Application control method, device, electronic device and readable storage medium

Abstract

The present application discloses an application control method, device, electronic device and readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving a first input for starting at least two applications of an electronic device; in response to the first input, starting and displaying the first interface of the at least two applications; in the at least two applications, if the information corresponding to any application is updated, displaying a first prompt message on the first interface corresponding to the application. The embodiment of the present invention can facilitate simultaneous understanding of the corresponding status of multiple applications by simultaneously displaying the preview interface of multiple applications and displaying the first prompt message to indicate that the content corresponding to the application has been updated, thereby avoiding the need to switch the application to the background display during use and improving the convenience of using the application.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of communications, and specifically relates to an application control method, device, electronic device and readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] With the development of electronic devices such as smart phones, the installation and use of applications (apps) on people's mobile phones has increased rapidly. In the process of realizing this application, the inventor found that there are at least the following problems in the prior art: users may need to use multiple apps within a period of time. When a user uses an app, he may need to switch the currently used app to the background, and then switch other apps to the foreground. This process may cause the user to interrupt the operation of the current app. At the same time, the process of the app running in the background may be interrupted, affecting its normal use. It can be seen that the existing electronic devices have the problem of being inconvenient when using multiple applications. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an application control method, device, electronic device and readable storage medium, which can solve the problem that existing electronic devices are inconvenient to use when there are multiple applications.

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an application control method, which is applied to an electronic device, and the method includes:

[0005] Receiving a first input for launching at least two applications of the electronic device;

[0006] In response to the first input, starting and displaying first interfaces of the at least two applications;

[0007] When information corresponding to any one of the at least two applications is updated, first prompt information is displayed on the first interface corresponding to the application.

[0008] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an application control device, including:

[0009] A receiving module, configured to receive a first input for starting at least two applications of an electronic device;

[0010] A start-up display module, configured to start and display the first interfaces of the at least two applications in response to the first input;

[0011] The prompt information display module is used to display first prompt information on the first interface corresponding to any application program in the at least two application programs when the information corresponding to any application program is updated.

[0012] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0013] 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 steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0014] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or instruction to implement the method described in the first aspect.

[0015] In an embodiment of the present application, by displaying the first interfaces of at least two applications, and when the information corresponding to the applications is updated, a first prompt message is displayed on the first interface corresponding to the applications. In this way, the embodiment of the present invention simultaneously displays the preview interfaces of multiple applications, and displays the first prompt message to prompt that the content corresponding to the applications has been updated. This makes it easy to understand the corresponding status of multiple applications at the same time, avoids the need to switch the applications to background display during use, and improves the convenience of using the applications. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0017] Figure 1 is a flow chart of an application control method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 It is one of the display interfaces of the electronic device in the embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 It is the second display interface of the electronic device in the embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 It is the third display interface of the electronic device in the embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 5 This is the fourth display interface of the electronic device in the embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 6is a schematic diagram of the structure of an application control device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 7 is a structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device implementing various embodiments of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0026] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here. In addition, the "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally represents that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0027] The application control method provided in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below through specific embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0028] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a flow chart of an application control method provided by an embodiment of the present application, such as Figure 1 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0029] Step 101: Receive a first input for launching at least two applications of an electronic device.

[0030] In this embodiment, the first input may be received in different ways, for example, it may be a display request input in the form of a voice signal, or it may be a display request input in the form of a touch signal for a specific display control widget.

[0031] The at least two applications corresponding to the first input may be determined in different ways. In one embodiment, all applications currently running in the foreground and the background are used as the applications corresponding to the display request. Figure 2 , Figures 2 to 5 The APP in the code represents an application program. Different numbers represent different applications. Figure 2 As shown, in another embodiment, the application corresponding to the display request can also be determined by selecting an application in the application list. In this embodiment, four applications, APP1 to APP4, are specifically selected.

[0032] During this process, users can exit the control flow at any time as needed by clicking the exit control or performing other exit operations. Users can also further add other applications by clicking the "+" in the figure.

[0033] Step 102: In response to the first input, start and display the first interfaces of the at least two applications.

[0034] It should be understood that if an application is switched to background operation, the state of the application cannot be displayed in real time. In the present embodiment, the first interfaces of at least two applications are displayed simultaneously, so that the state of the application can be understood through the first interface.

[0035] like Figure 3 As shown, exemplarily, in this embodiment, the first interfaces of a total of four applications from APP1 to APP4 are displayed.

[0036] The first interface can display different contents. For example, in one specific implementation, the first interface is used to display a thumbnail of the application's operating interface; in another specific implementation, the application is a video player software, and the image can be directly played in a small size; in some other specific implementations, the application is an instant messaging software, and unread communication messages are displayed on the first interface.

[0037] Obviously, the first interface of the application can be displayed in different ways, which are not further limited or described in this embodiment.

[0038] Step 103: When information corresponding to any one of the at least two applications is updated, first prompt information is displayed on the first interface corresponding to the application.

[0039] During the use of an application, its corresponding information may be updated. For example, if an application is an instant messaging software, new communication messages may be received during use; if an application is a reading software, when the author updates the work, corresponding prompt information may be generated.

[0040] like Figure 3As shown, when an application needs to provide prompt information, the number of prompt information can be displayed in digital form at a specified location in the application, or the content of the prompt information can be directly displayed on the first interface, so that it is convenient to understand the update status of the information in the application directly through the first interface.

[0041] Exemplarily, in this embodiment, APP1 includes 1 prompt information, and the number 1 is displayed in the upper right corner of the first interface of APP1, while the information corresponding to APP4 is not updated, so the prompt information is not displayed.

[0042] It should be understood that at this point, the user can exit the control process at any time as needed by clicking the exit control or through other exit operations, and the user can also further add the first interface of other applications by clicking the + sign in the figure.

[0043] In an embodiment of the present application, by displaying the first interfaces of at least two applications, and when the information corresponding to the applications is updated, a first prompt message is displayed on the first interface corresponding to the applications. In this way, the embodiment of the present invention can facilitate simultaneous understanding of the corresponding status of multiple applications by simultaneously displaying the first interfaces of multiple applications and displaying the first prompt message to prompt that the content corresponding to the applications has been updated, thereby avoiding the need to switch the applications to background display during use and improving the convenience of using the applications.

[0044] In some embodiments, the screen of the electronic device includes a first display area and a second display area. After the above step 102, the method further includes:

[0045] Receiving a request for accessing a first interface of a first application program among the at least two applications, wherein the first application program is one of the at least two applications;

[0046] In response to the access request, the running interface of the first application is displayed in the first display area, and the second interfaces of N second applications are displayed in a stacked manner in the second display area, wherein N is a positive integer, the second application is an application other than the first application among the at least two applications, and the size of the second interface is smaller than the size of the first interface and smaller than the size of the running interface.

[0047] The access request in this embodiment can be input in different forms. For example, in one embodiment, the access request is generated based on the user's touch input to the corresponding first interface. In another embodiment, the access request can also be generated based on an input voice signal.

[0048] In response to the access request, the running interface of the first application is displayed in the first display area. Here, the first application may be the application corresponding to the first interface targeted by the touch input, and the running interface refers to the operating interface of the application when the application is running normally. In other words, at this time, in the first display area, the application is displayed in a normal running mode, and the first application can be operated and controlled in a conventional control manner.

[0049] The other N applications are second applications in this embodiment. These second applications are displayed in the form of a second interface. In this embodiment, the size of the second interface is smaller than the size of the first interface and smaller than the size of the running interface.

[0050] like Figure 4 As shown in the figure, the area corresponding to APP1 is the first display area, and the upper left corner of APP1 displays the second interfaces of multiple second applications. In this embodiment, the number of second interfaces of the second application is 3. It can be understood that in this embodiment, the second interfaces of multiple second applications are stacked to reduce the occupied space. In other words, the first interface of the application displays the information of the application, but unlike the first interface, the second interface of the application no longer displays the information of the corresponding application.

[0051] Thus, in this embodiment, in response to an access request for a first application, by folding and displaying the running interfaces of N second applications as a second interface and displaying the running interface of the first application, control of the first application can be achieved, thereby improving the convenience of use.

[0052] It should be noted that the split-screen display in the related art refers to displaying the operating interfaces of multiple simultaneously running applications in different display areas of an electronic device.

[0053] In the present embodiment, it can be understood that in the split-screen display state, the interfaces of one or more of the applications are folded up, that is, in the present embodiment, at least two applications determined in step 101 are running simultaneously, and the running state of each application is equivalent to running in the foreground, but the display interfaces of some of the applications are folded up and not directly displayed. When switching applications, it is equivalent to switching between applications displayed in the foreground, which helps to improve the switching effect, that is, the multiple applications being switched are not switched to the background running state during the display switching process, but always maintain the foreground running state, reducing the possibility of the application being switched to the background and interrupting the application thread, thereby ensuring the consistency and continuity of the application use.

[0054] In some embodiments, after displaying the running interface of the first application in the first display area and displaying the second interfaces of N second applications in the second display area in response to the access request, the method further includes:

[0055] When the information corresponding to the second application is updated, second prompt information is displayed on the second interface of the corresponding second application.

[0056] It should be understood that if the information corresponding to the first application is updated, it will be directly displayed on the running interface of the first application, and can be further prompted in the existing message prompting method, which is not further described and limited here.

[0057] If the content corresponding to the second application is updated, the updated content cannot be directly displayed because the second interface of the second application is folded. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is specifically displayed in the format of a second prompt information on the second interface of the second application to prompt that the content corresponding to the second application has been updated.

[0058] Exemplarily, in this embodiment, the second prompt information is a bubble displayed on the second interface of the second application. In this way, by displaying the prompt bubble, it can be clearly and prominently prompted that the second application has content updates. Further, the user can call the corresponding second application according to the second prompt message to obtain the updated information in a timely manner.

[0059] In some of these embodiments, the screen of the electronic device further includes a third display area;

[0060] After, in response to the access request, displaying the running interface of the first application in the first display area and displaying the second interfaces of N second applications in the second display area, the method further comprises:

[0061] receiving a first switching request;

[0062] In response to the first switching request, displaying a running interface of a target application in the second application in the first display area;

[0063] The second interface of the first application is displayed in the third display area, and the display of the second interface of the target application is canceled in the second display area.

[0064] In this embodiment, the first switching request may be generated based on a sliding input, or may be implemented through a key or a touch input for a specific control. In this embodiment, the first switching request is determined based on a user's sliding input for illustrative purposes.

[0065] In some of the embodiments, when N is greater than or equal to 2, the second interfaces of N second applications are displayed in a stacked manner in the second display area according to a first preset order, and the target application is the application corresponding to the first second interface or the last second interface among the second interfaces of at least two second applications.

[0066] When the user slides along a certain direction in the touch area of ​​the electronic device, the application corresponding to the first second interface in the direction is used as the target application.

[0067] Please also see Figure 5 and Figure 6 For example, when the user slides along the direction from the upper left corner to the lower right corner in the touch area, the first corresponding application in the second interface of the three stacked second applications is used as the target application, specifically APP2 in this embodiment. Next, the running interface of APP2 is displayed in the first display area. In this way, the switching of applications is realized.

[0068] Furthermore, in the first display area located at the upper left corner, the display of the second interface of the target application is cancelled, and the second interface of the first application is displayed in the third display area located at the lower right corner.

[0069] It can be understood that the display interface of the electronic device is composed of Figure 5 Switch to Figure 6 .

[0070] In some embodiments, after displaying the second interface of the first application in the third display area and canceling the display of the second interface of the target application in the second display area, the method further comprises:

[0071] receiving a second switching request;

[0072] In response to the second switching request, displaying the running interface of the first application in the first display area;

[0073] The display of the second interface of the first application is canceled in the third display area, and the display of the second interface of the target application is increased in the second display area.

[0074] Similar to the above process, exemplarily, when the second switching request is a sliding input in the opposite direction of the first switching request, the display of the second interface of the first application in the third display area located in the lower right corner is canceled, the second interface of the second application is displayed in the second display area located in the upper left corner, and the running interface of the first application is displayed in the first display area.

[0075] It can be understood that the display interface of the electronic device is composed of Figure 6 Switch to Figure 5 .

[0076] In this way, by combining the above two switching methods, it is possible to control the folded and unfolded running interfaces of the application to move in different directions, thereby achieving switching of the application.

[0077] It should be noted that the application control method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be executed by an application control device or a control module in the application control device for executing the method for loading an application control. In the embodiment of the present application, the application control method provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the application control device executing the method for loading an application control as an example.

[0078] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 is a structural diagram of an application control device provided in an embodiment of the present application, such as Figure 6 As shown, the application control device 600 includes:

[0079] A receiving module 601 is used to receive a first input for starting at least two applications of an electronic device;

[0080] A start display module 602 is used to start and display the first interface of the at least two applications in response to the first input;

[0081] The prompt information display module 603 is used to display first prompt information on the first interface corresponding to any application in the at least two applications when the information corresponding to any application is updated.

[0082] Optionally, the screen of the electronic device includes a first display area and a second display area, and the device further includes:

[0083] an access request receiving module, configured to receive an access request to a first interface of a first application program among the at least two applications, wherein the first application program is one of the at least two applications;

[0084] The startup display module 602 is also used to respond to the access request by displaying the running interface of the first application in the first display area and displaying the second interfaces of N second applications in a stacked manner in the second display area, wherein N is a positive integer, the second application is an application other than the first application among the at least two applications, and the size of the second interface is smaller than the size of the first interface and smaller than the size of the running interface.

[0085] Optionally, the screen of the electronic device further includes a third display area;

[0086] The device also includes:

[0087] A switching request receiving module, configured to receive a first switching request;

[0088] The start display module 602 is further configured to display a running interface of a target application in the second application in the first display area in response to the first switching request;

[0089] The start display module 602 is further configured to display the second interface of the first application in the third display area, and cancel the display of the second interface of the target application in the second display area.

[0090] Optionally, the switching request receiving module is further used to receive a second switching request;

[0091] The start display module 602 is further configured to display the running interface of the first application in the first display area in response to the second switching request;

[0092] The start display module 602 is further used to cancel the display of the second interface of the first application in the third display area, and add the display of the second interface of the target application in the second display area.

[0093] The application control device in the embodiment of the present application can be a device, or a component, integrated circuit, or chip in a terminal. The device can be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. Exemplarily, the mobile electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a palmtop computer, an in-vehicle electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, or a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. The non-mobile electronic device can be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, etc., which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0094] The application control device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0095] The application control device provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve Figure 1In order to avoid repetition, the various processes implemented by the application control device in the method embodiment will not be described here.

[0096] Optionally, an embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device 700, including a processor 701, a memory 702, and a program or instruction stored in the memory 702 and executable on the processor 701. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 701, each process of the above-mentioned application control method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0097] It should be noted that the electronic devices in the embodiments of the present application include the mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices mentioned above.

[0098] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device for implementing various embodiments of the present application.

[0099] The electronic device 800 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 801, a network module 802, an audio output unit 803, an input unit 804, a sensor 805, a display unit 806, a user input unit 807, an interface unit 808, a memory 809, and a processor 810 and other components.

[0100] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic device 800 may also include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 810 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 8 The electronic device structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently, which will not be described in detail here.

[0101] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned application control method embodiment are implemented and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0102] The processor is a processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0103] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein 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-mentioned application control method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0104] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0105] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise one..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the 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, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0106] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0107] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. An application control method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Receiving a first input for launching at least two applications of the electronic device; In response to the first input, starting and displaying first interfaces of the at least two applications; In the case where information corresponding to any one of the at least two applications is updated, displaying first prompt information on the first interface corresponding to the application; Receiving a request for accessing a first interface of a first application program among the at least two applications; In response to the access request, the running interface of the first application is displayed in the first display area of ​​the screen of the electronic device, and the second interfaces of N second applications are displayed in a stacked manner in the second display area of ​​the screen of the electronic device, where N is a positive integer, the second application is an application other than the first application among the at least two applications, the size of the second interface is smaller than the size of the first interface and smaller than the size of the running interface, the first interface is used to display a thumbnail of the operation interface of the application, and the second interface does not display the information of the application; when the information corresponding to the second application is updated, the second prompt information is displayed on the second interface of the corresponding second application; receiving a first switching request; In response to the first switching request, displaying a running interface of a target application in the second application in the first display area; The second interface of the first application is displayed in the third display area of ​​the screen of the electronic device, and the display of the second interface of the target application is canceled in the second display area.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that After displaying the second interface of the first application in the third display area and canceling the display of the second interface of the target application in the second display area, the method further includes: receiving a second switching request; In response to the second switching request, displaying the running interface of the first application in the first display area; The display of the second interface of the first application is canceled in the third display area, and the display of the second interface of the target application is increased in the second display area.

3. An application control device, characterized in that: include: A receiving module, configured to receive a first input for starting at least two applications of an electronic device; A start-up display module, configured to start and display a first interface of the at least two applications in response to the first input; A prompt information display module, configured to display first prompt information on the first interface corresponding to any one of the at least two applications when the information corresponding to the application is updated; An access request receiving module, configured to receive an access request to a first interface of a first application program among the at least two applications programs; The startup display module is further used to display the running interface of the first application in the first display area of ​​the screen of the electronic device in response to the access request, and to display second interfaces of N second applications in a stacked manner in the second display area of ​​the screen of the electronic device, where N is a positive integer, the second application is an application other than the first application among the at least two applications, the size of the second interface is smaller than the size of the first interface and smaller than the size of the running interface, the first interface is used to display a thumbnail of the operation interface of the application, and the second interface does not display information of the application; When the information corresponding to the second application is updated, displaying second prompt information on the second interface of the corresponding second application; A switching request receiving module, configured to receive a first switching request; The startup display module is further configured to display a running interface of a target application in the second application in the first display area in response to the first switching request; The startup display module is also used to display the second interface of the first application in the third display area of ​​the screen of the electronic device, and cancel the display of the second interface of the target application in the second display area.

4. The device according to claim 3, characterized in that The switching request receiving module is further configured to receive a second switching request; The startup display module is further configured to display the running interface of the first application in the first display area in response to the second switching request; The startup display module is further used to cancel the display of the second interface of the first application in the third display area, and add the display of the second interface of the target application in the second display area.

5. An electronic device, characterized in that: It comprises a processor, a memory and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the application control method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 2.

6. A readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the application control method according to any one of claims 1 to 2 are implemented.

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