WO2021068804A1

WO2021068804A1 - Menu display method and electronic device

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Publication number: WO2021068804A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/118814
Authority: WO
Inventors: 黄炼
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2019-10-08
Filing date: 2020-09-29
Publication date: 2021-04-15
Also published as: CN110851039A; CN110851039B

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application provides a menu display method and electronic device, relating to the technical field of communication, the method includes: receiving a first input of the user when the i level menu to the i+m level menu are respectively displayed in m+1 areas, wherein, the display content of the first area of the m+1 areas is the j level menu; in response to the first input, displaying the j+p level menu in the first area; wherein, j is at least two integers taken from i to i+m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p is an integer; or, j is taken from any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, p = 1, the j+p level menu displayed in the first area and the j+p level menu displayed in the second area are different sub-menus of the same level menu.

Description

Menu display method and electronic equipment

Cross-references to related applications

This application claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 201910951023.3 filed in China on October 8, 2019, and the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a method for displaying a menu and an electronic device.

Background technique

Currently, electronic devices usually display function menus in the form of lists. As the functions of electronic devices continue to increase, the menu level is getting deeper and deeper.

Usually, only a certain level of menu is displayed in an interface. If the user triggers the electronic device to select a menu item in the menu at this level, the electronic device will update the displayed menu at that level as the next-level menu corresponding to the menu item; if the user triggers the electronic device to return, the electronic device returns and displays Up-level menu.

However, in the above-mentioned display method, if the user searches in a certain level of the deep-level menu, the user may need to trigger the electronic device to return to the upper-level menu multiple times, which results in a cumbersome search step in the multi-level menu.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present application provides a menu display method and electronic device to solve the problem of complicated search steps in a multi-level menu.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiments of the present application are implemented as follows:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a multi-level menu display method, the method includes: receiving a user's first input when the i-th menu to the i+m-th menu are respectively displayed in m+1 areas , Wherein, the display content of the first area of the m+1 areas is the j-th level menu; in response to the first input, the j+p-th level menu is displayed in the first area; where j is taken from i to i At least two integers in +m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p is an integer; or, j is any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, p=1, the j+p level menu displayed in the first area and the j+p level menu displayed in the second area are different sub-menus of the same level menu.

In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a receiving module and a display module; the receiving module is used to display the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level in m+1 areas respectively In the case of a menu, the user’s first input is received, where the display content of the first area of the m+1 areas is the j-th level menu; the display module is used to respond to the first input received by the receiving module, The first area displays the j+p level menu, j is at least two integers taken from i to i+m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p is an integer; or, j takes from i to i+m Any integer in -1, i, m and j are all positive integers, p=1, the j+p level menu displayed in the first area is the same level as the j+p level menu displayed in the second area Different submenus of the menu.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the following On the one hand, the steps of the menu display method.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the menu display method as described in the first aspect are implemented. .

In the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device respectively displays the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu in m+1 areas, the user can input the first input as needed, where the m+1 areas The display content of the first area in is the j-th level menu; after receiving the first input, the electronic device can respond to the first input and display the j+p-th level menu in the first area; in j, take from i to i At least two integers in +m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and when p is an integer, the electronic device can update and display the j-th level menu in the first area corresponding to at least two j to correspond In the j+p level menu, when j takes any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p=1, the electronic device can set the first one on the screen The 1 j-th level menu displayed in the area is updated and displayed as the j+p-th level menu corresponding to the first input, the j+p-th level menu displayed in the first area and the j+p-th level menu displayed in the second area Level menus are different sub-menus of the same level menu, that is, the electronic device can update only one level of the menu or multiple levels of menus at the same time. If the user needs to find a menu option in the multilevel menu, it can be conveniently based on the first input Switching the levels of multiple hierarchical menus displayed in the interface, compared to the current way of searching in deep-level menus, simplifies the operation steps, and does not require the user to trigger the electronic device to return to the previous menu, which can make it more convenient for the user to navigate in the menu Find options.

Description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a possible Android operating system provided by an embodiment of the application;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a menu display method provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 3 is one of the schematic diagrams of the display interface provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 4 is the second schematic diagram of the display interface provided by the embodiment of the application;

FIG. 5 is the third schematic diagram of a display interface provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 6 is the fourth schematic diagram of a display interface provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 7 is the fifth schematic diagram of the display interface provided by the embodiment of this application;

FIG. 8 is a sixth schematic diagram of a display interface provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 9 is a seventh schematic diagram of a display interface provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 10 is the eighth schematic diagram of a display interface provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a possible structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of hardware of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of this application.

It should be noted that the "/" in this article means or, for example, A/B can mean A or B; the "and/or" in this article is only an association relationship describing associated objects, indicating that there may be three A relationship, for example, A and/or B, can mean: A alone exists, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. "Multiple" means two or more than two.

The terms "first" and "second" in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order of objects. For example, the first input and the second input are used to distinguish different inputs, rather than to describe a specific order of input.

It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used as examples, illustrations, or illustrations. Any embodiment or design solution described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present application should not be construed as being more optional or more advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions. To be precise, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to present related concepts in a specific manner.

The electronic device in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device with an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an ios operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The following takes the Android operating system as an example to introduce the software environment to which the menu display method provided by the embodiment of the present application is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, it is a schematic structural diagram of a possible Android operating system provided by an embodiment of this application. In Figure 1, the architecture of the Android operating system includes 4 layers, namely: application layer, application framework layer, system runtime library layer, and kernel layer (specifically, it may be the Linux kernel layer).

Among them, the application layer includes various applications (including system applications and third-party applications) in the Android operating system.

The application framework layer is the framework of the application. Developers can develop some applications based on the application framework layer while complying with the development principles of the application framework.

The system runtime library layer includes a library (also called a system library) and an Android operating system runtime environment. The library mainly provides various resources needed by the Android operating system. The Android operating system operating environment is used to provide a software environment for the Android operating system.

The kernel layer is the operating system layer of the Android operating system and belongs to the lowest level of the Android operating system software. The kernel layer is based on the Linux kernel to provide core system services and hardware-related drivers for the Android operating system.

Taking the Android operating system as an example, in this embodiment of the application, the developer can develop a software program that implements the menu display method provided by the embodiment of the application based on the system architecture of the Android operating system as shown in FIG. 1, so that the menu The display method can be run based on the Android operating system as shown in FIG. 1. That is, the processor or the electronic device can implement the menu display method provided in the embodiment of the present application by running the software program in the Android operating system.

In the menu display method provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device respectively displays the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu in m+1 areas, the user can input the first input as needed, where the m+ The display content of the first area in 1 area is the j-th level menu; after receiving the first input, the electronic device can respond to the first input and display the j+p-th level menu in the first area; At least two integers from i to i+m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and when p is an integer, the electronic device can update the j-th level menu in the first area corresponding to the at least two j It is displayed as the corresponding j+p level menu. When j takes any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p=1, the electronic device can display A j-th level menu displayed in the first area is updated and displayed as a j+p-th level menu corresponding to the first input. The j+p-th level menu displayed in the first area is the same as the j-th level menu displayed in the second area. The j+p level menus are different submenus of the same level menu, that is, the electronic device can update only one level of the menu, or update multiple levels at the same time. If the user needs to find menu options in the multilevel menu, it can be conveniently based on The levels of multiple hierarchical menus displayed in the first input switch interface are more convenient than the current way of searching in deep-level menus, which simplifies the operation steps and does not require the user to trigger the electronic device to return to the previous menu. The user looks for options in the menu.

The menu display method of the embodiment of the present application will be described below with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a menu display method provided by an embodiment of the application. As shown in FIG. 2, the menu display method includes S201 and S202:

S201. The electronic device receives the first input of the user when the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu are respectively displayed in the m+1 areas.

Among them, the display content of the first area of the m+1 areas is the j-th level menu.

For the sake of illustration, in the embodiments of the present application, the first-level menu represents the first-level menu, the second-level menu represents the second-level menu, the third-level menu represents the third-level menu, and so on; the options in each level of the menu can be It is called this level option. For example, the first two options in the first level menu can be called first level option 1 and first level option 2 in turn. The options in other level menus are similar and will not be repeated.

It can be understood that in the case where the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu are respectively displayed in m+1 areas, an m+1 level menu is displayed in the electronic device, and the m+1 level menu is m+1 consecutive levels Menu.

For example, the m+1 level menu is a continuous level menu. Illustratively, the electronic device can display the first level menu in area 1 and the second level menu corresponding to the first level option 2 in area 2 according to the user's operation. The third-level menu corresponding to the second-level option 4 is displayed in the area 3.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first input can be the user's sliding input on the screen, or the user's tap input on the screen, or the user's input on the screen by first selecting an object in the interface and then sliding. The application embodiment does not specifically limit this.

Optionally, the aforementioned objects may be options in a menu, controls in a menu interface, and so on.

S202. In response to the first input, the electronic device displays the j+p level menu in the first area.

Specifically, the electronic device may update and display the j-th level menu displayed in the first area as a j+p-th level menu.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, when j takes at least two integers from i to i+m, and i, m, and j are all positive integers, p is an integer.

It should be noted that if j takes multiple values, it means that multiple areas in the m+1 areas have updated the displayed content. If j takes from i to i+m, then each of the m+1 areas The displayed content has been updated in all areas.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, when j takes any integer from i to i+m-1, and when i, m, and j are all positive integers, p=1, and the number displayed in the first area The j+p level menu and the j+p level menu displayed in the second area are different sub-menus of the same level menu.

That is, before receiving the first input, the j-th level menu is displayed in the first area, and the j+1-th level menu is displayed in the second area. After receiving the first input, the electronic device can display the same menu as the jth level in the first area. One input corresponds to the j+1 level menu, that is to say, the electronic device can display different levels of submenus of the same level of menu.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, in the case where the first input is that the user selects an input for any option in the i+m-th level menu, the i+m+p-th level menu is the menu that is triggered by the first input. , P=1. Among them, the i+m-th level menu may be the menu that the user has triggered the display last time, and the first-level menu to the i+m-th level menu are the menus that the user has triggered to display before the electronic device receives the user's first input.

Exemplarily, for ease of description, it is assumed that m+1 areas on the screen sequentially display the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu from left to right. As shown in Figure 3(a), m+1=3, then the m+1 areas are area 1, area 2, and area 3 from left to right. The electronic device displays the first-level menu in area 1, and The second-level menu corresponding to the first-level option 3 in area 2 is displayed in the third-level menu corresponding to the second-level option 2 in area 3. The user can select the three-level option 3 in the three-level menu in the area 3 shown in Figure 3 (a) (that is, the first input is the user's selection and input of any option in the i+m-th level menu), then As shown in Figure 3(b), the electronic device can display the second-level menu corresponding to the first-level option 3 in area 1, the third-level menu corresponding to the second-level option 2 in area 2, and the third-level menu in area 3. The four-level menu corresponding to option 3. The four-level menu is the menu that is triggered by the first input.

It should be noted that FIG. 3 only exemplarily shows that the electronic device displays a level of menu in each of the multiple areas on one screen. If the electronic device includes multiple screens, the present application implements the menu display method provided , The electronic device can also display a level menu on each of the m+1 screens.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, when the first input is a sliding input of the user or an input to a target control, the i+m+p-th level menu is in the m+1 areas before the first input In the displayed menu, p is a positive or negative integer.

It can be understood that the first level menu to the i+m+p level menu are the menus that the user has triggered to display on the electronic device before the electronic device receives the first input of the user.

Exemplarily, the target control may be any one of the left control and the right control displayed on the menu interface of the electronic device, where the left control is displayed on the left side of the screen, the right control is displayed on the right side of the screen, and the left control is displayed on the screen. Used to instruct the user to view the hidden menu to the left, and the right control is used to instruct the user to view the hidden menu to the right.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present application, for ease of description, the number of levels of the first-level menu is higher than that of the second-level menu, the number of levels of the second-level menu is higher than that of the third-level menu, and so on.

Assuming that the electronic device displays three levels of menus in the three areas, as shown in Figure 4 (a), the electronic device displays the second-level menu in area 1, the third-level menu in area 2, and the A four-level menu is displayed in area 3. Among them, the second-level menu displayed in area 1 includes second-level option 1, second-level option 2, second-level option 3, and second-level option 4; the third-level menu displayed in area 2 includes third-level option 1, third-level option 2, Three-level option 3, three-level option 4, and three-level option 5; the four-level menu displayed in area 3 includes four-level option 1, four-level option 2, and four-level option 3. The left area of the screen displays the left control 31a, and the right area of the screen displays the right control 31b.

Optionally, "the first input is the user's sliding input" can be an input that the user directly slides in the menu interface, and can be an input that the user selects a certain level of menu and then slides (for example, select the border of a certain level of menu and then Slide direction).

Specifically, the electronic device can determine the positive and negative of p and the value of p according to the first inputted input parameter, which can be specifically described in (1) and (2) as follows:

(1) When the first input is a sliding input, the electronic device can determine the sign of p according to the sliding direction of the first input, and determine the specific value of p according to the sliding distance of the first input, where the sliding distance is greater The greater the absolute value of the length p, the shorter the sliding distance, and the smaller the absolute value of p. For example, when the first input is that the user is sliding from right to left on the screen, the electronic device may determine that p is a negative value; when the first input is that the user is sliding from left to right on the screen, the electronic device may Make sure that p is a positive value. When the first input is that the user selects any first-level menu and slides to the left, the electronic device can determine that p is a positive value. When the first input is that the user selects any first-level menu and slides to the right, the electronic device can determine that p is Negative value.

(2) When the first input is an input to a target control, the electronic device can determine the positive or negative of p according to the target control selected by the first input, and determine the specific value of p according to the input duration of the first input, where: The longer the input duration of the first input, the greater the absolute value of p, and the shorter the input duration of the first input, the smaller the absolute value of p. When the first input is that the user selects the left control, the electronic device can determine that p is a negative value; when the first input is that the user selects the right control, the electronic device can determine that p is a positive value.

Exemplarily, in conjunction with (a) in FIG. 4, the user slides to the left at any position on the screen. Assuming that the electronic device determines p=1 according to the sliding distance of the user, as shown in (b) in FIG. 4, The electronic device can display a three-level menu in area 1, a four-level menu corresponding to three-level option 1 in area 2, and a five-level menu corresponding to four-level option 3 in area 3. The five-level menu includes five levels Option 1, Level 5 Option 2, Level 5 Option 3, Level 5 Option 4, Level 5 Option 5, and Level 5 Option 6. With reference to Figure 4(a), the user slides to the right at any position on the screen. Assuming that the electronic device determines p=-1 according to the distance the user slides, then as shown in Figure 4(c), the electronic device can A first-level menu is displayed in area 1, a second-level menu corresponding to first-level option 3 is displayed in area 2, and a third-level menu corresponding to second-level option 2 is displayed in area 3.

Optionally, the electronic device may display a dividing line (or called a middle sidebar) between every two levels of menus (or every two areas) displayed on the interface.

Exemplarily, suppose that the electronic device displays three-level menus in three areas. For example, as shown in (a) in Figure 5, the electronic device displays between the first two-level menus (that is, between area 1 and area 2). The dividing line 32a, the electronic device displays the dividing line 32b between the next two levels of menus (that is, between the area 2 and the area 3). The user can also select the dividing line and slide to the left or right. If the user selects the dividing line 32b and slides to the right to the edge of the screen, and p=-1, the interface shown in Figure 4 (c) will be displayed after sliding ; If the user selects the dividing line 32b and slides to the right to the position of the dividing line 32a, and p=1, the interface shown in (b) of FIG. 4 can be displayed after sliding.

As shown in Figure 5 (b), the electronic device displays a left arrow 31a and a right arrow 31b on both sides of the screen. The user can also operate in Figure 5 (b), assuming that the user long presses the target control 1 Second, the absolute value of p is 1. If the user long presses the right arrow 31b for 1 second, that is, p=1, the electronic device can display the interface shown in Figure 4 (b); if the user long presses the left arrow 31a for 1 second, That is, p=-1, the electronic device can display the interface shown in (c) in FIG. 4.

It is understandable that if the user selects the dividing line 32b and swipes to the right to the edge of the screen, and the user has triggered the electronic device to display the sixth-level menu corresponding to the five-level option 6 in any one of area 1 to area 3 before the sliding, that is, p=2, the electronic device can display the four-level menu corresponding to three-level option 3 in area 1, the five-level menu corresponding to four-level option 3 in area 2, and the six-level menu corresponding to five-level option 6 in area 3. Level menu, if the lowest level menu triggered by the user before sliding is the five level menu corresponding to the fourth level option 3, then p=1.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, j may take one value or multiple values.

Specifically, the electronic device may determine the number of values of j according to the first input specific input parameter. For example, the electronic device may determine the number of values of j according to at least one of the input position, the input distance, the input direction, the input duration, and the object selected by the input.

Exemplarily, when j takes only one value, and the value of p is 1, the electronic device may only update a j-th level menu displayed in a first area to a j+1-th level menu, and other areas displayed The menu does not need to be updated. For example, the electronic device displays a first-level menu in area 1, a second-level menu corresponding to first-level option 3 in area 2, and a third-level menu corresponding to second-level option 2 in area 3. The first input is the user's input to the second-level option 3. The electronic device can update the second-level menu corresponding to the first-level option 3 in area 2 to the third-level menu corresponding to the second-level option 3, and keep the first-level menu displayed in area 1. The third-level menu corresponding to the second-level option 2 displayed in the menu and area 3.

Exemplarily, when j takes multiple values, p is an integer other than 0, and the electronic device may update the j-th level menu for each value of j to the j+p-th level menu respectively. For example, the electronic device displays the first-level menu in area 1, the second-level menu in area 2, and the third-level menu in area 3. The first input is the user's sliding input on the display screen, and the electronic device follows the input parameters of the sliding input If it is determined that j is 1, 2, 3, and p=2, in response to the first input, the electronic device displays a three-level menu in area 2, a four-level menu in area 2 and a five-level menu in area 3.

It should be noted that, in the embodiments of this application, for the convenience of explanation, the description is based on the level and number of the options. In the actual application process, each level of the menu displays the name of the level of the menu, and the options in each level of the menu are displayed Is the actual name of the option in the menu at that level. The number of options in each level of the menu can be the same or different. The number of options in each level of menu can be less than the maximum 6 items shown in the figure, or more than 6, and the number of options in the target level menu exceeds After 6 directions, the user can also adjust the menu options displayed on the screen by sliding up and down, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, m+1 is the maximum number of levels of menus displayed by the electronic device at one time.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device can display each level of menus on separate screens, and the maximum number of split screens can be set in the electronic device. For example, if the electronic device has a maximum of 3 screens, the screen of the electronic device can display a maximum of 3 levels of menus at a time, and the screen of the electronic device can display a maximum of 4 levels of menus at a time. Of course, the user can also set the maximum number of screen splits when displaying the menu as required, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, if the electronic device has multiple screens, the electronic device may also display multi-level menus on different screens. For example, the electronic device includes three screens, and the three screens of the electronic device can display at least three-level menus, the electronic device includes four screens, and the four screens of the electronic device can also display at least four-level menus. Of course, the user can also set the number of screens and screens used when displaying the menu as needed. For example, the electronic device includes 4 screens, and only 3 screens may be used when displaying a menu, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

It should be noted that when the level of the menu displayed on the current interface of the electronic device is greater than the maximum level, the left and right controls can be displayed. For example, when the level of the left menu is greater than 1, the electronic device can The left side control is displayed on the left side of the screen. When the displayed rightmost menu level is greater than the maximum level and higher than the most recently triggered menu level, the electronic device can display the right side control on the right side of the screen.

It should be noted that in the process of triggering an electronic device to display a menu, if the number of levels of the menu displayed in the interface of the electronic device does not exceed the maximum number of levels (that is, the maximum number of menu levels displayed on the screen), for example, the maximum number of levels Level 3 (display up to 3 levels), when the screen includes an area, and the first-level menu is displayed in that area; or, the screen includes two areas, one area displays the first-level menu, and the other area displays the second-level menu; Or the screen includes three areas, one area displays the first-level menu, one area displays the second-level menu, and one area displays the third-level menu, the electronic device does not display the target control, when the user triggers the electronic device to display the fourth-level menu and move to the left When the first-level menu is hidden (for example, the three areas display the second-level menu, the third-level menu, and the fourth-level menu respectively), the electronic device may start to display the left-pointing arrow. For example, as shown in Figure 3 (a) and Figure 3 (b).

With reference to Figure 4, the user has triggered the electronic device to display the five-level menu corresponding to the four-level option 3 in any one of Area 1 to Area 3. The electronic device can also display a left-pointing arrow 31a on the left side of the screen (ie Left control), the right arrow 31b (that is, the right control) is displayed on the right side of the screen. If the five-level menu corresponding to the fourth-level option 3 is the last time the user has triggered the display of the electronic device, and the five-level menu is displayed on the far right side of the electronic device (ie, area 3), the electronic device cancels the right display on the right. Arrow, if the user triggers the electronic device to display the first-level menu on the leftmost side (ie, area 1), and a total of three-level menus are displayed in the interface, as shown in Figure 4 (c), cancel the display on the left Left arrow 31a.

Furthermore, in the menu display method provided in the embodiment of the present application, before the foregoing S201, the following S203 and S204 may also be included:

S203. In a case where the first level menu to the n+1 level menu are respectively displayed in n+1 areas, the electronic device receives a second input from the user.

Among them, 0≤n<m, and n is an integer.

It can be understood that in the case of n=0, the electronic device displays the first level menu.

In the embodiment of the present application, the size of the n+1 regions may be the same or different, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, the second input may be an input in which the user selects an option in the n+1th level menu, or may be an input in which the user selects and slides an option in the n+1th level menu.

S204. In response to the second input, the electronic device respectively displays the first level menu to the n+2 level menu in n+2 areas.

Specifically, the electronic device may update the level 1 menu to the n+1 level menu to the level 1 menu to the n+2 level menu.

Optionally, the size of the n+2 regions may be the same or different, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

It should be noted that, in the case where the electronic device displays the menu in a split screen, the second input may also be used to trigger the electronic device to split the screen.

It should be noted that if n+1 areas are areas that divide the screen equally, then n+2 areas can also be areas that divide the screen equally, and the area of each of the n+2 areas is less than n+1 The area of each of the regions.

Exemplarily, as shown in Figure 6(a), taking the horizontal screen display menu of the electronic device as an example, assuming that the electronic device displays the first-level menu in full screen, the user can select the first-level option 3 in the first-level menu, for example, the user clicks Level 1 option 3, or the user clicks Level 1 option 3 and swipes to the right, then the electronic device can be triggered to split the screen, as shown in Figure 6 (b), the electronic device displays the first-level menu on the left screen area of the dividing line 32c , The second-level menu corresponding to the first-level option 3 is displayed in the screen area on the right side of the dividing line 32c. The user can select the second-level option 2 in the second-level menu, which can trigger the electronic device to continue splitting the screen, as shown in (c) in Figure 6, the screen area on the left side of the split line 32a displays the first-level menu, the split line 32a and the split line The screen area in the middle of 32b displays the second-level menu corresponding to the first-level option 3, and the screen area on the right side of the dividing line 32b displays the third-level menu corresponding to the second-level option 2.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the screen of the electronic device is a foldable screen.

For example, a folding screen electronic device with multiple screens, a flexible screen electronic device, etc. When the electronic device is a folding screen electronic device, assuming that the folding screen electronic device includes 3 screens, the user can trigger the display of the first-level menu on one screen of the electronic device, and the user can select a menu option in the first-level menu to trigger The electronic device displays the secondary menu of the menu option on the second screen.

Exemplarily, assuming that the electronic device includes three screens, the electronic device can display a level 1 menu on one screen, as shown in FIG. 7, the electronic device displays the first level option 1 of the first level menu on the first screen. Level 1 option 2, Level 1 option 3, Level 1 option 4, Level 1 option 5, Level 1 option 6. If the user selects the first-level option 3 on the first screen in Figure 7 and slides to the second screen, as shown in Figure 8, the electronic device can display the second-level option 3 corresponding to the first-level option on the second screen. Menu, and keep displaying the first-level menu on the first screen. The second-level menu includes the second-level option 1, the second-level option 2, the second-level option 3, and the second-level option 4. If the user selects the second-level option 2 on the second screen in Figure 8 and slides to the third screen, as shown in Figure 9, the electronic device can display the third-level corresponding to the second-level option 2 on the third screen Menu, and keep displaying the first-level menu displayed on the first screen and the second-level menu displayed on the second display. The three-level menu includes three-level options 1, three-level options 2, three-level options 3, and three Level 4 option and Level 3 option 5.

Based on this solution, the electronic device can display at most m+1 level menus at a time, and the electronic device displays the n+1 level menu in the first level menu respectively in n+1 areas. When n is less than m, the electronic device The device currently does not reach the maximum number of levels of the maximum displayed menu. If the electronic device receives the second input from the user, for example, the user selects an option in the n+1th level menu, the electronic device can select n+2 The n+2 level menus in the first level menu displayed in the areas respectively, up to the m+1 level menu displayed at most, can facilitate the user to view the m+1 level menu in the display interface at the same time.

Optionally, the menu display method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following S205 and S206a, or S205 and S206b:

S205. In a case where at least two levels of menus are displayed, the electronic device receives a third input from the user.

Among them, the third input is an input to the first target level menu displayed in the third area. The first target level menu is any one level menu except the last level menu among the above at least two level menus.

Exemplarily, as shown in (a) in Figure 10, suppose that the electronic device displays the second-level menu in area 1 of the interface, the third-level menu corresponding to the second-level option 2 is displayed in area 2 of the interface, and the third-level menu is displayed in area 1. Level option 3 corresponds to the four-level menu, and the menu is hidden on the left side (i.e. the first-level menu), and the menu is also hidden on the right side (that is, the user has triggered the display of the fifth-level menu corresponding to the fourth-level option 3 and the lower-level menus thereafter. menu). Then the first target-level menu can be any one of the second-level menu and the third-level menu in FIG. 10(a).

S206a. In response to the third input, the electronic device displays the second target level menu in the third area, and keeps displaying the menus displayed in other areas.

Wherein, the second target-level menu is a menu corresponding to the third input among the lower-level menus of the first target-level menu.

Specifically, the electronic device may update the first target level menu to the second target level menu, and keep displaying other levels of the at least two levels of menus except the first target level menu.

Exemplarily, suppose the user clicks the third-level option 1 in the third-level menu, and the second target-level menu is the fourth-level menu corresponding to the third-level option 1. Assuming that the user clicks the second-level option 4 in the second-level menu, the second The target-level menu is the third-level menu corresponding to the second-level option.

Optionally, after S206a, the m+1 menus displayed on the electronic device are discrete menus, that is, the m+1 level menus displayed by the electronic device include menus of the same level.

The m+1 level menu displayed on the electronic device includes non-continuous level menus. For example, the electronic device may display the first level menu in area 1 and the second level menu corresponding to the first level option 1 in area 2. The second-level menu corresponding to the first-level option 2 is displayed in area 3.

Exemplarily, in conjunction with (a) in Figure 10, if the user clicks on the three-level option 5 in the three-level menu displayed in area 2, then as shown in Figure 10 (b), the electronic device can be in area 2 The four-level menu corresponding to the third-level option 5 is displayed, and the four-level menu includes the fourth-level option 4, the fourth-level option 5, the fourth-level option 6, the fourth-level option 7 and the fourth-level option 8.

Exemplarily, after S206a, the electronic device may also update the content displayed on the electronic device according to the user's input. Specifically, if the electronic device displays the k-th level menu in area 1, respectively, displays the k+1 level menu corresponding to k-level option 1 in area 2 (that is, the lower-level menu corresponding to option 1 of the k-th level menu). Area 3 displays the k level option 2 k+1 level menu (ie the next level menu corresponding to option 2 of the k level menu). If the user swipes to the left on the electronic device, the electronic device can display k in area 1. The k+1 level menu corresponding to level option 1 is displayed in area 2, the k+1 level menu corresponding to level k option 2 is displayed in area 2, and the k+2 level menu is displayed in area 3.

S206b. In response to the third input, the electronic device updates all subordinate menus of the first target level menu to the second target level menu.

Exemplarily, if at least two levels of menus are included on the screen after the first target level menu, the electronic device may re-divide the area to display the menu after receiving the third input.

Specifically, if a first-level menu is included after the first target-level menu, the electronic device may display the second target-level menu in the area of the first-level menu, and cancel the right control.

Of course, as shown in (c) in Figure 10, if the user clicks on the third-level option 5 in the three-level menu displayed in area 2, the electronic device can also display three-level options in area 3 of the fourth-level menu corresponding to the third-level option 3. The level selection line 5 corresponds to the four-level menu, and the display of the right arrow is canceled.

Based on this solution, when the electronic device displays at least two levels of menus, the electronic device can receive the user's first target level menu in the at least two levels of menus, and the electronic device can update the first target level menu to the first target level menu. The second target level menu, and keep displaying other menus. It is convenient for the user to not exit the lower-level menu when searching for a higher-level menu in the deep-level menu when displaying multi-level menus, so that the user can return to the original displayed menu after selecting the higher-level menu to continue to view .

Furthermore, when the screen of the electronic device is a foldable screen, the menu display method of the embodiment of the present application may further include the following S207 and S208.

S207: In a case where at least two levels of menus are displayed on the screen, the electronic device receives a fourth input from the user.

Among them, the fourth input is an input that triggers the folding of the fourth area on the screen.

For ease of understanding, in conjunction with Figure 9, if the user triggers the third screen to fold toward the second screen, the fourth area is the display area on the third screen. If the user triggers the second screen and the third screen to fold toward the first screen, then The fourth area includes a display area on the second screen and a display area on the third screen.

S208. In response to the fourth input, the electronic device cancels the display of the menu in the fourth area.

For example, in conjunction with FIG. 9, if the user triggers the third screen to fold to the fourth screen, the electronic device can cancel the three-level menu displayed on the third screen.

It should be noted that if the user clicks the "cancel" control in the j-th level menu, the electronic device can also cancel the display of this level menu.

Based on this solution, when the screen of the electronic device is a foldable screen, the user can cancel the display of the menu on the screen by controlling the folding of the screen, the operation mode is more convenient, and the user experience of the user is improved.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a possible structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application. As shown in FIG. 11, the electronic device 700 includes a receiving module 701 and a display module 702; the receiving module 701 is used for displaying respectively in m+1 areas In the case of the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu, the user’s first input is received, where the display content of the first area of the m+1 areas is the j-th level menu; the display module 702 is used for In response to the first input received by the receiving module 701, the j+p level menu is displayed in the first area, where j is at least two integers taken from i to i+m, and i, m, and j are all positive integers, p is an integer; or, any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, p=1, the j+p level menu displayed in the first area and the second area The j+p level menu displayed is a different submenu of the same level menu.

Optionally, in the case where the first input is the user's selection of any one of the options in the i+m-th level menu, the i+m+p-th level menu is a menu that is triggered by the first input, and p=1; or , When the first input is the user’s sliding input or the input to the target control, the i+m+p level menu is the menu displayed in the m+1 areas before the first input, and p is a positive integer Or a negative integer.

Optionally, m+1 is the most majority of the menus displayed by the electronic device at one time; the receiving module 701 is also used to display the first level to the first level of the menu in the n+1 areas before receiving the first input, and the display module 702 In the case of n+1 level menu, the second input of the user is received, 0≤n<m, where n is an integer; the display module 702 is also used to display the first level in n+2 areas in response to the second input Menu to n+2 level menu.

Optionally, the receiving module 701 is further configured to receive a third input from the user when the display module 702 displays at least two levels of menus, the third input being the input of the first target level menu displayed in the third area, and the first The target-level menu is any one of the at least two-level menus except the last-level menu; the display module 702 is also used to display the second target-level menu in the third area in response to the third input received by the receiving module 701 , And keep displaying the menus displayed in other areas. The second target level menu is the menu corresponding to the third input in the lower level menu of the first target level menu.

Optionally, the screen of the electronic device is a foldable screen; the receiving module 701 is further configured to receive a fourth input from the user when at least two levels of menus are displayed on the screen, and the fourth input is to trigger the folding of the fourth area on the screen The display module 702 is also used to cancel the display of the menu in the fourth area in response to the fourth input received by the receiving module 701.

The electronic device 700 provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the electronic device in the foregoing method embodiment, and to avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.

In the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device respectively displays the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu in m+1 areas, the user can input the first input as needed, where the m+1 The display content of the first area of the two areas is the j-th level menu; after receiving the first input, the electronic device can respond to the first input and display the j+p-th level menu in the first area; At least two integers from i+m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and when p is an integer, the electronic device can update the display of the j-th level menu in the first area corresponding to the at least two j Is the corresponding j+p level menu, when j takes any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p=1, the electronic device can set a The j-th level menu displayed in the first area is updated and displayed as the j+p-th level menu corresponding to the first input. The j+p-th level menu displayed in the first area is the same as the j-th level menu displayed in the second area. +p-level menus are different sub-menus of the same-level menu, that is, the electronic device can update only one of the first-level menus, or update multiple-level menus at the same time. If users need to find menu options in the multi-level menus, they can conveniently One input switches the levels of multiple hierarchical menus displayed in the interface. Compared with the current way of searching in deep-level menus, the operation steps are simplified, and there is no need for the user to trigger the electronic device to return to the previous menu, which can be more convenient for users Find options in the menu.

12 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device implementing each embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 100 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 101, a network module 102, an audio output unit 103, an input unit 104, a sensor 105, and a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, a processor 110, and a power supply 111 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 12 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or different components. Layout. In the embodiments of the present application, electronic devices include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, palmtop computers, in-vehicle electronic devices, wearable devices, and pedometers.

Wherein, the user input unit 107 is configured to receive the first input of the user when the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu are respectively displayed in m+1 areas, wherein the first input of the m+1 area is The display content of one area is the j-th level menu; the display unit 106 is configured to display the j+p-th level menu in the first area in response to the first input; where j is an integer from i to i+m, i , M and j are all positive integers, p is an integer; or, j is any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, p=1, the display in the first area The j+p level menu and the j+p level menu displayed in the second area are different submenus of the same level menu.

In the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device respectively displays the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu in m+1 areas, the user can input the first input as needed, where the m+1 The display content of the first area of the two areas is the j-th level menu; after receiving the first input, the electronic device can respond to the first input and display the j+p-th level menu in the first area; At least two integers from i+m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and when p is an integer, the electronic device can update the display of the j-th level menu in the first area corresponding to the at least two j Is the corresponding j+p level menu, when j takes any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p=1, the electronic device can set a The j-th level menu displayed in the first area is updated and displayed as the j+p-th level menu corresponding to the first input. The j+p-th level menu displayed in the first area is the same as the j-th level menu displayed in the second area. +p-level menus are different sub-menus of the same-level menu, that is, the electronic device can update only one of the first-level menus, or update multiple-level menus at the same time. If the user needs to find menu options in the multi-level menus, they can conveniently One input switches the levels of multiple hierarchical menus displayed in the interface. Compared with the current way of searching in deep-level menus, the operation steps are simplified, and there is no need for the user to trigger the electronic device to return to the previous menu, which can be more convenient for users Find options in the menu.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency unit 101 can be used for receiving and sending signals in the process of sending and receiving information or talking. Specifically, the downlink data from the base station is received and processed by the processor 110; in addition, Uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 101 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides users with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 102, such as helping users to send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

The audio output unit 103 can convert the audio data received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the network module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into an audio signal and output it as sound. Moreover, the audio output unit 103 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the electronic device 100 (for example, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 104 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 104 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, and the graphics processor 1041 is configured to monitor images of still pictures or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The data is processed. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 106. The image frame processed by the graphics processor 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage medium) or sent via the radio frequency unit 101 or the network module 102. The microphone 1042 can receive sound, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be sent to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 for output in the case of a telephone call mode.

The electronic device 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of the ambient light. The proximity sensor can close the display panel 1061 and the display panel 1061 when the electronic device 100 is moved to the ear. / Or backlight. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (usually three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of electronic devices (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games) , Magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, percussion), etc.; sensor 105 can also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, Infrared sensors, etc., will not be repeated here.

The display unit 106 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, and the display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), etc.

The user input unit 107 may be used to receive inputted numeric or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 107 includes a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. The touch panel 1071, also called a touch screen, can collect the user's touch operations on or near it (for example, the user uses any suitable objects or accessories such as fingers, stylus, etc.) on the touch panel 1071 or near the touch panel 1071. operating). The touch panel 1071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch position, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it To the processor 110, the command sent by the processor 110 is received and executed. In addition, the touch panel 1071 can be implemented in multiple types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 1071, the user input unit 107 may also include other input devices 1072. Specifically, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackball, mouse, and joystick, which will not be repeated here.

Further, the touch panel 1071 can be overlaid on the display panel 1061. When the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits it to the processor 110 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 110 determines the type of the touch event according to the touch. The type of event provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061. Although in FIG. 12, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are used as two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 can be integrated The implementation of the input and output functions of the electronic device is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 108 is an interface for connecting an external device and the electronic device 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power source (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, audio input/output (I/O) port, video I/O port, headphone port, etc. The interface unit 108 can be used to receive input (for example, data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements in the electronic device 100 or can be used to connect to the electronic device 100 and the external device. Transfer data between devices.

The memory 109 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 109 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc.; Data created by the use of mobile phones (such as audio data, phone book, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 109 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

The processor 110 is the control center of the electronic device, which uses various interfaces and lines to connect the various parts of the entire electronic device, runs or executes software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 109, and calls data stored in the memory 109 , Perform various functions of electronic equipment and process data, so as to monitor the electronic equipment as a whole. The processor 110 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, where the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, and application programs, etc. The adjustment processor mainly deals with wireless communication. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 110.

The electronic device 100 may also include a power source 111 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Optionally, the power source 111 may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Management and other functions.

In addition, the electronic device 100 includes some functional modules not shown, which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device. With reference to FIG. 12, the electronic device includes a processor 110, a memory 109, a computer program stored in the memory 109 and running on the processor 110, and the computer program is When 110 is executed, each process of the above embodiment of the menu display method is realized, and the same technical effect can be achieved. In order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned menu display method embodiment is realized, and the same technology can be achieved. The effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not be repeated here. Wherein, the computer-readable storage medium, such as read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk, etc.

It should be noted that in this article, the terms "include", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, It also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to the process, method, article, or device. If there are no more restrictions, the element defined by the sentence "including a..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or device that includes the element.

Through the description of the above implementation manners, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment method can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better.的实施方式。 Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application essentially or the part that contributes to the related technology can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) ) Includes several instructions to make an electronic device (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments of the application are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments. The above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art are Under the enlightenment of this application, many forms can be made without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which fall within the protection of this application.

Claims

A menu display method, applied to an electronic device, the method including:

In the case where m+1 areas respectively display the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu, the user’s first input is received, wherein the display content of the first area in the m+1 areas is the jth level Level menu

In response to the first input, display a j+p level menu in the first area;

Wherein, j takes at least two integers from i to i+m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p is an integer;

or,

j takes any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, p=1, the j+p level menu displayed in the first area and the menu displayed in the second area The j+p level menu is a different submenu of the same level menu.
The method of claim 1, wherein:

In the case where the first input is the user's selection input for any option in the i+m-th level menu, the i+m+p-th level menu is the menu that is triggered by the first input to display, p=1; or ,

In the case where the first input is a user's sliding input or an input to a target control, the i+m+p-th level menu is a menu that has been displayed in the m+1 areas before the first input, p is a positive or negative integer.
The method according to claim 1, wherein m+1 is the maximum number of levels of menus displayed by the electronic device at one time;

Before receiving the first input, the method further includes:

In the case where n+1 areas respectively display the 1st level menu to the n+1th level menu, the second input of the user is received, 0≤n<m, and n is an integer;

In response to the second input, the first level menu to the n+2 level menu are displayed in n+2 areas, respectively.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

When at least two levels of menus are displayed, a third input from the user is received, the third input being an input to the first target level menu displayed in the third area, and the first target level menu is the at least two levels Any level menu except the last level menu in the menu;

In response to the third input, display a second target-level menu in the third area, and keep displaying menus displayed in other areas, the second target-level menu being the next level of the first target-level menu The menu corresponding to the third input in the menu.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the screen of the electronic device is a foldable screen;

The method also includes:

When the screen displays at least two levels of menus, receiving a fourth input from the user, where the fourth input is an input that triggers the folding of the fourth area in the screen;

In response to the fourth input, the display of the menu in the fourth area is cancelled.
An electronic device, the electronic device comprising: a receiving module and a display module;

The receiving module is configured to receive the first input of the user when the i-th level menu to the i+m-th level menu are respectively displayed in m+1 areas, wherein the first input of the m+1 areas is The display content of the area is the j-th level menu;

The display module is configured to display a j+p level menu in the first area in response to the first input received by the receiving module;

Wherein, j takes at least two integers from i to i+m, i, m, and j are all positive integers, and p is an integer;

or,

j takes any integer from i to i+m-1, i, m, and j are all positive integers, p=1, the j+p level menu displayed in the first area and the menu displayed in the second area The j+p level menu is a different submenu of the same level menu.
The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein:

In the case where the first input is the user's selection input for any option in the i+m-th level menu, the i+m+p-th level menu is the menu that is triggered by the first input to display, p=1; or ,

In the case where the first input is a user's sliding input or an input to a target control, the i+m+p-th level menu is a menu that has been displayed in the m+1 areas before the first input, p is a positive or negative integer.
The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein m+1 is the maximum number of levels of the menu displayed at one time by the electronic device;

The receiving module is further configured to receive the second input from the user when the display module separately displays the first level menu to the n+1 level menu in n+1 areas before receiving the first input, 0≤ n<m, n is an integer;

The display module is further configured to display the first level menu to the n+2 level menu in n+2 areas in response to the second input.
The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein:

The receiving module is further configured to receive a third input from the user when the display module displays at least two levels of menus, where the third input is an input to the first target level menu displayed in the third area, and the first target level menu is displayed in the third area. A target level menu is any one level menu except the last level menu among the at least two levels of menus;

The display module is further configured to display a second target level menu in the third area in response to the third input received by the receiving module, and keep displaying menus displayed in other areas, the second target The level menu is a menu corresponding to the third input among the lower level menus of the first target level menu.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the screen of the electronic device is a foldable screen;

The receiving module is further configured to receive a fourth input from the user when the screen displays at least two levels of menus, where the fourth input is an input that triggers the folding of the fourth area in the screen;

The display module is further configured to cancel the display of the menu in the fourth area in response to the fourth input received by the receiving module.
An electronic device that includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor, and the computer program is executed by the processor to implement as claimed in claim 1. Steps of the menu display method described in any one of to 5.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the menu display method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 are realized.