WO2017032307A1

WO2017032307A1 - File folder merging method and device

Info

Publication number: WO2017032307A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/096542
Authority: WO
Inventors: 何澌妮
Original assignee: 北京金山安全软件有限公司
Priority date: 2015-08-27
Filing date: 2016-08-24
Publication date: 2017-03-02
Also published as: CN105183311A

Abstract

Disclosed are a file folder merging method and a device. Embodiments of the present application are for use in providing the easily-operable file folder merging method, thus increasing the efficiency in merging file folders and enhancing user experience. The method is applicable in a mobile terminal: when identifying that a first file folder is selected and the first file folder is dragged, determining whether or not the position to where same is dragged falls within an area in which a second file folder is located; if yes, merging the first file folder with the second file folder into a third file folder, and displaying the content of the first file folder and that of the second file folder in the third file folder. In the embodiments of the present application, when the first file folder is selected and dragged to the area in which the second file folder is located, the content of the first folder is merged with that of the second file folder, thus implementing the merging of the file folders via a simple operation, simplifying steps for merging the contents of the file folders, increasing the efficiency of file folder merging, and enhancing user experience.

Description

Method and device for merging folders

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201510535871.8, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. In the application.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of terminal equipment technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for merging folders.

Background technique

With the advent of the mobile Internet era, mobile terminals have gradually become an important tool for users to work and live. The mobile terminals include mobile phones, tablet computers and the like. In order to bring more convenience to users, applications for mobile terminals are also increasing. For ease of use, the icons of frequently used applications are displayed on the desktop of the mobile terminal. More applications on the desktop will make the desktop look messy, users can use the third-party desktop application to add at least two applications' icons to a folder. This third party is different from the operating system. Third-party desktop applications have richer features than the mobile terminal's native desktop application, and users can customize the display through the third-party desktop application. Some third-party desktop applications also offer theme replacement to give users a completely different visual display.

An existing third-party desktop application can aggregate the icons of the application to generate a folder through which the user can aggregate multiple folders, display the name of each file, and The folders are displayed in different locations on the desktop, and the icons of the application are displayed in a certain order in the folder.

Currently, users can generate a folder through a third-party desktop application by placing a finger on the icon of the first application that needs to be placed in the folder, and long pressing it to drag the icon to the desired application. Above the icon of the second application of the folder, at this time, the aggregation results in a folder in which the icon of the first application and the icon of the second application are displayed. Alternatively, create a new empty folder on the desktop of the mobile terminal by clicking the button for the new folder.

When you need to put more application icons into this folder, just put your fingers in the need To put it in the folder above the icon of the app, long press and drag the icon over the folder.

In the prior art, if it is necessary to transfer the icons of all the applications in the folder A to the folder B, it is necessary to first remove the icons of each application in the folder A one by one from the folder A. Then drag one by one to the top of folder B. Therefore, the operation process is cumbersome, affecting the efficiency of folder merging, and the user experience is poor. In addition, in the mobile terminal, the above problem also occurs when the corresponding content in the folder is transferred to the folder in which the picture is stored and the folder in which the bookmark is stored.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present application discloses a method and a device for merging folders, which are used to provide a simple folder merging method to improve the efficiency of folder merging and improve user experience.

To achieve the above objective, the embodiment of the present application discloses a method for merging folders, which is applied to a mobile terminal, and the method includes:

After identifying that the first folder is selected, determining whether the first folder is dragged;

If yes, determining whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in an area where the second folder is located;

If so, the first folder and the second folder are merged into a third folder, and the contents of the first folder and the second folder are displayed in the third folder.

In a specific implementation manner of the application, the identifying the first folder is selected to include:

The length of time that the icon identifying the first folder is held down reaches a set duration threshold.

In a specific implementation manner of the application, the method further includes:

Determining the name of the first folder as the name of the third folder; or

Determining the name of the second folder as the name of the third folder; or

Determining the name of the first folder and the name of the second folder as the name of the third folder; or,

The information input by the user in the folder name input window is received, and the information is determined as the name of the third folder.

In a specific implementation manner of the present application, the displaying, in the third folder, the content in the first folder and the second folder includes:

Displaying content in the second folder after the content in the first folder; or

Displaying content in the first folder after content in the second folder; or

Determining a display order of each content according to the used content in the first folder and the used content in the second folder, and displaying each content in the third folder according to the display order ;or

Determining a display order of each content according to the created content in the first folder and the content in the second folder, and displaying each content in the third folder according to the display order .

In a specific implementation manner of the present application, before the merging the first folder and the second folder into a third folder, the method further includes:

Display prompt information about whether to merge folders;

After receiving the information that the user selects to confirm the merged folder, the subsequent steps are performed.

In a specific implementation manner of the application,

The content in the first folder includes: an icon of an application, or a bookmark, or a picture;

The content in the second folder includes: an icon of an application, or a bookmark, or a picture.

The embodiment of the present application provides a folder merging device, which is applied to a mobile terminal, and the device includes:

a first determining module, configured to: after the first folder is selected, determine whether the first folder is dragged;

a second judging module, configured to determine, when the judgment result of the first judging module is yes, whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in an area where the second folder is located;

a merging module, configured to merge the first folder and the second folder into a third folder when the determination result of the second determining module is YES, and to be in the first folder and the second folder The content is displayed in the third folder.

In a specific implementation manner of the present application, the first determining module is further configured to: when the duration of the icon of the first folder being held down reaches a set duration threshold, identify that the first folder is selected.

In a specific implementation manner of the present application, the merging module is further configured to determine a name of the first folder as a name of a third folder; or, determine a name of the second folder as a name of the third folder; or, determining the name of the first folder and the name of the second folder as the name of the third folder, or receiving information input by the user in the folder name input window, The information is determined as the name of the third folder.

In a specific implementation manner of the present application, the merging module is specifically configured to display content in the second folder after the content in the first folder; or, the first file The content in the folder is displayed after the content in the second folder; or, according to the content in the first folder and the frequency of use of the content in the second folder, the display order of each content is determined Displaying each content in the third folder according to the display order; or determining each content according to the content in the first folder and the created time of the content in the second folder The display order is displayed in the third folder in accordance with the display order.

In a specific implementation manner of the present application, the merging module is further configured to display prompt information of whether to merge the folders; and after receiving the information that the user selects to confirm the merged folder, the first folder and the first The contents of the two folders are displayed in the third folder.

The embodiment of the present application provides a storage medium, where the storage medium is used to store executable program code, and the executable program code is used to execute a method for merging a folder according to an embodiment of the present application at runtime. .

The embodiment of the present application provides an application program, where the application is used to execute a method for merging a folder according to an embodiment of the present application at runtime.

The embodiment of the present application provides a mobile terminal, which is applicable to the merging of folders, and includes:

a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and a bus;

The processor, the memory, and the communication interface are connected by the bus and complete communication with each other;

The memory stores executable program code;

The processor runs a program corresponding to the executable program code by reading executable program code stored in the memory for:

The embodiment of the present application provides a method and a device for merging folders. The method is applied to a mobile terminal. When it is recognized that the first folder is selected, and the first folder is dragged, the location to which the first folder is dragged is determined. Whether it is located in the area where the second folder is located, and if so, merge the first folder and the second folder into a third folder, and the contents in the first folder and the second folder are in the third folder display. In the embodiment of the present application, when the first folder is selected and dragged into the area where the second folder is located, the contents of the first folder and the second folder are merged, thereby realizing through a simple operation. The merging of folders simplifies the steps of merging content in folders, improves the efficiency of folder merging, and improves the user experience.

DRAWINGS

The features and advantages of the present application will be more clearly understood from the description of the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a process for merging folders according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of a floating state after the folder is selected;

FIG. 3 is a process of merging folders according to another embodiment of the present application; FIG.

FIG. 4 is a process for merging folders according to still another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for merging folders according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

In order to simplify the operation steps of the folder merging process, improve the efficiency of the folder merging, and improve the user experience, the embodiment of the present application provides a method and a device for merging folders.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without departing from the inventive scope are the scope of the present application.

FIG. 1 is a process for merging folders according to an embodiment of the present application. The process is applicable to a mobile terminal, and the process includes the following steps:

S101: After identifying that the first folder is selected, determining whether the first folder is dragged, and when the determination result is yes, proceeding to S102; otherwise, the merge process of the folder ends.

The process of merging the folder provided by the embodiment of the present application is applicable to a mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal may be a terminal device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application is particularly applicable to a mobile terminal based on an Android system.

The first folder is selected, and the icon of the first folder is double-clicked. For the mobile terminal of the touch screen, the duration of the icon of the first folder being held down may reach a set duration threshold, and the duration threshold may be Set according to experience or demand, for example, it can be 20ms, 50ms or 1s. After the first folder is selected, in order to facilitate the user to recognize whether the operation is correct, the display state of the icon of the first folder may be adjusted to a floating state, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the floating state after the folder is selected. See the example of the floating state of the third folder in the second row in Figure 2.

S102: Determine whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in the area where the second folder is located. When the determination result is yes, proceed to S103; otherwise, the merge process of the folder ends.

In the embodiment of the present application, the area where the second folder is located may be set, and any location may be set as the area where the second folder is located, for example, may be a certain position above the screen. Preferably, in order to facilitate the operation of the user, the area corresponding to the icon of the second folder may be set as the area where the second folder is located, or the center of the icon of the second folder may be centered to set the size. Moment The corresponding area of the shape is set to the area where the second folder is located, and generally the size of the rectangle is larger than the size of the icon of the second folder.

The scheme for determining whether the location to which the folder is dragged is located in a certain area belongs to the prior art, and is not described in detail in the embodiment of the present application.

S103: merge the first folder and the second folder into a third folder, and display content in the first folder and the second folder in the third folder.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the content in the folder is merged, the first folder and the second folder that perform content combination are merged into a third folder, and the contents of the two folders are displayed in the In the third folder. The content in the first folder before the merge and the content in the second folder can be displayed at any position in the merged third folder.

The content in the first folder includes: an icon of an application, or a bookmark, or a picture.

Similarly, the content in the second folder includes: an icon of an application, or a bookmark, or a picture.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the first folder is selected and dragged into the area where the second folder is located, the contents of the first folder and the second folder are merged, thereby implementing the file by a simple operation. The merging of folders simplifies the steps of merging content in a folder, improves the efficiency of folder merging, and improves the user experience.

In another embodiment of the present application, before the merging the first folder and the second folder into a third folder, the method further includes:

Display prompt information about whether to merge folders;

In order to avoid the user's misoperation, when it is recognized that the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in the area where the second folder is located, the user is prompted to perform the operation as a merged folder, and the prompt information of whether to merge the folders is displayed. When the user selects YES, the first folder and the second folder are merged into a third folder, and the contents in the first folder and the second folder are displayed in the third folder Otherwise, the operation is a misoperation, or the user has other consolidation requirements, and the merge process of the folder ends.

FIG. 3 is a process for merging folders according to another embodiment of the present application, where the process includes the following steps:

S301: Identify whether the duration of the icon of the first folder being held down reaches a set duration threshold, and if yes, proceed to S302; otherwise, determine that the first folder is not selected.

S302: Determine whether the first folder is dragged. When the determination result is yes, proceed to S303; otherwise, the merge process of the folder ends.

S303: Determine whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in the area where the second folder is located. When the determination result is yes, proceed to S304; otherwise, the merge process of the folder ends.

S304: Display prompt information of whether to merge the folder. When the user selects Yes, proceed to S305; otherwise, the merge process of the folder ends.

S305: merge the first folder and the second folder into a third folder, and display content in the first folder and the second folder in the third folder.

In another embodiment of the present application, after the first folder and the second folder are merged into a third folder, the method further includes:

Determining the name of the first folder as the name of the third folder; or

Determining the name of the second folder as the name of the third folder; or

Determining the name of the first folder and the name of the second folder as the name of the third folder; or

In the embodiment of the present application, the combination of one or two of the names of the first folder and the second folder may be directly used as the name of the third folder. In order to further improve the user experience and facilitate subsequent use by the user, the user may be presented with prompt information of whether the combination of one or both of the names of the first folder and the second folder is used as the name of the third folder. And determining, according to the user's selection, whether a combination of one or both of the names of the first folder and the second folder is adopted as the name of the third folder.

For example, if the name of the first folder is A and the name of the second folder is B, the name of the merged third folder may be determined as A. In this case, whether the third file is named by the A name may be displayed. The prompt information of the folder, if the user selects Yes, the name of the third folder is determined as A. Of course, the name of the merged third folder may be determined as B, or the name of the third folder may be determined as A+B.

Alternatively, the user may be provided with an input window of the third folder name, and the information input by the user is determined as the name of the third folder.

FIG. 4 is a process of merging folders according to still another embodiment of the present application, and the process includes the following steps:

S401: Identify whether the duration of the icon held by the first folder is up to a set duration threshold, and if yes, proceed to S402; otherwise, determine that the first folder is not selected.

S402: Determine whether the first folder is dragged. When the determination result is yes, proceed to S403; otherwise, the merge process of the folder ends.

S403: Determine whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in the area where the second folder is located. When the determination result is yes, proceed to S404; otherwise, the merge process of the folder ends.

S404: merge the first folder and the second folder into a third folder, and display content in the first folder and the second folder in the third folder.

S405: Receive information input by the user in the folder name input window, and determine the information as the name of the third folder.

In another embodiment of the present application, the displaying the content in the first folder and the second folder in the third folder includes:

Displaying content in the first folder after content in the second folder; or

Determining a display order of each content according to the used content in the first folder and the used content in the second folder, and displaying each content in the third folder according to the display order ; or

When the content in the merged third folder is displayed, each content may be displayed according to any of the above methods, including: an icon of the application, or a bookmark, or a picture.

For example, it is recognized that folder A and folder B are desktop folders, and icons of multiple applications are displayed in folder A and folder B. When the folder A is selected and dragged into the area where the folder B is located, the contents of the folder A can be displayed behind the contents of the folder B.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the first folder is selected and dragged into the area where the second folder is located, the contents of the first folder and the second folder are merged, thereby realizing through a simple operation. The merging of folders simplifies the steps of merging content in folders, improves the efficiency of folder merging, and improves the user experience.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for merging a folder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a mobile terminal, where the device includes:

The first determining module 51 is configured to determine whether the first folder is dragged after the first folder is selected;

The second determining module 52 is configured to determine, when the determination result of the first determining module is YES, whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in an area where the second folder is located;

The merging module 53 is configured to merge the first folder and the second folder into a third folder when the determination result of the second determining module is YES, and merge the first folder and the second folder The content in the content is displayed in the third folder.

The first determining module 51 is further configured to: when the duration of the icon of the first folder being held down reaches a set duration threshold, identify that the first folder is selected.

The merging module 53 is further configured to determine a name of the first folder as a name of a third folder; or, determine a name of the second folder as a name of a third folder; or, The name of the first folder and the name of the second folder are determined as the name of the third folder, or the information input by the user in the folder name input window is received, and the information is determined as the name of the third folder.

The merging module 53 is specifically configured to display the content in the second folder after the content in the first folder; or display the content in the first folder in the second After the content in the folder is followed; or, according to the content in the first folder and the frequency of use of the content in the second folder, determining a display order of each content, according to the display order, in the Displaying each content in the third folder; or determining a display order of each content according to the created content in the first folder and the content in the second folder, according to the display order, Each content is displayed in the third folder.

The merging module 53 is further configured to display prompt information of whether to merge the folders; after receiving the operation of the user selecting the merged folder, the content in the first folder and the second folder is in the third Displayed in the folder.

The embodiment of the present application provides a storage medium, where the storage medium is used to store executable program code, and the executable program code is used to execute a method for merging a folder according to an embodiment of the present application at runtime. . The method for merging the folder is applied to the mobile terminal, and the method includes:

The embodiment of the present application provides an application program, where the application is used to execute a method for merging a folder according to an embodiment of the present application at runtime. The method for merging the folder is applied to the mobile terminal, and the method includes:

If yes, determine whether the location where the first folder is dragged is located in the area where the second folder is located Within the domain;

The embodiment of the present application provides a mobile terminal, which is suitable for the merging of folders. As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal includes:

a processor 61, a memory 62, a communication interface 63, and a bus 64;

The processor 61, the memory 62 and the communication interface 63 are connected by the bus 64 and complete communication with each other;

The memory 62 stores executable program code;

The processor 61 runs a program corresponding to the executable program code by reading executable program code stored in the memory 62 for:

The embodiment of the present application provides a method and a device for merging folders, and the method is applied to a mobile terminal. When it is recognized that the first folder is selected, and the first folder is dragged, it is determined that it is dragged to Is the location in the area where the second folder is located, and if so, merges the first folder and the second folder into a third folder, and the contents of the first folder and the second folder are in the third file Displayed in the folder. In the embodiment of the present application, when the first folder is selected and dragged into the area where the second folder is located, the contents of the first folder and the second folder are merged, thereby realizing through a simple operation. The merging of folders simplifies the steps of merging content in folders, improves the efficiency of folder merging, and improves the user experience.

For the system/device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiment.

It should be noted that, in this context, relational terms such as first and second are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply such entities or operations. There is any such actual relationship or order between them. Furthermore, the term "comprises" or "comprises" or "comprises" or any other variations thereof is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device that comprises a plurality of elements includes not only those elements but also Other elements, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, item, or device. An element that is defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device that comprises the element.

The various embodiments in the present specification are described in a related manner, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments may be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, for the device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiment.

The logic and/or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, may be considered as an ordered list of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, and may be embodied in any computer readable medium, Used in conjunction with, or in conjunction with, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device (eg, a computer-based system, a system including a processor, or other system that can fetch instructions and execute instructions from an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device) Or use with equipment. For the purposes of this specification, a "computer-readable medium" can be any apparatus that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use in an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, or in conjunction with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. A more specific example (non-exhaustive list) of computer readable media includes the following: electrical connections (electronic devices) having one or more wires, portable computer disk cartridges (magnetic devices), Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Editable Read Only Memory (EPROM or Flash Memory), fiber optic devices, and Portable Optical Disk Read Only Memory (CDROM). In addition, the computer readable medium may even be a paper or other suitable medium on which the program can be printed, as it may be optically scanned, for example by paper or other medium, followed by editing, interpretation or, if appropriate, other suitable The method is processed to obtain the program electronically and then stored in computer memory.

It should be understood that portions of the application can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above-described embodiments, multiple steps or methods may be implemented in software or firmware stored in a memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, it can be implemented by any one or combination of the following techniques well known in the art: having logic gates for implementing logic functions on data signals. Discrete logic circuits, application specific integrated circuits with suitable combinational logic gates, programmable gate arrays (PGAs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application are included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

A method for merging folders, which is characterized in that it is applied to a mobile terminal, and the method includes:

After identifying that the first folder is selected, determining whether the first folder is dragged;

If yes, determining whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in an area where the second folder is located;

If so, the first folder and the second folder are merged into a third folder, and the contents of the first folder and the second folder are displayed in the third folder.
The method of claim 1 wherein said identifying the first folder is selected comprises:

The length of time that the icon identifying the first folder is held down reaches a set duration threshold.
The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the method further comprises:

Determining the name of the first folder as the name of the third folder; or

Determining the name of the second folder as the name of the third folder; or

Determining the name of the first folder and the name of the second folder as the name of the third folder; or

The information input by the user in the folder name input window is received, and the information is determined as the name of the third folder.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the displaying the content in the first folder and the second folder in the third folder comprises:

Displaying content in the second folder after the content in the first folder; or

Displaying content in the first folder after content in the second folder; or

Determining a display order of each content according to the used content in the first folder and the used content in the second folder, and displaying each content in the third folder according to the display order ; or

Determining a display order of each content according to the created content in the first folder and the content in the second folder, and displaying each content in the third folder according to the display order .
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein before the merging the first folder and the second folder into a third folder, the method further comprises:

Display prompt information about whether to merge folders;

After receiving the information that the user selects to confirm the merged folder, the subsequent steps are performed.
A method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein

The content in the first folder includes: an icon of an application, or a bookmark, or a picture;

The content in the second folder includes: an icon of an application, or a bookmark, or a picture.
A folder merging device is characterized in that it is applied to a mobile terminal, and the device includes:

a first determining module, configured to: after the first folder is selected, determine whether the first folder is dragged;

a second judging module, configured to determine, when the judgment result of the first judging module is yes, whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in an area where the second folder is located;

a merging module, configured to merge the first folder and the second folder into a third folder when the determination result of the second determining module is YES, and to be in the first folder and the second folder The content is displayed in the third folder.
The device according to claim 7, wherein the first determining module is further configured to: when the duration of the icon of the first folder being held down reaches a set duration threshold, identify that the first folder is Checked.
The device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the merging module is further configured to determine a name of the first folder as a name of a third folder; or, the second folder The name is determined as the name of the third folder; or, the name of the first folder and the name of the second folder are determined as the name of the third folder, or the receiving user inputs in the folder name input window The information is determined as the name of the third folder.
The device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the merging module is specifically configured to display the content in the second folder after the content in the first folder; or The content in the first folder is displayed after the content in the second folder; or, each is determined according to the content in the first folder and the frequency of use of the content in the second folder Display order of the content, displaying each content in the third folder according to the display order; or, according to the content in the first folder and the created time of the content in the second folder, A display order of each content is determined, and each content is displayed in the third folder in the display order.
The device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the merging module is further configured to display prompt information of whether to merge the folders; and when the operation of selecting the merged folder by the user is received, the first file is The contents of the folder and the second folder are displayed in the third folder.
A storage medium, characterized by storing executable program code, the executable program code executing the merge method of the folder according to any one of claims 1-6 at runtime.
An application, the application being operative to perform a merge method of a folder according to any one of claims 1-6 at runtime.
A mobile terminal, characterized in that it is suitable for the merging of folders, including:

a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and a bus;

The processor, the memory, and the communication interface are connected by the bus and complete communication with each other;

The memory stores executable program code;

The processor runs a program corresponding to the executable program code by reading executable program code stored in the memory for:

After identifying that the first folder is selected, determining whether the first folder is dragged;

If yes, determining whether the location to which the first folder is dragged is located in an area where the second folder is located;

If so, the first folder and the second folder are merged into a third folder, and the contents of the first folder and the second folder are displayed in the third folder.