WO2019174469A1

WO2019174469A1 - Message notification method, apparatus, device and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2019174469A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/076454
Authority: WO
Inventors: 敬雷; 宋方; 林志泳; 刘培根; 付亮晶
Original assignee: Oppo广东移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2018-03-12
Filing date: 2019-02-28
Publication date: 2019-09-19
Also published as: CN108540646A

Abstract

Disclosed in an embodiment of the present application are a message notification method, apparatus, terminal and readable medium, which belong to the field of human-machine interaction. The method comprises: displaying a first user interface of a first application program in a landscape mode; receiving an unread message of a second application program; displaying a banner notification on a first partial area of the first user interface, wherein a message notification and a floating window reply control of the unread message are displayed on the banner notification, and the floating window reply control is used to start a control of a message processing floating window of the second application program; the message processing floating window is a floating window used for displaying a message view and/or a message reply to an unread message on a second partial area of the first user interface, and a view and/or reply to the unread message of the second application program may be implemented under the premise of not interrupting the normal usage of the first application program.

Description

Message reminding method, device, device and storage medium

The application of the present application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application No. 201101201806.5, filed on March 12, 2018, entitled "message reminding method, device, device and storage medium", the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the application example.

Technical field

The embodiment of the present invention relates to the field of human-computer interaction, and particularly to a message reminding method, device, device, and storage medium.

Background technique

A variety of messages are received on mobile terminals such as smartphones, tablets, and e-books. When a new message is received, a message alert is made on the screen of the mobile terminal.

Taking the message reminder as a message popup window, the mobile terminal initially displays the first user interface of the first application. When the mobile terminal receives the unread message of the second application, the mobile terminal uses a message popup window to display a message reminder of the unread message of the application, and after the user clicks the message popup window, the mobile terminal opens the second application. The message display interface replaces the first user interface. The unread message is then viewed and replied by the user in the message display interface of the second application.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present application provides a message reminding method, device, device and storage medium. The technical solution is as follows:

In one aspect, a message reminding method is provided, the method comprising:

Displaying a first user interface of the first application in the landscape mode;

Receiving an unread message of the second application;

Displaying the banner notification on a first partial area of the first user interface, wherein the banner notification displays a message reminder and a floating window reply control of the unread message, and the floating window reply control is used to start a control of the second application's message processing floating window;

The message processing floating window is a floating window for displaying message view and/or message reply to the unread message on a second partial area of the first user interface.

In another aspect, a message alerting device is provided, the device comprising:

Receiving an unread message of the second application;

In another aspect, a terminal is provided, the terminal comprising a processor and a memory; the memory storing at least one instruction for execution by the processor to implement the message as described in the above embodiments Reminder method.

In another aspect, a computer readable storage medium is provided, the storage medium storing at least one instruction for execution by a processor to implement the message reminding method as described in the above embodiments.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

3A to 3F are schematic diagrams showing the appearance of a terminal having different touch display screens according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

4 is a flowchart of a message reminding method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a message reminding method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a message reminding method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application; FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a message reminding method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application in an exemplary implementation; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a structural block diagram of a message reminding apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a structural block diagram of a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, the embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

"Multiple" as referred to herein means two or more. "and/or", describing the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there may be three relationships, for example, A and/or B, which may indicate that there are three cases where A exists separately, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists separately. The character "/" generally indicates that the contextual object is an "or" relationship.

In the related art, after receiving a new message of the second application, the user's experience of using the first application is interrupted when viewing and replying to the new message.

The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application has the beneficial effects of: displaying the first user interface of the first application in the landscape mode, and after receiving the unread message of the second application, in the first user interface Displaying a banner notification with a floating window reply control on the first partial area, enabling the user to start the message processing floating window of the second application through the floating window reply control, and processing the unread message of the second application by using the message processing floating window . Since the banner notification and the message processing floating window only occupy a partial area of the first user interface, the user's use of the first application is not interrupted, so that the normal use of the first application can be maintained without interruption. A view and/or reply to an unread message of the second application.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, there is shown a block diagram showing the structure of a terminal 100 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The terminal 100 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, an e-book, and the like. The terminal 100 in this application may include one or more of the following components: a processor 110, a memory 120, and a touch display screen 130.

Processor 110 can include one or more processing cores. The processor 110 connects various portions of the entire terminal 100 using various interfaces and lines, and executes the terminal by running or executing an instruction, program, code set or instruction set stored in the memory 120, and calling data stored in the memory 120. 100 various functions and processing data. Optionally, the processor 110 may use at least one of a digital signal processing (DSP), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), and a programmable logic array (PLA). A form of hardware is implemented. The processor 110 may integrate one or a combination of a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a modem, and the like. The CPU mainly processes the operating system, the user interface, the application, and the like; the GPU is responsible for rendering and rendering of the content that the display screen 130 needs to display; the modem is used to process wireless communication. It can be understood that the above modem may also be integrated into the processor 110 and implemented by a single chip.

The memory 120 may include a random access memory (RAM), and may also include a read-only memory. Optionally, the memory 120 includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. Memory 120 can be used to store instructions, programs, code, code sets, or sets of instructions. The memory 120 may include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store instructions for implementing an operating system, instructions for at least one function (such as a touch function, a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), The instructions for implementing the various method embodiments described below, etc.; the storage data area can store data (such as audio data, phone book) created according to the use of the terminal 100, and the like.

Taking the operating system as an Android system as an example, the programs and data stored in the memory 120 are as shown in FIG. 1. The memory 120 stores a Linux kernel layer 220, a system runtime layer 240, an application framework layer 260, and an application layer 280. . The Linux kernel layer 220 provides the underlying drivers for various hardware of the terminal 100, such as display drivers, audio drivers, camera drivers, Bluetooth drivers, Wi-Fi drivers, power management, and the like. The system runtime layer 240 provides major features support for the Android system through some C/C++ libraries. For example, the SQLite library provides support for the database, the OpenGL/ES library provides support for 3D graphics, and the Webkit library provides support for the browser kernel. The Android runtime library 242 (Android Runtime) is also provided in the system runtime layer 240. It mainly provides some core libraries, which can allow developers to write Android applications using the Java language. The application framework layer 260 provides various APIs that may be used when building an application. Developers can also build their own applications by using these APIs, such as event management, window management, view management, notification management, content providers, Package management, call management, resource management, location management. The application layer 280 runs at least one application, which may be a contact program, an SMS program, a clock program, a camera application, etc. that is provided by the operating system; or an application developed by a third-party developer, such as an instant. Communication programs, photo landscaping programs, etc.

Taking the operating system as an IOS system as an example, the programs and data stored in the memory 120 are as shown in FIG. 2. The IOS system includes: a core operating system layer 320 (Core OS layer), a core service layer 340 (Core Services layer), and a media layer. 360 (Media layer), touchable layer 380 (Cocoa Touch Layer). The core operating system layer 320 includes an operating system kernel, drivers, and an underlying program framework that provide functionality closer to the hardware for use by the program framework located at the core service layer 340. The core service layer 340 provides system services and/or program frameworks required by the application, such as a Foundation framework, an account framework, an advertising framework, a data storage framework, a network connectivity framework, a geographic location framework, a motion framework, and the like. The media layer 360 provides an interface for the audiovisual aspect of the application, such as a graphic image related interface, an audio technology related interface, a video technology related interface, and an audio and video transmission technology wireless play (AirPlay) interface. The touch layer 380 provides various commonly used interface related frameworks for application development, and the touch layer 380 is responsible for user touch interaction operations on the terminal 100. Such as local notification service, remote push service, advertising framework, game tool framework, message user interface (UI) framework, user interface UIKit framework, map framework and so on.

In the framework illustrated in FIG. 2, frameworks associated with most applications include, but are not limited to, the base framework in core service layer 340 and the UIKit framework in touchable layer 380. The underlying framework provides many basic object classes and data types, providing the most basic system services for all applications, regardless of the UI. The classes provided by the UIKit framework are the basic UI class libraries for creating touch-based user interfaces. iOS applications can provide UI based on the UIKit framework, so it provides the application infrastructure for building user interfaces, drawing , handling and user interaction events, responsive gestures, and more.

The touch display screen 130 is for receiving a touch operation on or near a user using any suitable object such as a finger, a touch pen, and the like, and displaying a user interface of each application. The touch display screen 130 is typically disposed at the front panel of the terminal 130. The touch display 130 can be designed as a full screen, a curved screen, or a profiled screen. The touch display screen 130 can also be designed as a combination of a full screen and a curved screen, and the combination of the special screen and the curved screen is not limited in this embodiment. among them:

Full screen

The full screen may refer to a screen design in which the touch screen 130 occupies a front panel of the terminal 100 that exceeds a threshold (eg, 80% or 90% or 95%). One calculation method of the screen ratio is: (the area of the touch screen 130 / the area of the front panel of the terminal 100) * 100%; another calculation method of the screen ratio is: (touch the actual display area in the display 130 Area/area of the front panel of the terminal 100) *100%; another calculation of the screen ratio is: (diagonal of the touch screen 130 / diagonal of the front panel of the terminal 100) * 100% . In the example shown in FIG. 3A, almost all areas on the front panel of the terminal 100 are the touch display screen 130, and on the front panel 40 of the terminal 100, except for the edge generated by the middle frame 41. All are touch display screens 130. The four corners of the touch display screen 130 can be right angles or rounded corners.

The full screen may also be a screen design that integrates at least one front panel component inside or below the touch display screen 130. Optionally, the at least one front panel component comprises: a camera, a fingerprint sensor, a proximity light sensor, a distance sensor, and the like. In some embodiments, other components on the front panel of the conventional terminal are integrated in all areas or partial areas of the touch display screen 130, such as splitting the photosensitive elements in the camera into a plurality of photosensitive pixels, each of which is photosensitive. The pixels are integrated in a black area in each display pixel in touch display 130. Since at least one front panel component is integrated inside the touch display 130, the full screen has a higher screen ratio.

Of course, in other embodiments, the front panel component on the front panel of the conventional terminal may also be disposed on the side or the back of the terminal 100, such as an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor disposed under the touch display screen 130, and the bone conduction type. The earpiece is disposed inside the terminal 130, and the camera is disposed to be located on the side of the terminal and is pluggable.

In some optional embodiments, when the terminal 100 adopts a full screen, a single side of the middle frame of the terminal 100, or two sides (such as the left and right sides), or four sides (such as An edge touch sensor 120 is disposed on the four sides of the upper, lower, left, and right sides, and the edge touch sensor 120 is configured to detect a user's touch operation, a click operation, a pressing operation, a sliding operation, and the like on the middle frame. At least one operation. The edge touch sensor 120 may be any one of a touch sensor, a thermal sensor, a pressure sensor, and the like. The user can apply an operation on the edge touch sensor 120 to control the application in the terminal 100.

Curved screen

The curved screen refers to a screen design in which the cross section of the touch display screen 130 has a curved shape and the projection in a direction parallel to the cross section is a plane, and the curved shape may be a U shape. Optionally, a curved screen refers to a screen design in which at least one side is curved. Optionally, the curved screen means that at least one side of the touch display screen 130 extends over the middle frame of the terminal 100. Since the side of the touch display screen 130 extends to cover the middle frame of the terminal 100, the middle frame that does not have the display function and the touch function is covered as the displayable area and/or the operable area, so that the curved screen has more High screen ratio. Optionally, in the example shown in FIG. 3B, the curved screen refers to a screen design in which the left and right side edges 42 are curved shapes; or the curved screen refers to a screen design in which the upper and lower sides are curved shapes; or The curved screen refers to the screen design in which the four sides of the upper, lower, left and right sides are curved. In an alternative embodiment, the curved screen is fabricated using a touch screen material having a certain flexibility.

Shaped screen

A profiled screen is a touchscreen display with an irregularly shaped shape, and the irregular shape is not a rectangle or a rounded rectangle. Alternatively, the profiled screen refers to a screen design that is provided with raised, notched, and/or punctured holes on a rectangular or rounded rectangular touch display screen 130. Alternatively, the protrusions, notches, and/or holes may be located at the edge of the touch screen display 130, at the center of the screen, or both. When the protrusions, notches, and/or holes are provided at one edge, they may be disposed at the middle or both ends of the edge; when the protrusions, notches, and/or holes are disposed in the center of the screen, they may be placed above the screen. One or more of the area, the upper left area, the left area, the lower left area, the lower area, the lower right area, the right area, and the upper right area. When disposed in a plurality of regions, the protrusions, the notches, and the holes may be concentrated or distributed; they may be symmetrically distributed or asymmetrically distributed. Optionally, the number of the protrusions, the notches and/or the holes is also not limited.

Since the shaped screen covers the upper and/or lower forehead area of the touch display screen as a displayable area and/or an operable area, so that the touch display screen occupies more space on the front panel of the terminal, the shaped screen also has A larger screen ratio. In some embodiments, the notch and/or the bore are for receiving at least one front panel component, including a camera, a fingerprint sensor, a proximity light sensor, a distance sensor, an earpiece, an ambient light level sensor, a physical button At least one of them.

Illustratively, the indentation may be provided on one or more edges, which may be semi-circular notches, right-angled rectangular indentations, rounded rectangular indentations or irregularly shaped indentations. In the example shown in FIG. 3C, the profiled screen may be a screen design in which a semicircular notch 43 is provided at a central position of the upper edge of the touch screen display 130, and the position of the semicircular notch 43 is vacated. And accommodating at least one of the front panel components of the camera, the distance sensor (also referred to as a proximity sensor), the earpiece, and the ambient light brightness sensor; schematically, as shown in FIG. 3D, the shaped screen may be at the lower edge of the touch display screen 130. The central position is provided with a screen design of a semi-circular notch 44, the vacant position of the semi-circular notch 44 for accommodating at least one of a physical button, a fingerprint sensor, and a microphone; schematically shown in FIG. 3E In the example, the profiled screen may be a screen design in which a semi-elliptical notch 45 is disposed at a central position of the lower edge of the touch display screen 130, and a semi-elliptical notch, two semi-ellipses are formed on the front panel of the terminal 100. The shaped notch is formed into an elliptical area for accommodating a physical button or a fingerprint recognition module; in the example shown in FIG. 3F, the shaped screen can be touched A screen design of at least one small hole 46 is provided in the upper half of the display screen 130, and the space vacated by the small hole 46 is for accommodating at least one of the front panel of the camera, the distance sensor, the earpiece, and the ambient light sensor. component.

In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the terminal 100 shown in the above figure does not constitute a limitation on the terminal 100, and the terminal may include more or less components than the illustration, or a combination of some Parts, or different parts. For example, the terminal 100 further includes components such as a radio frequency circuit, an input unit, a sensor, an audio circuit, a wireless fidelity (WiFi) module, a power supply, a Bluetooth module, and the like, and details are not described herein.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which shows a flowchart of a message reminding method shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is exemplified by the method being applied to the terminal 100. The method includes:

Step 401: Display a first user interface of the first application in a landscape mode;

The touch screen of the terminal is rectangular or, alternatively, rectangular. Correspondingly, the touch display has long and wide sides.

The horizontal screen mode is a screen display method in which the long side of the touch display screen is parallel or nearly parallel with the horizontal plane, and the wide side of the touch display screen is perpendicular or nearly vertical to the horizontal plane. In other words, the horizontal screen mode uses the two long sides of the touch display screen as the top or bottom side of the forward viewing angle, and the two short sides of the touch display screen are used as the display manner of the two sides of the forward viewing angle.

The first application is an application that runs in the foreground. Optionally, the first application is a first predetermined type of application, and the first predetermined type of application includes but is not limited to: an office application, an online education application, an online video application, and a game application. At least one of them.

Optionally, the first application is an application adapted for continuous use in landscape mode.

Step 402: Receive an unread message of the second application.

The second application is an application installed and running in the terminal. Optionally, the second application is a second predetermined type of application, and the second predetermined type of application includes but is not limited to: a short message application, instant At least one of a communication application, a team voice tool, a microblog program, a mail program, a web community application, a voice call application, and a video call application.

The second application is an application with a message receiving function and a message viewing function. Optionally, the second application also has a message reply function. In most embodiments, the second application belongs to a different application than the first application. In some embodiments, the second application and the first application can be the same application.

The unread message is a message sent by the other terminal or server to the current terminal, and the unread message is a message that has not been viewed by the user of the current terminal. Unread messages can also be called new messages.

Step 403: Display a banner notification on the first partial area of the first user interface, where the banner notification displays a message reminder and a floating window reply control for displaying an unread message, and the floating window reply control is used to start the second application. The message handles the control of the floating window.

Banner notifications are notifications that use a strip of window for message reminders. Alternatively, the strip-shaped window is a long strip window having a rectangular shape, or a long strip window having a rounded rectangular shape.

The message processing floating window is a floating window for displaying message view and/or message reply to the unread message on the second partial area of the first user interface.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user uses the first application 51 in the landscape mode on the terminal. The first application 51 may be an online video application or a game application, and the first user of the first application 51 is displayed on the terminal. Interface 52. When the terminal receives an unread message of the second application (such as a live chat application), a banner notification 53 is superimposed and displayed in the upper area of the first user interface 52. The display position of the banner notification 53 is not limited so as not to obscure the main display content of the first user interface 52 as much as possible. The banner notification 53 displays all or part of the message content of the unread message. The banner notification 53 also displays a floating window reply control 54, which may be a button control.

In summary, the message reminding method provided by this embodiment displays the first user interface of the first application in the landscape mode, and after receiving the unread message of the second application, in the first user interface. A banner notification with a floating window reply control is displayed on the first partial area, so that the user can start the message processing floating window of the second application through the floating window reply control, and process the unread message of the second application by using the message processing floating window. Since the banner notification and the message processing floating window only occupy a partial area of the first user interface, the user's use of the first application is not interrupted, so that the normal use of the first application can be maintained without interruption. A view and/or reply to an unread message of the second application.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which shows a flowchart of a message reminding method shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is exemplified by the method being applied to the terminal 100. The method includes:

Step 601: Display a first user interface of the first application in a landscape mode;

Optionally, the horizontal screen mode uses the two long sides of the touch display screen as the top or bottom sides of the forward viewing angle, and the two short sides of the touch display screen are used as the display manner of the two sides of the forward viewing angle. .

Optionally, the first application is an application adapted for continuous use in landscape mode. The first predetermined type of application includes, but is not limited to, at least one of an office application, an online education application, an online video application, and a game application.

In this embodiment, the first user interface is a game interface of a game application.

Step 602: Receive an unread message of the second application.

Optionally, the second application is an application having a message receiving function and a message viewing function. The second application can also have a message reply function. Usually, the second application belongs to a different application than the first application.

The terminal receives an unread message of the second application. In a possible embodiment, the mobile terminal adopts a mobile phone with an Android operating system as an example, the Android operating system has a service component and a broadcast receiver component, and the Android operating system can receive the second application through the service component and the broadcast receiver component. The unread message is forwarded to the second application for processing. In another possible embodiment, a communication connection is established between the second application and the server, and an unread message notification is sent to the Android operating system when the second application receives the unread message. This embodiment does not limit the implementation manner in which the terminal receives the unread message of the second application.

Step 603, superimposing a banner notification having a rectangular or rounded rectangle in an upper area of the first user interface, and displaying, by the banner notification, a source party identifier, a message content preview, and a floating window reply control of the unread message;

Optionally, the banner notification is a notification of a message reminder using a strip window. Alternatively, the strip-shaped window is a long strip window having a rectangular shape, or a long strip window having a rounded rectangular shape.

Referring schematically to FIG. 7, the user uses the game program to perform an online game on the terminal in a landscape mode, and the first user interface 71 of the game program is displayed on the terminal. When the terminal receives an unread message of the second application (such as a live chat program), a banner notification 72 is superimposed on the upper area of the first user interface 71. The display position of the banner notification 72 is not limited so as not to obscure the main display content of the first user interface 52 as much as possible. The banner notification 53 displays all or part of the message content of the unread message, such as the group chat name "work group", the source party identifier "small frog", and the message content "Gold doctor is working hard today, I am really embarrassed." The banner notification 72 also displays a floating window reply control 73, which may be a button control. The text displayed on the button control is not limited, for example, "free window reply" is displayed on the button control.

Optionally, the banner notification has the longest display threshold. When the displayed length of the banner notification reaches the longest display threshold, the display of the banner notification is cancelled.

Step 604, receiving a first operation signal on the floating window reply control;

Optionally, the first operational signal is a click signal or a double click signal that acts on the floating window reply control. Optionally, the first operational signal is a sliding signal that acts on the floating window return control.

That is, when the user wishes to use the message processing floating window to process the unread message, the first operation signal is triggered on the floating window reply control on the banner notification.

Step 605, cancel the display of the banner notification;

After receiving the first operation signal, the terminal may cancel the display of the banner notification.

Step 606: Display a message processing floating window of the second application on the second partial area of the first user interface, where the source party identifier and the message content of the unread message are displayed on the message processing floating window.

After receiving the first operation signal, the terminal may also start or wake up the second application. A message processing floating window is superimposed on the second partial area of the first user interface, and the message processing interface of the second application is displayed on the floating window of the message processing. The source party identifier and message content of the unread message are displayed on the message processing interface. Due to the limited display area of the message processing floating window, the message content may be all or part of the message content.

Optionally, the second partial area and the first partial area are the same or different. In an alternative embodiment, the second partial area is the left half display area or the right half display area of the first user interface. Optionally, the default display position of the second partial area is designed to minimize the main display content of the first user interface.

Referring to FIG. 7, after the user clicks the "free window reply" button 73, the terminal cancels the display of the banner notification 72, and a message processing popup 74 is displayed on the left half of the first user interface 71. The source party identifier and the message content of the unread message are displayed on the message processing popup 74.

Step 607: When receiving the message reply signal on the message processing floating window, replying to the unread message.

Optionally, a message input control is provided on the message processing floating window, and the message input control may be at least one of a text input box, an expression input box, a picture input box, a voice input box, and a video input box.

Take the text input box on the message processing floating window as an example. The current user can input “Nothing is ok, please let me eat well~” to reply, as shown in Figure 7.

Optionally, the message processing floating window is provided with at least one of an edit control, such as message deletion, message forwarding, message copying, and message pasting, and the user performs message editing on the unread message according to the user's needs.

Optionally, at least one of a close control, a full screen control, a hidden control, a zoom area, and a moving area is further displayed on the message processing floating window. Referring to FIG. 7, the close control may be the "×" button of the top column of the message processing floating window, the full screen button may be the "□" button control of the top column of the message processing floating window, and the hidden control may be the message processing floating window. The "-" button control in the top column. The zoom area may be a four-corner area of the message processing floating window, and the moving area may be a blank area of the top column of the message processing floating window.

When the operating system of the terminal is an Android system, the above message processing floating window can be implemented by using Freedom technology.

In an alternative embodiment, the terminal closes the display of the message processing floating window when a shutdown signal on the close button is received.

In an optional embodiment, when receiving the second operation signal on the full screen button, the terminal displays the message processing interface of the second application in a full screen manner. That is, the terminal cancels the display of the message processing floating window, and then switches the first user interface to the second user interface of the second application, which is the second application for processing the unread message. interface.

In an optional embodiment, when the third operation signal on the zoom area is received, the message processing floating window is enlarged or reduced according to the third operation signal. For example, when the zoom area is a four-corner area of the message processing floating window, when the terminal receives the outward drag signal on the four-corner area, the window is enlarged by the window for the message processing floating window; when the terminal receives the inward drag on the four-corner area When the signal is signaled, the window is narrowed down to the message processing floating window.

In an optional embodiment, when the fourth operation signal on the moving area is received, the display position of the message processing floating window on the first user interface is changed according to the fourth operation signal. For example, when the mobile area is a blank area of the uppermost column of the message processing floating window, when the terminal receives the drag signal to the top area, the display position of the message processing floating window on the first user interface is changed according to the drag signal. .

In an optional embodiment, when the fifth operation signal on the hidden button is received, the message processing floating window is hidden according to the fifth operation signal. That is, when the user does not need to view the message processing interface temporarily, the hidden control is clicked to hide the message processing floating window.

The message reminding method provided in this embodiment further displays the message processing floating window of the second application on the second partial area of the first user interface after the floating window reply control is triggered, because the message processing floating window only occupies the first a local area of the user interface, so the viewing and replying of the unread message does not interrupt the user's use of the first application, thereby enabling the implementation of the first application without interruption. View and/or reply to unread messages of the application.

The message reminding method provided in this embodiment further provides at least one of a closing control, a full-screen control, a hidden control, a zooming area, and a moving area on the message processing floating window, so that the user can maintain the normal use of the first user interface as much as possible. Under the premise, the window of the second application's message processing floating window is closed, full screen, moved or hidden.

In an alternative embodiment based on FIG. 6, after the terminal displays the banner notification, the method further includes the following steps:

The terminal obtains the displayed duration of the banner notification, determines whether the displayed duration reaches the preset duration, and cancels when the displayed duration of the banner notification reaches the preset duration and does not receive the operation signal triggered on the banner notification within the preset duration. Display of banner notifications.

The message reminding method provided in this embodiment can automatically close the banner notification when the operation signal is not received, and reduce the influence of the banner notification on the use of the first application.

When receiving the sixth operation signal on the area other than the first partial area on the first user interface, the terminal cancels the display of the banner notification.

The message reminding method provided in this embodiment can enable the user to close the banner notification of the unread message of the second application when the user continues to operate the first application, thereby reducing the influence of the banner notification on the use of the first application.

In an alternative embodiment based on FIG. 4 or FIG. 6, before the terminal displays the banner notification, the following steps are further included:

The terminal detects whether the first application is a preset type of application and the landscape mode notifies the banner whether it is a shielded state. When the first application is the first preset type of application, and the landscape mode is unmasked for the banner notification, the terminal performs the step of displaying the banner notification on the first partial area of the first user interface; When the application is not the first preset type of application, or the landscape mode is shielded from the banner notification, the terminal does not perform the step of displaying the banner notification on the first partial area of the first user interface.

Optionally, the landscape mode is a masked/unmasked state for the banner notification, and is a setting item provided by the terminal's operating system, system application, or third party application. This setting can be effective for all applications or only for the first application.

The following is an apparatus embodiment of the present application. For details not specifically described in the apparatus embodiment, reference may be made to the one-to-one corresponding method embodiment.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a structural block diagram of a message reminding apparatus provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The message reminding device can be implemented as a terminal or a part of the terminal by software, hardware or a combination of both. The device includes:

a display module 820, configured to display a first user interface of the first application in the landscape mode;

The receiving module 840 is configured to receive an unread message of the second application.

The display module 820 is configured to display the banner notification on a first partial area of the first user interface, where the banner notification displays a message reminder and a floating window reply control of the unread message, The floating window reply control is a control for starting a message processing floating window of the second application;

In an optional embodiment, the display module 820 is configured to superimpose and display the banner notification in a rectangular area or a rounded rectangle in an upper area of the first user interface, where the banner notification is displayed. The source side identifier of the unread message, the message content preview, and the floating window reply control.

In an optional embodiment, the device further includes: an interaction module 860;

The interaction module 860 is configured to receive a first operation signal on the floating window reply control; the display module 820 is configured to cancel display of the banner notification; in the first user interface The message processing floating window of the second application is displayed on the two partial areas, and the source side identifier and the message content of the unread message are displayed on the message processing floating window.

In an optional embodiment, the message processing floating window is further displayed with a full screen button; the display module 820 is configured to, when the interaction module 860 receives the second operation signal on the full screen control, The message processing interface of the second application is displayed in a full screen manner.

In an optional embodiment, the message processing floating window further displays a zoom area; the display module 820 is configured to, when the interaction module 860 receives the third operation signal on the zoom area, according to The third operational signal amplifies or reduces the message processing floating window.

In an optional embodiment, the message processing floating window further displays a moving area; the display module 820 is configured to, when the interaction module 860 receives the fourth operation signal on the moving area, according to The fourth operational signal changes a display position of the message processing floating window on the first user interface.

In an optional embodiment, the message processing floating window further displays a hidden control; the display module 820 is configured to, when the interaction module 860 receives the fifth operation signal on the hidden control, according to The fifth operational signal hides the message processing floating window.

In an optional embodiment, the display module 820 is configured to: when the displayed duration of the banner notification reaches a preset duration, and does not receive an operation signal triggered by the banner notification within the preset duration Deleting the display of the banner notification; or the display module 820 is configured to: when receiving the sixth operation signal on the area of the first user interface other than the first partial area, Cancel the display of the banner notification.

In an optional embodiment, the display module 820 is configured to execute the first application when the first application is a preset type of application and the horizontal screen mode is unmasked. The step of displaying the banner notification on the first partial area of the first user interface.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a structural block diagram of a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The terminal includes a processor 901, a memory 902, and a touch display 903.

The processor 901 can be a central processing unit (CPU), a network processor (in English: network processor, NP) or a combination of a CPU and an NP. The processor 901 may further include a hardware chip. The hardware chip may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a combination thereof. The above PLD can be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), and a general array logic (GAL). Or any combination thereof.

The memory 902 is coupled to the processor 901 by a bus or other means. The memory 902 stores at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set or a set of instructions, and the at least one instruction, the at least one program, the code set or the instruction set is processed by the processor 901. The user interface display method described in the various embodiments above is loaded and executed. The memory 902 can be a volatile memory (English: volatile memory), a non-volatile memory (English: non-volatile memory), or a combination thereof. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM), such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (English: dynamic random access memory) , DRAM). The non-volatile memory can be a read only memory image (ROM), such as a programmable read only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (English: erasable) Programmable read only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). The non-volatile memory can also be a flash memory (English: flash memory), a magnetic memory, such as a magnetic tape (English: magnetic tape), a floppy disk (English: floppy disk), a hard disk. The non-volatile memory can also be an optical disc.

Touch display 903 is coupled to processor 901 via a bus or other means. The memory 902 stores at least one instruction that is loaded and executed by the processor 901 to implement the message reminding method described in the various embodiments above.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer readable medium storing at least one instruction, the at least one instruction being loaded and executed by the processor to implement the message reminding method described in the foregoing embodiments. .

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, where the computer program product stores at least one instruction, and the at least one instruction is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the message reminding method described in the foregoing embodiments.

Those skilled in the art should appreciate that in one or more of the above examples, the functions described in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, the functions may be stored in a computer readable medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or code on a computer readable medium. Computer readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one location to another. A storage medium may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.

Claims

A message reminding method, the method comprising:

Displaying a first user interface of the first application in the landscape mode;

Receiving an unread message of the second application;

Displaying the banner notification on a first partial area of the first user interface, wherein the banner notification displays a message reminder and a floating window reply control of the unread message, and the floating window reply control is used to start a control of the second application's message processing floating window;

The message processing floating window is a floating window for displaying message view and/or message reply to the unread message on a second partial area of the first user interface.
The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the banner notification on the first partial area of the first user interface comprises:

Displaying the banner notification in a rectangular area or a rounded rectangle in an upper area of the first user interface, the source party identifier of the unread message, the preview of the message content, and the floating window are displayed on the banner notification Reply control.
The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the banner notification on the first partial area of the first user interface further comprises:

Receiving a first operation signal on the floating window reply control;

Cancel the display of the banner notification;

Displaying the message processing floating window of the second application on the second partial area of the first user interface, where the source side identifier and the message of the unread message are displayed on the message processing floating window content.
The method of claim 3, wherein the message processing floating window further displays a full screen button; the method further comprising:

When the second operation signal on the full screen control is received, the message processing interface of the second application is displayed in a full screen manner.
The method of claim 3, wherein the message processing floating window further displays a zoom area; the method further comprising:

When receiving the third operation signal on the zoom area, the message processing floating window is enlarged or reduced according to the third operation signal.
The method of claim 3, wherein the message processing floating window further displays a moving area; the method further comprising:

And when receiving the fourth operation signal on the moving area, changing a display position of the message processing floating window on the first user interface according to the fourth operation signal.
The method of claim 3, wherein the message processing floating window further displays a hidden control; the method further comprising:

When receiving the fifth operation signal on the hidden control, the message processing floating window is hidden according to the fifth operation signal.
The method of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the method further comprises:

When the displayed duration of the banner notification reaches a preset duration and the operation signal triggered on the banner notification is not received within the preset duration, the display of the banner notification is cancelled;

or,

When the sixth operation signal on the area other than the first partial area on the first user interface is received, the display of the banner notification is cancelled.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the method further comprises:

Executing said displaying on said first partial area of said first user interface when said first application is a preset type of application and said landscape mode is unmasked for said banner notification The steps for banner notifications.
A message reminding device is applied to a device including a main display area and a secondary display area, the device comprising:

a display module, configured to display, in the main display area, a first user interface of the first application in a landscape mode;

a receiving module, configured to receive an unread message of the second application;

The display module is configured to display an application icon of the second application on the secondary display area, and an unread mark corresponding to the unread message is displayed on an application icon of the second application.
The device according to claim 10, wherein the display module is configured to superimpose and display the banner notification in a rectangular area or a rounded rectangle in an upper area of the first user interface, where the banner notification is displayed The source party identifier of the unread message, the message content preview, and the floating window reply control.
The device of claim 10, wherein the device further comprises: an interaction module;

The interaction module is configured to receive a first operation signal on the floating window reply control;

The display module is configured to cancel display of the banner notification; display the message processing floating window of the second application on the second partial area of the first user interface, the message processing The source party identifier and the message content of the unread message are displayed on the floating window.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the message processing floating window further displays a full screen button;

The display module is configured to display a message processing interface of the second application in a full screen manner when the interaction module receives the second operation signal on the full screen control.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the message processing floating window further displays a zoom area;

The display module is configured to: when the interaction module receives the third operation signal on the zoom area, enlarge or reduce the message processing floating window according to the third operation signal.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the message processing floating window further displays a moving area;

The display module is configured to: when the interaction module receives the fourth operation signal on the moving area, change the display of the message processing floating window on the first user interface according to the fourth operation signal position.
The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the message processing floating window further displays a hidden control;

The display module is configured to hide the message processing floating window according to the fifth operation signal when the interaction module receives the fifth operation signal on the hidden control.
The device according to any one of claims 10 to 16, wherein the display module is configured to: when the displayed duration of the banner notification reaches a preset duration, and the banner notification is not received within the preset duration Deactivating the display of the banner notification when the operation signal is triggered; or the display module is configured to receive the sixth on the first user interface except the first partial area When the signal is operated, the display of the banner notification is cancelled.
The device according to any one of claims 10 to 16, wherein the display module is configured to: when the first application is a preset type of application and the landscape mode is unmasked for the banner notification In the state, the step of displaying the banner notification on the first partial area of the first user interface is performed.
A terminal, the terminal comprising a processor and a memory; the memory storing at least one instruction for execution by the processor to implement a message alert as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9. method.
A computer readable storage medium storing at least one instruction for execution by a processor to implement the message alerting method of any of claims 1-9.