WO2023056977A1

WO2023056977A1 - Application program start method and apparatus, and electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2023056977A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/124177
Authority: WO
Inventors: 林曦蕾
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2021-10-09
Filing date: 2022-10-09
Publication date: 2023-04-13
Also published as: CN114090110A

Abstract

Disclosed in the present application are an application program start method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The method comprises: receiving a first input of a user; in response to the first input, displaying an original desktop in a first screen area, and displaying an atomic desktop in a second screen area, wherein each of the original desktop and the atomic desktop comprises at least one application icon; receiving, from the user, a second input for a first application icon on a first target desktop, wherein the first target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop; and in response to the second input, displaying a target interface on a second target desktop, wherein the target interface is an interface of an application program, which is indicated by the first application icon, on the second target desktop, the second target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop, and the second target desktop is different from the first target desktop.

Description

App launching method, device and electronic device

Cross References to Related Applications

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202111177361.X filed in China on October 09, 2021, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

technical field

The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to an application starting method, device, and electronic equipment.

Background technique

At present, the operating system of an electronic device has two different forms of desktop interaction (for example, the atomic desktop and the original desktop), and the user can input on any one of the desktops to trigger the electronic device to interact on the two different forms of the desktop. Switch between system style and desktop icon style.

However, when the user switches the system desktop, the running application in the current desktop (such as the original desktop) needs to be hidden (i.e. run the application in the background or close the application), and then trigger the electronic device to switch the desktop. If the user needs to continue running the application on the Atom desktop, the user needs to search for the application icon again in all the application icons in the Atom desktop to open the application, so the operation for the user to find the application icon is cumbersome and time-consuming, so Electronic devices are less efficient at launching applications.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a method, device and electronic device for starting an application, which can solve the problem of low efficiency of starting an application on the electronic device after switching between the atomic desktop and the original desktop.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for starting an application program, the method for starting an application program includes: receiving a first input from a user; in response to the first input, displaying the original desktop on the first screen area, and displaying the original desktop on the second screen area The screen area displays the atomic desktop, and both the original desktop and the atomic desktop include at least one application icon; receiving the second input from the user on the first application icon in the first target desktop, where the first target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop; in response to The second input is to display a target interface on the second target desktop, where the target interface is the interface of the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop, and the second target desktop is an original desktop or an atomic desktop, And the second target desktop is different from the first target desktop.

In a second aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides an application program launching device, and the application program launching device includes: a receiving module and a display module. The receiving module is configured to receive the user's first input. The display module is configured to display the original desktop in the first screen area and the atomic desktop in the second screen area in response to the first input received by the receiving module. The original desktop and the atomic desktop each include at least one application icon. The receiving module is further configured to receive a second input from the user on the first application icon on the first target desktop, where the first target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop. The display module is also used to display the target interface on the second target desktop in response to the second input received by the receiving module, the target interface is the interface of the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop, and the second target desktop is The original desktop or the atom desktop, and the second target desktop is different from the first target desktop.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, the electronic device includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and operable on the processor, and the program or instruction is The processor implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect when executed.

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

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 method described.

In the embodiment of the present application, the user can make the electronic device display the original desktop and the atomic desktop through the first input, and then the user can perform a second input on the application icon in any desktop (that is, the original desktop or the atomic desktop), so that The electronic device can run another application indicated by the application icon on the desktop. In this solution, the user can make the electronic device display the original desktop and the atomic desktop at the same time through the first input, so that the user can directly perform the second input on the application icon in any desktop, so that the electronic device can quickly switch from another desktop Find the application icon in the other desktop, and start the corresponding application in the other desktop, without the need for the user to search for the icon of the application that needs to be started one by one from all the application icons in the other desktop, thus simplifying the user's search for the application in the desktop The operation of finding the application icon saves the user's time-consuming, thus improving the efficiency of starting the application program of the electronic device.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for starting an application program provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is one of the example schematic diagrams of the interface of a mobile phone provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is the second schematic diagram of an example of the interface of a mobile phone provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is the third schematic diagram of an example of the interface of a mobile phone provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 is the fourth schematic diagram of an example of the interface of a mobile phone provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 6 is the fifth schematic diagram of an example of the interface of a mobile phone provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7 is the sixth schematic diagram of an example of the interface of a mobile phone provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an application program launching device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is one of the schematic diagrams of the hardware structure of an electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a second schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely 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, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within 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 method for starting an application program 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.

The desktop form of the electronic device may include the original desktop and the atomic desktop, and the user can trigger the electronic device to switch to another desktop by inputting on any desktop, for example, switching from the original desktop to the atomic desktop, or Switch from the atomic desktop to the original desktop. However, when the user performs desktop switching, he needs to switch the running application (such as application A) in the current desktop to the background or close the application A, and then trigger the electronic device to switch the desktop. If the application A continues to run on the switched desktop, the user needs to search for the icon of the application A again in the switched desktop to open the application A. Therefore, the operation for the user to find the application icon is cumbersome and time-consuming.

In the embodiment of the present application, the user can make a first input on the original desktop or the atomic desktop, so that the electronic device can display the original desktop and the atomic desktop, and then the user can use any one of the desktops (that is, the original desktop or the atomic desktop). The icon performs the second input, so that the electronic device can run the application program indicated by the application icon on another desktop. Through this solution, the user can make the electronic device display the original desktop and the atomic desktop at the same time through the first input, so that the user can directly perform the second input on the application icon in any desktop, so that the electronic device can quickly switch from another desktop Find the application icon in the other desktop, and start the corresponding application in the other desktop, without the need for the user to search for the icon of the application that needs to be started one by one from all the application icons in the other desktop, thus simplifying the user's search for the application in the desktop The operation of searching for the application icon saves time for the user, thus improving the efficiency of starting the application program of the electronic device and improving the human-computer interaction capability.

An embodiment of the present application provides a method for starting an application program. FIG. 1 shows a flow chart of the method for starting an application program provided in the embodiment of the present application. The method may be applied to an electronic device. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method for starting an application provided by the embodiment of the present application may include the following steps 201 to 204 .

Step 201, the electronic device receives a first input from a user.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the screen of the electronic device displays the original desktop or the atomic desktop, the user can perform a first input to the electronic device, so that the electronic device can display the original desktop and the atomic desktop in different screen areas.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned atomic desktop is a form of displaying the desktop of an electronic device. In this form, the electronic device can move icons of multiple application programs to a preset or custom area in the atomic desktop for display, that is, Icons of multiple application programs are displayed through one component, so that the user can operate the component, so as to realize one-key operation of multiple application programs.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first input may be in any possible form such as the user's preset trajectory input on the original desktop or the atom desktop, specific gesture input, double-click input, or long-press input on the application icon. The input can be specifically determined according to actual usage requirements, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Step 202: The electronic device displays the original desktop in the first screen area and displays the atomic desktop in the second screen area in response to the first input.

In the embodiment of the present application, both the original desktop and the atomic desktop include at least one application icon, and each application icon indicates an application program.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned atomic desktop is a form of displaying the desktop of an electronic device. In this form, the electronic device can move most of the internal functions of the application to a preset or custom area on the desktop for display, so that the user can control operate in this area. The above-mentioned original desktop is a traditional desktop of electronic equipment.

It should be noted that the application icons included in the original desktop and the Atom desktop are completely the same, or the application icons included in the original desktop and the Atom desktop are partly the same.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the application, the above-mentioned first screen area and second screen area may be different screen areas in the same screen of the electronic device (for example, the upper screen area and the lower screen area, or the left screen area and the right screen area). screen area); or, the first screen area and the second screen area may be areas on different screens in the electronic device.

Exemplarily, the electronic device is a mobile phone as an example for illustration. As shown in (A) in FIG. The user can carry out the first input to any application icon (for example, application 2) in this original desktop 10; As shown in (B) among Fig. 2, mobile phone can split-screen display original desktop 10 and Atomic desktop 11, the atomic desktop includes at least one application icon (such as application 1, application 5, application 6 and application 4).

Step 203, the electronic device receives a second input from the user on the first application icon on the first target desktop.

In this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first target desktop is an original desktop or an atomic desktop.

In the embodiment of the present application, the second input is used for the electronic device to start the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned second input may be input in any possible form such as click input, drag input, long-press input, or voice input of the user on the first target desktop on the first application icon. It can be determined according to actual usage requirements, and is not limited in this embodiment of the application.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned second input may specifically be an input in which the user drags the first application icon on the first target desktop to the second target desktop.

Exemplarily, in conjunction with (B) in FIG. 2, as shown in (A) in FIG. The mobile phone can start the application program indicated by the first application icon in the original desktop 10; as shown in (B) in Figure 3, the user can drag the first application icon (such as application 4) in the original desktop 10 to the atomic desktop 11, so that the mobile phone can start the application program indicated by the first application icon in the atom desktop 11.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, after the electronic device displays the original desktop and the atomic desktop, if the first application icon is not displayed on the first target desktop, the user can Sliding input (for example, left sliding input or right sliding input) to trigger the electronic device to update from the page currently displayed on the first target desktop to another page, where the other page includes the first application icon.

Exemplarily, in conjunction with (B) in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. The page currently displayed on the desktop 10 is updated to another page, the other page includes at least one application icon (for example, application 7 to application 10), and the at least one application icon includes the first application icon (for example, application 8).

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned atomic desktop corresponds to the icons on the original desktop one by one. The method for starting an application program provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes the following step 203a.

Step 203a, in the case of switching from the first page to the second page in the atomic desktop, the electronic device determines the icon corresponding to the icon on the second page from the original desktop according to the icon on the second page, and Mark the icon on the desktop corresponding to the icon on the second page.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the first page in the Atom desktop is switched to the second page, the electronic device can find the corresponding page in the original desktop and the second page in the Atom desktop according to the icon in the second page in the Atom desktop. , and mark the icon corresponding to the second page in the Atom desktop on the original desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may use a preset method to mark the icon corresponding to the second page in the Atom desktop in the original desktop, and the preset method is any of the following: highlight method, icon enlargement method , adding borders, flashing, color marking, etc. The details can be determined according to actual usage requirements, and are not limited in this embodiment of the application.

Step 204, the electronic device displays the target interface on the second target desktop in response to the second input.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned target interface is the interface of the application indicated by the first application icon in the above-mentioned second target desktop, the above-mentioned second target desktop is the original desktop or atomic desktop, and the second target desktop is different from the first target desktop .

In the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device runs the application indicated by the first application icon in the background, the electronic device may display the target interface on the second target desktop after receiving the second input, and the target interface is the second target The interface of the application program indicated by the first application icon on the desktop; or, in the case that the electronic device is not running the application program indicated by the first application icon, the electronic device may start the first application program on the second target desktop after receiving the second input. An application program indicated by an application icon is used to display the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop.

It can be understood that, when the first target desktop is the original desktop, the second target desktop is the atomic desktop; when the first target desktop is the atomic desktop, the second target desktop is the original desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may keep displaying the original desktop in the first screen area, and start the application indicated by the first target icon on the second target desktop, so as to display the first desktop in the second screen area. The interface of the application indicated by the target icon.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the application, the electronic device can switch from the currently displayed original desktop and atomic desktop (that is, the original desktop and atomic desktop displayed in different screen areas) to the second target desktop, and start the second target desktop The application program indicated by the first target icon in , that is, the electronic device can display the interface of the application program indicated by the first target icon in full screen.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, before "displaying the target interface on the second target desktop" in the above step 204, the method for starting the application program provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes the following steps 301 and 302, And the above step 204 can be specifically implemented through the following step 204a.

Step 301: The electronic device marks a first application icon on a second target desktop in response to a second input.

In this embodiment of the present application, after receiving the second input from the user, the electronic device may jump from the page currently displayed on the second target desktop to the page where the first application icon is located, and mark the first application icon.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may mark the first application icon on the second target desktop in a preset manner, and the preset manner is any of the following: highlighting, icon enlargement, and border adding , flashing method, color marking method, etc. The details may be determined according to actual usage requirements, and are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Exemplarily, in conjunction with (B) in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. Mark the first application icon (that is, application 4 ) in Atom Desktop 11 in a setting manner (for example, adding a frame).

Step 302. The electronic device receives a third input from the user on the first application icon on the second target desktop.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned third input is used to trigger the electronic device to start the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned third input may be input in any possible form such as a click input (such as a single-click input or a double-click input) or a long-press input by the user on the marked first application icon. Specifically, it may be based on The actual use requirements are determined, and the embodiment of this application does not limit it.

In step 204a, the electronic device starts the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop in response to the third input.

In this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may mark the first application icon on the second target desktop based on the user's input on the first application icon on the first target desktop, so as to prompt the user that the first application icon is on the second target desktop. Therefore, there is no need for the user to search for the first application icon one by one among all the application icons on the second target desktop, so that the user can conveniently input the first application icon, so that the electronic device can quickly start the first application icon The indicated application program simplifies the user's operation of searching for the application icon on the second target desktop, saves the user's time-consuming, and improves the efficiency of starting the application program on the electronic device.

The embodiment of the present application provides a method for starting an application program. The user can make the electronic device display the original desktop and the atomic desktop through the first input, and then the user can perform an application icon on any one of the desktops (that is, the original desktop or the atomic desktop). The second input enables the electronic device to run the application program indicated by the application icon on another desktop. In this solution, the user can make the electronic device display the original desktop and the atomic desktop at the same time through the first input, so that the user can directly perform the second input on the application icon in any desktop, so that the electronic device can quickly switch from another desktop Find the application icon in the other desktop, and start the corresponding application in the other desktop, without the need for the user to search for the icon of the application that needs to be started one by one from all the application icons in the other desktop, thus simplifying the user's search for the application in the desktop The operation of searching for the application icon saves time for the user, thus improving the efficiency of starting the application program of the electronic device and improving the human-computer interaction capability.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the foregoing atomic desktop includes a first atomic component, and the first atomic component includes a plurality of application icons. Before the above step 203, the method for starting an application provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes the following steps 401 and 402.

Step 401. The electronic device receives a fourth input from a user.

In this embodiment of the present application, the above fourth input is the user's input to the first atomic component in the atomic desktop.

In this embodiment of the present application, in the case that the first atomic component in the atomic desktop includes multiple application icons, the user can make a fourth input to the first atomic component, so that the electronic device can view the multiple application icons in the original desktop. The application icon corresponding to the application icon is managed (that is, the display position of the application icon is updated).

Optionally, in this embodiment of the application, the above fourth input may be the user's click input, long press input, or drag input on the first atomic component. limit.

Step 402: The electronic device moves the M application icons corresponding to the plurality of application icons on the original desktop to a target area on the original desktop in response to the fourth input.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above M application icons include the first application icon, and M is an integer greater than 1. The above-mentioned second input is the user's input on the first application icon among the M application icons on the original desktop.

It should be noted that the M application icons corresponding to the multiple application icons in the original desktop can be understood as: the application icons in the original desktop that are the same as the multiple application icons in the first atomic component (that is, the M application icons are the same as the multiple application icons in the first atomic component). The application icons are completely the same, or the M application icons are the same as part of the application icons in the multiple application icons); or, the application icons indicated by the multiple application icons in the first atomic component are in the original desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may move the M application icons to the same area on the original desktop for display, so that every two application icons among the moved M application icons are displayed adjacently.

It should be noted that adjacent icon positions may be understood as left and right adjacent icon positions, or up and down adjacent icon positions. Specifically, it may be determined according to the actual usage requirements of the user, and is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may move the M application icons to the same area, and aggregate the M application icons into one icon (that is, an aggregated icon) for display.

Exemplarily, as shown in FIG. 6, the atomic desktop 11 includes a first atomic component 12, and the first atomic component 12 includes a plurality of application icons (such as application 2, application 4, and application 11). Component 12 performs a fourth input (such as a click input), so that the mobile phone can move M application icons (such as application 2, application 4 and application 11) corresponding to the multiple application icons in the original desktop 10 to the original desktop 10 The target area in is displayed by aggregating M application icons into one icon (ie aggregated icon/magnetic attraction icon).

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may move the M application icons to a folder on the original desktop for display, and the folder is a newly created folder or an existing folder on the original desktop.

It can be understood that, in the case of performing the above step 401 and step 402, the user may perform a second input on the first application icon among the M application icons on the original desktop, so that the electronic device starts the first application on the atomic desktop The application indicated by the icon.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first atomic component is used to aggregate and display at least two application icons in one component, and the user can operate the first atomic component so that the electronic device can separately An atomic component is operated by an application program indicated by at least two application icons.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the multiple application icons in the above-mentioned first atomic component may be application icons added to the same application component by the electronic device according to the attribute information of the application program to which the application icon belongs; or, the above-mentioned first atomic component Multiple application icons in an atomic component may be application icons added to the same application component by the user through input (for example, drag input).

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the attribute information of the application to which the application icon belongs may include at least one of the following: application package information (such as application package name) of the application, function information of the application, and name information of the application , application category information, application setting information, application security information, application level information, application icon information, etc., can be determined according to the actual needs of the user, and are not limited in this embodiment.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the display shape of the above-mentioned first atomic component may be a preset area shape of the electronic device (such as a circle or a rectangle); or, the display shape of the atomic component may be a user-defined area The shape, specifically, can be determined according to the actual use requirements of the user, and is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the shapes of the above-mentioned first atomic components may be the same or different. Specifically, they may be determined according to the actual needs of users, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the user performs the fourth input on the first atomic component in the atomic desktop, the electronic device can move the M application icons corresponding to the first atomic component in the original desktop to the same area in the original desktop display, so that the user can directly find the first application icon among the M application icons in this area, without the user needing to search for the first application icon one by one among all the application icons in the original desktop, thus improving the convenience for the user to find the application icon sex.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, in the case of performing the above step 401 and step 402, after the above step 204, the method for starting an application program provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes the following steps 501 and 502.

Step 501, the electronic device receives a fifth input from a user.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned fifth input is the user's input on the M application icons on the original desktop.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned fifth input may be input in any possible form such as double-click input, long-press input, or drag input by the user on any application icon among the M application icons. Requirements are determined, and this embodiment of the application does not limit it.

Step 502, the electronic device restores the display positions of the M application icons on the original desktop in response to the fifth input.

In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may cancel the position movement of the M application icons, so as to restore the initial display positions of the M application icons.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, after restoring the display positions of the M application icons on the original desktop, the electronic device may mark the M application icons on the original desktop.

Exemplarily, with reference to FIG. 6 , as shown in (A) in FIG. 7 , the user drags and inputs an application icon (for example, application 11) in the aggregated icons on the original desktop 10, so that the mobile phone can restore M The display position of the application icon in the original desktop; and, as shown in (B) in Figure 7, the mobile phone can mark the M application icons (i.e. application 2, Application 4 and Application 11).

In the embodiment of the present application, after the user triggers the electronic device to move the M application icons corresponding to the first atomic component in the original desktop to the same area on the original desktop for display, the user can directly input the M application icons again, In order to make the electronic device quickly restore the display positions of the M application icons on the original desktop, the flexibility of displaying the M application icons on the electronic device is improved.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the original desktop includes an aggregated icon, and the aggregated icon includes multiple application icons. Before the above step 203, the method for starting an application provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes the following steps 601 and 602.

Step 601. The electronic device receives a sixth input from a user.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned sixth input is the user's input to the aggregation icon on the original desktop.

In this embodiment of the present application, when the original desktop includes an aggregated icon (the aggregated icon includes a plurality of application icons), the user can perform a sixth input on the aggregated icon, so that the electronic device can compare the atomic desktop with the The atomic components corresponding to multiple application icons are expanded.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned sixth input may be the user's click input, long-press input, or drag input on the aggregation icon, which may be determined according to actual usage requirements, and is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Step 602: In response to the sixth input, the electronic device expands the second atomic component in the atomic desktop to display N application icons in the second atomic component.

In the embodiment of the present application, the second atomic component is a component corresponding to multiple application icons in the atomic desktop, the N application icons include the first application icon, and N is an integer greater than 1. The above-mentioned second input is the user's input on the first application icon among the N application icons in the Atom Desktop.

It should be noted that the components corresponding to multiple application icons in the Atom Desktop can be understood as: the components in the Atom Desktop that include multiple application icons in the aggregated icon, and the inclusion here refers to including all or part of the application icons in the aggregated icon Application icons, that is, the above N application icons are the same as multiple application icons in the aggregated icons (that is, the N application icons are exactly the same as the multiple application icons, or the N application icons are part of the application icons in the multiple application icons same), or the application program indicated by the above N application icons is the same as the application program indicated by multiple application icons in the aggregated icon.

It can be understood that, in the case of performing the above steps 601 and 602, the user may perform a second input on the first application icon among the N application icons in the atom desktop, so that the electronic device starts the first application on the original desktop The application indicated by the icon.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the user performs the sixth input on the aggregation icon in the atomic desktop, the electronic device can directly expand the second atomic component in the atomic desktop to show the user N application icons in the second atomic component, In order to facilitate the user to directly find the first application icon among the N application icons in the second atomic component, the user does not need to search for the first application icon one by one among all the application icons in the original desktop, thus improving the user's ability to find the application icon. Convenience.

It should be noted that, in the application launching method provided in the embodiment of the present application, the executing subject may be an electronic device, or an application launching device, or a control module in the application launching device for executing the application launching method. In the embodiment of the present application, the method for starting an application program executed by an electronic device is taken as an example to describe the apparatus for starting an application program provided in the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 shows a possible structural diagram of the application program launching device involved in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 8 , the application launching device 70 may include: a receiving module 71 and a display module 72 .

Wherein, the receiving module 71 is configured to receive the user's first input. The display module 72 is configured to display the original desktop in the first screen area and the atomic desktop in the second screen area in response to the first input received by the receiving module 71. The original desktop and the atomic desktop each include at least one application icon. The receiving module 71 is further configured to receive a second input from the user on the first application icon on the first target desktop, where the first target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop. The display module 72 is further configured to display a target interface on the second target desktop in response to the second input received by the receiving module 71, the target interface being the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop , the second target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop, and the second target desktop is different from the first target desktop.

In a possible implementation manner, the application program launching device 70 provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes: a marking module. The marking module is configured to mark the first application icon on the second target desktop before the display module 72 displays the target interface on the second target desktop. The above-mentioned receiving module 71 is further configured to receive a third input from the user on the first application icon on the second target desktop. The above display module 72 is specifically configured to start the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop in response to the third input received by the receiving module 71 .

In a possible implementation manner, the foregoing atomic desktop includes a first atomic component, and the first atomic component includes a plurality of application icons. The application launching device 70 provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes: a mobile module. The above-mentioned receiving module 71 is also configured to receive a fourth input from the user before receiving the second input from the user on the first application icon in the first target desktop, the fourth input is the user's input to the first atomic component in the atomic desktop input of. A moving module, configured to move the M application icons corresponding to the plurality of application icons in the original desktop to a target area in the original desktop in response to the fourth input received by the receiving module, where the M application icons include the first application icon , M is an integer greater than 1; wherein, the above-mentioned second input is the user's input on the first application icon among the M application icons in the original desktop.

In a possible implementation manner, the application program launching device 70 provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes: a recovery module. The receiving module 71 is further configured to receive a fifth input from the user after the display module 72 displays the target interface on the second target desktop. The fifth input is the user's input on the M application icons on the original desktop. A restoring module, configured to restore the display positions of the M application icons on the original desktop in response to the fifth input received by the receiving module 71 .

In a possible implementation manner, the original desktop includes an aggregated icon, and the aggregated icon includes multiple application icons. The application launching device 70 provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes: an expanding module. The above-mentioned receiving module 71 is further configured to receive a sixth input from the user before receiving the second input from the user on the first application icon on the first target desktop, and the sixth input is the user's input on the aggregation icon on the original desktop . The expansion module is configured to expand the second atomic component in the atomic desktop in response to the sixth input received by the receiving module 71, to display the N application icons in the second atomic component, the second atomic component is the atomic desktop with multiple For the component corresponding to the application icon, the N application icons include the first application icon, and N is an integer greater than 1; wherein, the second input is the user's input on the first application icon among the N application icons in the Atom Desktop.

In a possible implementation manner, the above atomic desktop corresponds to the icons on the original desktop one by one. The application launching device 70 provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes: a determination module. The determination module is used to determine the icon corresponding to the icon on the second page from the original desktop according to the icon on the second page when switching from the first page to the second page in the atom desktop, and Mark the icon on the desktop corresponding to the icon on the second page.

An embodiment of the present application provides an application program launching device. The user can make the application program launching device display the original desktop and the atomic desktop at the same time through the first input, so that the user can directly perform the second input on the application icon in any one of the desktops. The application program launcher can quickly find the application icon from another desktop, and start the corresponding application program on the other desktop, without the need for the user to search one by one from all the application icons on the other desktop. The icon of the application program simplifies the user's operation of searching for the application icon on the desktop, and saves the user's time-consuming, thus improving the efficiency of the application program launching device to start the application program.

The device for launching an application program in the embodiment of the present application may be a device, or a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in an electronic device. 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 device for launching an application program in this embodiment of the present application may be a device with an operating system. The operating system may be an Android (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 application program launching device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize the various processes realized by the above method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 9 , the embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device 90, including a processor 91, a memory 92, and programs or instructions stored in the memory 92 and operable on the processor 91, When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 91, the various processes of the above-mentioned method embodiments 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. 10 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device implementing an 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, a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, and a processor 110, etc. part.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device 100 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 110 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. 10 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 certain components, or arrange different components, and details will not be repeated here. .

Wherein, the user input unit 107 is configured to receive a first input from a user. The display unit 106 is configured to, in response to the first input, display the original desktop in the first screen area, and display the atomic desktop in the second screen area, where both the original desktop and the atomic desktop include at least one application icon. The user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a second input from the user on the first application icon on the first target desktop, where the first target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop. The processor 110, in response to the second input, displays a target interface on the second target desktop, where the target interface is the interface of the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop, and the second target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop , and the second target desktop is different from the first target desktop.

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device. The user can make the electronic device display the original desktop and the atomic desktop at the same time through the first input, so that the user can directly perform the second input on the application icon in any desktop, so that the electronic device can Quickly find the application icon from another desktop, and start the corresponding application in the other desktop, without the need for the user to search for the icon of the application that needs to be started one by one from all the application icons in the other desktop, so It simplifies the user's operation of searching for the application icon on the desktop, and saves the user's time-consuming, thus improving the efficiency of the electronic device to start the application program.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the processor 110 is further configured to mark the first application icon on the second target desktop before displaying the target interface on the second target desktop. The user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a third input from the user on the first application icon on the second target desktop. The processor 110 is specifically configured to, in response to the third input, start the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the foregoing atomic desktop includes a first atomic component, and the first atomic component includes a plurality of application icons. The user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a fourth input from the user before receiving the second input from the user on the first application icon on the first target desktop, the fourth input is the user's input to the first atomic component on the atomic desktop input of. The processor 110 is further configured to, in response to the fourth input, move M application icons corresponding to the plurality of application icons on the original desktop to a target area on the original desktop, where the M application icons include the first application icon, M is an integer greater than 1; wherein, the above-mentioned second input is the user's input on the first application icon among the M application icons in the original desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a fifth input from the user after the processor 110 displays the target interface on the second target desktop, where the fifth input is the user's input on the original desktop. Input of M application icons. The processor 110 is further configured to restore the display positions of the M application icons on the original desktop in response to the fifth input.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the original desktop includes an aggregated icon, and the aggregated icon includes multiple application icons. The user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a sixth input from the user before receiving the second input from the user on the first application icon on the first target desktop, the sixth input being the user's input on the aggregation icon on the original desktop . The processor 110 is further configured to, in response to the sixth input, expand the second atomic component in the atomic desktop to display N application icons in the second atomic component, where the second atomic component corresponds to multiple application icons in the atomic desktop The N application icons include the first application icon, and N is an integer greater than 1; wherein, the second input is the user's input on the first application icon among the N application icons in the Atom Desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned atom desktop corresponds to the icons on the original desktop one by one. The processor 110 is further configured to determine an icon corresponding to the icon on the second page from the original desktop according to the icon on the second page when switching from the first page to the second page on the atomic desktop, and Mark the icons in the original desktop that correspond to the icons in the second page.

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the above method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

For the beneficial effects of the various implementations in this embodiment, refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding implementations in the foregoing method embodiments. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 104 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, and the graphics processing unit 1041 is used by the image capturing device ( Such as the image data of the still picture or video obtained by the camera) for processing. 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, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 107 includes a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072 . The touch panel 1071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be repeated here. Memory 109 may be used to store software programs as well as various data, including but not limited to application programs and operating systems. The processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes operating systems, user interfaces, and application programs, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communications. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 110 .

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 method embodiment is realized, and the same technology can be achieved. 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 various processes of the above method embodiments , and can achieve the same technical effect, 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 a software product in essence or the part that contributes to the prior art, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, CD) contains several instructions to enable a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments 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 starting an application, the method comprising:

receiving a user's first input;

In response to the first input, displaying an original desktop in a first screen area, and displaying an atomic desktop in a second screen area, both of the original desktop and the atomic desktop include at least one application icon;

receiving a user's second input on the first application icon in the first target desktop, where the first target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop;

In response to the second input, a target interface is displayed on the second target desktop, the target interface is the interface of the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop, and the second target desktop is The original desktop or the atomic desktop, and the second target desktop is different from the first target desktop.
The method according to claim 1, wherein, before displaying the target interface on the second target desktop, the method further comprises:

marking the first application icon in the second target desktop;

receiving a third user input of the first application icon in the second target desktop;

The displaying the target interface on the second target desktop includes:

In response to the third input, the application program indicated by the first application icon is started on the second target desktop.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the atomic desktop includes a first atomic component, and the first atomic component includes a plurality of application icons;

Before receiving the user's second input on the first application icon on the first target desktop, the method further includes:

receiving a fourth input from the user, where the fourth input is the user's input to the first atomic component in the atomic desktop;

In response to the fourth input, moving M application icons corresponding to the plurality of application icons on the original desktop to a target area on the original desktop, the M application icons including the first An application icon, M is an integer greater than 1;

Wherein, the second input is the user's input on the first application icon among the M application icons on the original desktop.
The method according to claim 3, wherein, after the target interface is displayed in the second target desktop, the method further comprises:

receiving a fifth input from the user, where the fifth input is the user's input to the M application icons on the original desktop;

In response to the fifth input, restore the display positions of the M application icons on the original desktop.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the original desktop includes an aggregated icon, and the aggregated icon includes a plurality of application icons;

Before receiving the user's second input on the first application icon on the first target desktop, the method further includes:

receiving a sixth input from the user, where the sixth input is the user's input to the aggregated icon on the original desktop;

In response to the sixth input, expand the second atomic component in the atomic desktop to display N application icons in the second atomic component, the second atomic component is the A component corresponding to multiple application icons, the N application icons include the first application icon, and N is an integer greater than 1;

Wherein, the second input is the user's input on the first application icon among the N application icons in the Atom Desktop.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the atomic desktop corresponds to the icons in the original desktop one by one; the method further comprises:

In the case of switching from the first page in the atomic desktop to the second page, according to the icons in the second page, determining the icon corresponding to the icon in the second page from the original desktop, And mark the icons corresponding to the icons on the second page on the original desktop.
An application program starting device, the application program starting device comprising: a receiving module and a display module;

The receiving module is configured to receive a first input from a user;

The display module is configured to, in response to the first input received by the receiving module, display the original desktop in the first screen area, and display the atomic desktop in the second screen area, the original desktop and the atomic desktop each include at least one application icon;

The receiving module is further configured to receive a second input from the user on the first application icon in the first target desktop, where the first target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop;

The display module is further configured to display a target interface on the second target desktop in response to the second input received by the receiving module, and the target interface is the first application icon on the second target desktop An interface of an indicated application program, the second target desktop is the original desktop or the atomic desktop, and the second target desktop is different from the first target desktop.
The device according to claim 7, wherein the application program launching device further comprises: a marking module;

The marking module is configured to mark the first application icon on the second target desktop before the display module displays the target interface on the second target desktop;

The receiving module is further configured to receive a user's third input on the first application icon on the second target desktop;

The display module is specifically configured to, in response to the third input received by the receiving module, start the application program indicated by the first application icon on the second target desktop.
An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and operable on the processor, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, claims 1 to 6 are realized The steps of any one of the application program starting methods.
A readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method for starting an application program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are realized.
A computer program product, the program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the method for launching an application program according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
A user equipment (UE), comprising the UE being configured to execute the method for initiating an application program according to any one of claims 1 to 6.