CN110881078B

CN110881078B - Image resource providing method of electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN110881078B
Application number: CN201910322021.8A
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: 2019-04-19
Publication date: 2023-08-01
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-19
Also published as: CN110881078A

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of communication interaction, and provides an image resource providing method of electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment comprises at least one interface which can be output through a display of the electronic equipment, and the method comprises the following steps: presenting an interface for a first application in the at least one interface on a display of the electronic device, providing an application key array on the first application interface, the application key array comprising a first function option, a second function option, a third function option; responsive to operation of a first functional option, enabling a camera of the electronic device for a user to take a photograph or video; respectively responding to the operations of the user for the second function option and the third function option, and playing and stopping playing photos or videos through the first application interface; the image resource providing method based on the electronic equipment improves the operability of the electronic equipment.

Description

Image resource providing method of electronic equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of interface interaction, in particular to an image resource providing method of electronic equipment.

Background

The development of science and technology enables communication modes of people to be greatly changed, intelligent terminal products such as smart phones and the like are continuously appeared, and various application programs (Apps) are continuously introduced, so that people can establish communication with families, colleagues and friends at any time and any place without being limited by distance.

However, in real life, some users, including but not limited to old people and children, have difficulty adapting to technological development of daily and new technology due to lack of capability, are difficult to adapt to upgrading and updating of various communication means, and cannot proficiently use intelligent terminals and various communication apps, so that they may not be able to well establish communication with families and friends.

This situation is more pronounced in the following circumstances: young children work in metropolitan areas, while parents and young children may remain in distant hometown. Even though a child buys a smart phone for the elderly and installs various communication apps and other apps, the elderly often cannot normally operate the smart phone and various apps inside, and thus cannot effectively establish communication with family members and friends.

On the other hand, the technical routes of the related communication technologies and the related communication application software technologies also take place for many generations of complex evolution processes.

The communication system may provide a fixed line connection or a wireless connection 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 subscriber's mobile station 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. One example of such communication is a voice over IP (internet protocol) scheme that implements a voice call over a packet switched data network.

The communication network is a cellular radio network consisting of access entities, commonly referred to as cells. In most cases, a cell is defined as a certain area covered by one or more Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) that serve User Equipment (UEs), such as Mobile Stations (MSs), 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 called a Location Area (LA) or in some standards 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 a cellular system is that it provides mobility for a mobile station, i.e. enables the mobile station to move from one location area to another, even from one network to another that is compatible with the standard for which the mobile station is adapted.

The wireless communication is a communication system using only electromagnetic waves and not through a cable, and mainly includes microwave communication and satellite communication. Microwaves are radio waves that travel distances of typically only tens of kilometers. But the frequency band of the microwave is wide and the communication capacity is large. A microwave relay station is built every tens of kilometers for 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.

The wireless communication (Wireless Communication) is a communication system for exchanging information by utilizing the characteristic that electromagnetic wave signals can propagate in free space, and in the field of information communication in recent years, the most widely-developed wireless communication technology is the fastest-growing one. Wireless communication implemented in mobile is also known as mobile communication, and both are commonly referred to as wireless mobile communication.

In the network system of wireless mobile communication, the network system of mobile phones for mobile users mainly comprises four types of GSM, CDMA, 3G and 4G, and the mobile phones have undergone the first generation of analog mobile phones (1G), the second generation of digital mobile phones (2G) such as GSM, TDMA and the like, the 2.5 th generation of mobile communication technology CDMA, the third generation of mobile communication technology 3G and the fourth generation of mobile communication technology 4G from the prior art.

Wherein the full digitization starts from GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications global system for mobile communications), which developed on the basis of cellular systems, belongs to the second generation digital mobile communications system. The method is characterized by the most mature and advanced technology, and has the advantages of multiple types of openable mobile communication service, high mobile phone connection speed, good conversation quality, strong security and confidentiality, strong anti-interference capability and wide network coverage. In the topology structure, the public mobile communication network generally adopts a cellular topology, which is based on the consideration of improving the frequency spectrum utilization rate, reducing the mutual interference and increasing the system capacity.

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

From the second generation GSM, most mobile communications are digital, and besides voice communications, they can also send and receive short messages (short messages, SMS), MMS (technical) MMS (multimedia messaging), wireless Application Protocol (WAP), etc.

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

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

A mobile communication network between mobile subscribers or between mobile subscribers and fixed subscribers, the public mobile communication network and the private mobile communication network being classified according to service objects; a distinction can be made between mobile telephone networks and mobile data networks by service nature. The mobile telephone 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, so as to access a mobile telephone network, send and receive short messages and dial/answer a 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 derivative, so that real-time communication is one of various network services and programs.

The above-mentioned WLANs are all referred to as: wireless Local Area Networks, chinese name: the wireless local area network is a system for transmitting data by utilizing Radio Frequency (RF) technology, and the technology is used for overcoming the defects of a wired local area network so as to achieve the aim of network extension and realize a clear network without network wires and distance limitation. The protocol standards currently 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 the IEEE802.11 series of standards.

And for both mobile data networks and WLAN communication networks, are known in the industry as wireless data transmission networks.

The real-time communication (Instant Messaging, abbreviated as IM) derived by the above communication technology is a real-time communication system (generally including service and user side software), which allows two or more people to communicate text messages, files, data, voice and video using the network in real time, including ICQ, skype, MSN, etc. before the mobile data network is not popularized, and a great deal of mobile instant messaging services and software, such as micro-messaging, wechat, etc. have been developed with the popularization of wireless data transmission technologies such as mobile data network, WLAN, etc. and smart phone operation systems.

There is an urgent need to provide a communication method and related apparatus based on the above communication technology and application software technology to satisfy the potential demands of users including, but not limited to, elderly people, children, etc.

Disclosure of Invention

It would be beneficial if the operability (operationality) of software applications through an interactive interface of an electronic device could be improved.

To this end, in an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing an image resource of an electronic device, where the electronic device includes at least one interface, and the image resource can be output through a display of the electronic device, the method includes:

presenting an interface for a first application of the at least one interface on a display of the electronic device,

providing an application key array on the first application interface, wherein the application key array is associated with at least one communication network, and comprises a first function option, a second function option and a third function option;

responsive to a user operation for the first functional option, enabling a camera of the electronic device for the user to take a photograph or video;

respectively responding to the operations of the user for the second function option and the third function option, and playing and stopping playing photos or videos through the first application interface;

At least one option configured in a thumbnail form is provided on a display of the electronic device, the at least one option being in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one interface and operable to correspondingly output the at least one interface, the at least one option including an option for the first application.

Optionally, the first function option, the second function option and the third function option are configured on the right side of the first application interface and are located in a column.

Optionally, the method further comprises the steps of:

in response to completion of taking a photograph or video, providing a save option and a return option through the first application interface,

and saving the photo or video in the electronic equipment according to the operation of the user on the save option and the return option, and discarding saving the photo or video.

Optionally, the application key array further comprises a setting option,

displaying a folder for the photo or video through a first application interface in response to a user's operation for setting options, and a selection option and a return option for the photo or video folder,

and saving or discarding the user selection setting of the photo/video folder according to the operation of the user on the selection option and the return option of the photo or video folder. Optionally, the at least one option is configured in a single row below the first application interface.

Optionally, the mobile presentation step further comprises: in response to the user's switching operation on the single-row region, the at least one option is sequentially presented in a group unit in the single-row region along the direction of the switching operation, and each group comprises the same number of options, namely 2-8 options.

Optionally, the method further comprises: differentiating a second option of the at least one option in the single row area in response to a user selection operation of the second option; and switching to present the interface corresponding to the second option in the at least one interface on the display.

Optionally, the second option corresponds to a communication interface for the first contact in the at least one interface, and the method further comprises:

responsive to a user selection operation of the second option in the single row area, switching a communication interface on the display that presents the first contact, the communication interface of the first contact comprising: a message area and profile information for the first contact, and an array of communication keys associated at least in part with the at least one communication network.

Optionally, the first contact communication interface and the first application interface are adjacently configured in the at least one interface, and the method further comprises:

Responsive to a user single switching operation for the first application interface, switching presentation of the first contact communication interface on the display; and differentiating the second option in the single line region.

Optionally, the at least one communication network comprises a plurality of wireless communication networks; the method further comprises the steps of:

in response to a user operation of the communication key array, outputting, at least in part, a plurality of communication information with the first contact via the plurality of wireless communication networks through the message area.

Optionally, the plurality of communications are attributed to one or more business properties; and the communication information outputting step further includes: in response to a user operation on the key array, establishing communication with the first contact through the plurality of wireless communication networks to generate the plurality of communication information; and integrating and outputting the communication information through a message area on the first contact communication interface.

Optionally, the plurality of wireless communication networks include a mobile telephone network, a wireless data transmission network, the wireless data transmission network including a wireless local area network and a mobile data network; the key array is associated with the mobile telephone network and the wireless data transmission network, respectively, and the communication establishing step further comprises:

And in response to a user operation of the communication key array, establishing communication with the first contact through the mobile telephone network and the wireless data transmission network to generate the plurality of communication information.

Optionally, the at least two service properties include: i) voice traffic, ii) short message traffic through the mobile telephone network; iii) Data traffic transmitted over the wireless local area network or the mobile data network includes one or more of the following: audio messages, video messages, picture messages, geographic locations, text messages, files, data.

Optionally, the integrating outputting step further includes: in response to occurrence of a latest one of the plurality of communication information, the latest one is individually output in the message area.

Optionally, the integrating outputting step further includes: in response to a user operation on the profile information of the first contact or the message area, expanding the message area, and configuring the profile information to be abbreviated over the message area, wherein the integration outputting step further includes: the plurality of communication information is collectively output to the message area in time sequence.

Optionally, the application key array and the communication key array are identical in form.

Optionally, the application key array and the communication key array have consistency and/or correspondence with respect to at least one of: number, layout, morphology, look, orientation, color system, color, shape, pattern.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an electronic apparatus 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 one of a time presentation method of the electronic device and an image resource providing method of the electronic device. In still another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an information processing apparatus for use in an electronic device having a display, including: apparatus for executing any one of the image resource providing methods of a plurality of electronic devices in the present application.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, an electronic device includes a display, a touch-sensitive surface, optionally one or more sensors for detecting intensity of contact with the touch-sensitive surface, a processor unit, a memory, and one or more programs; one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor unit, and the one or more programs include instructions for performing or causing performance of the operations of any of the methods herein.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium has instructions stored therein, which when executed by an electronic device having a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and optionally one or more sensors for detecting intensity of contact with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to perform or cause to perform the operations of any of the methods herein.

In the image resource providing method of the electronic device, in the switching process of the user interface of the electronic device, corresponding interface elements such as the user interface and the like are provided for a user in a cross-interface manner, and the interface elements can be respectively adapted to the functions of individual application programs on each interface in a plurality of interfaces, and can also keep a certain degree of operational consistency among the interfaces where the plurality of application programs with different functions are located, so that the consistency of user experience is followed to a certain extent, and the operability of the application programs through the interactive interface is enhanced.

In some embodiments of the Interface resource providing method described above, during the switching process of the User Interface of the electronic device, by configuring a plurality of application interfaces including the communication application Interface into a mode capable of being switched in parallel through the display, it is preferable that a conventional operating system such as android may be customized so as to integrate components related to the communication application Interface into the operating system of the electronic device to form a single program at a system level, and use the contact Interface, or the communication application Interface, and the related components as an operating system User Interface (UI), so that the communication application component runs on the display of the electronic device in an exclusive manner. Correspondingly, by automatically running the single program in the starting stage of the electronic equipment, a plurality of interfaces such as contact person communication interfaces configured in the electronic equipment are presented to a user at the first time after the starting is completed, are positioned at the top layer of the software interaction level of the electronic equipment, and can switchably occupy the display resources of the electronic equipment. These communication interfaces with contacts are loaded directly at the top level in the interaction hierarchy of the software system within the electronic device after the electronic device is booted, similar to the desktop of a common operating system, further increasing the accessibility of the associated communication resources and communication information. In addition, the interface elements or the communication key arrays configured on the multiple application interfaces for user operation can be respectively adapted to the functions of the respective application programs on each of the multiple interfaces, and the consistency in operation, layout, appearance and the like of the multiple interfaces where the multiple application programs with different functions are located can be maintained to a certain extent, so that the consistency of user experience is followed to a certain extent, and the operability of the application program with the communication function through the user interface is enhanced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions of the prior art, the following description will briefly explain the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for providing image resources of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an interactive interface of an image resource providing method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an album photo playback interface according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an album selection interface according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a shooting interface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a photo preservation interface in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method for time display of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a calendar weather main interface according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is an interface schematic of current weather conditions according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a calendar display interface according to one embodiment of the invention; FIG. 11 is a flow diagram of a resource provisioning method for an electronic device, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of correspondence between at least one interface configured in an electronic device and at least one option presented on a display of the electronic device, according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 13A, 13B are schematic diagrams of switching between two interfaces configured in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 14A, 14B are schematic diagrams of two mutually switchable interfaces configured in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14C is a schematic diagram of interactions between two users configured in an electronic device and members of the contact group, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 14D is a schematic illustration of a multiple application collection option for a menu area configured in an electronic device, according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 14E is a schematic diagram of a menu area configured in an electronic device displaying a plurality of communication information sets according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 14F is a schematic diagram of a communication list interface configured in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 14G is a schematic diagram of a plurality of communication records between a user and contacts configured in an electronic device, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the 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 this application 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, the "plurality" generally includes at least two.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one relationship describing the association of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, may represent: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are 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 phrase "if determined" or "if detected (stated condition or event)" may be interpreted as "when determined" or "in response to determination" or "when detected (stated condition or event)" or "in response to detection (stated condition or event), depending on the context.

It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product 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 product or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in a commodity or system comprising such elements.

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

The inventor finds that the instant messaging schemes in the prior art all require a user to perform complex hierarchical interactive operation on a communication device and application software therein, but lack of schemes for implementing instant messaging through simple hardware operation, and such missing schemes can allow the user to operate a physical keyboard to trigger a corresponding software program to be executed so as to establish instant messaging. Such a missing scheme will be schematically illustrated by the following examples.

The image resource providing method of the electronic device according to the related embodiments is described below with reference to the set of drawings.

Fig. 1 illustrates a method for providing video resources of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device including at least one interface, which can be output through a display of the electronic device, including: step 9101, step 9102, step 9103, and step 9104.

In step 9101, an interface for the first application in at least one interface is presented on a display of the electronic device, as shown in fig. 2, where the interface has a sliding function bar 9203 including a plurality of contacts, and a plurality of operational options, such as an application key array 9202, for a user to trigger an operation related to the album;

In step 9102, providing an array of application keys on the first application interface, the array of application keys being associated with at least one communication network, the array of application keys including a first function option, a second function option, a third function option; when the playing operation option is triggered on the interface shown in fig. 2, for example, the case at the lowest part of the application key array 9202 is switched to enter the album photo playing interface shown in fig. 3, a plurality of operation options are still maintained in the interface, for example, the application key array 9202 is used for triggering operations related to the album by a user, and a return option is provided for triggering a return to the album function homepage interface by the user;

in step 9103, in response to a user operation for the first function option, enabling a camera of the electronic device for the user to take a photograph or video; triggering a photographing option to enter a photographing interface shown in fig. 5 at the interface shown in fig. 3 or 2, wherein the interface is provided with a camera option for confirming photographing and switching, and a return option for a user to trigger to return to a photo album function homepage interface or a photo album photo playing interface;

respectively responding to the operations of the user aiming at the second function option and the third function option, and playing and stopping playing the photo or video through the first application interface; triggering an album selection option to enter an album selecting interface shown in fig. 3 or 2, wherein the album selecting interface is provided with a plurality of albums for a user to select and play, and providing a return option for the user to trigger a return to an album function homepage interface or an album photo playing interface;

In step 9104, at least one option configured in thumbnail form is provided on a display of the electronic device, the at least one option corresponding one-to-one with the at least one interface and operable to output the at least one interface, respectively, the at least one option including an option for the first application.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 2, the application key array 9202 includes a first function option, a second function option and a third function option configured on the right side of the first application interface, and are substantially located in a column.

Optionally, the image resource providing method of the electronic device further includes the steps of:

as shown in fig. 6, in response to completion of taking a photo or video, a save option and a return option are provided through the first application interface, and the photo or video is saved in the electronic device, and saved is abandoned according to the user's operations for the save option and the return option. Fig. 6 shows an interface that is a photo saving interface after the interface shown in fig. 5 triggers the confirm shooting option, where the interface has a saving option for the user to trigger to save the shot photo, and a return option for the user to trigger to return to the shooting interface to take a photo again. Wherein, the white boxes in the above views represent single or group contact head portraits, function bar mark pictures, photos, album thumbnails, photo shooting pictures and the like.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the application key array further includes a setting option 9205, as shown in fig. 4, in response to the user operation on the setting option 9205, displaying, through the first application interface 9204, a folder for photos or videos, and a selection option and a return option for photos or video folders, and saving or discarding the user selection setting for photos/video folders according to the user operation on the selection option and the return option for photos or video folders. In addition to the triple keys in the application key array 9202, buttons 9205 are provided on the first application interface 9204, located between the middle and upper buttons of the application key array 9202, and located in substantially the same column (column) as the triple keys of the application key array 9202. In response to an operation such as clicking on the button 9205, a folder option may be provided at the first application interface 9204. The folder option is used for a user to select related photos or photo folders aimed at by the playing interface of the photos/videos in fig. 3, so that multiple selections of the photos or photo folders are supported, and the photo folders can be created and managed according to parameters such as shooting dates.

In some of the above-mentioned image resource providing methods of electronic devices according to embodiments of the present invention, an album application function may be provided in the first application interface. Correspondingly, the three keys included in the application key array 9202 may also be functionally redefined for the functional attributes of the photographing interface in the photographing application.

Optionally, in response to a user operation on a third application key located at the top of the application key array 9202 on the first application interface 9204, a camera of the electronic device is enabled for the user to take a photograph or video.

And stopping playing the photo and the video on the first application interface 9204 in response to the operation of the user on the first application key arranged in the middle of the application key array 9202 on the first application interface 9204 and the operation of the user on the second application key arranged in the middle of the application key array 9202 on the first application interface 9204.

Preferably, the photo album application provided by the first application interface 9204 is used for automatically playing photos/videos in a slide mode, and the shooting resources of the electronic device can be re-started for shooting and photographing by a user at any time in response to the operation of the user on the third application key located at the uppermost part in the application key array 9202 on the first application interface 9204.

Specifically, the above-described configuration and interaction of the application key array 9202 of the triple-key mode may be further described as follows:

Photographing: in the slide state, the camera may be exhaled in response to the user's operation of the third application key on the uppermost part of the application key array 9202, and the photographing view state is entered as shown in fig. 5.

After the camera is expired, the third application key at the top of the application key array 9202 may be functionally redefined as a photographing shutter button. In response to the user operating the "back" button on the lower portion of the first application interface shown in fig. 5, the slide show of the photo/video shown in fig. 3 may be re-presented on the display screen, and after the third application button redefined as the shutter is pressed to take a photograph, the third application button may be further functionally redefined as "save picture", where the captured picture may be saved or abandoned and returned to present the photographing and framing interface of fig. 5 in response to the user operating the third application button labeled "save" shown in fig. 6 or the button labeled "back" on the lower portion of the first application interface, respectively.

Pause: the slide show of the photo/video is paused. And in response to the operation of the user on the second application key positioned in the middle in the application key array 9202 on the first application interface 9204, pausing the playing of the photos and the videos on the first application interface 9204.

And (3) playing: the slide is automatically started and the photos in the picture folder are specified in a loop. And in response to the operation of the user on the first application key positioned at the lower part in the application key array 9202 on the first application interface 9204, playing the photo/video through the first application interface 9204.

The time display method of the electronic device according to the related embodiments is described below with reference to the set of drawings.

Fig. 7 shows a time display method of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the invention, the electronic device comprising at least one interface, being outputtable via a display of the electronic device, comprising: step 9701, step 9702, step 9703 and step 9704.

In step 9701, an interface for a first application of the at least one interface is presented on a display of the electronic device,

providing an application key array on the first application interface, the application key array being associated with at least one communication network, the application key array comprising first information options, second information options, step 9702; the interface shown in fig. 8 is a time function home interface, in which a sliding function bar 9803 including a plurality of contacts is provided, and a plurality of operable application key arrays 9802 including time information are provided for user triggering related operations, and the user triggers time information options in the application key arrays 9802 to perform voice broadcasting on the current time;

In step 9703, the time information and the weather information are output audibly and/or visually in response to the user's operation with respect to the first information option, the second information option, respectively; triggering a weather viewing option to enter an interface for displaying the local current weather condition shown in fig. 9 at the interface shown in fig. 8, wherein a voice broadcasting option key is configured around the current weather condition information in the interface for triggering by a user to perform voice broadcasting on the local current weather condition;

in step 9704, at least one option configured in a thumbnail form is provided on a display of the electronic device, the at least one option corresponding one-to-one with the at least one interface and operable to output the at least one interface, respectively, the at least one option including an option for the first application. The interface shown in fig. 8 or 9 triggers a calendar option, such as the application key at the bottom of key array 9802, to switch to the interface shown in fig. 10 that presents a calendar. Wherein, the white boxes in the above views represent single or group contact head portraits, function bar mark pictures, clock pictures and the like.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 8, the first information options include a time option, a calendar option, and a second information option 98022 are disposed on the right side of the first application interface, substantially in a row. As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the current time information and the current day weather information are output audibly and/or visually in response to the user's operations for time option 1, calendar option, respectively. The weather option is adjacent to the calendar option and below the time of day option.

Optionally, this embodiment further comprises the steps of: the current time information is continuously visually provided through the first application interface.

In some of the above-mentioned time display methods of electronic devices according to embodiments of the present invention, the first application interface may provide applications of life information such as weather forecast, calendar, time, and daily information.

Calendar information is visually output through the first application interface 9804 in response to a user operation on a first application key under the application key array 9802 on the first application interface 9804. Weather information may also be visually output through the first application interface 9804 in response to a user operation on a second application key in the middle of the array of application keys 9802 on the first application interface 9804.

Optionally, in response to the operation of the user on the third application key on the upper part of the first application interface 9804, the time information is output in an audio broadcasting manner, or the time information is visually output through the first application interface 9804. Furthermore, the time information may also reside in the upper half of the first application interface 9804 in a visual manner, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, and further output the time information to the user in an audio broadcasting manner in response to the operation of the user on the third application key on the upper portion of the first application interface 9804.

Furthermore, before detecting the operation of the user on the first application interface 9804, the middle part of the first application interface 9804 may be presented with prompt information of functions corresponding to the three keys of the application key array 9802, where, of course, calendar information in the time display method of the foregoing embodiment may also be displayed on the middle part of the first application interface 9804 in response to the operation of the user on the application key array 9802, where the calendar information may occupy a majority of the area of the middle part of the first application interface 9804, and at the same time, the position and coverage area of the time information on the first application interface 9804 may be dynamically adjusted, for example, adjusted to be smaller, as shown in fig. 10.

For the time display method according to the embodiments of the present invention to be used in the operation of or in combination with the application program of the currently mainstream electronic device or communication apparatus, some of the following embodiments will be explained by taking a mobile phone, a smart mobile device, etc. as an example.

The architecture of an operating system such as IOS or android applied to a smart mobile device is mostly derived from a computer operating system, i.e. a logic architecture mainly comprising a "platform+program", and although the architecture is more similar to the technical nature of a computer, different independent application design frameworks are configured differently by a functional group, for example, and each application corresponds to a different interaction operation level respectively, so that the cognitive ability and acceptance of the configuration logic of the virtual abstract application program are sometimes lower for users including but not limited to middle-aged and elderly people.

The image resource providing method and the time displaying method of the electronic device according to the embodiments of the present invention provide resources such as interaction with the user as the center or with the user as the direction in an integrated manner. In some embodiments described below, a simplified User Interface (UI) system and related core functional components are constructed, in other words, compared with the prior art, the interactive operation and corresponding functions of electronic devices and communication devices such as mobile phones are redefined, the "contacts in users and interpersonal relationships" are used as design guidance, and the wireless data transmission network and the internet are used as main communication media, so that the interactive operation hierarchy is simplified, and therefore, the User can more easily understand the image resource providing method and time displaying method of the electronic devices and the electronic devices or communication devices running the method.

In the above-described embodiments, the first embodiment is described,

optionally, the at least one option is configured in a single row below the first application interface.

Optionally, the mobile presentation step further comprises: in response to a user's switching operation of a single-row region, at least one option is presented in a single-row region sequentially moving in a group unit in a direction of the switching operation, each group including the same number of options, each of which is 2-8.

Optionally, the method further comprises: differentiating the second option in the single-line area in response to a user selection operation of the second option of the at least one option; and switching to present the interface corresponding to the second option in the at least one interface on the display.

Optionally, the second option corresponds to a communication interface for the first contact in the at least one interface, the method further comprising:

in response to a user selection operation of the second option in the single row area, switching a communication interface on the display that presents the first contact, the communication interface of the first contact comprising: the message area and profile information for the first contact, and an array of communication keys associated at least in part with the at least one communication network.

Optionally, the first contact communication interface and the first application interface are adjacently configured in at least one interface, and the method further comprises:

responding to a single switching operation of a user aiming at a first application interface, and switching and presenting a first contact person communication interface on a display; and differentiating the second option in the single row region.

in response to a user operation of the communication key array, a plurality of communications with the first contact via the plurality of wireless communication networks are output at least in part through the message area.

Optionally, the plurality of communications are attributed to one or more business properties; the communication information outputting step further includes: in response to a user operation on the key array, establishing communication with a first contact through a plurality of wireless communication networks to generate a plurality of communication information; and integrating and outputting a plurality of communication information through a message area on the first contact communication interface.

Optionally, the plurality of wireless communication networks include a mobile telephone network, a wireless data transmission network, the wireless data transmission network including a wireless local area network and a mobile data network; the key array is associated with a mobile telephone network and a wireless data transmission network, respectively, and the communication establishing step further comprises:

in response to a user operation of the communication key array, communication is established with the first contact via the mobile telephone network and the wireless data transmission network to generate a plurality of communication information.

Optionally, the at least two traffic properties include: i) voice traffic, ii) short message traffic over a mobile telephone network; iii) Data traffic transmitted over a wireless local area network or a mobile data network, comprising one or more of the following: audio messages, video messages, picture messages, geographic locations, text messages, files, data.

Optionally, the integrating outputting step further includes: in response to the occurrence of the latest one of the plurality of communication information, the latest one is individually output in the message area.

Optionally, the integrating outputting step further includes: in response to a user operation on the profile information or the message area of the first contact, expanding the message area, and configuring the profile information thumbnail over the message area, wherein the integrating outputting step further includes: the plurality of communication information is collectively output to the message area in time sequence.

Optionally, the application key array is identical in form to the communication key array.

Optionally, the application key array and the communication key array have a correspondence and/or correspondence for at least one of: number, layout, morphology, look, orientation, color system, color, shape, pattern.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an electronic apparatus 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 one of a video resource providing method of the electronic device and a time presentation method of the electronic device. The inventor finds that the electronic devices such as mobile phones and the like in the prior art and the software installed in the communication device are diversified, and information such as contact information in instant messaging software installed in the mobile phones, contact group information, contact information stored in a dialing application built in the system and the like are respectively and independently stored, or communication information generated by short message service, call records generated by the dialing application and communication information of data service types generated by the instant messaging software are respectively stored in different application programs. The information stored in these different applications is redundant in the mobile phone, and the user often needs to access these different software applications classified by functionality through different interaction portals, so that various interaction portal interface elements, front-end and back-end functions (functionality) and other software resources, communication resources such as capabilities of a communication network (capability) and related information are required to be integrated, so that accessibility to communication information and application information in the mobile phone, and accessibility to applications and communication contacts in the electronic device, such as contacts in independent contacts or contact groups, and accessibility to application programs and related information thereof in different functional categories (accessibility) are required to be simplified, and hierarchical interaction operations of electronic devices such as mobile phones loaded with diversified application software and communication devices are also required to be simplified, and operability of the electronic devices and communication devices is also required to be improved. The prior art lacks a prejudgment and corresponding solving means for the technical problems or potential requirements.

Moreover, in the interaction of the electronic devices including the above-mentioned integrated provision of redundant information for a single contact to the electronic device such as a mobile phone, the user may lack high operability and accessibility, so as to facilitate the user to access the communication information between the single contact or establish the communication with the single contact through the single contact interface.

In one embodiment of the invention a resource providing method for an electronic device is proposed, wherein the electronic device comprises a communication enabling unit associated with at least one communication network, and further comprises at least one interface, which is outputtable via a display of the electronic device. The resource providing method according to this embodiment includes two steps: step 1), presenting a communication interface aiming at a first contact group in at least one interface on a display, wherein the first contact group communication interface comprises a message area; step 2) outputting a plurality of communication information with the first contact group via the at least one communication network through the message area in response to a user operation of the communication enabling unit.

Alternatively, the first contact group in the above embodiment may include only a single contact, or may include two or more contacts. And the former case corresponds to communication interaction between the user of the electronic device and the first contact. In this regard, it can be appreciated with reference to fig. 14C and its associated embodiments, fig. 14B and its associated embodiments, described below.

Generally, in the method of some embodiments of the present invention, a related resource providing method, a configuration method of a communication interface of a first contact, or an electronic device is described by taking communication between a user of the electronic device and the first contact as an example. But it will be appreciated that: the method or the device for the embodiment between the user and the first contact person are also applicable to the communication interaction between the user and the first contact person group, the resource providing method related to the communication interaction, the configuration method of the communication interface of the first contact person group or the electronic device. Vice versa, the method or device for embodiments between the user and the first contact group is also applicable to the communication interaction between the user and the first contact, as well as the resource providing method, the configuration method of the first contact communication interface or the electronic device involved in the communication interaction.

Alternatively, in general, in the method of some embodiments of the present invention, the communication enabling unit configured in the electronic device, or may also be referred to as a communication interface element, may be implemented in hardware or in software, in the method according to some embodiments of the present invention, the communication enabling unit may be an array of keys in software that is virtually provided on the first contact communication interface, or an array of keys in solid form that is provided on the electronic device, where functions of the two correspond, and may be configured in software and hardware of the electronic device separately, or may be configured on the electronic device simultaneously, so that a user may perform communication interaction with the electronic device in a manner of arbitrarily selecting hardware or software. Specifically, the virtual key array of the former is generally a virtual key, a button, on a communication interface, and the physical key array of the latter can be arranged on the electronic device casing in a hardware manner, and both man-machine interfaces can be operated by a user to establish communication. The at least one communication may correspond to a communication of a same service property, such as a communication of a data service, or may correspond to a plurality of communication of different service properties.

The resource providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention may be run 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 described as an example.

Mobile devices, especially smart mobile devices, employ an operating system, such as IOS or android, whose architecture mostly originates from a computer operating system, i.e., a logic architecture based on a "platform+program", and although this architecture is more similar to the technical nature of a computer, different independent application design frameworks are used, for example, to configure different independent application design frameworks differently in functional groups, and each application corresponds to a different level of interaction, and for users including but not limited to middle-aged and elderly people, the awareness and acceptance of the configuration logic of such virtual abstract application programs is sometimes low.

The resource providing method according to the embodiment of the invention uses the user and the contact person as centers and uses the user interaction as the guiding to provide the resource allocation of the interface in an integrated way. In some embodiments described below, a simplified User Interface (UI) system and related core functional components are constructed, in other words, in comparison with the prior art, the interactive operation and corresponding functions of the electronic device such as a mobile phone and the communication device are redefined, the User and the contacts in the interpersonal relationship are used as guidance, the interactive operation level is simplified based on the wireless data transmission network and the internet as main communication media, and thus, the electronic device generates high operability and usability for the User due to the operation of the resource providing method, and thus, the User also obtains accessibility (accessibility) for related information and resources.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a resource providing method for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 12 is a correspondence diagram of at least one interface configured in the electronic device and at least one option presented on a display of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method of some embodiments of the present invention, including the embodiments related to fig. 11 and 12, is described below, and the resource providing method may include three steps: step 1101, step 1102 and step 1103.

In step 1101, a communication interface 26-Contact for a first Contact is presented on the display in at least one interface 1204, wherein the first Contact communication interface includes a message area (not shown).

In step 1102, a plurality of communication information with a first contact via at least one communication network is output through a message area in response to a user operation of a communication enabling unit (not shown in the figure). The plurality of communication information may include audio messages, or video messages, which may be marked in a message area as a communication record and output externally through the message area for viewing or access by a user, or may be output further to a speaker to be output externally in audio form in response to an access operation of the user to the audio message through the message area.

In step 1103, at least one option 1203 is provided via the display, the at least one option 1203 being configured in a abbreviated form and being associated with at least one interface 1204, respectively.

Optionally, in the method of some embodiments of the present invention, an association relationship between the at least one option 1203 and the at least one interface 1204 may be represented as: the at least one option 1203 corresponds to the at least one interface 1204 one by one, and the at least one option 1203 may output corresponding interfaces among the at least one interface 1204 through a display in response to a user operation, respectively. Wherein the correspondence of the at least one option 1203 and the at least one interface 1204 may refer to the association shown by the arrow in fig. 12, and the one or more interfaces 1204 may be substantially independent of each other.

In addition, since at least one option represents at least one interface in a thumbnail form respectively, the thumbnail menu item can present more options such as contacts, applications and the like for the user in a smaller scale on the current interface, so that the user can also globally know other available options such as communication contacts, applications and the like through the current interface, and the user can select and position a plurality of application options configured by the electronic equipment, thereby having a navigation function. Of course, alternatively, the program in the electronic device may be executed by the processor unit to: in response to a real-time response event occurring at the electronic device, the presentation of the at least one option is cancelled. When the real-time response event occurs, the navigation display is not required to be performed by a plurality of options at the bottom of the display, and a larger screen display space can be provided for the real-time response event by canceling the display of the plurality of options. And when the online video or audio call ends, the provision of the above-described navigation options around the display may resume. Generally, the real-time response event includes an event that does not allow the user to perform delay response such as an online telephone call, and the short message does not belong to the real-time response event because the processing can be delayed.

Here, it should be noted that the relevant resources of the at least one interface 1204 are configured in the electronic device, or in a remote server, the at least one option 1203 may be regarded as a shortcut-like icon presented on the display for selection by the user, while the at least one option 1203 points to or is associated with the relevant resources corresponding to each of the at least one option 1203, such that when the user selects the at least one option 1203 on the display, the electronic device invokes or runs the relevant resources associated with the at least one option 1203, thereby outputting the at least one interface 1204 corresponding to the at least one option 1203 through the display. Wherein the at least one option 1203 corresponds to a respective associated resource or may also be referred to as at least one object (not shown in the figure). The at least one object is an executable program resource located in a background or a remote server of the electronic device, and when a first option, such as a first contact icon, in the at least one option 1203 is selected by the user, correspondingly, a first object, such as first contact related information or an address (requested) executable resource, in the at least one object is loaded, so as to output a first interface, such as a first contact communication interface, in the at least one interface 1204 through the display. The output of the at least one interface 1204 via the display is substantially dependent upon a user selection of the at least one option 1203 or a user switching of a user interface such as a communication interface, an application interface, etc.

At least one of the options 1203 has a ranking order on the display, which is formed by the user adding or ordering the at least one of the options 1203 by an interactive operation with the electronic device, or by the backdoor program logging in by the server or another electronic device remote to set the ranking order of the at least one of the options 1203. Whether or not at least one option 1203 is provided to the user through, for example, a bottom region of the display, at least one object may be independently set in its output order through the display. For example, after outputting a first interface corresponding to a first object, such as interface 26-Contact, through the display, the other interfaces may be sequentially output in the predetermined order described above in response to a user's switching operation through repetition of an interface output area in the middle of the display, such as sliding in a single direction of Arrow 26-Arrow in the figure. At least one interface 1204 is in one-to-one correspondence with at least one object stored locally or remotely. Optionally, the at least one object may include at least one contact information, and the at least one interface may also include at least one contact interface corresponding to the at least one contact information. Here, the relation between the configuration order of the at least one option on the display, the possible configuration order of the at least one object and the at least one interface is also applicable in the methods or apparatuses of some embodiments described below, and may not be described here again.

At least one resource from at least one object configured in the electronic device, which may be output through the display 1201 of the electronic device 1200, such as interface 26-Contact, interface 26-Album, interface 26-Group, etc., represents the at least one object (not shown in the figures) in a visual manner on the display 1201. And the at least one object may include, but is not limited to: contact information for communication, contact group information, various application programs, for example, an applet built in the system such as an album, or access portal information or link information for a third party independent program, and the like. These one or more options may be output through the display 1201 of the electronic device in the form of respective corresponding interfaces, such as a first Contact communication interface 26-Contact, an Album application interface 26-Album, a Contact Group communication interface 26-Group, and so forth.

Optionally, the method or the electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention may further include the steps of: in response to a user switching operation for at least one option 1203, the at least one option 1203 is presented on the display 1201 part by part (portion by portion). It is to be appreciated that the switching operation for the at least one option 1203 may include a swipe gesture or the like for an area where the at least one option 1203 is located.

Alternatively, in the method or the electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 12, at least one option 1203 is configured in a single row (single row) at the top/bottom of the display, or in a single column beside the display, where a lateral strip area occupied by the option of the single row on the display may be referred to as a menu area, or a single row area 1202. Taking at least one option 1203 arranged in a single row as an example, as shown in fig. 12, the options of the single row are arranged laterally at the bottom of the display, the method of this embodiment further comprises the steps of: in response to a user switching operation for the single line area 1202, at least one option 1203 is presented by the single line area 1202 being uniformly moved from portion to portion.

Alternatively, in the method or the electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention, at least one option 1203 may be divided into a plurality of groups substantially equally, the first group of options is first configured at the bottom of the display in a single row, and in response to a switching operation of the user with respect to the single row area 1202, the plurality of groups of options sequentially move along an operation direction such as sliding of the user, and are sequentially presented to the user through the single row area 1202. As shown in fig. 12, the first set of options includes a first option 26a, a second option 26b, a third option 26c, and a fourth option 26d, where the first option 26a corresponds to the communication interface 26-Contact of the first Contact, the second option 26b corresponds to the Album application interface 26-Album, the third option 26c, and the fourth option 26d also correspond to two interfaces (not shown) in the at least one interface 1204, respectively, and the fifth option 26e corresponds to the Group communication interface 26-Group. The first set of options is configured in a single row of regions 1202 at the bottom of the display; or in a single column (not shown) beside the display, in response to a user switching operation for a first set of options, a second set of options, including a fifth option 26e and its three subsequent options (not shown), is switched in the area of the single row. The switching operation here may be a sliding operation to the left or right, and will not be described in detail. In particular, the step of presenting the first and second sets of options of the at least one option by single line area switching may comprise: the first option 26a, the second option 26b, the third option 26c, the fourth option 26d are collectively moved in the direction of the sliding operation of the user indicated by the directional Arrow 26-Arrow in fig. 12, so that the second group of options, i.e., the fifth option 26e and the following three options are successively presented. From another aspect, the step of presenting the first and second sets of options in the at least one option by single line area switching may further comprise: the first option 26a, the second option 26b, the third option 26c, the fourth option 26d are moved in the direction of the sliding operation shown by Arrow 26-arow to cancel the presentation of the first option 26a, the second option 26b, the third option 26c, the fourth option 26d one by one at the display edge, and subsequently the first set of options, the second set of options, beginning with the fifth option 26e, is moved part by part into the single row area 1202. From yet another aspect, the step of presenting the first and second sets of options in the at least one option by single line area switching further comprises: the first option 26a, the second option 26b, the third option 26c, the fourth option 26d are moved out of the display area of the display in sequence and the second set of options, followed by the fifth option 26e, is moved into the single row area 1202 in the direction of the sliding operation indicated by Arrow 26-Arrow.

Of course, the option 26d is the last one in the first group of options, if the current interface is the interface corresponding to the option 26d and the option 26d is presented differently in form as the current option, in this case, the electronic device may also switch to present the second group of options in the at least one option in the single-row area in response to a switch operation of the user for the left-sliding of the communication interface or the application interface corresponding to the option 26d, and perform the differentiation in form with the first option 26e of the second group of options as the current option, and load the communication interface or the application interface corresponding to the option 26e in the interface.

Notably: 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 from Portion to Portion (Portion by Portion) and presented on the display, wherein the speed of the movement process may correspond to the speed of the user's operation gesture, and the unit of movement is a Portion (Portion) or a group of the plurality of options, which allows the user to clearly distinguish the next and last group of the non-browsed options and to regularly browse all the options. Meanwhile, the above-mentioned set of options or a part of options may include 1 to 10 options, alternatively 3 to 6 for a general mobile phone, such as 4 in the above-mentioned embodiment. Whereas for a mobile terminal equipped with a larger display, such as a tablet, each set or portion of options may include a greater number of options. Of course, the number of options included per section or per group is preferably the same.

Alternatively, the area 1202 of a single row may be an area where multiple options are located that are configured as a single row at the top or bottom of the display. Alternatively, the single row area 1202 may be understood as an area within the outline (outline) of the pixel or location covered by the plurality of options on the display that does not substantially vary with the plurality of options, such as a laterally striped area of the bottom of the display that is approximately 0.5 cm-3.5 cm, preferably 1.5cm-2cm, wide in the longitudinal direction (as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 12). The single row of regions 1202 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 impeding the user's main interaction behavior. Through the single row area 1202, the user may apply operations including a sliding or other switching operation to one or more options located at the bottom of the display, which may not be described here.

Alternatively, the single line area 1202 may also be explicitly (or implicitly) as one menu area, and correspondingly, the at least one option 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d may also be defined as four menu items, accommodated in the menu area. Furthermore, it should be understood that the menu area provided on the display herein and some of the methods or apparatus of some embodiments described below are configured such that the interface elements on the display are virtual rather than physical, and are not described in detail below. The electronic device may also move to present a plurality of options of the menu area in response to the user's operation gesture such as sliding the menu area, and as a modification, the electronic device may also move to present a plurality of options of the menu area in response to the user's operation of a directional key provided on the electronic device, and a specific modification may be referred to the description of the embodiments under the heading of "detachable electronic device with base", "communication device with entity key array/electronic device" and the like in this application. And will not be described in detail herein.

It will be appreciated that: the movement is relative, although from a sensory perspective a set of serialized (a series of) options 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d are presented in response to a user's switching operation moving in the direction of the switching operation, and conversely can also be considered as a slidable window of the menu area moving in the opposite direction to the switching operation relative to the string of options to present the string of options in portions. Correspondingly, in another aspect of the above embodiment, the menu area or the single line area 1202 laterally disposed at the bottom of the display may be regarded as a sliding window with respect to the plurality of options, the first part of the plurality of options, i.e. the first four options 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, is first queued in the sliding window, and then the electronic device may slide the first four options 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d and the subsequent other options, which are first options 26e, through the sliding window in response to the user's switching operation to the sliding window. Of course, the options 26e and their subsequent options are also presented in a queue, part by part, through a sliding window, and these options 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e form a certain ranking order after being queued to the menu area or single row area 1202 at the bottom of the display.

Alternatively, the user may perform a sliding operation on the single row area 1203 by switching the sliding window, where the sliding window has the same size as the sliding step, and is 3-6 options, for example, 4 contact options or 5 application options.

The thumbnail menu items in the method of some embodiments of the present 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 generally be located in the middle of the display, occupy a larger area, and for providing a main area for the user to recognize and operate, by sliding the communication interface, one content may be switched at a time, and the focus option, i.e. the current option, in at least one option in the menu area may be changed simultaneously, corresponding to the currently displayed interface in the middle of the display.

The bottom or lower part of the screen is a menu area, by sliding the menu area on the screen, one page of options in the menu, for example, 5 menu items, can be switched left and right, in response to a clicking operation by a user, the option clicked by the user can be determined as a new focus option in the menu area or the single line area 1202, and a corresponding communication interface or application interface is loaded in the middle of the display. The abbreviated menu item can present more options such as contacts, applications and the like to the user in a small scale, has a navigation effect, and can also switch a plurality of contact options and application options in batches by taking groups as a unit in response to one-time sliding operation of the user, so that the user can quickly browse or select contacts and the like which are expected to communicate.

In the method or electronic device of some embodiments of the present invention, the at least one option 1203 further includes a second option 26b. In the method: in response to a user selection of the second option 26b in the single row area 1202, the first Contact communication interface 26-Contact corresponding to the first option 26a is switched to the interface 26-Album corresponding to the second option on the display and the focus display is shifted from the first option 26a to the second option 26b in synchronization, i.e. the second option is formally differentiated in the single row area.

Of course, the above focus option and the current interface switching are also applicable to the option selection of the cross-Group, for example, the user switches the first Group of options to the second Group of options including 26e through the sliding operation in the single-row area 1202, and at this time, the first Contact communication interface 26-Contact displayed in the interface 1201 may still be the first Contact communication interface 26-Contact corresponding to the option 26a in the first Group of options, where the electronic device may switch the first Contact communication interface to the Contact Group interface 26-Group corresponding to the option 26e on the display in response to the clicking operation of the fifth option 26e by the user. And, synchronously, presenting the option 26e in a single line area in a formal differentiation way as a focus option or a current option, namely, an option corresponding to an interface currently displayed on a display.

Fig. 13A and 13B are schematic diagrams of switching between two interfaces configured in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 13A, according to the personal relationship of the current contact with the user, the nickname of the current contact is "son", and 5 options are provided in a single line in thumbnail form in the menu area laterally configured at the bottom of the display, wherein the first option 1303-1 corresponding to "son" is highlighted, for example, highlighting the outline of the thumbnail of the option. The current contact communication interface 1301 also has profile information of "son" loaded thereon. A virtual communication key 1302 associated with one or more communication networks is also provided on the current contact communication interface 1301 for operation by a user to establish communication over the one or more communication networks to generate communication information, and the current contact communication interface 1301 also provides a message area 1304 for outputting communication information between the user and the "son".

In the method or the electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of objects have a plurality of interfaces corresponding to each other, for example, a first contact object and a corresponding first contact communication interface, an album application object and a corresponding album application interface, and so on. These interfaces can typically take up a large area through the middle output of the display, forming a primary area for user recognition and operation. The objects are relatively independent, and are output on the display through the corresponding interfaces for the user to access, and according to the operation of the user on the interfaces, the deep functions of the corresponding objects are called and further operation and skip rotor interfaces are presented on the display. The interfaces corresponding to the objects can be basically independent of each other and can be switchably output on the display for the user to access. The switching between these interfaces, in some of the embodiments described above, is performed by the user by manipulating a menu area of the navigational effort. In some embodiments, the method described below will support the user to apply the switching operation directly to the communication interface, the application interface, and so on to perform the switching between the multiple interfaces.

In the method of some embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device may switch the current contact communication interface to an interface corresponding to an adjacent object of the current contact in the at least one object in response to a single switching operation of the communication interface of the current contact by the user, for example, a one-time left or right sliding gesture operation. Wherein an output order in which the at least one object is output in the form of an interface through the display in response to a predetermined gesture of the user has been predefined. If a menu area is further provided on the display, the electronic device can also perform formal differentiated setting on the corresponding options of the latest switched current contact in the menu area basically synchronously when the current contact communication interface is switched. Preferably, the current options in the menu area may be formally differentiated so that the user may more easily recognize from the menu area.

In the method according to some embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device may switch, on the display, a second contact communication interface presented in the single row region 1303 corresponding to the second option 1303-2 adjacent to the first option 1303-1 in response to a single switching operation of the user on the first contact communication interface 1301, for example, a sliding operation to the left as shown by an arrow in fig. 13A, and as shown in fig. 13B, according to a relationship between the second contact and the user, a nickname of the second contact is "daughter", "daughter" is loaded on the communication interface, and may include a nickname of "daughter", an avatar, a photo, a phone number, and the like. Correspondingly, the message area 1304 is also used to display communication information with the "daughter". Corresponding to the switching of the current contact communication interface, out of the 5 options within the single line region 1303, a differentiation means in the form of a focus presentation or the like is shifted from the second option 1303-2 to the second option 1303-2 corresponding to "daughter".

Notably: whether or not the single-line region 1303 and the plurality of options therein are configured as a navigation menu in fig. 13, a plurality of objects (not shown in the figure) in the electronic device can be independently configured in a predetermined order to be output through the display, based on which the electronic device can output a plurality of interfaces corresponding one-to-one to the plurality of objects one by one for user interaction in accordance with a predetermined order in response to a single interface switching operation from the user to the left/right, in other words, switch the next loaded object to an adjacent object of the communication object called "son" among the plurality of objects configured in advance, that is, the communication object of "daughter", in accordance with a single interface switching operation from the user to the communication interface of "son", and present the communication interface corresponding to the object of "daughter" on the display, as shown in fig. 13B. In summary, the plurality of application interfaces or the plurality of objects associated therewith provided in the electronic device may be configured in a predetermined order. The electronic device outputs multiple interfaces one by one through the display in a "predetermined order" by a user applying a continuous switching operation to the communication interface or application interface on the display, such as repeating the above-described left swipe gesture to the display. The above-described predetermined order may be an output order in which a plurality of interfaces are previously assigned in the electronic device if a menu area or a single-line area and a plurality of options therein are not provided on the display; if the display is provided with a single row of regions and a plurality of options therein as a navigation menu, the predetermined order described above may be the order in which the plurality of options are arranged in a single row of queues. For example, as shown in fig. 12, the current interface is the interface 26-Contact corresponding to the option 26a, and when the user performs a repeated switching operation, such as a sliding switching gesture to the left, on the middle of the display 1201, the electronic device 1200 sequentially displays, via the display 1201, the interface 26-Album corresponding to the option 26b, the interface (not shown in the figure) corresponding to the option 26c, the interface (not shown in the figure) corresponding to the option 26d, and the interface 26-Group corresponding to the option 26 e.

Preferably, after each interface switch occurs on the display, the corresponding options of the currently loaded communication interface or application program interface in the single-row area are presented differently in form, so that the user can conveniently recognize the current options.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention, the plurality of objects corresponding to the plurality of options one to one may include, but is not limited to: communication information/parameters for one or more contacts and related communication applications, album applications, daily information applications, etc., and the plurality of interfaces are interactive interfaces for the corresponding applications.

As shown in fig. 13, the plurality of options in the single line region 1303, like a shortcut, may also be edited by the composition of options by way of a foreground interface or a backlog, or arranged in order of configured options. In other words, the method of the above or the following embodiments may further include the steps of: in response to the user's option adding operation, a first contact is added in the electronic device and the identity of the first contact is presented in a single row region 1303 as a navigation menu.

This customization of the content of menu region or single row region 1303 allows for expandability of the content therein, thereby enhancing the region navigation effect. As contact options, parameters for the first contact may be included, such as a unique identification number of the first contact on the electronic device or a software system running therein, or may further include, for example, a phone number, an identification number (ID) used for instant messaging, etc. At the same time, the first contact option in the menu area is associated with a communication program provided locally or remotely by the electronic device, and the first contact option can be located at the top layer of interaction of the whole software system of the electronic device for direct operation of a user, similar to a shortcut, so that in response to the operation of the first contact option by the user in the menu area, the corresponding communication application program configured in the electronic device is called through the shortcut, and meanwhile, some parameters for identifying the identity of the contact are transferred to the related communication application program, and the communication application program is started and operates related communication functions for the first contact corresponding to the transferred parameters, so that related information of the first contact, including profile information, communication information between the user and the first contact and the like, is displayed through a communication interface on a display. The above-mentioned parameters for identifying the identity of the contact include, but are not limited to, the items mentioned under the heading "integrally storing a plurality of communication network information for the contact in a single program", and of course, other parameters or information representing the contact may be set in addition to the information/parameters such as the phone number of the contact suitable for the mobile phone network, the Identity (ID) suitable for the instant messaging software, etc. mentioned by the heading, one of these parameters/information is for enabling the communication application program to load the communication interface of the corresponding contact according to these parameters/information, so that the user can establish communication with the contact through this communication interface, and the specific form of this parameter/information does not constitute a limitation of the present invention.

Optionally, in the method or the electronic device according to some embodiments of the present invention, at least one interface 1204 or at least one option 1202 each belongs to a single program, or at least one interface 1204, although partially deployed in a remote server, is ultimately provided by a single program in the electronic device through program invocation. A conventional operating system such as android may be customized to integrate a portion of the program related to the communication interface into the operating system of the electronic device to form a system-level single program, and a program component to which the communication application interface belongs is used as an operating system User Interface (UI), where multiple interfaces in the single program may be presented to the user at a first time after the startup is completed. The single program can be run in the starting stage of the electronic equipment, so that at least one interface 1204 including the first contact person communication interface, the album application interface and the like is automatically loaded on the top layer of the interaction hierarchy of the whole software system of the electronic equipment in a switchable manner for direct operation of a user after the electronic equipment is started, accessibility of communication resources is improved, and interaction complexity of the user in the interaction process of acquiring related communication resources and application resources is reduced. As shown in fig. 12, multiple interfaces 1204 are automatically loaded on the interactive top layer of the electronic device after the electronic device is started, for the user to directly operate after the electronic device is started, and through a switching operation such as horizontal sliding, etc., to switch in parallel between interface 26-Contact, interface 26-Album, and to access these different applications. This provides a new way for the user to access the application and gives the user a new interactive experience.

Optionally, one or more of the head (head) options in the queue of at least one option may each be set as a Contact option, and correspondingly, the first interface 26-Contact in the at least one interface 1204 may appear not only in the top-level interaction of the electronic device, but also as a Contact communication interface to be loaded in the electronic device as the first interface after the electronic device is powered on to function properly. The accessibility of the communication resources is further improved, and the interaction complexity of the user in the interaction process of acquiring the related communication resources and application resources is reduced.

In the method or the electronic device of some embodiments of the present invention, communication of the user to the contact group is also supported. Fig. 14A and 14B are schematic diagrams of two mutually switchable interfaces configured in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The plurality of options accommodated in the single row region 1403 in this embodiment includes an option 1403-4 for the first contact group, an option 1403-2 for the second contact. Correspondingly, the electronic device 1200 may also switch to present a communication interface (not shown) for the second contact or a communication interface for the first contact group on the display in response to a user selection of the option 1403-2 of the second contact or the option 1403-4 of the first contact group, respectively, as shown in fig. 14B or 14C. The communication interface of the second contact and the communication interface of the first contact group correspond in form and function to the first contact communication interface, e.g. both have profile information 1405a, 1405b, the second contact or contact group, and a message area 1406 is provided on the interface for outputting communication information with members of the second contact or contact group. It should be noted that: the method or step for providing interface resources of the communication interface and the configuration method of the application interface for a single contact set provided in the method or the device of the embodiment of the present invention is applicable to the contact set herein, and one special case of the contact set is that the contact set includes only two members, namely, the user of the electronic device and the contact.

In fig. 14C, a plurality of pieces of information between the user and the contact group member are output in the message area 1406, so that the association relationship between the output interface elements is more clear, the association relationship between the profile information, such as the head portrait, of the first member of the contact group and the communication information from the first member in the message area 1406 can be obviously presented on the communication interface, for example, as shown in fig. 14C, the head portrait of the second member of the contact group is highlighted with blue, and correspondingly, the communication record of the second member, such as the 2 nd, the 3 rd and the latest communication record in the figure, is also highlighted with blue, so that the expression of the association between the two to the user is enhanced, and the user can conveniently recognize the group member and the corresponding message thereof. Alternatively, as shown in fig. 14B, the message area 1404 is provided for outputting only the latest one of all the communication records in the group. Assuming that the most recent communication record is from the group member corresponding to the top left avatar in profile information 1405b, the avatar 280c for that member of the contact group is displayed immediately around the message area 1404 to prompt the user for the sender of the most recent communication record. Alternatively, in fig. 14B, as a modification of the relationship between the profile information of the first member and the communication information of the first member, the profile information of the first member of the contact group, for example, the avatar 280c, may be displayed in an enlarged manner or in a dynamic manner such as a flash manner with respect to the avatars of other members in the contact group in the area where the profile information 1405B is located in response to the occurrence of the latest communication record with the first user (not shown in the figure). With respect to the first member, the avatars of other members of the contact group are displayed in a circle or bar area where the profile information 1405b is located, in a abbreviated or static manner, thereby prompting the user: the sender or receiver of the communication record presented in the message area 1404 is the first member. Alternatively, only the most recent one of all communications with the contact group from the first member of the contact group may be presented in the message area 1404.

As another modification of the dynamic proximity display of contacts and their corresponding communication records, it is assumed that the latest message in the message area 1406 is always located at the top of the message area 1406, that is, at a position closest to the profile information 1405a, and accordingly, in the electronic device, the head portraits in the profile information 1405a may be dynamically arranged in sequence, and the sender of the latest communication record 1406-1 is always arranged at the position 1405a-1 of the first head portraits in the profile information 1405a, that is, at the leftmost position of the head portraits on the screen, and the distance between this position and the latest communication record 1406-1 is relatively small, so that it is convenient for the user to visually associate the latest communication record 1406-1 with the head portraits or identity information of their corresponding sender. Of course, it should be understood that, alternatively, the latest message may be always located at the bottom of the message area 1406, the head portrait queue of the profile information may be set at the bottom of the communication interface, and the head portrait of the sender of the latest communication record is dynamically configured so as to be always arranged at the first position of the head portrait queue to be close to the presentation position of the latest communication record in the message area.

The application programs such as photo album, weather and the like correspond to independent application options in a plurality of options in a menu area, are abbreviated as independent items, and are independent application interfaces in a plurality of interfaces. In addition to the individual items, the plurality of options of the menu area may also include an application collection option, simply collection item.

The independent items, namely contacts, groups, and applets built in the system, such as photo albums, and third party programs, such as you tube, and YouTube, and the user enters the independent items to enter the corresponding independent programs.

The number of the independent items in the set is generally 2 or more, and at most, the number of the independent items in the set is generally not more than the area range of a whole page of the mobile phone screen, and after the user enters the set items, a list of some independent items in the electronic device is expanded in an array grid form such as 3x4 or 3x3, as shown in fig. 14D.

Optionally, in the method or electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention described above or described below, the menu area 1403 of the single row further includes an option (not shown in the figure) for an unknown contact; the electronic device can switch to present a communication interface for the unknown contact on the display in response to a user selection of the unknown contact option, as shown in fig. 14E, the unknown contact communication interface including a plurality of communication information sets 148 displayed in an arrangement, the plurality of communication information sets 148 including 5 communication sets, each of which corresponds to one or more of the unknown contacts, respectively. For example, the communication set 148-1 may be generated by communicating with a first unknown contact over a communication network, including one or more communication records with the first unknown contact. If the user applies a click or the like to the communication collection 148-1, the communication interface presented as shown in FIG. 14G is switched on the display and a plurality of communication records between the user and the first unknown contact are output in the message area 144.

Optionally, in the method or electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention described above or below, the notification area 149 is configured laterally on top of the display to at least partially present one or more unread notification messages associated with one or more options in the single row area 143, in particular, some or all of these unread notification messages are communication messages belonging to multiple business properties from contacts, contact groups or unknown contacts described above in the multiple options, or some of these unread notification messages may also be upgrade reminders or the like for applications in the multiple options. At least a portion of this unread notification information is presented in the notification area 149, preferably in the form of the most recent one, or in the form of a rotation, each, or some number. Correspondingly, in response to the user's operation of the notification area 149, the notification area 149 is extended on the display in the longitudinal direction shown by the arrow in the figure to form an enlarged notification area 145 to collectively present a plurality of or all of the unread notification information, as shown in fig. 14F. If the user performs a click operation on any of the communication sets 145, if the notification information is from a certain contact or group of contacts, the communication interface shown in fig. 14G is switched and presented on the display, and a plurality of communication records between the user and the contact are output in the message area 144. The main area of the display is used to display a communication interface or application interface for the current contact within a certain period of time, and the notification area 149 provided above the display can enable the user to know some communication information and update information of other contacts or applications beyond the current contact in time. Wherein the notification area or notification bar 149 content may include: the format of the notification bar may include an avatar and name describing the source of the information, an abstract of the information, and an icon of the type of information, including information, notifications, etc.

By setting the notification bar 149 above the communication interface and the application interface and in the top area of the display, when receiving the unread notification information, the notification bar will remind and accumulate, optionally, the accumulation mode is the latest and the oldest and the lowest, the user can expand all the notification information by pulling down, clicking and other gestures on the notification bar 149, clicking information can view the information (not shown in the figure) in an enlarged mode by using the whole display range of the display, and returning from the message enlarged mode can clear the message. The soft button 'read all' 145-0 can be provided on or around the notification bar 149, all unread information can be read out one by one in sequence, and one piece of read information can be cleared after reading is finished; in response to a user dragging/sliding a single piece of information to the left through the display, a normally hidden "reply/delete" function entry 145-9 may be displayed, clicking on the "reply" button in the notification bar function entry 145-9 may go to the interface of the contact, group or applet corresponding to the sender of the message, in response to a user clicking on the "delete" button in the function entry 145-9, the corresponding notification information may be deleted directly from the notification bars 145, 149, but without deleting the background communication records with the relevant sender. Alternatively, for the external output form of the notification information in the notification bars 149, 145, the text or voice notification information may directly use the original content, for example, "i am science and technology application software has a new version, i.e. is updated for the mobile phone". The notification information content of other media types is converted into text form to carry out brief reminding, for example, the notification information of video types can be displayed in notification bars 145 and 149 in a text manner that a friend Zhao Fenglin of you sends a video to you.

Alternative embodiments:

embodiment 1. A method for providing an image resource of an electronic device, where the electronic device includes at least one interface that can be output through a display of the electronic device, the method includes:

2. The time display method according to embodiment 1, wherein the first function option, the second function option and the third function option are configured on the right side of the first application interface and are substantially in a column.

3. The time display method according to embodiment 2, wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

4. The time display method of embodiment 3, wherein the application key array further comprises a setup option,

and saving or discarding the user selection setting of the photo/video folder according to the operation of the user on the selection option and the return option of the photo or video folder.

5. The time display method of any of embodiments 1-4, wherein the at least one option is configured in a single row below the first application interface.

6. The time display method according to embodiment 5, wherein the mobile presentation step further includes: in response to the user's switching operation on the single-row region, the at least one option is sequentially presented in a group unit in the single-row region along the direction of the switching operation, and each group comprises the same number of options, namely 2-8 options.

7. The time display method according to embodiment 5 or 6, further comprising: differentiating a second option of the at least one option in the single row area in response to a user selection operation of the second option; and switching to present the interface corresponding to the second option in the at least one interface on the display.

8. The time display method of any of embodiment 7, wherein the second option corresponds to a communication interface for a first contact in the at least one interface, the method further comprising:

9. The time display method of any of embodiments 5-8, wherein the first contact communication interface and the first application interface are adjacently configured in the at least one interface, the method further comprising:

10. The time display method according to embodiment 8 or 9, wherein the at least one communication network comprises a plurality of wireless communication networks; the method further comprises the steps of:

in response to a user operation of the communication key array, outputting, at least in part, a plurality of communication information provided with the first contact resource via the plurality of wireless communication networks through the message area.

11. The resource providing method according to embodiment 10, wherein the plurality of communication information is attributed to one or more service properties; and the communication information outputting step further includes: in response to a user operation on the key array, establishing communication with the first contact through the plurality of wireless communication networks to generate the plurality of communication information; and integrating and outputting the communication information through a message area on the first contact communication interface.

12. The time display method according to embodiment 10, wherein the plurality of wireless communication networks include a mobile phone network, a wireless data transmission network including a wireless local area network and a mobile data network; the key array is associated with the mobile telephone network and the wireless data transmission network, respectively, and the communication establishing step further comprises:

13. The time display method according to embodiment 12, wherein the at least two service properties include: i) voice traffic, ii) short message traffic through the mobile telephone network; iii) Data traffic transmitted over the wireless local area network or the mobile data network includes one or more of the following: audio messages, video messages, picture messages, geographic locations, text messages, files, data.

14. The time display method according to any one of embodiments 11 to 13, wherein the integrating outputting step further includes: in response to occurrence of a latest one of the plurality of communication information, the latest one is individually output in the message area.

15. The method for displaying time according to embodiment 14, wherein the step of integrating output further includes: in response to a user operation on the profile information of the first contact or the message area, expanding the message area, and configuring the profile information to be abbreviated over the message area, wherein the integration outputting step further includes: the plurality of communication information is collectively output to the message area in time sequence.

16. The time display method of any one of embodiments 8-15, wherein:

the application key array is identical in form to the communication key array.

17. The time display method of embodiment 16, wherein:

the application key array and the communication key array have consistency and/or correspondence with respect to at least one of: number, layout, morphology, look, orientation, color system, color, shape, pattern.

18. 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 comprising instructions for performing any of the methods of embodiments 1-17.

The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein elements illustrated as separate elements may or may not be physically separate, and elements shown as elements may or may not be physical elements, may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and implement the present invention without undue burden.

From the above description of the embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments may be implemented by adding necessary general purpose hardware platforms, or may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software. Based on such understanding, the foregoing aspects, in essence and portions contributing to the art, may be embodied in the form of a computer program product, which may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

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 flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flowchart illustrations 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 communications device to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

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

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

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 storage media for a computer 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, which can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. Computer-readable media, as defined herein, does not include transitory computer-readable media (transmission media), such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and are not limiting; although the 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 scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An image resource providing method of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes at least one interface that can be output through a display of the electronic device, the method comprising:

presenting a first application interface of the at least one interface on a display of the electronic device,

providing at least one option configured in a thumbnail form on a display of the electronic device, the at least one option corresponding one-to-one with the at least one interface and operable to output the at least one interface correspondingly, the at least one option including an option for the first application, wherein the at least one option is configured in a single row below the first application interface; the image resource providing method further comprises the following steps:

differentiating a second option of the at least one option in the single row area in response to a user selection operation of the second option; and switching a communication interface on the display presenting a corresponding first contact of the second option in the at least one interface;

wherein the communication interface of the first contact includes an array of communication keys associated at least in part with the at least one communication network;

the application key array is identical in form to the communication key array.

2. The resource providing method according to claim 1, wherein the first function option, the second function option and the third function option are arranged on the right side of the first application interface, substantially in a column.

3. The resource providing method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises the step of:

4. The resource providing method of claim 3, wherein the application key array further comprises a setting option,

5. The resource providing method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: in response to the user's switching operation on the single-row region, the at least one option is sequentially presented in a group unit in the single-row region along the direction of the switching operation, and each group comprises the same number of options, namely 2-8 options.

6. The resource providing method according to any one of claims 1, wherein the method further comprises:

responsive to a user selection operation of the second option in the single row area, switching a communication interface on the display that presents the first contact, the communication interface of the first contact comprising: a message area and profile information for the first contact.

7. The resource provisioning method of claim 6, wherein the first contact communication interface and the first application interface are adjacently configured in the at least one interface, the method further comprising:

8. The resource providing method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the at least one communication network includes a plurality of wireless communication networks; the method further comprises the steps of:

9. The resource provisioning method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of communications are attributed to one or more business properties; and the communication information outputting step further includes: in response to a user operation on the key array, establishing communication with the first contact through the plurality of wireless communication networks to generate the plurality of communication information; and integrating and outputting the communication information through a message area on the first contact communication interface.

10. The resource providing method according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of wireless communication networks include a mobile phone network, a wireless data transmission network including a wireless local area network and a mobile data network; the key array is associated with the mobile telephone network and the wireless data transmission network, respectively, and the communication establishing step further comprises:

11. The resource providing method according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of communication information is attributed to a plurality of service properties; the plurality of business properties includes: i) voice traffic, ii) short message traffic through the mobile telephone network; iii) Data traffic transmitted over the wireless local area network or the mobile data network includes one or more of the following: audio messages, video messages, picture messages, geographic locations, text messages, files.

12. The resource providing method according to claim 9, wherein the integration outputting step further comprises: in response to occurrence of a latest one of the plurality of communication information, the latest one is individually output in the message area.

13. The resource providing method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the integration outputting step further comprises: in response to a user operation on the profile information of the first contact or the message area, expanding the message area, and configuring the profile information to be abbreviated over the message area, wherein the integration outputting step further includes: the plurality of communication information is collectively output to the message area in time sequence.

14. The resource providing method according to claim 13, wherein:

15. 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 comprising instructions for performing any of the methods of claims 1-14.