CN109683837B

CN109683837B - Split screen display method and device and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN109683837B
Application number: CN201811544057.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李嘉懿
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-17
Filing date: 2018-12-17
Publication date: 2021-07-13
Anticipated expiration: 2038-12-17
Also published as: CN109683837A

Abstract

The disclosure provides a split screen display method, a split screen display device and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: displaying a user interface of a first application in a home screen; displaying a split screen panel in the auxiliary screen when an expansion operation corresponding to the auxiliary screen is detected; receiving a selection signal corresponding to a tag of a second application in the split-screen panel; and displaying the user interface of the second application program in the auxiliary screen according to the selection signal. The utility model provides a split screen display scheme to folding display screen, can exhale through turning over the screen and show the split screen panel, compare in the method that realizes split screen display among the correlation technique, the operating procedure that needs is still less for it is simple and easy, high-efficient to realize split screen display.

Description

Split screen display method and device and storage medium

Technical Field

The embodiment of the disclosure relates to the technical field of terminals, in particular to a split screen display method, a split screen display device and a storage medium.

Background

With the development of communication technology, more and more applications are installed on a terminal. In order to facilitate the terminal to simultaneously run a plurality of application programs in the foreground, split screen display is introduced, and user interfaces of the plurality of application programs are displayed on the terminal through the split screen display.

Currently, when a user performs a split screen operation, the user needs to call a multi-task interface by means of a full screen gesture or a virtual key, wherein currently running application programs of a foreground and a background and a split screen mode button are displayed in the multi-task interface, and the user clicks the split screen mode button to enter a split screen mode; after the user drags the application program to be displayed to the designated area, the user interface of the application program can be displayed on a half screen; another application is then selected and the user interface for that application is displayed on the remaining half-screen. By the mode, the user interfaces of the two application programs are displayed in a split screen mode.

In the related art, the operation steps required by the user to realize the split-screen display are various and are not simple enough.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a split-screen display method, a split-screen display device and a storage medium, which can be used for solving the problems that in the related art, a user needs many operation steps for realizing split-screen display, and the operation steps are not simple enough. The technical scheme is as follows:

according to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a split-screen display method, applied in a terminal having a foldable display screen, where the foldable display screen includes a main screen and n auxiliary screens, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable with each other, where n is a positive integer;

the method comprises the following steps:

displaying a user interface of a first application in the home screen;

when the unfolding operation corresponding to the auxiliary screen is detected, displaying a split screen panel in the auxiliary screen, wherein the split screen panel comprises a label of at least one application program;

receiving a selection signal corresponding to a tag of a second application in the split-screen panel;

and displaying the user interface of the second application program in the auxiliary screen according to the selection signal.

Optionally, the at least one application included in the split-screen panel includes:

at least one first type application program, wherein the first type application program refers to an application program recommended by the terminal and related to the first application program;

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

at least one second type of application program, wherein the second type of application program refers to an application program preset to be displayed in the split screen panel;

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

and at least one third type of application program, wherein the third type of application program refers to the application program operated by the terminal in the latest period.

Optionally, the tags of the at least one application program are arranged and displayed in the split-screen panel from high to low according to the respective priority of the at least one application program;

the priority of the first type of application program is higher than that of the second type of application program, and the priority of the second type of application program is higher than that of the third type of application program.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

receiving a drag operation signal corresponding to a target object in a user interface of the first application program;

performing, by the second application, an operation corresponding to the target object when a start point of the drag operation signal is located at the main screen and an end point is located at the auxiliary screen.

Optionally, the number of the auxiliary screens is 2, and the auxiliary screens are a first auxiliary screen and a second auxiliary screen respectively, and the main screen is connected with the first auxiliary screen and the second auxiliary screen respectively.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

and if the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected after the user interface of the second application program is displayed in the first auxiliary screen, displaying the user interface of the first application program and the user interface of the second application program in the folding display screen according to a preset proportion.

Optionally, after the split screen panel is displayed in the first auxiliary screen, if an expansion operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected, the split screen panel is cancelled from being displayed in the first auxiliary screen, and the user interface of the first application program is displayed in the folded display screen in a full screen mode.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

when the folding display screen is in an unfolded state, if a split screen trigger operation corresponding to a target screen is detected, displaying the split screen panel in the target screen;

wherein the target screen is the first secondary screen or the second secondary screen.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a split-screen display device, applied in a terminal having a foldable display screen, where the foldable display screen includes a main screen and n auxiliary screens, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable with each other, where n is a positive integer;

the device comprises:

a first display module configured to display a user interface of a first application in the home screen;

a second display module configured to display a split screen panel in the secondary screen when an expansion operation corresponding to the secondary screen is detected, the split screen panel including a tab of at least one application program therein;

a first receiving module configured to receive a selection signal corresponding to a tag of a second application in the split screen panel;

a third display module configured to display a user interface of the second application in the secondary screen according to the selection signal.

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

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a second receiving module configured to receive a drag operation signal corresponding to a target object in a user interface of the first application program;

an operation execution module configured to execute an operation corresponding to the target object through the second application when a start point of the drag operation signal is located at the main screen and an end point is located at the auxiliary screen.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

the fourth display module is configured to display the user interface of the first application program and the user interface of the second application program in the folding display screen according to a preset proportion when the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected after the user interface of the second application program is displayed in the first auxiliary screen.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a fifth display module configured to cancel displaying the split screen panel in the first secondary screen and display the user interface of the first application in a full screen mode in the folded display screen when an unfolding operation corresponding to the second secondary screen is detected after the split screen panel is displayed in the first secondary screen.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a sixth display module configured to display the split screen panel in a target screen if a split screen trigger operation corresponding to the target screen is detected when the folded display screen is in an unfolded state;

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a split-screen display device, applied in a terminal having a foldable display screen, where the foldable display screen includes a main screen and n auxiliary screens, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable with each other, where n is a positive integer;

the device comprises:

a processor;

a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

displaying a user interface of a first application in the home screen;

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, performs the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

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

displaying a split screen panel in an auxiliary screen when an expansion operation corresponding to the auxiliary screen is detected, and displaying a user interface of an application program in the auxiliary screen when a selection signal corresponding to a label of the application program in the split screen panel is received; the utility model provides a split screen display scheme to folding display screen, can exhale through turning over the screen and show the split screen panel, compare in the method that realizes split screen display among the correlation technique, the operating procedure that needs is still less for it is simple and easy, high-efficient to realize split screen display.

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

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 to 7 schematically show several configurations of the folding display screen;

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of split screen display in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 9 illustrates a diagram of primary and secondary screen interaction;

FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method of split screen display in accordance with another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a split screen display apparatus in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a split screen display apparatus in accordance with another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a split screen display apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

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

In the method provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the execution subject of each step may be a terminal. The terminal may be an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an e-book reader, a multimedia playing device, a wearable device, a laptop portable computer, and the like.

The terminal has a foldable display screen. The folding display screen is a foldable display screen. The folding display screen has the folding characteristic besides the display function of the traditional display screen. The folding display screen can comprise two screen states of a folding state and an unfolding state. When the folding display screen is in a folding state, the space occupied by the terminal can be reduced; when the folding display screen is in the unfolding state, a larger using area of the display screen can be provided for a user.

The folding display screen comprises a main screen and at least one auxiliary screen, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable. The foldable display screen may be designed as a left-right foldable display screen or an up-down foldable display screen, and may also be designed as an outer folding display screen or an inner folding display screen, or a combination of the outer folding display screen and the inner folding display screen, which is not limited in this disclosure.

Two structural forms of the foldable display screen are described below by taking as an example that the foldable display screen includes a main screen and an auxiliary screen, and the foldable display screen is designed as a left-right foldable display screen:

the first method comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 1, the folding display screen 10 includes a main screen 11 and an auxiliary screen 12, which are connected together by a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism may be a hinge, a rotating shaft, or other components capable of connecting the two and realizing folding, even a flexible screen, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The two screens may be the same or different in material, size, shape and other attributes, which are not limited in this disclosure. For example, the two screens may both be rigid screens, may both be flexible screens, and may also be rigid screens and flexible screens. For another example, one of the two screens is larger and can be used as a main screen, and the other screen is smaller and can be used as an auxiliary screen. For another example, one of the two screens is thicker and the other screen is thinner.

And the second method comprises the following steps: the foldable display screen 10 includes a single screen, which may be a single flexible screen, or a screen formed by seamlessly combining a flexible screen and a rigid screen through related manufacturing processes. As shown in fig. 2, when the foldable display screen 10 is a one-piece flexible screen, the foldable display screen 10 can be divided into a main screen 11 and an auxiliary screen 12, wherein the main screen 11 and the auxiliary screen 12 can be the same or different in size.

The screen state of the folding display screen refers to the folding condition of the folding display screen. When the folding display screen includes two screens, i.e., a main screen and an auxiliary screen, the screen states of the folding display screen include a folded state and an unfolded state. Illustratively, as shown in fig. 3, the folded state refers to a state in which the main screen 11 and the auxiliary screen 12 of the folded display screen 10 are parallel and the front surfaces of the two screens face in opposite directions, and the front surface of the screen refers to a surface for displaying a user interface. Illustratively, as shown in fig. 1, the unfolded state refers to a state in which the main screen 11 and the auxiliary screen 12 of the folded display screen are unfolded in the same plane, and the front faces of the two screens face in the same direction.

Two structural forms of the folding display screen are described below by taking as an example that the folding display screen includes a main screen and 2 auxiliary screens, that is, the folding display screen includes three screens, and the folding display screen is designed as a left-right folding display screen:

the first method comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 4, the number of the auxiliary screens of the folding display screen is 2, that is, the folding display screen 10 includes a main screen 11, a first auxiliary screen 12 and a second auxiliary screen 13, and the main screen 11 is connected with the first auxiliary screen 12 and the second auxiliary screen 13 through a connection mechanism, respectively. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, only the first auxiliary screen 12 and the second auxiliary screen 13 are referred to as an example to illustrate, in other embodiments, the first auxiliary screen 12 and the second auxiliary screen 13 may also be asymmetric, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

And the second method comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 5, the foldable display screen 10 is a one-piece screen, and when the foldable display screen 10 is a one-piece flexible screen, the foldable display screen 10 can be divided into three screens, i.e., a main screen 11, a first auxiliary screen 12, and a second auxiliary screen 13. In some other embodiments, more screens may be divided. In some other embodiments, the foldable display screen 10 is a seamless splice of a flexible screen and a rigid screen. For example, the main screen 11 is a flexible screen, and at least one of the first and second

auxiliary screens

12 and 13 is a rigid screen. For another example, the main screen 11 is a rigid screen, and the first and second

auxiliary screens

12 and 13 are flexible screens.

When the folding display screen includes three screens, i.e., a main screen, a first auxiliary screen, and a second auxiliary screen, the screen states of the folding display screen include a folded state, an unfolded state, and a half-unfolded state. The screen state of the folding display screen may be any one of a folded state, an unfolded state, and a half-unfolded state. Illustratively, as shown in fig. 6, the folded state refers to a state in which the main screen 11, the first auxiliary screen 12, and the second auxiliary screen 13 of the folded display screen 10 are all parallel, and the front surfaces of the first auxiliary screen 12 and the second auxiliary screen 13 face in the opposite direction to the front surface of the main screen 11. Illustratively, as shown in fig. 4, the unfolded state refers to a state in which the main screen 11, the first auxiliary screen 12, and the second auxiliary screen 13 of the folded display screen 10 are in the same plane, and the front faces of the first auxiliary screen 12 and the second auxiliary screen 13 face the same direction as the front face of the main screen 11. Illustratively, as shown in fig. 7, the half-expanded state refers to a state between the folded state and the expanded state, that is, one of the two sub-screens is in the expanded state and the other sub-screen is in the folded state. At this time, the main screen 11 of the foldable display screen 10 is in the same plane as one of the auxiliary screens (e.g., the first auxiliary screen 12 or the second auxiliary screen 13) and the front surface of the main screen 11 faces in the same direction as the front surface of the auxiliary screen, and the front surface of the main screen 11 faces in the opposite direction to the front surface of the other auxiliary screen.

Fig. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method of split screen display according to an example embodiment. In the present embodiment, the method is mainly exemplified as being applied to a terminal having a folding display screen that includes a main screen and n auxiliary screens, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable with each other, and n is a positive integer. The method comprises the following steps (801-804):

in step 801, a user interface of a first application is displayed in a home screen.

The first application may be any one of applications installed in the terminal. The user interface of the first application program refers to a display interface of the first application program, and the user interface may include content for a user to view and may further include an operation control for the user to perform human-computer interaction.

When the number n of the sub-screens is equal to 1, the screen states of the folding display screen include a folded state and an unfolded state. The folded state refers to a state in which the main screen and the auxiliary screen are parallel and the front surfaces of the two screens face in opposite directions. The unfolded state is a state in which the main screen and the sub screen are unfolded in the same plane and the front surfaces of the two screens face in the same direction.

When the number n of the auxiliary screens is greater than 1, the screen states of the folding display screen include a folded state, an unfolded state, and a half-unfolded state. The folded state is a state that the main screen and the n auxiliary screens are all parallel, and the front faces of the n auxiliary screens and the front face of the main screen face in opposite directions. The unfolded state is a state in which the main screen and the n auxiliary screens are in the same plane, and the front surfaces of the n auxiliary screens and the main screen face the same direction. The half-expanded state refers to a state in which a part of the n sub-screens is in an expanded state and another part of the n sub-screens is in a folded state.

In one possible implementation, a user interface of a first application is displayed in a home screen when the folding display screen is in a folded state.

In another possible embodiment, the user interface of the first application is displayed in the home screen when the folding display screen is in the half-unfolded state. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the user interface of the first application is displayed in the expanded main screen and the auxiliary screen when the folding display screen is in the half-expanded state.

It should be noted that the application (e.g., the first application) in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a system application preinstalled before the terminal leaves the factory, or may be a third-party application installed by the user after the terminal leaves the factory. Such system applications include, but are not limited to: desktop, album, calendar, weather, clock, application management, etc. The third party application programs include but are not limited to: news reading type applications, social type applications, instant messaging type applications, note type applications, language translation type applications, video type applications, shopping type applications, and the like. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In step 802, when an expansion operation corresponding to the secondary screen is detected, a split panel is displayed in the secondary screen.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal further has a function of detecting the unfolding operation. For example, the terminal includes a hall sensor, by which the terminal can detect an operation of the user to unfold the sub-screen. When the terminal detects the expansion operation corresponding to any auxiliary screen, the terminal is triggered to display a split screen panel in the auxiliary screen, and a user can perform corresponding operation on the split screen panel.

The split screen panel is used for providing split screen display application programs. The split screen panel includes a label of at least one application program. The tag of an application is used to uniquely identify the application. The tag of the application may be a user interface of the application, an icon of the application, or other interface elements capable of identifying the application, which is not limited in this disclosure.

Optionally, the at least one application included in the split-screen panel includes: at least one application of a first type; and/or, at least one application of a second type; and/or at least one third type of application.

The first type of application program refers to an application program recommended by the terminal and related to the first application program. The above-mentioned "related" application refers to an application that matches the usage scenario of the first application. For example, when the first application program is an instant messaging application program, the first application program may be a file management application program, an album application program, or the like, so that a user can quickly send files or pictures and the like when performing instant messaging; for another example, when the first application is a web search application, the first application may be a language translation application, a note application, or the like, which facilitates real-time translation and recording by a user. The application program related to the first application program is intelligently recommended to the user in the split screen panel, the actual requirements of the user can be better met, the practically required application program is provided for the user, and the user experience is improved.

The second type of application is an application preset in the split-screen panel, and may be preset by a user or may be set by the terminal itself, which is not limited in this disclosure. For example, the user may find a corresponding setting option among system settings provided by the operating system of the terminal, and set which application/applications need to be displayed in the split screen panel among the setting options. Some common application programs are fixedly arranged in the split screen panel, so that the user can select and use the application programs more conveniently.

The third type of application program refers to an application program that is executed by the terminal in the latest time period, that is, an application program that is started to be executed by the user in the latest time period. The recent period may be a preset time period before the current time, and the preset time period may be preset, for example, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour. By displaying the application program running in the latest time period in the split screen panel, the user can conveniently recover the user interface of the application program running before.

Optionally, the tags of the at least one application program are arranged and displayed in the split-screen panel from high to low according to the respective priority of the at least one application program; the priority of the first type of application program is higher than that of the second type of application program, and the priority of the second type of application program is higher than that of the third type of application program. For example, the split screen panel includes tabs A, B, C, D and E for 5 applications. The label arrangement of the first type of application programs A is displayed on the first position of the split screen panel, the labels of the second type of application programs B and C are displayed next, and the labels of the third type of application programs D and E are displayed last. The application programs which are most likely to be needed by the user are arranged and displayed at the first position of the split screen panel according to the sequence of the priorities of the application programs from high to low, so that the user can conveniently and quickly select the application programs needing the split screen display.

In step 803, a selection signal corresponding to a tag of a second application in the split screen panel is received.

The selection signal is an operation signal triggered by a user to select an application program requiring a split screen display from the split screen panel. The user may trigger the generation of the selection signal corresponding to the tag of the second application by clicking on the tag of the second application, or long-pressing the tag of the second application, or sliding the tag of the second application up, etc.

In step 804, a user interface of the second application is displayed in the secondary screen according to the selection signal.

And when the terminal receives a selection signal corresponding to the label of the second application program, displaying the user interface of the second application program in the auxiliary screen. Optionally, the secondary screen is a secondary screen displaying a split screen panel. For example, the user clicks on a certain application in the split-screen panel, such as a tab of the second application, i.e., selects the second application to display in the secondary screen. At this time, the terminal cancels the display of the split screen panel in the sub screen and displays the user interface of the second application in the sub screen after receiving the selection signal corresponding to the tag of the second application.

In addition, interaction can also be performed between the user interface of the first application program in the main screen and the user interface of the second application program in the auxiliary screen. In one possible implementation, the terminal receives a drag operation signal corresponding to a target object in a user interface of a first application program; when the start point of the drag operation signal is located at the main screen and the end point is located at the auxiliary screen, an operation corresponding to the target object is performed by the second application. In another possible implementation, the terminal receives a drag operation signal corresponding to a target object in a user interface of the second application; when the start point of the drag operation signal is located at the secondary screen and the end point is located at the primary screen, an operation corresponding to the target object is performed by the first application. The target object refers to content in the user interface of the first/second application, and the target operation object may be a text, a picture, a file, and the like, which is not limited in this disclosure.

Illustratively, with reference to fig. 9 in combination, when a foreign web page is displayed in the user interface 110 of the first application in the main screen 11 and the second application in the secondary screen 12 is a language translation type application, the user May select an english word "May" displayed in the user interface 110 of the first application and drag it into the user interface 120 of the second application, which translates the english word into chinese "May".

Through the interaction between the user interface of the first application program in the main screen and the user interface of the second application program in the auxiliary screen, the convenience of the user in using the application programs is improved.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the explanation is mainly given by taking, as an example, a split screen panel called out from an unfolded auxiliary screen by unfolding the auxiliary screen when the foldable display screen is in the folded state. In some other embodiments, when the foldable display screen is in the half-unfolded state, the unfolding of the auxiliary screen may also be supported to call out the split screen panel in the unfolded auxiliary screen, and the specific process is similar to that in the above embodiments and is not described herein again.

To sum up, in the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, when an expansion operation corresponding to the auxiliary screen is detected, the split screen panel is displayed in the auxiliary screen, and when a selection signal corresponding to a tag of an application in the split screen panel is received, a user interface of the application is displayed in the auxiliary screen; the utility model provides a split screen display scheme to folding display screen, can exhale through turning over the screen and show the split screen panel, compare in the method that realizes split screen display among the correlation technique, the operating procedure that needs is still less for it is simple and easy, high-efficient to realize split screen display.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a split screen display method according to another exemplary embodiment. In the present embodiment, the method is mainly exemplified by being applied to a terminal having a foldable display screen, where the foldable display screen includes a main screen and 2 auxiliary screens, respectively a first auxiliary screen and a second auxiliary screen, the main screen is connected to the first auxiliary screen and the second auxiliary screen, respectively, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable. The method comprises the following steps (1001-1006):

in step 1001, a user interface of a first application is displayed in a home screen.

In step 1002, when an expansion operation corresponding to a first sub-screen is detected, a split screen panel is displayed in the first sub-screen.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal has a function of detecting the expansion operation corresponding to each of the auxiliary screens.

In step 1003, a selection signal corresponding to a tag of a second application in the split-screen panel is received.

In step 1004, a user interface of the second application is displayed in the first secondary screen according to the selection signal.

The steps 1001 to 1004 are the same as or similar to the steps 801 to 804 described in the embodiment of fig. 8, and reference may be made to the description in the embodiment of fig. 8, which is not repeated herein.

Alternatively, if the terminal detects the unfolding operation corresponding to the second sub-screen after the above step 1002, the terminal further performs the following step 1005:

in step 1005, the split screen panel is canceled from being displayed in the first secondary screen, and the user interface of the first application is displayed in a full screen mode in the folded display screen.

When the terminal detects the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen, the user is considered to need a larger display screen to display the user interface of the first application program currently displayed in the main screen, at the moment, the split screen panel is not displayed in the first auxiliary screen any more, and meanwhile, the user interface of the first application program is displayed in a full screen mode in the folding display screen.

Alternatively, if the terminal detects the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen after the above step 1004, the terminal further performs the following step 1006:

in step 1006, the user interface of the first application and the user interface of the second application are displayed in the folding display screen according to a preset ratio.

The preset proportion can be set by a user or a terminal. For example, the predetermined ratio is 1: 1. In addition, the user may also manually adjust the split screen boundary between the user interface of the first application and the user interface of the second application. Optionally, the user may also drag the split screen boundary to the edge of the screen to end the split screen display.

In some other embodiments, after the user interface of the first application is displayed in the main screen, the user interface of the second application is displayed in the first auxiliary screen, when an expansion operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected, a split screen panel is displayed in the second auxiliary screen, and when a selection signal corresponding to a tab of the third application in the split screen panel is received, the user interface of the third application is displayed in the second auxiliary screen to meet a requirement of a user to simultaneously run a plurality of applications.

Optionally, when the foldable display screen is in the unfolded state, if a split screen trigger operation corresponding to the target screen is detected, the split screen panel is displayed in the target screen. Wherein the target screen is the first secondary screen or the second secondary screen. The split-screen trigger operation may be a touch operation, such as a sliding operation, applied to the target screen; alternatively, the split-screen triggering operation may be an operation of turning over the target screen, such as an operation of changing the target screen from the folded state to the unfolded state and then from the folded state to the unfolded state.

To sum up, in the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal includes a main screen and 2 auxiliary screens, and is in a folded state, a user interface of an application is displayed in the main screen, and when an expansion operation corresponding to the first auxiliary screen is received, a split screen panel is displayed in the first auxiliary screen, and when a selection signal corresponding to a tag of a second application in the split screen panel is received, a user interface of the second application is displayed in the first auxiliary screen. Compared with the method for realizing split-screen display in the related art, the method has the advantages that fewer operation steps are required, and the split-screen display is simpler and more efficient.

In addition, when the terminal detects the expansion operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen, based on the requirement of large screen display of the user, the user interface of the application program can be displayed in the folding display screen in a full screen mode or in a preset proportion, so that the display flexibility of the folding display screen is improved.

In addition, when the folding display screen is in the unfolding state, the split screen triggering operation corresponding to the target screen can be detected to display the split screen panel, so that the split screen panel can be triggered and displayed in the unfolding state, and the split screen display operation is simple and quick.

The following are embodiments of the disclosed apparatus that may be used to perform embodiments of the disclosed methods. For details not disclosed in the embodiments of the apparatus of the present disclosure, refer to the embodiments of the method of the present disclosure.

Fig. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a split screen display apparatus according to an example embodiment. The device has the functions of realizing the method examples, and the functions can be realized by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The device can be a terminal or be arranged on the terminal. The terminal has a folding display screen which includes a main screen and n auxiliary screens, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable. The apparatus 1100 may include: a first display module 1101, a second display module 1102, a first receiving module 1103, and a third display module 1104.

A first display module 1101 configured to display a user interface of a first application in the home screen.

A second display module 1102 configured to display a split screen panel in the secondary screen when an expansion operation corresponding to the secondary screen is detected, the split screen panel including a tab of at least one application.

A first receiving module 1103 configured to receive a selection signal corresponding to a tag of a second application in the split screen panel.

A third display module 1104 configured to display a user interface of the second application in the secondary screen according to the selection signal.

In an optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 11, the at least one application included in the split-screen panel includes:

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

In another optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 11 or any one of the above optional embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, the apparatus 1100 further includes: a second receiving module 1105 and an operation performing module 1106.

A second receiving module 1105 configured to receive a drag operation signal corresponding to a target object in a user interface of the first application.

An operation execution module 1106 configured to execute an operation corresponding to the target object through the second application when a start point of the drag operation signal is located at the primary screen and an end point is located at the secondary screen.

In another optional embodiment provided based on the embodiment of fig. 11 or any one of the above optional embodiments, the number of the auxiliary screens is 2, and the auxiliary screens are a first auxiliary screen and a second auxiliary screen, respectively, and the main screen is connected to the first auxiliary screen and the second auxiliary screen, respectively.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 12, the apparatus 1100 further includes: a fourth display module 1107.

A fourth display module 1107 configured to display the user interface of the first application program and the user interface of the second application program in the foldable display screen according to a preset ratio when the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected after the user interface of the second application program is displayed in the first auxiliary screen.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 12, the apparatus 1100 further includes: a fifth display module 1108.

A fifth display module 1108 configured to, when an expansion operation corresponding to the second secondary screen is detected after the split-screen panel is displayed in the first secondary screen, cancel displaying the split-screen panel in the first secondary screen and display the user interface of the first application in a full-screen mode in the folded display screen.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 12, the apparatus 1100 further includes: a sixth display module 1109.

A sixth display module 1109 configured to display the split screen panel in a target screen if a split screen trigger operation corresponding to the target screen is detected when the foldable display screen is in an unfolded state; wherein the target screen is the first secondary screen or the second secondary screen.

It should be noted that, when the apparatus provided in the foregoing embodiment implements the functions thereof, only the division of the functional modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the functions may be distributed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus may be divided into different functional modules to implement all or part of the functions described above. In addition, the apparatus and method embodiments provided by the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and specific implementation processes thereof are described in the method embodiments for details, which are not described herein again.

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a split-screen display device, which is applied to a terminal having a foldable display screen, where the foldable display screen includes a main screen and n auxiliary screens, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable with each other, where n is a positive integer. The device can realize the split-screen display method provided by the disclosure. The device includes: a processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions for the processor. Wherein the processor is configured to:

displaying a user interface of a first application in the home screen;

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

Optionally, the processor is further configured to:

Optionally, the processor is further configured to: and after the user interface of the second application program is displayed in the first auxiliary screen, when the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected, displaying the user interface of the first application program and the user interface of the second application program in the folding display screen according to a preset proportion.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to: when the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected after the split screen panel is displayed in the first auxiliary screen, the split screen panel is cancelled to be displayed in the first auxiliary screen, and the user interface of the first application program is displayed in a full screen mode in the folding display screen.

Optionally, the processor is further configured to: when the folding display screen is in an unfolded state, if a split screen trigger operation corresponding to a target screen is detected, displaying the split screen panel in the target screen; wherein the target screen is the first secondary screen or the second secondary screen.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a split screen display apparatus 1300 according to another example embodiment. For example, the apparatus 1300 is a terminal having a foldable display screen, the foldable display screen includes a main screen and n auxiliary screens, and the main screen and the auxiliary screens are foldable, where n is a positive integer. For example, the apparatus 1300 may be an electronic device such as a cell phone, a tablet, an e-book reader, a multimedia playing device, a wearable device, a laptop, etc.

Referring to fig. 13, the apparatus 1300 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1302, a memory 1304, a power component 1306, a multimedia component 1308, an audio component 1310, an input/output (I/O) interface 1312, a sensor component 1314, and a communications component 1316.

The processing component 1302 generally controls overall operation of the device 1300, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1302 may include one or more processors 1320 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 1302 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 1302 and other components. For example, the processing component 1302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1308 and the processing component 1302.

The memory 1304 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the apparatus 1300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 1300, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 1304 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

Power supply component 1306 provides power to the various components of device 1300. Power components 1306 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for device 1300.

The multimedia component 1308 includes a screen between the device 1300 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1308 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the apparatus 1300 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 1310 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1310 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the apparatus 1300 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 1304 or transmitted via the communication component 1316. In some embodiments, the audio component 1310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1312 provides an interface between the processing component 1302 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor assembly 1314 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of state assessment for the device 1300. For example, the sensor assembly 1314 may detect the open/closed state of the device 1300, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the device 1300, the sensor assembly 1314 may also detect a change in the position of the device 1300 or a component of the device 1300, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 1300, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the device 1300, and a change in the temperature of the device 1300. The sensor assembly 1314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1314 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 1314 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1316 is configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus 1300 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The apparatus 1300 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, or a subsequent evolution system, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1316 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communications component 1316 also includes a Near Field Communications (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1300 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described split-screen display method.

In an exemplary embodiment, there is also provided a computer program comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program executable by the processor 1320 of the apparatus 1300 to perform the split screen display method described above. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

It should be understood that reference to "a plurality" herein means two or more. "and/or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

The above description is only exemplary of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, and any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A split-screen display method is applied to a terminal with a folding display screen, wherein the folding display screen comprises a main screen and 2 auxiliary screens, wherein the 2 auxiliary screens comprise a first auxiliary screen and a second auxiliary screen, the main screen is respectively connected with the first auxiliary screen and the second auxiliary screen, the main screen and the first auxiliary screen are foldable, and the main screen and the second auxiliary screen are foldable;

the method comprises the following steps:

displaying a user interface of a first application in the home screen;

when the unfolding operation corresponding to the first auxiliary screen is detected, displaying a split screen panel in the first auxiliary screen, wherein the split screen panel comprises a label of at least one application program;

displaying a user interface of the second application program in the first auxiliary screen according to the selection signal;

if the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected after the user interface of the second application program is displayed in the first auxiliary screen, displaying the user interface of the first application program and the user interface of the second application program in the folding display screen formed by the main screen, the first auxiliary screen and the second auxiliary screen according to a preset proportion;

and if the unfolding operation corresponding to the second auxiliary screen is detected after the split screen panel is displayed in the first auxiliary screen, canceling the display of the split screen panel in the first auxiliary screen, and displaying the user interface of the first application program in a full screen mode in the folding display screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tabs of the at least one application included in the split-screen panel comprise:

the tag of at least one first type of application program is used for indicating the application program recommended by the terminal and related to the first application program;

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

at least one label of a second type of application program, wherein the second type of application program refers to an application program preset to be displayed in the split screen panel;

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

and at least one label of a third type of application program, wherein the third type of application program refers to the application program operated by the terminal in the latest period.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the tags of the at least one application are displayed in the split screen panel in an order from high priority to low priority of the respective at least one application;

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when a start point of the drag operation signal is located at the main screen and an end point is located at any one of the 2 auxiliary screens, performing an operation corresponding to the target object through the second application.

5. The method of any of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

6. A split-screen display device is applied to a terminal with a folding display screen, wherein the folding display screen comprises a main screen and 2 auxiliary screens, the 2 auxiliary screens comprise a first auxiliary screen and a second auxiliary screen, the main screen is respectively connected with the first auxiliary screen and the second auxiliary screen, the main screen and the first auxiliary screen are foldable, and the main screen and the second auxiliary screen are foldable;

the device comprises:

a second display module configured to display a split screen panel in the first auxiliary screen when an expansion operation corresponding to the first auxiliary screen is detected, the split screen panel including a tab of at least one application program;

a third display module configured to display a user interface of the second application in the first auxiliary screen according to the selection signal;

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the tab of the at least one application included in the split screen panel comprises:

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

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the tags of the at least one application are displayed in the split screen panel in an order from high priority to low priority of the respective at least one application;

9. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

an operation execution module configured to execute an operation corresponding to the target object through the second application when a start point of the drag operation signal is located at the main screen and an end point is located at any one of the 2 auxiliary screens.

10. The apparatus of any of claims 6 to 9, further comprising:

11. A split-screen display device is applied to a terminal with a folding display screen, wherein the folding display screen comprises a main screen and 2 auxiliary screens, the 2 auxiliary screens comprise a first auxiliary screen and a second auxiliary screen, the main screen is respectively connected with the first auxiliary screen and the second auxiliary screen, the main screen and the first auxiliary screen are foldable, and the main screen and the second auxiliary screen are foldable;

the device comprises:

a processor;

a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

displaying a user interface of a first application in the home screen;

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.