following steps:

determining an application icon currently located in the first area;

setting use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the first area; and

after the application program corresponding to the application program icon in the first area is set with the use permission, responding to the hiding operation input by a user, hiding the first area and the application program icon in the first area, and adjusting the second area to be displayed on the whole display interface of the touch display screen when the first area is hidden.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

and determining the application program icon currently positioned in the second area, and canceling the set use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon positioned in the second area.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

responding to the operation of dragging the application program icon from the second area to the first area, and setting use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon dragged to the first area; and

and in response to the operation of dragging the application program icon from the first area to the second area, canceling the set use permission for the application program corresponding to the application program icon dragged to the second area.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the electronic device further comprises a fingerprint sensor disposed below the first area of the touch display screen such that the first area forms an off-screen fingerprint area, the method further comprising:

when a user touches an application program icon positioned in a first area, fingerprint information of the user is acquired through the fingerprint sensor;

and comparing the acquired fingerprint information of the user with prestored fingerprint information, and determining that the user has the use authority when the acquired fingerprint information of the user is matched with the prestored fingerprint information, so that the application program corresponding to the application program icon is started and the user is allowed to use the function of the application program.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the pre-stored fingerprint information is previously input by a valid user of the electronic device, and comprises fingerprint data of various parts of the finger pulp of the valid user;

when the user touches the application icon positioned in the first area, the fingerprint sensor acquires fingerprint information of the user, and the method comprises the following steps: when a user touches and clicks an application program icon, fingerprint information of a corresponding finger part is acquired through a fingerprint sensor;

comparing the acquired fingerprint information of the user with pre-stored fingerprint information, and when determining that the acquired fingerprint information of the user matches the pre-stored fingerprint information, determining that the user has the right of use comprises:

comparing the fingerprint information of the corresponding finger part acquired by the fingerprint sensor with fingerprint data in prestored fingerprint information; and

and when the fingerprint information of the corresponding finger part is determined to be matched with some part of fingerprint data in the pre-stored fingerprint information, determining that the acquired fingerprint information of the user is matched with the pre-stored fingerprint information.

16. The method of any of claims 11-15, wherein the electronic device includes a plurality of interfaces, each interface having at least one application icon, the method further comprising:

and when the sliding operation of the first area on the current interface is responded, controlling to switch the application program icons on other interfaces to the first area on the current interface for displaying.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein controlling the application icons on the other interfaces to be switched to the first area on the current interface for display in response to a sliding operation of the first area on the current interface comprises:

when the sliding operation executed in the first area on the current interface is from left to right, controlling to switch the application program icons on the interface on the left side of the current interface to the first area of the current interface for display; and

when the sliding operation executed in the first area on the current interface is a sliding operation from right to left, the control switches the application program icon on the interface on the right side of the current interface to the first area of the current interface for display.

18. The method according to any one of claims 11-15, wherein the setting of the usage right for the corresponding application program comprises:

and setting the use authority for the application program by encrypting the application program by using the power-on password and/or the pre-stored fingerprint information of the electronic device.

19. A computer-readable storage medium, in which program instructions are stored, the program instructions being for causing a computer, when invoked, to perform the application control method of any one of claims 11 to 18.