Application Display Method, Device and Electronic Device

Abstract

The present application discloses a method, apparatus and electronic device for displaying application programs, belonging to the field of application program processing. The method includes: receiving a first input to a combined icon, the combined icon including N icons, and there being a first relative position between the N icons; in response to the first input, displaying N application interfaces respectively corresponding to the N icons, wherein there is the first relative position between the N application interfaces; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] With the development of communication technology, smart terminals have become indispensable items in life, touch technology has become more and more mature, and the display screen size of smart terminals has become larger and larger. In order to give full play to the application value of large-size screens, a method of simultaneously starting multiple applications has been developed. For example, for split-screen operation, it is necessary to first open application A, and then select and start application B through gesture operation. This operation method is relatively cumbersome, and it is necessary to select and start the applications to be started one by one, resulting in a more complicated startup process and a longer startup time. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an application display method, device and electronic device to solve the problem of cumbersome operation process of the existing simultaneous startup of multiple applications.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, this application is implemented as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an application display method, the method comprising:

[0006] Receiving a first input of a combination icon, wherein the combination icon includes N icons, and the N icons have a first relative position between them;

[0007] In response to the first input, displaying N application interfaces corresponding to the N icons respectively, wherein the N application interfaces have the first relative positions between them;

[0008] Wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0009] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an application display device, including:

[0010] A first receiving module, configured to receive a first input of a combination icon, wherein the combination icon includes N icons, and the N icons have a first relative position between them;

[0011] A first response module, configured to display N application interfaces corresponding to the N icons respectively in response to the first input, wherein the N application interfaces have the first relative positions between them;

[0012] Wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0013] 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.

[0014] 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.

[0015] 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.

[0016] In an embodiment of the present application, a combination icon including icons of N applications is created. By performing a first input on the combination icon, the electronic device can simultaneously start N applications and display the application interfaces of the N applications based on the relative positions of each icon in the combination icon, thereby realizing the rapid and simultaneous startup of multiple applications. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a flowchart of an application display method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2a-2c is a schematic diagram of the display mode of the combination icon when N is 2;

[0019] Figure 3a-3d A schematic diagram showing the display mode of the combination icon when N is 3;

[0020] Figure 4a-4b is a schematic diagram of the operation of the second input in an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 5a-Figure 5b is a schematic diagram of a first functional window of an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 6a-6d A schematic diagram showing a process of generating a combination icon according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 7 A schematic diagram showing the display position of the combination icon of an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 8 A schematic diagram showing an application interface of an application program according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 9a-9c A schematic diagram showing switchable states of a combination icon in an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 10a-Figure 10c A schematic diagram showing execution interfaces of multiple application programs corresponding to the combined icons in an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Fig.11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an application display device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Fig.12 One of the structural schematic diagrams of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0029] Fig.13 The second structural schematic diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] 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.

[0031] The term "first" or "second" in the specification and claims of the present application may include one or more of the features explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally means that the objects connected before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0032] like Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides an application display method, including:

[0033] Step 101: Receive a first input of a combination icon, wherein the combination icon includes N icons, and the N icons have a first relative position, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0034] In this embodiment, the combination icon may be an icon formed by combining icons of N applications. The combination icon is associated with N applications, and the associated N applications may be started by a first input to the combination icon. The combination icon may be formed by directly splicing N icons (may include left-right splicing or top-bottom splicing), for example: N is 2, and the sizes of the two icons are both 1×1, then the size of the combination icon may be 1×2 or 2×1. The combination icon may also be a new icon formed by combining N icons, for example: N is 2, and the sizes of the two icons are both 1×1, then the size of the combination icon formed by the combination of the two icons is also 1×1.

[0035] The combination icon may be displayed at a target position on the display interface of the electronic device, such as at a permanent bar on the desktop of the electronic device; or may be displayed at the same position as a regular application icon.

[0036] There may be a variety of different relative positions between the N icons in the combined icon, and different relative positions of the icons correspond to different relative positions of the application interface of the application program. For example, taking N as 2, the combined icon includes an icon of application A and an icon of application B. The relative positions of the icons of application A and application B in the combined icon are as follows: Figure 2a-2c As shown, Figure 2a The icon of application A is arranged adjacent to the icon of application B, indicating that the application interfaces of application A and application B are displayed on a split screen; Figure 2b The icon of application B is superimposed on the icon of application A, indicating that the application interface of application A is displayed in full screen and the application interface of application B is displayed in a small window; Figure 2c The icon of application A is superimposed on the icon of application B, indicating that the application interface of application B is displayed in full screen and the small window of the application interface of application A is displayed on the application interface of application B.

[0037] Step 102: In response to the first input, display N application interfaces corresponding to the N icons respectively, wherein the N application interfaces have the first relative positions.

[0038] Through the first input to the combined icon, the electronic device simultaneously starts the application programs corresponding to the N icons in the combined icon, and displays the N application interfaces at the first relative positions of the combined icon with the N icons.

[0039] In an embodiment of the present application, a combination icon including icons of N applications is created. By performing a first input on the combination icon, the electronic device can simultaneously start N applications and display the application interfaces of the N applications based on the relative positions of each icon in the combination icon, thereby realizing the rapid and simultaneous startup of multiple applications.

[0040] Optionally, the combined icon includes a first icon and a second icon. It should be noted that the first icon and the second icon may represent one application icon or multiple application icons respectively. This embodiment only illustrates the application interface display positions corresponding to various relative positions. In response to the first input, displaying the N application interfaces corresponding to the N icons may include the following situations:

[0041] (1) When the first icon is superimposed on the second icon, the application interface corresponding to the first icon is displayed floating on the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

[0042] Taking N as 2 as an example, the first icon and the second icon are the icon of application B and the icon of application A respectively, that is, the icon of application B is superimposed on the icon of application A, such as Figure 2b As shown, the icon of application B is superimposed on the icon of application A, the application interface of application A is displayed in full screen, and the small window of the application interface of application B is displayed floating on the application interface of application A.

[0043] Take N as 3 as an example, the combination icon is Figure 3a As shown, the icons of application B and application C are superimposed on the icon of application A, that is, application A is the first icon, and application B and application C are the second icons, then the application interface of application A is displayed in full screen, and the application interfaces of application B and application C are respectively displayed in small windows floating on the application interface of application A.

[0044] (2) When the first icon is adjacent to the second icon, an application interface corresponding to the first icon and an application interface corresponding to the second icon are displayed on a split screen.

[0045] The first icon and the second icon being adjacent to each other may mean that within the combined icon, the first icon and the second icon divide the combined icon. Taking N as 2 as an example, the first icon and the second icon are respectively the icon of application B and the icon of application A, that is, the icon of application A is adjacent to the icon of application B. Figure 2a As shown, the application interface of application A and the application interface of application B are displayed in split screens.

[0046] Taking N as 3 as an example, that is, the icons of application A, application B, and application C are adjacent in the combined icon, the combined icon can be divided, such as Figure 3b As shown, the application interface of application A, the application interface of application B, and the application interface of application C are displayed in split screens.

[0047] (3) When the first icon and the second icon are thumbnail icons, the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon are respectively displayed in suspension.

[0048] The thumbnail icon may be a thumbnail mode of an application icon. If the first icon and the second icon are both thumbnail icons, the application interfaces corresponding to the first icon and the second icon are respectively displayed in a suspended small window. Figure 3c As shown, the first icon may be an icon of application A, and the second icon may be icons of application B and application C. Then the application interface of application A, the application interface of application B, and the application interface of application C are all displayed in a floating manner through a small window.

[0049] Optionally, when N is an integer greater than or equal to 3, the combined icon may also be a part of the application icons adjacent to each other, and the rest of the application icons are thumbnail icons. For example, N is 3. Figure 3d As shown, the icon of application A and the icon of application B are adjacent to each other, and the icon of application C is superimposed and displayed on the icon of application A and the icon of application B. Then, the application interfaces of application A and application B are displayed in split screen, and the application interface of application C is displayed in a small window floating above the application interfaces of application A and application B.

[0050] It should be noted that the relative positions of the icons of the N applications in the combined icon include but are not limited to those listed in the embodiments of the present application, and can also be arbitrarily combined according to display requirements.

[0051] As an optional embodiment, when the first icon is superimposed on the second icon, the application interface corresponding to the first icon is displayed floating on the application interface corresponding to the second icon, including:

[0052] When the first icon is superimposed on the second icon and the number of the second icons is one, the application interface corresponding to the second icon is displayed in full screen, and the application interface corresponding to the first icon is displayed in a floating manner above the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

[0053] In this embodiment, in the combined icon, if the relative position between the N icons is that the first icon is superimposed on the second icon, and the second icon is represented as only one icon, the application interface corresponding to the second icon is displayed in full screen, and the first icon can represent one or more icons, and the application interface corresponding to the first icon is displayed floating on the application interface of the second icon, such as Figure 2b , Figure 2c as well as Figure 3a Optionally, the floating display of the application interface corresponding to the first icon may be: floating display in the form of a small window, the size of the small window is adjustable, and the part of the application interface of the second icon may be covered.

[0054] As an optional embodiment, when the first icon is adjacent to the second icon, split-screen displaying an application interface corresponding to the first icon and an application interface corresponding to the second icon includes:

[0055] When the first icon is located in the target direction of the second icon, the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon are displayed in split screen, wherein the application interface corresponding to the first icon is located in the target direction of the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

[0056] In this embodiment, when the first icon and the second icon are adjacent to each other in the combined icon, it means that the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon are displayed in split screen, and when the application interface is displayed in split screen, it can be displayed according to the first relative position of the first icon and the second icon. Specifically, if the first icon is located in the target direction of the second icon, the application interface of the first icon is displayed in the target direction of the application interface of the second icon. It should be noted that the target direction only indicates the approximate direction in terms of position, and the direction between the application interfaces does not need to be completely consistent with the direction between the icons, for example: Figure 2a As shown, the icon of application A is located in the upper left corner of the icon of application B. When the application interface of application A and the application interface of application B are displayed in split screen, it can be displayed as: the application interface of application A is located above the application interface of application B, or the application interface of application A is located on the left side of the application interface of application B. For the convenience of user viewing, it does not need to be displayed in a diagonal direction.

[0057] As an optional embodiment, before receiving a first input to a combined icon, the method further includes: displaying a plurality of icons in a first display area; receiving a second input to a first icon among the plurality of icons; and displaying a shortcut icon of the first icon in a second display area in response to the second input. Receiving a third input to a second icon; and in response to the third input, combining the shortcut icon of the first icon and the second icon, and displaying the combined icon in the second display area.

[0058] In this embodiment, the first display area is an interface in the electronic device display interface that can display multiple application icons, such as a conventional position in the desktop that can display application icons; the second display area can be the position of the permanent bar of the electronic device display interface, or can be other display areas defined according to display requirements, or can be the same position as the first display area. The combined icon is composed of N icons and is displayed in the second display area.

[0059] In the first display area, icons of multiple applications are displayed, and the user can start and enter the corresponding application interface by clicking on the icon. Before the first input is made to the combined icon, the combined icon needs to be generated and displayed first. Specifically, the second input is made to the first icon to be combined, and a shortcut icon of the first icon is generated. The shortcut icon is a shortcut icon of the application corresponding to the first icon, and the shortcut icon can be displayed in the second display area.

[0060] The second input may be a drag operation on the first icon, for example, dragging the first icon from the first display area to the permanent bar (ie, the second display area). Figure 4a As shown, the first function icon 31 may be located in the second display area, and the first function icon 31 serves as a function entry for generating the combined icon. Then, the second input may be: dragging the first icon to the first function icon 31, such as Figure 4b shown.

[0061] Since at least two icons are required to generate the combined icon, the third input is an operation on the second icon that needs to be combined with the first icon. The third input can be an operation of dragging the second icon to the second display area (for example, an operation of dragging the second icon to the first function icon in the second display area), or an operation of dragging the second icon to the shortcut icon of the first icon. For example: if the third input is an operation of dragging the second icon to the second display area, the shortcut icon of the first icon is already displayed in the second display area. After the second icon is dragged to the second display area, the second icon and the first icon can be combined to generate a combined icon; if the third input is an operation of dragging the second icon to the shortcut icon of the first icon, the shortcut icon of the first icon is already displayed in the second display area. After the second icon is dragged to the shortcut icon of the first icon, the second icon and the first icon can be combined to generate a combined icon.

[0062] It should be noted that the second icon can be a regular application icon displayed in the first display area, or a shortcut icon of an existing application displayed in the second display area, or a combined icon generated by combining certain icons. Take the second input as an operation of dragging the first icon to the first function icon, and the third input as an operation of dragging the second icon located in the first display area to the second display area as an example. When generating the combined icon, drag the first icon to be combined to the position of the first function icon, expand and display the first function window at the position of the first function icon, and after dragging the first icon to the position of the first function icon, display the shortcut icon (i.e., the shortcut icon) corresponding to the first icon in the first function window, and drag the second icon to be combined with the first icon to the second display area, then generate a combined icon containing the first icon and the second icon.

[0063] Optionally, the combined icon may be generated based on the shortcut icon when the display duration of the last shortcut icon displayed in the second display area reaches a first duration. For example: after the first icon is dragged to the second display area, the shortcut icon of the first icon is displayed in the second display area; after the second icon is dragged to the second display area, the shortcut icon of the second icon is displayed in the second display area, and if the display duration of the shortcut icon of the second icon reaches a predetermined first duration, the shortcut icon of the first icon and the shortcut icon of the second icon are combined to form a combined icon.

[0064] Optionally, the first relative position between each icon in the combined icon is determined according to the third input, for example, according to the operation direction of the third input. For example: the third input is an operation of dragging the second icon onto the shortcut icon of the first icon, and the first relative position can be determined according to the moving trajectory of the dragging operation. When dragging the second icon, if the second icon moves from above the shortcut icon of the first icon to overlap with the shortcut icon, the generated combined icon is: the second icon is overlapped on the first icon; if the second icon moves from the right side of the shortcut icon of the first icon to overlap with the shortcut icon, the generated combined icon is: the first icon and the second icon are adjacent to each other on the left and right; if the second icon moves from the left side of the shortcut icon of the first icon to overlap with the shortcut icon, the generated combined icon is: the first icon and the second icon are displayed as thumbnails.

[0065] It should be noted that the method for generating the first relative positions between the icons in the above-mentioned combined icon is only an exemplary description, and can be set according to factors such as user operating habits during actual operation.

[0066] In the embodiment of the present application, when forming a combination icon, when there are two shortcut icons, a combination icon can be generated each time a shortcut icon is added, or a combination icon can be directly generated for N application icons after all N application icons complete the second input. For example, if it is expected that a combination icon is generated for a combination of three applications, the following two methods can be included.

[0067] Method 1:

[0068] Step 1: Figure 4a and Figure 4b As shown, firstly, the icon of application A is dragged to the position of the first function icon 31; the first function window 32 of the second display area is expanded and displayed at the position of the first function icon 31, and the first function window 32 is as shown in FIG. Figure 5a As shown, the first function window 32 displays a shortcut icon of application A, such as Figure 5b As shown, Figure 5bWhat is displayed is a single-window application shortcut. Optionally, when the icon of application A is dragged to the position of the first function icon 31 and stays there for a predetermined time t, a shortcut icon of application A is created.

[0069] Step 2: Drag the icon of application B to the position of the first function icon 31. Figure 6a As shown, a first combined icon 51 of application A and application B is generated, such as Figure 6d Optionally, when the icon of application B is dragged to the position of the first function icon 31 and stays there for a predetermined time t, a first combined icon 51 including the icons of application A and application B is created.

[0070] Optionally, step 2 may also be to drag the icon of application B onto the shortcut icon of application A, such as Figure 6b As shown, a first combined icon 51 of application A and application B is generated, such as Figure 6d shown.

[0071] Step 3: Drag the icon of application C to the position of the first function icon 31, and then combine the icon of application C with the first combination icon 51 to form a second combination icon 52 including the three application icons A, B, and C. Figure 7 Optionally, when the icon of application C is dragged to the position of the first function icon 31 and stays there for a predetermined time t, a first combination icon 51 including icons of application A, application B and application C is created.

[0072] Method 2:

[0073] Step 1: First, drag the icon of application A to the position of the first function icon; expand and display the first function window at the position of the first function icon, and display the shortcut icon of application A in the first function window, such as Figure 4a-4b as well as Figure 5a-Figure 5b As shown;

[0074] Step 2: Drag the icon of application B to the position of the first function icon 31, and display the shortcut icon of application B in the first function window, such as Figure 6c As shown;

[0075] Step 3: Drag the icon of application C to the position of the first function icon 31. If the icon of application C stays at the position of the first function icon 31 for a predetermined time t, a combined icon including the icons of application A, application B, and application C is created, such as Figure 7 shown.

[0076] Optionally, after the shortcut icon of the application is displayed in the second display area, the user clicks the shortcut icon, and the electronic device starts the application corresponding to the shortcut icon and displays the small window of the application (the shortcut icon is a single-window application shortcut). Figure 5b As shown, the shortcut icon of application A is displayed at this time, and the user clicks Figure 5b The shortcut icon A shown in the figure starts the application A and displays the execution interface of the application A through a small window, such as Figure 8 shown.

[0077] As an optional embodiment, when the electronic device display interface includes the first function icon 31, the method also includes: receiving a fifth input to the first function icon on the electronic device display interface, the first function icon being associated with the first function window; and displaying or hiding the first function window in response to the fifth input.

[0078] In this embodiment, the first input may be a click operation on the first function icon. When the first function icon is clicked, the first function window is expanded. For example, the first function icon is located in the permanent bar on the desktop of the electronic device. Figure 5b As shown, the first function window 32 includes the first function icon 31; click the first function icon 31 again, and the first function window 32 will be collapsed, as shown in FIG. Figure 4a shown.

[0079] Optionally, the method further includes: receiving a fourth input to the combined icon; and in response to the fourth input, switching the relative positions between the N icons in the combined icon to a second relative position.

[0080] In this embodiment, the fourth input may be a click operation on the combination icon, such as a double-click operation. When the N icons are combined to form the combination icon, multiple combination forms may be included, and different combination forms correspond to different relative positions between the icons. Each time the fourth input is performed on the combination icon, the relative positions of the icons included in the combination icon are switched once. By clicking the combination icon, the combination mode of the N icons in the combination icon is changed.

[0081] For example, if N is 2, the combination icon may include Figure 2a-2c The three combinations shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are respectively a combination of the following: Figure 2a As shown (i.e., application A and application B are displayed in split screen), by double-clicking the combined icon, you can switch to Figure 2b As shown (i.e., the application interface of application A is displayed in full screen, and the application interface of application B is displayed in a small window floating above the application interface of application A); double-click Figure 2bThe combination icon shown can be switched to Figure 2c As shown (that is, the application interface of application B is displayed in full screen, and the application interface of application A is displayed above the application interface of application B in a floating window).

[0082] Optionally, in response to the fourth input, switching the relative positions of the N icons in the combined icon to a second relative position includes:

[0083] In response to the fourth input, the combined icon is displayed as a target state;

[0084] A sixth input to the combined icon in the target state is received; and in response to the sixth input, the relative positions of the N icons in the combined icon are switched to a second relative position.

[0085] In this embodiment, the target state may be a switchable state, such as Figure 9a-9c The fourth input may be a long press operation on the combination icon, and the sixth input may be a single click operation on the combination icon. That is, long press the combination icon, and the combination icon enters Figure 9a In the switchable state shown, when the combination icon is clicked in the switchable state, the relative positions of the N icons in the combination icon change, and the combination icon can be switched to the following state: Figure 9b The second relative position of each icon shown; Figure 9b Click the combination icon shown to switch to Fig.9c The third relative position of each icon is shown.

[0086] Optionally, if the duration of the last switch of the combination icon reaches a second duration, the combination icon maintains the current state and does not switch any more. For example, after the combination icon is displayed as a switchable state, if the user performs the last single-click operation on the combination icon and does not perform the next single-click operation for 10 seconds, the switchable state is automatically exited and the combination icon maintains the current state.

[0087] The user can switch the relative position of each icon in the combination icon according to the display requirements. By performing a first input on the combination icon, the N application interfaces corresponding to the N icons in the combination icon are displayed in corresponding relative positions. Figure 2a The first input is performed by using the combination icon in the mode, then application A and application B are started, and the application interfaces corresponding to application A and application B are displayed in full screen on the display interface of the electronic device, such as Fig.10a As shown. Figure 2b The first input is performed by clicking the combination icon in the mode, then application A and application B are started, the application interface of application A is displayed in full screen on the display interface of the electronic device, and the application interface of application B is displayed in a small window, such as Fig.10b As shown. Figure 2c The first input is performed by clicking the combination icon in the mode, then application A and application B are started, the application interface of application B is displayed in full screen on the display interface of the electronic device, and the application interface of application A is displayed in a small window, such as Fig.10c shown.

[0088] In an embodiment of the present application, a combination icon including icons of N applications is created. By performing a first input on the combination icon, the electronic device can simultaneously start N applications and display the application interfaces of the N applications based on the relative positions of each icon in the combination icon, thereby realizing the rapid and simultaneous startup of multiple applications.

[0089] It should be noted that the application display method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be executed by an application display device or a control module in the application display device for the application display method. In the embodiment of the present application, the application display device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the application display device executing the application display method as an example.

[0090] like Fig.11 As shown, the embodiment of the present application further provides an application display device 1100, including:

[0091] A first receiving module 1110 is used to receive a first input of a combination icon, where the combination icon includes N icons, and the N icons have a first relative position between them;

[0092] A first response module 1120, configured to display N application interfaces corresponding to the N icons respectively in response to the first input, wherein the N application interfaces have the first relative positions between them;

[0093] Wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0094] Optionally, the combined icon includes a first icon and a second icon, and the first response module includes:

[0095] a first display unit, configured to display an application interface corresponding to the first icon floating above the application interface corresponding to the second icon when the first icon is superimposed on the second icon;

[0096] a second display unit, configured to display, in a split screen, an application interface corresponding to the first icon and an application interface corresponding to the second icon when the first icon is adjacent to the second icon;

[0097] The third display unit is used to respectively suspend and display an application interface corresponding to the first icon and an application interface corresponding to the second icon when the first icon and the second icon are thumbnail icons.

[0098] Optionally, the first display unit is specifically used for:

[0099] When the first icon is superimposed on the second icon and the number of the second icons is one, the application interface corresponding to the second icon is displayed in full screen, and the application interface corresponding to the first icon is displayed in a floating manner above the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

[0100] Optionally, the second display unit is specifically used for:

[0101] When the first icon is located in the target direction of the second icon, the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon are displayed in split screen, wherein the application interface corresponding to the first icon is located in the target direction of the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

[0102] A first display module, used for displaying a plurality of icons in a first display area;

[0103] A second receiving module, configured to receive a second input for a first icon among the plurality of icons;

[0104] The second response module is used to display a shortcut icon of the first icon in a second display area in response to the second input.

[0105] A third receiving module, used for receiving a third input of the second icon;

[0106] The third response module is used to combine the shortcut icon of the first icon and the second icon in response to the third input, and display the combined icon in the second display area.

[0107] Optionally, the device further comprises:

[0108] A fourth receiving module, used for receiving a fourth input to the combination icon;

[0109] The fourth response module is used to switch the relative positions between the N icons in the combined icon to a second relative position in response to the fourth input.

[0110] In an embodiment of the present application, a combination icon including icons of N applications is created. By performing a first input on the combination icon, the electronic device can simultaneously start N applications and display the application interfaces of the N applications based on the relative positions of each icon in the combination icon, thereby realizing the rapid and simultaneous startup of multiple applications.

[0111] The application display 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 PDA, 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.

[0112] The application display 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.

[0113] The application display device provided in the embodiment of the present application can realize Figures 1 to 10c In the method embodiment, the various processes implemented by the application display device are not described here to avoid repetition.

[0114] Optional, such as Fig.12 As shown, an embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device 1200, including a processor 1201, a memory 1202, and a program or instruction stored in the memory 1202 and executable on the processor 1201. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 1201, each process of the above-mentioned application display method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0115] 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.

[0116] Fig.13 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device to implement an embodiment of the present application.

[0117] The electronic device 1300 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 1301, a network module 1302, an audio output unit 1303, an input unit 1304, a sensor 1305, a display unit 1306, a user input unit 1307, an interface unit 1308, a memory 1309, and a processor 1310 and other components.

[0118] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic device 1300 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 1310 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Fig.13 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.

[0119] The user input unit 1307 is used to receive a first input to a combination icon, where the combination icon includes N icons, and the N icons have a first relative position between them;

[0120] The display unit 1306 is configured to display N application interfaces corresponding to the N icons respectively in response to the first input, wherein the N application interfaces have the first relative positions between them;

[0121] Wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0122] In an embodiment of the present application, a combination icon including icons of N applications is created. By performing a first input on the combination icon, the electronic device can simultaneously start N applications and display the application interfaces of the N applications based on the relative positions of each icon in the combination icon, thereby realizing the rapid and simultaneous startup of multiple applications.

[0123] Optionally, the combined icon includes a first icon and a second icon, and the display unit 1306 is used to:

[0124] When the first icon is superimposed on the second icon, the application interface corresponding to the first icon is displayed floating on the application interface corresponding to the second icon;

[0125] When the first icon is adjacent to the second icon, the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon are displayed in split screens;

[0126] In the case where the first icon and the second icon are thumbnail icons, the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon are respectively displayed in suspension.

[0127] Optionally, when the first icon is superimposed on the second icon, the display unit 1306 is used to: when the first icon is superimposed on the second icon and the number of second icons is one, display the application interface corresponding to the second icon in full screen, and display the application interface corresponding to the first icon in suspension above the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

[0128] Optionally, when the first icon is adjacent to the second icon, the display unit 1306 is used to: when the first icon is located in the target direction of the second icon, display the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon in split screen, wherein the application interface corresponding to the first icon is located in the target direction of the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

[0129] Optionally, the display unit 1306 is further configured to: display a plurality of icons in the first display area;

[0130] The user input unit 1307 is further used to: receive a second input to a first icon among the multiple icons;

[0131] The display unit 1306 is used to: in response to the second input, display a shortcut icon of the first icon in the second display area;

[0132] The user input unit 1307 is further used to: receive a third input to the second icon;

[0133] The processor 1310 is configured to: in response to the third input, combine the shortcut icon of the first icon and the second icon, and display the combined icon in the second display area.

[0134] Optionally, the user input unit 1307 is further used to: receive a fourth input to the combination icon;

[0135] The processor 1310 is configured to: in response to the fourth input, switch the relative positions of the N icons in the combined icon to a second relative position.

[0136] In an embodiment of the present application, a combination icon including icons of N applications is created. By performing a first input on the combination icon, the electronic device can simultaneously start N applications and display the application interfaces of the N applications according to the relative positions of each icon in the combination icon, thereby realizing the rapid and simultaneous startup of multiple applications.

[0137] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 1304 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 13041 and a microphone 13042, and the graphics processor 13041 processes the image data of the static picture or video obtained by the image capture device (such as a camera) in the video capture mode or the image capture mode. The display unit 1306 may include a display panel 13061, and the display panel 13061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 1307 includes a touch panel 13071 and other input devices 13072. The touch panel 13071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 13071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 13072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, a function key (such as a volume control button, a switch button, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here. The memory 1309 can be used to store software programs and various data, including but not limited to applications and operating systems. The processor 1310 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, and application programs, and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communications. It is understandable that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 1310.

[0138] 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 display method embodiment are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0139] 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.

[0140] 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 display method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0141] 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.

[0142] 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.

[0143] 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.

[0144] 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 display method, characterized in that, comprising: Receiving a first input to a combined icon, the combined icon including N icons, and having a first relative position among the N icons; In response to the first input, displaying N application interfaces respectively corresponding to the N icons, wherein there is the first relative position among the N application interfaces; the display positions of the N application interfaces are determined according to the relative positions of the respective icons in the combined icon; wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; The combined icon includes a first icon and a second icon, and the displaying N application interfaces respectively corresponding to the N icons in response to the first input includes: When the first icon is superimposed on the second icon, the application interface corresponding to the first icon is floatingly displayed above the application interface corresponding to the second icon; When the first icon is adjacent to the second icon, splitting the screen to display the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon; the first icon being adjacent to the second icon means that in the combined icon, the first icon and the second icon divide the combined icon; When the first icon and the second icon are thumbnail icons, the application interfaces corresponding to the first icon and the second icon are respectively floatingly displayed through small windows.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The when the first icon is superimposed on the second icon, the application interface corresponding to the first icon is floatingly displayed above the application interface corresponding to the second icon, includes: When the first icon is superimposed on the second icon and the number of the second icons is one, full-screen displaying the application interface corresponding to the second icon, and floatingly displaying the application interface corresponding to the first icon above the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the first icon is adjacent to the second icon, splitting the screen to display the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon, includes: When the first icon is in the target direction of the second icon, splitting the screen to display the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon, wherein the application interface corresponding to the first icon is in the target direction of the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before receiving the first input to the combined icon, the method further includes: Displaying a plurality of icons in a first display area; Receiving a second input to a first icon among the plurality of icons; In response to the second input, displaying a shortcut icon of the first icon in a second display area; Receiving a third input to a second icon; In response to the third input, combining the shortcut icon of the first icon and the second icon, and displaying the combined icon in the second display area.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive a fourth input to the combined icon; In response to the fourth input, switch the relative positions among N icons in the combined icon to a second relative position.

6. An application display device, characterized in that, comprising: A first receiving module, configured to receive a first input to a combined icon, the combined icon includes N icons, and there is a first relative position among the N icons; A first response module, configured to, in response to the first input, display N application interfaces corresponding to the N icons respectively, wherein there is the first relative position among the N application interfaces; the display positions of the N application interfaces are determined according to the relative positions of the respective icons in the combined icon; wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; The combined icon includes a first icon and a second icon, and the first response module includes: A first display unit, configured to, when the first icon overlays on the second icon, display the application interface corresponding to the first icon floating above the application interface corresponding to the second icon; A second display unit, configured to, when the first icon is adjacent to the second icon, display the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon in a split screen manner; the first icon being adjacent to the second icon means that within the combined icon, the first icon and the second icon divide the combined icon; A third display unit, configured to, when the first icon and the second icon are thumbnail icons, display the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon respectively by floating in small windows.

7. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The first display unit is specifically configured to: When the first icon overlays on the second icon and the number of the second icons is one, display the application interface corresponding to the second icon full screen, and display the application interface corresponding to the first icon floating above the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

8. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The second display unit is specifically configured to: When the first icon is in the target direction of the second icon, display the application interface corresponding to the first icon and the application interface corresponding to the second icon in a split screen manner, wherein the application interface corresponding to the first icon is in the target direction of the application interface corresponding to the second icon.

9. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The device further includes: A first display module, configured to display a plurality of icons in a first display area; A second receiving module, configured to receive a second input to the first icon among the plurality of icons; A second response module, configured to, in response to the second input, display a shortcut icon of the first icon in a second display area; A third receiving module, configured to receive a third input to a second icon; A third response module, configured to, in response to the third input, combine the shortcut icon of the first icon and the second icon, and display the combined icon in the second display area.

10. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The device further comprises: a fourth receiving module, configured to receive a fourth input to the combined icon; a fourth response module, configured to, in response to the fourth input, switch the relative positions between N icons in the combined icon to a second relative position.

11. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored on the memory and executable on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the application program display method according to any one of claims 1-5 are implemented.

12. A readable storage medium, characterized in that a program or instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the application program display method according to any one of claims 1-5 are implemented.

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