CN117478773A

CN117478773A - Control method and related device for equipment with folding screen

Info

Publication number: CN117478773A
Application number: CN202210857759.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 高凌云
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-20
Filing date: 2022-07-20
Publication date: 2024-01-30

Abstract

The application discloses a control method and a related device of equipment with a folding screen, which are used for controlling a popup window to be displayed on one of a plurality of display areas so as to avoid the popup window to be displayed at the folding position of the folding screen. The method is applied to equipment with a folding screen, wherein the folding screen comprises two display areas, and in the case that the state of the folding screen is a bending state, the two display areas are located on different planes, and the method comprises the following steps: determining the state of the folding screen as a bending state; based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, the popup window is displayed on a first display area, and the first display area is one of two display areas.

Description

Control method and related device for equipment with folding screen

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of terminals, in particular to a control method and a related device of equipment with a folding screen.

Background

With the development of the current flexible screen technology, the folding screen mobile phone is popular and popular with the majority of users.

At present, a folding screen mobile phone mainly refers to a double-screen folding screen mobile phone, and when in use, the folding screen mainly comprises three states, namely a fully folded state, a bracket state (also called a bending state) and a fully unfolded state. The stent state is a state between a fully folded state and a fully unfolded state, and can be understood as a half-folded state or a fully folded state.

In the support state, the folding position of the screen is uneven, so that clicking, sliding and other operation experiences at the folding position are poor, the display effect at the folding position is poor, and the problems such as deformation of display content, uneven brightness and the like occur. The display position of the popup window usually includes a folding position of the screen, so the display effect of the popup window and the operation effect of the popup window are poor, and the user experience is affected.

Therefore, how to control the display of the popup window is a matter of consideration.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a control method and a related device for equipment with a folding screen, which are used for controlling a popup window to be displayed on one display area of a plurality of display areas so as to avoid the popup window to be displayed at the folding position of the folding screen.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for controlling a device having a folding screen, where the folding screen includes two display areas, and the folding screen may be an integrally formed flexible display screen, or may be a tiled display screen; under the condition that the state of the folding screen is a bending state, the two display areas are positioned on different planes; for example, when the folding screen is an integrally formed flexible display screen, the two display areas are respectively located at two sides of the rotating shaft of the folding screen; when the folding screen is a spliced display screen, the two display areas are respectively positioned on different display screens; the method comprises the following steps: determining the state of the folding screen as a bending state; based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, the popup window is displayed on the first display area, wherein the first display area is one of the two display areas, specifically, the popup window can be displayed on the first display area in a full area or a non-full area.

Because the two display areas are positioned on different planes under the condition that the state of the folding screen is the bending state, the popup window is displayed on one of the two display areas based on the bending state of the folding screen, so that the popup window can be prevented from being displayed at the folding position between the two display areas, the display effect of the popup window and the operation effect of the popup window are improved, and the user experience is improved.

As one implementation, displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state includes: based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, the popup window is displayed on the first display area according to the type of the bending state, and the type of the bending state is a vertical screen bending state or a horizontal screen bending state.

Because the type of the bending state reflects the mode of using the equipment by the user, the popup window is displayed on the first display area according to the type of the bending state, the method can be suitable for the mode of using the equipment by the user, and the user experience is improved.

As one implementation manner, under the condition that the bending state is a transverse screen bending state, the included angle between the plane where the first display area is located and the horizontal plane is larger than the included angle between the plane where the second display area is located and the horizontal plane, the second display area is the other one of the two display areas, and the popup window is displayed on the first display area, so that the user can conveniently watch the popup window.

As an achievable mode, under the condition that the type of the bending state is a transverse screen bending state, the included angle between the plane where the first display area is located and the horizontal plane is smaller than the included angle between the plane where the second display area is located and the horizontal plane, the second display area is the other one of the two display areas, and the popup window is displayed on the first display area, so that the operation of a user is facilitated.

As one implementation, the method further includes: and responding to a first instruction input by a user on the first display area, and operating the popup window, so that the method and the device can be used for displaying the operable popup window, wherein the operation can be operations of translating the popup window, adjusting the height of the popup window and the like.

As one implementation, the method further includes: and based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, responding to a second instruction input by a user on the first display area, and displaying a popup window on the first display area according to the type of the bending state, wherein the second instruction can be a gesture instruction of sliding downwards, sliding leftwards or sliding rightwards from the upper edge of the screen.

As one implementation, the method further includes: acquiring a third instruction input by a user, wherein the third instruction indicates that the display position of the popup window is a first display area, and the third instruction generally refers to an instruction set by the user on equipment; based on the state of folding screen for buckling state, show bullet window includes on first display area: and displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the third instruction based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

According to the third instruction input by the user, the popup window is displayed on the first display area, the purposes of adapting to the user requirement and avoiding displaying the popup window at the folding position of the screen are achieved, and therefore the display effect of the popup window and the operation effect of the popup window are improved, and the user experience is improved.

As one implementation, displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state includes: and displaying a popup window on the first display area according to the layout condition of the target content on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen as a bending state, wherein the target content is at least one of a video, a preview picture, a picture and a document.

According to the implementation mode, the experience of watching the target content by the user is considered, and the popup window is displayed on the first display area according to the layout condition of the target content on the two display areas, so that the user experience is improved.

As one possible way, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the layout condition of the target content on the two display areas includes: and displaying the popup window on the first display area when the target content is displayed on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

The first display area has target content displayed thereon, which indicates that the user is more likely to watch or use the first display area, so that the popup window is displayed on the first display area, so that the user can see the popup window as soon as possible, and the user can conveniently process the popup window as soon as possible.

As one possible way, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the layout condition of the target content on the two display areas includes: and displaying a popup window on the first display area when the target content is displayed on the second display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

The second display area is provided with target content, which indicates that the user is more likely to watch or use the second display area, so that the popup window is displayed on the first display area, thereby avoiding influencing the watching of the target content on the second display area by the user, and particularly avoiding influencing the watching of important target content on the second display area by the user.

As one implementation, displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state includes: and displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the watching condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

According to the implementation mode, the viewing condition of the user on the two display areas is considered, and the popup window is displayed on the first display area according to the viewing condition of the user on the two display areas, so that the user experience is improved.

As one possible way, displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the viewing condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state includes: based on the state of the folding screen being a bent state, the popup window is displayed on the first display area under the condition that the user views the first display area.

The user is watching the first display area, and therefore the popup window is displayed on the first display area, so that the user can see the popup window as soon as possible, and the user can conveniently deal with the popup window as soon as possible. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to a pop-up window where it is important that the user view or process as soon as possible.

As one implementation, the method further includes: acquiring facial information of a user acquired by a camera of the device, which may include a direction of eye gaze, an orientation of a nose, etc.; the user is determined to be viewing the first display area based on the face information. Specifically, the angle and direction of viewing by the user may be determined according to the direction of eye gaze, the direction of nose, and thus the user may be determined to be viewing the first display region.

As one possible way, displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the viewing condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state includes: based on the state of the folding screen being a bent state, the popup window is displayed on the first display area while the user views the second display area, which is the other of the two display areas.

The user views the second display area, so that the popup window is displayed on the first display area, and the user is prevented from being influenced by the view of the target content on the second display area. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to windows where the window is less important and does not require the user to view or process as quickly as possible.

As one implementation, the method further includes: acquiring facial information of a user acquired by a camera of the device, which may include a direction of eye gaze, an orientation of a nose, etc.; the user is determined to be viewing the second display area based on the face information. Specifically, the angle and direction of viewing by the user may be determined according to the direction of eye gaze, the direction of nose, and thus the user may be determined to be viewing the first display region.

As one implementation, displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state includes: and displaying a popup window on a first display area according to the layout condition of target content on the two display areas and the watching condition of a user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen as a bending state, wherein the target content is at least one of a video, a preview picture, a picture and a document.

In the implementation manner, the popup window is displayed on the first display area on the premise of simultaneously considering the layout condition of the target content on the two display areas and the watching condition of the user on the two display areas, so that the user experience is improved.

As one possible way, based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state, displaying a popup window on a first display area according to a layout condition of the target content on two display areas and a viewing condition of the user on the two display areas includes: based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state, the target content is displayed on the second display area, and the popup window is displayed on the first display area when the user views the first display area, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

The second display area is provided with target content, and the user views the first display area, so that the popup window is displayed on the first display area, the target content and the popup window are prevented from overlapping, and meanwhile, the user can see the popup window as soon as possible, so that the user can process as soon as possible. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to a pop-up window where it is important that the user view or process as soon as possible.

As one implementation, displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state includes: based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, the popup window is displayed on the first display area according to the touch control condition of the user on the two display areas.

The touch control condition of the user on the two display areas can reflect the recent use condition of the user on the two display areas, and the popup window is displayed on the first display area on the premise of considering the recent use condition of the user on the two display areas, so that user experience can be improved.

As an achievable manner, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the touch condition of the user to the two display areas includes: and displaying the popup window on the first display area under the condition that touch behavior occurs on the first display area in the target time period based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

Since the touch behavior occurs in the first display area within the target time period, the screen representing the latest viewing and operation of the user is the first display area, and at this time, the popup window is displayed in the first display area, so that the user can see the popup window as soon as possible, and the user can process as soon as possible. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to a pop-up window where it is important that the user view or process as soon as possible.

As one implementation, the method further includes: acquiring touch information of a folding screen, wherein the touch information indicates a position of a touch action on the folding screen within a target time period, and specifically, the touch information comprises the position of the touch action and the time of the touch action; and determining that the touch behavior occurs in the first display area within the target time period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

As an achievable manner, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the touch condition of the user to the two display areas includes: and displaying a popup window on a first display area under the condition that touch behavior occurs on a second display area within a target time period based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

Since the touch behavior occurs in the second display area within the target time period, the screen representing the latest watching and operation of the user is the second display area, and at this time, the popup window is displayed in the first display area, so that the watching and operation of the user on the second display area are prevented from being influenced. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to windows where the window is less important and does not require the user to view or process as quickly as possible.

As one implementation, the method further includes: acquiring touch information of a folding screen, wherein the touch information indicates a position of a touch action on the folding screen within a target time period, and specifically, the touch information comprises the position of the touch action and the time of the touch action; and determining that the touch behavior occurs in the second display area within the target time period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

As one achievable approach, the touch behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: the act of the user clicking on the screen and the act of the user sliding on the screen.

As one possible way, the popup window is displayed in a full area display or a non-full area display, that is, the popup window is displayed in the whole first display area or in a certain sub-area in the first display area.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a control device for a device having a folding screen, the folding screen including two display areas, the two display areas being located on different planes in a case where a state of the folding screen is a folded state, the device comprising: the determining unit is used for determining that the state of the folding screen is a bending state; and the control unit is used for displaying the popup window on a first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the first display area is one of the two display areas.

As an achievable mode, the control unit is configured to display the popup window on the first display area according to a type of the bending state based on the state of the folding screen being the bending state, where the type of the bending state is a vertical screen bending state or a horizontal screen bending state.

As an achievable manner, in the case that the type of the bending state is a transverse screen bending state, an included angle between a plane in which the first display area is located and a horizontal plane is larger than an included angle between a plane in which the second display area is located and a horizontal plane, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

As an achievable manner, in the case that the type of the bending state is a transverse screen bending state, an included angle between a plane in which the first display area is located and a horizontal plane is smaller than an included angle between a plane in which the second display area is located and a horizontal plane, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

As an achievable way, the control unit is further configured to operate the popup window in response to a first instruction input by a user on the first display area.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is further configured to display the popup window on the first display area according to the type of the bending state in response to the second instruction input by the user on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being the bending state.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: the acquisition unit is used for acquiring a third instruction input by a user, wherein the third instruction indicates that the display position of the popup window is the first display area; the control unit is used for displaying the popup window on the first display area according to a third instruction based on the fact that the state of the folding screen is a bending state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display a popup window on the first display area according to a layout condition of the target content on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, where the target content is at least one of a video, a preview screen, a picture and a document.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display a pop-up window on the first display area when the target content is displayed on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As one possible way, the control unit is configured to display a pop-up window on a first display area in a case where the target content is displayed on a second display area, which is the other of the two display areas, based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display the popup window on the first display area according to the viewing condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display the popup window on the first display area when the user views the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire face information of a user acquired by a camera of the apparatus; and the determining unit is also used for determining that the user views the first display area according to the face information.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display the popup window on the first display area in a case where the user views the second display area, which is the other of the two display areas, based on the state of the folding screen being the folded state.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire face information of a user acquired by a camera of the apparatus; and the determining unit is also used for determining that the user is watching the second display area according to the face information.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display a popup window on the first display area according to a layout condition of the target content on the two display areas and a viewing condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, where the target content is at least one of a video, a preview picture, a picture and a document.

As one possible way, the control unit is configured to display the pop-up window on the first display area, where the second display area is the other of the two display areas, when the target content is displayed on the second display area and the user views the first display area, based on the state of the folding screen being the folded state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display the popup window on the first display area according to the touch condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display a popup window on the first display area in a target period of time when a touch action occurs on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: the acquisition unit is used for acquiring touch information of the folding screen, wherein the touch information indicates the position of the touch action on the folding screen in a target time period; and the determining unit is also used for determining that the touch behavior occurs in the first display area in the target time period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

As an achievable manner, the control unit is configured to display a popup window on a first display area in a case where a touch action occurs on a second display area in a target time period based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, where the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: the acquisition unit is used for acquiring touch information of the folding screen, wherein the touch information indicates the position of the touch action on the folding screen in a target time period; and the determining unit is also used for determining that the touch behavior occurs in the second display area in the target time period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

As one possible way, the display mode of the popup window: full screen display or non-full screen display.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a terminal device, including: memory and a processor. A processor for executing a computer program or instructions stored in a memory to cause a terminal device to perform a method as in any of the first aspects.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer readable storage medium having program instructions which, when executed directly or indirectly, cause the method of any one of the first aspects to be carried out.

In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a chip system comprising at least one processor for executing a computer program or instructions stored in a memory, which when executed in the at least one processor causes the method of any one of the first aspects to be carried out.

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any one of the first aspects.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a device with a folding screen according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a transverse screen bending state and a vertical screen bending state in comparison with the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of two display areas facing away from a fold in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of two display areas folded relatively according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a full screen popup window in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a non-full screen popup window in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a first type of popup window;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a third class of popup windows;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a floating window;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a non-operational pop-up window;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a notification center;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a task center;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a service center;

FIG. 14 is a diagram of an embodiment of a pop-up window during application loading;

fig. 15 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a control method of a device with a folding screen provided in the present application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic illustration of a pop-up display process in a portrait screen flexed condition;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing the effect of a full screen popup window in a vertical screen bending state;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a display effect of a non-full screen popup window in a vertical screen bending state;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view showing the angle between the plane of two display areas and the horizontal plane;

FIG. 20 (a) is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a pop-up window display in a bent state of a cross screen;

FIG. 20 (b) is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of a pop-up window display in a bent state of the cross screen;

FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of an exhale popup window over a lower display section by a second instruction;

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of an exhale popup window over a lower display section by a second instruction;

FIG. 23 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of a control method of a device with a folding screen provided herein;

FIG. 24 is a schematic view of a third embodiment of a control method of a device with a folding screen provided herein;

fig. 25 is a schematic view of a fourth embodiment of a control method of a device with a folding screen provided in the present application;

fig. 26 is a schematic view of a fifth embodiment of a control method of a device with a folding screen provided in the present application;

FIG. 27 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a control device of an apparatus with a folding screen provided herein;

fig. 28 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device provided in the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and claims of the present application and in the above-described figures, and the like, are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances and are merely illustrative of the manner in which the embodiments of the application described herein have been described for objects of the same nature. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to those elements, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

In the description of the present application, "/" means or, unless otherwise indicated, for example, a/B may represent a or B; the term "and/or" in this application is merely an association relation describing an association object, and means that three kinds of relations may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, in the description of the present application, "at least one" means one or more items, and "multiple" means two or more items. "at least one of" or the like means any combination of these items, including any combination of single item(s) or plural items(s). For example, at least one (one) of a, b, or c may represent: a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, or a-b-c, wherein a, b, c may be single or plural.

First, some terms in the embodiments of the present application are explained for understanding by those skilled in the art.

The device with a folding screen (hereinafter also referred to simply as a "foldable electronic device", "folding screen device" or "electronic device") specifically refers to an electronic device with a foldable display screen, where the foldable display screen in the electronic device may be an integrally formed flexible display screen, may be a tiled display screen composed of a plurality of flexible display screens and a hinge located between every two flexible display screens, may be a tiled display screen composed of a plurality of rigid screens and a flexible screen located between every two rigid screens, may be a tiled display screen composed of a plurality of rigid screens and a hinge located between every two rigid screens, or the like.

In the folded state, the display screen of the electronic device forms an attitude/shape after being folded. The folded state may include a fully folded state and a stent state (hereinafter also referred to as a folded state) in particular. The folded state is a state between the fully folded state and the fully unfolded state, and can be understood as a half-folded state or a non-fully folded state in particular. The electronic equipment can control the display screen to display the content according to the corresponding display strategies under different folding states.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of a device with a folding screen is provided, in which the device with a folding screen is a mobile phone with a folding screen (hereinafter, simply referred to as a foldable mobile phone). As shown in fig. 1, the foldable mobile phone has an integrally formed flexible display screen, and the flexible display screen includes two display areas, which are separated by the dashed line in fig. 1, and the foldable mobile phone is in a fully unfolded state; when the foldable mobile phone is in a bending state, the folding screen is bent by taking the dotted line in fig. 1 as a rotating shaft, and accordingly, the two display areas are located on different planes.

According to different using modes of users, the bending state can specifically comprise a transverse screen bending state and a vertical screen bending state. Taking a foldable mobile phone as an example, as shown in fig. 2, the bending state of the transverse screen can be understood that the relative position relationship of two display areas is an up-down position relationship when a user uses the mobile phone, the rotating shaft between the two display areas is in a horizontal direction, and the two display areas can rotate up and down around the rotating shaft in the horizontal direction, generally, the display area located below will be located on a horizontal plane. As shown in fig. 2, the bending state of the vertical screen may be understood as that the relative positional relationship of the two display areas is a left-right positional relationship when the user uses the vertical screen, and the rotation axis between the two display areas is a vertical direction, and the two display areas may rotate left and right around the rotation axis in the vertical direction.

In the folded state, the user can adjust the included angle between the planes of the two display areas by rotating the folding screen, so that the folded state of the display screen can be represented by using the included angle between the planes of the two display areas after folding. Specifically, the folding state of the display screen may be represented by using an included angle between planes in which the two folded display areas are located and spatial information, where the spatial information is used to indicate that the two folded display areas are away from folding and/or relatively folding.

The above-described manner of characterizing the folded state is described below with reference to fig. 3 and 4.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, fig. 3 shows a case where two display areas are folded away from each other, and fig. 4 shows a case where two display areas are folded relatively, where a represents an angle between planes of the two display areas in the case where the two display areas are folded away from each other, and b represents an angle between planes of the two display areas in the case where the two display areas are folded relatively.

Specifically, the stent state can be characterized as: as shown in fig. 3, the two display areas are folded away, and the included angle a between the planes of the two display areas is within a certain angle range, which may be 180 to 360 degrees, or may be a sub-interval of 180 to 360 degrees, for example 181 to 359 degrees, or 185 to 355 degrees. The stent state can also be characterized as: as shown in fig. 4, the two display areas are folded relatively and the included angle b between the planes of the two display areas is within a certain angle range, and the angle range may be 0 to 180 degrees, or a sub-interval of 0 to 180 degrees, for example, 1 to 179 degrees, or 5 to 175 degrees.

Accordingly, the fully folded state can be characterized as: the two display areas are folded away, and the included angle a between planes of the two display areas is 360 degrees or nearly 360 degrees (specifically, a range, for example 359 to 360 degrees may be used); the fully folded state can also be characterized as: the two display areas are folded relatively and the included angle b between the planes of the two display areas is 0 degrees or nearly 0 degrees (specifically, a range may be used, for example, 0 to 1 degree).

In order to better understand the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application, an application scenario of the embodiments of the present application is first described below.

With the continuous development of display screen technology, the appearance of flexible screen technology brings new breakthrough to electronic equipment, taking foldable electronic equipment as an example of a foldable mobile phone, the display screen of the foldable mobile phone is still the size of the traditional electronic equipment and is convenient to carry when being completely folded, and the display screen is changed into a tablet personal computer (shown in fig. 1) when being completely unfolded, so that the portable electronic equipment has the functions of entertainment and office, and meets the requirements of pursuing portability and multiple functions of users. The user can view and use the service information provided by the foldable electronic device through the display screen of the foldable electronic device.

In the process that the foldable electronic device provides service information for users, the foldable electronic device can display popup windows on a display screen. The types of popup windows include many types, taking the foldable mobile phone shown in fig. 1 as an example, the popup windows can be divided into full-screen popup windows and non-full-screen popup windows according to the display mode of the popup windows.

Full screen popup may be understood as a popup that covers the entire screen, whereas non-full screen popup may be a popup that does not cover the entire screen or a popup located at a certain location, area in the screen.

The full screen popup window is compared with the non-full screen popup window by fig. 5 and 6.

As shown in fig. 5, the full screen popup window covers the whole screen, and only relevant options of the control center are set in the screen, and other application programs are not displayed; as shown in fig. 6, the non-full screen popup window does not cover the whole screen, but is only displayed in the middle of the screen, and other applications such as a clock, a calendar, a gallery and the like are also displayed in the screen besides the non-full screen popup window.

The following list of the full screen popup window and the non-full screen popup window is provided, and it should be noted that the full screen popup window and the non-full screen popup window are not limited to the following types.

Specifically, the non-full screen popup window may include: systems and application popup windows, floating windows, inoperable popup windows, and the like.

The system and the application popup window can be specifically divided into three types.

The first type is a content popup window of a three-party application protocol, a prompt, an announcement, an advertisement and the like, wherein the popup window generally comprises a confirmation button, and after detecting the click operation of a user on the confirmation button, the equipment can confirm that the user has received the content in the content popup window; in addition, the popup window can also comprise a hyperlink which is generally displayed in the middle of the screen. As shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a first type of popup, in fig. 7, the popup is an advertised content popup, and the popup is generally displayed after entering an application program and is used for prompting a user that a system where the application program is located suspends service for one day due to a new function; in this popup window, a button "ok" is also provided.

The second type is a system popup, which includes a permission popup, a function or a device selection popup, and the popup generally needs a user to respond, so that the popup generally includes a selection item and a button, so that the user can select a corresponding selection item through the button, and the popup is generally displayed in a middle position of a screen. The popup window in fig. 6 belongs to a second type popup window, as shown in fig. 6, and is a function selection popup window, and the popup window displays three USB connection modes for a user through three options of "transmitting pictures", "transmitting files" and "charging only" so as to allow the user to select different functions; the user can select the corresponding function through the selection buttons corresponding to the three options.

The third category is notification popups, which are slidable or clickable, typically displayed in an up-to-center position in the screen. As shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a third type of popup, in fig. 8, the popup is a notification popup of an application a message, and the notification popup is used for notifying that "user a sent a message, where the message content is: brothers, at which point the user may click on the notification pop-up window to enter the chat interface.

The floating window is a popup window which can slide or click and can be dragged and moved in position. As shown in fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a floating window, and in fig. 9, the floating window is floating above an icon of an application program on a desktop, and the position of the floating window can be changed by drag movement. The floating window may be a scaled down application interface, which may be, for example, an interface of a video application, an audio application, a social application, or the like.

The inoperable popup window refers to a prompt box, a non-slidable or click operation, and is generally displayed centrally or centrally at the bottom. As shown in fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a non-operational pop-up window, which generally appears when an application is logged in, is a non-slidable or click-operated pop-up window, is only used to prompt a user, does not require the user to confirm the prompt, and automatically disappears after a period of time. For example, in fig. 11, when the application F is used, the mobile phone number needs to be input first, and when an error occurs in the format of the input mobile phone number, an inoperable popup window is displayed, and the popup window is only used for prompting the user: the mobile phone number is incorrectly formatted and is requested to be input again.

Full screen popup may include: the method comprises the steps of notifying a popup of a center, a popup of a control center, a popup of a task center, a popup of a service center, a popup in the loading process of an application program and the like.

Compared with the popup window of the notification center, the popup window of the control center, the popup window of the task center and the popup window of the service center, the same points are as follows: the pop-up window can be exhaled by sliding, and a sliding or clicking operation can be performed on the pop-up window; the differences are: the positions of the sliding operations required for the exhaling popup window are different, and the contents displayed by the popup window are also different. For example, the bullets of the notification center typically slide out from the upper boundary on the left side of the screen, the bullets of the control center typically slide out from the upper boundary on the right side of the screen, the bullets of the task center typically slide out from the lower boundary in the middle of the screen, and the bullets of the service center typically slide out from the lower boundary on the right side of the screen.

The following describes the content of the popup window of the notification center, the popup window of the control center, the popup window of the task center, and the popup window of the service center with reference to fig. 5, 11, and 13.

As shown in fig. 11, fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a popup window of the notification center, and in fig. 11, the popup window of the notification center includes messages 1 to E of applications a to E. Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 illustrates an embodiment of a popup window of the control center, where the popup window of the control center includes control options such as WLAN, bluetooth, mobile data, mute, auto-rotate, and brightness adjustment, as shown in fig. 5. As shown in fig. 12, fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a popup window in the task center, and in fig. 12, the popup window in the task center includes control boxes of application a to application E. As shown in fig. 13, fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a popup window of a service center, and in fig. 13, the popup window of the service center includes two service contents, one of which includes a weather service, a travel service, a health service, and the like, and the other is a service from an application program, specifically including a service from an application program a to an application program E.

Further, as shown in fig. 14, fig. 14 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a pop-up window in the application loading process. Specifically, after clicking the "wallpaper center" application, the user has a loading process, and in the loading process, the full screen popup window as shown in fig. 15 is displayed on the screen, and then a specific operation interface of the "wallpaper center" application is displayed.

Based on the above description, many popups are displayed at the middle position of the screen, and when the foldable device is in the folded state, the middle position of the screen is in the folded state and is uneven. This will certainly lead to deterioration of the display effect of the popup window at the middle position of the screen, and problems such as distortion of the display contents, uneven brightness, and the like occur. In addition, many popup windows can be operated, when the foldable equipment is in a bending state, clicking, sliding and other operation experiences at the middle position of the screen are poor, so that the operation effect of the popup window at the middle position of the screen is poor, and the user experience is influenced.

Therefore, the embodiment of the application provides a control method of equipment with a folding screen, which can control display of a popup window, specifically, after determining that the state of the folding screen is a bending state, the popup window is displayed in one of two display areas, so that the popup window is prevented from being displayed at a folding position between the two display areas, and therefore, display effect of the popup window and operation effect of the popup window are improved, and user experience is improved.

The embodiment of the application can be applied to any electronic equipment with a folding screen. The electronic device in the embodiment of the application may be a portable electronic device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and the like. For example, the embodiment of the application may be applied to the foldable mobile phone shown in fig. 1. Exemplary embodiments of portable electronic devices include, but are not limited to, portable electronic devices that host or other operating systems. The portable device may be any other portable device as long as it has a foldable touch screen and arithmetic operation capability (a display program capable of running the touch screen provided in the embodiment of the present application). It should also be understood that in other embodiments of the present application, the electronic device may be a desktop computer that is not a portable device, but rather has a foldable touch screen and algorithmic computing capabilities (capable of running the display program of the touch screen provided by embodiments of the present application).

The following describes a control method of a device with a folding screen provided in an embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 15, the present application provides an embodiment of a control method of a device having a folding screen, wherein the folding screen includes two display areas, in other words, the device may have two display areas, or may have three or more display areas, and two display areas will be described as an example.

Under the condition that the state of the folding screen is a bending state, the two display areas are positioned on different planes, and the included angle between the planes of the two display areas is larger than 0 and smaller than 180 degrees. For example, the two display areas may be the two display areas in fig. 2, 3, or 4.

Based on the foregoing description, when the state of the folding screen is a folded state, the folded state of the two display areas includes two cases of deviating from folding and relatively folding, and the following embodiments take the relative folding of the two display areas as an example for description, which will not be repeated.

It should be noted that the bending degree of the portions of the two display areas near the folding portion of the folding screen is negligible, and thus the two display areas may be approximately planar.

Based on the foregoing, the folding screen may be an integrally formed flexible display screen or a tiled display screen.

Specifically, the method comprises the following steps:

step 101, determining that the state of the folding screen is a bending state.

Based on the foregoing description, the state of the folding screen may be a fully folded state, a folded state and a fully unfolded state, and in this embodiment of the present application, it is necessary to determine that the state of the folding screen is the folded state first, and it is to be noted that the method for implementing step 101 is various, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment of the present application.

For example, the state of the folding screen may be determined to be a folded state according to data acquired by a sensor on the device, where the sensor may include a gyroscope and/or an acceleration sensor, and correspondingly, the data acquired by the sensor may include angular velocity data acquired by the gyroscope and/or acceleration data acquired by the acceleration sensor.

Step 102, displaying a popup window on a first display area, which is one of the two display areas, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

Specifically, step 102 may be understood as: based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, one display area is selected from the two display areas to display popup windows, and the selected display area is called a first display area.

Based on the foregoing description, the popup window may be a full-screen popup window or a non-full-screen popup window, and correspondingly, the popup window is displayed in a full-area or non-full-area manner; specifically, when the display mode of the popup window is full-area display, the popup window covers the whole first display area, and at this time, the popup window can be called a full-screen popup window; when the display mode of the popup window is non-full-area display, the popup window does not cover the whole first display area, and the popup window can be called as a non-full-screen popup window.

It should be noted that, there are various methods for implementing step 102, and embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. This will be described in detail below.

In this application embodiment, based on the state of folding screen is the state of buckling, shows the bullet window on one of two display areas to avoided the bullet window to show the folding department between two display areas, thereby improved the display effect of bullet window and the operation effect of bullet window, improved user experience.

The implementation method of step 102 is specifically described below by using 6 embodiments, where the 6 embodiments all display a popup window on the first display area, and a difference is that in the 6 embodiments, the control popup window displays the referenced information differently on the first display area.

The first embodiment is as follows, in which the information referred to is of the type of the bending state.

Specifically, step 102 includes: based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, the popup window is displayed on the first display area according to the type of the bending state, and the type of the bending state is a vertical screen bending state or a horizontal screen bending state.

Wherein the type of bending state can be understood with reference to the relevant description of fig. 2.

There are a variety of implementations of step 102.

For example, in the case where the type of the bent state is the vertical screen bent state, one of the two display areas may be selected at random as the first display area, or one of the two display areas may be selected as the first display area with reference to certain specific information for display of the pop-up window, wherein the specific information to be referred to may be the same as the information to be referred to in the second embodiment and the sixth embodiment. In other words, in the case where the type of the bending state is the vertical screen bending state, the popup window may be displayed on the first display area using the methods of the second and sixth embodiments.

For ease of understanding, the process of displaying the popup window in the bent state of the vertical screen will be described with reference to fig. 16.

As shown in fig. 16, in the case where the type of the bending state is the vertical screen bending state, from the viewpoint of the user, the two display areas of the apparatus may be referred to as a left display area and a right display area, by which the left display area may be selected as a first display area from the two display areas and a popup window for prompting the user may be displayed on the first display area: please input the mobile phone number.

The above description is made on the popup window display process in the vertical screen bending state, and the two display effects of the existing method and the method provided by the embodiment of the application are compared through the popup window display process in the vertical screen bending state.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 17, the popup window is a non-full screen popup window in fig. 7; in existing methods, a non-full screen popup window is displayed at a fold in the middle of the screen; in the method provided by the application, the non-full screen popup window is displayed in the right display area (i.e., the first display area) of the two display areas.

As shown in fig. 18, the popup window is the full screen popup window in fig. 5; in the method provided in the present application, as shown in fig. 18, a full screen popup window is displayed in the left display area (i.e., the first display area) of the two display areas; in the existing method, the full screen popup window is usually displayed in the whole screen (i.e. two display areas) like fig. 5, so that a partial area of the full screen popup window is displayed at the fold in the middle of the screen.

The case where the bending state is a vertical screen bending state is described above, and the case where the bending state is a horizontal screen bending state is described below.

Specifically, in the case where the type of the bending state is a flat screen bending state, as one possible way, in the case where the type of the bending state is a flat screen bending state, an included angle between a plane in which the first display area is located and a horizontal plane is larger than an included angle between a plane in which the second display area is located and a horizontal plane, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

For ease of understanding, the case of the angle between the plane in which the two display areas lie and the horizontal plane will be described with reference to fig. 19.

It should be noted that, from the perspective of a user, for two display areas, one display area with a larger included angle between the plane and the horizontal plane may be simply referred to as an upper display area, and it is understood that the upper display area is convenient for the user to watch, so that this embodiment is applicable to a pop-up window that does not need to be operated by the user and only needs to be watched by the user, and such a pop-up window may also be referred to as an inoperable pop-up window.

For example, as shown in fig. 20 (a), the popup is an inoperable popup (prompt window) for prompting that the application program is not downloaded, and does not need to be operated by a user, but only needs to be watched by the user; the popup window is displayed in a display area (i.e., a first display area) with a larger included angle between the plane and the horizontal plane.

In this embodiment, the included angle between the plane in which the first display area is located and the horizontal plane is larger than the included angle between the plane in which the second display area is located and the horizontal plane, so that the popup window is displayed on the first display area, which is convenient for the user to watch.

In the case that the type of the bending state is a transverse screen bending state, as another possible way, in the case that the type of the bending state is a transverse screen bending state, an included angle between a plane where the first display area is located and a horizontal plane is smaller than an included angle between a plane where the second display area is located and the horizontal plane, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

It should be noted that, from the perspective of a user, for two display areas, one display area with a smaller included angle between the plane and the horizontal plane may be simply referred to as a lower display area, and since the lower display area is convenient for the user to operate, the embodiment is applicable to a pop-up window that needs to be operated by the user, and such a pop-up window may also be referred to as an operable pop-up window.

Taking the function selection popup shown in fig. 6 as an example, the function selection popup shown in fig. 6 is an operable popup, and a user is required to perform function selection, so that the function selection popup is displayed on the lower display area (i.e., the first display area) as shown in fig. 20 (b).

In this embodiment, the included angle between the plane in which the first display area is located and the horizontal plane is smaller than the included angle between the plane in which the second display area is located and the horizontal plane, so that the popup window is displayed on the first display area, and the user can operate conveniently.

Based on the above description, when the included angle between the plane in which the first display area is located and the horizontal plane is smaller than the included angle between the plane in which the second display area is located and the horizontal plane, the popup window displayed in the first display area is generally an operable popup window, so as to be another realizable manner, the method provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes: and responding to a first instruction input by a user on the first display area, and operating the popup window.

The type of operation in the embodiments of the present application is not particularly limited, and for example, the operation may be an operation of translating the popup window, adjusting the height of the popup window, or the like.

It should be appreciated that a portion of the pop-up window may be exhaled by a command, wherein the command may be a gesture command to slide down, left, or right from the upper edge of the screen.

When the included angle between the plane where the first display area is located and the horizontal plane is smaller than the included angle between the plane where the second display area is located and the horizontal plane, namely, when the popup window is displayed on the lower display area, the instruction for calling the popup window becomes a gesture instruction of sliding downwards, sliding leftwards or sliding rightwards from the upper edge of the lower display area.

Thus, as an achievable manner, the method provided by the embodiment of the application further includes: and based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, responding to a second instruction input by a user on the first display area, and displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the type of the bending state.

The second instruction may be a gesture instruction in the foregoing that slides down, slides left, or slides right from the upper edge of the first display area.

For ease of understanding, the effect of displaying the popup window on the lower display section and the second instruction will be described below with reference to fig. 21 and 22.

As shown in fig. 21, according to the method provided in the embodiment of the present application, a pop-up window (full screen pop-up window) of a notification center is displayed on a lower display area (i.e., a first display area), and the pop-up window of the notification center may be exhaled by an instruction (a second instruction) sliding leftward from an upper edge of the first display area, or may be exhaled by an instruction (a second instruction) sliding downward from an upper left edge of the first display area.

As shown in fig. 22, according to the method provided in the embodiment of the present application, a popup window (full screen popup window) of a control center is displayed on a lower display area (i.e., a first display area), and the popup window of the control center may be exhaled by an instruction (a second instruction) sliding rightward from an upper edge of the first display area, or may be exhaled by an instruction (a second instruction) sliding downward from an upper right edge of the first display area.

A second embodiment is as follows, wherein the information referred to is an instruction input by the user.

Specifically, on the basis of the method shown in fig. 15, the control method of the device with the folding screen provided by the application further includes: and acquiring a third instruction input by the user, wherein the third instruction indicates that the display position of the popup window is the first display area.

The third instruction generally refers to an instruction that the user sets at the device.

Accordingly, step 102 includes: and displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the third instruction based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

It should be noted that, the operation of acquiring the third instruction may be performed before step 101 or may be performed after step 101.

In the second embodiment, the popup window is displayed on the first display area according to the third instruction input by the user, so that the purposes of adapting to the user requirement and avoiding displaying the popup window at the folding position of the screen are achieved, the display effect of the popup window and the operation effect of the popup window are improved, and the user experience is improved.

A third embodiment is as follows, in which the information referred to is the layout of the target content on two display areas.

Step 102 comprises: and displaying a popup window on the first display area according to the layout condition of the target content on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen as a bending state, wherein the target content is at least one of a video, a preview picture, a picture and a document.

The target content is at least one of a video, a preview picture, a picture and a document. In addition, the target content may be any other content.

Implementations of step 102 described above may include two types.

Specifically, as one implementation, step 102 includes: and displaying the popup window on the first display area when the target content is displayed on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

In this embodiment, the target content is displayed on the first display area, which means that the user is more likely to watch or use the first display area, and therefore the popup window is displayed on the first display area, so that the user can see the popup window as soon as possible, so that the user can process as soon as possible. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to a window where the window is important and requires a user to view or process as quickly as possible, for example, the system window shown in fig. 6, the notification window shown in fig. 8, etc. may be displayed using the method in this embodiment.

As another implementation, step 102 includes: and displaying a popup window on the first display area when the target content is displayed on the second display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

For example, as shown in fig. 21 and 22, in the case where a video is displayed on the upper display area, a pop-up window is displayed on the lower display area (i.e., the first display area).

In this embodiment, the second display area has the target content displayed thereon, which means that the user is more likely to watch or use the second display area, so that the popup window is displayed on the first display area, thereby avoiding affecting the user's watching the target content on the second display area, and particularly avoiding affecting the user's watching the important target content on the second display area. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to windows where the window is less important and does not require the user to view or process as quickly as possible, such as the bulletin window of fig. 7, the floating window of fig. 9, and some advertising windows.

A fourth embodiment is as follows, in which the information referred to is the viewing situation of the user for the two display areas.

Step 102 comprises: and displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the watching condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

Implementations of step 102 described above may include two types.

Specifically, as an achievable manner, as shown in fig. 23, the method provided in the embodiment of the application includes:

step 201, determining that the state of the folding screen is a bending state.

Step 202, acquiring facial information of a user acquired by a camera of the device.

The camera refers to a front camera, and the facial information may include a direction of eye gaze, a direction of nose, and the like.

Step 203, determining that the user is watching the first display area according to the face information.

Specifically, the angle and direction of viewing by the user may be determined according to the direction of eye gaze, the direction of nose, and thus the user may be determined to be viewing the first display region.

It should be noted that, step 202 and step 203 are one of ways of determining that the user is viewing the first display area, and thus step 202 and step 203 are optional.

Step 204, displaying a popup window on the first display area under the condition that the user views the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

In this embodiment, the user is viewing the first display area, and therefore the popup is displayed on the first display area so that the user sees the popup as soon as possible for the user to handle as soon as possible. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to a window where it is important that the user view or process as soon as possible, for example, the system window shown in fig. 6, the notification window shown in fig. 8, and the like.

As another implementation manner, as shown in fig. 24, a method provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

Step 301, determining that the state of the folding screen is a bending state.

Step 302, acquiring facial information of a user acquired by a camera of the device;

where the camera you refer to a front camera, the facial information may include the direction of eye gaze, the orientation of the nose, etc.

Step 303, determining that the user is watching the second display area according to the face information.

Specifically, the angle and direction of viewing by the user may be determined according to the direction of eye gaze, the direction of nose, and thus the user may be determined to be viewing the second display region.

It should be noted that, step 302 and step 303 are one of ways of determining that the user is viewing the first display area, and thus step 302 and step 303 are optional.

Step 304, displaying a popup window on the first display area under the condition that the user views the second display area, wherein the second display area is the other of the two display areas, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

In this embodiment, the user is viewing the second display area, and therefore the popup window is displayed on the first display area, avoiding affecting the user's view of the target content on the second display area. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to windows where the window is less important and does not require the user to view or process as quickly as possible, such as the bulletin window of fig. 7, the floating window of fig. 9, and some advertising windows.

A fifth embodiment is as follows, in which the information to be referred to is a layout situation of the target content on two display areas and a viewing situation of the user on the two display areas.

Step 102 comprises: and displaying a popup window on a first display area according to the layout condition of target content on the two display areas and the watching condition of a user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen as a bending state, wherein the target content is at least one of a video, a preview picture, a picture and a document.

The fourth embodiment is a combination of the second embodiment and the third embodiment, that is, the control popup window is displayed on the first display area with reference to two factors, that is, the layout situation of the target content on the two display areas and the viewing situation of the user on the two display areas, and specifically, it can be understood with reference to the description of the second embodiment and the third embodiment.

Specifically, as one implementation, step 102 includes: based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state, the target content is displayed on the second display area, and the popup window is displayed on the first display area when the user views the first display area, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

In this embodiment, the target content is displayed on the second display area, and the user views the first display area, so that the popup window is displayed on the first display area, so that the target content and the popup window are prevented from overlapping, and the user can see the popup window as soon as possible, so that the user can process as soon as possible. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to a window where it is important that the user view or process as soon as possible, for example, the system window shown in fig. 6, the notification window shown in fig. 8, and the like.

The sixth embodiment is as follows, wherein the information to be referred to is the touch condition of the user on the two display areas.

Step 102 comprises: based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, the popup window is displayed on the first display area according to the touch control condition of the user on the two display areas.

The touch condition may include: whether touch behavior occurs, where the touch behavior occurs, the time at which the touch behavior occurs, and the like.

Illustratively, the touch behavior includes at least one of the following: the act of the user clicking on the screen and the act of the user sliding on the screen.

In addition, the touch behavior may also include other touch behaviors.

Implementations of step 102 described above may include two types.

Specifically, as an achievable manner, as shown in fig. 25, the method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

step 401, acquiring touch information of the folding screen, where the touch information indicates a position of the folding screen where a touch action occurs in a target time period.

Specifically, the touch information includes a position at which the touch behavior occurs and a time at which the touch behavior occurs.

The target time period can be adjusted according to actual needs, for example, the target time period is the last 1 minute or the last 30 seconds.

Step 402, determining that the touch behavior occurs in the first display area within the target time period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

Specifically, if the position where the touch action occurs is located on the first display area, it may be determined that the touch action occurs on the first display area within the target time period.

It should be noted that, steps 401 to 402 are only one way to determine that the touch action occurs in the first display area within the target period, and thus steps 401 to 402 are optional.

Step 403, displaying the popup window on the first display area under the condition that the touch behavior occurs on the first display area within the target time period based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

In this embodiment, since the touch behavior occurs on the first display area within the target period, the screen representing the latest viewing and operation of the user is the first display area, at which time a popup window is displayed on the first display area so that the user sees the popup window as soon as possible for the user to process as soon as possible. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to a window where it is important that the user view or process as soon as possible, for example, the system window shown in fig. 6, the notification window shown in fig. 8, and the like.

Specifically, as another implementable manner, as shown in fig. 26, the method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

step 501, acquiring touch information of a folding screen, wherein the touch information indicates a position of a touch action on the folding screen within a target time period;

Step 502, determining that the touch behavior occurs in the second display area within the target time period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

Specifically, if the position where the touch action occurs is located on the second display area, it may be determined that the touch action occurs on the second display area within the target time period.

It should be noted that, steps 501 to 502 are only one way to determine that the touch action occurs in the first display area within the target period, and thus steps 501 to 502 are optional.

In step 503, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, when a touch action occurs in the second display area within the target time period, a popup window is displayed in the first display area, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

In this embodiment, since the touch behavior occurs on the second display area within the target period, the screen representing the latest viewing and operation of the user is the second display area, and at this time, the popup window is displayed on the first display area, so that the user is prevented from affecting the viewing and operation of the second display area. Thus, this embodiment is applicable to windows where the window is less important and does not require the user to view or process as quickly as possible, such as the bulletin window of fig. 7, the floating window of fig. 9, and some advertising windows.

In addition, it should be noted that any of the second embodiment to the sixth embodiment may be combined with the first embodiment to control the display of the pop-up window.

For example, based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state, displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the type of the folded state includes: in the case where the type of the bending state is the vertical screen bending state, the popup window may be displayed on the first display area according to the method in any one of the second to sixth embodiments.

For another example, based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state, displaying the popup window on the first display area according to a type of the folded state includes: in the case where the type of the bending state is a flat screen bending state, a pop-up window may be displayed on the first display area according to the method in any one of the second to sixth embodiments.

As shown in fig. 27, the present application further provides an embodiment of a control device of an apparatus having a folding screen, where the folding screen includes two display areas, and the method includes: a determining unit 601, configured to determine that a state of the folding screen is a bending state; and a control unit 602, configured to display the popup window on a first display area, where the first display area is one of the two display areas, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display the popup window on the first display area according to the type of the bending state based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, where the type of the bending state is a vertical screen bending state or a horizontal screen bending state.

As an achievable way, the control unit 602 is further configured to operate the popup window in response to a first instruction input by a user on the first display area.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is further configured to display, based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, a popup window on the first display area according to a type of the bending state in response to a second instruction input by a user on the first display area.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: an obtaining unit 603, configured to obtain a third instruction input by a user, where the third instruction indicates that a display position of the pop-up window is a first display area; the control unit 602 is configured to display a pop-up window on the first display area according to a third instruction based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display a popup window on the first display area according to the layout situation of the target content on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, where the target content is at least one of a video, a preview screen, a picture and a document.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display a popup window on the first display area when the target content is displayed on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display a popup window on a first display area in a case where the target content is displayed on a second display area, which is the other of the two display areas, based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display the popup window on the first display area according to the viewing condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display a pop-up window on the first display area when the user views the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: an acquisition unit 603 for acquiring face information of a user acquired by a camera of the apparatus; the determining unit 601 is further configured to determine that the user is watching the first display area according to the face information.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display a pop-up window on a first display area, where the user views a second display area, which is the other of the two display areas, based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: an acquisition unit 603 for acquiring face information of a user acquired by a camera of the apparatus; the determining unit 601 is further configured to determine that the user is watching the second display area according to the face information.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display a popup window on the first display area according to the layout situation of the target content on the two display areas and the viewing situation of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, where the target content is at least one of a video, a preview screen, a picture and a document.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display the pop-up window on the first display area, where the target content is displayed on the second display area and the user views the first display area, based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display the popup window on the first display area according to the touch condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display a popup window on the first display area in a case where the touch action occurs on the first display area in the target period based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: an obtaining unit 603, configured to obtain touch information of the folding screen, where the touch information indicates a position of the folding screen where a touch action occurs in a target time period; the determining unit 601 is further configured to determine that a touch action occurs in the first display area within the target period according to a position where the touch action occurs.

As an achievable manner, the control unit 602 is configured to display a popup window on a first display area in a case where a touch action occurs on a second display area in a target period based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, where the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

As an achievable way, the apparatus further comprises: an obtaining unit 603, configured to obtain touch information of the folding screen, where the touch information indicates a position of the folding screen where a touch action occurs in a target time period; the determining unit 601 is further configured to determine that the touch behavior occurs in the second display area within the target period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

The embodiment of the present application further provides another terminal device, as shown in fig. 28, for convenience of explanation, only a portion related to the embodiment of the present application is shown, and specific technical details are not disclosed, please refer to a method portion of the embodiment of the present application. The terminal may comprise a foldable cellular phone or other device having a foldable screen.

Fig. 28 is a block diagram showing a part of the structure of a mobile phone related to a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 28, the mobile phone includes: radio Frequency (RF) circuit 1010, memory 1020, input unit 1030, display unit 1040, sensor 1050, audio circuit 1060, wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, wiFi) module 1070, processor 1080, and power source 1090. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the handset configuration shown in fig. 28 is not limiting of the handset and may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or a different arrangement of components.

The following describes the components of the mobile phone in detail with reference to fig. 28:

the RF circuit 1010 may be used for receiving and transmitting signals during a message or a call, and particularly, after receiving downlink information of a base station, the signal is processed by the processor 1080; in addition, the data of the design uplink is sent to the base station. Generally, RF circuitry 1010 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier (English full name: low Noise Amplifier, english abbreviation: LNA), a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the RF circuitry 1010 may also communicate with networks and other devices via wireless communications. The wireless communication may use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to global system for mobile communications (english: global System of Mobile communication, english: GSM), general packet radio service (english: general Packet Radio Service, GPRS), code division multiple access (english: code Division Multiple Access, english: CDMA), wideband code division multiple access (english: wideband Code Division Multiple Access, english: WCDMA), long term evolution (english: long Term Evolution, english: LTE), email, short message service (english: short Messaging Service, SMS), and the like.

The memory 1020 may be used to store software programs and modules that the processor 1080 performs various functional applications and data processing of the handset by executing the software programs and modules stored in the memory 1020. The memory 1020 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.) required for at least one function, and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the handset, etc. In addition, memory 1020 may include high-speed random access memory and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state memory device.

The input unit 1030 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the handset. In particular, the input unit 1030 may include a touch panel 1031 and other input devices 1032. The touch panel 1031, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations thereon or thereabout by a user (e.g., operations of the user on the touch panel 1031 or thereabout using any suitable object or accessory such as a finger, stylus, etc.), and drive the corresponding connection device according to a predetermined program. Alternatively, the touch panel 1031 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch azimuth of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection device and converts it into touch point coordinates, which are then sent to the processor 1080 and can receive commands from the processor 1080 and execute them. Further, the touch panel 1031 may be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. The input unit 1030 may include other input devices 1032 in addition to the touch panel 1031. In particular, other input devices 1032 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a track ball, a mouse, a joystick, etc.

The display unit 1040 may be used to display information input by a user or information provided to the user and various menus of the mobile phone. The display unit 1040 may include a display panel 1041, and alternatively, the display panel 1041 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (english full name: liquid Crystal Display, acronym: LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like. Further, the touch panel 1031 may overlay the display panel 1041, and when the touch panel 1031 detects a touch operation thereon or thereabout, the touch panel is transferred to the processor 1080 to determine a type of touch event, and then the processor 1080 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 1041 according to the type of touch event. Although in fig. 28, the touch panel 1031 and the display panel 1041 are two independent components for implementing the input and output functions of the mobile phone, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1031 and the display panel 1041 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the mobile phone.

In this embodiment of the present application, the display unit 1040 may be an integrally formed flexible display screen, or may be a tiled display screen formed by a plurality of rigid screens and a flexible screen located between each two rigid screens. Since the display unit 1040 displays the application interface by the complete screen before folding, each screen formed after folding may display the application interface separately, it may be understood that the display unit 1040 forms a visually "independent screen" after folding, that is, may be understood as two "independent screens" formed by the display screen after folding.

In the present embodiment, the display unit 1040 is also referred to as a foldable touch screen, a folding screen, a foldable display screen, or the like.

The handset may also include at least one sensor 1050, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor may include an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the ambient light sensor may adjust the brightness of the display panel 1041 according to the brightness of ambient light, and the proximity sensor may turn off the display panel 1041 and/or the backlight when the mobile phone moves to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the acceleration in all directions (generally three axes), and can detect the gravity and direction when stationary, and can be used for applications of recognizing the gesture of a mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer gesture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer and knocking), and the like; other sensors such as gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc. that may also be configured with the handset are not described in detail herein.

Audio circuitry 1060, a speaker 1061, and a microphone 1062 may provide an audio interface between a user and a cell phone. Audio circuit 1060 may transmit the received electrical signal after audio data conversion to speaker 1061 for conversion by speaker 1061 into an audio signal output; on the other hand, microphone 1062 converts the collected sound signals into electrical signals, which are received by audio circuit 1060 and converted into audio data, which are processed by audio data output processor 1080 for transmission to, for example, another cell phone via RF circuit 1010 or for output to memory 1020 for further processing.

WiFi belongs to a short-distance wireless transmission technology, and a mobile phone can help a user to send and receive emails, browse webpages, access streaming media and the like through a WiFi module 1070, so that wireless broadband Internet access is provided for the user. Although fig. 28 shows a WiFi module 1070, it is understood that it does not belong to the necessary constitution of the handset, and can be omitted entirely as required within the scope of not changing the essence of the invention.

Processor 1080 is the control center of the handset, connects the various parts of the entire handset using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions and processes of the handset by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in memory 1020, and invoking data stored in memory 1020, thereby performing overall monitoring of the handset. Optionally, processor 1080 may include one or more processing units; preferably, processor 1080 may integrate an application processor primarily handling operating systems, user interfaces, applications, etc., with a modem processor primarily handling wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 1080.

The handset further includes a power source 1090 (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, which may preferably be logically connected to the processor 1080 by a power management system, such as to provide for managing charging, discharging, and power consumption by the power management system.

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

In the embodiment of the present application, the processor 1080 included in the terminal further has the following functions:

determining the state of the folding screen as a bending state;

based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, the popup window is displayed on a first display area, and the first display area is one of two display areas.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a chip including one or more processors. Some or all of the processors are configured to read and execute computer programs stored in the memory to perform the methods of the foregoing embodiments.

Optionally, the chip includes a memory, and the memory and the processor are connected to the memory through a circuit or a wire. Further optionally, the chip further comprises a communication interface, and the processor is connected to the communication interface. The communication interface is used for receiving data and/or information to be processed, and the processor acquires the data and/or information from the communication interface, processes the data and/or information and outputs a processing result through the communication interface. The communication interface may be an input-output interface.

In some implementations, some of the one or more processors may also implement, by way of dedicated hardware, some of the steps in the above methods, e.g., processing involving a neural network model may be implemented by a dedicated neural network processor or a graphics processor.

The method provided by the embodiment of the application can be realized by one chip or can be realized by cooperation of a plurality of chips.

The embodiment of the application also provides a computer storage medium for storing computer software instructions for the computer device, which includes a program for executing the computer device.

The computer device may control the functions of the apparatus as in the corresponding embodiment of fig. 27 described above.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product comprising computer software instructions loadable by a processor to implement the flow of the method shown in the foregoing embodiments.

The foregoing is merely specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and the changes or substitutions are intended to be covered by the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A control method of a device having a folding screen, wherein the folding screen includes two display areas thereon, and the two display areas are located on different planes in a case where a state of the folding screen is a folded state, the method comprising:

determining the state of the folding screen as a bending state;

and displaying a popup window on a first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the first display area is one of the two display areas.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the folded screen being in a folded state comprises:

and displaying a popup window on a first display area according to the type of the bending state based on the state of the folding screen being the bending state, wherein the type of the bending state is a vertical screen bending state or a horizontal screen bending state.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, in the case where the type of the bending state is the bending state of the flat screen, an angle between a plane in which the first display area is located and a horizontal plane is larger than an angle between a plane in which the second display area is located and a horizontal plane, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein, in the case where the type of the bending state is the bending state of the flat screen, an angle between a plane in which the first display area is located and a horizontal plane is smaller than an angle between a plane in which the second display area is located and a horizontal plane, and the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

and responding to a first instruction input by a user on the first display area, and controlling the popup window.

6. The method of claim 4 or 5, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the folded screen being in a folded state comprises:

and responding to a second instruction input by a user on a first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, and displaying a popup window on the first display area according to the type of the bending state.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring a third instruction input by a user, wherein the third instruction indicates that the display position of the popup window is the first display area;

The displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the folded screen being in a folded state includes:

and displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the third instruction based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the folded screen being in a folded state comprises:

and displaying a popup window on a first display area according to the layout condition of target content on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the target content is at least one of a video, a preview picture, a picture and a document.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the layout of the target content on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state comprises:

and displaying a popup window on the first display area when the target content is displayed on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the layout of the target content on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state comprises:

And displaying a popup window on a first display area under the condition that the target content is displayed on a second display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the folded screen being in a folded state comprises:

and displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the watching condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the user's viewing of the two display areas based on the folded screen being in a folded state comprises:

and displaying a popup window on a first display area under the condition that a user views the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring facial information of a user acquired by a camera of the device;

And determining that the user is watching the first display area according to the facial information.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the user's viewing of the two display areas based on the folded screen being in a folded state comprises:

and displaying a popup window on a first display area under the condition that a user views a second display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring facial information of a user acquired by a camera of the device;

and determining that the user is watching the second display area according to the facial information.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the folded screen being in a folded state comprises:

and displaying a popup window on a first display area according to the layout condition of target content on the two display areas and the watching condition of a user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen as a bending state, wherein the target content is at least one of a video, a preview picture, a picture and a document.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying a pop-up window on a first display area based on a layout of target content on the two display areas and a viewing of the two display areas by a user based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state comprises:

and displaying a popup window on a first display area under the condition that the target content is displayed on a second display area and a user views the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the folded screen being in a folded state comprises:

and displaying the popup window on the first display area according to the touch control condition of the user on the two display areas based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state according to a touch condition of the user on the two display areas comprises:

And displaying a popup window on the first display area under the condition that touch behavior occurs on the first display area within a target time period based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring touch information of the folding screen, wherein the touch information indicates the position of the touch action on the folding screen within a target time period;

and determining that the touch behavior occurs in the first display area in the target time period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein displaying the popup window on the first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a folded state according to a touch condition of the user on the two display areas comprises:

and displaying a popup window on a first display area under the condition that touch behavior occurs on a second display area within a target time period based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the second display area is the other of the two display areas.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

and determining that the touch behavior occurs in the second display area within the target time period according to the position where the touch behavior occurs.

23. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, wherein the touch behavior comprises at least one of the following behaviors: the act of the user clicking on the screen and the act of the user sliding on the screen.

24. The method of any one of claims 1 to 23, wherein the popup window is displayed in a full area display or a non-full area display.

25. A control device for an apparatus having a folding screen, wherein the folding screen includes two display areas thereon, and wherein the two display areas are located on different planes when the state of the folding screen is a folded state, the device comprising:

the determining unit is used for determining that the state of the folding screen is a bending state;

and the control unit is used for displaying the popup window on a first display area based on the state of the folding screen being a bending state, wherein the first display area is one of the two display areas.

26. A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device comprises: a memory and a processor;

the processor configured to execute a computer program or instructions stored in the memory to cause the terminal device to perform the method of any of claims 1-24.

27. A computer readable storage medium having program instructions which, when executed directly or indirectly, cause the method of any one of claims 1 to 24 to be implemented.

28. A chip system comprising at least one processor for executing a computer program or instructions stored in a memory, which when executed in the at least one processor, causes the method of any one of claims 1 to 24 to be implemented.

29. A computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 24.