CN114035722A

CN114035722A - Application program interaction method, device and medium

Info

Publication number: CN114035722A
Application number: CN202010706111.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 宁鹏钢
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-21
Filing date: 2020-07-21
Publication date: 2022-02-11

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an application program interaction method, device and medium. The method is applied to the terminal and comprises the following steps: receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user; displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen; determining a target application selected by the user among the switchable applications; and displaying the target application in a main screen area of the terminal screen. By adopting the method, the user can be quickly switched to different applications, the switching process is more in line with the use habit of the user, and the application range of the quick switching is wider.

Description

Application program interaction method, device and medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of intelligent terminals, and in particular, to an interaction method, an interaction device, and an interaction medium for an application.

Background

Nowadays, smart terminals are used by more and more users, with the most users of cell phones. The mobile phone originated from the last century, and has undergone the development process from a BP, a mobile phone, a small-screen monochrome plate straightening machine, a resistive touch screen, and a capacitive touch screen, and forms including side screen areas such as a waterfall screen, a circular screen, an external folding screen, and the like have appeared in recent two years. With the continuous progress of the technology, the mode for operating the mobile phone is also continuously optimized, and the operation becomes smoother from two or three keys to the matrix keyboard, then to the resistive touch screen, and finally to the capacitive touch screen in recent years.

At present, the following ways for fast switching the applications of the mobile phone are available: selecting after triggering the multitask interface; clicking the link to jump, such as jumping to a return channel at the upper left corner after application through an iPhone; and the bottom slides up and slides left and right at the same time, and a full screen gesture is performed. Each of the modes has advantages and disadvantages, and the triggering of the multi-task interface is inconvenient in operation and slow in time; the link mode is too limited and is adopted only in a few cases; the bottom-up sliding mode is good, but when the left and right sliding is switched, the user needs to remember which application the left and right sliding is switched to, and the large screen cannot easily reach the bottom. Therefore, when a user wants to use a certain application, the user needs to switch to another application, which causes a problem of troublesome process and long delay time.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides an interaction method, apparatus, and medium for an application.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an interaction method for an application, the method being applied to a terminal, the method including:

receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user;

displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen;

determining a target application selected by the user among the switchable applications;

and displaying the target application in a main screen area of the terminal screen.

Wherein, the receiving of the specified interactive instruction of the user includes any one of the following:

receiving the appointed interaction instruction input by the user through a second set area of the terminal screen;

and receiving the specified interactive instruction input by the user through voice.

Wherein, the displaying switchable application in the first setting area of the terminal screen comprises:

displaying icons capable of switching applications in a set arrangement mode in the first set area of the terminal screen.

Wherein the displaying of the icons switchable to the application in the set arrangement comprises:

displaying the switchable applications in an order of usage frequency of the switchable applications; or

Displaying the switchable applications based on the ranking of the intelligent recommended applications obtained through the network.

Wherein the determining a target application selected by the user among the switchable applications comprises:

when the setting operation of a user for one application in the switchable applications is detected, the application to which the setting operation is directed is determined as the target application selected by the user.

Wherein the setting operation includes any one of:

a click operation for an icon of the application, a press operation for an icon of the application, a finger lift operation for an icon of the application, an operation of pressing and sliding the icon of the application toward a home screen area of the terminal screen.

Wherein after the switchable application is displayed in the first setting region of the terminal screen, the method further comprises:

displaying the switchable application in a main screen area of the terminal screen when a pressing operation of the user in a second setting area and a sliding operation from the second setting area toward the main screen area of the terminal screen are detected.

Wherein displaying the switchable application in a main screen area of the terminal screen includes:

acquiring a sliding distance of the sliding operation from the second setting area toward the main screen area;

when the sliding distance is smaller than a set threshold value, displaying the switchable application in the main screen area, wherein the size of the switchable application interface is in direct proportion to the sliding distance;

when the sliding distance is greater than or equal to the set threshold, displaying the switchable application on the main screen area in a full screen mode.

And the first setting area and/or the second setting area are/is positioned in the side area of the terminal screen.

Wherein the first setting area is located on the main screen area.

Wherein the switchable application comprises at least one of: the application selected based on the preset rule, the application selected based on the use habit of the user and the application selected by the user.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an application program interaction apparatus, where the apparatus is applied to a terminal, and the apparatus includes:

the receiving module is arranged for receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user;

the display module is arranged to display the switchable application in a first setting area of a terminal screen;

a determination module configured to determine a target application selected by the user among the switchable applications;

the display module is further configured to display the target application in a home screen area of the terminal screen.

Wherein the receiving module is further configured to receive a specified interactive instruction of a user by any one of the following manners:

Wherein the display module is further configured to:

Wherein the display module is further configured to display the icons of the switchable applications in the following manner:

Wherein the determining module is further configured to:

Wherein the setting operation includes any one of:

Wherein the display module is further configured to:

after a switchable application is displayed in a first setting area of a terminal screen, the switchable application is displayed in a main screen area of the terminal screen when a pressing operation of the user in a second setting area and a sliding operation from the second setting area toward the main screen area of the terminal screen are detected.

Wherein the display module is further configured to:

The first setting area and/or the second setting area are/is located in the side area of the terminal screen.

Wherein the first setting area is located on the main screen area.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an interaction apparatus for an application, including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to implement the following steps when executing the executable instructions:

receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user;

displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen;

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions therein, which when executed by a processor of an apparatus, enable the apparatus to perform a method of interaction of an application, the method comprising:

receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user;

displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen;

The present disclosure proposes a method of switching applications, which is particularly applied to a terminal including a visual and touch-responsive side screen in addition to a front screen. The method comprises the following steps: receiving an application switching instruction of a user; displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen; determining an application selected by a user among the switchable applications; and displaying the selected application on a main interface of the terminal screen.

In the method, after receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user, switchable applications are displayed in a first set area of a terminal screen, then a target application selected by the user in the switchable applications is determined, and the target application is displayed on a main interface of the terminal screen. By adopting the method, the user can be quickly switched to the target application, the switching process is more in line with the use habit of the user, the application range of the quick switching is wider, and the desktop starter can be replaced under most use scenes, so that the problems of inconvenient application switching and long application calling delay or complex operation process in the existing method are solved.

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

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a handset, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of switching applications in accordance with an example embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a finger being lifted up after sliding to select an application icon, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating a finger sliding toward a home screen to select an application icon, according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating how a multitasking window changes size as a finger slides, according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a finger sliding across a home screen to select an application icon, according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of switching applications in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a handover application apparatus according to an example embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus in accordance with an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

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

Currently, when a user wants to switch to another application when using a certain application, the following method can be adopted: double clicking the entity keys of the mobile phone based on the ios operating system; the mobile phone side long press/heavy press based on the ios operating system; the bottom of the full screen slides upwards and stops; a multitasking button mounted on the bottom; by the function of partially levitating the ball. These methods have advantages and disadvantages, for example, the screen becomes larger and the entity key is cancelled under the current trend, and the switching by the entity key cannot be realized; the position of the virtual floating ball baffle screen is not fixed, so that the use is inconvenient; the android bottom bar occupies area and the full screen can cancel the function; the mode of stopping sliding on the bottom is not easy to stop because the screen is large enough, and the stopping is also needed to cause some inconvenience in feeling.

For example, the mobile phone includes a screen fingerprint identification area, a finger presses the fingerprint identification area under the condition of not unlocking, and a plurality of application icons are displayed near the finger pressing area for selection while the mobile phone is unlocked, so that the aim of quick operation is fulfilled. The disadvantages of this solution are: the mobile phone must be unlocked through screen fingerprints; in addition, the method can only be used in an unlocking scenario.

The present disclosure proposes a method of switching applications, which is particularly applied to a terminal including a visual and touch-responsive side screen in addition to a front screen. The method comprises the following steps: receiving an application switching instruction of a user; displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen; determining an application selected by a user among the switchable applications; and displaying the selected application on a main interface of the terminal screen. By adopting the method, the user can quickly switch to different applications by responding to the input operation of the user on the touch screen at the side of the mobile phone, so that the user experience is improved. For example, the method of the present disclosure may also be applied to a folding screen, a curved screen, or a waterfall screen, such as disposing the first set area on a small screen of the folding screen or on a curved surface of the curved screen.

The terminal in the present disclosure may include a mobile phone, a PAD, a wearable device, and the like. Taking a mobile phone as an example, as shown in fig. 1, the mobile phone includes a screen and driving circuit 110, a touch sensing layer 120 covering the outside of the screen, a speaker 130, a vibration motor 140, a central processing unit 150, a battery and a power conversion circuit 160.

The mobile phone has a flexible screen. The flexible screen may be a screen that is extended laterally or the screen wraps the side that extends toward the back of the phone (which may partially or completely cover the sides of the phone), or a flexible screen in a folded form that requires that at least the side screen outside the front screen be visible and responsive to touch during use. The flexible screen is connected to the processor 150 and can display various contents and applications, and particularly, the applications can be displayed in the form of an application list.

The screen capacitive touch sensor layer 120 is also flexible and is connected to the processor 150 for receiving electrode change signals generated by user touch and converting the signals into information such as coordinates and intensity, which is then transmitted to the processor 150. The speaker 130 and the vibration motor 140 are connected to the processor 150 for outputting sound and vibration and giving feedback to the user of the sound and vibration while responding to the user's operation. The cpu 150 is configured to receive digital input signals converted from different types of touch modes from the touch sensor layer 120, and perform corresponding feedback according to the different digital input signals and the method, so that the screen displays corresponding contents, and the speaker and the motor vibrate.

Based on the structure, the mode of operating the side screen outside the application display area on the front side of the mobile phone screen is adopted, and the application is displayed in the side and front screen areas through various operations such as clicking, double-clicking, long-pressing, repeated pressing, sliding and the like, so that a user can quickly select and switch to a target application, and convenience is provided for the user to use.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an interaction method of an application, which is applied to a terminal, according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 2, the method includes the following steps:

step 201, receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user;

step 202, displaying switchable application in a first setting area of a terminal screen;

step 203, determining a target application selected by the user in the switchable applications;

and 204, displaying the target application in a main screen area of the terminal screen.

In step 201, the terminal receives a specified interactive instruction of the user, where the specified interactive instruction may be issued by the user through a voice manner or may be issued by the user through a setting area of a terminal screen, which will be described in detail in the following embodiments. The specified interactive instruction may be an instruction to switch applications when an interface of an application is displayed on the current home screen, or may be an instruction to start an application when an interface of an application is not displayed on the current home screen.

In step 202, after receiving the application switching instruction, the terminal displays a switchable application in a first setting area of the screen, where the switchable application may be displayed in an icon list manner.

In

steps

203 and 204, the user selects among the displayed switchable applications, determines a target application selected by the user, and displays the target application on the main interface of the screen, thus completing the switching of the applications.

By adopting the method, the user can be quickly switched to the target application, the switching process is more in line with the use habit of the user, the application range of the quick switching is wider, and the desktop starter can be replaced under most use scenes, so that the problems of inconvenient application switching and long application calling delay or complex operation process in the existing method are solved.

In an alternative embodiment, the receiving of the user's specified interactive instruction includes any one of the following:

The second setting area is a trigger area for triggering execution of the specified interactive instruction, and is usually set on the upper portion of the side screen on the right side of the main screen (most users operate the mobile phone with the right hand) for the convenience of the users. For example, when the finger of the user is detected to touch the trigger area, the user is considered to want to switch the application or start the application, and the touch may be long pressing the trigger area for a set period of time, re-pressing the trigger area for a set pressure, and the like. For another example, when the finger of the user is detected to click on the trigger area, the user is considered to want to switch the application or start the application, and the click may be a single click, a double click, or the like.

Specifically, the cases of receiving the specified interactive instruction from the user are as follows:

(1) long-time pressing, namely detecting the pressing operation of a finger of a user on the side of the touch screen, and determining to receive a specified interactive instruction when the pressing operation continuously reaches a set time period;

(2) re-pressing, namely detecting the pressing operation of a finger of a user on the side of the touch screen, and determining to receive a specified interactive instruction when detecting that the contact area between the finger and the screen is enlarged to reach a threshold value;

(3) clicking, namely determining that a specified interaction instruction is received when the side edge of the touch screen detects the finger clicking operation of a user;

(4) double-click, namely determining that a specified interaction instruction is received when the side edge of the touch screen detects that the finger of a user performs double-click operation;

(5) and sliding, namely determining that a specified interaction instruction is received when the side edge of the touch screen detects the finger sliding operation of the user.

In addition, the user can also send out a specified interaction instruction in a voice form. The terminal receives the instruction through a voice recognition technology.

The two modes are adopted to receive the specified interactive instruction sent by the user, so that the user can conveniently trigger the switching of the application, such as speaking, or simply placing a finger at a set position on a screen naturally when holding the terminal. And when the second setting area, i.e. the trigger area, is located on the side screen, the placement of the user's fingers is more labor-saving and convenient.

It should be noted that, when receiving the specified interactive instruction, the terminal sends out a sound or a motor vibration to feedback to the user that the specified interactive instruction has been received. Simultaneously or subsequently, the switchable application is displayed in the first setting region.

In an optional embodiment, the displaying the switchable application in the first setting area of the terminal screen includes:

The first setting area may be located at a lower portion of a side screen on a right side of the main screen (most users operate the mobile phone with a right hand), that is, below the trigger area, so that a finger of the user may slide down and select an application after touching the trigger area to issue an application switching instruction.

In an alternative embodiment, the displaying the icons of the switchable applications in the set arrangement includes:

The switchable application typically comprises a plurality of applications, and therefore the applications need to be displayed in a certain order.

The set sequence here may be a sequence of the use frequency of the applications used by the user most recently, or may be a sequence of the intelligent recommended applications generated by the terminal system or acquired through the network. For example, the terminal acquires the number of times each application is used based on the fact that the user uses the application within a certain period of time (one day, one week, or one month), and displays icons of the respective applications in the order of the number of times of use (frequency of use) from high to low. The first setting area may display only the most recently used application icon, may display only the intelligently recommended application icon, or may display both the most recently used application icon and the intelligently recommended application icon. That is, the functionality of the system intelligent recommendation application may be turned off.

The arrangement of the application icons (e.g., rows and columns) may be based on default settings of the terminal or based on user settings.

By adopting the display mode, the user can find and select the application to which the user wants to switch as quickly as possible.

In addition, when the icons are displayed, the display may be performed based on default settings of the terminal or based on settings of the user. For example, the icons may be displayed in a normally-on mode, a delayed display mode (displayed within a period of time when an instruction to switch applications is received), and a side icon normally-gray false triggering prevention mode. The position of the application icon displayed in the first setting region may be adjusted according to system settings or user settings.

In an optional embodiment, the determining the target application selected by the user in the switchable applications includes:

The terminal may determine the target application selected by the user by detecting a setting operation for one of the switchable applications. The specific description of the setting operation here is as follows.

In an alternative embodiment, the setting operation comprises any one of:

(1) Clicking operation of icon for application

When a user selects one of the switchable applications, an icon of the application may be clicked, for example, clicked, double-clicked, or the like. And when the terminal detects the click operation of the user, acquiring an application icon corresponding to the click position, and determining the corresponding application as the target application selected by the user.

(2) Pressing operation of an icon for the application

When the user selects one of the switchable applications, an icon of the application may be pressed, e.g., long-pressed, heavy-pressed, etc. And when the terminal detects the pressing operation of the user, acquiring an application icon corresponding to the clicking position, and determining the corresponding application as the target application selected by the user.

(3) Finger-lift operation of an icon for the application

After the user presses the trigger area, the switchable applications are displayed in the first setting area, the finger of the user slides downwards along the side screen, and when the finger slides to one application icon in the switchable applications, the finger is lifted. When the terminal detects that the finger starts sliding from the trigger area and stops contacting with the side screen (namely, the finger is lifted), the application icon corresponding to the lifted position of the finger is obtained, and the corresponding application is determined as the target application selected by the user. As shown in fig. 3, 301 indicates a terminal side (shown as a planar expanded view for easy viewing), 302 indicates a trigger area, 303 indicates a finger sliding path, and 304 indicates a switchable application.

(4) Operation of pressing and sliding the icon of the application toward a home screen area of the terminal screen

When a user selects one of the switchable applications, the user may press an icon of the application and slide the icon of the application toward a home screen area of the terminal screen. When the terminal detects that the user finger presses the icon of one application and the sliding operation is performed from the icon to the main screen area, the application corresponding to the icon is determined as the target application selected by the user. As shown in fig. 4, 401 represents the side of the terminal (shown as a flat-open view for easy viewing), 402 represents the finger sliding path, 403 represents the history or recommended application icon, and 404 represents the application interface after switching.

When a click operation, a press operation, or a lift operation for an icon of an application is detected, the icon of the application may be displayed in an enlarged manner, in a darkened manner, in a stereoscopic manner, or the like, so as to highlight the icon of the target application.

In an optional embodiment, after the switchable application is displayed in the first setting region of the terminal screen, the method further includes:

displaying the switchable application in a main screen area of the terminal screen when a pressing operation of the user in the second setting area and a sliding operation from the second setting area toward the main screen area of the terminal screen are detected.

In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the user to view the switchable application more clearly, the switchable application displayed in the first setting area may be displayed in the main screen area. At this time, the finger of the user presses the second setting area and slides from the pressed position toward the main screen area, that is, the switchable application displayed in the first setting area is displayed on the main screen, and the switchable application displayed in the first setting area may also be referred to as a multitasking window. When the terminal detects the above-mentioned operation of the user's finger, a multitask window is displayed in the main screen area. When displayed in the main screen area, the display position on the main screen may be shifted as the finger slides on the main screen.

In an alternative embodiment, displaying the switchable application in a home screen area of the terminal screen includes:

When the switchable application (multitasking window) is displayed in the main screen area, the size of the multitasking window (i.e. the size of the switchable application interface) changes with the sliding distance when the thumb of the user slides towards the main screen, and the larger the sliding distance, the larger the multitasking window. And when the sliding distance is greater than a set threshold value, the multitask window is displayed on the full screen of the main screen area. When the sliding distance is smaller than the set threshold value, the size of the multitask window is not changed when the stop of the sliding operation is detected, and when the reverse direction of the sliding operation is detected, the multitask window moves to the second set area until the display returns to the second set area. As shown in fig. 5, 501 denotes a terminal side (shown as a planar development view for easy viewing), 502 denotes a trigger area, 503 denotes a slide path, and 504, 505, and 506 denote multitask windows.

In a specific embodiment, on the main screen, the multitask window gradually expands and becomes larger along with the sliding of the finger away from the second setting area, and if the finger of the user pulls back the side of the screen in the reverse direction, the multitask window is reduced to be cancelled. And when the sliding distance of the finger of the user far away from the second set area is large enough to release the finger, the multitask window is enlarged to the full screen.

In an alternative embodiment, the first setting region and/or the second setting region are located in a side region of the terminal screen.

As described above, both the first setting region and the second setting region may be located in the side region of the terminal screen, or only one of them may be located in the side region of the terminal screen. When the first setting area and the second setting area are both located in the side area of the terminal screen, the user can use the terminal screen more conveniently. In a specific embodiment, the first setting area is disposed at an upper area of the second setting area to be more convenient for a user to use.

In the embodiment, the rapid response is carried out by responding the trigger operation of the side trigger area of the mobile phone, so that the user can rapidly switch to different applications, the switching process is more in line with the use habit of the user, the application range of the rapid switching is wider, and a desktop starter can be replaced in most use scenes, so that the problems of inconvenience in application switching, long application calling delay time or complex operation process in the existing method are solved. And, the cell-phone side is located outside the main screen, can fix some regional do not influence main screen normal use as the touch response area, consequently this kind of switching process does not occupy the main screen region, does not influence other operations, and has given the multiple optional position of user operation, reduces user's resistance to use, promotes to use and experiences.

In an alternative embodiment, the first setting area is located on the main screen area.

The user finger contacts the trigger area of the side screen to send an application switching instruction, and after the terminal receives the instruction, the icon capable of switching the application is displayed in the right area of the main screen. As shown in fig. 6, 601 denotes a terminal side (shown as a planar expanded view for easy viewing), 602 denotes a trigger area, 603 denotes a slide path, and 604 denotes a history or recommended application icon. The user's thumb presses the trigger area 602 and slides along the path 603, and releases the icon 604, so that the application corresponding to the icon can be switched to.

In addition, the trigger zone in the present disclosure may be set to have a function similar to a virtual home key, for example, when the trigger zone is pressed twice quickly, the main screen area displays a desktop.

In an alternative embodiment, the switchable application comprises at least one of: the application selected based on the preset rule, the application selected based on the use habit of the user and the application selected by the user.

Here, the list of switchable applications can be generated or intelligently recommended by the system based on the use habits of the user, so that the user can quickly switch to the required applications, the use experience is more convenient, and the use efficiency is higher.

Specific embodiments according to the present disclosure are described below in conjunction with specific application scenarios. In this embodiment, the terminal is a mobile phone, the mobile phone has a curved screen bent to the right side, the first setting area and the second setting area are located on the right side of the mobile phone, the first setting area is located below the second setting area, and the second setting area has a function of a virtual home key. As shown in fig. 7, the process of switching applications includes the following steps:

step 701, receiving a specified interaction instruction sent by a user by long-pressing a virtual home key (trigger area) with a finger.

Step 702, vibrating the motor to give feedback to the user, and displaying the most recently used application in the first setting area.

In step 703, the operation of sliding and lifting the finger of the user from the trigger area along the side of the mobile phone is monitored.

Step 704, obtaining an application icon corresponding to the finger-lifted position, and determining an application corresponding to the icon as a target application selected by the user.

Step 705, displaying the target application selected by the user on the main screen of the mobile phone.

It should be noted that, in the method of the present invention, when receiving the instruction from the user, a sound may be emitted or the motor may vibrate to give feedback to the user.

The present disclosure also provides an application program interaction apparatus, where the apparatus is applied to a terminal, and as shown in fig. 8, the apparatus includes:

a receiving module 801 configured to receive a specified interactive instruction of a user;

a display module 802 configured to display a switchable application in a first setting area of a terminal screen;

a determining module 803 configured to determine a target application selected by the user among the switchable applications;

the display module 802 is further configured to display the target application in a home screen area of the terminal screen.

In an alternative embodiment, the receiving module 801 is further configured to receive a specified interactive instruction of a user by any one of the following methods:

In an alternative embodiment, the display module 802 is further configured to:

In an alternative embodiment, the display module 802 is further configured to display icons of switchable applications in the following manner:

In an alternative embodiment, the determining module 803 is further configured to:

In an alternative embodiment, the setting operation comprises any one of:

In an alternative embodiment, the display module 802 is further configured to:

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

By adopting the method, the following beneficial effects can be realized:

(1) the method has the advantages that the triggering operation of the side triggering area of the mobile phone is responded, so that the user can be quickly switched to different applications, the switching process is more in line with the use habit of the user, the application range of the quick switching is wider, and a desktop starter can be replaced in most use scenes, so that the problems of inconvenience in application switching and long application calling delay or complex operation process in the existing method are solved.

(2) The list of switchable applications can be generated or intelligently recommended by the system based on the use habits of the user, so that the user can quickly switch to the required applications, the use experience is more convenient, and the use efficiency is higher.

(3) The cell-phone side is located outside the main screen, can fix some regional do not influence main screen normal use as the touch response area, therefore this kind of switching process does not occupy the main screen region, does not influence other operations, and has given the multiple optional position of user operation, reduces user's resistance to use, promotes to use and experiences.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 900 for switching applications in accordance with an example embodiment.

Referring to fig. 9, apparatus 900 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 902, a memory 904, a power component 906, a multimedia component 908, an audio component 910, an input/output (I/O) interface 912, a sensor component 914, and a communication component 916.

The processing component 902 generally controls overall operation of the device 900, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. Processing component 902 may include one or more processors 920 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, processing component 902 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 902 and other components. For example, the processing component 902 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 908 and the processing component 902.

The memory 904 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the device 900. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 900, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 904 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

Power component 906 provides power to the various components of device 900. The power components 906 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the device 900.

The multimedia component 908 comprises a screen providing an output interface between the device 900 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 908 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front-facing camera and/or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 900 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 910 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, audio component 910 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when apparatus 900 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 904 or transmitted via the communication component 916. In some embodiments, audio component 910 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

I/O interface 912 provides an interface between processing component 902 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor component 914 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the apparatus 900. For example, the sensor assembly 914 may detect an open/closed state of the device 900, the relative positioning of the components, such as a display and keypad of the apparatus 900, the sensor assembly 914 may also detect a change in the position of the apparatus 900 or a component of the apparatus 900, the presence or absence of user contact with the apparatus 900, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the apparatus 900, and a change in the temperature of the apparatus 900. The sensor assembly 914 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 914 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 914 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 916 is configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus 900 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The apparatus 900 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 916 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 916 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 900 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 904 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 920 of the apparatus 900 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions therein, which when executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, enable the mobile terminal to perform a method of application interaction, the method comprising: receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user; displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen; determining a target application selected by the user among the switchable applications; and displaying the target application in a main screen area of the terminal screen.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An interaction method of an application program, the method is applied to a terminal, and is characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:

receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user;

displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the user's specified interaction instruction comprises any one of:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the switchable application in the first setting area of the terminal screen comprises:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the icons of the switchable applications in a set arrangement comprises:

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a target application selected by the user among the switchable applications comprises:

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the setting operation comprises any one of:

7. The method of claim 1, wherein after displaying the switchable application in the first setting region of the terminal screen, the method further comprises:

8. The method of claim 7, wherein displaying the switchable application in a home screen area of the terminal screen comprises:

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first setting area and/or the second setting area are located at a side area of the terminal screen.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first setting area is located on the main screen area.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the switchable application comprises at least one of: the application selected based on the preset rule, the application selected based on the use habit of the user and the application selected by the user.

12. An interactive device for application programs, the device is applied to a terminal, and is characterized in that the device comprises:

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the receiving module is further configured to receive a user's specified interaction instruction by any one of:

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the display module is further configured to:

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the display module is further configured to display the icon of the switchable application in the following manner:

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the determination module is further configured to:

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the setting operation comprises any one of:

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the display module is further configured to:

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the display module is further configured to:

20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first setting area and/or the second setting area are located at a side area of the terminal screen.

21. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first setting area is located on the main screen area.

22. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the switchable application comprises at least one of: the application selected based on the preset rule, the application selected based on the use habit of the user and the application selected by the user.

23. An application interaction apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user;

displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen;

24. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which instructions, when executed by a processor of an apparatus, enable the apparatus to perform a method of interaction for an application, the method comprising:

receiving a specified interactive instruction of a user;

displaying switchable application in a first set area of a terminal screen;