WO2013123677A1

WO2013123677A1 - Terminal and management method for application programs

Info

Publication number: WO2013123677A1
Application number: PCT/CN2012/071600
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杨帆
Original assignee: 宇龙计算机通信科技(深圳)有限公司
Priority date: 2012-02-24
Filing date: 2012-02-24
Publication date: 2013-08-29
Also published as: CN103959222A

Abstract

The present invention provides a terminal, comprising: an identifier display unit, for displaying on a display interface an identifier of at least one application function of a selected application program when a first operation action is sensed; and an icon generating unit, for generating a start icon for the corresponding application function on the display interface when a second operation action is sensed. Accordingly, the present invention also provides a management method for application programs. The technical solution of the present invention expands the desktop icon display method, better satisfies the personalized customization requirements of users, and saves operation steps when a user uses an application function in a certain application program, thereby improving user experience.

Description

Terminal and application management method

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular to a terminal and an application management method. Background technique

The applications in the desktop of the existing mobile phone display the overall application with ordinary icons. The application icons on the desktop and the overall expression mode are single-faceted and rigid to the user, relatively monotonous, and the user's operability is low, and the customized one can play. The sexual space is small, and the user's personalized customization needs cannot be met, and the user experience is not good.

In addition, in the existing application operation mode, if you need to use one function in an application, you need to open the application layer by layer, which is more cumbersome, especially when the user uses the frequency of this function 4艮, it is more inconvenient. .

Therefore, there is a need for a new application display technology that can extend the display method of desktop icons, better meet the user's personalized customization requirements, and save the user's operation steps when using the application functions in an application, and improve user experience. Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a new application display technology, which can expand the display method of the desktop icon, better meet the personalized customization requirements of the user, and save the user's application in using an application. Functional steps to enhance the user experience.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a terminal, including: an identifier display unit that senses an identifier of an application function; and an icon generating unit that corresponds to the display interface when the second operation action is sensed The app function generates a launch icon. In this technical solution, implementation By generating a startup icon for multiple application functions of an application, the user expands the operation space of the customized desktop, so that the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized desktop experience, and better customize the desktop application according to personal operation habits and needs. For example, one or more of the application functions such as "write short message", "read text message", and "chat mode" in "sms" generate a startup icon, so that the function most concerned by the user can be directly clicked, thereby saving The user's operating time enhances the user's experience.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the first operation action includes at least one of the following or a combination thereof: a time when the startup icon of the application is pressed reaches a preset first time threshold, and the display interface is Marking a gesture graphic matching the preset graphic, the startup icon of the application is dragged; and the second operation action comprises at least one of the following or a combination thereof: the identifier of the application function is selected, The time when the identification of the application function is pressed reaches a preset second time threshold, and the startup icon of the application is dragged to the vicinity of the identification of the application function. In the technical solution, the corresponding function is triggered by a specific action, thereby expanding the operation space of the user to customize the desktop, so that the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized desktop experience, and better customize the desktop according to personal operation habits and needs. application. Of course, it should be noted that those skilled in the art should understand that any manner that can be used to trigger the function of the system should be able to be applied to the technical solution of the present invention.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the terminal further includes: a program analyzing unit, analyzing an application in the terminal, acquiring a number of application functions included in the application; and a program classification unit, according to the The analysis result of the program analysis unit, the application that includes more than one application function as a detachable program, and the application that includes the number of application functions equal to one as a non-splitable program; and a mark adding unit, A corresponding distinguishing mark is added for each of the detachable program and the startup icon of the non-splitable program. In this technical solution, the detachability of each application is made clear at a glance, thereby facilitating the user to perform the operation at the time of splitting, thereby improving the user experience. Of course, for the distinguishing mark here, it can be displayed when the user splits, for example, by long pressing the start icon of the application, or by displaying it. Meanwhile, the distinguishing mark may be one or more of various expression forms such as color, size, brightness, and the like of the startup icon of the application.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the terminal further includes: a determining unit, determining the location Whether the selected application is a non-splitable program; and the processing unit, if the judgment result of the determining unit is yes, the identifier display unit does not display the identifier of the application function included in the selected application.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the terminal further includes: an identifier editing unit, and adding an identifier of the corresponding application to the startup icon of the application function. In the technical solution, the identifier of the corresponding application is displayed on the icon of the application function, and when the user sees the application function identifier, the application to which the application function belongs can be determined, so that the user selects the application function. It is more convenient and enhances the user experience.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the terminal further includes: a location acquiring unit, acquiring a touch location of the user on the terminal; and an activation unit, if the touch location is within a startup range of the identifier of the application , then launch the corresponding application. In the technical solution, the application can be launched by using the identifier of the corresponding application on the split application function icon, so that the user can directly open the application when using other application functions of the application corresponding to the application function. The program is convenient and fast.

The present invention also provides an application management method, including: Step 202: Identifying an application function in a terminal; Step 204: When the terminal senses a second operation action, corresponding to the display interface The application function generates a launch icon. In the technical solution, a plurality of application functions of one application are separately generated to generate a startup icon, which expands the operation space for the user to customize the desktop, so that the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized desktop experience, and better according to the individual. Operating habits and the need to develop a desktop application, such as "writing a text message" in "SMS",

One or more of the application functions such as "reading SMS" and "chat mode" generate a startup icon, so that the user's most concerned function can be directly clicked, which saves the user's operation time and improves the user experience.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the first operation action includes at least one of the following or a combination thereof: a time when the startup icon of the application is pressed reaches a preset first time threshold, and the display interface is Marking a gesture graphic matching the preset graphic, the startup icon of the application is dragged; and the second operation action comprises at least one of the following or a combination thereof: the identifier of the application function is selected, The time when the identification of the application function is pressed reaches the preset The second time threshold, the launch icon of the application is dragged to the vicinity of the identification of the application function. In the technical solution, the corresponding function is triggered by a specific action, thereby expanding the operation space of the user to customize the desktop, so that the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized desktop experience, and better customize the desktop according to personal operation habits and needs. application. Of course, it should be noted that those skilled in the art should understand that any manner that can be used to trigger the function of the system should be applicable to the technical solution of the present invention.

In the above technical solution, preferably, before the step 202, the method further includes: analyzing an application in the terminal, using an application that includes more than one application function as a detachable program, and The number of application functions included is equal to one of the application tags added to the corresponding distinguishing mark. In this technical solution, the detachability of each application is made clear, so that the user can perform the operation at the time of splitting and improve the user experience. Of course, for the distinguishing mark here, it can be displayed when the user performs splitting, for example, long-pressing the startup icon of the application, or displaying it all the time. Meanwhile, the distinguishing mark may be one or more of various expression forms such as color, size, brightness, and the like of the startup icon of the application.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the step 202 further includes: if the selected application is a non-splitable program, the identifier of the application function included in the selected application is not displayed.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the step 206 further includes: adding an identifier of the corresponding application to the startup icon of the application function. In the technical solution, the identifier of the corresponding application is displayed on the icon of the application function, and when the user sees the application function identifier, the application to which the application function belongs can be determined, so that the user selects the application function. It is more convenient and enhances the user experience.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the touch location of the user on the terminal is obtained, and if the touch location is within the activation range of the identifier of the application, the corresponding application is started. In the technical solution, the application can be launched by using the identifier of the corresponding application on the split application function icon, so that the user can directly open the application when using other application functions of the application corresponding to the application function. The program is convenient and fast.

In summary, according to the technical solution of the present invention, the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized mobile desktop experience, and allows the user to formulate his own according to his personal operating habits and needs. For desktop applications, multiple functional applications after splitting can meet the special needs of users for different functions, such as placing more frequently used applications in a more conspicuous, convenient location, or hiding some features that are not intended to be used, thus enabling Users have more custom permissions and more fun, satisfying different customization needs of more users and improving the user experience. DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a terminal in accordance with the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a method of managing an application according to the present invention;

Figures 3A through 3F are schematic diagrams of application management in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 4 is a flow diagram of an application splitting process in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

The above described objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more fully understood from the following detailed description.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, but the invention may be practiced otherwise than as described herein. limit. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a mobile terminal in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the present invention provides a terminal 100, including: an identifier display unit 102, configured to display at least one application function of a selected application on a display interface when a first operation action is sensed The icon generating unit 104 generates a startup icon for the corresponding application function on the display interface when the second operation action is sensed. In the technical solution, a plurality of application functions of one application are separately generated to generate a startup icon, which expands the operation space for the user to customize the desktop, so that the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized desktop experience, and better according to the individual. Operating habits and the need to develop a desktop application, for example, one or more of the application functions such as "write short message", "read text message", "chat mode" in "sms", etc., so that the user can be directly clicked by clicking The most concerned function saves the user's operating time and improves the user experience.

In the above technical solution, the first operational action includes at least one of the following or a combination thereof: a time when the startup icon of the program is pressed reaches a preset first time threshold, a gesture graphic that is drawn on the display interface that matches the preset graphic, the startup icon of the application is dragged; and the second operation action includes at least the following One or a combination thereof: The identification of the application function is selected, the time when the identification of the application function is pressed reaches a preset second time threshold, and the startup icon of the application is dragged to the vicinity of the identification of the application function. In the technical solution, the corresponding function is triggered by a specific action, thereby expanding the operation space of the user to customize the desktop, so that the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized desktop experience, and better customize the desktop according to personal operation habits and needs. application. Of course, it should be noted that those skilled in the art should understand that any manner that can be used to trigger the function of the system should be applicable to the technical solution of the present invention.

In the above technical solution, the terminal 100 further includes: a program analyzing unit 106, analyzing the application in the terminal 100, and acquiring the number of application functions included in the application; the program classification unit 108, according to the analysis by the program analyzing unit 106 As a result, the number of application functions included is greater than one as a detachable program, and the number of application functions included is equal to one application as a non-splitable program; and the mark adding unit 110 is detachable for each The start icon of the subprogram and the non-split program adds the corresponding distinguishing mark. In this technical solution, the detachability of each application is made clear at a glance, thereby facilitating the user to perform the operation at the time of splitting, thereby improving the user experience. Of course, for the distinguishing mark here, it can be displayed when the user performs splitting, such as long press of the application's startup icon, or can be displayed all the time. Meanwhile, the distinguishing mark may be one or more of various expression forms such as color, size, brightness, and the like of the startup icon of the application.

In the above technical solution, the terminal 100 further includes: a determining unit 112, determining whether the selected application is a non-splitable program; and processing unit 114, if the determining result of the determining unit 112 is YES, the identifier display unit 102 does not display The ID of the app feature contained in the selected application.

In the above technical solution, the terminal 100 further includes: an identifier editing unit 116, and adding an identifier of the corresponding application to the startup icon of the application function. In the technical solution, the identifier of the corresponding application is displayed on the icon of the application function, and when the user sees the application function identifier, the application to which the application function belongs can be determined, so that the user selects the application function. It is more convenient and enhances the user experience. In the above technical solution, the terminal 100 further includes: a location acquiring unit 118, acquiring a touch location of the user on the terminal 100; and a starting unit 120, if the touch location is within the startup range of the identifier of the application, starting the corresponding application. In the technical solution, the application can be launched by using the identifier of the corresponding application on the split application function icon, so that the user can directly open the application when using other application functions of the application corresponding to the application function. The program is convenient and fast.

2 is a flow chart of a method of managing an information display application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the present invention further provides an application management method, including: Step 202: When the terminal senses the first operation action, displaying at least one application function of the selected application on the display interface The identifier is generated. Step 204: When the terminal senses the second operation action, generating a startup icon for the corresponding application function on the display interface. In the technical solution, a plurality of application functions of one application are separately generated to generate a startup icon, which expands the operation space for the user to customize the desktop, so that the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized desktop experience, and better according to the individual. Operating habits and the need to develop a desktop application, for example, one or more of the application functions such as "write short message", "read text message", "chat mode" in "sms", etc., so that the user can be directly clicked by clicking The most concerned function saves the user's operating time and improves the user experience.

In the above technical solution, the first operation action includes at least one of the following or a combination thereof: the time when the startup icon of the application is pressed reaches a preset first time threshold, and the display interface is drawn to match the preset graphic. The gesture graphic, the startup icon of the application is dragged; and the second operation action includes at least one of the following or a combination thereof: the identifier of the application function is selected, the time when the identifier of the application function is pressed reaches a preset second time threshold, The application's launch icon is dragged near the logo of the app's feature. In the technical solution, the corresponding function is triggered by a specific action, thereby expanding the operation space of the user to customize the desktop, so that the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized desktop experience, and better customize the desktop according to personal operation habits and needs. application. Of course, it should be pointed out that those skilled in the art should understand that any means that can be used to trigger the function of the system should be able to be applied to the technical solution of the present invention.

In the foregoing technical solution, before step 202, the method further includes: applying to the application in the terminal Analyze, include more than one application function as a detachable program, and include the number of application functions equal to one application as a non-splitable program, and for each detachable program and not The startup icon of the split program adds the corresponding distinguishing mark. In this technical solution, the detachability of each application is made clear at a glance, thereby facilitating the user to perform the operation at the time of splitting, and improving the user experience. Of course, for the distinguishing mark here, it can be displayed when the user performs splitting, for example, long pressing the start icon of the application, or can be displayed all the time. Meanwhile, the distinguishing mark may be one or more of various expression forms such as color, size, brightness, and the like of the startup icon of the application.

In the above technical solution, the step 202 further includes: if the selected application is a non-splitable program, the identifier of the application function included therein is not displayed.

In the above technical solution, the step 206 further includes: adding an identifier of the corresponding application on the startup icon of the application function. In the technical solution, the identifier of the corresponding application is displayed on the icon of the application function, and when the user sees the application function identifier, the application to which the application function belongs can be determined, so that the user selects the application function. It is more convenient and enhances the user's body.

In the above technical solution, the touch location of the user on the terminal is obtained, and if the touch location is within the activation range of the identifier of the application, the corresponding application is started. In the technical solution, the application can be launched by using the identifier of the corresponding application on the split application function icon, so that the user can directly open the application when using other application functions of the application corresponding to the application function. The program is convenient and fast.

3A through 3F are schematic diagrams of application management in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The technical solution in the present invention can be implemented as follows:

As shown in FIG. 3A, a plurality of application icons are arranged on the mobile phone desktop 302, and the detachable application has a special mark. For example, the border of the information icon 304 is indicated by a broken line, and may also be through different colors and the like. Split the app icon to distinguish it. Of course, the special mark here may be displayed directly as part of the icon, or may be displayed after the user performs the corresponding operation, such as when the user presses on the mobile phone desktop 302 or the information icon 304 for a long time.

When the application needs to be split, as shown in FIG. 3B, long press the information icon 304, or By the other action, the information icon 304 is dragged in a specific manner, and the application panel 306 that can be split by the "information" application is displayed. Various application icons are listed in the application panel 306, including a write information function icon 306A, a read information function icon 306B, a chat mode function icon 360C, and a folder mode function icon 306D, indicating that the "information" application can be split. Function modules, to meet the needs of different people, such as users who only like to use the chat mode, you can separate the chat mode separately, then click the split icon to enter the chat mode directly, without entering the selection mode, but the split After the application for writing the information is separated, the user can directly click the written information after the splitting to directly enter the writing information interface, thereby reducing the step of the ordinary mode information application entering the writing information interface.

As shown in FIG. 3C and FIG. 3D, in the application panel 306, the application that can be split can be in the shape of a groove, and the image representation can be dragged into the application where it needs to be split, and the application panel 306 is popped up. Then, the information icon 304 is dragged into the write information icon 306A, and the write information icon 308 corresponding to the write information application function can be created and displayed on the desktop. At this time, clicking the write information icon 308 can directly enter the write information function. , saves the user's operation steps and improves the user experience. For the operation mode of the sub-application, a prompt operation may be added on the screen, for example, a trajectory arrow 310 for displaying a guiding operation on the screen, and a text prompt box 312 indicating that the operation can be dragged, etc., when the user follows the prompt. After this operation, after the result is obtained, the user will infer the correct conclusion of the operation step. Of course, this is obviously not necessary. It is worth noting here that although the sub-application icons are split, and the function of the parent application is not reduced or the loss of other situations, so that the independence of each application can be guaranteed, then we are targeting the split application or The parent application itself can still perform the basic functions of the application icon, such as dragging and dropping to other pages, and deleting basic functions.

As shown in FIG. 3D, after completing the previous step, even if a loop operation is completed, it will be found that the module icon write information icon 308 that has been split is not a broken line, and the same solid line as the non-splitable application icon becomes It can't be split (of course, there is no limit here, the user can split several pieces of information, put each page to write a message, as long as he thinks it is convenient to use). In addition, the newly generated write information icon 308 may also be accompanied by a parent application icon 309, which is a thumbnail of the parent application "information" application, to indicate which application is split by which application. As shown in FIG. 3E and FIG. 3F, the above steps may be repeated, and then the information icon 304 on the mobile phone desktop 302 is dragged along the trajectory arrow 310 to the read information function icon 306B on the application panel 306, and the splitting is continued to obtain the read information. Icon 314. Of course, a text prompt box 312 can also be displayed in the process to help the user complete the process.

In this embodiment, the number of the detachable functional modules lies in the program design, which can be subdivided as much as possible to allow the user to have more choices and greater autonomy. It can be seen from the embodiment that after the splitting, two application icons, the write information icon 308 and the read information icon 314, are added on the desktop, which makes the user's operation more convenient.

In addition, the technical solution of the present invention can also be extended as follows:

Split an application out of an application function, while other applications have an area inside the application module icon that can be embedded into the custom application function. You can add the icon of the application to the letter, so that you can dial the dial, contact Any interface that supports this application's functionality, such as people, browsers, etc., can more easily open user-defined, frequently used features.

You can also split an application icon into two application icons. If the user only wants to use one of the application functions, the user can drag the icon of another application function into the trash can, or hide it, or Encryption, etc. In order to achieve a security function similar to the privacy function, and the existing security measures combined to form a double insurance, to achieve more independent desktop customization.

After splitting an application into an application function, the user can add the icon of the application function to the lock screen interface, and the user can write information when and wherever, without saving, which can save a lot of operations. Steps to provide a better experience for the user.

4 is a flow diagram of an application splitting process in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the specific splitting process of the application program in the technical solution of the present invention can be implemented as follows:

Step 402, open a desktop with a detachable application.

Step 404, long press the application icon that needs to be split. Of course, the action that triggers the split function does not have to be a "long press". It can also be dragged by other means, such as dragging the application icon in a specific way.

Step 406, determining whether the long pressed icon can be split, if yes, entering the step

408. In step 408, the split function is triggered.

Step 410: Determine whether there is space on the desktop to place the application icon, if yes, proceed to step 413; if not, proceed to step 411.

Step 411, prompting the user whether to put the next page.

Step 412: The user selects whether to continue to create, and if it continues, proceeds to step 413. Step 413, pop-up the application function panel included in the desired split application. For example, in the application panel of "Information" application, you can include "Read Information", "Write Information", and so on.

Step 414: Determine whether the application in the application panel has been split. If there is a split application, proceed to step 415; if not, proceed to step 418.

In step 415, the split application icon is grayed out. The "gray" here is just a common form of "unavailable", and of course it can be implemented in other ways, as long as the split application function can be distinguished from the unsplit application function. Just fine.

Step 416: Determine whether all application functions are grayed out. If yes, proceed to step 417; if not, proceed to step 418.

Step 417, prompting that the application function has been completely split, and can not be split again.

Step 418, the split ash is set, and the remaining detachable application functions are normally displayed.

Step 419, split the application function that needs to be split and split. Here you can add some hints such as arrows or text boxes to help the user complete the split action.

Step 420: Create an icon of the newly split sub-application on the desktop. In summary, according to the technical solution of the present invention, the user can enjoy a more relaxed customized mobile desktop experience, and allows the user to develop his own desktop application according to his personal operating habits and needs. Functional applications can meet the special needs of users for different functions, such as using more frequent applications in more conspicuous, convenient positions, or hiding some of the features that you do not want to use, so that users have more custom permissions, fun More, it meets the different customization needs of more users and improves the user experience.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. within the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

Claim

A terminal, comprising:

Identifying, by the display unit, an identifier of the at least one application function of the selected application on the display interface when the first operation action is sensed;

The icon generating unit generates a startup icon for the corresponding application function on the display interface when the second operation action is sensed.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first operational action comprises at least one of the following or a combination thereof:

a time when the startup icon of the application is pressed reaches a preset first time threshold, a gesture graphic that is matched with the preset graphic on the display interface, and a startup icon of the application is dragged;

The second operational action includes at least one of the following or a combination thereof:

The identifier of the application function is selected, the time when the identifier of the application function is pressed reaches a preset second time threshold, and the startup icon of the application is dragged to the vicinity of the identifier of the application function.

The terminal according to claim 2, further comprising:

a program analyzing unit, analyzing an application in the terminal, and acquiring a number of application functions included in the application;

a program classification unit, according to the analysis result of the program analysis unit, an application that includes more than one application function as a detachable program, and an application that includes the number of application functions equal to one as a non-separable program ; and add the corresponding distinguishing mark to the standard.

4. The terminal according to claim 3, further comprising:

a determining unit, determining whether the selected application is a non-splitable program; and processing, if the determining result of the determining unit is yes, the identifier display unit does not display the application included in the selected application The identity of the feature.

The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

The identification editing unit adds an identifier of the corresponding application to the startup icon of the application function.

6. An application management method, characterized in that it comprises:

Step 202: When the terminal senses the first operation action, displaying, on the display interface, an identifier of the at least one application function of the selected application;

Step 204: When the terminal senses the second operation action, generate a startup icon for the corresponding application function on the display interface.

The method for managing an application according to claim 6, wherein the first operation action comprises at least one of the following or a combination thereof:

The method for managing an application according to claim 7, wherein before the step 202, the method further includes:

The application in the terminal is analyzed, and an application having more than one application function is included as a detachable program, and a corresponding distinguishing flag is added to the startup icon of the sequence of the number of included application functions.

The method for managing an application according to claim 8, wherein the step 202 further includes:

If the selected application is a non-splitable program, the identification of the application function it contains is not displayed.

The method of managing an application according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the step 206 further comprises:

Add the identifier of the corresponding application on the startup icon of the application function.