An interactive method and terminal device for adding options to a drop-down option

Abstract

The present invention discloses an interactive method and terminal device for adding options to a drop-down option, including: obtaining a user's first operation instruction, and providing a first option interface based on the first operation instruction, wherein the first option interface has a plurality of alternative items of an unfixed number; and providing an entrance to a second option interface based on the first option interface; expanding the entrance according to the obtained second operation instruction, presenting a second option interface, so as to provide all alternative items through the second option interface; obtaining a selection instruction of the alternative item based on the second option interface, so as to insert the selected selected item based on the alternative items in the first option interface after the alternative item is selected. According to the method of the present application, a two-level nested interaction method is used, and there is no need to interrupt the user's thinking path and behavior path. The method of the present application proposes a direct and efficient interaction method, which can greatly improve the user's usage efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of computer technology, and in particular to an interactive method and terminal device for adding options to a drop-down option. Background Art

[0002] The drop-down box is a basic control in human-computer interaction. Users select single or multiple values ​​from the drop-down list to enter information or interact with other tasks. With the accelerated development of informatization, the extended application of the drop-down box is becoming more and more abundant, and people have created many combined uses of the drop-down box.

[0003] There is an extended usage for the drop-down box, such as Figure 1 As shown, custom interactions can be combined in the drop-down list to allow users to add options to the drop-down list, meeting the scenario requirements of users completing tasks by custom filling when they cannot find the information they need in the current list.

[0004] However, in complex system design, users are often not allowed to add customized options at will, because such unlimited customization will make the collected information items uncontrollable and difficult to collect information. Therefore, complex business systems usually still require users to select their corresponding values ​​from a list of options that is maintained and managed uniformly. If the user has the authority to maintain options, there is an entrance next to the drop-down box that can be directly clicked to enter. The peer will display a shuttle box to maintain the option list. After completion, return to the drop-down list to find and reselect the item just added, which is actually very difficult.

[0005] If all the basic options uniformly maintained in the system are displayed in the drop-down box, it will bring a lot of bad experience due to the large number of options, such as slow loading of the drop-down list, difficulty for users to find and select options, etc. Although the combined search control in the drop-down box control is used in many scenarios, it is still not a good solution. Summary of the invention

[0006] The embodiment of the present invention provides an interactive method and terminal device for adding options to a pull-down option, so as to propose a direct and efficient interactive mode for adding options and improve the work efficiency of users.

[0007] The embodiment of the present invention provides an interactive method for adding options to a drop-down option, including:

[0008] Acquire a first operation instruction from a user, and provide a first option interface based on the first operation instruction, wherein the first option interface has a plurality of alternative options of an unfixed number; and

[0009] Providing an entry to a second option interface based on the first option interface;

[0010] Expanding the entry according to the acquired second operation instruction, presenting a second option interface, and providing all alternative options through the second option interface;

[0011] A selection instruction of the alternative item is obtained based on the second option interface, so that after the alternative item is selected, the selected option is inserted based on the alternative items in the first option interface.

[0012] In some embodiments, the options in the first option interface are configured by default as recommended options or high-frequency options.

[0013] In some embodiments, the method further includes providing a search box based on the second option interface to search for target options according to key information.

[0014] In some embodiments, after the alternative item is selected, inserting the selected option based on the alternative items in the first option interface includes:

[0015] When multiple options in the second option interface are selected, the multiple options are inserted at the head of the options in the first option interface according to a set sequence.

[0016] In some embodiments, the second option interface is a new opening interface, and presenting the second option interface includes:

[0017] The second options interface is presented in association with the first options interface based on the entry.

[0018] The present application also provides a terminal device, including a processor, configured to:

[0019] Acquire a first operation instruction from a user, and provide a first option interface based on the first operation instruction, wherein the first option interface has a plurality of alternative options of an unfixed number; and

[0020] Providing an entry to a second option interface based on the first option interface;

[0021] Expanding the entry according to the acquired second operation instruction, presenting a second option interface, and providing all alternative options through the second option interface;

[0022] A selection instruction of the alternative item is obtained based on the second option interface, so that after the alternative item is selected, the selected option is inserted based on the alternative items in the first option interface.

[0023] In some embodiments, the options in the first option interface are configured by default as recommended options or high-frequency options.

[0024] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to: provide a search box based on the second option interface to search for target options according to key information.

[0025] In some embodiments, after the alternative option is selected, the processor is further configured to:

[0026] When multiple options in the second option interface are selected, the multiple options are inserted at the head of the options in the first option interface according to a set sequence.

[0027] In some embodiments, the second options interface is presented based on the portal being associated with the first options interface.

[0028] The interaction method proposed in the embodiment of the present invention ensures that the user is advised to give priority to selecting from the alternative options (values) in the default drop-down list provided by the system. When the user is not satisfied with the existing values, a secondary operation is performed to customize the selection from the global library. The secondary nested interaction method does not need to interrupt the user's thinking path and behavior path. Therefore, the method of the present application is a direct and efficient interaction method, which can greatly improve the user's usage efficiency.

[0029] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present invention, it can be implemented according to the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present invention are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiments below. The accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be considered as limiting the present invention. Moreover, the same reference symbols are used throughout the accompanying drawings to represent the same components. In the accompanying drawings:

[0031] Figure 1 This is an example of extending the usage of the existing drop-down box;

[0032] Figure 2 A basic flow chart of an interactive method for adding options to a drop-down option in an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 3 An example of adding options to the drop-down options in the embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 4 This is an example of adding option check boxes to the drop-down options in the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0036] The embodiment of the present invention provides an interactive method for adding options to a drop-down option, such as Figure 2 As shown, including:

[0037] In step S101, a first operation instruction of a user is obtained, and a first option interface is provided based on the first operation instruction, wherein the first option interface has a plurality of alternative options of an unfixed number. Figure 3 In the example, after the user clicks to expand the first option interface, four fixed options (values) may be provided, namely, option 1, option 2, option 3, and option 4. In some embodiments, the options in the first option interface are configured by default to be multiple recommended options or multiple high-frequency options, and the specific number may be determined according to actual needs, or may vary with the number of options recommended by the system.

[0038] In step S102, an entry to a second option interface is provided based on the first option interface. In some cases, the four fixed options provided cannot but include the values ​​required by the user. In this example, an entry to the second option interface is further provided so that the second option interface can be entered from the entry through a user instruction.

[0039] In step S103, the entry is expanded according to the acquired second operation instruction, and a second option interface is presented to provide all the options through the second option interface. The specific second operation instruction may be a user clicking a mouse or hovering the mouse, and the entry may be marked with text, such as Figure 3 In the example, "More Options" is used as the entrance. When the mouse is clicked or hovered, the entrance is expanded to enter the second option interface, thereby providing all the options (values) for the user to choose. The panels of the second option interface can be expanded from the first option interface or retracted. For example, the nested panels (except "More Options" at the entrance) can be retracted by moving the mouse away from the second option interface and back to the first option interface.

[0040] In step S104, a selection instruction of the alternative item is obtained based on the second option interface, so that after the alternative item is selected, the selected option is inserted based on the alternative items in the first option interface. After the alternative item selected by the user is inserted, the alternative item is presented in the first option interface, thereby improving the efficiency of interaction with the user.

[0041] The interactive method proposed in the embodiment of the present invention ensures that the user is advised to select from the options (values) in the default drop-down list provided by the system first. When the user is not satisfied with the existing value, a secondary operation is performed to customize the selection from the global library. The two-level nested interactive method does not need to interrupt the user's thinking path and behavior path. The method of the present application proposes a direct and efficient interactive method, which can greatly improve the user's usage efficiency.

[0042] In some examples, when users use the interactive method of the present application, the default alternative items in the first option interface can be maintained and optimized through the statistical distribution of alternative items (values) additionally filled in by different users from the global items.

[0043] In some embodiments, the second option interface is a new interface, and presenting the second option interface includes: presenting the second option interface based on the association between the entry and the first option interface.

[0044] In some embodiments, the method further includes providing a search box based on the second option interface to search for target options according to key information. Figure 3 As shown, the user can perform a keyword search through the search box to quickly obtain the options the user desires.

[0045] In some embodiments, after the alternative option is selected, inserting the selected option based on the alternative options in the first option interface includes: when multiple alternative options in the second option interface are selected, inserting multiple alternative options at the beginning of the alternative options in the first option interface in a set order.

[0046] like Figure 4 As shown, at this time, the user selects option N2 and option N4 based on multiple options in the second option interface, and inserts option N2 and option N4 at the head of multiple options, so that the user's default options 1, 2, 3 and 4 are changed to option N4, option N2, option 1 and option 2. This method can greatly conform to the current user's usage habits, so that the user does not need to select and add from the second option interface every time he fills in the form, and the experience is greatly improved.

[0047] The present application also provides a terminal device, including a processor, configured to:

[0048] Acquire a first operation instruction from a user, and provide a first option interface based on the first operation instruction, wherein the first option interface has a plurality of alternative options of an unfixed number; and

[0049] Providing an entry to a second option interface based on the first option interface;

[0050] Expanding the entry according to the acquired second operation instruction, presenting a second option interface, and providing all alternative options through the second option interface;

[0051] A selection instruction of the alternative item is obtained based on the second option interface, so that after the alternative item is selected, the selected option is inserted based on the alternative items in the first option interface.

[0052] In some embodiments, the options in the first option interface are configured by default as recommended options or high-frequency options.

[0053] In some embodiments, the processor is further configured to: provide a search box based on the second option interface to search for target options according to key information.

[0054] In some embodiments, after the alternative option is selected, the processor is further configured to:

[0055] When multiple options in the second option interface are selected, the multiple options are inserted at the head of the options in the first option interface according to a set sequence.

[0056] In some embodiments, the second options interface is presented based on the portal being associated with the first options interface.

[0057] The interaction method proposed in the embodiment of the present invention ensures that the user is advised to give priority to selecting from the alternative options (values) in the default drop-down list provided by the system. When the user is not satisfied with the existing values, a secondary operation is performed to customize the selection from the global library. The secondary nested interaction method does not need to interrupt the user's thinking path and behavior path. Therefore, the method of the present application is a direct and efficient interaction method, which can greatly improve the user's usage efficiency.

[0058] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0059] The serial numbers of the above embodiments of the present invention are only for description and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0060] 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 invention, 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, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present invention.

[0061] The embodiments of the present invention are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation modes, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the guidance of the present invention, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention and the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An interactive method for adding options to a drop-down option, characterized in that: include: Acquire a first operation instruction of a user, and provide a first option interface based on the first operation instruction, wherein the first option interface has a plurality of alternative options of an unfixed number; as well as Providing an entry to a second option interface based on the first option interface; Expanding the entry according to the acquired second operation instruction, presenting a second option interface, and providing all alternative options through the second option interface; acquiring a selection instruction of the alternative item based on the second option interface, so that after the alternative item is selected, the selected alternative item is inserted based on the alternative items in the first option interface; The options in the first option interface are configured by default as recommended options or high-frequency options; After the alternative option is selected, inserting the selected alternative option based on the alternative options in the first option interface includes: When multiple options in the second option interface are selected, multiple options are inserted at the beginning of the options in the first option interface according to the set sequence; The second option interface is a new interface, and the second option interface includes: The second options interface is presented in association with the first options interface based on the entry.

2. The interactive method for adding options to a drop-down option as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The method also includes providing a search box based on the second option interface to search for target options according to key information.

3. A terminal device, characterized in that: comprising a processor configured to: Acquire a first operation instruction of a user, and provide a first option interface based on the first operation instruction, wherein the first option interface has a plurality of alternative options of an unfixed number; as well as Providing an entry to a second option interface based on the first option interface; Expanding the entry according to the acquired second operation instruction, presenting a second option interface, and providing all alternative options through the second option interface; acquiring a selection instruction of the alternative item based on the second option interface, so that after the alternative item is selected, the selected alternative item is inserted based on the alternative items in the first option interface; The options in the first option interface are configured by default as recommended options or high-frequency options; The processor is further configured to: When multiple options in the second option interface are selected, multiple options are inserted at the beginning of the options in the first option interface according to the set sequence; The second options interface is presented in association with the first options interface based on the entry.

4. The terminal device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The processor is further configured to: provide a search box based on the second option interface to search for target options according to key information.

Images