WO2022247718A1

WO2022247718A1 - Information selection method and apparatus

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Publication number: WO2022247718A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/093760
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杨云霄
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2021-05-25
Filing date: 2022-05-19
Publication date: 2022-12-01
Also published as: CN113311982A

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of communications and provide an information selection method and apparatus. The information selection method comprises: when content information is displayed on a display interface of an electronic device, displaying a first pointer control and a second pointer control on the content information, a first end of the first pointer control and a first end of the second pointer control being respectively used to indicate a first position and a second position in the content information; receiving a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control; and in response to the first input, determining the selected information in the content information as target information, the target information being the content information between the positions respectively indicated by the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control.

Description

Information selection method and device

cross reference

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application with the application number 202110572297.9 and the title of the invention "Information Selection Method and Device" submitted to the China Patent Office on May 25, 2021. The entire content of this application is incorporated by reference in this application .

technical field

The present application belongs to the technical field of communications, and in particular relates to an information selection method and device.

Background technique

With the increasing development of society, smart electronic devices are becoming more and more popular. More and more people use electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets to perform operations such as chatting, reading, and office work. During this process, users will perform operations such as copying and editing text messages.

In the prior art, when copying text information, the user usually long-presses the text area to be copied to enter the text copy window, and then drags the start cursor and the end cursor to select text. However, in this method of adjusting the interception area by moving the cursor position, since the cursor will be blocked when the finger is operated, the exact position of the current cursor cannot be observed, so it is necessary to move the cursor multiple times to adjust the text interception area, which brings inconvenience to the user operation. inconvenient.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an information selection method and device to solve the problem in the prior art that users are inconvenient to select information when copying text information.

In the first aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides an information selection method, including:

In the case where content information is displayed on the display interface of the electronic device, a first pointer control and a second pointer control are displayed on the content information, and the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control are respectively Used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information;

receiving a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control;

In response to the first input, determine the selected information in the content information as target information; wherein, the target information is the first end of the first pointer control, the first end of the second pointer control The content information between the positions indicated by the terminals respectively.

In the second aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides an information selection device, including:

A display module, configured to display a first pointer control and a second pointer control on the content information when the display interface of the electronic device displays content information, the first end of the first pointer control and the second pointer control The first ends of are respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information;

a receiving module, configured to receive a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control;

A determining module, configured to determine selected information in the content information as target information in response to the first input; wherein, the target information is the first end of the first pointer control, the second The first ends of the pointer controls respectively indicate content information between positions.

In the third aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored on the memory and operable on the processor, and the program or instruction is processed by the Implement the steps of the information selection method as described in the first aspect when the device is executed.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the information selection as described in the first aspect is realized. method steps.

In the fifth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions, so as to implement the first aspect The information selection method described above.

In the embodiment of the present application, when content information is displayed on the display interface of the electronic device, the first pointer control and the second pointer control are displayed on the content information, and the first end of the first pointer control and the second pointer control The first end is respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information, and then receives a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control, and in response to the first input, the The selected information in the content information is determined as the target information; in this way, when the user operates the part of the pointer control other than the first end, the finger will not block the first end of the pointer control, so that the user can observe the pointer control. The accurate position of the pointer control does not require the user to select information multiple times, which facilitates the user's operation, avoids misoperation, and realizes the precise selection of information.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of the information selection method provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is one of the display schematic diagrams of the first pointer control and the second pointer control provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is the second schematic diagram of the display of the first pointer control and the second pointer control provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a target area in content information provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic display of the first information operation option provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an information selection window provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an information selection device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is one of the block diagrams of the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is the second block diagram of the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in this application belong to the protection scope of this application.

The terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific sequence or sequence. It should be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that references to "first," "second," etc. distinguish Objects are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, there may be one or more first objects. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally means that the related objects are an "or" relationship.

The information selection method provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below through specific embodiments and application scenarios with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, it is a flow chart of the steps of the information selection method provided by the embodiment of the present application, and the method includes the following steps:

Step 101: When the display interface of the electronic device displays content information, display the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information, the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control are respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information.

Wherein, the display interface of the electronic device may be a display interface in an application program on the electronic device, such as a display interface in an application program such as editing a document or a browser.

The content information may be text information or image information, that is to say, the content information may be text information or image information in a display interface within an application program.

If the user needs to copy or share the content in the content information, it is necessary to first select the content to be copied or shared. At this time, the first pointer control and the second pointer control may be displayed on the content information.

The first pointer control and the second pointer control may be structures with a certain length, such as a long block structure, a long line structure, and the like.

The first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control are respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information, that is to say, the first end of the first pointer control can be used to indicate the position in the content information The first position of the first pointer control indicates the second position in the content information through the first end of the second pointer control, so that it can be adjusted by adjusting the first end position of the first pointer control and the first end position of the second pointer control The position indicated by the first pointer control and the second pointer control.

The first position and the second position may be any two positions in the content information, and the two positions may be two selected node positions when information is selected. For example, the first position and the second position may be respectively the selection start position and the selection end position when information selection is performed.

Both the first ends of the first finger control and the second pointer control may be pointer control ends. The first end of the first pointer control can extend to the first position to indicate the first position; the first end of the second pointer control can extend to the second position to indicate the second position. In this way, the positions of the first ends of the first pointer control and the second pointer control are related to the first position and the second position, and when the positions of the second end of the first pointer control and the second end of the second pointer control are fixed , the lengths of the first pointer control and the second pointer control vary with the position of the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control.

Referring to FIG. 2, as an example, in FIG. 2, a "box" represents content information. The first end of the first pointer control 1 extends to a first position A for indicating the first position A, and the first end of the second pointer control 2 extends to a second position B for indicating the second position B. Wherein, the first position A and the second position B are any two positions in the content information, which are used to illustrate that the first pointer control 1 and the second pointer control 2 can indicate any position in the content information. In addition, the first pointer control 1 and the second pointer control 2 can move up, down, left, and right in the interface where the content information is located, so that the user can input a sliding operation on the first pointer control 1 and the second pointer control 2 to control the first position A and the second position B for indication.

It should be noted that the second ends of the first pointer control 1 and the second pointer control 2 in FIG. 2 can be slidably arranged on the edge line of the interface where the content information is displayed. In addition, the display forms of the first pointer control 1 and the second pointer control 2 in the content information are only for illustration. This is not limited.

In this way, the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control are respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information, so that the user can operate the part of the pointer control other than the first end At this time, the finger will not block the first end, so that the user can observe the exact position of the first end, avoiding misuse, and does not need the user to operate the pointer control multiple times to select information, which is convenient for the user to operate and realizes the accuracy of information select.

Step 102: Receive a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control.

Wherein, after the first pointer control and the second pointer control are displayed on the content information, the position pointed by the first end of the first pointer control and the second pointer control is not necessarily the position of the selected node required by the user. At this time, the user can select the node according to Select a requirement, operate at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control (that is, perform the first input operation), and at this time, the electronic device receives the first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control. enter.

Optionally, the first input may be a sliding operation. That is to say, the user can change the position indicated by at least one of the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control by sliding at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control, Thereby changing the position of the node selected by the information.

Optionally, the first input may be a first input directed at a part of the pointer control other than the first end, that is, the first input acts on a part of the pointer control other than the first end, thereby preventing the finger from touching the first end. The occlusion of one end enables the user to observe the exact position indicated by the first end, without requiring the user to operate the pointer control multiple times to determine the selected position, which facilitates the user's operation and realizes the precise selection of information.

Step 103: In response to the first input, determine the selected information in the content information as target information; wherein, the target information is the first end of the first pointer control, the second pointer control The first end respectively indicates the content information between the positions.

Wherein, after receiving the first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control, the electronic device may respond to the first input to determine the position indicated by the first end of the first pointer control, the second The position indicated by the first end of the pointer control is the position of two selected nodes for determining information selection; then, the content information between the two positions can be determined as the selected target information among all the content information.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first pointer control and the second pointer control are displayed on the content information, and the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control are respectively used to indicate the first position, the second In the second position, the electronic device receives a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control, and in response to the first input, connects the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control The content information between the respectively indicated positions is determined as the selected target information in all the content information. Due to the length characteristics of the first pointer control and the second pointer control, the user can operate the pointer control except for the first end. The finger will not block the first end, so that the user can observe the exact position indicated by the first end, and the user does not need to adjust the position of the first end of the pointer control multiple times, which facilitates the user's operation and realizes the information. Accurate selection improves the efficiency of information selection.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the first pointer control includes a first sub-pointer control and a second sub-pointer control that are perpendicular to each other, and the first end of the first sub-pointer control and the second end of the second sub-pointer control One end is used to indicate the first position; the second pointer control includes a third sub-pointer control and a fourth sub-pointer control perpendicular to each other, the first end of the third sub-pointer control and the third sub-pointer control The first ends are both used to indicate the second position.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 3 , as an example, in FIG. 3 , a "box" represents content information. The first pointer control may include a first sub-pointer control 11 and a second sub-pointer control 12 perpendicular to each other, and the first ends of the first sub-pointer control 11 and the second sub-pointer control 12 are jointly used to indicate the first position, the The first position may be any position in the content information, such as block A in FIG. 3 . This allows the user to perform the first input operation on the first sub-pointer control 11 and the second sub-pointer control 12 at the same time when the user needs to determine the position of the node selected by the information, from the two dimensions of the first sub-pointer control and the second sub-pointer control jointly indicate the first position, thereby improving the accuracy of the first position indication.

Similarly, the second pointer control includes a third sub-pointer control 21 and a fourth sub-pointer control 22 that are perpendicular to each other, and the first ends of the third sub-pointer control 21 and the fourth sub-pointer control 22 are jointly used to indicate the second position , the second position may be any position in the content information, such as block B in FIG. 3 . This allows the user to perform the first input operation on the third sub-pointer control 21 and the fourth sub-pointer control 22 at the same time when the user needs to determine the position of the node selected by the information, from the two dimensions of the third sub-pointer control and the fourth sub-pointer control jointly indicate the second position, thereby improving the accuracy of the second position indication.

In addition, when the user operates the part of the sub-pointer control other than the first end, the finger will not block the first end during the operation, which avoids repeated operations caused by the inaccurate position of the moving pointer control, making it possible to accurately and quickly selection information.

It should be noted that both the first ends of the first sub-pointer control 11 and the second sub-pointer control 12 can extend to the first position A to indicate the first position A, and the first sub-pointer control 11 and the second sub-pointer control The second end of the sub-pointer control 12 (represented by a black dot) can be fixed on the edge line of the area where the content information is located; the first ends of the third sub-pointer control 21 and the fourth sub-pointer control 22 can both extend to the Two position B, to indicate the second position B, and the second ends of the third sub-pointer control 21 and the fourth sub-pointer control 22 (represented by black dots) can be fixed on the edge line of the area where the content information is located .

Optionally, when the content information is text information, the first sub-pointer control and the third sub-pointer control are respectively used to indicate the row position where the first position and the second position are located; The second sub-pointer control and the fourth sub-pointer control are respectively used to indicate the column positions where the first position and the second position are located.

Continue to refer to Figure 3, assuming that in the display interface in Figure 3, a "box" represents a character, the character can be text, English letters, punctuation marks, special symbols, numbers, etc., the box displayed in the display interface Compose text information. In Fig. 3, the first sub-pointer control 11 is used to indicate the row position where the first position A is located, the second sub-pointer control 12 is used to indicate the column position where the first position A is located, and the third sub-pointer control 21 is used to indicate The row position where the second position B is located, and the fourth sub-pointer control 22 is used to indicate the column position where the second position B is located.

In this way, the first sub-pointer control 11 and the second sub-pointer control 12 respectively indicate the row position and column position where the first position A is located, and the third sub-pointer control 21 and the fourth sub-pointer control 22 respectively indicate the second position B The row position and the column position realize respectively indicating the first position A and the second position B through two-dimensional coordinate axes, which improves the accuracy of the indicated positions.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, in response to the first input, determining selected information in the content information as target information includes:

determining a third position indicated by the first end of the first pointer control and a fourth position indicated by the first end of the second pointer control in response to the first input;

determining a target area between the third location and the fourth location, and determining content information within the target area as the target information; wherein,

In the case where the content information is text information, the target area is an area that needs to be passed between the third position and the fourth position according to the text reading order of the text information;

When the content information is image information, the target area is a symmetrical area with the third position and the fourth position as endpoints of a diagonal line.

Wherein, the first input can be a sliding operation, that is to say, the user can slide at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control according to the requirement of information selection, so as to control the first end of the first pointer control and the second The positions indicated by the first end of the pointer control, that is, the third position and the fourth position. At this time, the electronic device determines the third position and the fourth position in response to the first input, that is, the selection start position and the selection end position of the determination information selection.

In the case that the content information is text information, since the text is composed of characters arranged in a certain order, the area that needs to be read between the third position and the fourth position can be determined as the target according to the text reading order of the text information area.

For example, as shown in Figure 4, as an example, assume that in Figure 4, all boxes form text information, and C represents the third position, D represents the fourth position, and the text reading order is shown in the direction of the arrow; then according to the text The text reading order of the information, the area that needs to be passed between the third position and the fourth position is the area surrounded by the dotted line box 3, that is to say, the area in the dotted line box 3 is the target area, and the content information in the dotted line box 3 is the target area. information. It should be noted that the third position C can be indicated by the first pointer control shown in FIG. 2 , or by the first sub-pointer control and the second sub-pointer control shown in FIG. 3 ; the fourth position D can be indicated by The second pointer control shown in FIG. 2 performs indication, or performs indication through the third sub-pointer control and the fourth sub-pointer control shown in FIG. 3 , and the specific indication process will not be repeated here.

In the case that the content information is image information, due to the irregularity of the area occupied by the image, this embodiment can determine the symmetrical area with the third position and the fourth position as the endpoints of the diagonal line as the target area. At this time, the target The content information in the area is target information.

The symmetrical area may be a rectangular area, a circular area or an elliptical area, etc., which is not specifically limited here.

Certainly, the third position may be the same as or different from the first position and the second position; the fourth position may be the same as or different from the first position and the second position.

In this way, target areas in different manners are defined for different content information, so that the selected target area can meet the user's selection requirements.

Optionally, in this embodiment, when displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information, the following steps may be included:

receiving a second input for the content information;

In response to the second input, the first pointer control and the second pointer control are displayed on the content information in the display interface of the electronic device.

Wherein, the second input may be a long press operation.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, if the user needs to select content information in the display interface of the electronic device, for example, to select partial content for copying or sharing, the operation can be performed on the content information (that is, the second input operation), at this time, the electronic device receives a second input operation for the content information.

Then, in response to the second input, the electronic device displays the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the display interface of the electronic device.

Optionally, when displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the display interface of the electronic device in response to the second input, at least one of the following manners may be included:

In response to the second input, controlling the content information to enter an information copy-editing state, and displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the information copy-editing state;

In response to the second input, displaying an information selection window in the display interface of the electronic device;

In response to the second input, displaying a first information operation option on the display interface of the electronic device, wherein the first information operation option is used for information selection; receiving a third input for the first information operation option , and in response to the third input, display an information selection window on the display interface of the electronic device;

Wherein, the information selection window displays: the content information, a first pointer control and a second pointer control displayed on the content information.

The third input may be a click operation.

Specifically, when displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control, in one manner, the content information in the display interface of the electronic device can be controlled to enter the information copy and edit state, and the content information in the information copy and edit state is displayed on the content information A pointer control and a second pointer control; this method realizes displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control directly on the interface of the application program to which the content information belongs.

The information copying and editing state may be a state in which operations such as information selection, copying, and translation can be performed on content information.

In addition, in another manner, the electronic device may also pop up an information selection window on the display interface of the electronic device in response to the second input, and display content information and the first pointer control and the second pointer control in the information selection window .

As an example, when the user needs to copy and select information, he can perform a long press operation (ie, the second input operation) on the content information area of the display interface of the electronic device, and an information selection window containing content information will pop up on the display interface of the electronic device, and Display pointer controls in four directions: up, down, left, and right. Wherein the pointer control can be shown in Figure 3, the ends of the first sub-pointer control 11 and the second sub-pointer control 12 (may be referred to as the first end) extend to the first position, and are jointly used to indicate the first position of information selection , may be the selection start position; the first ends of the third sub-pointer control 21 and the fourth sub-pointer control 22 extend to the second position, which are jointly used to indicate the second position of information selection, which may be the selection end position. Then, the user can slide the first sub-pointer control 11 or the third sub-pointer control 21 up and down, and slide the third sub-pointer control 21 and the fourth sub-pointer control 22 left and right to indicate the position to be selected. In this way, the user's finger will not block the end of the pointer control during the operation, avoiding repeated operations due to inaccurate position of the end of the moving pointer control, and realizing accurate and fast selection of the selected position.

Certainly, in another manner, the electronic device may also display the first information operation option on the display interface of the electronic device in response to the second input, and the first information operation option may be an option indicating accurate selection, for example, indicating It is "selected", "fine selection", etc., and may also be expressed as a dot icon, etc., which is not specifically limited here.

In addition, when the first information operation option is displayed on the display interface of the electronic device, it may be displayed on the content information that is already in the state of copying and editing information, and other information operation options such as "copy" and "search" may also be displayed synchronously. , "Translate", etc. Assuming that the first information operation option is displayed as "selected", as shown in Figure 5, as an example, two cursors (cursor N and cursor M) may be displayed on the content information in the state of copying and editing information, and display There are "Copy", "Search", "Translate" and "Featured" options. At this time, if the user performs a click operation on "selection" (that is, the third input operation), an information selection window pops up on the display interface of the electronic device, and the content information, the first pointer control and the second pointer control are displayed in the information selection window. controls.

Optionally, in order to facilitate the user's one-handed operation, the information selection window may be displayed on the lower half of the screen of the electronic device, so as to enhance the user's one-handed operation experience.

In addition, the pointer control as shown in FIG. 2 or the pointer control as shown in FIG. 3 can be displayed no matter on the display interface of the electronic device or in the content information in the information selection window.

Optionally, if the area occupied by the content information is larger than the information display area of the information display window, the information display area of the information display window cannot completely display the content information. Displayed in the information display area of the information display window. At this point, the embodiment of the present application may include the following steps:

In the case that the content information cannot be completely displayed in the target area, the fourth input for the target pointer control is received, the target area is the area used to display information in the information selection window, and the target pointer control is the first a first pointer control or a second pointer control displayed on the first edge of the target area;

In response to the fourth input, control content information that cannot be displayed in the target area to scroll and display in the target area, and control content information that has been displayed in the target area to scroll out of the target area.

Wherein, the fourth input may be a sliding operation, and for different positions of the first edge, the fourth input may be a sliding operation in different directions. For example, if the first edge is the upper edge of the target area, the fourth input may be an upward sliding operation; if the first edge is the lower edge of the target area, the fourth input may be a downward sliding operation; if If the first edge is the left edge of the target area, the fourth input may be a leftward sliding operation; if the first edge is the right edge of the target area, the fourth input may be an upward sliding operation. That is to say, the sliding direction of the fourth input is the same as the position of the first edge on the target area.

Then, when the electronic device controls the content information that cannot be displayed in the target area to scroll and display in the target area, the direction in which the content information scrolls and displays in the target area can be the same as or opposite to the sliding direction of the fourth input, which is not discussed here. Make specific restrictions.

Of course, when controlling the content information displayed in the target area to scroll out of the target area, the direction of scrolling out of the target area is opposite to the direction of scrolling into the target area.

In this way, the user can display all the content information displayed on the display interface of the electronic device in the information selection window by operating the pointer control, which facilitates the user's operation of selecting any information in the content information.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the application, a second information operation option is displayed in the information selection window, and the second information operation option includes at least one of copy, select all, share and cancel;

The information selection method also includes the following steps:

receiving a fifth input for a target information operation option, the target information operation option being one of the second information operation options;

In response to the fifth input, an operation corresponding to the target information operation option is performed.

The fifth input may be a click operation.

As shown in Figure 6, as an example, the information selection window shown in Figure 6 includes two areas: one is the area for displaying information, and this area displays the content as shown in Figure 3; the other is for displaying information operation options area, in which information operation options such as copy, select all, share and cancel are displayed.

Wherein, copying refers to copying the selected target information in the content information, closing the information selection window, and returning to the display interface of the original electronic device. For example, if the user clicks on the copy option (ie, the fifth input operation), the electronic device copies the selected target information in the content information and returns to the display interface of the original electronic device.

Select all refers to copying all content information to the clipboard, closing the information selection window, and returning to the display interface of the original electronic device. For example, if the user clicks on the select all option (ie, the fifth input operation), the electronic device will copy all the content information to the clipboard, and return to the display interface of the original electronic device. Specifically, all content information refers to all content information displayed on the display interface of the electronic device.

Sharing refers to sharing the selected target information to the platform that the user wants to share. For example, if the user clicks on the sharing option (i.e. the fifth input operation), the electronic device pops up a sharing menu including a sharing platform, the user selects the sharing platform to be shared, and the electronic device shares the selected target information in the content information Go to the sharing platform, and return to the display interface of the original electronic device.

Cancel means to cancel the copy operation, close the information selection window, and return to the display interface of the original electronic device. For example, if the user clicks on the cancel option (ie, the fifth input operation), the electronic device closes the information selection window and returns to the display interface of the original electronic device.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first pointer control and the second pointer control are displayed on the content information, and the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control are respectively used to indicate the first position in the content information , the second position, and then receive a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control, and in response to the first input, determine the selected information in the content information as the target information; the user is operating the pointer When the part of the control is other than the first end, the finger will not block the first end of the pointer control, so that the user can observe the exact position indicated by the pointer control, and the user does not need to operate the pointer multiple times to select information, which is convenient for the user to operate. Misoperation is avoided and accurate selection of information is realized.

It should be noted that, for the information selection method provided in the embodiment of the present application, the execution subject may be an information selection device, or a control module in the information selection device for executing the information selection method. In the embodiment of the present application, the information selecting device executed by the information selecting device is taken as an example to describe the information selecting device provided in the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in Figure 7, the information selection device includes:

The display module 701 is configured to display a first pointer control and a second pointer control on the content information when the display interface of the electronic device displays content information, and the first end of the first pointer control and the second pointer The first end of the control is respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information;

A receiving module 702, configured to receive a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control;

A determining module 703, configured to determine selected information in the content information as target information in response to the first input; wherein, the target information is the first end of the first pointer control, the second Content information between positions indicated by the first ends of the two pointer controls respectively.

Optionally, the first pointer control includes a first sub-pointer control and a second sub-pointer control perpendicular to each other, and the first end of the first sub-pointer control and the first end of the second sub-pointer control are used for indicate the first location;

The second pointer control includes a third sub-pointer control and a fourth sub-pointer control perpendicular to each other, and the first end of the third sub-pointer control and the first end of the third sub-pointer control are used to indicate the first Second position.

Optionally, when the content information is text information, the first sub-pointer control and the third sub-pointer control are respectively used to indicate the row positions where the first position and the second position are located;

The second sub-pointer control and the fourth sub-pointer control are respectively used to indicate the column positions where the first position and the second position are located.

Optionally, the determining module 703 includes:

A first determining submodule, configured to determine a third position indicated by the first end of the first pointer control and a fourth position indicated by the first end of the second pointer control in response to the first input ;

The second determining submodule is configured to determine a target area between the third position and the fourth position, and determine content information in the target area as the target information; wherein,

Optionally, the display module 701 includes:

a receiving submodule, configured to receive a second input for the content information;

The display submodule is configured to display the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the display interface of the electronic device in response to the second input.

Optionally, the display submodule is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

In the embodiment of the present application, the display module 701 displays the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information, and the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control are respectively used to indicate the The first position, the second position, the receiving module 702 receives a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control, and the determination module 703 responds to the first input and determines the selected information in the content information as Target information; in this way, when the user operates the part of the pointer control other than the first end, the finger will not cover the first end of the pointer control, so that the user can observe the exact position indicated by the pointer control, without the user operating the pointer control multiple times Information selection facilitates user operations, avoids misoperations, and achieves accurate information selection.

The information selection device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device, or a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The device may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. Exemplarily, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a handheld computer, a vehicle electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), a netbook or a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant). assistant, PDA), etc., non-mobile electronic devices can be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), personal computer (personal computer, PC), television (television, TV), teller machine or self-service machine, etc., this application Examples are not specifically limited.

The information selection device in the embodiment of the present application may be a 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 this embodiment of the present application.

The information selection device provided in the embodiment of the present application can realize various processes realized by the method embodiments in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , and details are not repeated here to avoid repetition.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 8 , the embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device 800, including a processor 801, a memory 802, and programs or instructions stored in the memory 802 and operable on the processor 801, When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 801, each process of the above-mentioned information selection method embodiment can be realized, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

It should be noted that the electronic devices in the embodiments of the present application include the above-mentioned mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device 900 implementing various embodiments of the present application;

The electronic device 900 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 901, a network module 902, an audio output unit 903, an input unit 904, a sensor 905, a display unit 906, a user input unit 907, an interface unit 908, a memory 909, and a processor 910, etc. part.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device 900 can also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power supply can be logically connected to the processor 910 through the power management system, so that the management of charging, discharging, and function can be realized through the power management system. Consumption management and other functions. The structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 9 does not constitute a limitation to the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine some components, or arrange different components, which will not be repeated here. .

Wherein, the display unit 906 is configured to display the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information when the display interface of the electronic device displays the content information, the first end of the first pointer control and the second pointer control The first ends of the two pointer controls are respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information;

a user input unit 907, configured to receive a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control;

The processor 910 is configured to, in response to the first input, determine selected information in the content information as target information; wherein, the target information is the first end of the first pointer control, the second Content information between positions indicated by the first ends of the two pointer controls respectively.

Optionally, the processor 910 is configured to, in response to the first input, determine a third position indicated by the first end of the first pointer control and a third position indicated by the first end of the second pointer control. the fourth position of

Optionally, the user input unit 907 is configured to receive a second input for the content information;

The display unit 906 is configured to, in response to the second input, display the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the display interface of the electronic device.

Optionally, the display unit 906 is configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

In the embodiment of the present application, when content information is displayed on the display interface of the electronic device, the first pointer control and the second pointer control are displayed on the content information, and the first end of the first pointer control and the second pointer control The first end is respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information, and then receives a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control, and determines the content information in response to the first input In this way, when the user operates the part other than the first end of the pointer control, the finger will not block the first end of the pointer control, so that the user can observe the exact position indicated by the pointer control without The user operates the pointer control multiple times to select information, which facilitates the user's operation, avoids misoperations, and realizes accurate selection of information.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 904 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 9041 and a microphone 9042, and the graphics processor 9041 is used for the image capture device ( Such as the image data of the still picture or video obtained by the camera) for processing. The display unit 906 may include a display panel 9061, and the display panel 9061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 907 includes a touch panel 9071 and other input devices 9072 . The touch panel 9071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 9071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 9072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be repeated here. The memory 909 can be used to store software programs as well as various data, including but not limited to application programs and operating systems. The processor 910 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes an operating system, user interface, application program, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 910 .

The embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned information selection method embodiment is realized, and the same technical Effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not repeat them here.

Wherein, the processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer readable storage medium, such as computer read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk, etc.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the above information selection method embodiment Each process can achieve the same technical effect, so in order to avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

It should be understood that the chips mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be called system-on-chip, system-on-chip, system-on-a-chip, or system-on-a-chip.

It should be noted that, in this document, the term "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent in the process, method, article, or device. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising that element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved. Functions are performed, for example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, and of course also by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of computer software products, which are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, etc.) , optical disc), including several instructions to make an electronic device (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute the method described in each embodiment of the present application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementations. The above-mentioned specific implementations are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art will Under the inspiration of this application, without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims, many forms can also be made, all of which belong to the protection of this application.

Claims

A method for selecting information, the method comprising:

In the case where content information is displayed on the display interface of the electronic device, a first pointer control and a second pointer control are displayed on the content information, and the first end of the first pointer control and the first end of the second pointer control are respectively Used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information;

receiving a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control;

In response to the first input, determine the selected information in the content information as target information; wherein, the target information is the first end of the first pointer control, the first end of the second pointer control The content information between the positions indicated by the terminals respectively.
The information selection method according to claim 1, wherein,

The first pointer control includes a first sub-pointer control and a second sub-pointer control that are perpendicular to each other, and the first end of the first sub-pointer control and the first end of the second sub-pointer control are both used to indicate that the first sub-pointer control a position;

The second pointer control includes a third sub-pointer control and a fourth sub-pointer control perpendicular to each other, and the first end of the third sub-pointer control and the first end of the third sub-pointer control are used to indicate the first Second position.
The information selection method according to claim 2, wherein,

In the case where the content information is text information, the first sub-pointer control and the third sub-pointer control are respectively used to indicate the row positions where the first position and the second position are located;

The second sub-pointer control and the fourth sub-pointer control are respectively used to indicate the column positions where the first position and the second position are located.
The information selection method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in response to the first input, determining the selected information in the content information as target information includes:

determining a third position indicated by the first end of the first pointer control and a fourth position indicated by the first end of the second pointer control in response to the first input;

determining a target area between the third location and the fourth location, and determining content information within the target area as the target information; wherein,

In the case where the content information is text information, the target area is an area that needs to be passed between the third position and the fourth position according to the text reading order of the text information;

When the content information is image information, the target area is a symmetrical area with the third position and the fourth position as endpoints of a diagonal line.
The information selection method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information includes:

receiving a second input for the content information;

In response to the second input, the first pointer control and the second pointer control are displayed on the content information in the display interface of the electronic device.
The information selection method according to claim 5, wherein in response to the second input, displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the display interface of the electronic device includes the following In at least one way:

In response to the second input, controlling the content information to enter an information copy-editing state, and displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the information copy-editing state;

In response to the second input, displaying an information selection window in the display interface of the electronic device;

In response to the second input, displaying a first information operation option on the display interface of the electronic device, wherein the first information operation option is used for information selection; receiving a third input for the first information operation option , and in response to the third input, display an information selection window on the display interface of the electronic device;

Wherein, the information selection window displays: the content information, a first pointer control and a second pointer control displayed on the content information.
An information selection device, the device comprising:

A display module, configured to display a first pointer control and a second pointer control on the content information when the display interface of the electronic device displays content information, the first end of the first pointer control and the second pointer control The first ends of are respectively used to indicate the first position and the second position in the content information;

a receiving module, configured to receive a first input for at least one of the first pointer control and the second pointer control;

A determining module, configured to determine selected information in the content information as target information in response to the first input; wherein, the target information is the first end of the first pointer control, the second The first ends of the pointer controls respectively indicate content information between positions.
The information selection device according to claim 7, wherein,

The first pointer control includes a first sub-pointer control and a second sub-pointer control that are perpendicular to each other, and the first end of the first sub-pointer control and the first end of the second sub-pointer control are both used to indicate that the first sub-pointer control a position;

The second pointer control includes a third sub-pointer control and a fourth sub-pointer control perpendicular to each other, and the first end of the third sub-pointer control and the first end of the third sub-pointer control are used to indicate the first Second position.
The information selection device according to claim 8, wherein,

In the case where the content information is text information, the first sub-pointer control and the third sub-pointer control are respectively used to indicate the row positions where the first position and the second position are located;

The second sub-pointer control and the fourth sub-pointer control are respectively used to indicate the column positions where the first position and the second position are located.
The information selection device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the determination module includes:

A first determining submodule, configured to determine a third position indicated by the first end of the first pointer control and a fourth position indicated by the first end of the second pointer control in response to the first input ;

The second determining submodule is configured to determine a target area between the third position and the fourth position, and determine content information in the target area as the target information; wherein,

In the case where the content information is text information, the target area is an area that needs to be passed between the third position and the fourth position according to the text reading order of the text information;

When the content information is image information, the target area is a symmetrical area with the third position and the fourth position as endpoints of a diagonal line.
The information selection device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the display module includes:

a receiving submodule, configured to receive a second input for the content information;

The display submodule is configured to display the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the display interface of the electronic device in response to the second input.
The information selection device according to claim 11, wherein the display submodule is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

In response to the second input, controlling the content information to enter an information copy-editing state, and displaying the first pointer control and the second pointer control on the content information in the information copy-editing state;

In response to the second input, displaying an information selection window in the display interface of the electronic device;

In response to the second input, displaying a first information operation option on the display interface of the electronic device, wherein the first information operation option is used for information selection; receiving a third input for the first information operation option , and in response to the third input, display an information selection window on the display interface of the electronic device;

Wherein, the information selection window displays: the content information, a first pointer control and a second pointer control displayed on the content information.