CN110879734A

CN110879734A - Method and electronic equipment for providing resources of unknown contact

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Publication number: CN110879734A
Application number: CN201910346176.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张小林
Original assignee: Shanghai Co Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Co Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-09-06
Filing date: 2019-04-26
Publication date: 2020-03-13

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of software, and provides a method for providing resources of unknown contacts in an electronic device in an embodiment of the method, wherein the electronic device comprises a communication operation interface and is associated with a mobile phone network, a plurality of interfaces are configured in the electronic device, and the interfaces can be output through a display of the electronic device, and the method comprises the following steps: presenting, on a display of the electronic device, a communication interface of the plurality of interfaces for a first unknown contact, the first unknown contact communication interface including a message area; establishing communication with the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network to generate at least one communication message in response to the operation of the communication operation interface by the user; and outputting the at least one communication through the message area on the first unknown contact communication interface. Based on the interface resource configuration method, the operability of the electronic equipment is improved.

Description

Method and electronic equipment for providing resources of unknown contact

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of interface interaction, in particular to the technical field of interface interaction in a communication information acquisition process.

Background

The development of science and technology has enabled people to change their communication modes greatly, and the continuous emergence of smart terminal products such as smart phones and the continuous release of various applications (apps) enables people to establish communication with family, colleagues and friends anytime and anywhere without being limited by distance.

However, in real life, some users, including but not limited to the elderly and children, are difficult to adapt to the technology development of the day and the night due to the lack of capability, difficult to adapt to the upgrading and upgrading of various communication means, and unable to be skilled in using the intelligent terminal and various communication apps, so that they may not be able to well establish communication with family and friends.

This situation is more evident in the following circumstances: young children work in large cities, while parents of their own ages, young children, may remain in a hometown that is far away. Even if a child purchases a smartphone and installs various communication apps and other apps for an old person, the old person often cannot normally operate the smartphone and the various internal apps, and thus cannot effectively establish communication with family and friends.

On the other hand, the technical route of the related communication technology and the related communication application software technology also takes place through a complex evolution process of many generations.

The communication system may provide fixed line connections or wireless connections for subscribers to communicate, such as voice or data communications. An example of a fixed line system is the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). One example of a wireless communication system is a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), and another example is a satellite-based mobile communication system. Wireless communication typically occurs via a radio frequency connection between a mobile station of a subscriber and at least one network element of the communication system. Communications within a network are typically, but not necessarily, handled using fixed line connections between different network elements. Communications may also be transmitted within a system that includes one or more data networks. An example of such communication is the voice over IP (internet protocol) scheme that enables voice calls over packet switched data networks.

A communication network is a cellular radio network consisting of access entities commonly referred to as cells. In most cases, a cell is defined as an area covered by one or more Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) that serve User Equipment (UE), such as a Mobile Station (MS), via a radio interface that may be connected to a Base Station Subsystem (BSS). Several cells cover a larger area and typically form a radio coverage area known as a Location Area (LA) or in some standards as a Routing Area (RA). It should be appreciated that the size of the location area or routing area depends on the system and environment and may be equal to one cell or less, such as a portion of the coverage area of a base station. One feature of cellular systems is that it provides mobility for mobile stations, i.e., enables mobile stations to move from one location area to another, and even from one network to another that is compatible with the standards to which the mobile station is adapted.

Wireless communication is a communication method using only electromagnetic waves without cables, and mainly includes microwave communication and satellite communication. Microwave is a radio wave that travels over distances typically of the order of tens of kilometers. However, the frequency band of the microwave is wide, and the communication capacity is large. A microwave relay station is established every dozens of kilometers in microwave communication. Satellite communication is the establishment of microwave communication links between two or more earth stations or between mobile bodies on the ground using communication satellites as relay stations.

Wireless Communication (Wireless Communication) is a Communication method for exchanging information using the characteristic that an electromagnetic wave signal can propagate in a free space, and in recent years, the most developed and widely used Wireless Communication technology is in the field of information Communication. Wireless communication implemented in mobile is also commonly referred to as mobile communication, and both are collectively referred to as wireless mobile communication.

In the network system of wireless mobile communication, the network system of mobile phone for mobile user mainly includes GSM, CDMA, 3G, 4G, and since the advent of mobile phone, the mobile phone has experienced the first generation analog system mobile phone (1G), the second generation GSM, TDMA and other digital mobile phones (2G), the 2.5 generation mobile communication technology CDMA, the third generation mobile communication technology 3G, the fourth generation mobile communication technology 4G.

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) System is the beginning of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), which is developed on the basis of the cellular System and belongs to the second generation digital Mobile communication System. Its advantages are more kinds of mobile communication services, high connection speed, high speech quality, high security and security, high anti-interference power and wide network coverage. In terms of the topological structure, the public mobile communication network generally adopts cellular topology, and is based on the consideration of improving the frequency spectrum utilization rate, reducing mutual interference and increasing the system capacity.

In order to realize the support from the traditional voice service to the data service, the GPRS superposes a network supporting high-speed packet data on the basis of the original GSM network, provides functions of WAP browsing (browsing Internet pages), E-mail and the like for users, promotes the first leap development of the mobile data service, and realizes the perfect combination of the mobile communication technology and the data communication technology (especially the Internet technology).

From the second generation GSM, most mobile communications are digital systems, and besides voice communications, short messages (short messages, SMS), MMS (technology) | MMS (multimedia messages ), Wireless Application Protocols (WAP), and the like can be transmitted and received.

The Short Message Service (SMS) is a part of a service plan of "converged communication", and a user directly sends or receives text or digital information through a mobile phone or other telecommunication terminals, and the number of characters that the user can receive and send a short message each time is 160 english, digital characters or 70 chinese characters.

In general, the "mobile data traffic" refers to data traffic generated by accessing the internet or using related data value-added services through mobile communication technologies such as GPRS, EDGE, TD-SCDMA, HSDPA, WCDMA, and LTE, and does not include traffic generated by accessing the internet through other methods such as WLAN and CSD.

A mobile communication network between a mobile subscriber and a mobile subscriber or between a mobile subscriber and a fixed subscriber, and a public mobile communication network and a private mobile communication network are classified by service object; and can be divided into a mobile phone network and a mobile data network according to service properties. The mobile phone network supports communication in the form of short messages and voice. Correspondingly, the terminal equipment is provided with an SMS short message interface and a voice interface, thereby accessing to a mobile telephone network, receiving and sending short messages and dialing/answering the telephone from the voice network.

In addition, the mobile terminal may be connected to the internet through the mobile data traffic based on the public mobile data network, or may be connected to the internet through a WLAN access point based on a conventional home or enterprise broadband derivation, so that various network services and programs are used, and real-time communication is one of them.

The above-mentioned WLANs are all called: wireless Local Area Networks, with a Chinese name: a wireless local area network (wlan), which is a system for data transmission by using Radio Frequency (RF) technology, and the technology is used to make up for the deficiency of wired lans, so as to achieve the purpose of network extension and realize a clear network without network wires and distance limitations. The current protocols included in WLANs are: ieee802.11b protocol, ieee802.11a protocol, ieee802.11g protocol, ieee802.11e protocol, ieee802.11i protocol, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), etc., and WIFI (wireless fidelity) technology is a wireless network communication technology based on IEEE802.11 series standards.

For both mobile data networks and WLAN communication networks, they are referred to in the industry as wireless data transmission networks.

Instant Messaging (IM) derived from the above communication technology is a real-time communication system (generally including service and client software) that allows two or more people to use a network to transmit text messages, files, data, voice and video in real time, including ICQ, Skype, MSN, etc. before the mobile data network is not popularized, and since then, with the popularization of wireless data transmission technologies such as mobile data network, WLAN, etc. and smart phone operating systems, a great number of mobile Instant Messaging services and software, such as Wechat, etc., have appeared.

There is a need for a communication method and related device based on the above communication technology and application software technology, which can meet various potential needs of users including but not limited to the elderly and children.

Disclosure of Invention

It would be advantageous if the accessibility (accessibility) of applications and their related information through the user interface of an electronic device could be enhanced.

To this end, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for providing resources of an unknown contact in an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a communication operation interface, is associated with a mobile phone network, and is configured with a plurality of interfaces, and the interfaces can be output through a display of the electronic device, and the method includes:

presenting, on a display of the electronic device, a communication interface of the plurality of interfaces for a first unknown contact, the first unknown contact communication interface including a message area;

establishing communication with the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network to generate at least one communication message in response to the operation of the communication operation interface by the user; and

outputting the at least one communication through the message area on the first unknown contact communication interface.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the outputting step further includes: outputting the latest piece of communication information separately in the message area in response to occurrence of the latest piece of communication information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of: configuring a plurality of options in abbreviated form around the first unknown contact communication interface operable to output the plurality of interfaces through the display, respectively; wherein the plurality of options includes a first option associated with an interface of the unknown set of contact communication records.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the interface presenting step of the unknown contact communication record set further includes:

presenting an interface aiming at the unknown contact person communication record sets on a display of the electronic equipment in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of interfaces or the selection operation for the first option, wherein the unknown contact person communication record sets comprise at least one communication record set, and each communication record set respectively corresponds to one unknown contact person.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the step of presenting the first unknown contact communication interface further comprises:

and switching to the first unknown contact communication interface in response to a user selection operation of the communication record set of the at least one communication record set aiming at the first unknown contact.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of: configuring a plurality of options in abbreviated form around the first unknown contact communication interface operable to output the plurality of interfaces through the display, respectively; wherein the plurality of options includes a second option associated with the communication collection interface.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the presenting of the communication aggregation interface includes: presenting the communication set interface on a display of the electronic equipment in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of interfaces or the selection operation for the second option, wherein the communication set interface comprises a first sub-option which is configured in an abbreviated form and is associated with an unknown contact interface.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication collection interface further comprises a second sub-option associated with the known contacts interface and/or a third sub-option associated with the subscription number interface and/or a fourth sub-option associated with the dialing interface, configured in an abbreviated form.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the presenting of the unknown contact interface includes: presenting the unknown contact interface on a display of the electronic device in response to a user selection operation for the first sub-option; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

and when the current interface is other interfaces associated with other sub-options in the communication set interface, responding to the selection operation of the user on the unknown contact interface, and switching to present the unknown contact interface on a display of the electronic equipment.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of: and in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of interfaces or the selection operation for the second option, presenting the interface associated with the corresponding sub-option in the communication set interface on a display of the electronic equipment according to default setting or history interface record.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the unknown contact interface presents at least one entry in a list, each entry corresponding to one set of communication records, each set of communication records corresponding to one unknown contact, and each entry in the list presents the latest communication record and profile information of the corresponding unknown contact.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the last four bits of the communication number of the corresponding unknown contact are presented in the profile information of each entry, and multiple pieces of profile information correspond to different background colors to distinguish different unknown contacts.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the step of presenting the first unknown contact communication interface further comprises: and switching to the first unknown contact communication interface in response to a user selection operation of the communication record set of the at least one communication record set aiming at the first unknown contact.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of: and responding to the sliding operation of the user in the first unknown contact communication interface, and continuously presenting the corresponding unknown contact communication interfaces according to the list sequence along the direction of the sliding operation.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of: in response to a selection operation of a user for the fourth sub-option, presenting the dialing interface on a display of the electronic equipment, wherein the dialing interface comprises a dial, a telephone number input box and dialing keys; and

in response to a user dialing the dial and subsequent selection of the dial key, initiating a voice call or a video call over the mobile telephone network targeting the dialing.

Optionally, in some embodiments, a first set of options from the plurality of options is arranged in a single row at the top/bottom of the display; or in a single column disposed alongside the display, the method further comprising the steps of:

and in response to the switching operation of the user for the first group of options, switching and presenting a second group of options in the plurality of options in the area corresponding to the single row or the single column.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the switching operation is a sliding operation, and the switching presentation step further includes any one of the following three steps:

a) moving the first set of options in the direction of the sliding operation and subsequently presenting the second set of options;

b) moving the first set of options in the direction of the sliding operation to cancel presentation of the first set of options section by section at the edge of the display, and subsequently moving the second set of options into the region corresponding to the single row or column following the first set of options;

c) moving the first set of options out of the display in the direction of the sliding operation, and moving the second set of options into the single row or column of corresponding regions following the first set of options.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the options are configured at the top/bottom of the display or beside the display, and the method further includes:

and presenting the multi-option movement in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of options.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the plurality of options are arranged laterally in a single row at the bottom of the display or longitudinally in a single column beside the display, the step of moving the presentation further comprises: and responding to the switching operation of the user for the area corresponding to the single row or the area corresponding to the single column, and moving and presenting the plurality of options part by part.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of: configuring a notification area laterally on top of the display to present, at least in part, at least one unread notification message associated, at least in part, with the plurality of options; and

in response to a user operation of the notification area, the notification area is longitudinally extended to collectively present the at least one unread notification information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of:

when at least one of the at least one unread notification message is associated with the first unknown contact, presenting the first unknown contact communication interface on a display of the electronic device in response to a user selection operation of the unread notification message associated with the first unknown contact.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the at least one communication information includes at least one unread communication record, and the outputting step further includes:

notifying the number of the at least one unread communication record in the message area.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of:

and expanding the message area in response to a one-key operation of the at least one unread communication record by the user, and collectively outputting the at least one unread communication record to the message area according to the occurrence time.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of:

and responding to the selection operation of the user on a first unread communication record in the at least one unread communication record, expanding the message area, and amplifying and outputting the first unread communication record to the expanded message area.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the at least one communication corresponds to the mobile telephone network, including voice service information and/or short message service information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication operation interface comprises a keypad provided virtually on the first unknown contact communication interface and/or physically or on the electronic device, associated with the mobile phone network.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the physical key set and the virtual key set have consistency and/or correspondence with respect to at least one of: number, layout, form, appearance, orientation, color system, color, shape, pattern.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the virtual key group and the physical key group are respectively and correspondingly configured on the right side of the first unknown contact communication interface and the right side of the electronic device.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the virtual key group includes a first virtual key, a second virtual key, and a third virtual key; the communication establishing step comprises:

initiating a voice call or a video call to the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network in response to a user operation of a third virtual key on the first unknown contact communication interface;

sending short message service information to the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network in response to a user operation of a first virtual key on the first unknown contact communication interface, an

And responding to the operation of the user on the second virtual key, and outputting the short message service information received from the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network in an audio mode.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the virtual key group further includes a fourth virtual key, and the fourth virtual key and the first virtual key, the second virtual key, and the third virtual key are located in a column; the communication establishing step comprises:

responding to the operation of a user on the fourth virtual key, and presenting/hiding a corresponding dial in the first unknown contact communication interface; and

in response to a user dialing the dial and subsequent selection of the third virtual key, initiating a voice call or a video call over the mobile telephone network targeting the dialing.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first unknown contact communication interface is provided with profile information of the first unknown contact, where the profile information includes a communication method.

Optionally, in some embodiments, before the presenting step of the first unknown contact communication interface, the method further comprises:

receiving communication information from any information initiator;

judging whether the information initiator is registered in an address book of the electronic equipment or not;

and if the information initiator is not registered in the address list, defining the information initiator as a first unknown contact.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of:

and recommending the first unknown contact to a user for configuration according to the frequency of initiating the communication information by the first unknown contact and/or the content of the communication information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of:

and responding to configuration operation of the user for the first unknown contact, and registering the first unknown contact in the address list or adding the first unknown contact into a blacklist.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, including: a display; a processor unit; a memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor unit, the one or more programs including instructions for performing any of the methods according to the preceding embodiments.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, including: the device comprises a physical key group, a communication interface and a communication device, wherein the communication device comprises a display; a processor unit; a memory; and one or more programs for executing one or more programs,

the set of physical keys is detachably coupled to the processor unit through the communication interface;

wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor unit, the one or more programs including instructions for performing any of the methods of the preceding embodiments.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the mobile terminal further includes a base for mounting the communication device, the physical key group is configured on the base, and the communication interface is a connector, two ends of which are correspondingly disposed on the communication device and the base and are respectively in wired connection with the processor unit and the physical key group.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention provides an information processing apparatus for use in a communication apparatus having a display, including:

means for performing any of the methods described in accordance with the preceding embodiments.

Additionally, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform any of the methods according to the preceding embodiments, is also provided in another embodiment of the invention.

Additionally, another embodiment of the invention provides an electronic device comprising a display, a touch-sensitive surface, optionally one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs; the one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors include instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement the method according to the preceding embodiments.

In some of the above embodiments of the method of providing resources for unknown contacts, the communication resources are configured user-centric. In the switching process of the user interface of the electronic device, a common input component (for example, a communication operation interface for SMS service and voice telephone service) and a corresponding output component (for example, a message area) based on a mobile telephone network are configured in an integrated manner on a communication interface for a first unknown contact presented on a display or in a man-machine interface of software and hardware of the whole electronic device, so that the operability of the electronic device in the process of establishing relevant communication is improved. The user can access the main communication function of the communication application program without switching the interface or the man-machine interface. Further, the communication information based on different service types of the mobile phone network is integrated and output to the message area, and therefore the accessibility of the communication information output by the communication application program is improved. Further, the communication application User Interface is configured as at least a portion of an operating system User Interface (UI) such that the communication application User Interface preferentially and/or exclusively operates on the electronic device display. Based on the interface resource configuration method, the operability of the electronic equipment is improved. Furthermore, the communication record sets respectively corresponding to the unknown contacts form an unknown contact communication record set, and the unknown contact communication record set is provided for the user in an interface mode, so that the user can intensively check the communication records of the unknown contacts, the user experience is improved to a certain extent, and the operability of the application program through an interactive interface is enhanced.

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, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 illustrates a flow diagram of a method of providing resources for unknown contacts in accordance with an aspect of the subject invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a user interface diagram in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of a user interface in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a user interface for displaying a latest message in a method for providing resources of an unknown contact according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic view of a plurality of interfaces configured in an electronic device and a plurality of options presented on a display of the electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of a user interface providing a set of unknown contact communication records, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 illustrates a user interface diagram in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 illustrates a user interface diagram presenting a communication collection interface in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 illustrates a user interface diagram presenting a communication collection interface in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 illustrates a user interface diagram presenting a communication collection interface in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 illustrates a user interface diagram presenting a first unknown contact communication interface in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 illustrates a user interface diagram presenting a dialing interface in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 illustrates a user interface diagram presenting a dialing process in a method of providing resources for an unknown contact according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a user interface for presenting at least one unread notification message in a notification area, according to an embodiment of the invention;

15-a through 15-d illustrate user interface diagrams extending a message region and zooming into a first unread communication record, according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 16 illustrates a schematic user interface diagram for providing a dial in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal component of a communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The same or similar reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, 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 some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. 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 terminology used in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the examples of the present invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and "a plurality" typically includes at least two.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one type of association that describes an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

The words "if", as used herein, may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "in response to a determination" or "in response to a detection", depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases "if determined" or "if detected (a stated condition or event)" may be interpreted as "when determined" or "in response to a determination" or "when detected (a stated condition or event)" or "in response to a detection (a stated condition or event)", depending on the context.

It is also noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a good or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such good or system. Without further limitation, elements recited by the phrase "comprising an … …" do not exclude the presence of additional like elements in a commodity or system that includes such elements.

Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described. In some embodiments, the device is a portable communication device (such as a mobile phone) that also contains other functionality, such as PDA and/or music player functionality. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, but are not limited to, other portable electronic devices such as laptop or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touch pads). It should also be understood that in some embodiments, the device is not a portable communication device or communicator, but is a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screen display and/or touchpad).

In some embodiments discussed below, an electronic device is described that includes a display and a touch-sensitive surface. However, it should be understood that the computing device may include one or more other physical user interface devices, such as a physical keyboard, mouse, and/or joystick.

In addition to communication applications such as telephony applications, video conferencing applications, or instant messaging applications, devices may support various applications such as one or more of the following: a note taking application, a drawing application, a presentation application, a word processing application, a health management application, a gaming application, an email application, an exercise support application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video recorder application, a web browsing application, a digital music player application, and/or a digital video player application.

In addition, the sequence of steps in each method embodiment described below is only an example and is not strictly limited.

In one embodiment of the invention, a method for providing resources of unknown contacts in an electronic device is provided, wherein the electronic device comprises a communication operation interface, which is associated with a mobile phone network, and a plurality of interfaces are configured in the electronic device and can be output through a display of the electronic device. The method according to this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, comprises three steps: step 101), presenting a communication interface aiming at a first unknown contact in a plurality of interfaces on a display of the electronic equipment, wherein the first unknown contact communication interface comprises a message area; step 102), responding to the operation of a user on a communication operation interface, establishing communication with a first unknown contact through a mobile phone network to generate at least one piece of communication information; and step 103) outputting the at least one communication information through a message area on the first unknown contact communication interface.

Here, for a mobile phone number that is not registered in the address book of the electronic device, it may be called an unknown contact, a stranger contact, or also may be called a stranger for short, and there is a potential objective need for mobile phone communication.

Optionally, generally, in the method according to some embodiments of the present invention, the communication operation interface configured in the electronic device, or may also be referred to as a communication interface element, may be implemented in a hardware or software manner, and in the method according to some embodiments of the present invention, the communication operation interface may be a key set provided in a software form on the first unknown contact communication interface virtually, or a key set provided in a physical form on the electronic device, and functions of the two correspond, and may be separately configured in software and hardware of the electronic device, or may be configured on the electronic device at the same time for the user to perform communication interaction with the electronic device in a manner of arbitrarily selecting hardware or software. In a different scenario in some other embodiments, or may also be referred to as a communication enabled unit, a communication interface element, a user interface element, a communication operation option, etc. Specifically, the former virtual key set is generally a virtual key and a button on a communication interface, and the latter physical key set may be disposed on the electronic device housing in a hardware manner, both of which may be operated by a user to establish communication. Optionally, in some embodiments, the at least one physical key set and the at least one virtual key set have a correspondence and/or correspondence in at least one of number, layout, morphology, perception, orientation, color system, color, shape, pattern. And at least one of the communications corresponds to a mobile telephone network and includes voice service information and/or short message service information.

It is worth noting that: the electronic device may include either or both of 1) the set of virtual keys configured on the first unknown contact communication interface and 2) the set of physical keys configured in hardware, as described above. And the virtual key set and the physical key set are operable to establish communications, a communications link, a communications channel between the electronic device and the electronic device of the first unknown contact over the mobile telephone network, by which communications resources a user can communicate with the first unknown contact to generate communications information. The virtual key set and the physical key set may each independently enable establishment of communication between the user and the first unknown contact.

In other words, while the virtual key set and the physical key set may have some consistency and similarity in form, the two may be independent in communication functionality. In particular, the physical key set has a first association (a first association) between it and the communication network that can trigger communication, so that communication via the communication network is established when the physical key set is activated, for example by operation of a user. The virtual key group and the communication network are also provided with a second association supporting the user to establish communication through the virtual key group, and the two associations can be independent, namely, the user can respectively operate the virtual key group and the physical key group to realize independent access to the associated communication network so as to establish communication with the first unknown contact. Other embodiments of the present invention can be seen in detail, and are not repeated herein.

In addition, the virtual key set described above may also be referred to as a communication option, a communication option set, a user interface element in some embodiments, and is configured in the form of buttons, keys, etc. of software on the contact interface. In particular, 1, 2, 3, 4 or more interface elements such as keys or buttons may be included. And the set of physical keys may in some embodiments be alternatively referred to as a physical operator, a physical keyboard, etc.

The virtual key set and the physical key set correspond in function, and may include 1, 2, 3, 4 or more physical keys, etc. Those skilled in the art will understand that: although the virtual key group and the physical key group have different implementation forms, in some embodiments of the present invention, the virtual key group and the physical key group belong to basically the same means, and achieve basically the same functions and basically the same effects. For avoiding redundancy, in some embodiments of the method or the electronic device of the present invention, the virtual key set is mainly used as an example for description, however, the physical key set can also be applied to the method and the electronic device in these embodiments.

The method according to the embodiments of the present invention may be executed in some electronic devices or communication apparatuses or used in combination with application programs therein, and in some embodiments, a mobile phone, a smart mobile device, etc. will be taken as an example for description.

Although the architecture of an operating system, such as an IOS or android, applied to a mobile device, especially an intelligent mobile device, mostly originates from a computer operating system, that is, a logical architecture mainly based on a "platform + program", the architecture is closer to the technical essence of a computer, but a design framework that different independent applications are configured in a functional group-differentiated manner is adopted, and each application also corresponds to a different interaction operation level, and for users including but not limited to middle-aged and elderly people, the cognitive ability and the acceptance of the configuration logic of the application program of the virtual abstraction are sometimes low.

The method according to the embodiment of the invention provides resource allocation of the interface by taking user interaction as guidance and taking the user and the unknown contact as centers in an integrated mode. In some embodiments described below, simplified User Interfaces (UIs) and related core components are constructed, in other words, the interaction operations and corresponding functions of the electronic device and the communication apparatus such as a mobile phone are redefined, and the interaction operation hierarchy is simplified, so that the electronic device has high operability and usability for the User due to the operation of the resource providing method, and thus, the User also obtains accessibility (accessibility) to related information and resources.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, in a first unknown contact communication interface output by a display of the electronic device, the message area is presented to the user, and at the same time, a key set in the form of software virtually provided on the first unknown contact communication interface is presented, that is, an interface for the user to perform communication-related operations, the communication operation interfaces are associated with a mobile phone network, and in response to the user operating the communication operation interface, a communication is established with the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network to generate at least one communication information; the at least one communication is then output via a message area on the first unknown contact communication interface.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the first unknown contact communication interface is provided with profile information of the first unknown contact, where the profile information includes a communication method, for example, a phone number of the first unknown contact, an automatically recognized identity (for example, courier), and the like.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one communication includes at least one unread communication record, and the outputting step 103 further includes: the number of at least one unread communication record is notified in the message area. For example, as shown in fig. 3, when 15 unread communication records are received from a first unknown contact through the mobile phone network, the 15 unread communication records are displayed in the message area 301 of the first unknown contact communication interface. Optionally, a mark corresponding to the unread communication record may also be presented in the message area, for example, when the unread communication record is short message service information, a mark corresponding to the short message service information, such as the message mark shown in fig. 3, is displayed, and when the unread communication record is voice service information, a mark corresponding to the voice service information is displayed. Of course, these unread communication records may also be marked with a uniform mark, or further, the user may be prompted to view in the vicinity of the mark, for example, in fig. 3, the user may be prompted to view in the word "view multiple new messages".

Optionally, in some embodiments of the invention, when unread communication records from a plurality of unknown contacts are received over a mobile phone network, the number of unread communication records from the plurality of unknown contacts is displayed in a message area of the first unknown contact communication interface.

Optionally, according to a simplified message output concept, in some embodiments of the present invention, the outputting step 103 may further include: the latest piece of the at least one communication information is individually output in the message area in response to occurrence of the latest piece.

For example, as shown in fig. 4, the latest piece of communication information is short message service information, and in response to the occurrence of the latest piece of short message service message, the latest piece of short message service message is individually output in a message area, such as an individual piece of communication information shown in a message area 401 in fig. 4, which is short message service information transmitted by the first unknown contact. In other words, the electronic device displays only the latest piece of the plurality of pieces of communication information individually in the message area 401. Further, the latest piece of communication information is continuously updated and outputted to the message area 401, that is, every time a piece of communication information occurs, the latest piece of communication information is individually outputted to the message area 401. Of course, the communication information corresponds to a mobile phone network, and includes voice service information and/or short message service information, such as SMS text short message or call record of voice call, and in some cases, one or more of the following items: audio messages, video messages, picture messages, geographical locations, text messages, files, data, etc., which may not be repeated here.

The mode of only displaying one piece of (one at a time) latest communication information at a time, or optionally, simply called a message, wherein the interface element layout method can meet the demand of instant communication in most cases, one or more messages are serially output one by one through the message area, and the 'one by one' way enables the electronic equipment to provide the orderliness of message flow for the user, so that the experience of the user for obtaining the messages is more intuitive. Of course, in addition to the "one-to-one" manner, the round-to-one (round) of the message may also include: after receiving a plurality of messages, the user feeds back one message, or simply "one from and one to". Whether for the "one-to-one" or "many-to-one" approach, in some embodiments, the presentation of these incoming messages in the message area may preferably be in a manner of "only one at a time being displayed", e.g., only one message that has recently occurred is displayed.

Optionally, according to a simplified message output concept, in some embodiments of the invention, further comprising the steps of: configuring a plurality of options in an abbreviated form around the first unknown contact communication interface operable to output a plurality of interfaces respectively through the display; wherein the plurality of options includes a first option associated with an interface of the set of unknown contact communication records.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the invention described above or below, a plurality of options are arranged in an abbreviated form around the first unknown contact communication interface, the plurality of options operable to output a corresponding plurality of interfaces respectively through the display. The plurality of options includes a first option of an interface associated with a set of communication records for unknown contacts, or strangers. Here, the interface for the set of unknown contact records is configured to display at least one set of communication records respectively corresponding to at least one unknown contact over the mobile telephone network in a ranked manner.

Since the plurality of options respectively represent the plurality of interfaces in an abbreviated form, the abbreviated menu item can present more options such as unknown contacts, known contacts, applications and the like for the user on a smaller scale on the current interface, so that the user can also globally know other available options such as communication contacts, application programs and the like through the current interface, and has a navigation function for selecting and positioning the client in the plurality of application options configured by the electronic device. Of course, alternatively, the program in the electronic device may also be executable by the processor unit to: the presentation of the at least one option is cancelled in response to a real-time response event occurring at the electronic device. When the real-time response event occurs, a plurality of options are not required to be displayed in a navigation mode at the bottom of the display, and the cancellation of the display of the plurality of options can also provide larger screen display space for the real-time response event.

Here, it should be noted that, when resources related to the plurality of interfaces are configured in the electronic device or in a remote server, the plurality of options may be regarded as icons similar to shortcuts and presented on the display for the user to select, and at the same time, the plurality of options point to or are associated with related resources corresponding to the plurality of options, so that, when the user selects the at least one option on the display, the electronic device invokes or runs the related resources associated with the at least one option, thereby outputting at least one interface corresponding to the at least one option through the display. The related resources corresponding to each of the plurality of options may also be referred to as a plurality of objects. The plurality of objects are executable program resources, and are located in a background or remote server of the electronic device, and when a first option in the plurality of options, for example, an unknown contact icon, is selected by a user, correspondingly, a first object in the plurality of objects, for example, an unknown contact communication record set or an address-bearing (addressed) executable resource, is loaded, so as to output a first interface in the plurality of interfaces, for example, an interface of the unknown contact communication record set, through a display. The output of the interfaces through the display basically depends on the selection operation of a user on a plurality of options or the switching operation of the user on user interfaces such as a communication interface and an application interface.

Here, the plurality of options are configured in an abbreviated form around the first unknown contact communication interface, where surrounding means that the plurality of options are presented at one or more of the top, bottom, left side, or right side of the interface or display, and does not necessarily mean completely surrounding. The plurality of options have a certain arrangement order on the display, which is formed by adding or sequencing the plurality of options through the interactive operation of the user with the electronic equipment, or the arrangement order of the plurality of options is set through the login of a back door program by a server or another remote electronic equipment. Whether or not multiple options are provided to the user through, for example, the bottom region of the display, multiple objects may be independently arranged in their output order through the display. For example, after the first interface corresponding to the first object is output through the display, the other interfaces may be sequentially output in the above-described predetermined order in response to a user switching operation through repeated sliding or the like of the interface output area in the middle of the display. The interfaces are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of objects stored locally or remotely. Here, the relationship between the configuration order of the options on the display, the possible configuration order of the objects and the interfaces is also applicable to the methods or apparatuses of some embodiments described below, and details thereof may not be repeated.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device of some embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of options are configured at the top/bottom of the display or beside the display, and the method further includes: and responding to the switching operation of the user for the multiple options, and movably presenting the multiple options. Specifically, if the options cannot be completely presented at the top/bottom of the display or cannot be completely presented at the side of the display, the options may be partially presented first, for example, a part of the options is first presented at the top/bottom of the display or at the left or right side of the display, and then the options are presented in a moving manner in response to the user switching operation for the options, for example, another part of the options that is not presented is presented in a moving manner.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device of some embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of options are arranged laterally in a single row at the bottom of the display or longitudinally in a single column beside the display, the moving presenting step further includes: and responding to the switching operation of the user for the area corresponding to the single row or the area corresponding to the single column, and moving and presenting the plurality of options part by part. For example, as shown in fig. 5, the plurality of options 503 are arranged in a single row (single row) at the top/bottom of the display or in a single column at the side of the display, wherein the rectangular area of the single row occupied by the options on the display in the lateral direction may be referred to as a menu area or a single row area 502. Taking at least one option 503 arranged in a single row as an example, as shown in fig. 5, the single row of options is disposed laterally at the bottom of the display, and the method of this embodiment further includes the steps of: in response to a switching operation of the user with respect to the single-line region 502, the plurality of options 503 are presented by moving the single-line region 502 uniformly portion by portion. It will be appreciated that the method of this embodiment herein may also include the steps of: and responding to the switching operation of the user for the area corresponding to the single column, and moving and presenting the plurality of options part by part. It is understood that the switching operation for the plurality of options 503 may include a slide gesture or the like for the area where the plurality of options 503 are located.

Optionally, in the method or electronic device of some embodiments of the invention, wherein the first set of options from the plurality of options is arranged in a single line at the top/bottom of the display; or in a single column disposed alongside the display, the method of this embodiment further comprises the steps of: and in response to the switching operation of the user for the first group of options, switching and presenting a second group of options in the plurality of options in the area corresponding to the single row or the single column.

Specifically, if the plurality of options cannot be completely presented in a single row at the top/bottom of the display or cannot be completely presented in a single column beside the display, the plurality of options may be grouped, for example, the plurality of options may be substantially evenly divided into a plurality of groups, a first group of options is first arranged at the top/bottom of the display in a single row or arranged at the left or right side of the display in a single column, and a second group of options in the plurality of options is switchingly presented in a region corresponding to the single row or the single column in response to a switching operation of a user for the first group of options in the single row or the single column.

Alternatively, in the method or electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the plurality of options 503 may be substantially evenly divided into a plurality of groups, the first group of options is first arranged at the bottom of the display in a single row, and in response to a user switching operation with respect to the single-row area 502, the plurality of groups of options sequentially move in an operation direction of sliding or the like of the user, and are sequentially presented to the user via the single-row area 502. As shown in fig. 5, the first Group of options includes a first option 5a, a second option 5b, a third option 5c, and a fourth option 5d, where the first option 5a corresponds to an interface 5-Contact of the unknown Contact communication record set, the second option 5b corresponds to an Album application interface 5-Album, the third option 5c and the fourth option 5d also correspond to two interfaces (not shown in the figure) in the plurality of interfaces 504, respectively, and the fifth option 5e corresponds to a Group communication interface 5-Group. The first set of options is arranged in a single row area 502 at the bottom of the display; or in a single column (not shown) arranged beside the display, in response to a user's switching operation for the first group of options, a second group of options of the multiple options is switchingly presented in a single row of regions, the second group of options including the fifth option 5e and three options (not shown in the figure) subsequent thereto. The switching operation here may be a sliding operation to the left or the right, which will not be described in detail below. Specifically, the step of switching and presenting the first group of options and the second group of options in the plurality of options through the single-row area may include: the first option 5a, the second option 5b, the third option 5c, and the fourth option 5d are collectively moved in the direction of the sliding operation of the user indicated by directional Arrow 5-Arrow in fig. 5, thereby successively presenting the second group of options, i.e., the fifth option 5e and three options subsequent thereto. From another aspect, the step of presenting the first group of options and the second group of options by switching the single-line region may further include: the first option 5a, the second option 5b, the third option 5c, the fourth option 5d are moved in the direction of the sliding operation indicated by the Arrow 5-Arrow to cancel the presentation of the first option 5a, the second option 5b, the third option 5c, the fourth option 5d one by one at the edge of the display, and in succession to the first group of options, the second group of options, headed by the fifth option 5e, is moved part by part into the single-row area 502. In yet another aspect, the step of presenting the first set of options and the second set of options in the plurality of options by switching the single-line region further comprises: the first option 5a, the second option 5b, the third option 5c, the fourth option 5d are visually moved out of the display area of the display in sequence in the direction of the sliding operation indicated by the Arrow 5-Arrow, and the second group of options, which is headed by the fifth option 5e, is moved into the single-row area 502 following the first group of options.

Of course, the option 5d is the last option in the first group of options, and if the current interface is the interface corresponding to the option 5d and the option 5d is presented differently in the form as the current option, in this case, the electronic device may also, in response to a switching operation of the user for sliding left on the communication interface or the application interface corresponding to the option 5d, switch and present the second group of options in the at least one option in the single-line region, and perform the formal differentiation on the first option 5e of the second group of options as the current option, and load the communication interface or the application interface corresponding to the option 5e in the interface.

It is worth noting that: in the method or electronic device of some embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of options may be arranged in a single row and moved and presented on the display part by part (a section by section), wherein the speed of the moving process may correspond to the speed of the user operation gesture, and the unit of the moving is a part (section) or a group of the plurality of options, which allows the user to clearly distinguish the next group of unpowted options from the previous group of browsed options and browse all the options regularly. Meanwhile, the above set of options or a part of the options may include 1 to 10 options, and for a general mobile phone, optionally 3 to 6 options, such as 4 options in the above embodiment. For mobile terminals such as tablet computers configured with larger displays, each set or portion of options may include a greater number of options. Of course, the number of options included in each section or each group is preferably the same.

Alternatively, the single row of regions 502 may be regions where multiple options configured as a single row are located at the top or bottom of the display. Alternatively, the single-line region 502 may be understood as a region within the outline (outline) of the pixels or locations covered by the plurality of options on the display, which is substantially invariant to the plurality of options, for example, a transverse stripe-shaped region at the bottom of the display, which has a width in the longitudinal direction (as indicated by the arrow in fig. 5) of about 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm, preferably 1.5cm to 2 cm. The single line region 502 is located laterally at the bottom of the display, does not occupy the main display area or interaction area of the display, and also facilitates the user's hand-held operation without interfering with the user's main interaction behavior. Through the single-line region 502, the user may apply an operation including a switching operation such as a slide to one or more options located at the bottom of the display, and the switching operation of the user for the main display region or the interactive region of the display and the switching operation for the single-line region produce different effects. The "main display area" or "main interaction area" may include a portion of the first unknown contact communication interface, or an operation of a portion of the display other than the menu area or the single row/column area, which will not be described in detail herein.

The abbreviated menu items in the method of some embodiments of the invention are configured at the bottom of the display, and the communication interface or the application interface is configured in the middle area of the display and has a corresponding relationship. The communication application interface, the first application interface, may be generally located in the middle of the display, occupying a larger area, and providing a main area for the user to recognize and operate, for example, the first unknown contact communication interface in the above or below embodiments is located in the middle of the display, and by sliding the communication interface, it is possible to switch one content at a time and synchronously change the focus option, i.e., the current option, in at least one option in the menu area, corresponding to the currently displayed interface in the middle of the display.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device of some embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of options includes a first option associated with an interface of the unknown set of contact communication records, and the interface presenting step of the unknown set of contact communication records further includes: and presenting an interface aiming at the unknown contact person communication record set on a display of the electronic equipment in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of interfaces or the selection operation aiming at the first option, wherein the unknown contact person communication record set comprises at least one communication record set, and each communication record set respectively corresponds to one unknown contact person.

In particular, in some embodiments of the invention described above or below, the plurality of options includes a first option of an interface associated with a set of communication records for unknown contacts, or strangers/strangers; and the method of the embodiments further includes, in response to a switching operation of the user for multiple interfaces, switching from other interactive interfaces such as the communication interactive interface or the first application interface to the unknown contact communication record set interface, or, in response to a selection of an option such as clicking, long pressing and the like for the first option by the user, directly entering the unknown contact communication record set interface or jumping from other interactive interfaces to the unknown contact communication record set interface, that is, taking the interface of the unknown contact communication record set as the current interactive interface, as shown in fig. 6. Here, the interface for the set of unknown contact records is configured to display at least one set of communication records respectively corresponding to at least one unknown contact over the mobile telephone network in a ranked manner. For example, 601 in fig. 6 shows an interface of the unknown contact record set, and the interface arrangement of the unknown contact record set displays 5 communication record sets respectively corresponding to 5 unknown contacts through a mobile phone network, and each communication record set comprises one or more communication records between the user and the unknown contact corresponding to the communication record set.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device of some embodiments of the present invention, the step of presenting the first unknown contact communication interface further includes: and switching to the first unknown contact communication interface in response to the user selecting the communication record set aiming at the first unknown contact in the at least one communication record set.

Specifically, if the current interface is an interface of an unknown contact person communication record set, at least one communication record set corresponding to at least one unknown contact person is displayed on the interface of the unknown contact person communication record set in an arrangement mode, and the at least one communication record set comprises a communication record set aiming at a first unknown contact person, the current interface is switched to the first unknown contact person communication interface in response to selection operations of clicking, long pressing and the like of a user on the communication record set of the first unknown contact person. For example, if the user clicks or presses on one of the communication record sets in fig. 6 corresponding to the first unknown contact, the communication interface shown in fig. 7 is displayed on the display in a switching manner, and a plurality of communication records between the user and the first unknown contact are output in the message area 701, where the plurality of communication records may include the read historical communication records or the unread communication records.

In one embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a method for providing a user interface through a display of an electronic device, in one step of the method of the embodiment, a communication aggregation interface is loaded through the display in response to a user selection operation, and the communication aggregation interface may, for example, integrally present an unknown contact interface with any one or more of the following three interfaces: a known contacts interface, a subscription number interface, a dialing interface. And in another step of the method of the embodiment, in response to the user selecting operation through clicking, sliding and the like, switching and presenting two or more interfaces of an unknown contact interface, a known contact interface, a subscription number interface and a dialing interface through the display. The overall interface in which these interfaces are presented in an integrated manner may be referred to herein as a communication collection interface.

Optionally, in some embodiments, multiple sub-options are configured at the periphery of the communications aggregation interface in an abbreviated fashion. In other words, the plurality of sub-options are stably presented on the communication collection interface regardless of whether any of the known contacts interface, the unknown contacts interface, the subscription number interface, or the dialing interface is currently presented on the display. And the plurality of sub-options are operable to output a plurality of interfaces through the display, respectively. In some embodiments, the first sub-option associated with the unknown contact interface is operable to output the unknown contact interface via a display of the electronic device, including arranging a displayed set of communication records for a plurality of unknown contacts, each set of communication records for unknown contacts including a corresponding unknown contact and a latest communication record of the latest occurrence with the unknown contact. A second sub-option associated with the known contact interface is operable to output the known contact interface via the display of the electronic device, including arranging a displayed set of communication records for a plurality of known contacts, each set of communication records for a known contact including a corresponding known contact and a latest communication record occurring most recently with the known contact. And a third sub-option associated with the subscription number interface, operable to output, through a display of the electronic device, the subscription number interface, including a plurality of subscription number communication record sets that are arranged and displayed, where each subscription number communication record set includes a corresponding subscription number and a latest communication record that occurs latest with the subscription number. The subscription number may be a semi-unknown number between the known contact and the unknown contact, may be a common number in life added by the user through searching and the like, such as a property manager, a car rental phone, and the like. A fourth sub-option associated with a dialing interface operable to output, via a display of the electronic device, the dialing interface comprising: dial, telephone number input box, dial key.

In some embodiments of the invention described above or below, multiple options are configured at the premise in an abbreviated fashion around the perimeter of the communications aggregation interface. In other words, the options are stably presented on the communication collection interface regardless of whether any of the known contacts interface, the unknown contacts interface, the subscription number interface, or the dialing interface is currently presented on the display. And the plurality of options are operable to output a plurality of interfaces through the display, respectively; wherein the plurality of options includes a second option that may be associated with the communication collection interface in some embodiments described above.

Optionally, in another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a method for providing resources of unknown contacts in an electronic device, in which the electronic device includes a communication operation interface, associated with a mobile phone network, the electronic device is configured with a plurality of interfaces, and the communication interface for a first unknown contact in the plurality of interfaces is output through a display of the electronic device, and is presented on the display of the electronic device, and the first unknown contact communication interface includes a message area; establishing communication with the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network to generate at least one communication message in response to the operation of the communication operation interface by the user; and outputting at least one communication through a message area on the first unknown contact communication interface. And the plurality of abbreviated options are globally presented across the interface via a display of the electronic device, the abbreviated options also being disposed around the first unknown contact communication interface when the first unknown contact communication interface is currently loaded at the display, the options operable to output a corresponding plurality of interfaces via the display, respectively. In addition to the second option associated with the communication collection interface, the plurality of options may include a first option associated with the first unknown contact communication interface described above.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the presenting of the communication aggregation interface includes: and presenting a communication set interface on a display of the electronic equipment in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of interfaces or the selection operation for the second option, wherein the communication set interface comprises a first sub-option which is configured in an abbreviated form and is associated with the unknown contact interface.

In particular, in some embodiments of the invention described above or below, the plurality of options includes a second option associated with the communication collection interface; and the method of the embodiment also comprises the step of responding to the switching operation of the user aiming at the plurality of interfaces, switching from the communication interactive interface or other interactive interfaces such as the first application interface to the communication set interface, or responding to the selection of the second option such as clicking, long pressing and the like by the user, and directly entering the communication set interface or jumping from other interactive interfaces to the communication set interface, namely taking the communication set interface as the current interactive interface. Here, the communication collection interface includes a first sub-option associated with the unknown contact interface configured in an abbreviated form, the first sub-option being located at the top, bottom, left side or right side of the communication collection interface, and the first sub-option is accessible to the associated unknown contact interface when the user selects the first sub-option by clicking, long pressing or the like.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the communication collection interface further comprises a second sub-option associated with the known contacts interface and/or a third sub-option associated with the subscription number interface and/or a fourth sub-option associated with the dialing interface, configured in an abbreviated form.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention described above or below, the communication set interface may further include a second sub-option associated with the known contacts interface and/or a third sub-option associated with the subscription number interface and/or a fourth sub-option associated with the dialing interface. These interfaces, along with the previously described unknown contact interfaces, can be freely combined to form the communication aggregation interface. For example, the communication set interface includes a first sub-option associated with an unknown contact interface and a second sub-option associated with a known contact interface, the first and second sub-options being arranged, for example, in a single row on the top or bottom of the display, operable to output the corresponding unknown contact interface or the corresponding known contact interface through the display. As shown in fig. 8, the whole current interface may be referred to as a communication set interface, a plurality of options are presented at the bottom of the display, which are operable to output a plurality of interfaces respectively through the display, and the leftmost option at the bottom is a second option 804, in the figure, the second option 804 is simply referred to as "communication set", and the second option 804 can be operated to enter the communication set interface; in fig. 8, the top left side is a second sub-option 802 associated with a known contact interface, the second sub-option 802 is referred to as "contact" for short, the top right side is a first sub-option 801 associated with an unknown contact interface, the first sub-option 801 is referred to as "stranger" for short, a user can enter a corresponding interface by operating the corresponding sub-option, for example, by operating the second sub-option 802 to enter a corresponding known contact interface 803, the known contact interface 803 comprises a plurality of communication record sets of known contacts which are displayed in an arranged manner, and each of the communication record sets of known contacts respectively comprises a corresponding known contact and a latest communication record which occurs latest between the corresponding known contact and the known contact.

As another example, the communication aggregation interface includes a first sub-option associated with an unknown contact interface, a second sub-option associated with a known contact interface, and a third sub-option associated with a subscription number interface, the first sub-option, the second sub-option, and the third sub-option being disposed at the top or bottom of the display, e.g., in a single row, operable to output the corresponding unknown contact interface, the corresponding known contact interface, or the corresponding subscription number interface through the display. As shown in fig. 9, the entire current interface may be referred to as a communication collection interface, with a second sub-option 902 associated with a known contacts interface on the top left, this second sub-option 902 is referred to simply as "contact", in the middle of the top is a third sub-option 903 associated with the subscription number interface, this third sub-option 903 is abbreviated as "life number", the top right side is a first sub-option 901 associated with an unknown contact interface, the first sub-option 901 is abbreviated as "stranger" in the figure, the user can enter the corresponding interface by operating the corresponding sub-option, for example, by operating the third sub-option 903 to enter the corresponding subscription number interface 904, the subscription number interface 904 includes a plurality of subscription number communication record sets which are displayed in an arranged manner, and each subscription number communication record set respectively includes a corresponding subscription number and a latest communication record which is newly generated between the corresponding subscription number and the subscription number.

The sub-options and the associated interfaces included in the two communication collection interfaces are only used as examples, and in fact, the sub-options and the associated interfaces included in the communication collection interfaces can be set arbitrarily, for example, a second sub-option associated with a known contact interface and a third sub-option associated with a subscription number interface configured in an abbreviated form can be included, or all four sub-options and their associated interfaces can be included.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the method further comprises the step of: and in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of interfaces or the selection operation for the second option, presenting the interface associated with the corresponding sub-option in the communication set interface on a display of the electronic equipment according to a default setting or a history interface record.

In particular, in some embodiments of the invention described above or below, since a series of interfaces such as a known contact interface, an unknown contact interface, a subscription number interface, a dialing interface, etc. may be collectively presented in the communication collection interface, the interface presented each time the communication collection interface is opened may be set by default. For example, the default setting is to present a known contact interface 803 when switching from a communication interaction interface or other interaction interfaces such as the first application interface to the communication collection interface in response to a user switching operation for multiple interfaces, or to directly enter the known contact interface 803 or jump from other interaction interfaces to the known contact interface 803 in response to a user selecting an option such as clicking, long-pressing, etc. for the second option, that is, to take the known contact interface 803 as the current interaction interface, each time the communication collection interface is opened, that is, a known contact interface associated with the second sub-option is presented, as shown in fig. 8.

Alternatively, each time the communication set interface is opened, the interface associated with the corresponding sub-option may be presented on the display of the electronic device according to the history interface record. For example, as shown in fig. 10, when the user leaves the communication set interface last time, the unknown contact interface 1003 associated with the first sub-option is presented thereon, when the user switches from other interactive interfaces such as the communication interactive interface or the first application interface to the communication set interface through the switching operation this time, the unknown contact interface 1003 is still presented according to the history interface record, or, in response to the user selecting an option such as clicking, long-pressing and the like for the second option this time, the user directly enters the unknown contact interface 1003 or jumps from other interactive interfaces to the unknown contact interface 1003, that is, the unknown contact interface 1003 is taken as the current interactive interface.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the presenting of the unknown contact interface includes: presenting an unknown contact interface on a display of the electronic device in response to a user selection operation for the first sub-option; or when the current interface is other interfaces associated with other sub-options in the communication set interface, responding to the selection operation of the user for the unknown contact interface, and switching to present the unknown contact interface on the display of the electronic equipment.

When the user enters the communication set interface, the user can select a first sub-option associated with the unknown contact interface through selection operation of clicking, long pressing and the like, and the electronic device responds to the selection operation of the user on the first sub-option and presents the unknown contact interface on a display of the electronic device. Or, if the current interface is another interface associated with another sub-option in the communication set interface, for example, the current interface is a known contact interface, a subscription number interface, or a dialing interface, the user may switch through operations such as swiping, and the electronic device switches and presents the unknown contact interface on the display of the electronic device in response to an option operation of the user on the unknown contact interface. For example, as shown in fig. 8, the current interface displayed on the display of the electronic device may be referred to as a communication set interface, the top is configured with corresponding sub-options in a thumbnail form, the left side of the top is a second sub-option 802 associated with a known contact interface, the second sub-option 802 is referred to as a "contact" for short in the drawing, the right side of the top is a first sub-option 801 associated with an unknown contact interface, the first sub-option 801 is referred to as a "stranger" for short in the drawing, and a user may enter an unknown contact interface 1003 shown in fig. 10 by clicking, long pressing the first sub-option 801 "stranger" in the drawing, or may switch into an unknown contact interface 1003 shown in fig. 10 by swiping left and right.

Correspondingly, in response to the user selecting operation on the second sub-option, presenting a known contact interface on a display of the electronic equipment; or, if the current interface is other interfaces associated with other sub-options in the communication set interface, presenting the known contact interface on the display of the electronic equipment in response to the selection operation of the user on the known contact interface.

Specifically, when the user enters the communication collection interface, the user can select a second sub-option associated with the known contact interface by clicking, long pressing and the like, and the electronic device presents the known contact interface on the display of the electronic device in response to the selection operation of the user for the second sub-option. Or, if the current interface is another interface associated with another sub-option in the communication set interface, for example, the current interface is an unknown contact interface, a subscription number interface, or a dialing interface, the user may switch through operations such as swiping, and the electronic device presents the known contact interface on a display of the electronic device in response to the switching operation of the user for the known contact interface. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the current interface displayed by the display of the electronic device may be referred to as a communication collection interface, with the top having corresponding sub-options arranged in an abbreviated form, the top left having a second sub-option 902 associated with a known contacts interface, this second sub-option 902 is referred to simply as "contact", in the middle of the top is a third sub-option 903 associated with the subscription number interface, this third sub-option 903 is abbreviated as "life number", the top right side is a first sub-option 901 associated with an unknown contact interface, this first sub-option 901 is abbreviated as "stranger", the current interface is a subscription number interface 904, the user may enter the known contacts interface 803 as shown in fig. 8 by clicking, long-pressing the second sub-option 902 "contacts" or may toggle into the known contacts interface 803 as shown in fig. 8 by swiping left or right through the current interface.

Other ways of entering the subscription number interface or the dialing interface are the same as or similar to the ways of entering the known contact interface and the unknown contact interface, so that the details are not repeated here and are included herein by way of reference.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the unknown contact interface presents at least one entry in a list form, each entry corresponds to one communication record set, each communication record set corresponds to one unknown contact, and each entry in the list presents the latest communication record and profile information of the corresponding unknown contact.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the invention described above or below, the unknown contact interface displays at least one entry in a list format, each entry corresponding to a set of communication records, each set of communication records corresponding to an unknown contact, i.e., each entry also corresponding to an unknown contact, the set of communication records including the set of communication records for the first unknown contact, and each entry in the list presents at least part of the latest communication record of the corresponding unknown contact and corresponding profile information, the profile information including a communication means, e.g., a telephone number of the unknown contact, an automatically identified identity (e.g., courier), and the like. As shown in fig. 10, the current interface is an unknown contact interface 1003, a plurality of entries 1004 are displayed in the unknown contact interface 1003 in a list form, each entry 1004 corresponds to one communication record set, each communication record set corresponds to one unknown contact, profile information 1005 of the unknown contact corresponding to the entry is presented in a circle on the left side in each entry, here, the last four digits of the communication numbers, all the communication numbers of the unknown contact are presented on the top of each entry, and each entry also presents the latest communication record of the corresponding unknown contact.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the last four bits of the communication number of the corresponding unknown contact are presented in the profile information of each entry, and a plurality of the profile information correspond to different background colors to distinguish different unknown contacts.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention described above or below, the last four bits of the communication number of the corresponding unknown contact may also be presented in the profile information of each entry, as shown in fig. 10, the profile information 1005 of the unknown contact corresponding to each entry, here, the last four bits of the communication number, presented in the left circle in each entry, and the plurality of profile information 1005 correspond to different background colors to distinguish different unknown contacts.

Correspondingly, the known contact interface may also present at least one entry in a list form, where each entry corresponds to one communication record set, each communication record set corresponds to one known contact or contact group, respectively, each entry in the list presents the latest communication record and profile information of the corresponding known contact or contact group, and the profile information of each entry presents, for example, picture information of the corresponding known contact or contact group.

Correspondingly, the subscription number interface may also present at least one entry in a list form, where each entry corresponds to one communication record set, each communication record set corresponds to one subscription number, the subscription number may be a semi-unknown number between a known contact and an unknown contact, may be a common number in life that is added by a user through a search or the like, such as a property manager, a car rental phone, or the like, each entry in the list presents the latest communication record and profile information of the corresponding subscription number, and the profile information of each entry presents, for example, picture information of the corresponding subscription number.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, in response to a user selection operation of a communication record set for a first unknown contact in at least one communication record set, switching to the first unknown contact communication interface.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the invention described above or below, if the current interface is an unknown contact interface, the unknown contact interface displays at least one communication record set respectively corresponding to at least one unknown contact, and the at least one communication record set includes a communication record set for a first unknown contact, the current interface is switched to the first unknown contact communication interface in response to a selection operation of clicking, long pressing, and the like on the communication record set of the first unknown contact by a user. For example, if the user performs a click operation, a long press operation, etc. on one of the communication record sets corresponding to the first unknown contact in fig. 10, such as selecting the first entry 1004 in fig. 10, which corresponds to the communication record set of the strange contact with the communication number "13855005500", the first unknown contact communication interface shown in fig. 11 is displayed on the display in a switching manner, and a plurality of communication records between the user and the first unknown contact are output in the message area 1101, where the plurality of communication records may include the read historical communication records or the unread communication records. In addition, the first unknown contact communication interface further includes profile information 1102 and a dial key 1103, the last four digits of the communication number of the first unknown contact are presented in the profile information 1102, and when the dial key 1103 is clicked by a user, a voice call or a video call can be initiated for a target by using the communication number of the first unknown contact, and the interface shown in fig. 13 is entered. Other information such as all communication numbers, date information, etc. of the first unknown contact may also be presented in the first unknown contact communication interface.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, in response to a sliding operation performed by a user in the first unknown contact communication interface, the corresponding unknown contact communication interfaces are successively presented in the list order along the direction of the sliding operation.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the present invention described above or below, the unknown contact interface presents at least one entry in a list form, each entry corresponds to one communication record set, each communication record set corresponds to one unknown contact, that is, each entry in the list corresponds to one unknown contact communication interface, and a user can switch to the corresponding unknown contact communication interface by selecting one of the entries. Here, if the current interactive interface of the user is the first unknown contact communication interface and the user performs a sliding operation in the interface, for example, a sliding operation in the first unknown contact communication interface shown in fig. 11, the unknown contact communication interfaces may be switched along the direction of the sliding operation in response to the sliding operation of the user, for example, the corresponding unknown contact communication interfaces are continuously presented in the order of the list. It may be assumed that the direction of the sliding operation of the user is switched from right to left, and the corresponding list sequence is from top to bottom, that is, when the user performs a sliding operation from right to left on the first unknown contact communication interface, so that the unknown contact communication interface is switched from left to right, in response to the sliding operation of the user, the communication interface of the unknown contact corresponding to the next entry of the entry corresponding to the first unknown contact in the list is presented. Of course, the switching speed of the corresponding unknown contact communication interface can be adaptively adjusted according to the sliding operation speed of the user.

Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the communication set interface further includes a fourth sub-option associated with the dialing interface, configured in an abbreviated form, and the embodiment further includes the steps of: responding to the selection operation of the user for the fourth sub-option, and presenting a dialing interface on a display of the electronic equipment, wherein the dialing interface comprises a dial, a telephone number input box and dialing keys; and in response to a user dialing a dial and subsequent selection of a dial key, initiating a voice call or a video call over the mobile telephone network targeting the dial.

In particular, in some embodiments of the invention described above or below, the communication set interface further comprises a fourth sub-option associated with the dialing interface, configured in an abbreviated form, operable to output the corresponding dialing interface via the display. The interface presented each time the communication set interface is opened may be set by default. For example, it may be set by default that each time the communication set interface is opened, i.e. a dialing interface is presented, as shown in fig. 12, the dialing interface is presented when switching from other interactive interfaces such as the communication interactive interface or the first application interface to the communication set interface in response to a switching operation of a plurality of interfaces by a user, or the dialing interface is entered directly or jumped from other interactive interfaces to the dialing interface in response to an option selection such as clicking, long pressing and the like of a second option by the user, i.e. the dialing interface is taken as the current interactive interface.

For another example, when the user leaves the communication set interface last time, a dialing interface is presented thereon, and when the user switches from the communication interactive interface or other interactive interfaces such as the first application interface to the communication set interface through the switching operation this time, the dialing interface is presented according to the history interface record, or, in response to the user selecting an option such as clicking, long-pressing, etc. for the second option this time, the user directly enters the dialing interface according to the history interface record or jumps to the dialing interface from other interactive interfaces, that is, the dialing interface is taken as the current interactive interface, as shown in fig. 12.

Or, when the user has entered the communication aggregation interface and the current interactive interface is a known contact interface, a subscription number interface or an unknown contact interface, the user may select a fourth sub-option associated with the dialing interface by clicking, long-pressing or the like, and the electronic device presents the dialing interface on a display of the electronic device in response to the selection operation of the user for the fourth sub-option. Or, if the current interface is a known contact interface, a subscription number interface or an unknown contact interface, the user can switch through operations such as swiping, and the electronic device responds to the selection operation of the user on the dialing interface and switches and presents the dialing interface on a display of the electronic device.

As shown in fig. 12, the entire current interface may be referred to as a communication set interface, the top left side is a second sub-option 1202 associated with a known contact interface, the second sub-option 1202 is simply referred to as "contact", the top middle is a first sub-option 1201 associated with an unknown contact interface, the first sub-option 1201 is simply referred to as "stranger", the top right side is a fourth sub-option 1203 associated with a dialing interface, the fourth sub-option 1203 is simply referred to as "dialing", and a user can enter the corresponding interface by operating the corresponding sub-option. In some embodiments of the present invention described above or below, in response to the user effectively dialing on the dial 1204 and subsequent selection operations such as clicking, long pressing, etc. on the dial 1206, the voice call or video call is initiated through the mobile phone network with the dial as the target, and the interface of the dialing process shown in fig. 13 is entered. In the interface shown in fig. 13, profile information 1301 is presented, and the last four digits of the destination telephone number input by the user are displayed in the profile information 1301. The interface shown in fig. 13 may also present, for example, an answer key 1302 and a hang-up key 1303, for the user to answer or hang-up the corresponding call.

In some embodiments of the above methods for providing a communication aggregation interface through a display of an electronic device, any one or more of a known contact interface, a subscription number interface, and a dialing interface and an unknown contact interface are collectively presented to a user in a communication aggregation interface in an integrated manner, and switching presentation can be performed in these interfaces in response to a selection operation of the user, so that the user can collectively view and operate each interface, user experience is improved to a certain extent, and operability of an application program through an interactive interface is enhanced.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above or below, a notification area is laterally configured on top of the display to at least partially present at least one unread notification message, the at least one unread notification message being at least partially associated with the plurality of options; and in response to a user operation on the notification area, extending the notification area in a longitudinal direction to collectively present the at least one unread notification information.

For example, as shown in fig. 14, a notification area 1401 is horizontally configured on the top of the display to at least partially present at least one piece of unread notification information, some or all of which are communication information belonging to multiple business properties from a contact, a contact group, or the unknown contact mentioned above in multiple options, or some of which may be information such as an upgrade alert of an application in multiple options. At least a portion of this unread notification information is presented in the notification area 1401, preferably in a manner that presents the latest item, or in a round-robin manner that presents each item, or some number of items. Correspondingly, in response to a user's operation of the notification area 1401, the notification area 1401 is extended on the display in a longitudinal direction downward to form an enlarged notification area 1401 to collectively present a plurality of or all of unread notification information, as shown in fig. 14. The main area on the display is used to display a communication interface or application interface for a first unknown contact within a certain period of time, and a notification area 1401 provided above the display may allow the user to know some communication information, update information, of other known or unknown contacts or applications than the first unknown contact in time. The content of the notification area or notification bar 1401 may include: the format of the notification bar can comprise head portrait and name describing information source, information abstract, and information type icon, including information, notification, and the like.

By arranging the notification bar 1401 in the top area of the display above the communication interface and the application interface, after unread notification information is received, reminding and accumulation are performed in the notification bar, optionally, the accumulation mode is the newest at the top, the oldest at the bottom, a user can expand all notification information by gestures such as pulling down and clicking the notification bar 1401, the clicked information can view the information in an enlarged mode (not shown in the figure) by borrowing the whole display range of the display, and the message can be removed when the information returns from the message enlarged mode. A soft button 'read all' (not shown in the figure) can be provided on the notification bar 1401 or on the periphery thereof, all unread messages can be read out one by one in order, and one piece of read messages can be cleared after reading; in response to the user dragging/sliding a single message to the left through the display, a "reply/delete" function entry (not shown in the figure) which is normally hidden may be displayed, and when a "reply" button in the function entry of the notification bar is clicked, an interface of an unknown contact, a known contact, a group or an applet corresponding to the sender of the message may be switched to, and in response to the user clicking a "delete" button in the function entry, the corresponding notification information may be directly deleted from the notification bar 1401, but the communication record of the background and the relevant sender is not deleted.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention, as described above or below, a notification area is laterally configured on a top of the display to at least partially present at least one unread notification message, at least one of the at least one unread notification message being associated with the first unknown contact, the method of the embodiment further includes the steps of: and presenting a first unknown contact communication interface on a display of the electronic equipment in response to the user selecting the unread notification information associated with the first unknown contact.

For example, if the user performs a click operation, a long press operation, or the like on the unread notification information in any row of the notification set in the notification area 1401 as shown in fig. 14, if the unread notification information comes from the corresponding first unknown contact, the first unknown contact communication interface as shown in fig. 7 is displayed in a switching manner on the display, and a plurality of communication records between the user and the first unknown contact are output in the message area 1401. Or, if the notification area includes a plurality of unread notification information associated with a plurality of unknown contacts, the plurality of unread notification information associated with the plurality of unknown contacts may be presented in the notification area in an aggregated manner, or may be presented in the notification area sequentially together with other unread notification information according to occurrence times, and if the user selects the plurality of unread notification information associated with the plurality of unknown contacts presented in an aggregated manner, or selects only one of the unread notification information associated with the corresponding unknown contact, the interface presenting the unknown contact communication record set shown in fig. 6 is switched on the display, where the unknown contact communication record set includes at least one communication record set, and each communication record set corresponds to one unknown contact, respectively.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention described above or below, the at least one communication information includes at least one unread communication record, where the at least one unread communication record may be from one unknown contact or from multiple unknown contacts, and optionally, the number of the at least one unread communication record may be notified in a message area of the first unknown contact communication interface; the method of this embodiment further comprises the steps of: in response to a user's one-touch operation on the at least one unread communication record, the message area is expanded and the at least one unread communication record is collectively output to the message area by occurrence time.

In particular, when multiple unread communication records are accumulated for a first unknown contact and/or other unknown contacts, the electronic device also enables the user to further view more chat records that occur with the first unknown contact and/or other unknown contacts through operation of the first unknown contact communication interface.

In the method of some embodiments, if a user applies a usual or specific interaction gesture such as a click, double click, long press to the profile information 302 or the message area 301 as shown in fig. 3, the electronic device may expand the message area 301 on the first unknown contact communication interface in response to the user's predetermined operation, thereby adapting to accommodate more unread communication records, allowing more unread communication records to be collectively output in the message area 301. Meanwhile, optionally, the electronic device may configure the profile information 302 on the first unknown contact communication interface in a thumbnail manner to reduce the display area occupied by the profile information on the interface, thereby facilitating expansion of the message area. Profile information 302 may be configured above message area 301. Corresponding to the expansion of the message area, the electronic device may collectively (collectively) output the plurality of unread communication records to the message area 301 during the process of integrally outputting the plurality of unread communication records, instead of displaying only the latest one of the plurality of communication information in the message area, of course, the collective presentation of the plurality of unread communication records in the message area may be arranged according to the time sequence of occurrence of the unread communication records. Here, all presented in the expanded message area 301 are unread communication records. In another possible embodiment, if the plurality of unread communication records all come from an unknown contact, the message area is expanded and the first unknown contact communication interface in another presentation mode is entered in response to a one-key operation of the user on the plurality of unread communication records. For example, as shown in fig. 3, in the first unknown contact communication interface, when a plurality of unread communication records are accumulated for the first unknown contact, the number of the plurality of unread communication records may be notified in the message area 301, the user applies a click, double click, long press, or the like to the profile information 302 or the message area 301, and the electronic device expands the message area 301 on the first unknown contact communication interface in response to the user's one-key operation and configures the profile information 302 in a thumbnail manner to present the first unknown contact communication interface in another presentation mode as shown in fig. 7, in which the message area is expanded to a size as shown in 701, thereby allowing more unread communication records to be collectively output in the message area 701. Optionally, a plurality of communication records including a plurality of unread communication records, a plurality of read communication records, with the first unknown contact may be presented in the expanded message area 701.

Of course, in response to the switching operation of the user, the electronic device may also return from the mode shown in fig. 7 to the mode shown in fig. 3, for example, in response to the user operating the profile information or the message area of the first unknown contact communication interface in fig. 7, the electronic device may reduce the message area and expand the profile information for presentation.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention described above or below, for at least one unread communication record that is collectively output into the message area, the method of the embodiment further includes the steps of: and expanding the message area in response to the selection operation of the user on a first unread communication record in the at least one unread communication record, and amplifying and outputting the first unread communication record to the expanded message area.

Specifically, for at least one unread communication record collectively output to the message area, the user may select a first unread communication record from the unread communication records by a single click, a double click, a long press, and other common or specific interaction gestures, and the electronic device may expand the message area in response to a predetermined operation of the user, thereby outputting the first unread communication record to the expanded message area in an enlarged manner.

For example, fig. 15-a shows a plurality of unread communication records collectively output to the message area, from which the user selects a first unread communication record, for example, one of the pieces of text information, by operation of a common or specific interaction gesture such as single click, double click, long press, etc., and the electronic device expands the message area in response to a predetermined operation by the user, and enters the interface shown in fig. 15-b for displaying the text information in an enlarged manner.

Optionally, a text-to-speech option is configured in the lower right corner of the interface shown in 15-b, so that a user can trigger speech playing of the text message for listening; triggering voice information on an interface displayed in the main view to enter an interface for playing the voice information shown in fig. 15-c, wherein an operation option with a voice 'change characters' prompt is additionally configured in the interface; the interface shown in fig. 15-c triggers the voice-to-text option to enter the interface shown in fig. 15-d that converts voice information to text information. Alternatively, when the voice information is played as shown in fig. 15-c, the play bar in the picture may be dragged to fast forward or rewind the played voice information.

Optionally, in the device or method of some embodiments described above, the virtual key group and the physical key group are respectively and correspondingly configured on the right side of the first unknown contact communication interface and the right side of the electronic device.

Optionally, in the apparatus or method of some embodiments above, the virtual key group includes a first virtual key, a second virtual key, and a third virtual key; the communication establishing step in the method of this embodiment includes: in response to the operation of the third virtual key on the communication interface of the first unknown contact by the user, initiating a voice call or a video call to the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network; the method includes the steps of sending short message service information to a first unknown contact through a mobile phone network in response to a user operating a first virtual key on a first unknown contact communication interface, and audibly outputting short message service information from the first unknown contact received through the mobile phone network in response to a user operating a second virtual key.

Specifically, the set of virtual keys disposed to the right of the first unknown contact communication interface, such as set of virtual keys 305 shown in fig. 3, includes a first virtual key, a second virtual key, and a third virtual key that are substantially in a column. Here, the uppermost virtual key in the virtual key group 305 shown in fig. 3 is referred to as a third virtual key, the middle virtual key is referred to as a first virtual key, and the lowermost virtual key is referred to as a second virtual key.

For the setting of three virtual keys here, or simply three-key mode: in most mobile internet operating systems, because the architecture of the interaction level, application configuration and the like is mostly derived from a personal computer operating system, namely, the platform and the program are taken as the main logical architecture, while different programs are different and have different interface elements and interactive logical levels, therefore, the mobile phone operated by the method of the embodiment of the invention uses a triple-key mode, i.e., three buttons (including software and hardware buttons) of the same style and style are used in different program modules, which can be dynamically defined with different interface properties for different functions in different programs, therefore, the user can adapt to the aspects of perception, use, interaction and the like at one time and use repeatedly, and the interaction complexity and the learning threshold of the user on the application program in the electronic equipment are reduced.

For a third virtual key in the virtual key group 305, for example, a circular button with a telephone identifier at the top in the virtual key group 305, the communication establishing step in the method of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: and responding to the operation of the user on the third virtual key on the communication interface of the first unknown contact person, and initiating a voice call or a video call to the first unknown contact person through the mobile phone network. Thereby supporting the user's one-touch call/answer: in the mobile phone communication mode of the above-described embodiment, the electronic device such as the mobile phone of the user mainly performs communication via a mobile communication network, for example, a mobile phone network, and the one-touch outgoing call of the user of the electronic device is mainly implemented as an incoming call based on the mobile phone network, and the user can perform one-touch answering by clicking the third virtual key.

For the first virtual key and the second virtual key in the virtual key group 305, the communication establishing step in the method of the embodiment of the present invention further includes:

responding to the operation of a user on a first virtual key on a communication interface of a first unknown contact person, and sending short message service information to the first unknown contact person through a mobile phone network; and outputting short message service information from the first unknown contact received through the mobile phone network in an audio mode in response to the operation of the second virtual key by the user.

Specifically, for the first virtual key, for example, a button with a short message identifier in the middle of the virtual key group 305 shown in fig. 3, when the user clicks the first virtual key, the short message editor may be provided for the user to edit the short message, or a voice editor may be provided for the user to input the short message in a voice manner, and then automatically convert the short message into a text or directly send the short message service information to the first unknown contact through the mobile phone network. Here, through the method of mobile phone network communication in the above embodiment, the user can collect and send text information of the short message service to the current contact by one key in the mobile phone mode.

For the second virtual key, such as the lowest button with speaker id of the virtual key group 305 shown in fig. 3, the user may output the information from the first unknown contact in audio by clicking the second virtual key. Here, by the method of mobile phone network communication in the above embodiment, the user can obtain the information from the first unknown contact by audio by one-touch. Specifically, in the mobile phone mode, the electronic device operates the method of the embodiment of the present invention, so as to convert the text short message into a voice signal and play the voice signal, so that the user can hear the relevant content.

Optionally, in the apparatus or method of some embodiments above, the virtual key group further includes a fourth virtual key; the fourth virtual key and the first virtual key, the second virtual key and the third virtual key are located in a column, and the communication establishing step in the method of the embodiment includes: responding to the operation of the user on the fourth virtual key, and presenting/hiding a corresponding dial in the first unknown contact communication interface; and responding to the dialing of the user on the dial plate and the subsequent selection of the third virtual key, and initiating a voice call or a video call by taking the dialing as a target through the mobile phone network.

Specifically, if the current interface of the electronic device is the first unknown contact communication interface, the user may need to dial a new number, and for this scenario, in the methods of some embodiments of the present invention described above or below, the following resources are provided for communication with the unknown contact:

dial plate: when a user needs to dial a new number, the system can pop up the floating layer of the dial by clicking and long-pressing the fourth virtual key 306 shown in fig. 3, and the user can call out the phone by operating the virtual keys in the key group after dialing. Alternatively, when the user clicks and long presses the fourth virtual key 306 again as shown in fig. 3, the currently displayed dial is hidden.

One embodiment may be seen in fig. 16, where the virtual key set includes a fourth virtual key 1601; the fourth virtual key 1601 is located in a column with a virtual key group 1603 including a first virtual key, a second virtual key and a third virtual key, the fourth virtual key 1601 may be located below the third virtual key and above the first virtual key, and when a user operates the fourth virtual key 1601 by clicking, long pressing or the like, a corresponding dial 1602 is presented in the first unknown contact communication interface in response to the user operating the fourth virtual key 1601; subsequently, when the user makes a valid dial in the presented dial 1602 and then continues to operate the third virtual key by clicking, long-pressing, or the like, a voice call or a video call is initiated through the mobile phone network with the dial as a target in response to the above-described operation by the user.

Optionally, in the apparatus or method of some embodiments above, before the presenting step of the first unknown contact communication interface, further comprising: receiving communication information from any information initiator; judging whether the information initiator is registered in an address book of the electronic equipment or not; and if the information initiator is not registered in the address list, defining the information initiator as a first unknown contact.

Specifically, in addition to the contacts already stored in the electronic device such as the mobile phone, the user may also receive communication information of strange contacts not stored in the address book of the mobile phone, for example, a phone call or a short message made by a mobile phone number of the strange contact.

Optionally, the apparatus or method of some embodiments further comprises the step of: and recommending the first unknown contact to the user for configuration according to the frequency of initiating the communication information and/or the content of the communication information of the first unknown contact.

Specifically, for a first unknown contact that is not registered in the address list, communication information may be initiated for multiple times, and according to a frequency of initiating communication information by the first unknown contact, such as the total number of times of initiating communication information or the frequency of initiating communication information, when both of the two frequencies exceed a predetermined threshold, the first unknown contact is recommended to a corresponding user for configuration, such as black drawing and deleting for a remote administrator; or, strictly, as long as the total number of times of initiating communication by the first unknown contact exceeds a predetermined threshold, or the frequency of initiating communication information exceeds a predetermined threshold, and one of the times is met, recommending the first unknown contact to a remote administrator for configurations such as black drawing, deleting and the like; or, in some embodiments, when it is detected that the content of the communication information initiated by the first unknown contact includes a forbidden word preset by a system or set by a user, or the total number of forbidden words included in the content of the plurality of communication information initiated by the first unknown contact exceeds a predetermined threshold, or the percentage of the total number of forbidden words in all the content exceeds a predetermined threshold, recommending the first unknown contact to a remote administrator for configuration such as black drawing, deleting, and the like.

In some embodiments, if there are some unknown contacts that are actually contacts that are close to the user and need to be registered in the address book, for example, although the unknown contacts are not registered in the address book, the unknown contacts may be recommended to the remote administrator to be registered in the address book. Optionally, if it is detected that the content of the communication information initiated by the first unknown contact contains a system preset or user set excellent word, or further, the total number of times of initiating the communication information by the first unknown contact and/or the frequency of initiating the communication information exceed a predetermined threshold, the first unknown contact may be recommended to the remote administrator to be registered in the address book.

Optionally, in the apparatus or method of some embodiments described above, when it is determined that a first unknown contact is to be registered in an address book or blacklisted according to the frequency of initiating communication information and/or the content of the communication information of the first unknown contact, the first unknown contact is registered in the address book or blacklisted in response to a configuration operation of a user for the first unknown contact.

Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal component of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where, as shown in fig. 17, the communication device includes: an operation portion, a housing (not shown), a processor unit accommodated in the housing, and a media acquisition unit 1703 and a media playing unit 1704 and a wireless data transmission unit 1705 accommodated in the housing and respectively coupled with the processor unit, such as the processor 1702. The operating part can be embodied, among other things, in the form of a physical operating element, such as a button, lever, handle, (reduced) keyboard, etc. Here, a physical keyboard 1701 of a simplified structure is schematically described by way of example, and the physical keyboard 1701 is provided on a housing and connected to a processor 1702.

Physical keyboard 1701 may issue a first trigger signal to processor 1702 in response to a first operation by a user and may also issue a second trigger signal to processor 1702 in response to a second operation by the user.

The communication device further includes a memory 1706 storing at least one machine readable instruction coupled to the processor 1702 and one or more programs executable by the processor 1702 to: acquiring a first media signal through the media acquisition unit 1703 in response to the first trigger signal, and transmitting the first media signal through the wireless data transmission network through the wireless data transmission unit 1705; in response to the second trigger signal, the second media signal received by the wireless data transmission unit 1705 via the wireless data transmission network is output by the media play unit 1704.

It will be appreciated that the processor unit may alternatively include one or more processors 1702, and that the processor or processor units may operate as a single Central Processing Unit (CPU) in a centralized fashion, or may operate in a distributed fashion where several sub-processing units/processors are coupled in a dedicated fashion to media capture unit 1703 and media play unit 1704, respectively, as their dedicated processors. Various modifications of the processor 1702 and processor unit described herein may be applied to the methods and apparatus of all embodiments described above or below, and are not described in further detail herein.

The communication device includes, but is not limited to, a handheld electronic device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a digital assistant, and the like.

Here, it should be noted that the communication process of the processor 1702 through the wireless data transmission unit 1705 to transmit the first media signal and receive the second media signal through the wireless data transmission network is an instant communication, and the instant communication is generally a duplex (duplex) communication. In other words, one or more programs may be executed by the processor 1702 to: the first media signal is acquired by the media acquisition unit 1703 in response to the first trigger signal, and the acquired first media signal is instantaneously transmitted through the wireless data transmission network by the wireless data transmission unit 1705, and an instantaneous second media signal from the other communication device is output by the media play unit 1704 in response to the second trigger signal.

The communication device may include a processor unit 1702. Actually, the communication device may further include a communication interface or the like. In addition, physical keys such as a power key, a volume adjustment key, etc. may also be provided on the communication device on the side or at other locations.

In some embodiments, the processor 1702 may operate as a single Central Processing Unit (CPU) in a centralized manner, or may operate in a distributed manner in the form of several sub-processing units (not shown in the figure) respectively connected to the media collection unit 1703 and the media playing unit 1704, and the wireless data transmission unit 1705, etc. as their dedicated processors.

The communication device is provided with a physical keyboard 1701, and based on the setting of the physical keyboard 1701, the user can more quickly and conveniently perform instant communication with the contact.

The physical keyboard 1701 is accommodated in the case, which means that the physical keyboard 1701 is accommodated in the case as a whole, but the physical keyboard 1701 may be exposed to the outside through the through hole and may partially protrude outside the case.

In practice, the physical keyboard 1701 may include one or more independently arranged physical keys having a triggering communication function. A user can directly trigger instant messaging, real-time messaging, etc. with a contact by manipulating one or more physical keys with a single action (single action), unlike a conventional keyboard for inputting information such as text.

In fact, the physical keyboard 1701 may have various physical key implementations, such as a key press, a toggle key, and when the physical key implementations are different, the user may operate the physical key in different ways. For example, in the case of a key, the operation that can be performed may be one or more continuous pressing operations, for example, a pressing operation that lasts for a certain period of time (referred to as a long pressing operation). For example, for a toggle key, the operations that can be performed may be toggle operations in different directions.

However, regardless of the specific implementation form of the physical key, the operation performed on the physical key in the embodiment of the present invention may preferably be a single action operation, such as the above-mentioned exemplary operations of single pressing, multiple pressing (which may be rapid and continuous), long pressing, and toggling. In this sense, a conventional number dial pad is different from the physical pad in that the number dial pad represents only numbers and requires a plurality of keys to be pressed in sequence before a communication can be initiated through a call key.

In addition, in practice, the physical keyboard 1701 may be connected to the processor 1702 via direct wires or key signal circuitry, which may be switching circuitry, logic processing circuitry, or the like. It should be noted that the trigger in the above-mentioned "physical keyboard is operable to trigger" refers to a hardware trigger. For example, optionally, when the physical keyboard 1701 includes at least one key, each key may operate in the form of a switch circuit, wherein one end of the switch is connected to the processor 1702 and the other end is connected to the key. The key may be connected to the processor 1702 via a "direct connection" circuit, or via a key signal circuit such as a conditioning circuit, an adapter circuit, a logic decision circuit, etc. Thus, when a key is pressed, the switch circuit is turned on to output a specific trigger signal to the processor 1702, which may trigger the processor 1702 to perform a corresponding operation or no operation, and when the key is released, the switch circuit is turned off, which may also trigger the processor 1702 to perform a corresponding operation or no operation. The processor 1702 may also determine whether the pressing operation is a short pressing operation or a long pressing operation according to the duration of the trigger signal.

Alternatively, the key signal circuit may be composed of a General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) chip, also called a bus expander, and a peripheral circuit. The GPIO chip comprises a plurality of input/output ports, a plurality of ports for short, and the peripheral circuit can be a resistor and a switch circuit which are connected in series and connected with each port. Thus, when a plurality of keys are included in the physical communication keyboard 1701, each key may be connected to one port through a switch circuit, and at this time, each port has two level states corresponding to a key being pressed and a key not being pressed, respectively.

Optionally, when there are a plurality of physical keys that need to be connected to the GIPO chip, but the number of ports of the GPIO chip is limited, one physical key may also be connected to a plurality of ports, so as to implement multiplexing of the plurality of physical keys to the plurality of ports of the GPIO chip, for example, multiplexing of 16 physical keys may be implemented for 4 ports, and at this time, when different physical keys are triggered, the 4 ports will present different level states. At this time, the ports are no longer connected with the physical keys in a one-to-one correspondence.

It will be appreciated that the GPIO chip described above may include an interface to the processor 1702 as well as a power interface, a ground interface, etc., in addition to the multiple ports connected to the physical key. Therefore, the processor 1702 can determine which physical key is operated according to the trigger signal received from each port of the GPIO chip, that is, the identification of the operation behavior of the physical key by the user is realized.

In one aspect, in this embodiment, after a user performs a first operation on physical keyboard 1701, physical keyboard 1701 may issue a first trigger signal to processor 1702. For example, when the physical keyboard 1701 includes a certain physical key, the user performs a first operation on the physical key, the physical key is connected to a certain port of the GPIO, and based on the first operation, a circuit between the physical key and the port is turned on, and a first trigger signal is sent to the processor 1702. The processor 1702 may control the media acquisition unit 1703 to start acquiring a first media signal of the user in response to the first trigger signal, and further send the acquired first media signal out through the wireless data transmission network through the wireless data transmission unit 1705. Based on this, in practical applications, when a certain communication application program is installed in the communication device, the user only needs to select a contact person that wants to communicate currently, and after selecting a certain contact person, the processor 1702 may apply the first operation to the physical keyboard 1701, and control the media acquisition unit 1703 to start acquiring the first media signal of the user, and further send the acquired first media signal to the communication application program of the contact person through the wireless data transmission unit 1705 via the wireless data transmission network. In an alternative embodiment, the media capturing unit 1703 may be a microphone, and thus, the first media signal may be a voice message captured by the microphone. In an alternative embodiment, the media capturing unit 1703 may be a camera, and thus, the first media signal may be a video/image message captured by the camera. In another alternative embodiment, the media capturing unit 1703 may be a microphone and a camera, so that the first media signal may be an audio/video signal obtained by the processor 1702 receiving a voice message captured by the microphone and a video/image message captured by the camera and fusing the received voice message and image message.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, after the user performs the second operation on physical keyboard 1701, physical keyboard 1701 may send a second trigger signal to processor 1702. For example, when the physical keyboard 1701 includes a certain physical key, the user performs a second operation on the physical key, the physical key is connected to a certain port of the GPIO, and based on the second operation, a circuit between the physical key and the port is turned on, and a second trigger signal is sent to the processor 1702. The processor 1702, in response to the second trigger signal, may control the media playing unit 1704 to start playing the second media signal that the wireless data transmission unit 1705 has received through the wireless data transmission network. In practical applications, when a user receives a second media signal sent by a contact through a communication application program, a second operation may be triggered on a physical key of the physical keyboard 1701, and the processor 1702 controls the media playing unit 1704 to play the received second media signal based on the second operation, so that the user can listen to communication data sent by the contact through one key.

In some embodiments, the media play unit 1704 may be a second speaker, and thus, the second media signal may be a voice message. In an alternative embodiment, the media play unit 1704 may be a display and a second speaker, whereby the second media signal may be a video/image message. But also characters, pictures and the like. In an alternative embodiment, the media play unit 1704 may be a display, and thus, the second media signal may be text, pictures, etc.

Furthermore, it should be noted that in the method, the communication apparatus, and the electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention, the mentioned display (display) of the communication apparatus/electronic device is preferably a touch display, and therefore, the description thereof may not be repeated.

Optionally, the display is disposed on one side of the first face of the housing, for example, above the first face; physical keyboard 1701 is disposed on the other side of the first side, which may be the front side of the housing, than the lower side, or the second side of the housing, which may be the side of the housing.

In the process of playing the second media signal that has been received through the wireless data transmission network, for example, in the case that the second media signal is an audio/video signal, the audio/video signal may be compressed and encoded in the transmission process, so that in the playing process, decoding processing needs to be performed according to a corresponding encoding standard, and then the decoded audio/video signal is played.

In summary, the communication device provided in this embodiment is provided with a physical keyboard for a user to establish communication, and when the user wants to send a message to a contact, the physical keyboard may be first operated to trigger the media acquisition unit to acquire a first media signal of the user, and send the first media signal to the contact through the wireless data transmission network. And when the communication device receives a second media signal sent by the contact person through the wireless data transmission network, the user can trigger the media playing unit to output the second media signal to the user by performing a second operation on the physical keyboard. Therefore, based on the communication device, the user can realize instant communication with the contact person through the wireless data transmission network instead of a mobile telephone network such as GSM and the like through the physical keyboard, and compared with the traditional mode that the user needs to carry out interface interactive operation on communication application programs for many times, the man-machine interactive level is greatly reduced, so that the success rate of the communication between the user and other people can be improved, and the communication instantaneity can also be improved.

In addition, the electronic device suitable for the method of the embodiment of the present invention described above or below may further include a base for mounting the communication device, the physical key set is disposed on the base, the communication interface is a connector, and two ends of the connector are correspondingly disposed on the communication device and the base and are respectively connected to the processor unit and the physical key set by wires.

Alternative embodiments

An embodiment 1. a method of providing resources of an unknown contact in an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a communication operation interface associated with a mobile phone network, and a plurality of interfaces are configured in the electronic device and can be output through a display of the electronic device, the method comprising:

Embodiment 2. the method of embodiment 1, wherein the outputting step further comprises: outputting the latest piece of communication information separately in the message area in response to occurrence of the latest piece of communication information.

Embodiment 3. the method of

embodiment

1 or 2, further comprising the steps of: configuring a plurality of options in abbreviated form around the first unknown contact communication interface operable to output the plurality of interfaces through the display, respectively; wherein the plurality of options includes a first option associated with an interface of the unknown set of contact communication records.

Embodiment 4. the method of embodiment 3, wherein the step of presenting the interface of the set of unknown contact communication records further comprises:

Embodiment 5. the method of embodiment 4, wherein presenting the first unknown contact communication interface further comprises:

Embodiment 6. the method according to

embodiment

1 or 2, further comprising the steps of: configuring a plurality of options in abbreviated form around the first unknown contact communication interface operable to output the plurality of interfaces through the display, respectively; wherein the plurality of options includes a second option associated with the communication collection interface.

Embodiment 7. the method of embodiment 6, wherein the presenting of the communication aggregation interface comprises:

presenting the communication set interface on a display of the electronic equipment in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of interfaces or the selection operation for the second option, wherein the communication set interface comprises a first sub-option which is configured in an abbreviated form and is associated with an unknown contact interface.

Embodiment 8. the method of embodiment 7, wherein the communication collection interface further comprises a second sub-option associated with a known contacts interface and/or a third sub-option associated with a subscription number interface and/or a fourth sub-option associated with a dialing interface configured in an abbreviated form.

Embodiment 9. the method of

embodiment

7 or 8, wherein the step of presenting the unknown contact interface comprises:

presenting the unknown contact interface on a display of the electronic device in response to a user selection operation for the first sub-option; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

Embodiment 10 the method of

embodiment

8 or 9, wherein further comprising the step of:

and in response to the switching operation of the user for the plurality of interfaces or the selection operation for the second option, presenting the interface associated with the corresponding sub-option in the communication set interface on a display of the electronic equipment according to default setting or history interface record.

Embodiment 11 the method of any of embodiments 7-10, wherein the unknown contact interface presents at least one entry in a list, each entry corresponding to a set of communication records, each set of communication records corresponding to an unknown contact, each entry in the list presenting the latest communication record and profile information for the corresponding unknown contact.

Embodiment 12. the method of embodiment 11, wherein the last four digits of the communication number of the corresponding unknown contact are presented in the profile information of each entry, and a plurality of profile information correspond to different background colors to distinguish different unknown contacts.

Embodiment 13. the method of

embodiment

11 or 12, wherein presenting the first unknown contact communication interface further comprises:

Embodiment 14. the method of embodiment 13, wherein further comprising the step of:

and responding to the sliding operation of the user in the first unknown contact communication interface, and continuously presenting the corresponding unknown contact communication interfaces according to the list sequence along the direction of the sliding operation.

Embodiment 15. the method of any of embodiments 8 to 14, further comprising the step of:

in response to a selection operation of a user for the fourth sub-option, presenting the dialing interface on a display of the electronic equipment, wherein the dialing interface comprises a dial, a telephone number input box and dialing keys; and

Embodiment 16. the method of any of embodiments 3-15, wherein a first set of options from the plurality of options is arranged in a single row at the top/bottom of the display; or in a single column disposed alongside the display, the method further comprising the steps of:

Embodiment 17. the method of embodiment 16, wherein the switching operation is a sliding operation, the switching presenting step further comprising any one of the following three steps:

Embodiment 18. the method of any of embodiments 3-15, wherein the plurality of options are disposed at a top/bottom of the display or alongside the display, the method further comprising:

Embodiment 19. the method of embodiment 18, wherein the plurality of options are arranged laterally in a single row at the bottom of the display or longitudinally in a single column alongside the display, the moving presenting step further comprising: and responding to the switching operation of the user for the area corresponding to the single row or the area corresponding to the single column, and moving and presenting the plurality of options part by part.

Embodiment 20. the method of any of embodiments 3 to 19, further comprising: configuring a notification area laterally on top of the display to present, at least in part, at least one unread notification message associated, at least in part, with the plurality of options; and

Embodiment 21. the method of embodiment 20, further comprising the steps of:

Embodiment 22. the method of embodiment 1, wherein the at least one communication includes at least one unread communication record, the outputting further comprising:

Embodiment 23. the method of embodiment 22, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

Embodiment 24. the method of embodiment 23, further comprising the steps of:

Embodiment 25 the method of any of embodiments 1-24, wherein the at least one communication corresponds to the mobile phone network and comprises voice service information and/or short message service information.

Embodiment 26 the method of any of embodiments 1-25, wherein the communication operations interface comprises a set of keys provided virtually on the first unknown contact communication interface and/or physically or on the electronic device, associated with the mobile phone network.

Embodiment 27. the method of embodiment 26, wherein the physical key set and the virtual key set have consistency and/or correspondence to at least one of: number, layout, form, appearance, orientation, color system, color, shape, pattern.

Embodiment 28. the method of embodiment 26 or 27, wherein a virtual key set and a physical key set are correspondingly configured on the right side of the first unknown contact communication interface and the right side of the electronic device, respectively.

Embodiment 29 the method of any of embodiments 26-28, wherein the set of virtual keys includes a first virtual key, a second virtual key, and a third virtual key; the communication establishing step comprises:

Embodiment 30. the method of embodiment 29, wherein the set of virtual keys further comprises a fourth virtual key in a column with the first virtual key, the second virtual key, and the third virtual key; the communication establishing step comprises:

Embodiment 31 the method of any of embodiments 1-30, wherein the first unknown contact is provided with profile information for the first unknown contact on the first unknown contact communication interface, the profile information including a communication means.

Embodiment 32. the method according to embodiment 1, before the presenting step of the first unknown contact communication interface, further comprising:

receiving communication information from any information initiator;

Embodiment 33. the method of embodiment 32, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

Embodiment 34 the method of embodiment 33, further comprising the step of:

Embodiment 35. an electronic device, comprising: a display; a processor unit; a memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor unit, the one or more programs including instructions for performing any of the methods of embodiments 1-34.

Embodiment 36. an electronic device, comprising: the device comprises a physical key group, a communication interface and a communication device, wherein the communication device comprises a display; a processor unit; a memory; and one or more programs for executing one or more programs,

wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor unit, the one or more programs including instructions for performing any of the methods of embodiments 1-34.

Embodiment 37. the electronic device according to embodiment 36, further comprising a base for mounting the communication apparatus, wherein the physical key group is disposed on the base, and the communication interface is a connector, two ends of which are correspondingly disposed on the communication apparatus and the base and are respectively connected to the processor unit and the physical key group by wires.

Embodiment 38 an information processing apparatus for use in a communication apparatus having a display, comprising:

apparatus for performing any of the methods of embodiments 1-34.

Embodiment 39 a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform any of the methods of embodiments 1-34.

Embodiment 40. an electronic device comprising a display, a touch-sensitive surface, optionally one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs; the one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors include instructions that when executed by the one or more processors perform a method according to any of embodiments 1-34.

The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and the units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and the parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the present embodiment. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.

Through the above description of some embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each embodiment can be implemented by adding a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be implemented by a combination of hardware and software. With this understanding in mind, the above-described aspects and portions of the present technology which contribute substantially or in part to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a computer program product, which may be embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media having computer-usable program code embodied therein, including without limitation disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable communication device to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable communication device, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable communication device to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable communication device to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

In a typical configuration, a computing device includes a processor unit (CPU), input/output interfaces, a network interface, and memory.

The memory may include forms of volatile memory in a computer readable medium, Random Access Memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, a computer readable medium does not include a transitory computer readable medium such as a modulated data signal and a carrier wave.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of providing resources for an unknown contact in an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a communication operations interface associated with a mobile telephone network, and wherein the electronic device has a plurality of interfaces configured therein that are output via a display of the electronic device, the method comprising:

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: configuring a plurality of options in abbreviated form around the first unknown contact communication interface operable to output the plurality of interfaces through the display, respectively; wherein the plurality of options includes a second option associated with the communication collection interface.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the presenting of the communication collection interface comprises:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the communication collection interface further comprises a second sub-option associated with a known contacts interface and/or a third sub-option associated with a subscription number interface and/or a fourth sub-option associated with a dialing interface configured in an abbreviated form.

5. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the presenting of the unknown contact interface comprises:

6. The method of any of claims 3 to 5, wherein the unknown contact interface presents at least one entry in a list, each entry corresponding to a set of communication records, each set of communication records corresponding to an unknown contact, each entry in the list presenting the latest communication record and profile information of the corresponding unknown contact.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the last four bits of the communication number of the corresponding unknown contact are presented in the profile information of each entry, and a plurality of profile information correspond to different background colors to distinguish different unknown contacts.

8. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein presenting the first unknown contact communication interface further comprises:

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of:

10. An electronic device, comprising: the device comprises a physical key group, a communication interface and a communication device, wherein the communication device comprises a display; a processor unit; a memory; and one or more programs for executing one or more programs,

wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor unit, the one or more programs including instructions for performing any of the methods of claims 1-9.