WO2019100191A1 - 应用控制方法、图形用户接口及终端 - Google Patents

应用控制方法、图形用户接口及终端 Download PDF

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WO2019100191A1
WO2019100191A1 PCT/CN2017/112037 CN2017112037W WO2019100191A1 WO 2019100191 A1 WO2019100191 A1 WO 2019100191A1 CN 2017112037 W CN2017112037 W CN 2017112037W WO 2019100191 A1 WO2019100191 A1 WO 2019100191A1
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陈常款
王萌
高光远
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Priority to CN202210603259.XA priority patent/CN114879878A/zh
Priority to CN201780097077.7A priority patent/CN111373358A/zh
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  • the present application relates to the field of human-computer interaction technologies, and in particular, to an application control method, a graphical user interface, and a terminal.
  • a plurality of applications are installed on a mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone), and application icons of the multiple applications are arranged in four pages on the desktop.
  • a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone
  • application icons of the multiple applications are arranged in four pages on the desktop.
  • the user wants to launch one of the applications on the fourth page such as Google Maps
  • App icon to launch Google Maps This causes the user to perform multiple operations to launch the application, and in each page, the user needs to carefully browse and identify each application icon to correctly find the application that needs to be launched, and the user experience is poor.
  • the application provides an application control method, a graphical user interface and a terminal, which can realize a simple and fast function of launching an application or an application association.
  • the application provides an application control method, which may include: detecting, by a terminal, a user operation based on an application icon, and in response to detecting the user operation, starting an associated function corresponding to the user operation.
  • the application represented by the application icon has at least one associated function, wherein the associated function corresponding to the user operation belongs to the at least one associated function, and the at least one associated function may include at least one of the following: an associated application of the application, the application The avatar application.
  • the at least one associated function may further include at least one of: a function provided by the application (such as an application level setting, etc.), a system function (such as a system setting, and the like) associated with the application.
  • a function provided by the application such as an application level setting, etc.
  • a system function such as a system setting, and the like
  • the user operation based on the application icon may be a sliding operation based on the application icon. Sliding directions or sliding tracks, etc. can be used to define different sliding operations, and different sliding operations based on the application icons can be used to initiate different associated functions.
  • the user operation of the quick start associated application based on the application icon may also be other forms of touch operations, such as a click operation based on a specific frequency of the application icon, a pressing operation, and the like, which are not limited herein.
  • the user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon may also be a somatosensory operation for the application icon without directly contacting the touch screen. Specifically, the somatosensory operation can be captured by a suspension detector.
  • the association function can be quickly started by the user operation based on the application icon, and the user does not need to perform multiple operations (for example, page flip search, click start, etc.), which is simpler and more convenient.
  • an application of an application may be through the following parties. Determine:
  • the associated application can be set by the user.
  • the associated application of "WeChat” can be set by the user according to his or her own preferences.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the policy for the user to set the associated application there is no limitation here.
  • the associated application may be set by the terminal according to a preset rule.
  • the terminal may set other applications of the same application type as the application as the associated application of the application.
  • the terminal can set other social-like instant messaging applications (such as Twitter Twitter, a social instant messaging application) as the associated application of "WeChat".
  • Twitter Twitter a social instant messaging application
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may recommend an application with the same initial name of another application name as the associated application of the application.
  • the terminal may set the application with the first letter "W” of other application names as the associated application of "WeChat” (the initial letter of "WeChat” is "W").
  • determining an associated application of an application by using a preset rule is convenient for the user to determine which associated application of an application is simple and effective.
  • the preset rules of the terminal setting associated application may also be different, and are not limited herein.
  • the associated application may be that the terminal is intelligently determined according to the running condition of the application.
  • the terminal may determine, as the associated application of the application, the other application that runs concurrently with the application or has the longest time. For example, the terminal analyzes the running status of each application and finds that the user often starts the "Gallery” and "Himala” while starting "WeChat”. Therefore, the terminal can determine that the "Gallery” and "Himala” are related applications of "WeChat". This implementation is more in line with the user's usage habits, further improving the user experience.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may set other applications that share data with the application as the associated application of the application. For example, if “Taobao” and “Alipay” share data, the terminal can determine “Alipay” as the associated application of "Taobao". This makes it easy for users to quickly open “Alipay” when using “Taobao", which further enhances the user experience.
  • “Taobao” is an e-commerce application
  • “Alipay” is an online payment application. The examples are only used to explain the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the desktop folder represented by the desktop folder icon is an application represented by the desktop folder icon
  • the associated application of the desktop folder may include an application in the desktop folder. Multiple applications can be included in this desktop folder.
  • the associated application of the desktop folder ie, the application in the desktop folder
  • the associated application of the desktop folder can be determined in the following ways:
  • the associated application can be set by the user.
  • the associated application (Safari”, “Settings”, “Contacts”, and “Flashlight) of the desktop folder represented by the desktop folder icon can be set by the user according to his or her own preferences.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • Regarding the policy for the user to set the associated application there is no limitation here.
  • the associated application may be set by the terminal according to a preset rule.
  • the terminal can add applications with the same application type to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal can add social applications (such as WeChat, Twitter Twitter) to the same desktop folder.
  • social applications such as WeChat, Twitter Twitter
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may add an application with the same initial name of the application name to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal can add applications with the first letter "G" of other application names (such as Google Maps, Google Mail, etc.) to the same desktop folder.
  • application names such as Google Maps, Google Mail, etc.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the associated application of an application is determined by a preset rule, which is convenient for the user to quickly determine which application is in a desktop file and is simple and effective.
  • the preset rules of the terminal setting associated application may also be different, and are not limited herein.
  • the associated application may be that the terminal is intelligently set according to the running condition of the application.
  • the terminal can add multiple applications that run concurrently or for a long time to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal analyzes the running status of each application and finds that the user often starts the "Gallery” and “Himala” while starting “WeChat”. Therefore, the terminal can determine the three applications of "Gallery", “Himalayan” and “WeChat”. The association is high and you can add these three apps to the same desktop folder.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal can add multiple applications that need to share data to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal can determine that “Alipay” and “Taobao” are highly correlated, and these two applications can be added to the same desktop folder.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the application in the desktop folder can be intelligently set according to the running condition of the application, and the association between the applications can be deeply explored, which is more in line with the user's usage habits and the user experience is better.
  • the method is not limited to the above two methods, and the manner in which the terminal intelligently sets the application in the desktop folder may be different, and is not limited herein.
  • the application in the same desktop folder may be determined by other means, which is not limited in this application.
  • the application icon-based user operation for quickly launching the associated application can be set in the following manners:
  • the user operation of the quick start associated application based on the application icon may be set by the user.
  • a user action based on the "WeChat” application icon for quick launching of the "Gallery” ie a swipe operation based on the "WeChat app icon”
  • the operation ie, the leftward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon
  • a desktop folder icon-based user action for quick launch of Settings ie, a swipe left operation based on the desktop folder icon
  • a desktop folder icon-based user action for quickly launching the Address Book That is, the right sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon can be set by the user according to his or her own preference.
  • the user operation of the quick start associated application based on the application icon may be that the terminal is intelligently set according to the user's usage habits.
  • a common application icon based user action can be set to quickly launch the associated user action of the associated application.
  • the terminal can set the up-sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon to the user operation of quickly launching the "gallery”.
  • the terminal can set the up slide operation based on the desktop folder icon as a user operation to quickly start "setup".
  • the terminal can derive a common user operation based on the application icon according to the user operation analysis of the application icon based on any application. For example, suppose the user often swipes up on the "Taobao" app icon to launch the "Taobao” associated app. Then, the terminal can determine a user operation based on the application icon to slide up as a common application icon-based user operation, and the common application icon-based user operation applies other application icons. For example, for the "Gallery" application icon, the terminal may determine that the upward sliding operation based on the "Gallery” application icon is a common user operation based on the "Gallery” application icon. The example is only used to explain the present application. In an actual application, the terminal may also determine a common user operation based on the application icon by other means, which is not limited herein.
  • the user operation of the related applications based on the quick start of the application icon may be determined by other means, for example, the user operation of the quick start association application based on the application icon may be randomly set by the terminal, which is not limited in the application.
  • the method may further include: the terminal may display an operation prompt, and the operation prompt may be used to indicate an application icon-based user operation of the associated function that starts the application. In this way, it is convenient for the user to know how to quickly launch an associated application of an application, thereby reducing the user's memory burden.
  • the terminal may display an operation prompt when detecting that an object (such as a user's finger, a stylus, and the like) that performs the user operation is close to the application icon.
  • an object such as a user's finger, a stylus, and the like
  • the operation prompt can be implemented by, but not limited to, the following methods:
  • the operation prompt may be a ring prompt area that appears around the application icon, and the ring prompt area displays at least one associated function identification information.
  • the terminal may output a ring prompt area for prompting the user to input an operation based on the application icon to start the related application to be launched.
  • the terminal may further display a prompt for indicating a sliding direction, such as a dynamic arrow, between the identification information of the associated application and the application icon.
  • the terminal may respond to the detected sliding operation on the application icon to slide the identification information in the ring prompt area, and start the user interface of the associated function pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the sliding operation is pointing
  • the association function is an associated function characterized by the identification information pointed to by the sliding operation.
  • the operation prompt may be a prompt area that is displayed at least one preset shape around the application icon, such as a “bubble”, and the identification information of the associated application may be displayed in the prompt area of the preset shape (eg, Application icon).
  • the "bubble” may be a bubble-shaped prompt area in which the application's identification information (such as an application icon) is displayed.
  • the terminal may respond to the detected sliding operation of sliding the identification information in the prompt area of the preset shape on the application icon, and initiate an associated function pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation is an associated function characterized by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the terminal may respond to the detected user operation of the prompt area acting on the preset shape and initiate an associated function for the user operation.
  • the associated function for the user operation is an associated function of the identification information representation displayed in the prompt area (eg, "bubble") of the preset shape for the user operation.
  • the operation prompt may be a prompt area of at least one preset shape that is displayed on the application icon, such as a “bubble”, and the identification information of the associated application may be displayed in the prompt area of the preset shape (eg, Application icon).
  • the terminal may respond to the detected user operation of the prompt area acting on the preset shape, and initiate an associated function for the user operation.
  • the associated function for the user operation is an associated function of the identification information representation displayed in the prompt area (eg, "bubble") of the preset shape for the user operation.
  • the number of associated functions corresponding to the user operation of the application icon may be multiple, that is, the user operation based on the application icon may be used to quickly launch multiple related functions.
  • the user operation of quickly launching the plurality of associated applications based on the application icon may be a sliding operation of a circular arc sliding track on the application icon.
  • the terminal may start a plurality of associated applications in response to the detected sliding operation of the arc-shaped sliding track on the application icon.
  • the terminal may detect the proportion R of the sliding arc in the entire circumference, and determine the starting association according to the ratio R.
  • the number of applications is N, and finally N associated applications are started.
  • N is proportional to R. That is to say, the closer the arc of the user's sliding is to the complete circumference, the more the number of associated applications that the user can initiate.
  • the user operation for quickly starting a plurality of associated applications may also be a sliding operation based on other sliding tracks of the application icon, such as a sliding operation of a counterclockwise sliding track, a zigzag sliding track Etc., it can also be other touch operations or non-touch operations based on the application icon.
  • the present application provides a graphical user interface on a terminal device, the terminal device having a display, an input device, a memory, and one or more programs for executing one or more programs stored in the memory processor.
  • the graphical user interface may include: an application icon of the at least one application displayed in the display; wherein: in response to the user icon based on the application icon detected by the input device, displaying a user interface of the associated function corresponding to the user operation.
  • the user interface may be the last displayed interface when the user last exits the associated function corresponding to the user operation or the default startup interface of the associated function corresponding to the user operation.
  • the application represented by the application icon has at least one associated function, and the associated function corresponding to the user operation belongs to the at least one associated function, the at least one association
  • the function may include at least one of the following: an associated application of the application, a avatar application of the application.
  • the at least one associated function may further include at least one of: a function provided by the application (such as an application level setting, etc.), a system function (such as a system setting, and the like) associated with the application.
  • the input device may include at least one of the following: a touch panel or a gesture sensor.
  • the foregoing terminal device may further include: a suspension detector.
  • the graphical user interface may further include: displaying an operation prompt in response to a user operation of the object (such as a user's finger, a stylus, etc.) that is detected by the levitation detector to perform the user operation close to the application icon.
  • the operational prompt can be used to indicate an application icon based user action that initiates the associated function.
  • the operation prompts can be displayed in the following ways:
  • annular prompt area may be displayed around the application icon centering on the application icon, and the identification information of the at least one associated function may be displayed on the circular prompt area.
  • the graphical user interface may specifically include: a user interface that displays an associated function pointed to by the sliding operation in response to the sliding operation detected by the input device on the application icon sliding to the identification information.
  • the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation may be an associated function represented by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the user interface may be a default startup interface of the associated function represented by the last displayed interface when the user quits the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation or the identification information pointed to by the sliding operation.
  • At least one preset shape of the prompt area may be suspended around the application icon, and the identification information of the at least one associated function may be displayed in the at least one prompt area.
  • the graphical user interface may specifically include: displaying a user interface of the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation in response to the sliding operation detected by the input device on the application icon sliding to the identification information.
  • the associated function pointed by the sliding operation may be an associated function represented by the identification information in the prompt area of the preset shape pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the user interface may be a default startup interface of the associated function represented by the last displayed interface when the user quits the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation or the identification information pointed to by the sliding operation.
  • the foregoing graphical user interface may specifically include: a user who displays an associated function for the user operation in response to a user operation of the prompt area acting on the preset shape detected by the input device. interface.
  • the associated function used by the user operation is an associated function of the identification information representation displayed in the prompt area of the preset shape for the user operation.
  • the user interface is the last displayed interface when the user last quits the associated function for the user operation or the default startup interface for the associated function for the user operation.
  • At least one preset shape of the prompt area may be displayed on the application icon, and the identification information of the at least one associated function may be displayed in the at least one prompt area.
  • the graphical user interface may specifically include: a user interface for displaying an associated function for the user operation in response to a user operation of the prompt area acting on the preset shape detected by the input device.
  • the associated function used by the user operation is an associated function of the identification information representation displayed in the prompt area of the preset shape for the user operation.
  • the user interface is the last displayed interface when the user last quits the associated function for the user operation or the default startup interface for the associated function for the user operation.
  • the foregoing graphical user interface may specifically include: responding to The sliding operation of the arc-shaped sliding track based on the application icon detected by the input device displays a plurality of user interfaces of the associated functions.
  • the application provides a terminal, the terminal may include: an input device, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein: the input device is configured to detect a user operation based on an application icon; the processor response The user operation detected by the input device starts the associated function corresponding to the user operation.
  • the application represented by the application icon may have at least one associated function, and the associated function corresponding to the user operation belongs to the at least one associated function, and the at least one associated function may include at least one of the following: an associated application of the application, and an application of the application Split application.
  • the at least one associated function may further include at least one of: a function provided by the application (such as an application level setting, etc.), a system function (such as a system setting, and the like) associated with the application.
  • the input device may include at least one of the following: a touch panel or a gesture sensor.
  • the terminal may further include: a display, which can be used to display an operation prompt.
  • the operation prompt can be used to indicate an application icon-based user operation for initiating the associated function.
  • the terminal may further include: a levitation detector, the levitation detector being operative to detect that the object performing the user operation is close to the application icon.
  • the above display may be specifically configured to display an operation prompt when the suspension detector detects that the object performing the user operation is close to the application icon.
  • the above display may display an operation prompt by, but not limited to, the following:
  • the display may be specifically configured to display an annular prompt area around the application icon centering on the application icon, where the identification information of the at least one associated function is displayed on the circular prompt area.
  • the input device may be specifically configured to detect a sliding operation of sliding the identification information on the application icon.
  • the processor may be specifically configured to initiate an association function pointed by the sliding operation in response to the sliding operation detected by the input device on the application icon sliding to the identification information.
  • the above display may be specifically for displaying a user interface of an associated function pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the user interface may be the last displayed interface when the user last exits the associated function corresponding to the user operation or the default startup interface of the associated function corresponding to the user operation.
  • the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation is an associated function characterized by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the display may be specifically configured to hover display at least one preset shape of the prompt area around the application icon, and the at least one prompt area respectively displays the identification information of the at least one associated function.
  • the input device may be specifically configured to detect a sliding operation of sliding the identification information on the application icon.
  • the processor may be specifically configured to initiate an association function pointed by the sliding operation in response to the sliding operation detected by the input device on the application icon sliding to the identification information.
  • the above display may be specifically for displaying a user interface of an associated function pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the user interface may be the last displayed interface when the user last exits the associated function corresponding to the user operation or the default startup interface of the associated function corresponding to the user operation.
  • the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation is an associated function characterized by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the input device may be specifically configured to detect a user operation acting on the prompt area.
  • the processor may be specifically configured to initiate an associated function for the user operation in response to a user operation of the prompt area acting on the preset shape detected by the input device.
  • the above display may be specifically for displaying a user interface for an associated function for the user operation.
  • the user interface may be the last displayed interface when the user last quits the associated function for the user operation or the default startup interface for the associated function for the user operation.
  • the associated function for the user operation is displayed in the prompt area of the preset shape for the user operation. The associated function of the identified identification information.
  • the display may be specifically configured to hover display at least one preset shape of the prompt area on the application icon, and the at least one prompt area respectively displays the identification information of the at least one associated function.
  • the input device may be specifically configured to detect a user operation acting on the prompt area.
  • the processor may be specifically configured to initiate an associated function for the user operation in response to a user operation of the prompt area acting on the preset shape detected by the input device.
  • the above display may be specifically for displaying a user interface for an associated function for the user operation.
  • the user interface may be the last displayed interface when the user last quits the associated function for the user operation or the default startup interface for the associated function for the user operation.
  • the associated function for the user operation is an associated function of the identification information representation displayed in the prompt area of the preset shape for the user operation.
  • the present application provides a terminal, comprising a functional unit for performing the application control method of the above first aspect.
  • the present application provides a readable non-volatile storage medium storing computer instructions that are executed by a terminal to implement the application control method described in the first aspect above.
  • the terminal may be the terminal described in the foregoing third aspect or the fourth aspect.
  • the present application provides a computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the application control method described in the first aspect above.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a page layout of a plurality of application icons involved in the present application
  • FIGS. 2A-2B are schematic diagrams of an embodiment of human-computer interaction provided by the present application.
  • FIGS. 3A-3B are schematic diagrams showing another human-computer interaction embodiment provided by the present application.
  • FIGS. 4A-4C are schematic diagrams showing still another embodiment of human-computer interaction provided by the present application.
  • 5A-5B are schematic diagrams showing still another embodiment of human-computer interaction provided by the present application.
  • FIGS. 6A-6C are schematic diagrams showing still another embodiment of human-computer interaction provided by the present application.
  • FIGS. 7A-7B are schematic diagrams showing still another embodiment of human-computer interaction provided by the present application.
  • FIGS. 8A-8C are schematic diagrams of still another human-computer interaction embodiment provided by the present application.
  • FIGS. 9A-9C are schematic diagrams showing still another embodiment of human-computer interaction provided by the present application.
  • FIGS. 10A-10C are schematic diagrams showing still another embodiment of human-computer interaction provided by the present application.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of hardware of a terminal provided by the present application.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic flowchart of hardware driver interaction inside the terminal shown in FIG. 11;
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart of an application control method provided by the present application.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of software functions for implementing an embodiment of the present application at an application layer of an operating system
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic flow chart of a method corresponding to the software function shown in FIG. 14;
  • FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram of a terminal provided by the present application.
  • the main inventive principles of the present application can include quickly launching an associated function of an application characterized by the application icon by a user operation based on the application icon.
  • the association function of an application may include at least one of the following: an associated application of the application, a function provided by the application (such as an application level setting, etc.), a system function associated with the application (such as system settings, etc.).
  • the system mentioned in this application refers to an operating system running on the terminal, such as Android OS, Windows Phone, iOS, and the like.
  • the system mentioned in the present application can also be directed to the power management part of the battery-powered system, the input/output part that interacts with the user,
  • An embedded graphical user interface service that provides a call interface to upper-layer applications, an underlying codec service for multimedia applications, a Java runtime environment, a wireless communication core function for mobile communication services, and an upper-layer application of a smart phone.
  • the desktop folder represented by the desktop folder icon is an application represented by the desktop folder icon
  • the associated application of the desktop folder may include an application in the desktop folder
  • an application may have one or more associated functions.
  • a plurality of different associated functions can be quickly launched by different user operations based on the application icon of the application.
  • FIG. 2A-2B exemplarily illustrate some user operations of an application icon based quick launch association application.
  • the associated application of “WeChat” includes: “gallery” and “himala”, wherein the user operation of quickly launching the "gallery” is based on the “WeChat” application.
  • the rightward sliding operation of the icon 201, the quick start of the "Himalaya” user operation is a leftward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • “WeChat” is a social instant messaging application
  • “Gallery” is an application for saving pictures
  • “Himalaya” is an online audio playback application
  • the three are only used to explain this application, and should not be limited. .
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201, and the sliding direction is sliding to the right, the terminal can start (or open) the "gallery". Moreover, the terminal may refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen from the homepage 101 to the user interface 102 of the "gallery", and the user interface 102 may be the last interface displayed when the user last exits the "gallery", or may be the "gallery” The default startup interface.
  • the rightward sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201 is based on the rightward sliding operation of the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201, and the sliding direction is sliding to the left, the terminal can activate (or open) "Himalayan". Moreover, the terminal may refresh the interface currently displayed in the screen from the homepage 101 to the user interface 103 of the “Himalayan”, and the user interface 103 may be the last interface displayed when the user exits the “Himalaya” last time, or may be “Himalaya”. The default startup interface.
  • the leftward sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201 is based on the leftward sliding operation of the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the associated application of the application icon representation can be quickly launched by the application icon-based sliding operation, without the user having to perform multiple operations (such as page turning, click start, etc.), which is simpler and more convenient. .
  • the user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon may also be other slip A sliding operation of a moving direction or a sliding track, such as an upward sliding operation based on an application icon, a downward sliding operation based on an application icon, a sliding operation based on a counterclockwise circular path of an application icon, or a clockwise circular path based on an application icon Sliding operation and so on.
  • the user operation of the quick start associated application based on the application icon may also be other forms of touch operations, such as a click operation based on a specific frequency of the application icon, a pressing operation, and the like, which are not limited herein.
  • the user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon may also be a somatosensory operation for the application icon without directly contacting the touch screen.
  • the somatosensory operation can be captured by a floating detector such as a floating touch panel, a depth camera or a gesture sensor.
  • the associated application of an application can be determined in the following ways:
  • the associated application can be set by the user.
  • the associated application of "WeChat” can be set by the user according to his or her own preferences.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the policy for the user to set the associated application there is no limitation here.
  • the associated application may be set by the terminal according to a preset rule.
  • the terminal may set other applications of the same application type as the application as the associated application of the application.
  • the terminal can set other social-like instant messaging applications (such as Twitter Twitter, a social instant messaging application) as the associated application of "WeChat".
  • Twitter Twitter a social instant messaging application
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may recommend an application with the same initial name of another application name as the associated application of the application.
  • the terminal may set the application with the first letter "W” of other application names as the associated application of "WeChat” (the initial letter of "WeChat” is "W").
  • determining an associated application of an application by using a preset rule is convenient for the user to determine which associated application of an application is simple and effective.
  • the preset rules of the terminal setting associated application may also be different, and are not limited herein.
  • the associated application may be that the terminal is intelligently determined according to the running condition of the application.
  • the terminal may determine, as the associated application of the application, the other application that runs concurrently with the application or has the longest time. For example, the terminal analyzes the running status of each application and finds that the user often starts the "Gallery” and "Himala” while starting "WeChat”. Therefore, the terminal can determine that the "Gallery” and "Himala” are related applications of "WeChat". This implementation is more in line with the user's usage habits, further improving the user experience.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may set other applications that share data with the application as the associated application of the application. For example, if “Taobao” and “Alipay” share data, the terminal can determine “Alipay” as the associated application of "Taobao". This makes it easy for users to quickly open “Alipay” when using “Taobao", which further enhances the user experience.
  • “Taobao” is an e-commerce application
  • “Alipay” is an online payment application. The examples are only used to explain the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • 3A-3B exemplarily illustrate some user operations of an application icon based quick launch association application.
  • the application icon is a desktop folder icon.
  • the application represented by the desktop folder icon is a desktop folder
  • the associated application of the desktop folder is an application within the desktop folder.
  • applications in the desktop folder represented by the desktop folder icon 202 include: Safari, settings, contacts, and flashlights. That is to say, the associated application of the desktop folder represented by the desktop folder icon 202 may include: Safari, setting, contact, and flashlight.
  • “Safari" is a browser.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a sliding operation on the desktop folder icon 202 and the sliding direction is sliding to the left, the terminal can activate (or open) "setting". Moreover, the terminal may refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen from the page 104 to the user interface 105 of the “setup”, and the user interface 105 may be the last displayed interface when the user last exits “setting”, or may be “set”.
  • the default startup interface here, the leftward sliding operation on the desktop folder icon 202 is based on the leftward sliding operation of the desktop folder icon 202.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a sliding operation on the desktop folder icon 202 and the sliding direction is sliding to the right, the terminal can activate (or open) the "address book". Moreover, the terminal may refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen from the page 104 to the user interface 106 of the “address book”, and the user interface 106 may be the last interface displayed when the user last exits the “address book”, or may be “communication”. The default startup interface.
  • the rightward sliding operation on the desktop folder icon 202 is based on the rightward sliding operation of the folder icon 202.
  • the application in the desktop folder can be quickly started by the sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon, and it is more convenient and convenient for the user to enter the desktop folder to find and launch the application.
  • the user operation of the application in the quick launch desktop folder based on the desktop folder icon may also be a sliding operation of other sliding directions or sliding tracks, for example, Sliding based on the desktop folder icon, sliding down based on the desktop folder icon, sliding on the counterclockwise circular path based on the desktop folder icon, or sliding based on the clockwise circular path of the desktop folder icon Operation and so on.
  • the user operation of the application in the quick launch desktop folder based on the desktop folder icon may also be other forms of touch operations, such as a specific frequency click operation, a pressing operation, and the like based on the desktop folder icon. There are no restrictions here.
  • the user operation of the application in the quick launch desktop folder based on the desktop folder icon may also be a somatosensory operation for the desktop folder icon without directly contacting the screen.
  • the somatosensory operation can be captured by a 3D somatosensory sensor such as a depth camera.
  • the associated application of the desktop folder ie, the application in the desktop folder
  • the associated application of the desktop folder can be determined in the following ways:
  • the associated application can be set by the user.
  • the associated applications (“Safari”, “Settings”, “Contacts”, and “Flashlights") of the desktop folders represented by the desktop folder icon 202 may be set by the user according to their preferences.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • Regarding the policy for the user to set the associated application there is no limitation here.
  • the associated application may be set by the terminal according to a preset rule.
  • the terminal can add applications with the same application type to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal can add social applications (such as WeChat, Twitter Twitter) to the same desktop folder.
  • social applications such as WeChat, Twitter Twitter
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may add an application with the same initial name of the application name to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal can add applications with the first letter "G" of other application names (such as Google Maps, Google Mail, etc.) to the same desktop folder.
  • application names such as Google Maps, Google Mail, etc.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the associated application of an application is determined by a preset rule, which is convenient for the user to quickly determine which application is in a desktop file and is simple and effective.
  • the preset rules of the terminal setting associated application may also be different, and are not limited herein.
  • the associated application may be that the terminal is intelligently set according to the running condition of the application.
  • the terminal can add multiple applications that run concurrently or for a long time to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal analyzes the running status of each application and finds that the user often starts the "Gallery” and “Himala” while starting “WeChat”. Therefore, the terminal can determine the three applications of "Gallery", “Himalayan” and “WeChat”. The association is high and you can add these three apps to the same desktop folder.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal can add multiple applications that need to share data to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal can determine that “Alipay” and “Taobao” are highly correlated, and these two applications can be added to the same desktop folder.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the application in the desktop folder can be intelligently set according to the running condition of the application, and the association between the applications can be deeply explored, which is more in line with the user's usage habits and the user experience is better.
  • the method is not limited to the above two methods, and the manner in which the terminal intelligently sets the application in the desktop folder may be different, and is not limited herein.
  • the application in the same desktop folder may be determined by other means, and is not limited in this application.
  • the application icon-based user operation for quickly launching the associated application can be set in the following manners:
  • the user operation of the quick start associated application based on the application icon may be set by the user.
  • a user operation based on a "WeChat” application icon for quickly launching a "gallery” ie, a rightward sliding operation based on a "WeChat application icon"
  • a quick start "Himalayan” The user operation based on the "WeChat” application icon (ie, the leftward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon) may be set by the user according to his or her preference.
  • a user operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 for quickly launching "Settings” ie, a leftward sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 and for quickly launching the "Contacts”
  • the user operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 ie, the rightward sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 may be set by the user according to his or her own preference.
  • the user operation of the quick start associated application based on the application icon may be that the terminal is intelligently set according to the user's usage habits.
  • a common application icon based user action can be set to quickly launch the associated user action of the associated application.
  • the terminal can set the up-sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon to the user operation of quickly launching the "gallery".
  • the terminal can set the upward sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 to the user operation of quickly starting the "setting".
  • the terminal can derive a common user operation based on the application icon according to the user operation analysis of the application icon based on any application. For example, suppose the user often swipes up on the "Taobao" app icon to launch the "Taobao” associated app. Then, the terminal can determine a user operation based on the application icon to slide up as a common application icon-based user operation, and the common application icon-based user operation applies other application icons. For example, for the "Gallery" application icon, the terminal may determine that the upward sliding operation based on the "Gallery” application icon is a common user operation based on the "Gallery” application icon. The example is only used to explain the present application. In an actual application, the terminal may also determine a common user operation based on the application icon by other means, which is not limited herein.
  • the user operation of each associated application based on the quick launch of the application icon may also be determined by other means, for example, the user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon may be a random setting of the terminal. This application is not limited.
  • the present application provides an operation prompt for prompting the user how to quickly launch the associated application based on the user operation of the application icon.
  • the operational prompt may be a circular alert area that appears around the application icon.
  • the terminal may output a ring prompt area for prompting the user to input an operation based on the application icon to start the associated application to be launched.
  • the terminal may display the ring hint area 203 centering on the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the circular prompt area 203 displays the indication information (such as the application name 204) of the associated application of "WeChat” (such as “Google Map”, “Impression Note”, “Gallery”, “Himalayan”), wherein “Google Map”
  • the application name is on the left side of the “WeChat” application icon 201, the application name of "Impression Note” is above the “WeChat” application icon 201, and the application name of "Gallery” is on the right side of the “WeChat” application icon 201, "Himalayan”
  • the application name is below the “WeChat” application icon 201.
  • a prompt for indicating a sliding direction such as a dynamic arrow 205, may also be displayed between the identification information of the associated application and the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the user can easily and conveniently launch the associated application that is to be started. specific:
  • the terminal can start (or open) the "gallery". And, the terminal can refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen from the home page 101 to the user interface 102 of the "gallery".
  • the rightward sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201 is based on the rightward sliding operation of the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the terminal can activate (or open) "Himalayan". And, the terminal can refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen from the home page 101 to the user interface 103 of the "Himalayan".
  • the leftward sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201 is based on the leftward sliding operation of the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • FIGS. 4A-4B only exemplarily show how to quickly launch the human-computer interaction process of the associated application.
  • the human-computer interaction process exemplarily shown in FIGS. 4A-4B can also be used to quickly launch other related functions of an application. , such as the features provided by the application (such as application-level settings, etc.), the system functions associated with the application (such as system settings, etc.).
  • the user can slide to the identification information of the associated application on the application icon according to the operation prompt.
  • the terminal may respond to the detected sliding operation sliding on the application icon to the identification information in the circular prompt area, and initiate an associated function pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation is an associated function characterized by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the application icon-based user operation for quickly launching the associated application may also be other forms of touch operation, or may be a non-touch operation, such as a somatosensory operation.
  • the terminal may further record that the finger 301 stays above the "WeChat” application icon 201, and the vertical distance between the "WeChat” application icon 201 is less than the preset threshold D, and can determine the Whether the duration exceeds the preset time length, and if it is exceeded, the ring hint area 203 is displayed. That is to say, the terminal may require the user to stay at a position close to the application icon for a certain period of time, so as to avoid triggering the display of the ring prompt region 203 due to the user's unintentional proximity to the application icon, and the user experience is better. It can be understood that the user's finger 301 does not usually stay for a long time when it is unintentionally close to a specific application icon.
  • the terminal may also display the identification information (such as the application name) of the associated application on the ring prompt area 203, which is commonly used based on the application icon, for the commonly used (or more relevant) associated application.
  • the identification information such as the application name
  • a common sliding operation based on an application icon is an upward sliding operation based on an application icon.
  • the terminal may indicate the "gallery” (such as the application name of "gallery") Displayed above the "WeChat” application icon 201 to prompt the user to launch the "Gallery” by the upward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the user can start the commonly used associated application through common operations, and the associated application can be started more easily and conveniently.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the time at which the ring hint region 203 disappears may include, but is not limited to: 1. After detecting the base After the user operation of the application icon (such as the user operation shown in FIG. 4B); 2. when the user finger 301 is detected to contact the application icon (ie, before detecting the user operation based on the application icon); 3. continuously displaying the ring When the time of the prompt area 203 exceeds a certain length of time (for example, 2 seconds).
  • an annular prompt area 203 centered on the application icon is displayed, prompting the user to click on the application icon on the circular prompt area 203.
  • Linking the application slide is not only convenient for the user to know how to quickly launch the associated application of the application, but also the operation of sliding the application icon as the center point is in line with the user's operating habits, so that the user can quickly open one by one sliding operation. application.
  • FIG. 5A-5B exemplarily illustrate another operational hint provided by the present application.
  • the annular cue area can be wrapped around the application icon.
  • the terminal can display the ring hint area 203 on the periphery of the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the circular prompt area 203 displays indication information (such as the application icon 206) of the associated application of "WeChat” (such as “Google Map”, “Impression Note”, “Gallery”, “Himalayan"), wherein “Google Map”
  • the application icon is on the left side of the “WeChat” application icon 201, the application icon of "Impression Note” is above the “WeChat” application icon 201, and the application icon of "Gallery” is on the right side of the “WeChat” application icon 201, "Himalayan”
  • the application icon is below the “WeChat” application icon 201. In this way, the user finger 301 slides in the direction of a certain associated application on the "WeChat” application icon 201 to trigger the launch of the associated application.
  • the terminal when a sliding operation is detected on the "WeChat” application icon 201, and the sliding direction is swiping to the right, the terminal can start (or open) the "gallery". And, the terminal can refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen from the home page 101 to the user interface 102 of the "gallery".
  • the rightward sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201 is based on the rightward sliding operation of the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the application icon-based user operation for quickly launching the associated application may also be other forms of touch operations, or may be non-touch operations, such as a somatosensory operation.
  • the terminal may also display the identification information (such as the application name) of the associated application on the ring prompt area 203, which is commonly used based on the application icon, for the commonly used (or more relevant) associated application.
  • the location pointed to by the swipe action In this way, the user can start the commonly used associated application through common operations, and the associated application can be started more easily and conveniently.
  • whether or not the ring hint area is displayed can be determined in the following ways.
  • the user can determine whether to display the circular hint area by operating the prompt display switch. If the user turns on the display switch of the operation prompt, the terminal may display the ring-shaped prompt area around the application icon; if the user turns off the display switch of the operation prompt, the terminal may not display the ring-shaped prompt area around the application icon.
  • the terminal when the user's finger approaches the application icon (ie, when the user operation shown in FIG. 4A occurs), the terminal may wrap the display ring alert area around the application icon.
  • the terminal can always display a circular prompt area around the application icon of the application. In an actual application, the terminal may also trigger the display of the ring prompt area shown in FIG. 5A-5B according to other conditions, which is not limited herein.
  • FIGS. 5A-5B is implemented by a wrap-around circular prompt displayed around the application icon.
  • the area may prompt the user to slide the associated application on the ring prompt area 203 on the application icon, which is not only convenient for the user to know how to quickly launch the associated application of the application, but also the operation of sliding the application icon as the center point is very In line with user operating habits, users can quickly open an application with a single swipe operation.
  • the operation prompt may be a "bubble” that is displayed floating around the application icon, and the identification information of the associated application (such as an application icon) is displayed in the "bubble".
  • the "bubble” may be a bubble-shaped prompt area in which the application's identification information (such as an application icon) is displayed.
  • the terminal may set the foreground image of the prompt area as a bubble picture, and provide a visual effect that the application icon is built in the “bubble”.
  • the terminal can display four "bubbles” 206 around the "WeChat” application icon 201, and an application icon 205 is displayed in the "bubble” 206.
  • the "Google Map” application icon is displayed in the “bubble” above the “WeChat” application icon 201, and the “Impression Note” application icon is displayed in the “bubble” above the “WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the “Gallery” application icon is displayed in the “bubble” on the right side of the WeChat application icon 201, and the “Himala” application icon is displayed in the "bubble” on the left side of the "WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the terminal when a sliding operation is detected on the "bubble” on the right side of the "WeChat” application icon 201, the terminal can output the effect of the "bubble” rupture (not shown) and start (or open) ) "Gallery". Then, the terminal can refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen to the user interface 102 of the "gallery".
  • the user operation on the "bubble” on the right side of the "WeChat” application icon 201 is based on the user operation of the "WeChat” application icon 201. In this way, the user wants to activate which associated application, and then breaks (or punctures, punctures, etc.) the "bubble” where the application icon of the associated application is located, the user experience is simple, and the fun is full.
  • FIGS. 6A-6B only exemplarily show how to quickly launch the human-computer interaction process of the associated application.
  • the human-computer interaction process exemplarily shown in FIGS. 6A-6B can also be used to quickly launch other related functions of an application. , such as the features provided by the application (such as application-level settings, etc.), the system functions associated with the application (such as system settings, etc.).
  • the user can perform a user action that scratches or pierces the "bubble", that is, a user action that acts on the "bubble.” Accordingly, the terminal can respond to the detected user action for the "bubble" and initiate the associated function for the user operation.
  • the associated function for the user operation is an associated function of the identification information representation displayed in the prompt area (eg, "bubble") of the preset shape for the user operation.
  • the effect of the bubble "breaking" may include, but is not limited to, a visual effect, a sound effect, a mechanical vibration effect, and the like.
  • the user operation for quickly launching the associated application may be a user operation acting on the "bubble” in which the application icon of the associated application is displayed.
  • the user operation acting on the "bubble” may also be other touch operations, such as a click operation (which may produce a puncture "bubble” effect), or a non-touch operation (eg, Cut or puncture the "bubble” gesture, etc.).
  • the user operation for quickly launching the associated application may also be a user operation sliding to the "bubble” based on the application icon, the "bubble” being displayed in the user Associate the app’s app icon.
  • the terminal when a sliding operation is detected on the "WeChat” application icon 201, and the sliding direction is swiping to the right, the terminal can start (or open) the "gallery". And, the terminal can refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen from the home page 101 to the user interface 102 of the "gallery".
  • the rightward sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201 is based on the rightward sliding operation of the "WeChat” application icon 201. In this way, which associated application the user wants to launch, You can slide to the "bubble" where the app icon of the associated app is located, which is simple and convenient, and the user experience is good.
  • FIG. 6C only exemplarily shows how to quickly launch the human-computer interaction process of the associated application.
  • the human-computer interaction process exemplarily shown by 6C can also be used to quickly launch other related functions of an application, such as the application provides Features (such as application-level settings, etc.), system features associated with the application (such as system settings, etc.).
  • the user can slide to the identification information of the associated application on the application icon according to the operation prompt.
  • the terminal may respond to the detected sliding operation sliding on the application icon to the identification information in the circular prompt area, and initiate an associated function pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation is an associated function characterized by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the user operation for quickly launching the associated application may also be a gesture operation of sliding to the "bubble" (not directly touching the touch screen) .
  • the terminal may also display the application icon of the more commonly used (or more relevant) associated application in the "bubble" pointed to by the common sliding operation of the application icon.
  • the application icon of the commonly used associated application may be displayed above the "WeChat" application icon 201.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting. In this way, the user can start the commonly used associated application through common operations, and the associated application can be started more simply and conveniently.
  • the bubble shape may be a semicircle, an ellipse or the like as long as it conforms to the shape in which the bubble is bulged by the internal air.
  • UI effects such as translucent effects, light and shadow effects, etc. can also be set for "bubbles", which are not limited here.
  • the terminal can highlight (eg, highlight, etc.) the "bubble" in which the application icon of the associated application is located.
  • whether or not the "bubble” is displayed can be determined in the following ways.
  • the user can decide whether to display a "bubble" by operating a prompt display switch. If the user activates the display switch of the operation prompt, the terminal may hover the "bubble” around the application icon; if the user turns off the display switch of the operation prompt, the terminal may not display the "bubble” around the application icon.
  • the terminal may hover display "bubble” around the application icon.
  • the terminal can always display a "bubble” around the application icon of the application.
  • the terminal may also trigger the display of the "bubble" shown in FIG. 6A-6C according to other conditions, which is not limited herein.
  • FIG. 7A-7B exemplarily illustrate still another operational prompt provided by the present application and user operations for quickly launching an associated application.
  • the "bubble" can be displayed floating above the application icon.
  • the app icon can be similar to a container with a "bubble”.
  • the terminal can display four "bubbles” 206 on the "WeChat” application icon 201, and an application icon 205 is displayed in the "bubble” 206.
  • the "Google Map” application icon, the “Impression Note” application icon, the “Gallery” application icon, and the “Himalayan” application icon are respectively displayed in the four "bubbles”.
  • the terminal when a sliding operation is detected on the "bubble" on which the "gallery” application icon is displayed, the terminal can output the effect of the "bubble” rupture (not shown) and start (or open). “Gallery”. Then, the terminal can refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen to the user interface 102 of the "gallery".
  • the terminal can refresh the interface currently displayed on the screen to the user interface 102 of the "gallery”.
  • the "WeChat” application icon 201 The user action on the "bubble” is based on the user action of the "WeChat” application icon 201. In this way, the user wants to launch which associated application, and then breaks the "bubble” where the application icon of the associated application is located, and the user experience is simple and interesting.
  • the user operation may also be other forms of touch operations, such as a click operation (which may produce a puncture "bubble” effect), or a non-touch operation (such as scratching or stabbing). Break the "bubble” gesture, etc.).
  • the terminal may also be in the application when the display mode of the application icon is a large icon display mode.
  • the icon shows "Bubble" above it.
  • the terminal can also detect the size of the application icon. If the size exceeds a preset size (such as 96*96px) (px is called pixel, pixel), the "bubble" can be displayed on the application icon.
  • the terminal may also trigger the display of the "bubble” shown in FIG. 7A-7B according to other conditions, which is not limited herein.
  • the terminal may display a "bubble" around the application icon or the application icon at the same time, that is, the scene exemplarily shown in FIG. 6A or FIG. 7A appears at the same time, which is not limited herein.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201, and the sliding track is a clockwise sliding track, the terminal can activate (or open) the "WeChat” application icon.
  • Multiple associated applications of 201 may be all associated applications of "WeChat”.
  • the terminal can display the pages of the plurality of associated applications in the current screen.
  • the terminal may display multiple activated associated applications in a split screen.
  • the terminal may stack to display a plurality of activated associated applications.
  • the terminal may display multiple related related applications by other means, which is not limited herein.
  • the user operation for quickly launching a plurality of associated applications may also be a sliding operation based on other sliding tracks of the application icon, such as a sliding operation of a counterclockwise sliding track, a zigzag sliding track, and the like. It can also be other touch or non-touch operations based on the application icon. It should be understood that when implementing the technical solution provided by the present application, it is necessary to distinguish between user operations for quickly starting a specific associated application and user operations for quickly starting multiple associated applications.
  • the terminal may detect the proportion R of the sliding arc in the entire circumference, and determine the starting association according to the ratio R.
  • the number of applications is N, and finally N associated applications are started.
  • N is proportional to R. That is to say, the closer the arc of the user's sliding is to the complete circumference, the more the number of associated applications that the user can initiate.
  • the terminal may initiate an associated application of "WeChat”; when detecting that the sliding radiance implemented by the user is greater than the sliding radiance (2), the terminal Two related applications of "WeChat” can be started; when it is detected that the sliding arc performed by the user is greater than the sliding arc (3), the terminal can start three related applications of "WeChat".
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • FIGS. 8A-8B it is very simple and efficient to quickly launch multiple associated applications of one application by user operations based on application icons.
  • the user can initiate multiple related applications by scratching a plurality of “bubbles” at one time or continuously punctuating a plurality of “bubbles”.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a sliding operation on the WeChat application icon 201, and the sliding operation slides over a plurality of “bubbles”, the terminal may output the effect that the plurality of “bubbles” are scratched (not Show), and start (or open) the associated application corresponding to each of the plurality of "bubbles".
  • an associated application corresponding to a "bubble” refers to an application of an application icon representation displayed in the "bubble”.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects consecutive multiple click operations on the WeChat application icon 201, and the multiple click operations select multiple “bubbles”, the terminal may output the multiple “bubbles” to be stamped. A broken effect (not shown), and launches (or opens) an associated application corresponding to each of the plurality of "bubbles".
  • an associated application corresponding to a "bubble” refers to an application of an application icon representation displayed in the "bubble".
  • the terminal can detect the time interval between two adjacent click operations, and if the time interval between any two adjacent click operations is less than the preset interval, the multiple times can be determined.
  • the click operation is a continuous multiple click operation. In practical applications, the terminal may also determine consecutive multiple click operations according to other methods, which are not limited herein.
  • the user can start multiple association applications by scratching a plurality of "bubbles” or continuously punching a plurality of "bubbles", which is very simple, efficient, and fun.
  • various user operations mentioned in the foregoing embodiments for quickly starting the associated application may also be used to quickly launch other related functions of an application, such as functions provided by the application (eg, application level). Settings, etc.) System functions associated with the application (such as system settings, etc.).
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a sliding operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201, and the sliding direction is sliding to the left, the terminal can activate (or open) the application permission setting of "WeChat".
  • the application permission settings of WeChat belong to the application level settings.
  • the terminal may also activate (or open) the application permission of the other application (such as “email”).
  • the terminal may also activate (or open) the application permission of the other application (such as “email”).
  • the user operations for starting (or opening) the application permission settings of different applications can be unified, that is, on the application icons of different applications, the application permission settings of different applications can be started (or opened) by the same user operation. .
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a slide operation on the "WeChat" application icon 201 and the slide direction is swiping to the right, the terminal can start (or open) the desktop layout setting.
  • the desktop layout settings are terminal level settings.
  • the terminal can also launch (or open) the desktop layout settings. That is to say, on the application icons of different applications (such as "email”), the desktop layout settings can be started (or opened) by the same user operation.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a sliding operation on the "email" application icon 207 and the sliding direction is sliding upward, the terminal can activate (or open) the notification message setting of "email".
  • the notification message setting for "Email” is an application-level setting.
  • the terminal may also activate (or open) the notification message setting of the other application (such as “WeChat”). That is to say, the user operations of setting (or opening) the notification message settings of different applications can be unified, that is, the notification message settings of different applications can be started (or opened) by the same user operation on the application icons of different applications. .
  • Figures 9A-9C the user operations for quickly launching other associated functions of an application may also be the above embodiments ( Figures 2A-2B or Figures 3A-3B or Figures 4A-4C or Figures 5A-5B or Figure Other user operations mentioned in 6A-6C or in the embodiment of FIGS. 7A-7B are not described here.
  • the user can quickly launch the associated function of the application by using the multi-touch operation of the application icon.
  • the association function includes, but is not limited to, an associated application of the application, a function provided by the application (such as an application level setting, etc.), a system function (such as a system setting, etc.) associated with the application.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects the two-finger open operation on the "WeChat” application icon 201, and the two-finger open direction is the horizontal direction, the terminal can start (or open) "WeChat”.
  • Application permission settings The application permission settings of WeChat belong to the application level settings.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a two-finger open operation on the "WeChat" application icon 201, and the two-finger opening direction is the portrait direction, the terminal can start (or open) the desktop layout setting.
  • the desktop layout settings are terminal level settings.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects a two-finger open operation on the "email" application icon 207, and the two-finger opening direction is a diagonal direction, the terminal can be activated (or turned on).
  • Notification message settings for "Email" is an application-level setting.
  • the multi-touch operation based on the quick start association function of the application icon may also be other forms of multi-touch operation, such as a two-finger sliding operation, etc. limit.
  • the user operation based on the quick start association function of the application icon may also be a multi-finger gesture operation without directly contacting the screen of the terminal.
  • the multi-touch operation based on the application icon can also be used to quickly initiate other associated functions, as exemplarily shown in the embodiment of Figures 2A-2B or 3A-3B. Associated applications, no restrictions here
  • the associated application of an application may further include a avatar application of the application.
  • the user can quickly launch (or open) an application's avatar application by user action based on the application icon.
  • the user operation may be the user operation described in the embodiment of FIG. 2A-2B or FIG. 3A-3B or FIG. 4A-4C or FIG. 5A-5B or FIG. 6A-6C or FIG. 7A-7B, or may be the above extension User operation described in Embodiment 1 or Extended Embodiment 3.
  • An application's avatar application refers to another installed application that has the same functionality as the application.
  • the user can use the application and the application's avatar application through different identities (such as account number), for example, "WeChat” is used for work, and “WeChat” avatar application is used for life.
  • identities such as account number
  • Such an application and the application's avatar application can meet the different needs of users in different scenarios.
  • the terminal may also acquire the identity information of the user (such as fingerprint information, facial feature information, etc.), under the condition that the identity information is verified. , start the split application.
  • identity information of the user such as fingerprint information, facial feature information, etc.
  • the terminal can be configured with a touch device (such as a touch panel in the display) and/or a gesture sensor.
  • the touch device can detect the touch operation of the user (such as a click operation, a long press operation, a sliding operation, etc.).
  • the gesture sensor can sense a user gesture in the sensing area of the gesture sensor (such as a swipe gesture, a selection gesture, etc., without directly contacting the touch panel of the terminal).
  • the touch device can be used to detect an application icon-based touch operation for quickly launching an association function in the foregoing human-computer interaction embodiment, and the gesture sensor can be used to detect the foregoing in the human-computer interaction embodiment.
  • An application icon-based user gesture that quickly launches the associated function.
  • the terminal may further be configured with a floating detector capable of sensing an object in a three-dimensional (3D) space above the touch device (such as a touch screen) and a motion of the object (such as whether the user's finger is close to the screen) ).
  • the hover detector can be a 3D camera.
  • the touch device can have a hover detection function.
  • the touch panel may be a self-capacitive floating touch panel or a floating touch panel configured with an infrared sensor.
  • the gesture sensor can also be used as a hover detector.
  • the terminal 100 may include: one or more processors 110, a user identity module (SIM) card 150, a communication module 140, a memory 120, a sensor 180, an input device 130, a display 160, an interface 170, and audio. Circuitry 173, camera 172, power management module 175 and battery 176, as well as any other similar and/or suitable components.
  • SIM user identity module
  • the terminal 100 may include: one or more processors 110, a user identity module (SIM) card 150, a communication module 140, a memory 120, a sensor 180, an input device 130, a display 160, an interface 170, and audio.
  • Circuitry 173, camera 172, power management module 175 and battery 176 as well as any other similar and/or suitable components.
  • Processor 110 may include one or more application processors (APs), or one or more communication processors, such as a baseband processor (BP).
  • APs application processors
  • BP baseband processor
  • the processor 110 can run an operating system (OS) or an application so that a plurality of hardware or software elements connected to the processor 110 can be controlled, and processing or arithmetic operations can be performed on various data including multimedia data.
  • the processor 110 can be implemented by a system on chip (SoC).
  • SoC system on chip
  • the optional processor 110 may also include a graphics processor unit (GPU) (not shown).
  • the SIM card 150 can be a card that implements a user identity module.
  • the SIM card 150 may include unique identification information (such as an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID)) or user information (such as an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)).
  • ICCID integrated circuit card identifier
  • IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
  • the communication module 140 can include a radio frequency (RF) module 144.
  • the communication module 140 may further include a cellular module 141, a Wi-Fi module 143, a Bluetooth module 145, a GPS module 147, and a near field communication (NFC) module 149.
  • the communication module 140 can provide a wireless communication function by using a radio frequency. Attached Additionally or alternatively, communication module 140 may include means for connecting terminal 110 to a network (eg, the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a telecommunications network, a cellular network, a satellite network, a plain old telephone service (POTS), etc.
  • Network interface such as LAN card), modulator/demodulator (modem), etc.
  • Communication module 140 can be coupled to a communication processor in processor 110.
  • the communication processor can control the transmission and reception of data by the communication module 140.
  • the communications processor can include a plurality of communications processors that implement different communications protocols, such as a baseband processor coupled to the cellular module 141 for controlling the cellular module 141 to transmit and receive data.
  • the RF module 144 can be used for data transmission and reception.
  • the RF module 144 may include a transceiver, a power amplification module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), and the like.
  • the RF module 144 may also include components for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves in free space during wireless communication, such as conductors, wires, and the like.
  • the sensor 180 may include, for example, at least one of the following: a gesture sensor 181, an infrared sensor 182, a motion sensor 183, a displacement sensor 184, a fingerprint sensor 185, a temperature/humidity sensor 186, and the like.
  • the sensor 180 can measure the physical quantity of the terminal 110 and/or can detect the operational status of the terminal 110 and can convert the measured or detected information into an electrical signal.
  • Sensor 180 may also include, for example, an E-nose sensor (not shown), an electromyogram (EMG) sensor (not shown), an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor (not shown), an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor (not shown) Out), fingerprint sensor (not shown), etc.
  • Sensor 180 may also include control circuitry (not shown) for controlling one or more sensors included therein.
  • the input device 130 may include a touch panel 131, a button 133, or an input sensing module 135.
  • the touch panel 131 may use at least one of a capacitive, resistive, infrared, or ultrasonic method.
  • the touch panel 131 may also include a control circuit.
  • the touch panel 131 may be a floating touch panel.
  • the input sensing module 135 can include at least one fingerprint recognition sensor 1351 and at least one touch sensor 1353.
  • the input sensing module 135 may include a fingerprint recognition sensor 1351 and a touch sensor 1353 that detect an input using the same sensing method.
  • both the fingerprint recognition sensor 1351 and the touch sensor 1353 of the input sensing module 135 can utilize a capacitive method to detect an input.
  • the input sensing module 135 can include an input processor electrically coupled to the fingerprint recognition sensor 1351 and the touch sensor 1353 and processing input received from the fingerprint recognition sensor 1351 or the touch sensor 1353 and transmitting the processing to the processor input of.
  • the input sensing module 135 can include a flexible circuit board, and the touch sensor 1353 of the input sensing module 135, the fingerprint recognition sensor 1351, and an input processor can be electrically connected to the flexible circuit board.
  • the input sensing module 135 may be disposed at a position corresponding to a lower button (eg, a home button or a soft button) on the front of the electronic device.
  • the input sensing module 135 can detect a user fingerprint input or a touch input received from a home button or a soft button through the touch sensor 1353 or the fingerprint recognition sensor 1351.
  • the input sensing module 135 may use the touch sensor 1353 to detect a touch input received through a touch input area formed in a side portion of the electronic device, and may detect a fingerprint input received using the home key by the fingerprint recognition sensor 1351.
  • Input sense module 135 can process the received input and transmit the processed input to the processor.
  • the input processor and fingerprint recognition sensor 1351 can be formed in the form of a chip.
  • Display 160 can include panel 162, holographic device 163, projector 165, and the like.
  • the panel 162 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AM-OLED) display or the like.
  • Panel 162 can be implemented as flexible, transparent, or wearable.
  • the panel 162 may be formed of a single module having the touch panel 131.
  • the hologram device 163 can display a three-dimensional image in the air by using interference of light.
  • display 160 may also include control circuitry for control panel 162 and/or holographic device 163.
  • the display 160 and the touch panel 131 can be integrated to be implemented as a touch screen of the terminal 110.
  • the interface 170 may include a universal serial bus (USB) interface 171, an optical interface 173, and the like. Alternatively, interface 170 may also include one or more interfaces for an SD/Multimedia Card (MMC) (not shown) or an Infrared Data Association (IrDA) (not shown).
  • MMC Multimedia Card
  • IrDA Infrared Data Association
  • the interface 170 or any of its sub-interfaces can be configured to interact with other electronic devices (eg, external electronic devices), input devices, external storage devices, and the like.
  • Audio circuitry 173 can be used to encode/decode speech into electrical signals and can be used to convert electrical signals into speech.
  • the audio circuit 173 may be connected to at least one of a speaker (not shown), a receiver (not shown), an earphone (not shown) or a microphone (not shown), which may be used for at least one of the above.
  • the input/output signals are decoded/encoded.
  • the camera 172 can capture still images or video.
  • camera 172 may include one or more image sensors (such as a front sensor module or a rear sensor module, not shown), an image signal processor (ISP, not shown), or a flash LED (not shown).
  • ISP image signal processor
  • flash LED not shown
  • the camera 172 may be a 3D camera.
  • the power management module 175 can manage the power of the terminal 110.
  • the power management module 175 may include a power management IC (PMIC), a charger IC, a battery fuel gauge, and the like.
  • Battery 176 can power, for example, terminal 110.
  • Battery 176 can be a rechargeable battery.
  • the memory 120 may include an internal memory 121 and an external memory 123.
  • the internal memory 121 may include at least one of the following: volatile memory (such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), etc.) and non-volatile memory (such as one-time programmable read only memory (OTPROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, and non- (NAND) flash memory, or non-(NOR) flash memory, etc.).
  • the internal memory 121 can be in the form of a solid state drive (SSD).
  • the external memory 123 may include a flash drive such as a high density flash memory (CF), a secure digital (SD), a micro SD, a mini SD, a limit number (xD), a memory stick, and the like.
  • Internal memory 120 is coupled to processor 110 for storing various software programs and/or sets of instructions.
  • internal memory 120 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state storage devices.
  • the internal memory 120 can store an operating system (hereinafter referred to as a system) such as an embedded operating system such as ANDROID, IOS, WINDOWS, or LINUX.
  • the internal memory 120 can also store a network communication program that can be used to communicate with one or more additional devices, one or more terminals, one or more network devices.
  • the internal memory 120 can also store a user interface program, which can realistically display the content image of the application through a graphical operation interface, and receive the user-to-application through an input control such as an icon, a menu, a dialog box, and a button. The control operation of the program.
  • a user interface program which can realistically display the content image of the application through a graphical operation interface, and receive the user-to-application through an input control such as an icon, a menu, a dialog box, and a button. The control operation of the program.
  • the internal memory 120 can also store one or more applications, such as social applications (such as WeChat), image management applications (such as a gallery), or other applications such as Evernote, Himalayan, and the like.
  • social applications such as WeChat
  • image management applications such as a gallery
  • other applications such as Evernote, Himalayan, and the like.
  • the terminal 100 is only an example provided by an embodiment of the present invention, and the terminal 100 may have more or less components than those shown, and two or more components may be combined. Or can have different configurations of components.
  • FIG. 4A-4C is taken as an example to describe the cooperation relationship between the components in the terminal 100 (the touch panel 131 is a floating touch panel) in the present application. Please refer to FIG.
  • Display 160 displays home page 101.
  • Homepage 101 shows application icons for multiple apps, including WeChat Application icon.
  • the touch panel 131 detects that the user's finger is close to the "WeChat” application icon.
  • the self-capacitive floating touch panel configured in the touch panel 131 can be used to detect that the user's finger is close to the “WeChat” application icon.
  • the touch panel 131 can report the event of the user's finger near the "WeChat” application icon to the processor 110.
  • the processor 110 can determine which of the associated applications of "WeChat" are in response to the event reported by the touch panel 131, and determine what the user operation is for quickly launching each associated application.
  • the related applications of "WeChat” include “Google Map”, “Impression Note”, “Gallery”, “Himalayan”.
  • the user operation for quickly launching “Google Map” is a left sliding operation based on the “WeChat” application icon
  • the user operation for quickly starting “Impression Note” is an upward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon
  • the user action for quickly launching the "Gallery” is a rightward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon
  • the user operation for quickly launching the "Himala” is a downward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon.
  • the processor 110 can send a display instruction to the display 160 for instructing the display 160 to display the ring alert area and display the application name of each associated application of "WeChat" in the ring alert area.
  • the display 160 displays the ring hint area in response to the display instruction sent by the processor 110, and displays the application name of each associated application of "WeChat" in the ring hint area.
  • the display 160 may display the application name 204 of the associated application of "WeChat” (such as “Google Map”, “Impression Note”, “Gallery”, “Himalayan”) on the ring prompt area 203.
  • the application name of "Google Map” is on the left side of the “WeChat” application icon 201
  • the application name of "Impression Note” is above the “WeChat” application icon 201
  • the application name of "Gallery” is on the “WeChat” application icon 201.
  • the application name of "Himalaya” is below the "WeChat” application icon 201. In this way, the user finger 301 slides in the direction of a certain associated application on the "WeChat” application icon 201 to trigger the launch of the associated application.
  • the display 160 may also display a prompt for indicating the sliding direction, such as the dynamic arrow 205, between the location of the associated application and the "WeChat" application icon 201.
  • the touch panel 131 detects a rightward sliding operation based on the "WeChat" application icon.
  • the touch panel 131 can report the detected event of the rightward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon to the processor 110.
  • the processor 110 may determine, according to the event reported by the touch panel 131, that the associated application corresponding to the rightward sliding operation of the “WeChat” application icon is “gallery”, and starts “gallery”.
  • the processor 110 can send a display command to the display 160 for instructing the display 160 to display a user interface of the "gallery".
  • the display 160 displays a user interface of the "gallery" in response to the display instruction sent by the processor 110. For details, refer to FIG. 4B.
  • the input device in FIG. 12 may also be a gesture sensor (also referred to as a gesture sensor), which may be used to detect a gesture operation based on an application icon (such as a “WeChat” application icon), and the contact correspondingly functions as a gesture operation. point.
  • the input device in FIG. 12 may further include a touch panel 131 (without a self-capacitive floating touch panel) and a 3D camera 172, wherein the touch panel 131 can be used to detect a touch operation based on an application icon, the 3D camera 172 can be used to detect whether a user's finger is near the touch panel 131.
  • the input device in FIG. 12 may also be other types of input devices, which are not limited herein.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart diagram of an application control method provided by the present application. The following uses the terminal as the execution subject to expand the description:
  • the terminal detects a user operation based on an application icon.
  • the user operation based on the application icon may be a touch operation.
  • the terminal may be configured with a touch device (such as a touch screen), and the touch operation of the user (such as a click operation, a long press operation, a sliding operation, etc.) may be detected by the touch device.
  • the user operation based on the application icon may be a somatosensory operation.
  • the terminal may be configured with a gesture sensor (also referred to as a gesture sensor) through which the user's somatosensory operation (such as a swipe gesture, a selection gesture, etc.) may be sensed.
  • a gesture sensor also referred to as a gesture sensor
  • the user's somatosensory operation such as a swipe gesture, a selection gesture, etc.
  • the terminal may determine an associated function corresponding to the user operation. Specifically, in the at least one associated function, each of the associated functions may correspond to at least one user operation based on the application icon for initiating the associated function.
  • the terminal starts an association function corresponding to the foregoing user operation.
  • the associated function of an application may include at least one of the following: an associated application of the application, a function provided by the application (such as an application level setting, etc.), a system function associated with the application (such as system settings, etc.), or The application's avatar application.
  • the desktop folder icon represents a desktop folder that is an application represented by the desktop folder icon
  • the associated application of the desktop folder may include an application within the desktop folder.
  • an application may have one or more associated functions.
  • a plurality of different associated functions can be quickly launched by different user operations based on the application icon of the application.
  • the user action based on the application icon may be a sliding operation on the application icon.
  • the terminal when the terminal detects the sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon 201, the terminal may determine the associated application corresponding to the sliding operation according to the sliding direction of the sliding operation, and initiate the sliding operation. Corresponding associated application.
  • the terminal when the rightward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon 201 is detected, the terminal can start the "gallery”; as shown in FIG. 2B, when the direction based on the "WeChat” application icon 201 is detected The terminal can activate the "Himalayan" when sliding left.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • sliding operations based on different directions of application icons can be used to initiate different associated functions.
  • the user operation based on the application icon may also be a multi-touch operation based on the application icon, which is not described herein.
  • the user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon may also be a sliding operation of other sliding directions or sliding tracks, such as an upward sliding operation based on the application icon, a downward based application icon Sliding operation, sliding operation based on the counterclockwise circular path of the application icon, or sliding operation based on the clockwise circular path of the application icon, and the like.
  • the user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon may also be other forms of touch operations, such as a click operation, a press operation, etc. based on a specific frequency of the application icon. There are no restrictions here.
  • the user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon may also be a somatosensory operation for the application icon without directly contacting the touch screen.
  • the somatosensory operation can be captured by a 3D somatosensory sensor such as a depth camera.
  • the terminal may also output an operation prompt.
  • the terminal may display an operation prompt.
  • the operation prompt can be used to indicate an application icon-based user operation that initiates an associated function of the application, ie, to prompt the user how to perform an application-based icon-based operation to initiate a specific associated function.
  • the object that performs the above-described user operation may be a user's finger, a stylus, or the like.
  • the terminal can output an operation prompt in the following manners.
  • the operation prompt may be an annular prompt area displayed around the application icon centered on the application icon, and the identification information (such as an application name) of the at least one associated function is displayed on the circular prompt area.
  • the user operation based on the application icon may be a sliding operation of sliding the identification information on the application icon.
  • the terminal may collect the sliding direction of the sliding operation, and then display at least one of the circular prompt areas.
  • the identification information the identification information pointed to by the sliding operation is determined, and the associated function represented by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation may be determined as an associated function corresponding to the user operation.
  • the terminal can initiate the associated function corresponding to the user operation.
  • the application icon-based user operation for quickly launching the associated application may also be other forms of touch operation, or may be a non-touch operation, such as a somatosensory operation.
  • the terminal may further record that the user's finger stays above the application icon, and the vertical distance between the application icon and the application icon is less than the duration of the preset threshold, and may determine whether the duration exceeds the preset time.
  • the length if exceeded, displays a circular hint area around the app icon. That is to say, the user operation for triggering the display of the ring prompt area requires the user's finger to stay at a position close to the application icon for a certain period of time, so as to avoid triggering the display of the ring prompt area due to the user's unintentional proximity to the application icon, and the user experience is better. It can be understood that the user's finger usually does not stay close to a specific application icon for a long time.
  • the terminal may also wrap around the application icon to display an annular cue area.
  • the terminal may also wrap around the application icon to display an annular cue area.
  • the terminal may also display the identification information (such as the application name) of the associated function on the ring prompt area by a common sliding of the application icon for the more commonly used (or more relevant) associated function. The location pointed to by the operation.
  • the identification information such as the application name
  • the operational cue may be a cue area that is displayed in suspension for one or more preset shapes (e.g., bubble shapes) around the application icon.
  • Identification information (such as an application icon) of the associated function is displayed in the prompt area.
  • the system may set the foreground image of the preset shape of the prompt area as a bubble picture, and provide a visual effect that the application icon is built in the “bubble”.
  • the preset shape may also be other shapes, and other visual effects are presented, which are not limited herein.
  • the user operation based on the application icon may be a sliding operation that slides on the application icon to the bubble-shaped prompt area.
  • the terminal may collect the sliding direction of the sliding operation, and then from the application icon In a surrounding hinting area of at least one bubble shape, a prompting area of the bubble shape pointed by the sliding operation is determined, and an associated function of the identification information representation in the prompting area of the preset shape pointed to by the sliding operation is determined as The user operates the corresponding associated function. Finally, the terminal can initiate the associated function corresponding to the sliding operation.
  • the user operation based on the application icon may be a user operation acting on the prompt area of the bubble shape, such as a sliding operation.
  • the terminal may be the prompt area of the at least one bubble shape. Determining, in the bubble shape, the prompting area for the sliding operation, and determining the associated function of the identification information representation in the bubble-shaped prompting area for the sliding operation as the associated function corresponding to the sliding operation . Finally, the terminal can initiate the associated function corresponding to the sliding operation.
  • the terminal may also output an effect of "bubble” rupture when a sliding operation acting on the cue area of the bubble shape is detected.
  • the user wants to activate which associated function, and then breaks (or punctures, punctures, etc.) the "bubble" where the identification information of the associated function is located, the user experience is simple, and the fun is full.
  • a preset shaped prompt area may also be displayed floating above the application icon.
  • the app icon can be similar to a container with a "bubble".
  • the user operation based on the application icon may be a user operation acting on the prompt area of the bubble shape, such as a sliding operation.
  • the user operation acting on the "bubble” may also be other touch operations, such as a click operation (which may produce a puncture "bubble” effect), etc. It can be a non-touch operation (such as a gesture of scratching or piercing a "bubble").
  • the bubble shape may be a semicircle, an ellipse or the like as long as it conforms to the shape in which the bubble is bulged by the internal air.
  • UI effects such as translucent effects, light and shadow effects, etc. can also be set for "bubbles", which are not limited here.
  • the system can highlight (eg, highlight, etc.) the "bubble" of the associated application's application icon.
  • whether the prompt area of the preset shape (such as a bubble shape) is displayed can be passed through Ways to determine.
  • the user can determine whether to display a "bubble” (ie, a bubble-shaped cue area) by operating a prompt display switch. If the user activates the display switch of the operation prompt, the terminal may hover and display the “bubble” (ie, the bubble-shaped prompt area) around the application icon; if the user turns off the display prompt of the operation prompt, the terminal may not float display around the application icon. "Bubble” (ie the bubble-shaped hint area). In another implementation, when the user's finger approaches the application icon (ie, when the user operation shown in FIG.
  • the terminal may hover and display a "bubble” (ie, a bubble-shaped cue area) around the application icon.
  • a "bubble” ie, a bubble-shaped cue area
  • the terminal can always display a "bubble” (ie, a bubble-shaped prompt area) around the application icon of the application.
  • the terminal can also trigger the display of "bubbles" according to other conditions, and there is no limitation here.
  • the application icon-based user operation for initiating a plurality of associated functions may be a sliding operation of a circular arc-shaped sliding track on the application icon.
  • the terminal can initiate a plurality of associated applications.
  • the plurality of associated applications may be all associated applications of the application.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may display multiple activated associated applications in a split screen.
  • the terminal may also display a plurality of activated associated applications in a stack.
  • the terminal may display multiple related related applications by other means, which is not limited herein.
  • the user operation for quickly launching a plurality of associated applications may also be a sliding operation based on other sliding tracks of the application icon, such as a sliding operation of a counterclockwise sliding track, a zigzag sliding track, and the like. It can also be other touch or non-touch operations based on the application icon. It should be understood that when implementing the technical solution provided by the present application, it is necessary to distinguish between user operations for quickly starting a specific associated application and user operations for quickly starting multiple associated applications.
  • the terminal may detect a ratio R of the sliding arc in the entire circumference, and according to the ratio R Determine the number N of related applications to start, and finally start N related functions.
  • N is proportional to R
  • N is a positive integer
  • R is an integer
  • R 100%, N is the number of all associated functions of the application.
  • the application icon-based user operation for starting a plurality of associated functions may be a sliding operation of a prompt area acting on a plurality of preset shapes, or may be a click of a prompt area applied to a plurality of preset shapes continuously. Action (or select a gesture).
  • the user can launch multiple related applications by scratching a plurality of "bubbles” at one time or continuously punching a plurality of "bubbles”.
  • the terminal may output the plurality of “bubbles” to be broken.
  • the associated function of a "bubble” refers to an application of the identification information displayed in the "bubble”.
  • the terminal may output the effect that the multiple “bubbles” are punctuated. And start (or open) the multiple "bubble”
  • the associated function of a "bubble” refers to the application of the identification information displayed in the "bubble".
  • the terminal can detect the time interval between two adjacent click operations, and if the time interval between any two adjacent click operations is less than the preset interval, the multiple times can be determined.
  • the click operation is a continuous multiple click operation. In practical applications, the terminal may also determine consecutive multiple click operations according to other methods, which are not limited herein.
  • the user can launch multiple related applications by scratching multiple "bubbles” at one time or continuously punctuating multiple “bubbles”, which is very simple, efficient, and fun.
  • the associated application can be set by the user.
  • the terminal may receive a first setting operation input by the user, and set an associated function of the application represented by the application icon according to the first setting operation.
  • the first setting operation can be used to set the associated function of the application.
  • the associated application of "WeChat” can be set by the user according to his or her own preferences.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the policy for the user to set the associated application there is no limitation here.
  • the associated application may be set by the terminal according to a preset rule.
  • the terminal may set other applications of the same application type as the application as the associated application of the application.
  • the terminal can recommend other social-like instant messaging applications (such as Twitter, social instant messaging applications) as "Associated Applications” of "WeChat.”
  • social-like instant messaging applications such as Twitter, social instant messaging applications
  • associated Applications such as Twitter, social instant messaging applications
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may recommend an application with the same initial name of another application name as the associated application of the application.
  • the terminal may apply the association of the application "WeChat” (the initial letter of "WeChat” is "W") of the other application name with the initial letter "W”.
  • determining an associated application of an application by using a preset rule is convenient for the user to determine which associated application of an application is simple and effective.
  • the preset rules of the terminal setting associated application may also be different, and are not limited herein.
  • the associated application may be that the terminal is intelligently determined according to the running condition of the application.
  • the terminal may determine, as the associated function of the application, a function that the number of times running concurrently with the application exceeds the first threshold, or may determine that a function that runs concurrently with the application exceeds a second threshold is determined by the application.
  • the associated function, or the function of sharing data with the application can be determined as an associated function of the application.
  • the terminal can determine other applications that run concurrently with the application for the longest time or the longest time as the associated application of the application. For example, the terminal analyzes the running status of each application and finds that the user often starts the "Gallery” and “Himala” while starting "WeChat”. Therefore, the terminal can determine that the "Gallery” and "Himala” are related applications of "WeChat”. This implementation is more in line with the user's usage habits, further improving the user experience.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal may set other applications that share data with the application as the associated application of the application. For example, if data is shared between "Taobao" and "Alipay", the terminal can determine “Alipay” as the associated application of "Taobao". This makes it easy for users to quickly open “Alipay” when using "Taobao", which further enhances the user experience.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the terminal is not limited to the foregoing, and the terminal may determine the associated application of an application by other means, which is not limited in this application.
  • the associated application of the desktop folder represented by the desktop folder icon ie, the application in the desktop folder
  • the desktop folder icon ie, the application in the desktop folder
  • the application in the desktop folder can be set by the user.
  • the application in the desktop folder can be set by the terminal according to the preset rules.
  • the terminal can add multiple functions that run simultaneously more than the third threshold to the same desktop folder, or can add multiple functions that run simultaneously beyond the fourth threshold to the same desktop folder. Or, you can add multiple features of shared data to the same desktop folder.
  • the user action of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon can be set by the user.
  • the terminal may receive a second setting operation input by the user, and set an application icon-based user operation for quickly starting an associated function of the application according to the second setting operation.
  • a user operation based on a "WeChat” application icon for quickly launching a "gallery” ie, a rightward sliding operation based on a "WeChat application icon"
  • a quick start "Himalayan” The user operation based on the "WeChat” application icon (ie, the leftward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon) may be set by the user according to his or her preference.
  • a user operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 for quickly launching "Settings” ie, a leftward sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 and for quickly launching the "Contacts”
  • the user operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 ie, the rightward sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 may be set by the user according to his or her own preference.
  • the terminal may separately record the used times or used durations of each associated function of the application, and determine commonly used associated functions.
  • the commonly used associated function is used more than the fifth threshold or the used duration exceeds the sixth threshold.
  • the terminal can set the user operation of the commonly used application icon based on the application as the user operation for starting the common associated function.
  • the commonly used user operation based on the application icon may be a default user operation of the terminal, or may be determined according to user habits.
  • the common application icon-based user operation can be set as a user operation to quickly launch the associated application.
  • the system can set the up sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon 202 to the user operation of quickly starting the "setting".
  • the user operation of each associated application based on the application icon may be determined by other means.
  • the user operation of the quick start association application based on the application icon may be randomly set by the terminal, which is not limited in the application.
  • FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 the combined implementation of the foregoing several embodiments is described in detail below through FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, that is, the associated application is quickly started by single-finger interaction (as shown in FIG. 2A-2B or FIG. 3A-3B).
  • the single-finger interaction triggers the operation prompt (such as FIG. 4A-4C or FIG. 5A-5C or FIG. 6A-6C or FIG. 7A-7B), and quickly starts an application-related system setting by multi-finger interaction (as shown in FIG. 8A-8C).
  • Figure 14 shows a functional diagram of the implementation of several of the above embodiments in conjunction with a system.
  • the system may include an application layer, a framework layer, and a kernel layer.
  • a listener may be set at an application layer for an application icon on the desktop for monitoring an instruction of the user to operate the application icon. As shown in FIG. 15, when the listener captures different types of user operations based on the desktop application, the system can perform but is not limited to the following steps:
  • the system may activate the associated application corresponding to the sliding operation.
  • the listener is a listener for the "WeChat" application icon.
  • the system can launch the associated application "gallery".
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the system can trigger an operation prompt to launch the associated application.
  • the listener is a listener for the "WeChat" application icon.
  • the system can trigger the display of the ring hint region 203.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the system can initiate the system settings associated with the application. For example, in the examples of Figures 10A-10C, it is assumed that the listener is a listener for the "WeChat" application icon. When the listener captures the user operation shown in FIG. 10A, the system can initiate the application permission setting of "WeChat".
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 It is not limited to FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 , and the above-mentioned each provided by the present application may also be implemented in combination according to specific needs in practical applications. An embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 shows a functional block diagram of a terminal provided by the present application.
  • the functional blocks of the terminal may be implemented by hardware, software or a combination of hardware and software to implement the technical solutions provided by the present application.
  • the functional blocks described in FIG. 16 may be combined or separated into several sub-function blocks to implement the technical solutions provided herein. Accordingly, the above description in this application may support any possible combination or separation or further definition of the functional modules described below.
  • the terminal 200 may include a first input unit 201 and a startup unit 204. among them:
  • the first input unit 201 can be used to detect user operations based on application icons.
  • the startup unit 204 is operative to initiate an associated function corresponding to the user operation in response to the first input unit 201 detecting a user operation.
  • the application represented by the application icon may have at least one associated function.
  • the associated function corresponding to the user operation belongs to the at least one associated function, and the at least one associated function may include at least one of the following: an associated application of the application, and an avatar application of the application.
  • the first input unit 201 may be an input device such as the touch panel 131 or the gesture sensor 181 in the embodiment of FIG. 11 .
  • the boot unit 204 can be the processor 110 in the embodiment of FIG.
  • the at least one associated function may further include at least one of: a function provided by the application (such as an application level setting, etc.), a system function (such as a system setting, and the like) associated with the application.
  • a function provided by the application such as an application level setting, etc.
  • a system function such as a system setting, and the like
  • the desktop folder icon represents a desktop folder that is an application represented by the desktop folder icon
  • the associated application of the desktop folder may include an application within the desktop folder.
  • the user operation based on the application icon may be a sliding operation based on the application icon. Sliding directions or sliding tracks, etc. can be used to define different sliding operations, and different sliding operations based on the application icons can be used to initiate different associated functions.
  • the user operation of the quick start associated application based on the application icon may also be other forms of touch operations, such as a click operation based on a specific frequency of the application icon, a pressing operation, and the like, which are not limited herein.
  • the user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon may also be a somatosensory operation for the application icon without directly contacting the touch screen.
  • the terminal 200 may further include: a setting unit 206, configured to set an associated application of an application.
  • the boot unit 204 can be the processor 110 in the embodiment of FIG.
  • the setting unit 206 can set the associated application by using, but not limited to, the following methods:
  • the terminal 200 may further include: a third input unit 203, configured to receive a first setting operation input by the user.
  • the third input unit 203 may be an input device such as the touch panel 131, the button 133, or the audio circuit 173 in the embodiment of FIG.
  • the first setting operation can be used to set the associated function of the application.
  • the setting unit 206 is configured to set an associated function of the application according to the first setting operation.
  • the setting unit 206 can be configured to set the associated application according to a preset rule.
  • the setting unit 206 can be configured to set another application of the same application type as the application as the associated application of the application.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to set an application whose first letter of the same application name is the same as the associated application of the application.
  • an application with the first letter "W” of other application names can be set as an associated application of "WeChat” (the initial letter of "WeChat” is "W”).
  • W the initial letter of "WeChat”
  • determining an associated application of an application by using a preset rule is convenient for the user to determine which associated application of an application is simple and effective.
  • the preset rules of the setting application unit 206 for setting the associated application may also be different, and are not limited herein.
  • the setting unit 206 can be configured to set the associated application according to the running condition of the application.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to determine other applications that are concurrent with the application for the most times or the longest time as the associated application of the application. For example, the setting unit 206 analyzes the running status of each application, and the user often starts the "gallery” and the "himala” while starting the "WeChat". Therefore, the setting unit 206 can determine that the "gallery” and the "himala” are "WeChat”. Associated application. This implementation is more in line with the user's usage habits, further improving the user experience. The examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the setting unit 206 may set other applications that share data with the application as the associated application of the application.
  • the data is shared between "Taobao” and "Alipay”, and the setting unit 206 can determine “Alipay” as the associated application of "Taobao”. This makes it easy for users to quickly open “Alipay” when using “Taobao", which further enhances the user experience.
  • "Taobao” is an e-commerce application
  • “Alipay” is an online payment application. The examples are only used to explain the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the desktop folder represented by the desktop folder icon is an application represented by the desktop folder icon
  • the associated application of the desktop folder may include an application in the desktop folder. Multiple applications can be included in this desktop folder.
  • the setting unit 206 can set the associated application of the desktop folder (ie, the application in the desktop folder) by using, but not limited to, the following methods:
  • the terminal 200 may further include: a third input unit 203, configured to receive a first setting operation input by the user.
  • the third input unit 203 may be an input device such as the touch panel 131, the button 133, or the audio circuit 173 in the embodiment of FIG.
  • the first setting operation can be used to set an application within the desktop folder.
  • the setting unit 206 can be configured to set an application in the desktop folder according to the first setting operation.
  • the associated application (Safari”, “Settings”, “Contacts”, and “Flashlight) of the desktop folder represented by the desktop folder icon can be set by the user according to his or her own preferences.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • Regarding the policy for the user to set the associated application there is no limitation here.
  • the setting unit 206 can be configured to set an application in the desktop folder according to a preset rule.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to add applications with the same application type to the same desktop folder.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to add social-like applications (such as WeChat, Twitter Twitter) to the same desktop folder.
  • social-like applications such as WeChat, Twitter Twitter
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the setting unit 206 is configured to add an application with the same initial name of the application name to the same desktop folder.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to add applications (eg, Google Maps, Google Mail, etc.) with the first letter of other application names to the same desktop folder.
  • applications eg, Google Maps, Google Mail, etc.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the associated application of an application is determined by a preset rule, which is convenient for the user to quickly determine which application is in a desktop file and is simple and effective. It is not limited to the above two methods, and the setting rules of the setting unit 206 for setting the application in the desktop folder may also be different, and are not limited herein.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to intelligently set an application in the desktop folder according to the running condition of the application.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to add multiple applications that are running at the same time or for a long time to the same desktop folder.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to analyze the running situation of each application. The user often starts the “gallery” and the “himala” while starting the “WeChat”. Therefore, the setting unit 206 can be used to determine the "gallery” and the "Himalayan”.
  • the three applications of WeChat are highly correlated, and these three applications can be added to the same desktop folder.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to add multiple applications that need to share data to the same desktop folder.
  • the terminal can determine that “Alipay” and “Taobao” are highly correlated, and these two applications can be added to the same desktop folder.
  • the examples are merely illustrative of the application and should not be construed as limiting.
  • the application in the desktop folder can be intelligently set according to the running condition of the application, and the association between the applications can be deeply explored, which is more in line with the user's usage habits and the user experience is better.
  • the manner in which the setting unit 206 intelligently sets the application in the desktop folder may be different, and is not limited herein.
  • the setting unit 206 can set an application icon-based user operation for quickly launching the associated application by, but not limited to, the following manners.
  • the terminal 200 may further include: a third input unit 203, configured to receive a second setting operation input by the user.
  • the third input unit 203 may be an input device such as the touch panel 131, the button 133, or the audio circuit 173 in the embodiment of FIG.
  • the second setting operation can be used to set an application icon based user operation that quickly launches the associated function of the application.
  • the setting unit 206 is operative to set an application icon-based user operation of quickly launching an associated function of the application according to the second setting operation.
  • the setting unit 206 can be configured to set a user operation of the quick launch associated application based on the application icon according to the user usage habit.
  • the setting unit 206 can be configured to set a common application icon based user operation as a user operation to quickly launch the associated application.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to set an upward sliding operation based on the "WeChat” application icon as a user operation to quickly launch the "gallery”.
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to set the up sliding operation based on the desktop folder icon as a user operation of quickly starting "setting".
  • the setting unit 206 can be used to derive common usage according to user operation analysis of an application icon based on any application. User action based on the application icon. For example, suppose the user often swipes up on the "Taobao" app icon to launch the "Taobao" associated app. Then, the setting unit 206 can be used to determine a user operation based on the application icon sliding up as a common application icon-based user operation, and the common application icon-based user operation applies other application icons. For example, for the "Gallery" application icon, the setting unit 206 can be used to determine that the upward sliding operation based on the "Gallery” application icon is a common user operation based on the "Gallery” application icon. The example is only used to explain the present application. In an actual application, the setting unit 206 can also determine a common user operation based on an application icon by other means, which is not limited herein.
  • the terminal 200 may further include: a display unit 205, which is configured to display an operation prompt.
  • the display unit 205 can be the display 160 in the embodiment of FIG.
  • the operational prompt can be used to indicate an application icon-based user action that initiates an associated function of the application, ie, to prompt the user how to perform an application-based icon-based operation to initiate a particular associated function. In this way, the memory burden on the user can be avoided.
  • the terminal 200 may further include: a second input unit 202, configured to detect that an object (such as a user's finger, a stylus, and the like) that performs the user operation is close to the application icon.
  • the second input unit 202 may be an input device such as the touch panel 131, the gesture sensor 181, or the 3D camera 172 configured with the hovering touch detection function in the embodiment of FIG. 11 .
  • the display unit 205 is specifically configured to display an operation prompt when the second input unit 202 detects that an object (such as a user's finger, a stylus, etc.) performing a user operation is close to the application icon.
  • the display unit 205 can display the operation prompts by using, but not limited to, the following manners:
  • the display unit 205 is specifically configured to display a ring prompt area around the application icon, and display at least one associated function identification information on the ring prompt area.
  • the initiating unit 204 is configured to, in response to the sliding operation detected by the first input unit 201 on the application icon sliding to the identification information in the ring prompt region, and start the user interface of the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation.
  • the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation is an associated function characterized by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the display unit 205 may be specifically configured to hover display at least one preset shape of the prompt area around the application icon, such as a “bubble”, where the identifier information of the associated application may be displayed in the prompt area of the preset shape. (such as the app icon).
  • the "bubble” may be a bubble-shaped prompt area in which the application's identification information (such as an application icon) is displayed.
  • the activation unit 204 is operative to respond to the detected sliding operation on the application icon to the identification information in the prompt area of the preset shape, and initiate the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation.
  • the associated function pointed to by the sliding operation is an associated function characterized by the identification information pointed by the sliding operation.
  • the activation unit 204 can be configured to respond to a user operation of the prompt area applied to the preset shape detected by the first input unit 201, and initiate an associated function for the user operation.
  • the associated function for the user operation is an associated function of the identification information representation displayed in the prompt area (eg, "bubble") of the preset shape for the user operation.
  • the display unit 205 may be specifically configured to hover and display the prompt area of the at least one preset shape on the application icon, such as a “bubble”, where the identification information of the associated application may be displayed in the prompt area of the preset shape. (Such as Application icon).
  • the initiating unit 204 is configured to respond to a user operation of the prompt area applied to the preset shape detected by the first input unit 201, and initiate an associated function for the user operation.
  • the associated function for the user operation is an associated function of the identification information representation displayed in the prompt area (eg, "bubble") of the preset shape for the user operation.
  • the first input unit 201 can be used to detect a sliding operation of a circular arc-shaped sliding track on an application icon.
  • the activation unit 204 is operable to initiate a plurality of associated applications in response to a sliding operation of the arcuate sliding trajectory detected by the first input unit 201.
  • the user operation for quickly starting a plurality of associated applications may also be a sliding operation based on other sliding tracks of the application icon, such as a sliding operation of a counterclockwise sliding track, a zigzag sliding track Etc., it can also be other touch operations or non-touch operations based on the application icon.
  • the technical solution provided by the present application can realize the quick start of the association function by the user operation based on the application icon, and the user does not need to perform multiple operations (for example, page flip search, click start, etc.), which is simpler and more convenient.
  • the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, when the program is executed
  • the flow of the method embodiments as described above may be included.
  • the foregoing storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a ROM or a random access memory RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

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Abstract

本申请公开了一种应用控制方法，所述方法可包括：终端检测到基于应用图标的用户操作；所述应用图标表征的应用具有至少一个关联功能；响应于检测到所述用户操作，所述终端启动所述用户操作对应的关联功能；其中，所述用户操作对应的关联功能属于所述至少一个关联功能。其中，所述应用的关联功能包括以下至少一项：所述应用的关联应用、所述应用提供的功能、所述应用关联的系统功能，或所述应用的分身应用。上述方案可实现简单、快速的启动应用程序或应用程序关联的功能。

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应用控制方法、图形用户接口及终端 技术领域
本申请涉及人机交互技术领域，尤其涉及应用控制方法、图形用户接口及终端。
背景技术
随着用户在移动终端上安装的应用(application，APP)越来越多，桌面(desktop)上的应用图标(icon)也越来越多，而且部分应用图标之间的相似度较高。用户启动某个应用一般要经过如下步骤：在桌面上翻页找到该应用所在的页面，然后在该页面中找出该应用的应用图标，最后点击该应用的应用图标启动该应用。或者，用户可以在搜索界面中输入想要启动的应用的名称，搜索成功后点击搜索到的应用图标来启动应用。这些启动应用的方法都需要繁琐的用户操作，用户体验不佳。
如图1所示，移动终端(如手机)上安装了多个应用，这多个应用的应用图标排列在桌面上的4个页面中。当用户想要启动第4个页面中的某一个应用(如谷歌地图)时，用户需要滑动屏幕，翻页至4页，并在第4页中找出谷歌地图的应用图标，最后点击谷歌地图的应用图标来启动谷歌地图。这样导致用户需要执行多个操作才能启动应用，而且在每一个页面内，用户需要仔细浏览辨别每一个应用图标才能正确查找出想要启动的应用，用户体验差。
发明内容
本申请提供了一种应用控制方法、图形用户接口及终端，可实现简单、快速的启动应用程序或应用程序关联的功能。
第一方面，本申请提供了一种应用控制方法，该方法可包括：终端检测到基于应用图标的用户操作，并响应于检测到该用户操作，启动该用户操作对应的关联功能。这里，该应用图标表征的应用具有至少一个关联功能，其中，该用户操作对应的关联功能属于该至少一个关联功能，该至少一个关联功能可以包括以下至少一项：该应用的关联应用、该应用的分身应用。
可选的，该至少一个关联功能还可以包括以下至少一项：该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
本申请中，基于应用图标的用户操作可以是基于应用图标的滑动操作。滑动方向或滑动轨迹等可以用来定义不同的滑动操作，基于应用图标的不同的滑动操作可用于启动不同的关联功能。不限于滑动操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，例如基于应用图标的特定频次的点击操作、按压操作等等，这里不作限制。不限于触控操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是针对应用图标的体感操作，不直接接触触摸屏。具体的，体感操作可以通过悬浮检测器捕捉。
通过实施第一方面描述的方法，可实现通过基于应用图标的用户操作即可快速启动关联功能，无需用户多次操作(例如翻页查找、点击启动等等)，更加简单便捷。
结合第一方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，一个应用的关联应用可以通过下述几种方 式确定：
(1)关联应用可以是用户设置的。
例如，“微信”的关联应用(“图库”和“喜马拉雅”)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置关联应用的策略，这里不作限制。
(2)关联应用可以是终端根据预设规则设置的。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用的应用类型相同的其他应用设置为该应用的关联应用。
例如，终端可以将其他社交类的即时通讯应用(如推特Twitter，一款社交类即时通讯应用)设置为“微信”的关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以推荐其他应用名称的首字母相同的应用为该应用的关联应用。例如，终端可以将其他应用名称的首字母为“W”的应用设置为“微信”(“微信”的首字母为“W”)的关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，通过预设规则确定一个应用的关联应用，便于用户确定出一个应用的关联应用是哪些，简单有效。不限于上述两种方式，终端设置关联应用的预设规则还可以不同，这里不作限制。
(3)关联应用可以是终端根据应用的运行情况智能确定的。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用同时运行的次数最多或时间最长的其他应用确定为该应用的关联应用。例如，终端分析各个应用的运行情况发现，用户经常在启动“微信”的同时，启动“图库”和“喜马拉雅”，因此，终端可以确定“图库”和“喜马拉雅”是“微信”的关联应用。这种实现方式更加符合用户的使用习惯，进一步提高了用户体验。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用共享数据的其他应用设置为该应用的关联应用。例如，“淘宝(Taobao)”和“支付宝(Alipay)”之间共享数据，终端可以将“支付宝”确定为“淘宝”的关联应用。这样便于用户在使用“淘宝”时快速打开“支付宝”，进一步提高了用户体验。“淘宝”是一款电子商务的应用，“支付宝”是一款在线支付的应用，示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，根据应用的运行情况智能确定一个应用的关联应用，可以深度挖掘出应用之间的关联性，更加符合用户使用习惯，用户体验更佳。不限于上述两种方式，终端智能确定关联应用的方式还可以不同，这里不作限制。
本申请中，如果应用图标是桌面文件夹图标，则桌面文件夹图标表征的桌面文件夹即该桌面文件夹图标表征的应用，该桌面文件夹的关联应用可包括该桌面文件夹内的应用，该桌面文件夹内可包括多个应用。
结合第一方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，桌面文件夹的关联应用(即桌面文件夹内的应用)可以通过下述几种方式确定：
(1)关联应用可以是用户设置的。
例如，桌面文件夹图标表征的桌面文件夹的关联应用(“Safari”、“设置”、“通讯录”和“手电筒”)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置关联应用的策略，这里不作限制。
(2)关联应用可以是终端根据预设规则设置的。
可选的，终端可以将应用类型相同的应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，终端可以将社交类应用(如微信、推特Twitter)添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，终端可以将应用名称的首字母相同的应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，终端可以将其他应用名称的首字母为“G”的应用(如谷歌地图(Google Maps)、谷歌邮箱(Gmail)等)添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，通过预设规则确定一个应用的关联应用，便于用户快速确定出一个桌面文件及中的应用是哪些，简单有效。不限于上述两种方式，终端设置关联应用的预设规则还可以不同，这里不作限制。
(3)关联应用可以是终端根据应用的运行情况智能设置的。
可选的，终端可以将同时运行的次数较多或时间较长的多个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，终端分析各个应用的运行情况发现，用户经常在启动“微信”的同时，启动“图库”和“喜马拉雅”，因此，终端可以确定“图库”、“喜马拉雅”和“微信”这三个应用的关联程度较高，可以将这三个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，终端可以将需要进行数据共享的多个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，“淘宝”和“支付宝”之间共享数据，终端可以确定“支付宝”和“淘宝”的关联程度较高，可以将这两个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，根据应用的运行情况智能设置桌面文件夹中的应用，可以深度挖掘出应用之间的关联性，更加符合用户使用习惯，用户体验更佳。不限于上述两种方式，终端智能设置桌面文件夹中的应用的方式还可以不同，这里不作限制。
不限于上述实现方式，同一个桌面文件夹中的应用还可以通过其他方式确定，本申请不作限制。
结合第一方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，用于快速启动关联应用的基于应用图标的用户操作可以通过下述几种方式设置：
(1)基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是用户设置的。
例如，用于快速启动“图库”的基于“微信”应用图标的用户操作(即基于“微信”应用图标的向右滑动操作)以及用于快速启动“喜马拉雅”的基于“微信”应用图标的用户操作(即基于“微信”应用图标的向左滑动操作)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。
例如，用于快速启动“设置”的基于桌面文件夹图标的用户操作(即基于桌面文件夹图标的向左滑动操作)以及用于快速启动“通讯录”的基于桌面文件夹图标的用户操作(即基于桌面文件夹图标的向右滑动操作)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。
示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置用于快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作的策略，这里不作限制。
(2)基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是终端根据用户使用习惯智能设置的。
可选的，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用，可以将常用的基于应用图标的用户操作设置为快速启动该关联应用的用户操作。
例如，假设“微信”的最常使用的关联应用是“图库”，且当用户单手握持终端时，基于应用图标的向上滑动操作是常用操作。因此，终端可以将基于“微信”应用图标的向上滑动操作设置为快速启动“图库”的用户操作。
例如，假设桌面文件夹内最常使用的应用是“设置”，且当用户单手握持终端时，基于桌面文件夹图标的向上滑动操作是常用操作。因此，终端可以将基于桌面文件夹图标的向上滑动操作设置为快速启动“设置”的用户操作。
示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于终端根据用户使用习惯智能设置用于快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作的策略，这里不作限制。
这里，终端可以根据基于任意应用的应用图标的用户操作分析得出常用的基于应用图标的用户操作。例如，假设用户经常在“淘宝”应用图标上向上滑动来启动“淘宝”的关联应用。那么，终端可以将基于应用图标向上滑动的用户操作确定为常用的基于应用图标的用户操作，该常用的基于应用图标的用户操作适用其他应用图标。例如，针对“图库”应用图标，终端可以确定基于“图库”应用图标的向上滑动操作为常用的基于“图库”应用图标的用户操作。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，实际应用中，终端还可以通过其他方式确定出常用的基于应用图标的用户操作，这里不作限制。
可以理解的，根据用户使用习惯智能设置基于应用图标的快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作，更加符合用户的使用习惯，用户体验更佳。
不限于上述实现方式，基于应用图标的快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作还可以通过其他方式确定，例如基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是终端随机设置的，本申请不作限制。
结合第一方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，该方法还可以包括：终端可以显示操作提示，操作提示可用于指示启动该应用的关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作。这样，便于用户了解如何快速启动一个应用的关联应用，减轻用户记忆负担。
可选的，终端可以在检测到执行所述用户操作的对象(如用户手指、触控笔等)靠近应用图标时，显示操作提示。
在一些可选的实现方式中，操作提示可以通过但不限于以下几种方式实现：
第1种实现方式，操作提示可以是出现在应用图标周围的环形提示区域，该环形提示区域上显示有至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
具体实现中，当用户手指(或触控笔等)靠近应用图标时，终端可以输出环形提示区域，用于提示用户如何输入基于该应用图标的操作来启动想要启动的关联应用。可选的，为了进一步增强提示性，终端还可以在关联应用的标识信息与应用图标之间显示用于指示滑动方向的提示符，如动态箭头等。
具体实现中，终端可以响应于检测到的在应用图标上向环形提示区域中的标识信息滑动的滑动操作，并启动该滑动操作指向的关联功能的用户界面。这里，该滑动操作指向的 关联功能为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。
第2种实现方式，操作提示可以是悬浮显示在应用图标周围的至少一个预设形状的提示区域，例如“泡泡”，预设形状的提示区域中可以中显示有关联应用的标识信息(如应用图标)。“泡泡”可以是一个泡泡形状的提示区域，该提示区域中显示有应用的标识信息(如应用图标)。
在一种可能实现方式中，终端可以响应于检测到的在应用图标上向预设形状的提示区域中的标识信息滑动的滑动操作，并启动该滑动操作指向的关联功能。这里，该滑动操作指向的关联功能为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。
在另一种可能实现方式中，终端可以响应于检测到的作用于预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，并启动该用户操作所作用于的关联功能。这里，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域(如“泡泡”)中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
第3种实现方式，操作提示可以是悬浮显示在应用图标上面的至少一个预设形状的提示区域，例如“泡泡”，预设形状的提示区域中可以中显示有关联应用的标识信息(如应用图标)。
具体实现中，终端可以响应于检测到的作用于预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，并启动该用户操作所作用于的关联功能。这里，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域(如“泡泡”)中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
结合第一方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，基于应用图标的用户操作对应的关联功能的个数可以为多个，即基于应用图标的用户操作可用于快速启动多个关联功能。
可选的，基于应用图标的快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作可以是在应用图标上的圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作。具体实现中，终端可以响应检测到的在应用图标上的圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作，启动多个关联应用。
可选的，如果用于快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作是圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作，则终端可以检测滑动弧度在整个圆周中的占比R，并根据该占比R确定启动关联应用的个数N，最后启动N个关联应用。其中，N与R成正比。也即是说，用户滑动的圆弧越接近完整的圆周，用户可以启动的关联应用的个数就越多。
不限于圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作，用于快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作还可以是基于应用图标的其他滑动轨迹的滑动操作，例如逆时针滑动轨迹的滑动操作、Z字型滑动轨迹等，也还可以是基于应用图标的其他触控操作或非触控操作。
第二方面，本申请提供了一种终端设备上的图形用户界面，该终端设备可具有显示器、输入装置、存储器和用以执行存储于该存储器中的一个或一个以上程序的一个或一个以上的处理器。该图形用户界面可包括：该显示器中显示的至少一个应用程序的应用图标；其中：响应于输入装置检测到的基于应用图标的用户操作，显示该用户操作对应的关联功能的用户界面。
这里，该用户界面可以是用户上一次退出该用户操作对应的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该用户操作对应的关联功能的默认启动界面。其中，该应用图标表征的应用具有至少一个关联功能，该用户操作对应的关联功能属于该至少一个关联功能，该至少一个关联 功能可以包括以下至少一项：该应用的关联应用、该应用的分身应用。可选的，该至少一个关联功能还可以包括以下至少一项：该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
可选的，上述输入装置可包括以下至少一项：触摸面板或手势传感器。
结合第二方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，上述终端设备还可以包括：悬浮检测器。上述图形用户界面还可以包括：响应于该悬浮检测器检测到的执行上述用户操作的对象(如用户手指、触控笔等)靠近应用图标的用户操作，显示操作提示。
这里，操作提示可用于指示启动关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作。
在一些可选的实现方式中，可以通过下述几种方式显示操作提示：
第1种实现方式，可以以应用图标为中心在应用图标周围显示环形提示区域，在该环形提示区域上显示上述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
具体的，上述图形用户界面可具体包括：响应于所述输入装置检测到的在所述应用图标上向所述标识信息滑动的滑动操作，显示该滑动操作指向的关联功能的用户界面。
其中，该滑动操作指向的关联功能可以为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。该用户界面可以是用户上一次退出该滑动操作指向的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该滑动操作指向的标识信息所表征的关联功能的默认启动界面。
第2种实现方式，可以在应用图标周围悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，分别在该至少一个提示区域中显示有上述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，上述图形用户界面可具体包括：响应于上述输入装置检测到的在应用图标上向标识信息滑动的滑动操作，显示该滑动操作指向的关联功能的用户界面。
其中，该滑动操作指向的关联功能可以为该滑动操作指向的预设形状的提示区域中的标识信息表征的关联功能。该用户界面可以是用户上一次退出该滑动操作指向的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该滑动操作指向的标识信息所表征的关联功能的默认启动界面。
在另一种可能的实现方式中，上述图形用户界面可具体包括：响应于上述输入装置检测到的作用于预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，显示该用户操作所作用于的关联功能的用户界面。
其中，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。该用户界面是用户上一次退出该用户操作所作用于的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该用户操作所作用于的关联功能的默认启动界面。
第3种实现方式，可以在应用图标上悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，分别在该至少一个提示区域中显示有上述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
具体实现中，上述图形用户界面可具体包括：响应于上述输入装置检测到的作用于预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，显示该用户操作所作用于的关联功能的用户界面。
其中，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。该用户界面是用户上一次退出该用户操作所作用于的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该用户操作所作用于的关联功能的默认启动界面。
结合第二方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，上述图形用户界面可具体包括：响应于上 述输入装置检测到的基于应用图标的圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作，显示多个关联功能的用户界面。
第三方面，本申请提供了一种终端，该终端可以包括：输入装置、存储器以及耦合与所述存储器的处理器，其中：上述输入装置可用于检测基于应用图标的用户操作；上述处理器响应于上述输入装置检测到的用户操作，启动该用户操作对应的关联功能。
其中，该应用图标表征的应用可具有至少一个关联功能，该用户操作对应的关联功能属于该至少一个关联功能，该至少一个关联功能可以包括以下至少一项：该应用的关联应用、该应用的分身应用。可选的，该至少一个关联功能还可以包括以下至少一项：该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
可选的，上述输入装置可包括以下至少一项：触摸面板或手势传感器。
结合第三方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，该终端还可以包括：显示器，可用于显示操作提示。其中，操作提示可用于指示启动关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作。
结合第三方面，在一些可选的实现方式中，该终端还可以包括：悬浮检测器，该悬浮检测器可用于检测到执行用户操作的对象靠近应用图标。这时，上述显示器可具体用于当该悬浮检测器检测到执行上述用户操作的对象靠近应用图标时，显示操作提示。
在一些可选的实现方式中，上述显示器可通过但不限于下述方式显示操作提示：
第1种实现方式，上述显示器可具体用于以应用图标为中心在应用图标周围显示环形提示区域，该环形提示区域上显示有上述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
具体的，上述输入装置可具体用于检测在应用图标上向标识信息滑动的滑动操作。上述处理器可具体用于响应于上述输入装置检测到的在上述应用图标上向所述标识信息滑动的滑动操作，启动该滑动操作指向的关联功能。上述显示器可具体用于显示该滑动操作指向的关联功能的用户界面。这里，该用户界面可以是用户上一次退出该用户操作对应的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该用户操作对应的关联功能的默认启动界面。这里，该滑动操作指向的关联功能为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。
第2种实现方式，上述显示器可具体用于在应用图标周围悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，该至少一个提示区域中分别显示有上述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
在一种可能的实现方式中，上述输入装置可具体用于检测在应用图标上向标识信息滑动的滑动操作。上述处理器可具体用于响应于上述输入装置检测到的在上述应用图标上向所述标识信息滑动的滑动操作，启动该滑动操作指向的关联功能。上述显示器可具体用于显示该滑动操作指向的关联功能的用户界面。这里，该用户界面可以是用户上一次退出该用户操作对应的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该用户操作对应的关联功能的默认启动界面。这里，该滑动操作指向的关联功能为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。
在另一种可能的实现方式中，上述输入装置可具体用于检测作用于提示区域的用户操作。上述处理器可具体用于响应于上述输入装置检测到的作用于预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，启动该用户操作所作用于的关联功能。上述显示器可具体用于显示该用户操作所作用于的关联功能的用户界面。这里，该用户界面可以是用户上一次退出该用户操作所作用于的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该用户操作所作用于的关联功能的默认启动界面。这里，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域中显 示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
第3种实现方式，上述显示器可具体用于在应用图标上悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，该至少一个提示区域中分别显示有上述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
具体实现中，上述输入装置可具体用于检测作用于提示区域的用户操作。上述处理器可具体用于响应于上述输入装置检测到的作用于预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，启动该用户操作所作用于的关联功能。上述显示器可具体用于显示该用户操作所作用于的关联功能的用户界面。这里，该用户界面可以是用户上一次退出该用户操作所作用于的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者该用户操作所作用于的关联功能的默认启动界面。这里，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
第四方面，本申请提供了一种终端，包括用于执行上述第一方面的应用控制方法的功能单元。
第五方面，本申请提供了一种存储计算机指令的可读非易失性存储介质，所述计算机指令被终端执行以实现上述第一方面描述的应用控制方法。其中，终端可以是上述第三方面或第四方面描述的终端。
第六方面，本申请提供了一种包含指令的计算机程序产品，当其在计算机上运行时，使得计算机执行上述第一方面描述的应用控制方法。
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本申请的主要发明原理可包括：通过基于应用图标的用户操作快速启动该应用图标表征的应用的关联功能。一个应用的关联功能可以包括以下至少一项：该应用的关联应用、该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
本申请中提及的系统是指运行在终端上的操作系统，例如Android OS、Windows Phone、iOS等。除了具备嵌入式操作系统的功能(如进程管理、文件系统、网络协议栈等)外，本申请中提及的系统还可以针对电池供电系统的电源管理部分、与用户交互的输入/输出部分、对上层应用提供调用接口的嵌入式图形用户界面服务、针对多媒体应用提供底层编解码服务、Java运行环境、针对移动通信服务的无线通信核心功能及智能手机的上层应用等。
特别的，如果应用图标是桌面文件夹图标，则桌面文件夹图标表征的桌面文件夹即该桌面文件夹图标表征的应用，该桌面文件夹的关联应用可包括该桌面文件夹内的应用，该桌面文件夹内可包括多个应用。
本申请中，一个应用可以有一个或多个关联功能。多个不同的关联功能可以分别通过基于该应用的应用图标的不同用户操作快速启动。
为了便于理解本申请，首先介绍本申请提供的一些人机交互实施例。
图2A-2B示例性的示出了一些基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作。以基于“微信(WeChat)”应用图标201的用户操作为例，假设“微信”的关联应用包括：“图库”和“喜马拉雅”，其中，快速启动“图库”的用户操作为基于“微信”应用图标201的向右滑动操作，快速启动“喜马拉雅”的用户操作为基于“微信”应用图标201的向左滑动操作。这里，“微信”是一款社交类的即时通讯应用，“图库”是一款保存图片的应用，“喜马拉雅”是一款在线音频播放应用，三者仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
如图2A所示，在主页101中，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向右滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“图库”。并且，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面从主页101刷新为“图库”的用户界面102，该用户界面102可以是用户上一次退出“图库”时最后显示的界面，也可以是“图库”的默认启动界面。这里，在“微信”应用图标201上的向右滑动操作即基于“微信”应用图标201的向右滑动操作。
如图2B所示，在主页101中，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向左滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“喜马拉雅”。并且，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面从主页101刷新为“喜马拉雅”的用户界面103，该用户界面103可以是用户上一次退出“喜马拉雅”时最后显示的界面，也可以是“喜马拉雅”的默认启动界面。这里，在“微信”应用图标201上的向左滑动操作即基于“微信”应用图标201的向左滑动操作。
从图2A-2B可以看出，通过基于应用图标的滑动操作即可快速启动该应用图标表征的应用的关联应用，无需用户多次操作(例如翻页查找、点击启动等等)，更加简单便捷。
不限于图2A-2B所示，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以为其他滑 动方向或滑动轨迹的滑动操作，例如基于应用图标的向上滑动操作、基于应用图标的向下滑动操作、基于应用图标的逆时针圆弧轨迹的滑动操作，或基于应用图标的顺时针圆弧轨迹的滑动操作等等。
不限于滑动操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，例如基于应用图标的特定频次的点击操作、按压操作等等，这里不作限制。
不限于触控操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是针对应用图标的体感操作，不直接接触触摸屏。具体的，体感操作可以通过悬浮检测器(如悬浮触摸面板、深度摄像头或手势传感器等)捕捉。
在图2A-2B实施例中，一个应用的关联应用可以通过下述几种方式确定：
(1)关联应用可以是用户设置的。
例如，“微信”的关联应用(“图库”和“喜马拉雅”)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置关联应用的策略，这里不作限制。
(2)关联应用可以是终端根据预设规则设置的。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用的应用类型相同的其他应用设置为该应用的关联应用。
例如，终端可以将其他社交类的即时通讯应用(如推特Twitter，一款社交类即时通讯应用)设置为“微信”的关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以推荐其他应用名称的首字母相同的应用为该应用的关联应用。例如，终端可以将其他应用名称的首字母为“W”的应用设置为“微信”(“微信”的首字母为“W”)的关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，通过预设规则确定一个应用的关联应用，便于用户确定出一个应用的关联应用是哪些，简单有效。不限于上述两种方式，终端设置关联应用的预设规则还可以不同，这里不作限制。
(3)关联应用可以是终端根据应用的运行情况智能确定的。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用同时运行的次数最多或时间最长的其他应用确定为该应用的关联应用。例如，终端分析各个应用的运行情况发现，用户经常在启动“微信”的同时，启动“图库”和“喜马拉雅”，因此，终端可以确定“图库”和“喜马拉雅”是“微信”的关联应用。这种实现方式更加符合用户的使用习惯，进一步提高了用户体验。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用共享数据的其他应用设置为该应用的关联应用。例如，“淘宝(Taobao)”和“支付宝(Alipay)”之间共享数据，终端可以将“支付宝”确定为“淘宝”的关联应用。这样便于用户在使用“淘宝”时快速打开“支付宝”，进一步提高了用户体验。“淘宝”是一款电子商务的应用，“支付宝”是一款在线支付的应用，示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，根据应用的运行情况智能确定一个应用的关联应用，可以深度挖掘出应用之间的关联性，更加符合用户使用习惯，用户体验更佳。不限于上述两种方式，终端智能确定关联应用的方式还可以不同，这里不作限制。
图3A-3B示例性的示出了一些基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作。
在图3A-3B实施例中，应用图标是桌面文件夹图标。桌面文件夹图标表征的应用为桌面文件夹，桌面文件夹的关联应用为该桌面文件夹内的应用。如图3A-3B所示，在页面104中，桌面文件夹图标202表示的桌面文件夹内的应用包括：Safari、设置(setting)、通讯录(contact)和手电筒。也即是说，桌面文件夹图标202表示的桌面文件夹的关联应用可包括：Safari、设置(setting)、通讯录(contact)和手电筒。这里，“Safari”是一款浏览器。
如图3A所示，在页面104中，当终端在桌面文件夹图标202上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向左滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“设置”。并且，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面从页面104刷新为“设置”的用户界面105，该用户界面105可以是用户上一次退出“设置”时最后显示的界面，也可以是“设置”的默认启动界面。这里，在桌面文件夹图标202上的向左滑动操作即基于桌面文件夹图标202的向左滑动操作。
如图3B所示，在页面104中，当终端在桌面文件夹图标202上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向右滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“通讯录”。并且，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面从页面104刷新为“通讯录”的用户界面106，该用户界面106可以是用户上一次退出“通讯录”时最后显示的界面，也可以是“通讯录”的默认启动界面。这里，在桌面文件夹图标202上的向右滑动操作即基于文件夹图标202的向右滑动操作。
从图3A-3B可以看出，通过基于桌面文件夹图标的滑动操作即可快速启动桌面文件夹内的应用，无需用户进入桌面文件夹内查找并启动应用，更加简单便捷。
类似于图2A-2B中的说明，不限于图3A-3B所示，基于桌面文件夹图标的快速启动桌面文件夹内的应用的用户操作还可以为其他滑动方向或滑动轨迹的滑动操作，例如基于桌面文件夹图标的向上滑动操作、基于桌面文件夹图标的向下滑动操作、基于桌面文件夹图标的逆时针圆弧轨迹的滑动操作，或基于桌面文件夹图标的顺时针圆弧轨迹的滑动操作等等。
不限于滑动操作，基于桌面文件夹图标的快速启动桌面文件夹内的应用的用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，例如基于桌面文件夹图标的特定频次的点击操作、按压操作等等，这里不作限制。
不限于触控操作，基于桌面文件夹图标的快速启动桌面文件夹内的应用的用户操作还可以是针对桌面文件夹图标的体感操作，不直接接触屏幕。具体的，体感操作可以通过3D体感传感器(如深度摄像头)捕捉。
在图3A-3B实施例中，桌面文件夹的关联应用(即桌面文件夹内的应用)可以通过下述几种方式确定：
(1)关联应用可以是用户设置的。
例如，桌面文件夹图标202表征的桌面文件夹的关联应用(“Safari”、“设置”、“通讯录”和“手电筒”)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置关联应用的策略，这里不作限制。
(2)关联应用可以是终端根据预设规则设置的。
可选的，终端可以将应用类型相同的应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，终端可以将社交类应用(如微信、推特Twitter)添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。 示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，终端可以将应用名称的首字母相同的应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，终端可以将其他应用名称的首字母为“G”的应用(如谷歌地图(Google Maps)、谷歌邮箱(Gmail)等)添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，通过预设规则确定一个应用的关联应用，便于用户快速确定出一个桌面文件及中的应用是哪些，简单有效。不限于上述两种方式，终端设置关联应用的预设规则还可以不同，这里不作限制。
(3)关联应用可以是终端根据应用的运行情况智能设置的。
可选的，终端可以将同时运行的次数较多或时间较长的多个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，终端分析各个应用的运行情况发现，用户经常在启动“微信”的同时，启动“图库”和“喜马拉雅”，因此，终端可以确定“图库”、“喜马拉雅”和“微信”这三个应用的关联程度较高，可以将这三个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，终端可以将需要进行数据共享的多个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，“淘宝”和“支付宝”之间共享数据，终端可以确定“支付宝”和“淘宝”的关联程度较高，可以将这两个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，根据应用的运行情况智能设置桌面文件夹中的应用，可以深度挖掘出应用之间的关联性，更加符合用户使用习惯，用户体验更佳。不限于上述两种方式，终端智能设置桌面文件夹中的应用的方式还可以不同，这里不作限制。
不限于上述(1)-(3)描述的方式，同一个桌面文件夹中的应用还可以通过其他方式确定，本申请不作限制。
结合图2A-2B实施例或图3A-3B实施例，用于快速启动关联应用的基于应用图标的用户操作可以通过下述几种方式设置：
(1)基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是用户设置的。
例如，在图2A-2B示例中，用于快速启动“图库”的基于“微信”应用图标的用户操作(即基于“微信”应用图标的向右滑动操作)以及用于快速启动“喜马拉雅”的基于“微信”应用图标的用户操作(即基于“微信”应用图标的向左滑动操作)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。
例如，在图3A-3B示例中，用于快速启动“设置”的基于桌面文件夹图标202的用户操作(即基于桌面文件夹图标202的向左滑动操作)以及用于快速启动“通讯录”的基于桌面文件夹图标202的用户操作(即基于桌面文件夹图标202的向右滑动操作)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。
示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置用于快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作的策略，这里不作限制。
(2)基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是终端根据用户使用习惯智能设置的。
可选的，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用，可以将常用的基于应用图标的用户操作设置为快速启动该关联应用的用户操作。
例如，在图2A-2B示例中，假设“微信”的最常使用的关联应用是“图库”，且当用户单手握持终端时，基于应用图标的向上滑动操作是常用操作。因此，终端可以将基于“微信”应用图标的向上滑动操作设置为快速启动“图库”的用户操作。
例如，在图3A-3B示例中，假设桌面文件夹内最常使用的应用是“设置”，且当用户单手握持终端时，基于桌面文件夹图标202的向上滑动操作是常用操作。因此，终端可以将基于桌面文件夹图标202的向上滑动操作设置为快速启动“设置”的用户操作。
示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于终端根据用户使用习惯智能设置用于快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作的策略，这里不作限制。
这里，终端可以根据基于任意应用的应用图标的用户操作分析得出常用的基于应用图标的用户操作。例如，假设用户经常在“淘宝”应用图标上向上滑动来启动“淘宝”的关联应用。那么，终端可以将基于应用图标向上滑动的用户操作确定为常用的基于应用图标的用户操作，该常用的基于应用图标的用户操作适用其他应用图标。例如，针对“图库”应用图标，终端可以确定基于“图库”应用图标的向上滑动操作为常用的基于“图库”应用图标的用户操作。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，实际应用中，终端还可以通过其他方式确定出常用的基于应用图标的用户操作，这里不作限制。
可以理解的，根据用户使用习惯智能设置基于应用图标的快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作，更加符合用户的使用习惯，用户体验更佳。
不限于上述(1)-(2)描述的方式，基于应用图标的快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作还可以通过其他方式确定，例如基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是终端随机设置的，本申请不作限制。
进一步的，为了便于用户了解如何快速启动一个应用的关联应用，本申请提供了操作提示，用于提示用户如何基于应用图标的用户操作来快速启动关联应用。下面结合附图详细描述。
图4A-4C示例性的示出了本申请提供的一种操作提示。在图4A-4C实施例中，操作提示可以是出现在应用图标周围的环形提示区域。具体的，当用户手指(或触控笔等)靠近应用图标时，终端可以输出环形提示区域，用于提示用户如何输入基于该应用图标的操作来启动想要启动的关联应用。
如图4A所示，在主页101中，当检测到用户手指301靠近“微信”应用图标201时，终端可以以“微信”应用图标201为中心显示环形提示区域203。环形提示区域203上显示有“微信”的关联应用(如“谷歌地图”、“印象笔记”、“图库”、“喜马拉雅”)的指示信息(如应用名称204)，其中，“谷歌地图”的应用名称在“微信”应用图标201的左侧，“印象笔记”的应用名称在“微信”应用图标201的上方，“图库”的应用名称在“微信”应用图标201的右侧，“喜马拉雅”的应用名称在“微信”应用图标201的下方。这样，用户手 指301在“微信”应用图标201上向某一个关联应用的方向滑动即可触发启动该关联应用。可选的，为了进一步增强提示性，还可以在关联应用的标识信息与“微信”应用图标201之间显示用于指示滑动方向的提示符，如动态箭头205。
如图4B-4C所示，根据环形提示区域203的提示，用户可以简单方便的启动想要启动的关联应用。具体的：
如图4B所示，在显示环形提示区域203之后，当在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向右滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“图库”。并且，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面从主页101刷新为“图库”的用户界面102。这里，在“微信”应用图标201上的向右滑动操作即基于“微信”应用图标201的向右滑动操作。
如图4B所示，在显示环形提示区域203之后，当在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向下滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“喜马拉雅”。并且，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面从主页101刷新为“喜马拉雅”的用户界面103。这里，在“微信”应用图标201上的向左滑动操作即基于“微信”应用图标201的向左滑动操作。
图4A-4B仅示例性的示出了如何快速启动关联应用的人机交互过程，实际应用中，图4A-4B示例性示出的人机交互过程也可用于快速启动一个应用的其他关联功能，如该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
概括的说，用户可以根据操作提示在应用图标上向关联应用的标识信息滑动。相应的，终端可以响应于检测到的在应用图标上向环形提示区域中的标识信息滑动的滑动操作，并启动该滑动操作指向的关联功能。这里，该滑动操作指向的关联功能为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。
不限于图4B-4C所示的滑动操作，用于快速启动关联应用的基于应用图标的用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，也还可以是非触控操作，例如体感操作。
为了避免误操作，进一步的，终端还可以记录手指301停留在“微信”应用图标201上方，且与“微信”应用图标201之间的垂直距离小于预设阈值D的持续时间，并可以判断该持续时间是否超过预设时间长度，如果超过，则显示环形提示区域203。也即是说，终端可以要求用户在靠近应用图标的位置停留一段时间，这样可以避免因用户无意靠近应用图标而触发显示环形提示区域203，用户体验更好。可以理解的，用户手指301无意靠近具体一个应用图标时通常不会长时间停留。
为了进一步优化用户体验，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用，终端还可以将该关联应用的标识信息(如应用名称)显示在环形提示区域203上被基于应用图标的常用滑动操作所指向的位置。
举例说明，假设基于应用图标的常用滑动操作为基于应用图标的向上滑动操作。在图4A-4C示例中，如果“图库”是“微信”的较常使用的关联应用，那么，在环形提示区域203上，终端可以将“图库”的指示信息(如“图库”的应用名称)显示在“微信”应用图标201的上方，用以提示用户通过基于“微信”应用图标201的向上滑动操作启动“图库”。这样，可实现用户通过常用操作启动常用的关联应用，更加简单便利的启动关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
在图4A-4C实施例中，环形提示区域203消失的时间可以包括但不限于：1.在检测到基 于应用图标的用户操作(如图4B所示的用户操作)之后；2.在检测到用户手指301接触应用图标时(即在检测到基于应用图标的用户操作之前)；3.在持续显示环形提示区域203的时间超过一定时间长度(如2秒)时。
可以理解的，实施图4A-4C实施例，在用户手指靠近一个应用的应用图标时，显示以该应用图标为中心的环形提示区域203，提示用户在该应用图标上向环形提示区域203上的关联应用滑动，不仅便于用户了解如何快速启动该应用的关联应用，而且，这种以应用图标为中心点向外滑动的操作十分符合用户操作习惯，使得用户可以通过一次滑动操作便能快速打开一个应用。
图5A-5B示例性的示出了本申请提供的另一种操作提示。在图5A-5B实施例中，环形提示区域可以包覆式的显示在应用图标的周围。
如图5A所示，在主页101中，终端可以在“微信”应用图标201的外围包覆式的显示环形提示区域203。环形提示区域203上显示有“微信”的关联应用(如“谷歌地图”、“印象笔记”、“图库”、“喜马拉雅”)的指示信息(如应用图标206)，其中，“谷歌地图”的应用图标在“微信”应用图标201的左侧，“印象笔记”的应用图标在“微信”应用图标201的上方，“图库”的应用图标在“微信”应用图标201的右侧，“喜马拉雅”的应用图标在“微信”应用图标201的下方。这样，用户手指301在“微信”应用图标201上向某一个关联应用的方向滑动即可触发启动该关联应用。
如图5B所示，当在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向右滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“图库”。并且，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面从主页101刷新为“图库”的用户界面102。这里，在“微信”应用图标201上的向右滑动操作即基于“微信”应用图标201的向右滑动操作。
不限于图5B所示的滑动操作，用于快速启动关联应用的基于应用图标的用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，也还可以是非触控操作，例如体感操作。
为了进一步优化用户体验，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用，终端还可以将该关联应用的标识信息(如应用名称)显示在环形提示区域203上被基于应用图标的常用滑动操作所指向的位置。这样，可实现用户通过常用操作启动常用的关联应用，更加简单便利的启动关联应用。具体示例可参考图4A-4C实施例中的相关例子，这里不再赘述。
在图5A-5B实施例中，环形提示区域是否显示可以通过下面几种方式确定。在一种实现方式中，用户可以通过操作提示的显示开关来决定是否显示环形提示区域。如果用户打开操作提示的显示开关，则终端可以在应用图标周围包覆式的显示环形提示区域；如果用户关闭操作提示的显示开关，则终端可以不在应用图标周围包覆式的显示环形提示区域。在另一种实现方式中，当用户手指靠近应用图标时(即图4A所示的用户操作发生时)，终端可以在应用图标周围包覆式的显示环形提示区域。在再一种实现方式中，只要一个应用有关联应用，则终端可以一直在该应用的应用图标周围包覆式的显示环形提示区域。实际应用中，终端还可以根据其他条件来触发显示图5A-5B所示的环形提示区域，这里不作限制。
可以理解的，实施图5A-5B实施例，通过包覆式的显示在应用图标的周围的环形提示 区域，可以提示用户在该应用图标上向环形提示区域203上的关联应用滑动，不仅便于用户了解如何快速启动该应用的关联应用，而且，这种以应用图标为中心点向外滑动的操作十分符合用户操作习惯，使得用户可以通过一次滑动操作便能快速打开一个应用。
图6A-6C示例性的示出了本申请提供的再一种操作提示以及用于快速启动关联应用的用户操作。在图6A-6C实施例中，操作提示可以是悬浮显示在应用图标周围的“泡泡”，“泡泡”中显示有关联应用的标识信息(如应用图标)。“泡泡”可以是一个泡泡形状的提示区域，该提示区域中显示有应用的标识信息(如应用图标)。具体实现中，终端可以将该提示区域的前景图片可以设置成泡泡图片，提供一种应用图标内置于“泡泡”中的视觉效果。
如图6A所示，在主页101中，终端可以在“微信”应用图标201的周围显示4个“泡泡”206，“泡泡”206中显示有应用图标205。其中，在“微信”应用图标201上方的“泡泡”中显示有“谷歌地图”应用图标，在“微信”应用图标201上方的“泡泡”中显示有“印象笔记”应用图标，在“微信”应用图标201右侧的“泡泡”中显示有“图库”应用图标，在“微信”应用图标201左侧的“泡泡”中显示有“喜马拉雅”应用图标。
如图6B所示，当在“微信”应用图标201右侧的“泡泡”上检测到滑动操作时，终端可以输出该“泡泡”破裂的效果(未示出)，并启动(或打开)“图库”。然后，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面刷新为“图库”的用户界面102。这里，在“微信”应用图标201右侧“泡泡”上的用户操作即基于“微信”应用图标201的用户操作。这样，用户想启动哪一个关联应用，便划破(或戳破、刺破等)该关联应用的应用图标所在的“泡泡”即可，用户体验简单，而且趣味性十足。
图6A-6B仅示例性的示出了如何快速启动关联应用的人机交互过程，实际应用中，图6A-6B示例性示出的人机交互过程也可用于快速启动一个应用的其他关联功能，如该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
概括的说，用户可以执行划破或刺破“泡泡”的用户操作，即作用于“泡泡”的用户操作。相应的，终端可以响应于检测到的用于“泡泡”的用户操作，并启动该用户操作所作用于的关联功能。这里，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域(如“泡泡”)中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
具体的，泡泡”破裂的效果可包括但不限于视觉效果、声音效果、机械振动效果等。
也即是说，用于快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是作用于“泡泡”的用户操作，该“泡泡”中显示有该关联应用的应用图标。不限于图6B所示，作用于“泡泡”的用户操作还可以是其他触控操作，如点击操作(可产生刺破“泡泡”的效果)等，也还可以是非触控操作(如划破或刺破“泡泡”的手势等)。
类似于图4A-4C实施例或图5A-5B实施例，用于快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是基于应用图标向“泡泡”滑动的用户操作，该“泡泡”中显示有该关联应用的应用图标。
例如，如图6C所示，当在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向右滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“图库”。并且，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面从主页101刷新为“图库”的用户界面102。这里，在“微信”应用图标201上的向右滑动操作即基于“微信”应用图标201的向右滑动操作。这样，用户想启动哪一个关联应用，便 可以向该关联应用的应用图标所在的“泡泡”滑动，简单便捷，用户体验良好。
图6C仅示例性的示出了如何快速启动关联应用的人机交互过程，实际应用中，6C示例性示出的人机交互过程也可用于快速启动一个应用的其他关联功能，如该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
概括的说，用户可以根据操作提示在应用图标上向关联应用的标识信息滑动。相应的，终端可以响应于检测到的在应用图标上向环形提示区域中的标识信息滑动的滑动操作，并启动该滑动操作指向的关联功能。这里，该滑动操作指向的关联功能为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。
不限于图6C所示的向“泡泡”滑动的触控操作(直接接触触摸屏)，用于快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是向“泡泡”滑动的手势操作(不直接接触触摸屏)。
进一步的，在图6C实施例中，终端还可以将较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用的应用图标显示在基于应用图标的常用滑动操作所指向的“泡泡”中。例如，在图6C实施例中，假设用户习惯向上滑动，那么，可以将常用的关联应用的应用图标显示在“微信”应用图标201的上方。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。这样，可实现用户通过常用操作即可启动常用的关联应用，更加简单便利的启动关联应用。
不限于图6A-6C所示的圆形，泡泡形状还可以是半圆、椭圆形等等，只要符合气泡因内部空气散发所鼓起的形状即可。实际应用中，还可以对“泡泡”设置UI效果，如半透明效果、光影效果等等，这里不作限制。
为了进一步优化用户体验，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用，终端可以突出显示(如高亮等)该关联应用的应用图标所在的“泡泡”。
在图6A-6C实施例中，“泡泡”是否显示可以通过下面几种方式确定。在一种实现方式中，用户可以通过操作提示的显示开关来决定是否显示“泡泡”。如果用户启动操作提示的显示开关，则终端可以在应用图标周围悬浮显示“泡泡”；如果用户关闭操作提示的显示开关，则终端可以不在应用图标周围悬浮显示“泡泡”。在另一种实现方式中，当用户手指靠近应用图标时(即图4A所示的用户操作发生时)，终端可以在应用图标周围悬浮显示“泡泡”。在再一种实现方式中，只要一个应用有关联应用，则终端可以一直在该应用的应用图标周围悬浮显示“泡泡”。实际应用中，终端还可以根据其他条件来触发显示图6A-6C所示的“泡泡”，这里不作限制。
图7A-7B示例性的示出了本申请提供的再一种操作提示以及用于快速启动关联应用的用户操作。与图6A-6C实施例不同的是，“泡泡”可以悬浮显示在应用图标上面。形象的，应用图标可以类似于装有“泡泡”的容器。
如图7A所示，在主页101中，终端可以在“微信”应用图标201上面显示4个“泡泡”206，“泡泡”206中显示有应用图标205。其中，这4个“泡泡”中分别显示有“谷歌地图”应用图标、“印象笔记”应用图标、“图库”应用图标，以及“喜马拉雅”应用图标。
如图7B所示，当在显示有“图库”应用图标的“泡泡”上检测到滑动操作时，终端可以输出该“泡泡”破裂的效果(未示出)，并启动(或打开)“图库”。然后，终端可以将屏幕中当前显示的界面刷新为“图库”的用户界面102。这里，在“微信”应用图标201上的 “泡泡”上的用户操作即基于“微信”应用图标201的用户操作。这样，用户想启动哪一个关联应用，便划破该关联应用的应用图标所在的“泡泡”即可，用户体验简单，而且趣味性十足。
不限于图7B所示，该用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，如点击操作(可产生刺破“泡泡”的效果)等，也还可以是非触控操作(如划破或刺破“泡泡”的手势等)。
在图7A-7B实施例中，除了通过图6A-6C实施例中描述的几种确定“泡泡”是否显示的方式，终端还可以在应用图标的显示方式为大图标显示方式时，在应用图标上面显示“泡泡”。可选的，终端还可以检测应用图标的尺寸，如果该尺寸超过预设尺寸(如96*96px)(px全称为pixel，像素点)，则可以在应用图标上面显示“泡泡”。实际应用中，终端还可以根据其他条件来触发显示图7A-7B所示的“泡泡”，这里不作限制。
在一些可能的实施例中，终端可以同时在应用图标的周围或者应用图标上面均显示“泡泡”，即同时出现图6A或图7A示例性示出的场景，这里不作限制。
图8A-8B示例性的示出了基于应用图标的快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作。以基于“微信”应用图标201的用户操作为例，假设“微信”的关联应用为：“谷歌地图”、“印象笔记”、“图库”、“喜马拉雅”。
如图8A-8B所示，在主页101中，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动轨迹为顺时针滑动轨迹时，终端可以启动(或打开)“微信”应用图标201的多个关联应用。可选的，这多个关联应用可以是“微信”的全部的关联应用。
并且，终端可以在当前屏幕中显示该多个关联应用的页面。可选的，如图8A所示，终端可以分屏显示多个被启动的关联应用。可选的，如图8B所示，终端可以层叠(stacking)显示多个被启动的关联应用。实际应用中，终端还可以通过其他方式显示多个被启动的关联应用，这里不作限制。
不限于图8A-8B所示，用于快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作还可以是基于应用图标的其他滑动轨迹的滑动操作，例如逆时针滑动轨迹的滑动操作、Z字型滑动轨迹等，也还可以是基于应用图标的其他触控操作或非触控操作。应理解的，在实施本申请提供的技术方案时，需要区别用于快速启动具体一个关联应用的用户操作和用于快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作。
可选的，如果用于快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作是圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作，则终端可以检测滑动弧度在整个圆周中的占比R，并根据该占比R确定启动关联应用的个数N，最后启动N个关联应用。其中，N与R成正比。也即是说，用户滑动的圆弧越接近完整的圆周，用户可以启动的关联应用的个数就越多。
举例说明，以图8C示例性示出的3种不同的滑动弧度(1)-(3)，其中，滑动弧度(1)在整个圆周中的占比最小，滑动弧度(3)在整个圆周中的占比最大。在图8B示例中，当检测到用户实施的滑动弧度大于滑动弧度(1)时，终端可以启动“微信”的一个关联应用；当检测到用户实施的滑动弧度大于滑动弧度(2)时，终端可以启动“微信”的两个关联应用；当检测到用户实施的滑动弧度大于滑动弧度(3)时，终端可以启动“微信”的三个关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，实施图8A-8B实施例，通过基于应用图标的用户操作可以快速启动一个应用的多个关联应用，非常简单高效。
基于上述实施例(图2A-2B或图3A-3B或图4A-4C或图5A-5B或图6A-6C或图7A-7B实施例)，下面介绍相关扩展实施例。
(1)扩展实施例一
本实施例中，在图6A或图7A所示的场景下，用户可以通过一次划破多个“泡泡”或者连续戳破多个“泡泡”启动多个关联应用。
可选的，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且该滑动操作滑过多个“泡泡”时，终端可以输出该多个“泡泡”被划破的效果(未示出)，并启动(或打开)该多个“泡泡”各自对应的关联应用。这里，一个“泡泡”对应的关联应用是指该“泡泡”中显示的应用图标表征的应用。
可选的，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到连续的多次点击操作，且该多次点击操作选中多个“泡泡”时，终端可以输出该多个“泡泡”被戳破的效果(未示出)，并启动(或打开)该多个“泡泡”各自对应的关联应用。这里，一个“泡泡”对应的关联应用是指该“泡泡”中显示的应用图标表征的应用。
针对多次点击操作，可选的，终端可以检测相邻两次点击操作之间的时间间隔，如果任意相邻两次点击操作之间的时间间隔均小于预设间隔，则可以判定该多次点击操作为连续的多次点击操作。实际应用中，终端还可以根据其他方式确定连续的多次点击操作，这里不作限制。
通过实施扩展实施例一，用户可以通过一次划破多个“泡泡”或者连续戳破多个“泡泡”启动多个关联应用，非常简单高效，且趣味性十足。
(2)扩展实施例二
本实施例中，除了关联应用，上述实施例中提及的各种用于快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可用于快速启动一个应用的其他关联功能，如该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
如图9A所示，在主页101中，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向左滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“微信”的应用权限设置。“微信”的应用权限设置属于应用级别的设置。
可选的，当在其他应用(如“电子邮件”)的应用图标上检测图9A所示的用户操作时，终端也可以启动(或打开)该其他应用(如“电子邮件”)的应用权限设置。也即是说，可以将启动(或打开)不同应用的应用权限设置的用户操作统一化，即在不同应用的应用图标上，可以通过相同的用户操作启动(或打开)不同应用的应用权限设置。
如图9B所示，在主页101中，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向右滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)桌面布局设置。桌面布局设置属于终端级别的设置。
可选的，当在其他应用(如“电子邮件”)的应用图标上检测图9B所示的用户操作时， 终端也可以启动(或打开)桌面布局设置。也即是说，在不同应用(如“电子邮件”)的应用图标上，可以通过相同的用户操作启动(或打开)桌面布局设置。
如图9C所示，在主页101中，当终端在“电子邮件”应用图标207上检测到滑动操作，且滑动方向为向上滑动时，终端可以启动(或打开)“电子邮件”的通知消息设置。“电子邮件”的通知消息设置属于应用级别的设置。
可选的，当在其他应用(如“微信”)的应用图标上检测图9C所示的用户操作时，终端也可以启动(或打开)该其他应用(如“微信”)的通知消息设置。也即是说，可以将启动(或打开)不同应用的通知消息设置的用户操作统一化，即在不同应用的应用图标上，可以通过相同的用户操作启动(或打开)不同应用的通知消息设置。
不限于图9A-9C所示，用于快速启动一个应用的其他关联功能的用户操作还可以是上述实施例(图2A-2B或图3A-3B或图4A-4C或图5A-5B或图6A-6C或图7A-7B实施例)中提及的其他用户操作，这里不再赘述。
不限于图9A-9C所示的应用权限设置、桌面布局设置、通知消息设置，一个应用的其他关联功能还可以包括其他系统功能(如其他系统设置)、其他应用提供的功能(如其他应用级别的设置)，这里不作限制。
(3)扩展实施例三
本实施例中，用户可以通过基于应用图标的多点触控操作快速启动应用的关联功能。这里，关联功能包括但不限于：该应用的关联应用、该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
如图10A所示，在主页101中，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到双指张开操作，且双指张开方向为水平方向时，终端可以启动(或打开)“微信”的应用权限设置。“微信”的应用权限设置属于应用级别的设置。
如图10B所示，在主页101中，当终端在“微信”应用图标201上检测到双指张开操作，且双指张开方向为纵向方向时，终端可以启动(或打开)桌面布局设置。桌面布局设置属于终端级别的设置。
如图10C所示，在主页101中，当终端在“电子邮件”应用图标207上检测到双指张开操作，且双指张开方向为对角线方向时，终端可以启动(或打开)“电子邮件”的通知消息设置。“电子邮件”的通知消息设置属于应用级别的设置。
不限于图10A-10C所示的多点触控操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联功能的多点触控操作还可以是其他形式的多点触控操作，例如双指滑动操作等，这里不作限制。不限于多点触控操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联功能的用户操作还可以是多指手势操作，不直接接触终端的屏幕。不限于图10A-10C所示的几种关联功能，基于应用图标的多点触控操作还可用于快速启动其他关联功能，如图2A-2B或图3A-3B实施例中示例性示出的关联应用，这里不作限制
(4)扩展实施例四
本实施例中，一个应用的关联应用还可以包括该应用的分身应用。
具体的，用户可以通过基于应用图标的用户操作快速启动(或打开)一个应用的分身应用。具体的，该用户操作可以是图2A-2B或图3A-3B或图4A-4C或图5A-5B或图6A-6C或图7A-7B实施例中描述的用户操作，也可以是上述扩展实施例一或扩展实施例三描述的用户操作。
一个应用的分身应用是指与该应用功能相同的另一个已安装的应用。用户可以通过不同的身份(如账号)分别使用该应用以及该应用的分身应用，例如，“微信”用于工作，“微信”的分身应用用于生活。这样一个应用以及该应用的分身应用可以满足用户可以在不同场景下的不同需求。
为了保护用户的隐私，在检测到用于启动分身应用的基于应用图标的用户操作时，终端还可以获取用户的身份信息(如指纹信息、面部特征信息等)，在身份信息验证通过的条件下，启动分身应用。
下面介绍本申请提供的终端的一种实现方式。该终端可配置有触控装置(如显示器中的触摸面板)和/或手势传感器。其中，触控装置能够检测到用户的触控操作(如点击操作、长按操作、滑动操作等)。手势传感器能够感应到该手势传感器的感应区域内的用户手势(如滑动手势、选择手势等，不直接接触终端的触摸面板)。本申请中，该触控装置可用于检测前述人机交互实施例中的用于快速启动关联功能的基于应用图标的触控操作，该手势传感器可用于检测前述人机交互实施例中的用于快速启动关联功能的基于应用图标的用户手势。
可选的，该终端还可以配置有悬浮检测器，该悬浮检测器能够感应到触控装置(如触摸屏)上方三维(3D)空间中的物体，以及该物体的运动(如用户手指是否靠近屏幕)。在一些实施例中，悬浮检测器可以是3D摄像头。在一些实施例中，触控装置可以具有悬浮检测功能。例如，触摸面板可以是自电容式的悬浮触摸面板或者配置有红外线传感器的悬浮触控面板。在一些实施例中，手势传感器也可以用作悬浮检测器。
图11是终端100的一种实现方式的结构框图。如图11所示，终端100可包括：一个或多个处理器110、用户身份识别模块(SIM)卡150、通信模块140、存储器120、传感器180、输入设备130、显示器160、接口170、音频电路173、摄像头172、电源管理模块175和电池176，以及任意其它类似和/或合适组件。
处理器110可以包括一个或多个应用处理器(application processor，AP)、或一个或多个通信处理器，如基带处理器(baseband processor，BP)。
处理器110可以运行操作系统(OS)或应用程序，从而可以控制连接到处理器110的多个硬件或软件元件，并可以对包括多媒体数据在内的各种数据执行处理或算术运算。处理器110可由系统级芯片(system on chip，SoC)来实现。可选的处理器110还可以包括图形处理单元(graphic processor unit，GPU)(未示出)。
SIM卡150可以是实现用户身份标识模块的卡。SIM卡150可包括唯一标识信息(如集成电路卡标识符(ICCID))或者用户信息(如国际移动订户标识(IMSI))。
通信模块140可以包括射频(radio frequency，RF)模块144。通信模块140还可以包括蜂窝模块141、Wi-Fi模块143、蓝牙模块145、GPS模块147、以及近场通信(near field communication，NFC)模块149。通信模块140可以通过使用射频来提供无线通信功能。附 加地或备选地，通信模块140可以包括用于将终端110连接到网络(例如互联网、局域网(LAN)、广域网(WAN)、电信网络、蜂窝网络、卫星网络、简易老式电话服务(POTS)等)的网络接口(例如LAN卡)、调制器/解调器(调制解调器)等。
通信模块140可以与处理器110中的通信处理器相连。通信处理器可以控制通信模块140对数据的发送和接收。通信处理器可包括多个实现不同通信协议的通信处理器，例如基带处理器与蜂窝模块141相连，可用于控制蜂窝模块141收发数据。
RF模块144可以用于数据发送和接收。具体实现中，RF模块144可以包括收发机、功率放大模块(PAM)、频率滤波器、低噪放大器(LNA)等。可选的，RF模块144还可以包括用于在无线通信时在自由空间中发送和接收电磁波的组件，例如，导体、导线等。
传感器180可包括例如以下至少一项：手势传感器181、红外线传感器182、运动传感器183、位移传感器184、指纹传感器185、温度/湿度传感器186等。传感器180可以测量终端110的物理量和/或可以检测终端110的操作状态，且可以将测量或检测到的信息转换为电信号。传感器180还可以包括例如E-鼻传感器(未示出)、肌电图(EMG)传感器(未示出)、脑电图(EEG)传感器(未示出)、心电图(ECG)传感器(未示出)、指纹传感器(未示出)等。传感器180还可以包括用于控制其中包括的一个或多个传感器的控制电路(未示出)。
输入设备130可以包括触摸面板131、按键133或输入感测模块135。
触摸面板131可以使用电容式、电阻式、红外线方法、或超声波方法中的至少一种方法。触摸面板131还可包括控制电路。本申请中，触摸面板131可以是悬浮触摸面板。
输入感测模块135可以包括至少一个指纹识别传感器1351和至少一个触摸传感器1353。输入感测模块135可以包括利用相同感测方法来检测输入的指纹识别传感器1351和触摸传感器1353。例如，输入感测模块135的指纹识别传感器1351和触摸传感器1353都可以利用电容式方法来检测输入。输入感测模块135可以包括输入处理器，该输入处理器电连接到指纹识别传感器1351和触摸传感器1353，且处理从指纹识别传感器1351或触摸传感器1353接收到的输入，并向处理器传输处理后的输入。输入感测模块135可以包括柔性电路板，并且输入感测模块135的触摸传感器1353、指纹识别传感器1351和输入处理器可以电连接到该柔性电路板。输入感测模块135可以布置在与电子设备正面的下端按键(例如主页键或软按键)相对应的位置处。例如，输入感测模块135可以通过触摸传感器1353或指纹识别传感器1351来检测从主页键或软按键接收的用户指纹输入或触摸输入。输入感测模块135可以使用触摸传感器1353来检测通过在电子设备的侧面部分中形成的触摸输入区域所接收到的触摸输入，并且可以通过指纹识别传感器1351来检测使用主页键接收到的指纹输入。输入感测模块135可以处理接收到的输入，并且向处理器传输处理后的输入。可以用一个芯片的形式来形成输入处理器和指纹识别传感器1351。
显示器160可以包括面板162、全息设备163、投影仪165等。其中，面板162可以是液晶显示器(LCD)或有源矩阵有机发光二极管(AM-OLED)显示器等。面板162可以实现为柔性的、透明的或可穿戴的。面板162可以由具有触摸面板131的单一模块来形成。全息设备163可以通过使用光的干涉在空中显示三维图像。本申请中，显示器160还可以包括用于控制面板162和/或全息设备163的控制电路。本申请中，显示器160和触摸面板131可集成而实现为终端110的触摸屏。
接口170可以包括通用串行总线(USB)接口171、光学接口173等。可选的，接口170还可以包括用于SD/多媒体卡(MMC)(未示出)或红外数据协会(IrDA)(未示出)的一个或多个接口。接口170或其任意子接口可以被配置为与其他电子设备(如外部电子设备)、输入设备、外部存储设备等进行交互。
音频电路173可用于将语音编码/解码为电信号，且可用于将电信号转换成语音。具体实现中，音频电路173可以与以下至少一项相连：扬声器(未示出)、接收机(未示出)、耳机(未示出)或麦克风(未示出)，可用于对上述至少一项输入/输出的信号进行解码/编码。
摄像头172可以捕捉静止图像或视频。具体实现中，摄像头172可以包括一个或多个图像传感器(如前置传感器模块或后置传感器模块，未示出)、图像信号处理器(ISP，未示出)或闪光LED(未示出)。本申请中，摄像头172可以是3D摄像头。
电源管理模块175可以管理终端110的电源。具体实现中，电源管理模块175可以包括电源管理IC(PMIC)、充电器IC、电池燃料计等。电池176可以对例如终端110供电。电池176可以是可充电电池。
存储器120可以包括内部存储器121和外部存储器123。具体实现中，内部存储器121可以包括以下至少一项：易失性存储器(如动态随机存取存储器(DRAM)、静态RAM(SRAM)、同步动态RAM(SDRAM)等)和非易失性存储器(如一次性可编程只读存储器(OTPROM)、可编程ROM(PROM)、可擦除可编程ROM(EPROM)、电可擦除可编程ROM(EEPROM)、掩膜ROM、闪速ROM、与非(NAND)闪存、或非(NOR)闪存等)。内部存储器121可以具有固态驱动器(SSD)的形式。外部存储器123可以包括闪驱，例如高密度闪存(CF)、安全数字(SD)、微型SD、迷你型SD、极限数字(xD)、存储棒等。
内部存储器120与处理器110耦合，用于存储各种软件程序和/或多组指令。具体实现中，内部存储器120可包括高速随机存取的存储器，并且也可包括非易失性存储器，例如一个或多个磁盘存储设备、闪存设备或其他非易失性固态存储设备。内部存储器120可以存储操作系统(下述简称系统)，例如ANDROID，IOS，WINDOWS，或者LINUX等嵌入式操作系统。内部存储器120还可以存储网络通信程序，该网络通信程序可用于与一个或多个附加设备，一个或多个终端，一个或多个网络设备进行通信。内部存储器120还可以存储用户接口程序，该用户接口程序可以通过图形化的操作界面将应用程序的内容形象逼真的显示出来，并通过应用图标、菜单、对话框以及按键等输入控件接收用户对应用程序的控制操作。
内部存储器120还可以存储一个或多个应用程序，例如社交应用程序(如微信(WeChat))、图像管理应用程序(如图库)或者其他应用程序，如印象笔记、喜马拉雅等等。
根据本申请公开的各个实施例，终端100仅为本发明实施例提供的一个例子，并且，终端100可具有比示出的部件更多或更少的部件，可以组合两个或更多个部件，或者可具有部件的不同配置实现。
下面图4A-4C实施例为例，详细说明终端100(触摸面板131为悬浮触摸面板)中的各个部件在本申请中的协作关系，请参考图12。
1.显示器160显示主页101。主页101中显示有多个应用的应用图标，其中包括“微信” 应用图标。
2.触摸面板131检测到用户手指靠近“微信”应用图标。具体的，触摸面板131中配置的自电容式悬浮触控面板可用于检测用户手指靠近“微信”应用图标。
3.触摸面板131可将用户手指靠近“微信”应用图标的事件上报至处理器110。
4.处理器110可以响应触摸面板131上报的事件，确定“微信”的关联应用有哪些，并确定用于快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作是什么。
具体的，如图4A所示，“微信”的关联应用包括“谷歌地图”、“印象笔记”、“图库”、“喜马拉雅”。其中，用于快速启动“谷歌地图”的用户操作为基于“微信”应用图标的向左滑动操作，用于快速启动“印象笔记”的用户操作为基于“微信”应用图标的向上滑动操作，用于快速启动“图库”的用户操作为基于“微信”应用图标的向右滑动操作，用于快速启动“喜马拉雅”的用户操作为基于“微信”应用图标的向下滑动操作。
5.处理器110可向显示器160发送显示指令，用于指令显示器160显示环形提示区域，并在环形提示区域中显示“微信”的各个关联应用的应用名称。
6.显示器160响应处理器110发送的显示指令，显示环形提示区域，并在环形提示区域中显示“微信”的各个关联应用的应用名称。
具体的，如图4A所示，显示器160可以在环形提示区域203上显示“微信”的关联应用(如“谷歌地图”、“印象笔记”、“图库”、“喜马拉雅”)的应用名称204，其中，“谷歌地图”的应用名称在“微信”应用图标201的左侧，“印象笔记”的应用名称在“微信”应用图标201的上方，“图库”的应用名称在“微信”应用图标201的右侧，“喜马拉雅”的应用名称在“微信”应用图标201的下方。这样，用户手指301在“微信”应用图标201上向某一个关联应用的方向滑动即可触发启动该关联应用。
可选的，如图4A所示，为了进一步增强提示性，显示器160还可以在关联应用的位置与“微信”应用图标201之间显示用于指示滑动方向的提示符，如动态箭头205。
7.触摸面板131检测到基于“微信”应用图标的向右滑动操作。
8.触摸面板131可将检测到的基于“微信”应用图标的向右滑动操作的事件上报至处理器110。
9.处理器110可以响应触摸面板131上报的事件，确定基于“微信”应用图标的向右滑动操作对应的关联应用为“图库”，并启动“图库”。
10.处理器110可向显示器160发送显示指令，用于指令显示器160显示“图库”的用户界面。
11.显示器160响应处理器110发送的显示指令，显示“图库”的用户界面，具体可参考图4B。
可选的，图12中的输入装置也可以是手势传感器(又可称为手势传感器)，可用于检测基于应用图标(如“微信”应用图标)的手势操作，触点相应是手势操作的作用点。可选的，图12中的输入装置还可包括触摸面板131(未配置自电容式悬浮触控面板)和3D摄像头172，其中，触摸面板131可用于检测基于应用图标的触控操作，3D摄像头172可用于检测用户手指是否靠近触摸面板131。实际应用中，图12中的输入装置还可以是其他类型的输入装置，这里不作限制。
基于前述人机交互实施例以及图11实施例描述的终端100，下面介绍本发明实施例提供的应用控制方法。
参见图13，图13是本申请提供的一种应用控制方法的流程示意图。下面以终端为执行主体，展开描述：
S101，终端检测到基于应用图标的用户操作。
可选的，上述基于应用图标的用户操作可以是触控操作。参考图11实施例，终端可配置有触控装置(如触摸屏)，可以通过该触控装置检测到用户的触控操作(如点击操作、长按操作、滑动操作等)。
可选的，上述基于应用图标的用户操作可以是体感操作。参考图11实施例，终端可配置有手势传感器(又可称为手势传感器)，可以通过该手势传感器感应到用户的体感操作(如滑动手势、选择手势等)。
S102，响应于检测到的上述用户操作，终端可以确定出上述用户操作对应的关联功能。具体的，在上述至少一个关联功能中，每一个关联功能均可以对应至少一个用于启动该关联功能的基于上述应用图标的用户操作。
S103，终端启动上述用户操作对应的关联功能。
本申请中，一个应用的关联功能可以包括以下至少一项：该应用的关联应用、该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)，或该应用的分身应用。
特别的，如果应用图标是桌面文件夹图标，则桌面文件夹图标表征的桌面文件夹即该桌面文件夹图标表征的应用，该桌面文件夹的关联应用可包括该桌面文件夹内的应用。
本申请中，一个应用可以有一个或多个关联功能。多个不同的关联功能可以分别通过基于该应用的应用图标的不同用户操作快速启动。
下面详细说明，如何通过基于一个应用的应用图标的用户操作快速启动该应用的关联功能。
(1)基于应用图标的用户操作可以包括哪些形式的用户操作
可选的，基于应用图标的用户操作可以是在应用图标上的滑动操作。
例如，如图2A-2B所示，当终端检测到基于“微信”应用图标201的滑动操作时，终端可以根据该滑动操作的滑动方向来确定该滑动操作对应的关联应用，并启动该滑动操作对应的关联应用。其中，如图2A所示，当检测到基于“微信”应用图标201的向右滑动操作时，终端可以启动“图库”；如图2B所示，当检测到基于“微信”应用图标201的向左滑动操作时，终端可以启动“喜马拉雅”。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
从图2A-2B实施例可知，基于应用图标的不同方向的滑动操作可用于启动不同的关联功能。
可选的，如图10A-10C所示，基于应用图标的用户操作还可以为基于应用图标的多点触控操作，这里不赘述。
不限于图2A-2B所示，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以为其他滑动方向或滑动轨迹的滑动操作，例如基于应用图标的向上滑动操作、基于应用图标的向下 滑动操作、基于应用图标的逆时针圆弧轨迹的滑动操作，或基于应用图标的顺时针圆弧轨迹的滑动操作等等。
不限于图2A-2B或图10A-10C所示，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，例如基于应用图标的特定频次的点击操作、按压操作等等，这里不作限制。
不限于触控操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是针对应用图标的体感操作，不直接接触触摸屏。具体的，体感操作可以通过3D体感传感器(如深度摄像头)捕捉。
(2)进一步的，为了避免给用户带来记忆负担，终端还可以输出操作提示。
具体的，当检测检测到执行上述用户操作的对象靠近一个应用的应用图标时，终端可以显示操作提示。操作提示可以用于指示启动该应用的关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作，即用于提示用户如何进行基于应用图标的操作来启动具体的关联功能。
这里，执行上述用户操作的对象可以是用户手指、触控笔等。
具体的，终端可以通过下述几种方式来输出操作提示。
1.环形提示区域
如图4A-4C所示，操作提示可以为以应用图标为中心的显示在应用图标周围的环形提示区域，该环形提示区域上显示有前述至少一个关联功能的标识信息(如应用名称)。
这里，基于应用图标的用户操作可以为在应用图标上向标识信息滑动的滑动操作。
具体的，在一个应用的应用图标的周围显示环形提示区域之后，当检测到基于该应用图标的滑动操作时，终端可以采集该滑动操作的滑动方向，然后从该环形提示区域上显示的至少一个标识信息中，确定出该滑动操作指向的标识信息，并可以将该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能确定为该用户操作对应的关联功能。最终，终端可以启动该用户操作对应的关联功能。
具体示例可参考图4B-4C，这里不赘述。不限于图4B-4C所示的滑动操作，用于快速启动关联应用的基于应用图标的用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，也还可以是非触控操作，例如体感操作。
为了避免误操作，进一步的，终端还可以记录用户手指停留在应用图标上方，且与该应用图标之间的垂直距离小于前述预设阈值的持续时间，并可以判断该持续时间是否超过预设时间长度，如果超过，则在该应用图标周围显示环形提示区域。也即是说，用于触发显示环形提示区域的用户操作需要用户手指在靠近应用图标的位置停留一段时间，这样可以避免因用户无意靠近应用图标而触发显示环形提示区域，用户体验更好。可以理解的，用户手指无意靠近具体一个应用图标时通常不会长时间停留。
在一些可选实施例中，如图5A-5B所示，终端也可以在应用图标的周围包覆式的显示环形提示区域。具体可参考图5A-5B实施例，这里不赘述。
为了进一步优化用户体验，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联功能，终端还可以将该关联功能的标识信息(如应用名称)显示在环形提示区域上被基于应用图标的常用滑动操作所指向的位置。
可以理解的，在用户手指靠近一个应用的应用图标时，显示以该应用图标为中心的环 形提示区域，提示用户在该应用图标上向环形提示区域上的关联应用滑动，不仅便于用户了解如何快速启动该应用的关联应用，而且，这种以应用图标为中心点向外滑动的操作十分符合用户操作习惯，使得用户可以通过一次滑动操作便能快速打开一个应用。
2.泡泡形状的提示区域
如图6A-6C所示，操作提示可以是悬浮显示在应用图标周围的一个或多个预设形状(如泡泡形状)的提示区域。该提示区域中显示有关联功能的标识信息(如应用图标)。具体实现中，系统可以将该预设形状的提示区域的前景图片可以设置成泡泡图片，提供一种应用图标内置于“泡泡”中的视觉效果。实际应用中，该预设形状还可以为其他形状，呈现其他视觉效果，这里不作限制。
可选的，基于应用图标的用户操作可以为在应用图标上向泡泡形状的提示区域滑动的滑动操作。
具体的，在一个应用的应用图标的周围悬浮显示至少一个泡泡形状的提示区域之后，当检测到基于该应用图标的滑动操作时，终端可以采集该滑动操作的滑动方向，然后从该应用图标周围的至少一个泡泡形状的提示区域中，确定出该滑动操作指向的泡泡形状的提示区域，并可以将该滑动操作指向的预设形状的提示区域中的标识信息表征的关联功能确定为该用户操作对应的关联功能。最终，终端可以启动该滑动操作对应的关联功能。
可选的，基于应用图标的用户操作可以为作用于泡泡形状的提示区域的用户操作，如滑动操作。
具体的，在一个应用的应用图标的周围悬浮显示至少一个泡泡形状的提示区域之后，当检测到作用于泡泡形状的提示区域的滑动操作时，终端可以该至少一个泡泡形状的提示区域中，确定该滑动操作所作用于的泡泡形状的提示区域，并可以将该滑动操作所作用于的泡泡形状的提示区域中的标识信息表征的关联功能确定为该滑动操作对应的关联功能。最终，终端可以启动该滑动操作对应的关联功能。
可选的，当检测到作用于泡泡形状的提示区域的滑动操作时，终端还可以输出“泡泡”破裂的效果。这样，用户想启动哪一个关联功能，便划破(或戳破、刺破等)该关联功能的标识信息所在的“泡泡”即可，用户体验简单，而且趣味性十足。
在一些可选实施例中，如图7A-7B，预设形状的提示区域也可以悬浮显示在应用图标上面。形象的，应用图标可以类似于装有“泡泡”的容器。这里，基于应用图标的用户操作可以为作用于泡泡形状的提示区域的用户操作，如滑动操作。
不限于图6A-6C或图7A-7B所示，作用于“泡泡”的用户操作还可以是其他触控操作，如点击操作(可产生刺破“泡泡”的效果)等，也还可以是非触控操作(如划破或刺破“泡泡”的手势等)。
不限于图6A-6C或图7A-7B所示的圆形，泡泡形状还可以是半圆、椭圆形等等，只要符合气泡因内部空气散发所鼓起的形状即可。实际应用中，还可以对“泡泡”设置UI效果，如半透明效果、光影效果等等，这里不作限制。
为了进一步优化用户体验，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用，系统可以突出显示(如高亮等)该关联应用的应用图标所在的“泡泡”。
在一些可选实施例中，预设形状(如泡泡形状)的提示区域是否显示可以通过下面几 种方式确定。在一种实现方式中，用户可以通过操作提示的显示开关来决定是否显示“泡泡”(即泡泡形状的提示区域)。如果用户启动操作提示的显示开关，则终端可以在应用图标周围悬浮显示“泡泡”(即泡泡形状的提示区域)；如果用户关闭操作提示的显示开关，则终端可以不在应用图标周围悬浮显示“泡泡”(即泡泡形状的提示区域)。在另一种实现方式中，当用户手指靠近应用图标时(即图4A所示的用户操作发生时)，终端可以在应用图标周围悬浮显示“泡泡”(即泡泡形状的提示区域)。在再一种实现方式中，只要一个应用有关联应用，则终端可以一直在该应用的应用图标周围悬浮显示“泡泡”(即泡泡形状的提示区域)。实际应用中，终端还可以根据其他条件来触发显示“泡泡”，这里不作限制。
(3)用于快速启动多个关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作
1.用于启动多个关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作可以是在应用图标上的圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作。
例如，如图8A-8B所示，当在一个应用的应用图标上检测到圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作时，终端可以启动多个关联应用。可选的，这多个关联应用可以是该应用的全部的关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，如图8A所示，终端可以分屏显示多个被启动的关联应用。可选的，如图8B所示，终端也可以层叠显示多个被启动的关联应用。实际应用中，终端还可以通过其他方式显示多个被启动的关联应用，这里不作限制。
不限于图8A-8B所示，用于快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作还可以是基于应用图标的其他滑动轨迹的滑动操作，例如逆时针滑动轨迹的滑动操作、Z字型滑动轨迹等，也还可以是基于应用图标的其他触控操作或非触控操作。应理解的，在实施本申请提供的技术方案时，需要区别用于快速启动具体一个关联应用的用户操作和用于快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作。
可选的，如果用于快速启动一个应用的多个关联功能的用户操作是圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作，则终端可以检测滑动弧度在整个圆周中的占比R，并根据该占比R确定启动关联应用的个数N，最后启动N个关联功能。其中，N与R成正比，N是正整数，R是整数，R∈[0,1]。也即是说，用户滑动的圆弧越接近完整的圆周，用户可以启动的关联应用的个数就越多。特别的，当R＝100％时，N即该应用的全部关联功能的个数。
2.用于启动多个关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作可以是作用于多个预设形状的提示区域的滑动操作，也可以是连续多次作用于多个预设形状的提示区域的点击操作(或选择手势)。
也即是说，用户可以通过一次划破多个“泡泡”或者连续戳破多个“泡泡”启动多个关联应用。
可选的，当在应用图标上检测到滑动操作，且该滑动操作滑过多个“泡泡”(即泡泡形状的提示区域)时，终端可以输出该多个“泡泡”被划破的效果，并启动(或打开)该多个“泡泡”各自对应的关联功能。这里，一个“泡泡”对应的关联功能是指该“泡泡”中显示的标识信息表征的应用。
可选的，当系统在应用图标上检测到连续的多次点击操作，且该多次点击操作选中多个“泡泡”时，终端可以输出该多个“泡泡”被戳破的效果，并启动(或打开)该多个“泡 泡”各自对应的关联功能。这里，一个“泡泡”对应的关联功能是指该“泡泡”中显示的标识信息表征的应用。
针对多次点击操作，可选的，终端可以检测相邻两次点击操作之间的时间间隔，如果任意相邻两次点击操作之间的时间间隔均小于预设间隔，则可以判定该多次点击操作为连续的多次点击操作。实际应用中，终端还可以根据其他方式确定连续的多次点击操作，这里不作限制。
可以理解的，用户可以通过一次划破多个“泡泡”或者连续戳破多个“泡泡”启动多个关联应用，非常简单高效，且趣味性十足。
(4)关联应用的设置方式
1.关联应用可以是用户设置的。
具体的，终端可以接收用户输入的第一设置操作，根据第一设置操作设置所述应用图标表征的应用的关联功能。这里，第一设置操作可用于设置应用的关联功能。
例如，“微信”的关联应用(“图库”和“喜马拉雅”)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置关联应用的策略，这里不作限制。
2.关联应用可以是终端根据预设规则设置的。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用的应用类型相同的其他应用设置为该应用的关联应用。
例如，终端可以将其他社交类的即时通讯应用(如推特Twitter，社交类即时通讯应用)推荐为“微信”的关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以推荐其他应用名称的首字母相同的应用为该应用的关联应用。例如，终端可以将其他应用名称的首字母为“W”的应用“微信”(“微信”的首字母为“W”)的关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，通过预设规则确定一个应用的关联应用，便于用户确定出一个应用的关联应用是哪些，简单有效。不限于上述两种方式，终端设置关联应用的预设规则还可以不同，这里不作限制。
3.关联应用可以是终端根据应用的运行情况智能确定的。
可选的，终端可以将与该应用同时运行的次数超过第一阈值的功能确定为该应用的关联功能，或者，可以将与该应用同时运行的时间超过第二阈值的功能确定为该应用的关联功能，或者，可以将与该应用共享数据的功能确定为该应用的关联功能。
也即是说，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用同时运行的次数最多或时间最长的其他应用确定为该应用的关联应用。例如，终端分析各个应用的运行情况发现，用户经常在启动“微信”的同时，启动“图库”和“喜马拉雅”，因此，终端可以确定“图库”和“喜马拉雅”是“微信”的关联应用。这种实现方式更加符合用户的使用习惯，进一步提高了用户体验。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，针对一个应用，终端可以将与该应用共享数据的其他应用设置为该应用的关联应用。例如，“淘宝”和“支付宝”之间共享数据，终端可以将“支付宝”确定为“淘宝”的关联应用。这样便于用户在使用“淘宝”时快速打开“支付宝”，进一步提高了用户体验。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，根据应用的运行情况智能确定一个应用的关联应用，可以深度挖掘出应用之间的关联性，更加符合用户使用习惯，用户体验更佳。不限于上述两种方式，终端智能确定关联应用的方式还可以不同，这里不作限制。
不限于上述几种方式，终端还可以通过其他方式确定一个应用的关联应用，本申请不作限制。
特别的，如果应用图标是桌面文件夹图标，则桌面文件夹图标表征的桌面文件夹的关联应用(即桌面文件夹中的应用)可以通过下述方式确定：
1.桌面文件夹中的应用可以是用户设置的
具体可参考图3A-3B实施例中的相关内容，这里不赘述。
2.桌面文件夹中的应用可以是终端根据预设规则设置的。
具体可参考图3A-3B实施例中的相关内容，这里不赘述。
3.终端可以将同时运行的次数超过第三阈值的多个功能添加到同一个桌面文件夹中，或者，可以将同时运行的时间超过第四阈值的多个功能添加到同一个桌面文件夹中，或者，可以将共享数据的多个功能添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
具体可参考图3A-3B实施例中的相关内容，这里不赘述。
(5)如何设置快速启动关联功能的用户操作
1.基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是用户设置的。
具体的，针对一个应用，终端可以接收用户输入的第二设置操作，根据第二设置操作设置快速启动该应用的关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作。
例如，在图2A-2B示例中，用于快速启动“图库”的基于“微信”应用图标的用户操作(即基于“微信”应用图标的向右滑动操作)以及用于快速启动“喜马拉雅”的基于“微信”应用图标的用户操作(即基于“微信”应用图标的向左滑动操作)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。
例如，在图3A-3B示例中，用于快速启动“设置”的基于桌面文件夹图标202的用户操作(即基于桌面文件夹图标202的向左滑动操作)以及用于快速启动“通讯录”的基于桌面文件夹图标202的用户操作(即基于桌面文件夹图标202的向右滑动操作)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。
示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置用于快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作的策略，这里不作限制。
2.基于应用图标的快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作可以是系统根据用户使用习惯智能设置的。
具体的，针对一个应用，终端可以分别记录该应用的各个关联功能的被使用次数或被使用时长，并确定常用的关联功能。这里，常用的关联功能的被使用次数超过第五阈值或被使用时长超过第六阈值。针对常用的关联功能，终端可以将常用的基于该应用的应用图标的用户操作设置为启动该常用的关联功能的用户操作。其中，常用的基于应用图标的用户操作可以是终端默认的用户操作，也可以是根据用户习惯确定的。
也即是说，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用，可以将常用的基于应用图标的用户操作设置为快速启动该关联应用的用户操作。
例如，在图2A-2B示例中，假设“微信”的最常使用的关联应用是“图库”，且当用户单手握持终端时，基于应用图标的向上滑动操作是常用操作。因此，系统可以将基于“微信”应用图标的向上滑动操作设置为快速启动“图库”的用户操作。
例如，在图3A-3B示例中，假设桌面文件夹内最常使用的应用是“设置”，且当用户单手握持终端时，基于桌面文件夹图标202的向上滑动操作是常用操作。因此，系统可以将基于桌面文件夹图标202的向上滑动操作设置为快速启动“设置”的用户操作。
示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于系统根据用户使用习惯智能设置用于快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作的策略，这里不作限制。
可以理解的，根据用户使用习惯智能设置基于应用图标的快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作，更加符合用户的使用习惯，用户体验更佳。
不限于上述几种方式，基于应用图标的快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作还可以通过其他方式确定，例如基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作可以是终端随机设置的，本申请不作限制。
可以理解的，本实施例中未提及的内容或说明可以参考前述人机交互实施例中的相关部分，这里不再赘述。
为了进一步理解本申请提供的应用控制方法，下面通过图14和图15详细介绍上述几个实施例的结合实施，即通过单指交互快速启动关联应用(如图2A-2B或图3A-3B)、通过单指交互触发操作提示(如图4A-4C或图5A-5C或图6A-6C或图7A-7B)、通过多指交互快速启动一个应用关联的系统设置(如图8A-8C)的结合实施。
图14示出了在系统中结合实施上述几个实施例的功能示意图。如图14所示，系统可包括：应用(application)层、框架(framework)层和内核(kernel)层。
具体实现中，可以在应用层针对桌面上的应用图标设置监听器，用于监听用户操作应用图标的指令。如图15所示，当监听器捕捉到基于桌面应用的不同类型的用户操作时，系统可以执行但不限于下述步骤：
当监听器捕捉到基于应用图标的单指操作，例如基于应用图标的向上滑动操作/向下滑动操作/向左滑动操作/向右滑动操作，系统可启动该滑动操作对应的关联应用。例如，在图2A-2B示例中，假设该监听器是“微信”应用图标的监听器。当监听器捕捉到图2A所示的用户操作时，系统可启动关联应用“图库”。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
当监听器捕捉到基于应用图标的单指操作，例如用户手指靠近应用图标，系统可触发显示用于启动关联应用的操作提示。例如，在图4A-4C示例中，假设该监听器是“微信”应用图标的监听器。当监听器捕捉到图4A所示的用户操作时，系统可触发显示环形提示区域203。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
当监听器捕捉到多指操作，例如基于应用图标的多指触控操作，系统可启动应用关联的系统设置。例如，在图10A-10C示例中，假设该监听器是“微信”应用图标的监听器。当监听器捕捉到图10A所示的用户操作时，系统可启动“微信”的应用权限设置。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
不限于图14和图15，实际应用中还可以根据具体需求来结合实施本申请提供的上述各 个实施例。
图16示出了本申请提供的一种终端的功能框图。终端的功能块可由硬件、软件或硬件与软件的组合来实施本申请提供的技术方案。所属领域的技术人员应理解，图16中所描述的功能块可经组合或分离为若干子功能块以实施本申请提供的技术方案。因此，本申请中上面描述的内容可支持对下述功能模块的任何可能的组合或分离或进一步定义。如图16所示，终端200可包括：第一输入单元201和启动单元204。其中：
第一输入单元201可用于检测基于应用图标的用户操作。
启动单元204可用于响应于第一输入单元201检测到用户操作，启动该用户操作对应的关联功能。
其中，该应用图标表征的应用可具有至少一个关联功能。该用户操作对应的关联功能属于该至少一个关联功能，该至少一个关联功能可以包括以下至少一项：该应用的关联应用、该应用的分身应用。
具体实现中，第一输入单元201可以为图11实施例中的触摸面板131或手势传感器181等输入装置。启动单元204可以为图11实施例中的处理器110。
可选的，该至少一个关联功能还可以包括以下至少一项：该应用提供的功能(如应用级别的设置等)、该应用关联的系统功能(如系统设置等)。
特别的，如果应用图标是桌面文件夹图标，则桌面文件夹图标表征的桌面文件夹即该桌面文件夹图标表征的应用，该桌面文件夹的关联应用可包括该桌面文件夹内的应用。
本申请中，基于应用图标的用户操作可以是基于应用图标的滑动操作。滑动方向或滑动轨迹等可以用来定义不同的滑动操作，基于应用图标的不同的滑动操作可用于启动不同的关联功能。不限于滑动操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是其他形式的触控操作，例如基于应用图标的特定频次的点击操作、按压操作等等，这里不作限制。不限于触控操作，基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作还可以是针对应用图标的体感操作，不直接接触触摸屏。
在一些可选的实现方式中，如图16所示，终端200还可进一步包括：设置单元206，可用于设置一个应用的关联应用。具体实现中，启动单元204可以为图11实施例中的处理器110。具体的，设置单元206可以通过但不限于下述几种方式设置关联应用：
(1)如图16所示，终端200还可进一步包括：第三输入单元203，可用于接收用户输入的第一设置操作。具体实现中，第三输入单元203可以是图11实施例中的触摸面板131、按键133或音频电路173等输入装置。这里，第一设置操作可用于设置应用的关联功能。设置单元206可用于根据第一设置操作，设置应用的关联功能。
(2)设置单元206可用于根据预设规则设置关联应用。
可选的，针对一个应用，设置单元206可用于将与该应用的应用类型相同的其他应用设置为该应用的关联应用。
可选的，针对一个应用，设置单元206可用于设置其他应用名称的首字母相同的应用为该应用的关联应用。例如，可以将其他应用名称的首字母为“W”的应用设置为“微信”(“微信”的首字母为“W”)的关联应用。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，通过预设规则确定一个应用的关联应用，便于用户确定出一个应用的关联应用是哪些，简单有效。不限于上述两种方式，设置单元206设置关联应用的预设规则还可以不同，这里不作限制。
(3)设置单元206可用于根据应用的运行情况设置关联应用。
可选的，针对一个应用，设置单元206可用于将与该应用同时运行的次数最多或时间最长的其他应用确定为该应用的关联应用。例如，设置单元206分析各个应用的运行情况发现，用户经常在启动“微信”的同时，启动“图库”和“喜马拉雅”，因此，设置单元206可以确定“图库”和“喜马拉雅”是“微信”的关联应用。这种实现方式更加符合用户的使用习惯，进一步提高了用户体验。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，针对一个应用，设置单元206可以将与该应用共享数据的其他应用设置为该应用的关联应用。例如，“淘宝(Taobao)”和“支付宝(Alipay)”之间共享数据，设置单元206可以将“支付宝”确定为“淘宝”的关联应用。这样便于用户在使用“淘宝”时快速打开“支付宝”，进一步提高了用户体验。“淘宝”是一款电子商务的应用，“支付宝”是一款在线支付的应用，示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，根据应用的运行情况智能确定一个应用的关联应用，可以深度挖掘出应用之间的关联性，更加符合用户使用习惯，用户体验更佳。不限于上述两种方式，终端智能确定关联应用的方式还可以不同，这里不作限制。
本申请中，如果应用图标是桌面文件夹图标，则桌面文件夹图标表征的桌面文件夹即该桌面文件夹图标表征的应用，该桌面文件夹的关联应用可包括该桌面文件夹内的应用，该桌面文件夹内可包括多个应用。
在一些可选的实现方式中，设置单元206可以通过但不限于下述几种方式设置桌面文件夹的关联应用(即桌面文件夹内的应用)：
(1)如图16所示，终端200还可进一步包括：第三输入单元203，可用于接收用户输入的第一设置操作。具体实现中，第三输入单元203可以是图11实施例中的触摸面板131、按键133或音频电路173等输入装置。这里，第一设置操作可用于设置桌面文件夹内的应用。设置单元206可用于根据第一设置操作设置桌面文件夹内的应用。
例如，桌面文件夹图标表征的桌面文件夹的关联应用(“Safari”、“设置”、“通讯录”和“手电筒”)可以是用户根据自身喜好设置的。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于用户设置关联应用的策略，这里不作限制。
(2)设置单元206可用于根据预设规则设置桌面文件夹内的应用。
可选的，设置单元206可用于将应用类型相同的应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，设置单元206可用于将社交类应用(如微信、推特Twitter)添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，设置单元206可用于将应用名称的首字母相同的应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，设置单元206可用于将其他应用名称的首字母为“G”的应用(如谷歌地图(Google Maps)、谷歌邮箱(Gmail)等)添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，通过预设规则确定一个应用的关联应用，便于用户快速确定出一个桌面文件及中的应用是哪些，简单有效。不限于上述两种方式，设置单元206设置桌面文件夹内的应用的预设规则还可以不同，这里不作限制。
(3)设置单元206可用于根据应用的运行情况智能设置桌面文件夹内的应用。
可选的，设置单元206可用于将同时运行的次数较多或时间较长的多个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，设置单元206可用于分析各个应用的运行情况发现，用户经常在启动“微信”的同时，启动“图库”和“喜马拉雅”，因此，设置单元206可用于可以确定“图库”、“喜马拉雅”和“微信”这三个应用的关联程度较高，可以将这三个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可选的，设置单元206可用于可以将需要进行数据共享的多个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。
例如，“淘宝”和“支付宝”之间共享数据，终端可以确定“支付宝”和“淘宝”的关联程度较高，可以将这两个应用添加到同一个桌面文件夹中。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。
可以理解的，根据应用的运行情况智能设置桌面文件夹中的应用，可以深度挖掘出应用之间的关联性，更加符合用户使用习惯，用户体验更佳。不限于上述两种方式，设置单元206智能设置桌面文件夹中的应用的方式还可以不同，这里不作限制。
在一些可选的实现方式中，设置单元206可以通过但不限于下述几种方式设置用于快速启动关联应用的基于应用图标的用户操作。
(1)如图16所示，终端200还可进一步包括：第三输入单元203，可用于接收用户输入的第二设置操作。具体实现中，第三输入单元203可以是图11实施例中的触摸面板131、按键133或音频电路173等输入装置。这里，第二设置操作可用于设置快速启动该应用的关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作。设置单元206可用于根据第二设置操作设置快速启动该应用的关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作。
(2)设置单元206可用于根据用户使用习惯智能设置基于应用图标的快速启动关联应用的用户操作。
可选的，针对较常使用的(或关联性较高的)关联应用，设置单元206可用于将常用的基于应用图标的用户操作设置为快速启动该关联应用的用户操作。
例如，假设“微信”的最常使用的关联应用是“图库”，且当用户单手握持终端时，基于应用图标的向上滑动操作是常用操作。因此，设置单元206可用于将基于“微信”应用图标的向上滑动操作设置为快速启动“图库”的用户操作。
例如，假设桌面文件夹内最常使用的应用是“设置”，且当用户单手握持终端时，基于桌面文件夹图标的向上滑动操作是常用操作。因此，设置单元206可用于将基于桌面文件夹图标的向上滑动操作设置为快速启动“设置”的用户操作。
示例仅仅用于解释本申请，不应构成限定。关于终端根据用户使用习惯智能设置用于快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作的策略，这里不作限制。
这里，设置单元206可用于根据基于任意应用的应用图标的用户操作分析得出常用的 基于应用图标的用户操作。例如，假设用户经常在“淘宝”应用图标上向上滑动来启动“淘宝”的关联应用。那么，设置单元206可用于将基于应用图标向上滑动的用户操作确定为常用的基于应用图标的用户操作，该常用的基于应用图标的用户操作适用其他应用图标。例如，针对“图库”应用图标，设置单元206可用于确定基于“图库”应用图标的向上滑动操作为常用的基于“图库”应用图标的用户操作。示例仅仅用于解释本申请，实际应用中，设置单元206还可以通过其他方式确定出常用的基于应用图标的用户操作，这里不作限制。
可以理解的，根据用户使用习惯智能设置基于应用图标的快速启动各个关联应用的用户操作，更加符合用户的使用习惯，用户体验更佳。
在一些可选的实现方式中，如图16所示，终端200还可包括：显示单元205，可用于显示操作提示。具体实现中，显示单元205可以是图11实施例中的显示器160。该操作提示可以用于指示启动该应用的关联功能的基于应用图标的用户操作，即用于提示用户如何进行基于应用图标的操作来启动具体的关联功能。这样，可避免给用户带来记忆负担。
可选的，如图16所示，终端200还可包括：第二输入单元202，可用于检测执行所述用户操作的对象(如用户手指、触控笔等)靠近应用图标。具体实现中，第二输入单元202可以是图11实施例中的配置有悬浮触控检测功能的触摸面板131、手势传感器181或3D摄像头172等输入装置。显示单元205具体可用于在第二输入单元202检测到执行用户操作的对象(如用户手指、触控笔等)靠近应用图标时，显示操作提示。
在一些可选的实现方式中，显示单元205可以通过但不限于以下几种方式显示操作提示：
第1种实现方式，显示单元205可具体用于在应用图标周围显示环形提示区域，并在该环形提示区域上显示至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
具体实现中，启动单元204可用于响应于第一输入单元201检测到的在应用图标上向环形提示区域中的标识信息滑动的滑动操作，并启动该滑动操作指向的关联功能的用户界面。这里，该滑动操作指向的关联功能为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。
第2种实现方式，显示单元205可具体用于在应用图标周围悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，例如“泡泡”，预设形状的提示区域中可以中显示有关联应用的标识信息(如应用图标)。“泡泡”可以是一个泡泡形状的提示区域，该提示区域中显示有应用的标识信息(如应用图标)。
在一种可能实现方式中，启动单元204可用于响应于检测到的在应用图标上向预设形状的提示区域中的标识信息滑动的滑动操作，并启动该滑动操作指向的关联功能。这里，该滑动操作指向的关联功能为该滑动操作指向的标识信息表征的关联功能。
在另一种可能实现方式中，启动单元204可用于响应于第一输入单元201检测到的作用于预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，并启动该用户操作所作用于的关联功能。这里，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域(如“泡泡”)中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
第3种实现方式，显示单元205可具体用于在应用图标上面悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，例如“泡泡”，预设形状的提示区域中可以中显示有关联应用的标识信息(如 应用图标)。
具体实现中，启动单元204可用于响应于第一输入单元201检测到的作用于预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，并启动该用户操作所作用于的关联功能。这里，该用户操作所作用于的关联功能为该用户操作所作用于的预设形状的提示区域(如“泡泡”)中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
在一些可选的实现方式中，第一输入单元201可用于检测在应用图标上的圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作。启动单元204可用于响应于第一输入单元201检测到的圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作，启动多个关联应用。
不限于圆弧形滑动轨迹的滑动操作，用于快速启动多个关联应用的用户操作还可以是基于应用图标的其他滑动轨迹的滑动操作，例如逆时针滑动轨迹的滑动操作、Z字型滑动轨迹等，也还可以是基于应用图标的其他触控操作或非触控操作。
可以理解的，关于图16的终端200包括的功能块的具体实现方式，可参考前述方法实施例，这里不赘述。
综上，实施本申请提供的技术方案，可实现通过基于应用图标的用户操作即可快速启动关联功能，无需用户多次操作(例如翻页查找、点击启动等等)，更加简单便捷。
本领域普通技术人员可以理解实现上述实施例方法中的全部或部分流程，该流程可以由计算机程序来指令相关的硬件完成，该程序可存储于计算机可读取存储介质中，该程序在执行时，可包括如上述各方法实施例的流程。而前述的存储介质包括：ROM或随机存储记忆体RAM、磁碟或者光盘等各种可存储程序代码的介质。

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  1. 一种应用控制方法，其特征在于，包括：
    终端检测到基于应用图标的用户操作；所述应用图标表征的应用具有至少一个关联功能；
    响应于检测到所述用户操作，所述终端启动所述用户操作对应的关联功能；
    其中，所述用户操作对应的关联功能属于所述至少一个关联功能，所述至少一个关联功能包括以下至少一项：所述应用的关联应用、所述应用的分身应用。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，还包括：
    所述终端显示操作提示；所述操作提示用于指示启动所述应用的关联功能的基于所述应用图标的用户操作。
  3. 如权利要求2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述终端显示操作提示，包括：
    当检测到执行所述用户操作的对象靠近所述应用图标时，所述终端显示所述操作提示。
  4. 如权利要求2或3所述的方法，其特征在于，所述操作提示为以所述应用图标为中心的显示在所述应用图标周围的环形提示区域，所述环形提示区域上显示有至少一个关联功能的标识信息；或者，
    所述操作提示包括悬浮显示在所述应用图标周围的至少一个预设形状的提示区域，所述至少一个提示区域中分别显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
  5. 如权利要求4所述的方法，其特征在于，所述基于应用图标的用户操作为在所述应用图标上向所述标识信息滑动的滑动操作；所述响应于检测到所述用户操作，所述终端启动所述用户操作对应的关联功能，包括：
    响应于检测到的在所述应用图标上向所述标识信息滑动的滑动操作，启动所述滑动操作指向的关联功能；所述滑动操作指向的关联功能为所述滑动操作指向的所述标识信息表征的关联功能。
  6. 如权利要求2或3所述的方法，其特征在于，所述操作提示包括悬浮显示在所述应用图标上的至少一个预设形状的提示区域，所述至少一个提示区域中分别显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息；或者，
    所述操作提示包括悬浮显示在所述应用图标周围的至少一个预设形状的提示区域，所述至少一个提示区域中分别显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
  7. 如权利要求6所述的方法，其特征在于，所述基于应用图标的用户操作为作用于所述提示区域的用户操作；所述响应于检测到所述用户操作，所述终端启动所述用户操作对应的关联功能，包括：
    响应于检测到的作用于所述预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，启动所述用户操作所作用于的关联功能的用户界面；所述用户操作所作用于的关联功能为所述用户操作所作用于的所述预设形状的提示区域中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
  8. 一种终端设备上的图形用户界面，所述终端设备具有显示器、输入装置、存储器和用以执行存储于所述存储器中的一个或一个以上程序的一个或一个以上的处理器，所述图形用户界面包括：所述显示器中显示的至少一个应用程序的应用图标；其中：
    响应于所述输入装置检测到的基于应用图标的用户操作，显示所述用户操作对应的关联功能的用户界面；所述用户界面是用户上一次退出所述用户操作对应的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者所述用户操作对应的关联功能的默认启动界面；
    其中，所述应用图标表征的应用具有至少一个关联功能；所述用户操作对应的关联功能属于所述至少一个关联功能，所述至少一个关联功能包括以下至少一项：所述应用的关联应用、所述应用的分身应用。
  9. 如权利要求8所述的图形用户界面，其特征在于，所述终端设备还包括：悬浮检测器；所述图形用户界面，还包括：响应于所述悬浮检测器检测到的执行所述用户操作的对象靠近所述应用图标的用户操作，显示操作提示；所述操作提示用于指示启动所述应用的关联功能的基于所述应用图标的用户操作。
  10. 如权利要求9所述的图形用户界面，其特征在于，所述显示操作提示，包括：
    以所述应用图标为中心在所述应用图标周围显示环形提示区域，在所述环形提示区域上显示所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息；或者，
    在所述应用图标周围悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，分别在所述至少一个提示区域中显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
  11. 如权利要求10所述的图形用户界面，其特征在于，所述响应于所述输入装置检测到的基于应用图标的用户操作，显示所述用户操作对应的关联功能的用户界面，包括：
    响应于所述输入装置检测到的在所述应用图标上向所述标识信息滑动的滑动操作，显示所述滑动操作指向的关联功能的用户界面；所述滑动操作指向的关联功能为所述滑动操作指向的所述标识信息表征的关联功能；所述用户界面是用户上一次退出所述滑动操作指向的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者所述滑动操作指向的关联功能的默认启动界面。
  12. 如权利要求9所述的图形用户界面，其特征在于，所述显示操作提示，包括：
    在所述应用图标上悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，分别在所述至少一个提示区域中显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息；或者，
    在所述应用图标周围悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，分别在所述至少一个提示区域中显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
  13. 如权利要求12所述的图形用户界面，其特征在于，所述响应于所述输入装置检测到的基于应用图标的用户操作，显示所述用户操作对应的关联功能的用户界面，包括：
    响应于所述输入装置检测到的作用于所述预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，显示所述用户操作所作用于的关联功能的用户界面；所述用户操作所作用于的关联功能为所述用户操作所作用于的所述预设形状的提示区域中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能；所述用户界面是用户上一次退出所述用户操作所作用于的关联功能时最后显示的界面或者所述用户操作所作用于的关联功能的默认启动界面。
  14. 一种终端，其特征在于，包括：输入装置、存储器以及耦合与所述存储器的处理器，其中：
    所述输入装置用于检测基于应用图标的用户操作；所述应用图标表征的应用具有至少一个关联功能；
    所述处理器响应于所述输入装置检测到的所述用户操作，启动所述用户操作对应的关联功能；
    其中，所述用户操作对应的关联功能属于所述至少一个关联功能，所述至少一个关联功能包括以下至少一项：所述应用的关联应用、所述应用的分身应用。
  15. 如权利要求14所述的终端，其特征在于，还包括：显示器；
    所述显示器用于显示操作提示；所述操作提示用于指示启动所述应用的关联功能的基于所述应用图标的用户操作。
  16. 如权利要求15所述的终端，其特征在于，还包括：悬浮检测器；
    所述悬浮检测器用于检测到执行所述用户操作的对象靠近所述应用图标；
    所述显示器用于当所述悬浮检测器检测到执行所述用户操作的对象靠近所述应用图标时，显示所述操作提示。
  17. 如权利要求15或16所述的终端，其特征在于，所述显示器用于以所述应用图标为中心在所述应用图标周围显示环形提示区域，所述环形提示区域上显示有至少一个关联功能的标识信息；或者，
    所述显示器用于在所述应用图标周围悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，所述至少一个提示区域中分别显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
  18. 如权利要求17所述的终端，其特征在于，其特征在于，所述输入装置用于检测在所述应用图标上向所述标识信息滑动的滑动操作；
    所述处理器用于响应于所述输入装置检测到的在所述应用图标上向所述标识信息滑动的滑动操作，启动所述滑动操作指向的关联功能；所述滑动操作指向的关联功能为所述滑动操作指向的所述标识信息表征的关联功能。
  19. 如权利要求15或16所述的终端，其特征在于，所述显示器用于在所述应用图标上悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，所述至少一个提示区域中分别显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息；或者，
    所述显示器用于在所述应用图标周围悬浮显示至少一个预设形状的提示区域，所述至少一个提示区域中分别显示有所述至少一个关联功能的标识信息。
  20. 如权利要求19所述的终端，其特征在于，所述输入装置用于检测作用于所述提示区域的用户操作；
    所述处理器用于响应于所述输入装置检测到的作用于所述预设形状的提示区域的用户操作，启动所述用户操作所作用于的关联功能；所述用户操作所作用于的关联功能为所述用户操作所作用于的所述预设形状的提示区域中显示的标识信息表征的关联功能。
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