WO2013173968A1

WO2013173968A1 - Terminal and switching method of application function interface

Info

Publication number: WO2013173968A1
Application number: PCT/CN2012/075838
Authority: WO
Inventors: 郭斌; 宋鹏
Original assignee: 宇龙计算机通信科技(深圳)有限公司
Priority date: 2012-05-21
Filing date: 2012-05-21
Publication date: 2013-11-28
Also published as: CN103959211B; CN103959211A

Abstract

A terminal is provided in the present invention, comprising: a command receiving unit used for receiving a gesture command; an interface switching unit used for switching display among several application function interfaces according to said gesture command coming from said command receiving unit, wherein, said several application function interfaces are derived from current application and/or correlative application. Accordingly, the present invention also provides a switching method of application function interface. According to the technical solution of the present invention, different application functions can be switched expediently among each other by gesture commands to save operation steps and improve user experience.

Description

Terminal and application function interface switching method

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of terminal control technologies, and in particular, to a terminal and a method for switching an application function interface. Background technique

In today's technologically advanced era, smartphones are increasingly sought after by more and more people, and their fast Internet experience, large-screen visual enjoyment, and intelligent handheld terminal functions have gradually become the characteristics of smart phones. For example, for the Android system smartphone, there are multiple pages on the main screen for users to place shortcuts for various applications. Users can put some commonly used application icons on a certain page of the home screen, and click on the application. The icon enters the corresponding program for operation. After entering each application, the user can view or operate in the full screen display state.

For a specific application, for each application, one or more application functions, which may be at the same level, such as "write new information", "inbox", "draft", etc. Some may be at different levels, such as the "inbox" and a specific piece of information in the inbox. When switching between different application functions similar to the above, or between multiple application functions of different applications, it is often necessary to perform more complicated operations, such as when you are writing new information, you need to check the inbox or send When other information content in the box is needed, it is necessary to exit and save the current editing information interface, enter the corresponding short box to view, and then return to the editing information interface again, making the operation process complicated and cumbersome.

Therefore, a new switching function of the application function interface is needed, and the gesture command can be used to conveniently switch between different application functions, thereby saving operation steps and improving user experience. Summary of the invention

The invention is based on the above problems, and proposes a new switching function of the application function interface, which can conveniently switch between different application functions through gesture commands, thereby saving operation steps and improving user experience.

In view of this, the present invention provides a terminal, including: a command receiving unit, configured to receive a gesture command; and an interface switching unit, configured to perform between the plurality of application function interfaces according to the gesture command from the command receiving unit Switching the display, wherein the plurality of application function interfaces are derived from the current application and/or the associated application. In this technical solution, multiple application function interfaces may be from the same application, for example: the inbox interface, the outbox interface, and the draft box interface are all derived from the short message application; or may be from an associated application, for example: The inbox interface and the contact interface are derived from different applications of short messages and contacts. Switching application functions through gesture commands does not require switching between interfaces at different levels. For example, you can switch from "write new information" to "inbox" or "music player" without waiting. After storing the unedited information, exit the current interface and re-enter the interface of other application functions, which makes the operation process very convenient and fast.

In addition, there is no need to set a lot of switching gestures, but only need to set a few common switching gestures, and can switch between multiple application function interfaces, such as setting the interface to the upper level of the current interface when sliding to the left. Swipe to the right to switch to the same level as the current interface. Specifically, for example, for the "write new information" interface, when sliding to the left, enter the selection interface for "write information", "inbox", etc. When swiping to the right, go to the Inbox screen. In addition, you can switch from "current interface" to "current interface", here can be the interface to switch to the same application function, or when some application function interface is large, the interface is divided into multiple sub-interfaces, and through the above The interface switching process enables the user to browse through the entire interface when switching between different sub-interfaces; or can switch from "current interface" to "copy of current interface", such as by swiping gestures when writing new information. Entering another interface for writing new information is equivalent to opening a copy of the application function "Write New Information".

In the above technical solution, preferably, the command receiving unit is further configured to receive a setting command; and the terminal further includes a setting unit, configured to perform a plurality of application functions according to the setting command from the command receiving unit The switching gesture between the interfaces is set. In this technical solution, switching between application function interfaces requires establishing mutual connection and corresponding gesture commands between multiple application function interfaces, thereby implementing corresponding switching operations. Here, each switching gesture can be set by the user. Of course, these switching gestures can have the same gesture, but since it is associated with the front and rear interfaces, no confusion occurs. Specifically, the switching gesture between the multiple application function interfaces may be preset by the manufacturer, or may be freely set by the user according to actual needs.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the gesture command includes a first gesture command and a second gesture command. In this technical solution, different kinds of gesture commands are used to perform different functions, for example, the first gesture command is used to switch the current interface to other interfaces of the current application, and the second gesture command is used to switch the current interface to other interfaces. The functional interface of the associated application. The associated application here can be set by the user and associated with the current application or the current interface.

In the above technical solution, the command receiving unit specifically includes: a touch sensing subunit, generating a corresponding gesture command according to the sensed gesture action; and/or an image acquisition subunit, according to the collected gesture action Image data, generating corresponding gesture commands. In the technical solution, the touch gesture of the user may be touch-sensed through a touch screen, a touch panel, or the like, and a corresponding gesture command may be generated, or the image may be acquired by a camera, such as a camera disposed on the terminal, and Generate corresponding gesture commands.

The gesture action may be an action of upward, downward, leftward, or rightward, or may be a triangle, a circle, or the like, and is not limited herein.

In the above technical solution, the interface switching unit specifically includes: a first switching subunit: switching the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the current application according to the detected first gesture command The upper or the same level function interface of the function interface; the second switching subunit: switches the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the function interface of the associated application according to the detected second gesture command.

In the above technical solution, the method further includes: a switching effect control unit, when the interface switching unit performs switching display on the application function interface, adopting a corresponding switching effect, where the switching effect includes: playing corresponding The sound file is displayed as a parallel switching effect between the plurality of application function interfaces to be switched, and/or displayed as a stereo switching effect between the plurality of application function interfaces to be switched. In this technical solution, there are many specific switching effects, such as For the "parallel" switching and "stereo" switching here, there are still many specific display modes, and these or other switching effects are obviously applicable to this.

In the above technical solution, the interface switching unit specifically includes: a first split screen display switching subunit: switching the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the first gesture command according to the detected first gesture command a split screen display interface of the current application function interface and the upper level or the same level function interface of the current application function interface; a second split screen display switching subunit: displaying the terminal according to the detected second gesture command The interface is switched from the current application function interface to a split screen display interface of the current application function interface and the function interface of the associated application.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the command receiving unit is further configured to: receive a selection command of the user; and the interface switching unit is further configured to: switch from the current application function interface to the target application function interface Previously, according to the selection command, the selection returns to the current application function interface or to the target application function interface.

In this technical solution, after the current application function interface and the target application function interface are simultaneously displayed, the switching may not be performed automatically, but the user may further select. In this case, when the user cannot accurately memorize the target application function interface associated with the current application function interface, it is advantageous for the user to view the target application function interface, and when it is found to be wrong, it is convenient to return to the original interface.

In the above technical solution, the method further includes: a matching degree setting unit, configured to preset at least one low matching degree; the interface switching unit is further configured to: when the gesture command is matched, the acquiring meets the All targets of low matching apply a functional interface to simultaneously display all of the target application functional interfaces.

In this technical solution, the user's gestures are often not very accurate, and the system may also cause misjudgment. In order to reduce the number of false positives, you can reduce the matching degree when matching the gesture commands. For example, when 80% is similar, it is counted as a match. Now only 50% can be considered as a match. At this time, it may match multiple target application functions. The interface, which contains the probability of having the correct interface, raises the response, improves the accuracy of the operation by simultaneously displaying these interfaces and selecting them by the user.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the gesture command includes a matching forward gesture and a return gesture, and the interface switching unit specifically includes: a forward switching subunit, configured to The current display interface of the terminal is switched from the first application function interface to the second application function interface, and the switchback subunit is configured to perform the current display interface from the action of the return gesture. The second application function interface switches to the first application function interface.

In this technical solution, the user can switch from one interface to another through a set of matching forward gestures and return gestures, and after viewing the information, return to the previous interface, for example, When you are writing "New Message", go to the "Inbox" to view it, and then return to "Write New Message" without saving the unwritten information, exiting the current interface, and then choosing to enter other interfaces. operating.

In the above technical solution, the method further includes: an interface information storage unit, configured to store interface information of the current application function interface when the command receiving unit receives the gesture command; and an interface configuration unit, In the case that the terminal switches to the current application function interface again, the current application function interface is configured by using the stored interface information. In the technical solution, the information of the current interface may be stored before the interface is switched, and when the interface is switched back to the interface, the stored information is used for configuration, so as to cooperate with the switching operation between different interfaces, and hope After the switchover, the integrity of the previous interface information can still be ensured, and the loss of information can be avoided.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a method for switching an application function interface is further provided, including: receiving a gesture command; and performing switching display between a plurality of application function interfaces according to the received gesture command, wherein The application function interfaces are derived from the current application and/or associated applications. In this technical solution, multiple application function interfaces may be from the same application, for example: the inbox interface, the outbox interface, and the draft box interface are all derived from the short message application; or may be from an associated application, for example: The inbox interface and the contact interface are derived from different applications of short messages and contacts. Switching application functions through gesture commands does not require switching between interfaces at different levels. For example, you can switch from "write new information" to "inbox" or "music player" without waiting. After storing the unedited information, exit the current interface and re-enter the interface of other application functions, which makes the operation process very convenient and fast.

In addition, there is no need to set a lot of switching gestures, but only a few common switching gestures need to be set. You can switch between multiple application function interfaces, such as setting the interface to switch to the previous level of the current interface when swiping to the left, and swiping to the right to switch to the same level as the current interface, specifically, for example, For the "write new information" interface, when sliding to the left, enter the selection interface for "write information", "inbox", etc. When sliding to the right, enter the "inbox" interface. In addition, you can switch from "current interface" to "current interface" or "copy of current interface", for example, when writing new information, by sliding gesture, enter another interface for writing new information, which is equivalent to opening "write new information"" A copy of this app feature.

In the foregoing technical solution, preferably, before the step of receiving the gesture command, the method further includes: setting a switching gesture between the plurality of application function interfaces according to the received setting command.

In this technical solution, switching between application function interfaces requires establishing mutual connection and corresponding gesture commands among multiple application function interfaces, thereby implementing corresponding switching operations. Here, each switching gesture can be set by the user. Of course, these switching gestures can have the same gesture, but since it is associated with the front and rear interfaces, no confusion occurs. Specifically, the switching gesture between the plurality of application function interfaces may be preset by the manufacturer, or may be freely set by the user according to actual needs.

In the above technical solution, the process of receiving the gesture command by the terminal includes: the terminal is provided with a touch sensing device, and the terminal generates a corresponding gesture according to the gesture action sensed by the touch sensing device. And/or the terminal generates a corresponding gesture command according to the image data of the collected gesture action. In the technical solution, the touch gesture of the user may be touch-sensed through a touch screen, a touch panel, or the like, and a corresponding gesture command may be generated, or the image may be acquired by a camera, such as a camera disposed on the terminal, and Generate corresponding gesture commands.

The gesture action may be an action of upward, downward, leftward, rightward, or the like, or It is thought that a triangle, a circle, etc. are not limited here.

In the foregoing technical solution, preferably, the displaying, by the switching between the multiple application function interfaces, the displaying, by the first gesture command, switching the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the current Applying the upper-level or sibling function interface of the function interface; and switching the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the function interface of the associated application according to the detected second gesture command.

In the above technical solution, preferably, when the application function interface is switched and displayed, the method further includes: adopting a corresponding switching effect, wherein the switching effect comprises: playing a corresponding sound file, and being in a plurality of to-be-switched The application function interface is displayed as a parallel switching effect, and/or displayed as a stereo switching effect between a plurality of application function interfaces to be switched. In this technical solution, there are many specific switching effects. For example, the "parallel" switching and the "stereo" switching here also have a plurality of specific display modes, and these or other switching effects are obviously applicable. Here.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the method further includes: switching, according to the detected first gesture command, the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the current application function interface and the upper level of the current application function interface Or a split screen display interface of the same level function interface; according to the detected second gesture command, switching the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the function interface of the current application function interface and the associated application Split screen display interface.

In the above technical solution, preferably, before switching to the target application function interface, the method further includes: receiving a selection command of the user to select to return to the current application function interface or switch to the target application function interface.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the method further includes: when matching the gesture command, including at least one preset low matching degree; acquiring all target application function interfaces that satisfy the low matching degree; Describe all target application function interfaces. In this technical solution, the user's gestures are often not very accurate, and the system may also cause misjudgment. In order to reduce the number of false positives, you can reduce the matching degree when matching the gesture commands. For example, when 80% is similar, it is counted as a match. Now only 50% can be considered as a match. At this time, it may match multiple target application functions. The interface, which contains the probability of having the correct interface, raises the response, improves the accuracy of the operation by simultaneously displaying these interfaces and selecting them by the user.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the gesture command includes a matching forward gesture and a return gesture, and the process of switching display between the plurality of application function interfaces to be switched specifically includes: The current display interface of the terminal is switched from the first application function interface to the second application function interface; and, under the action of the return gesture, the current display interface is switched from the second application function interface to the The first application function interface.

In the above technical solution, the process of switching display between the plurality of application function interfaces to be switched further includes: storing, by the terminal, interface information of the current application function interface when receiving the gesture command; When the terminal switches to the current application function interface again, the current application function interface is configured by using the stored interface information. In the technical solution, the information of the current interface may be stored before the interface is switched, and when the interface is switched back to the interface, the stored information is used for configuration, so as to cooperate with the switching operation between different interfaces, and hope After the switchover, the integrity of the previous interface information can still be ensured, and the loss of information can be avoided.

Through the above technical solution, the gesture command can be used to conveniently switch between different application functions, thereby saving operation steps and improving user experience. DRAWINGS

1A and 1B show block diagrams of terminals in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flow chart showing a method of switching an application function interface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3A through 3L illustrate a schematic diagram of a switch application function interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

4 shows a flow diagram of a switch application function interface 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. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other.

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. Limitations of the embodiments.

1A and 1B show block diagrams of terminals in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1A, a terminal 100A according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a command receiving unit 102, configured to receive a gesture command; and an interface switching unit 104, in a plurality of application function interfaces according to a gesture command from the command receiving unit 102. A switching display is displayed between the plurality of application function interfaces originating from the current application and/or the associated application. In this technical solution, multiple application function interfaces may be from the same application, for example: the inbox interface, the outbox interface, and the draft box interface are all derived from the short message application; or may be from an associated application, for example: The inbox interface and the contact interface are derived from different applications of short messages and contacts. Switching application functions through gesture commands does not require switching between interfaces at different levels. For example, you can switch from "write new information" to "inbox" or "music player" without waiting. After storing the unedited information, exit the current interface and re-enter the interface of other application functions, which makes the operation process very convenient and fast.

In addition, there is no need to set a lot of switching gestures, but only need to set a few common switching gestures, you can switch between multiple application function interfaces, such as setting to switch to the left when switching to The upper level interface of the front interface, swipe to the right to switch to the interface of the same level as the current interface. Specifically, for example, for the interface of "write new information", when sliding to the left, enter the "write information", "receive" The selection interface of the "box", when sliding to the right, enters the "inbox" interface. In addition, you can switch from "current interface" to "current interface", here can be the interface to switch to the same application function, or when some application function interface is large, the interface is divided into multiple sub-interfaces, and through the above The interface switching process enables the user to browse through the entire interface when switching between different sub-interfaces; or can switch from "current interface" to "copy of current interface", such as by swiping gestures when writing new information. Entering another interface for writing new information is equivalent to opening a copy of the application function "Write New Information".

In the above technical solution, the gesture command includes a first gesture command and a second gesture command. In this technical solution, different kinds of gesture commands are used to perform different functions, for example, the first gesture command is used to switch the current interface to other interfaces of the current application, and the second gesture command is used to switch the current interface to other interfaces. The functional interface of the associated application. The associated application here can be set by the user and associated with the current application or the current interface.

In the above technical solution, the command receiving unit 102 is further configured to receive a setting command; and the terminal 100A further includes a setting unit that sets a switching gesture between the plurality of application function interfaces according to the setting command from the command receiving unit 102. .

In the above technical solution, the command receiving unit 102 specifically includes: a touch sensing subunit 1020, generating a corresponding gesture command according to the sensed gesture action; and/or an image collection subunit 1022, and image data according to the collected gesture action , generate the corresponding gesture command. In this technical solution, the touch gesture of the user may be touch-sensed through a touch screen, a touch panel or the like, and a corresponding gesture command may be generated, or the image may be acquired by a camera such as the camera disposed on the terminal 100A. And generate corresponding gesture commands. The gesture action may be an action of upward, downward, leftward, or rightward, or may be a triangle, a circle, or the like, and is not limited herein.

In the above technical solution, the interface switching unit 104 specifically includes: a first switching subunit 1044: switching the display interface of the terminal 100A from the current application function interface to the upper level or the current application function interface according to the detected first gesture command. The second switching sub-unit 1046: switches the display interface of the terminal 100A from the current application function interface to the function interface of the associated application according to the detected second gesture command.

In this technical solution, by establishing an association relationship between the current function interface, the target function interface, and the gesture command, switching between the plurality of function interfaces by using different gesture commands can be realized. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3E, on the function selection interface 308 of the "information" application, different functions such as "new information", "inbox", "outbox", etc., as shown in FIG. 3A, can be seen. The new information writing interface 302 of "new information", and the inbox interface 306 of the "inbox" shown in FIG. 3C, then, for the "information" application, the new information writing interface 302 and the inbox interface 306, etc. It is a peer-level function interface, and the function selection interface 308 is a superior function interface of the inbox interface 306 and the like. As shown in FIG. 3F, for the player interface 314 of the "player" application, then if the "information" application is associated with the "player" application, then from a function interface in the "information", For example, the new information writing interface 302 directly switches to, for example, the player interface 314.

In the above technical solution, when switching display is performed on multiple application function interfaces, a corresponding switching effect is adopted, wherein the switching effect includes: playing a corresponding sound file, and displaying parallel switching among multiple application function interfaces to be switched The effect, and/or display as a stereo switching effect between a plurality of application function interfaces to be switched. There are many specific switching effects. For example, the "parallel" switching and "stereo" switching here also contain a lot of specific display modes, and these or other switching effects are obviously applicable to this.

In the above technical solution, the method further includes: a matching degree setting unit 116, configured to preset at least one low matching degree; the interface switching unit 104 is further configured to: when matching the gesture command, acquire all target applications that satisfy a low matching degree Function interface to display all target application function interfaces at the same time.

In this technical solution, the user's gestures are often not very accurate, and the system may also be This produces a misjudgment. In order to reduce the number of false positives, you can reduce the matching degree when matching the gesture commands. For example, when 80% is similar, it is counted as a match. Now only 50% can be considered as a match. At this time, it may match multiple target application functions. The interface, which contains the probability of having the correct interface, raises the response, improves the accuracy of the operation by simultaneously displaying these interfaces and selecting them by the user.

In the above technical solution, the gesture command includes a matching forward gesture and a return gesture, and the interface switching unit 104 specifically includes: a forward switching subunit 1040, configured to use the forward gesture, the current display interface of the terminal 100A from the first The application function interface switches to the second application function interface; and returns to the switching subunit 1042, wherein the current display interface is switched from the second application function interface to the first application function interface under the action of the return gesture.

In the above technical solution, the method further includes: an interface information storage unit 112, configured to store interface information of the current application function interface when the command receiving unit 102 receives the gesture command; and an interface configuration unit 114, configured to be in the terminal 100A When switching to the current application function interface again, the current application function interface is configured by using the stored interface information. In the technical solution, the information of the current interface may be stored before the interface is switched, and when the interface is switched back to the interface, the stored information is used for configuration, so as to cooperate with the switching operation between different interfaces, and hope After the switchover, the integrity of the previous interface information can still be ensured, and the loss of information can be avoided.

In addition, in addition to the terminal 100A shown in FIG. 1A, when the interface switching unit 104 performs interface switching, other methods may be used, specifically, the terminal 100B shown in FIG. 1B.

In the terminal 100B, in addition to the foregoing various technical solutions, the interface switching unit 104 further includes: a first split screen display switching subunit 1045: switching the display interface of the terminal 100B from the current application function interface according to the detected first gesture command A split screen display interface for the upper or the same level function interface of the current application function interface and the current application function interface; the second split screen display switch The subunit 1047: switches the display interface of the terminal 100B from the current application function interface to the split screen display interface of the current application function interface and the function interface of the associated application according to the detected second gesture command.

In this technical solution, sometimes the user does not necessarily want to completely switch from the current interface to the target interface, but it may be desirable to place the current interface and the target interface in the same interface for some comparison and operation. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3J, in order to switch between the function interfaces of the same application, the inbox interface 306 and the new information writing interface 302 from the "information" application can be simultaneously displayed on the terminal screen, and the user is Referring to the message in the inbox 306, new information can be written without switching back and forth; as shown in FIG. 3K, in order to switch between the function interfaces of different related applications, the user needs to switch from the call interface 318 to When the new information writing interface 302 is used, the call interface 318 and the new information writing interface 302 can be simultaneously displayed on the terminal screen. When the call interface 318 is a video call interface, the user needs to perform information transmission, viewing, and the like, and There is no need to exit the call interface 318, and the two interfaces can be simultaneously displayed and synchronized. At the same time, the function interface associated here may be multiple, and may be an upper level or a similar level interface of the current application function, or may be an associated application function interface.

2 is a flow chart showing a method of switching an application function interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a method for switching an application function interface according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: Step 202: Receive a gesture command; Step 204: Switch between multiple application function interfaces according to the received gesture command , wherein the plurality of application function interfaces are derived from the current application and/or the associated application. In this technical solution, multiple application function interfaces may be from the same application, for example: the inbox interface, the outbox interface, and the draft box interface are all derived from the short message application; or may be from an associated application, for example: The inbox interface and the contact interface are derived from different applications of short messages and contacts. Switching application functions through gesture commands does not require switching between interfaces at different levels. For example, you can switch from "write new information" to "inbox" or "music player" without waiting. After storing the unedited information, exit the current interface and re-enter the interface of other application functions, which makes the operation process very convenient and fast.

In the foregoing technical solution, before step 202, the method may further include: setting a switching gesture between the plurality of application function interfaces according to the received setting command.

In this technical solution, switching between application function interfaces requires establishing mutual connection and corresponding gesture commands among multiple application function interfaces, thereby implementing corresponding switching operations. Here, each switching gesture can be set by the user. Of course, these switching gestures can have the same gesture, but since it is associated with the front and rear interfaces, no confusion occurs. Specifically, the application function interface associated with the plurality of application function interfaces may be pre-set by the manufacturer, or may be freely set by the user according to actual needs.

In the above technical solution, the process of the terminal receiving the gesture command includes: the terminal is provided with a touch sensing device, and the terminal generates a corresponding gesture command according to the gesture action sensed by the touch sensing device; and/or the terminal moves according to the collected gesture Image data, generating corresponding gesture commands. In the technical solution, the touch gesture of the user may be touch-sensed through a touch screen, a touch panel, or the like, and a corresponding gesture command may be generated, or the image may be acquired by a camera, such as a camera disposed on the terminal, and Generate corresponding gesture commands.

In the above technical solution, the switching display package is performed between multiple application function interfaces. The switching the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the upper level or the same level function interface of the current application function interface according to the detected first gesture command; according to the detected second gesture command, The display interface of the terminal is switched from the current application function interface to the function interface of the associated application.

In the above technical solution, when the application function interface is switched and displayed, the method further includes: adopting a corresponding switching effect, wherein the switching effect comprises: playing a corresponding sound file, and displaying between the plurality of application function interfaces to be switched Parallel switching effects, and/or display as a stereo switching effect between multiple application function interfaces to be switched. In this technical solution, there are many specific switching effects. For example, the "parallel" switching and the "stereo" switching here also have a plurality of specific display modes, and these or other switching effects are obviously Applied to this.

In the above technical solution, the method further includes: switching, according to the detected first gesture command, a display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to a subordinate or peer function interface of the current application function interface and the current application function interface. The screen display interface is configured to switch the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the split screen display interface of the current application function interface and the function interface of the associated application according to the detected second gesture command.

In this technical solution, sometimes the user does not necessarily want to completely switch from the current interface to the target interface, but may wish to place the current interface and the target interface in the same interface, so as to perform some Comparison and operation. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3J, in order to switch between the function interfaces of the same application, the inbox interface 306 and the new information writing interface 302 from the "information" application can be simultaneously displayed on the terminal screen, and the user is Referring to the message in the inbox 306, new information can be written without switching back and forth; as shown in FIG. 3K, in order to switch between the function interfaces of different related applications, the user needs to switch from the call interface 318 to When the new information writing interface 302 is used, the call interface 318 and the new information writing interface 302 can be simultaneously displayed on the terminal screen. When the call interface 318 is a video call interface, the user needs to perform information transmission, viewing, and the like, and There is no need to exit the call interface 318, and the two interfaces can be simultaneously displayed and synchronized. At the same time, the function interface associated here may be multiple, and may be an upper level or a similar level interface of the current application function, or may be an associated application function interface.

In the foregoing technical solution, before switching to the target application function interface, the method further includes: receiving a user's selection command to select to return to the current application function interface or switch to the target application function interface.

In the above technical solution, the method further includes: when matching the gesture command, including at least one preset low matching degree; acquiring all target application function interfaces that satisfy the low matching degree; and simultaneously displaying all the target application function interfaces.

In the foregoing technical solution, the gesture command includes a matching forward gesture and a return gesture, and the process of switching display between the plurality of application function interfaces to be switched specifically includes: Under the action of the gesture, the current display interface of the terminal is switched from the first application function interface to the second application function interface; and under the action of the return gesture, the current display interface is switched from the second application function interface to the first application function interface.

In the above technical solution, the process of switching display between the application function interfaces to be switched further includes: when receiving the gesture command, the terminal stores the interface information of the current application function interface; and switches to the current application again in the terminal. In the function interface, the current application function interface is configured by using the stored interface information. In the technical solution, the information of the current interface may be stored before the interface is switched, and when the interface is switched back to the interface, the stored information is used for configuration, so as to cooperate with the switching operation between different interfaces, and hope After the switchover, the integrity of the previous interface information can still be ensured, and the loss of information can be avoided.

The technical scheme for switching the application function interface based on the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to Figs. 3A to 3L, wherein Figs. 3A to 3L are diagrams showing a switching application function interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the user opens an application on the terminal, such as an application that has "information" turned on, and operates in the application function of "new information". In the figure, the user writes on the new information writing interface 302. "Ronaldinho: Come to my office right away! Remember to put the morning", but apparently not yet finished writing.

During the operation of an application function interface, users sometimes want to switch to other application functions of the application or other applications to browse other operations or information. In this case, you need to exit the current application function first. Re-enter other application functions or applications, such as exiting from "writing new information" to function selection interface 308 as shown in Figure 3E, entering other application functions, or exiting the "information" application, and then entering other applications. The program, visible, the process is more complicated.

Therefore, it can be directly directed by the user on the new information writing interface 302, such as in FIG. 3A. The terminal issues a gesture command for interface switching, so that the current new information writing interface 302 is directly switched to the target interface.

Specifically, the manner in which the gesture command is issued may include multiple types, for example, in a manner, for a terminal mounted with a touch sensing device such as a touch screen or a touch panel, the user slides on the touch sensing device using a finger, a stylus, or the like to form a gesture. The trajectory 304A; in addition, as shown in FIG. 3B, for the terminal 300 having the camera 310, the terminal 300 may also collect the gesture action 312 of the user by using the camera 310, and analyze the gesture trajectory 304A according to the gesture action 312.

Under the action of the gesture track 304A, the new information writing interface 302 shown in FIG. 3A can be directly switched to the inbox interface 306 shown in FIG. 3C, and the information that the user wants to view can be flipped through without first editing. The cumbersome operation of the completed information to save, quit, and re-enter the inbox.

After the viewing is finished, the gesture track 304B can be used to issue a gesture command to the terminal to switch back to the new information writing interface 302 shown in FIG. 3A. Of course, for the terminal, for example, when switching from the new information writing interface 302 of FIG. 3A to the inbox interface 306 of FIG. 3C, the information in the new information writing interface 302 is automatically saved by the terminal, and the user switches back to the new one. When the information is written interface 302, the stored information is used for configuration so that the user can continue writing. Switching back to the original application function interface can either use the opposite gesture to switch back, or automatically jump back to the original application function interface.

As shown in FIG. 3D, after returning to the new information writing interface 302, the user completes the writing of the current information. Then, if the user needs to switch from the current interface, the current new information writing interface 302 can be switched from the current new information writing interface 302 to other application functions interfaces of the same level, such as the inbox interface 306 shown in FIG. 3C, or A function selection interface 308 as shown in FIG. 3E.

Of course, the new information writing interface 302 can also be directly switched to the interface of other applications, for example, through the gesture track 304C, the player interface 314 shown in FIG. 3F can be switched, and the user can directly "jump" from one application to another. Application, process cartridge, quick.

Here, the gesture track 304A, the gesture track 304B, and the gesture track 304C may be any The gesture is intended to be operated, but the operation gesture needs to be associated with the switching command in advance, so that the terminal can correctly interpret the operation gesture. The gesture trajectory can be classified, for example, the gesture trajectory 304A and the gesture trajectory 304B are used as the first type for switching between different application function interfaces in the same application, and the gesture trajectory 304C is used as the second category. Switch between application function interfaces of different associated applications. As such association, the operation gesture can be directly associated with the target interface, and no matter what interface is currently, as long as the terminal receives the operation gesture, the terminal can be directly switched to the target interface; or the operation gesture, the current interface If the target interface is associated, the terminal can switch to the target interface only when the terminal receives the operation gesture on the current interface; or the operation gesture can be associated with only the operation command, for example, multiple applications in the "information" Function, when the terminal receives the operation gesture regardless of the interface of the application function, switching between the plurality of application functions in a preset order saves each time in the child interface (eg The "inbox interface" and the upper interface (such as the function selection interface 308 shown in Figure 3E) switch back and forth, and there is no need to associate an operation gesture with a specific application or application function.

In order to distinguish the target interface that needs to be switched as the function interface of the current application, or the function interface of other applications, and reduce the types of gesture commands, a unified operation gesture can be set for the function interface of all applications or applications, such as when the user is in the current interface. When sliding up and down in the left and right direction, the other function interfaces of the current application are correspondingly entered. When the user slides in the up and down direction of the current interface, the corresponding function interfaces of other applications are correspondingly entered.

In addition, because the screen size of the terminal is limited, it is often impossible for some interfaces to display well, so that the user cannot obtain a good visual experience. Therefore, for these interfaces, it is possible to divide one interface into multiple interfaces for split screen display. For example: When searching for contacts in the address book, the search contact interface only accounts for one-third of the screen, which is not convenient for handwriting. You can use the gesture to slide the screen. The entire screen is a virtual keyboard for retrieving the positioning. The font can be enlarged or the interface can be Change to a larger space for easy operation.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3G, the display interface 316A is part of an interface of an application function, and in FIG. 3H, the display interface 316B is another part of the interface of the application function, and the user can pass the gesture track 304A and the gesture track. 304B, switching back and forth between the display interface 316A and the display interface 316B, to achieve a more detailed exhibition of the application function In addition, there may be other different application scenarios. For example, in a more common scenario, the user sometimes dials a phone, but suddenly thinks that other methods such as texting are better, usually, The process of hang up the phone, enter the main menu, select the SMS application, open new information, add recipients, etc., the process is lengthy and cumbersome.

With the technical solution of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 31, when the user is in the call interface 318, it is usually set to use the gesture track 304Β to enter a new information similar to that shown in FIG. Write interface 302 (of course, it should be blank, but obviously some fixed statements can be preset to save time); meanwhile, if call interface 318 is already connected, the user can also execute through gesture track 304Β Hang up and enter the above new information writing interface 302, which can be selected and set by the user.

When switching the application function interface, the current application function interface and the target application function interface can also be displayed on the terminal screen at the same time, which will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 3J and FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3J, when the user views the inbox interface 306, the first type of gesture command can be used to switch to other functional interfaces of the "information" application, such as the new information writing interface 302. By displaying the inbox interface 306 and the new information writing interface 302 simultaneously on the current terminal screen, it is convenient for real-time viewing.

As shown in FIG. 3A, an application function interface from different applications can also be displayed at the same time. For example, when the user switches from the call interface 318 in FIG. 31, if the target interface is the new information writing interface 302, the user completes the corresponding After the gesture command, the call interface 318 and the new information writing interface 302 will be simultaneously displayed on the terminal screen.

In addition, since the gesture command drawn by the user on the screen of the terminal is often not standard, the terminal needs to match the gesture command acquired in real time with the preset gesture pattern. However, because they are not identical, the match is not completely accurate.

Therefore, a low matching degree can be set. For example, if the normal matching degree is 80% similar, the matching is considered, and when the low matching degree is set to 50%, that is, the matching is considered, after receiving the user's gesture command, Get multiple matching target interfaces. As shown in FIG. 3L, the current interface is a call interface 318, and the matched target interface is a new information writing interface 302 and a player interface. 314, these interfaces can be displayed on the terminal screen at the same time. Of course, if the user sets multiple target interfaces for one gesture command at the same time, the current application function interface and the multiple target application function interfaces can also be simultaneously displayed on the current terminal screen.

4 shows a flow diagram of a switch application function interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the flow of switching an application function interface according to an embodiment of the present invention is as follows: Step 402: Open application A.

Step 404, enter application function A1, where A1 is a function in application A. For application A, one or more application functions can be included, such as "information" as an application, which includes multiple application functions such as "write new information", "inbox", and "draft box".

Step 406: The terminal determines whether a gesture command is received, and if yes, proceeds to step 408; otherwise, the determination continues.

Step 408: Identify a gesture command. Here, the gesture command needs to be associated with the handover command in advance, so that the terminal can correctly interpret the gesture command. The association may be to directly associate a gesture command with the target interface, and no matter what interface is currently, as long as the terminal receives the gesture command, it may directly switch to the target interface; or the gesture command, the current interface, If the target interface is associated, the terminal can switch to the target interface only when the terminal receives the gesture command; or the gesture command can be associated with the operation command, for example, multiple application functions in the "information" When the terminal receives the gesture command regardless of the interface of the application function, switching between the plurality of application functions in a preset order saves each time in the child interface (eg, " The inbox interface "" and the upper interface (such as the function selection interface 308 shown in Figure 3E) switch back and forth, and there is no need to associate gesture commands with specific application or application functions.

Step 410, enter application function A2. Here A2 refers to another application function of application A.

Step 412, enter application B. Application B here is another application that is different from application A. In an application function interface, you can directly enter other application functions or applications through gesture commands. The process is direct and fast, and does not need to maintain, exit, and re-enter between multiple levels of application functions. . The technical solution of the present invention is described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. In view of the cumbersome switching operation of the application function interface in the related art, the present invention provides a terminal and an application function interface switching method, which can be used by gesture commands. Easily switch between different application functions to save operating steps and enhance user experience.

In the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. The term "plurality" refers to two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.

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:

a command receiving unit, configured to receive a gesture command;

The interface switching unit performs switching display between the plurality of application function interfaces according to the gesture command from the command receiving unit, wherein the plurality of application function interfaces are derived from the current application and/or the associated application.

2. The terminal of claim 1 wherein:

The gesture command includes a first gesture command and a second gesture command.

The terminal according to claim 2, wherein the command receiving unit comprises:

Touching the sensing sub-unit, generating a corresponding gesture command according to the sensed gesture action; and

/ or

The image acquisition sub-unit generates a corresponding gesture command according to the image data of the collected gesture motion.

The terminal according to claim 2, wherein the interface switching unit comprises:

a first switching subunit: switching, according to the detected first gesture command, a display interface of the terminal from a current application function interface to a superior or a peer functional interface of the current application function interface;

The second switching subunit: switches the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the function interface of the associated application according to the detected second gesture command.

The first split screen display switching subunit: switching the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the upper level or the same level of the current application function interface and the current application function interface according to the detected first gesture command a split screen display interface of the function interface;

The second split screen display switching subunit: switching the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the split screen of the current application function interface and the function interface of the associated application according to the detected second gesture command UI.

The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

a matching degree setting unit, configured to preset at least one low matching degree;

The interface switching unit is further configured to: when matching the gesture command, acquire all function interfaces that meet the low matching degree to simultaneously display all the function interfaces.

The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the gesture command includes a matching forward gesture and a return gesture, and the interface switching unit specifically includes:

a forward switching subunit, configured to switch, from the first application function interface to the second application function interface, by the forward gesture; and

Returning to the switching subunit, the current display interface is switched from the second application function interface to the first application function interface by the return gesture.

The terminal according to claim 7, further comprising:

An interface information storage unit, configured to store interface information of a current application function interface, when the command receiving unit receives the gesture command;

And an interface configuration unit, configured to configure, by using the stored interface information, the current application function interface, if the terminal switches to the current application function interface again.

9. A method for switching an application function interface, comprising:

Receiving a gesture command;

Switching display between the plurality of application function interfaces according to the received gesture command, wherein the plurality of application function interfaces are derived from the current application and/or the associated application.

10. The method for switching an application function interface according to claim 9, wherein:

The method for switching an application function interface according to claim 10, wherein the process of receiving a gesture command comprises:

The terminal is provided with a touch sensing device, and the terminal generates a corresponding gesture command according to the gesture action sensed by the touch sensing device; and/or

The terminal generates a corresponding gesture command according to the image data of the collected gesture action.

12. The method for switching an application function interface according to claim 10, wherein the switching between the plurality of application function interfaces comprises:

And switching, according to the detected first gesture command, the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to a superior or peer function interface of the current application function interface;

And displaying, according to the detected second gesture command, the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to the function interface of the associated application.

The method for switching an application function interface according to claim 10, further comprising:

And switching, according to the detected first gesture command, the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to a split screen display interface of the current application function interface and the upper level or the same level function interface of the current application function interface;

And displaying, according to the detected second gesture command, the display interface of the terminal from the current application function interface to a split screen display interface of the current application function interface and the function interface of the associated application.

The method for switching an application function interface according to any one of claims 9 to 13, further comprising:

When the gesture command is matched, at least one preset low matching degree is included; and all function interfaces that satisfy the low matching degree are acquired;

All of the functional interfaces are also displayed.

The method for switching an application function interface according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the gesture command further comprises a matching forward gesture and a return gesture, and the plurality of application function interfaces are The process of switching display between:

The current display interface of the terminal is switched from the first application function interface to the second application function interface by the forward gesture;

The current display interface is switched from the second application function interface to the first application function interface under the action of the return gesture.

The method for switching the application function interface according to claim 15, wherein the process of switching display between the plurality of application function interfaces further comprises:

When receiving the gesture command, the terminal stores interface information of the current application function interface;

When the terminal switches to the current application function interface again, the current application function interface is configured by using the stored interface information.