Screen control method, electronic equipment and readable storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a screen control method, electronic equipment and a readable storage medium, in the method, under the condition that the physical form of the electronic equipment is not changed, a user can execute a first operation and trigger a screen area in a screen-off state to turn on a screen, and the user can execute a second operation and trigger the screen area in a screen-on state to turn off the screen, so that the user can control the screen. In this way, the user can customize the triggering of the on-off of the screen, so that the on-off control of the screen is more flexible, the user can reasonably use the screen of the electronic equipment, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of terminal technology, and in particular, to a screen control method, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] With the development of electronic devices, users' demands are becoming more diversified, such as users' demands for electronic devices with large screens to enhance viewing experience, and users' demands for electronic devices with foldable screens to facilitate carrying.

[0003] At present, electronic devices with large screens consume more power than those with small screens. For electronic devices with foldable screens, the brightness of the screen is related to the physical form of the electronic device, and the flexibility is poor.

[0004] Therefore, how to reasonably utilize the screens of electronic devices is an issue that needs to be addressed urgently. Summary of the invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a screen control method, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium, and a user can customize the triggering of the screen turning on and off, making the screen turning on and off control more flexible, facilitating the user to reasonably use the screen of the electronic device and improving the user experience.

[0006] In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a screen control method, and the execution subject of the method can be an electronic device or a chip in the electronic device. The following description takes the electronic device as an example. The electronic device includes a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area is in a screen-on state, and the second screen area is in a screen-off state. In the method, in response to the user's first operation, the electronic device can control the second screen area to turn on the screen, and in response to the user's second operation, the electronic device can control the second screen area to turn off the screen.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present application, while the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged, the user can perform a first operation to trigger a screen area that is in an off state to turn on the screen, and the user can perform a second operation to trigger a screen area that is in a bright state to turn off the screen. In this way, the user can customize the triggering of the screen turning on and off, making the screen turning on and off control more flexible, facilitating the user to reasonably use the screen of the electronic device and improving the user experience.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the electronic device in the embodiment of the present application may be a foldable device or a non-foldable device.

[0009] In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a first screen, and the first screen may include the first screen area and the second screen area.

[0010] In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a first screen and a second screen, wherein the first screen includes the first screen area, and the second screen includes the second screen area; or, the first screen includes the first screen area and the second screen area; or, the second screen includes the first screen area and the second screen area.

[0011] The screen control method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be applicable to different types of electronic devices, and can realize user-defined triggering of screen on and off, making the screen on and off control more flexible.

[0012] The following describes the content displayed in the second screen area after the user performs the first operation to trigger the second screen area to light up:

[0013] First, after the second screen area is lit up, the second screen area can display the desktop.

[0014] Secondly, the first screen area can display the interface of the first application, and after the second screen area is lit up, the content displayed in the second screen area can be related to the content displayed on the first screen.

[0015] In a possible implementation, for example, the content displayed in the second screen area is the same as the content displayed in the first screen area. This example facilitates the user and the user opposite to the user to see the same content.

[0016] In a possible implementation, for example, the first screen area displays the interface of the first application, and after the second screen area is lit, the electronic device can occupy the first screen area and the second screen area to display the interface of the first application. This example allows the user to see the interface of the first application on a large screen.

[0017] In a possible implementation, for example, the first screen area displays the interface of the first application, and after the second screen area is lit, the second screen can display part of the content in the interface of the first application. For example, the interface of the first application includes content and function controls, and after the second screen area is lit, the electronic device can display the content in the first screen area and display the function controls in the second screen area. This example can facilitate users to watch content on one screen and operate function controls on another screen.

[0018] In a possible implementation, for example, the first screen area displays the interface of a first application, the interface of the first application includes an identifier of content, and the first operation is an operation on the identifier of the content, after the second screen area is lit, the second screen area displays the content. In an example, the content can be any one of the following: a picture, a video, a business card, and a document.

[0019] In this example, the user can operate the identification of the content in the first screen area and share the specific content to the second screen area, so that the user can directly view the specific content in the second screen area.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the first screen area may display the interface of a first application, and after the second screen area is lit up, the second screen area displays the interface of a second application, where the second application is an application associated with the first application.

[0021] Exemplarily, the first application is a reading application, and the application associated with the reading application may be a translation application or a note-taking application. For example, when the first screen area displays the interface of the reading application, the second screen area may display the translation application after the screen is lit, so that the user can query the translation while reading. For example, when the first screen area displays the interface of the reading application, the second screen area may display the note-taking application after the screen is lit, so that the user can take notes while reading.

[0022] In a possible implementation, the second application may be an application running in the background of the electronic device and associated with the first application. In this way, after the second screen area is lit, the electronic device does not need to restart a new application, but instead displays the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device and associated with the first application in the second screen area. The electronic device only needs to run the second application in the foreground, which reduces power consumption.

[0023] Third, the first screen area can display the interface of the first application, and after the second screen area is lit, the second screen area displays the interface of the second application, and the second application is an application running in the background of the electronic device. The second application is any application running in the background of the electronic device, or the second application is an application that has recently returned to the background of the electronic device.

[0024] Fourth, the first screen area displays the interface of the first application, and after the second screen area is lit, the second screen area displays the identifier of the application running in the background of the electronic device. In this example, the user can independently select the required application in the second screen area, and the electronic device can display the interface of the application selected by the user in the second screen area based on the user's selection.

[0025] In the embodiment of the present application, after the second screen area is lit up, the second screen can display a variety of content for users to watch, which can improve the user experience.

[0026] In a possible implementation, the electronic device may pre-set what specific content is displayed after the second screen area turns on.

[0027] In response to the first operation, the electronic device can determine the content displayed in the second screen area according to the setting information, wherein the setting information is used to indicate the content displayed in the second screen area. In this way, the electronic device can display the content in the second screen area.

[0028] In a possible implementation, the specific content displayed after the second screen area is lit can be customized by the user. For example, the user can customize the settings on the desktop or in a setting application, and the electronic device can obtain the setting information in response to the user's setting operation.

[0029] In a possible implementation, the user can also customize the first operation for triggering the screen area to turn on the screen, and the second operation for triggering the screen area to turn off the screen. The setting information is also used to indicate the first operation and the second operation. In this way, the electronic device can trigger the screen area to turn on or off the screen after detecting the corresponding first operation and second operation based on the setting information.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present application, the user can customize the content displayed after the second screen area is lit, as well as the first operation that triggers the screen area to light up and the second operation that triggers the screen area to turn off. The user can set it according to his own operating habits, which is highly flexible and can improve the user experience.

[0031] In a possible implementation, the specific content displayed in the second screen area after the screen is turned on can be determined by the electronic device based on the content displayed on the first screen and the physical form of the electronic device. In this implementation, the electronic device, in response to the first operation, can determine the content displayed in the second screen area based on the content displayed on the first screen and the physical form of the electronic device, and display the content in the second screen area.

[0032] Exemplarily, taking a foldable device as an example, when the electronic device is unfolded to the unfolded state, if the first screen area is in a bright screen state, the second screen area is in an off screen state, and the first screen area displays the interface of a video application, such as a video playback interface. The user performs a first operation, which can trigger the second screen area to light up. In order to improve the user's viewing experience, the electronic device can enlarge the video playback interface, such as occupying the first screen area and the second screen area to display the video playback interface. Exemplarily, taking a foldable device as an example, when the electronic device is in a hovering state, the user cannot see the second screen area when he is on one side of the first screen area. In this case, the first screen area is in a bright screen state, the second screen area is in an off screen state, and the first screen area displays the video playback interface. The user performs a first operation, which can trigger the second screen area to light up. In this physical form, if the video playback interface is enlarged, the user cannot see the video displayed in the second screen area on the side of the first screen area. Therefore, the second screen area can display the same content as the first screen area, which can facilitate the user on the opposite side to watch the video.

[0033] In a possible implementation, the physical form of the electronic device described in the above embodiment remains unchanged, and the physical form of the electronic device may be the first physical form. In the embodiment of the present application, the physical form of the electronic device may change, wherein in response to the physical form of the electronic device changing from the first physical form to the second physical form, the first screen area may turn off the screen, and in the embodiment of the present application, in response to the first operation of the user, the electronic device may control the first screen area to turn on the screen.

[0034] In this way, for an electronic device whose physical form can be changed, the lighting and extinguishing of the screen area of ​​the electronic device can be related to the physical form of the electronic device. However, in an embodiment of the present application, the user can still perform the first operation to trigger the first screen area that was originally off to light up the screen. The user can customize the triggering of the screen turning on and off, making the screen turning on and off control more flexible and improving the user experience.

[0035] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which may include: a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store computer executable program code, and the program code includes instructions; when the processor executes the instructions, the instructions cause the electronic device to execute the method in the first aspect.

[0036] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which may include a unit, a module or a circuit for executing the method provided in the first aspect above.

[0037] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product comprising instructions, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method in the first aspect.

[0038] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein instructions are stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer-readable storage medium is run on a computer, the computer executes the method in the first aspect above.

[0039] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor utilizes the communication interface to execute the method in the first aspect above.

[0040] The beneficial effects of the possible implementation methods of the second to sixth aspects mentioned above can be referred to the beneficial effects brought about by the first aspect mentioned above, and will not be elaborated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] Figure 1A A schematic diagram of a physical form change of an electronic device;

[0042] Figure 1B A schematic diagram of another physical form change of an electronic device;

[0043] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a flow chart of an embodiment of a screen control method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a screen control scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] Figure 5A A schematic diagram of a scenario of screen control for a non-foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0047] Figure 5B A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a non-foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 5C A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a non-foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 5D A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a non-foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Fig. 6A A schematic diagram of a scenario of screen control of a foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 6B A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Figure 6C A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Fig.6D A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0054] Fig. 6E A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Fig. 6F A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Figure 6G A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Figure 6H A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of a foldable device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Fig. 7A A schematic diagram of a physical form change of a three-fold screen electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Figure 7B A schematic diagram of another physical form change of the electronic device with a three-fold screen provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] Figure 7C A schematic diagram of a scenario of screen control of an electronic device with a three-fold screen provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of an electronic device with a three-fold screen provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of an electronic device with a three-fold screen provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of an electronic device with a three-fold screen provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] Fig.11A A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of an electronic device with a three-fold screen provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0065] Fig. 11B A schematic diagram of another scenario of screen control of an electronic device with a three-fold screen provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0066] Fig.12 A schematic diagram of a setting process provided for an embodiment of the present application;

[0067] Fig.13 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0068] The electronic device in the embodiment of the present application is an electronic device including a screen. For example, the electronic device may be a mobile phone, a portable android device (PAD), a personal computer (PC), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld device with a wireless communication function, a computing device, a vehicle-mounted device or a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in a smart home, etc. The form of the electronic device is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0069] In some embodiments, the electronic device in the embodiments of the present application may be a device with a foldable screen, which may be referred to as a foldable device. The folding method of the foldable device may include inward folding and / or outward folding. In some embodiments, the foldable device may be a double-folding screen, a triple-folding screen, etc.

[0070] In some embodiments, the electronic device in the embodiments of the present application may be a device with a non-foldable screen, referred to as a non-foldable device.

[0071] The bright screen or "bright screen state" in the embodiments of the present application means that the light-emitting devices of the screen are triggered to emit light, and the color and brightness of the emitted light are executed according to the settings of the program, and the screen can display the application interface, images, videos and other content.

[0072] In the embodiments of the present application, the screen is turned off or the "screen is turned off state" means that all the light emitting devices of the screen are triggered to turn off, the screen does not display any content, and a black screen is presented. In some embodiments, the screen is turned off and can also be referred to as the screen is turned off.

[0073] At present, for non-foldable devices, after the user triggers the electronic device to light up the screen, the entire screen of the electronic device will light up. In some scenarios, if the user only needs to use part of the screen, but the entire screen is lit up, it will cause high power consumption. For example, when the user operates a calculator application, if the screen of the electronic device is large, the calculation controls in the calculator application, such as "addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division", are arranged in a scattered manner, which is inconvenient for the user to operate. The user will need to display the interface of the calculator application on part of the screen for easy operation. For example, when the electronic device is low in power, the user not only needs to see the interface of the electronic device, but also needs to reduce power consumption so that the electronic device can be used for a longer time. In this scenario, the user needs to display the interface of the electronic device on part of the screen, which can reduce the power consumption of the screen and reduce power consumption.

[0074] For foldable devices, the screen state of the electronic device is related to the physical form of the electronic device. The screen state may include the screen being on or off. In some embodiments, the screen being on or off may be referred to as the screen being on or off. Among them, the user may change the physical form of the electronic device by bending the electronic device. Currently, when the user bends the screen of the electronic device to a preset angle, the electronic device may control the screen to be on or off.

[0075] Taking a double-folding screen electronic device as an example, when the folding mode of the electronic device is inward folding, refer to Figure 1A In a, when the electronic device is in the folded state, the outer screen 11 is on and the inner screen 12 is off. Figure 1A In b, when the user unfolds the electronic device to the first angle α1, the inner screen 12 is lit and the outer screen 11 is turned off. Figure 1A In c, the user continues to unfold the electronic device to the unfolded state, the inner screen 12 is still on, and the outer screen 11 is still off. Figure 1A In d, when the user folds the electronic device inward to the second angle α2, the inner screen 12 turns off and the outer screen 11 turns on. In some embodiments, the first angle α1 may be greater than the second angle α2. It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the black shadow represents the off screen.

[0076] It should be understood that any physical state between the folded state and the unfolded state of the electronic device can be used as the hovering state of the electronic device.

[0077] Taking a double-folding screen electronic device as an example, when the folding method of the electronic device is outward folding, refer to Figure 1B In a, when the electronic device is in the folded state, the single screen 13 is lit. Figure 1B In b, when the user unfolds the electronic device to the third angle α3, the full screen 14 is lit. It should be understood that the full screen 14 can be divided into a single screen 13 and a single screen 13A, and the single screen 13 and the single screen 13A can be divided by a bending line. Figure 1B The bend line is indicated by a dotted line. Figure 1B In c, the user continues to unfold the electronic device to the unfolded state, and the full screen 14 is lit. Figure 1B In d, when the user folds the electronic device outward to a fourth angle α4, the single screen 13 is on and the single screen 13A is off. In some embodiments, the third angle α3 may be greater than the fourth angle α4.

[0078] like Figure 1A and Figure 1B As shown, the screen of the foldable screen device is fixed in a fixed way, which is related to the physical form of the electronic device. Users cannot customize the screen on and off, which has poor flexibility. Figure 1A Taking b as an example, when the inner screen 12 of the electronic device is on and the outer screen 11 is off, if the user requires that part of the inner screen 12 be turned on to reduce power consumption, or the user requires that both the outer screen 11 and the inner screen 12 be turned on to meet the user's diverse needs, the current screen control method cannot meet user needs and the user experience is low.

[0079] An embodiment of the present application provides a screen control method that can be applicable to foldable devices and non-foldable devices. When the electronic device is in any physical form, the user can customize the screen state of the electronic device to increase the flexibility of turning the screen on and off, thereby enhancing the user experience.

[0080] The screen control method provided by the embodiment of the present application is described below in conjunction with specific embodiments. The following embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be described in detail in some embodiments.

[0081] Figure 2 A flowchart of an embodiment of the screen control method provided in the present application. Figure 2 , the screen control method provided in the embodiment of the present application may include:

[0082] S201, a first screen area of ​​an electronic device is in a screen-on state, and a second screen area is in a screen-off state. When the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged, in response to a first operation of a user, the second screen area is controlled to be screen-on.

[0083] The electronic device may include a first screen area and a second screen area. The screen area may be understood as a screen of the electronic device, or a partial area of ​​a screen.

[0084] In some embodiments, when the electronic device is a non-foldable device, the electronic device may include a screen, which may be used as a first screen, and the first screen may include a first screen area and a second screen area. In some embodiments, the sum of the first screen area and the second screen area may occupy the entire first screen, or occupy a partial area of ​​the first screen.

[0085] In some embodiments, the screen area included in the first screen may be pre-set, such as the first screen may include at least two screen areas, and the first screen area and the second screen area may be any two screen areas of the at least two screen areas. In some embodiments, the screen area in the first screen may be user-defined, for example, the user may perform a preset gesture to divide the first screen into at least two screen areas.

[0086] In some embodiments, when the electronic device is a foldable device, the electronic device may include at least one screen. In some embodiments, any one of the at least one screen may include a first screen area and a second screen area. The sum of the first screen area and the second screen area may occupy the entire screen, or a partial area of ​​the screen. In some embodiments, the at least one screen may include a first screen and a second screen, the first screen may include a first screen area, and the second screen may include a second screen area. The first screen area may occupy the entire first screen, or a partial area of ​​the first screen, and the second screen area may occupy the entire second screen, or a partial area of ​​the second screen.

[0087] For example, refer to Figure 1A , the outer screen 11 of the electronic device can be used as the first screen, and the inner screen 12 of the electronic device can be used as the second screen. Among them, the outer screen 11 is a non-foldable screen, and the inner screen 12 is a foldable screen.

[0088] In some embodiments, the outer screen 11 of the electronic device may include a first screen area and a second screen area, or the inner screen 12 of the electronic device may include a first screen area and a second screen area. In some embodiments, the outer screen 11 may include a first screen area, and the inner screen 12 may include a second screen area.

[0089] In some embodiments, the outer screen 11 can be used as a screen area, and the inner screen 12 can be divided into two screen areas by the bending line of the inner screen 12, such as the single screen 12A and the single screen 12B can be used as a screen area respectively. In this embodiment, the first screen area and the second screen area can be any two screen areas of the three screen areas of the electronic device. It should be understood that Figure 1A The bend line is represented by a dotted line.

[0090] For example, refer to Figure 1B, the electronic device may include a screen, such as a full screen 14. In some embodiments, the full screen 14 may be divided into two screen areas by a bending line of the full screen 14, such as the single screen 13 may be used as a screen area, and the single screen 13A may be used as a screen area. Among them, the single screen 13 may include a first screen area, and the single screen 13A may include a second screen area.

[0091] Reference Figure 1A and Figure 1B In the process of changing the physical form of the electronic device, when the angle between the screens reaches a preset angle, the electronic device will control the corresponding screen to turn on or off. In the embodiment of the present application, in order to improve the flexibility of screen control, when the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged, the user can trigger the screen area of ​​the electronic device to turn on or off, so that the user can use the screen of the electronic device more reasonably.

[0092] In the embodiment of the present application, taking the first screen area of ​​the electronic device being in the screen-on state and the second screen area being in the screen-off state as an example, when the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged, the user can perform a first operation to trigger the second screen area to turn on the screen. Accordingly, the electronic device can control the second screen area to turn on the screen in response to the user's first operation.

[0093] In some embodiments, the first operation may be a user operating the second screen area. For example, the first operation may be a user long pressing the second screen area with three fingers, or double-clicking the second screen area, or tapping the second screen area with two knuckles, or drawing a circle with two fingers on the second screen area.

[0094] In some embodiments, the first screen area may display a movable control, and the first operation may be: the user drags the movable control from the first screen area to the second screen area.

[0095] In some embodiments, the first operation may be pressing and holding the first screen area and sliding to the second screen area.

[0096] In some embodiments, the first operation may be pressing and holding the first screen area and swinging the button toward the second screen area.

[0097] In some embodiments, the first screen area may display a selection control, and the user may operate the selection control to select a screen area to be lit, a screen area to be turned off, etc. Accordingly, the first operation may be the user operating the selection control.

[0098] In some embodiments, the first operation may also be a voice command, or an air gesture, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0099] Taking the electronic device as a non-foldable device as an example, refer to Figure 3In a, the screen of the electronic device includes a first screen area 31 and a second screen area 32, the first screen area 31 is in a screen-on state, and the second screen area 32 is in a screen-off state. The first screen area 31 can display a desktop or an application interface, Figure 3 In a, the first screen area 31 displays the interface of a social application as an example.

[0100] In some embodiments, the user can operate the setting application or the function control that controls the screen state to trigger the first screen area 31 to be in the screen-on state and the second screen area 32 to be in the screen-off state. In some embodiments, the user can also perform a preset operation to trigger the first screen area 31 to be in the screen-on state and the second screen area 32 to be in the screen-off state. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the way in which the user triggers the first screen area 31 of the non-foldable device to be in the screen-on state and the second screen area 32 to be in the screen-off state, and can refer to the relevant description in the following scenario 1.

[0101] For example, taking the first operation as “long press the second screen area 32 with three fingers” as an example, the user long presses the second screen area 32 with three fingers, and the electronic device can control the second screen area 32 to light up, such as Figure 3 In some embodiments, after the second screen area 32 is lit, the desktop or application interface may be displayed. Figure 3 In b, the second screen area 32 displays the desktop as an example, and the desktop may include application icons. Figure 3 The b in FIG. 1 represents an application icon in a square frame.

[0102] In some embodiments, the second screen area 32 displays the desktop after the screen is turned on, or the interface of the application can be pre-set, or can be customized by the user, which can be referred to Fig.12 When the second screen area 32 displays the interface of an application, the application to which the interface displayed in the second screen area 32 belongs may be the same as or different from the application to which the interface displayed in the first screen area 31 belongs. For details, please refer to the relevant description in the following scenario 1.

[0103] In some embodiments, the first screen area may display a first display interface, and the second screen area may display a second display interface. The applications to which the first display interface and the second display interface belong may be the same or different. In some embodiments, such as when the applications to which the first display interface and the second display interface belong are the same, the applications to which the first display interface and the second display interface belong may be referred to as the first application. Alternatively, in some embodiments, such as when the applications to which the first display interface and the second display interface belong are different, the application to which the first display interface belongs may be referred to as the first application, the application to which the second display interface belongs may be referred to as the second application, the first display interface may be referred to as the interface of the first application, and the application to which the second display interface belongs may be referred to as the interface of the second application.

[0104] Exemplarily, when the second display interface belongs to the same application as the first display interface, the second screen area 32 can display the same content of the application in split screen with the first screen area 31, or the second screen area 32 can display the interface of the application in full screen with the first screen area 31. The content displayed in the second screen area 32 can be customized by the user, and please refer to the relevant description in the following scenario one for details.

[0105] In some embodiments, when the first display interface and the second display interface belong to the same application, the first screen area and the second screen area may display different interfaces of the application. For example, the first screen area may display the first interface of the first application, and the second screen area may display the second interface of the first application. For example, taking the first application as a video application as an example, the first interface may be the homepage of the video application, and the second interface may be a video playback interface or a settings interface, etc.

[0106] For example, the electronic device is a foldable device, and the folding method is outward folding. Figure 4 In a, the single screen 13 is used as the first screen area 41, and the single screen 13A is used as the second screen area 42. The first screen area 41 is in a bright screen state, and the second screen area 42 is in an off screen state.

[0107] In some embodiments, the user can bend the electronic device to trigger the first screen area 41 to be in a screen-on state and the second screen area 42 to be in a screen-off state, such as Figure 1B In some embodiments, the user may perform the second operation in S202 to trigger the first screen area 41 to be in a screen-on state and the second screen area 42 to be in a screen-off state. This embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, and reference may be made to the relevant description in the following scenario 2.

[0108] For example, taking the first operation of "long pressing the second screen area 42 with three fingers" as an example, the user long presses the second screen area 42 with three fingers, and the electronic device can control the second screen area 42 to light up, such as Figure 4 In some embodiments, after the second screen area 42 is lit, the desktop or application interface can be displayed, and the relevant description in the following scenario 2 can be referred to. It should be understood that Figure 4 The contents displayed in the first screen area 41 and the second screen area 42 are not shown.

[0109] S202: In response to a second operation of the user, control the second screen area to turn off the screen.

[0110] The second operation may be the same as or different from the first operation.

[0111] In some embodiments, the second operation can be a user operating the second screen area, and the second operation can refer to the relevant description of the first operation. It should be understood that because the second screen area can display the interface of the desktop or application, the second operation can be different from the operation currently triggering the interface of the desktop or application.

[0112] In some embodiments, when the second screen area is lit, the second screen area may display a movable control, and the second operation may be: the user drags the movable control from the second screen area to the first screen area.

[0113] In some embodiments, the second operation may be pressing and holding the second screen area and sliding to the first screen area.

[0114] In some embodiments, the second operation can be pressing and holding the second screen area and swinging it in the direction of the first screen area. In some embodiments, swinging can be understood as: letting go after sliding a certain distance, and the sliding speed during the sliding process is greater than or equal to the speed threshold. In some embodiments, swinging can be understood as: letting go after sliding a certain distance, and the sliding speed when letting go is greater than or equal to the speed threshold. In some embodiments, swinging can be understood as: letting go after sliding a preset distance within a preset time.

[0115] In some embodiments, after the second screen area is turned on, the second screen area may display a selection control, and the user may operate the selection control to select the screen area to be turned off and the screen area to be turned on. Figure 5D Description in .

[0116] In some embodiments, the second operation may also be a voice command, or an air gesture, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0117] For example, taking the second operation as “long press the second screen area 32 with three fingers” as an example, refer to Figure 3 In b, the user again long presses the second screen area 32 with three fingers, and the electronic device can control the second screen area 32 to turn off the screen, such as Figure 3As shown in c.

[0118] For example, taking the second operation as "double-clicking the second screen area 42" as an example, refer to Figure 4 In b, the user double-clicks the blank area of ​​the second screen area 42, and the electronic device can control the second screen area 42 to turn off the screen, such as Figure 4 As shown in c.

[0119] In some embodiments, when the second screen area is turned off, the first screen area remains on. When the second screen area is turned off, the interface displayed in the first screen area may remain unchanged. For example, when the first screen area and the second screen area display the interface of the first application in split screen, the interface of the first application may be displayed through the first screen area when the second screen area is turned off.

[0120] Alternatively, when the second screen area is off, the content displayed in the first screen area can be changed. For example, when the first screen area and the second screen area display the interface of an application in full screen, when the second screen area is off, in order to ensure that the user can see the interface of the application, the first screen area can display the interface of the application in a single screen. When the second screen area is off, the content displayed in the first screen area can be customized by the user, which can be referred to Fig.12 Description of the content displayed when the second screen area is turned on in the user-defined settings.

[0121] In an embodiment of the present application, while the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged, the user can perform a first operation to trigger a screen area that is in an off state to turn on the screen, and the user can perform a second operation to trigger a screen area that is in a bright state to turn off the screen. In this way, the user can customize the triggering of the screen turning on and off, making the screen turning on and off control more flexible, facilitating the user to reasonably use the screen of the electronic device and improving the user experience.

[0122] The screen control method provided in the embodiments of the present application is described below in combination with the types, physical forms, and application scenarios of electronic devices.

[0123] Scenario 1: The electronic device is not foldable

[0124] The electronic device includes a first screen, which may include a first screen area and a second screen area. A user may trigger the first screen to be in a bright screen state, and the first screen may display a desktop or an application interface. Figure 5A In a, the first screen displays the interface of a social application as an example.

[0125] In some embodiments, the user can perform a preset operation to trigger the first screen area of ​​the first screen to light up, and the second screen area to turn off. Exemplarily, the preset operation can be sliding from the bottom of the first screen and dragging the interface of the social application to the preset position of the first screen. In some embodiments, the preset position can be any position of the first screen. Exemplarily, the preset operation can also be a voice command, such as "part of the screen is on", or the preset operation can also be an air gesture, etc.

[0126] Reference Figure 5A In a, taking the preset position as the top of the first screen as an example, the user can slide from the bottom of the first screen and drag the interface of the social application to the top of the first screen, triggering the electronic device to display a control 51A for turning off the screen in a partial screen area at the top of the first screen, such as Figure 5A The user drags the interface of the social application to the control 51A, which can trigger the first screen area 51 to light up and the second screen area 52 to turn off. The first screen area 51 can display the interface of the social application, such as Figure 5A In this example, the user can trigger the electronic device to use a partial screen area of ​​the first screen to display the interface, which can reduce the power consumption of the electronic device.

[0127] It is understandable that the first screen area 51 and the second screen area 52 may be arranged up and down, or left and right, or in other forms, etc., and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this. The arrangement of the first screen area 51 and the second screen area 52 may be adaptively adjusted according to the size and shape of the screen. Figure 5A In c, the first screen area 51 and the second screen area 52 are arranged vertically as an example.

[0128] When the first screen area 51 is in the screen-on state and the second screen area 52 is in the screen-off state, the user can perform a first operation to trigger the second screen area 52 to turn on the screen without changing the physical form of the electronic device. Figure 5A In c, the user long presses the second screen area 52 with three fingers, and the second screen area 52 lights up, such as Figure 5A As shown in d in the figure. After the second screen area 52 is turned on, the second screen area 52 can display the desktop or the interface of the application, which can be the same as or different from the application to which the interface displayed in the first screen area 51 belongs. In some embodiments, the content displayed after the second screen area 52 is turned on as the desktop or the interface of the application can be preset, or can also be customized by the user, which can be referred to Fig.12 Related description in .

[0129] In some embodiments, when the second screen area 52 displays the interface of an application, and the application is the same as the application to which the interface displayed in the first screen area 51 belongs, the electronic device can, for example, enlarge the interface of the social application, occupying the first screen area 51 and the second screen area 52 to display the interface of the social application, such as the electronic device can display the interface of the social application in full screen. For example, the second screen area 52 can display the same content as the first screen area 51, such as the first screen area 51 displays the interface of the social application, and the second screen area 52 can display the same interface of the social application as the first screen area 51.

[0130] In some embodiments, when the second screen area 52 displays the interface of an application, and the application is different from the application to which the interface displayed in the first screen area 51 belongs, illustratively, if the electronic device has other applications running in the background, the second screen area 52 can display the interface of the other applications running in the background. Exemplarily, in addition to the foreground application (such as a social application), if the electronic device does not run other applications in the background, the second screen area 52 can display the desktop.

[0131] Take the application running in the background of the electronic device including the memo application as an example, refer to Figure 5A In a, during the user's execution of the preset operation, the electronic device can also display a thumbnail of the interface of the memo application (such as the thumbnail to the left of the thumbnail of the interface of the social application). Figure 5A In d, after the second screen area 52 is lit, the electronic device can display the interface of the memo application in the second screen area 52. In this way, the user can operate two applications on the first screen at the same time, meeting the diverse needs of the user.

[0132] In some embodiments, when the second screen area 52 is lit and displays the interface of the application running in the background, the user can also operate the second screen area 52 so that the second screen area 52 can switch the interface of the application displayed in the background. Exemplarily, when the electronic device includes multiple applications running in the background, such as a memo application, a note application, and a video application. After the second screen area 52 is lit, the electronic device can display the interface of the memo application in the second screen area 52, and the user operates the second screen area 52 to trigger the second screen area 52 to switch to display the interface of the note application. It is conceivable that the user operates the second screen area 52 again to trigger the second screen area 52 to switch to display the interface of the video application. In the embodiment of the present application, there is no restriction on the user's operation of triggering the second screen area 52 to switch the interface of the application displayed in the background.

[0133] In some embodiments, when the electronic device includes multiple applications running in the background, after the second screen area 52 is lit, the electronic device can determine a target background application from the multiple applications running in the background, and display the target background application in the second screen area 52. Exemplarily, the target background application can be the background application that is closest to the current time when it is retreated to the background among the multiple applications running in the background, or the target background application can be the application that is used most frequently by users among the multiple applications running in the background, or the target background application can be an application that is associated with the foreground application among the multiple applications running in the background.

[0134] In some embodiments, the second screen area 52 may display an interface of an application associated with the application running in the foreground.

[0135] In some embodiments, the application associated with the application running in the foreground may be pre-defined or customized by the user.

[0136] For example, taking the application running in the foreground as a social application, for example, the application associated with the social application may be a shopping application. In this way, when the first screen area 51 displays the interface of the social application, the second screen area 52 may display the shopping application. In this way, when the user sees an item shared by other users on the social application, the user can directly search for the item in the shopping application in the second screen area 52.

[0137] For example, if the application running in the foreground is a reading application, the application associated with the reading application may be a translation application or a note-taking application. For example, when the first screen area 51 displays the interface of the reading application, the second screen area 52 displays the translation application, so that the user can query the translation while reading. For example, when the first screen area 51 displays the interface of the reading application, the second screen area 52 displays the note-taking application, so that the user can take notes while reading.

[0138] In some embodiments, the user can also adjust the size of the first screen area 51 and the second screen area 52. Figure 5A In d, an area dividing line 53 is displayed between the first screen area 51 and the second screen area 52. The user moves the position of the area dividing line 53 to adjust the size of the first screen area 51 and the second screen area 52.

[0139] After the second screen area 52 turns on, the user can perform a second operation to trigger the second screen area 52 to turn off. Figure 5A In d, taking the second operation as "long press the second screen area 52 with three fingers" as an example, the user long presses the blank area of ​​the second screen area 52 with three fingers to trigger the second screen area 52 to turn off the screen, such as Figure 5A As shown in e.

[0140] In some embodiments, the user can perform a first operation to trigger the second screen area 52 to light up. After the second screen area 52 lights up, the identifier of the application running in the background of the electronic device can be displayed. The identifier of the application running in the background of the electronic device can be, for example, an icon of the application, or a thumbnail of the interface of the application. In this embodiment, because the identifier of the application running in the background of the electronic device can be displayed after the second screen area 52 lights up, the user can select the identifier of any application on the second screen area 52 to trigger the second screen area 52 to display the interface of the application.

[0141] The following combination Figure 5B-5D Other implementations of the first operation and the second operation are described. Figure 5A-5D The first operation and the second operation shown can also be applied to scenario 2 and scenario 3:

[0142] Reference Figure 5B In c, the first screen area 51 is lit, and the second screen area 52 is off, and the first screen area 51 can display the interface of the social application, and the first screen area 51 can also display the movable control 54. The user drags the movable control 54 to the second screen area 52, which can trigger the second screen area 52 to light up, such as Figure 5B As shown in d, Figure 5B In the example, the second screen area 52 displays the interface of the memo application. The operation of dragging the movable control 54 from the first screen area 51 to the second screen area 52 can be used as the first operation. Similarly, when the second screen area 52 is lit, the second screen area 52 can display the movable control 54, and the user can drag the movable control 54 to the first screen area 51 to trigger the second screen area 52 to turn off the screen. Figure 5B As shown in e in FIG. Among them, the operation of dragging the movable control 54 from the second screen area 52 to the first screen area 51 can be used as the second operation. It should be understood that Figure 5B a and b in can be respectively Figure 5A a and b are the same, you can refer to Figure 5A The relevant description of a and b in .

[0143] In this example, the electronic device can control the second screen area to turn on or off the screen according to the user's operation. The electronic device can control the screen area to turn on or off according to the state of the screen area where the movable control starts and the state of the screen area where the movable control ends. Figure 5BWhen the user performs the first operation, the screen area where the movable control starts is the first screen area 51, and the screen area where the movable control ends is the second screen area 52. When the second screen area 52 is in the off state, the electronic device can control the second screen area 52 to light up. Figure 5B When the user performs the second operation, the screen area where the starting position of the movable control is located is the second screen area 52, and the screen area where the ending position of the movable control is located is the first screen area 51. When the first screen area 51 is on, the electronic device detects that the second screen area 52 is also on, and the electronic device can control the second screen area 52 to turn off the screen.

[0144] In other words, in response to the operation on the movable control, when the screen area where the end position of the movable control is located is in the off-screen state, the electronic device can control the screen area to light up. In response to the operation on the movable control, when the screen area where the end position of the movable control is located is in the light-screen state and the screen area where the start position of the movable control is located is in the light-screen state, the electronic device can control the screen area where the start position of the movable control is located to light up.

[0145] Reference Figure 5C In c, the first screen area 51 is on, the second screen area 52 is off, and the first screen area 51 can display the interface of the social application. The user can long press the interface of the social application and flick the interface of the social application toward the direction of the second screen area 52, or the user can long press the interface of the social application and slide to the second screen area 52. Figure 5C The sliding method is used as an example for explanation. Among them, the operation of "long pressing the interface of the social application and sliding to the second screen area 52" can be used as the first operation. Figure 5C In d, the electronic device may trigger the second screen area 52 to light up in response to the first operation. Figure 5C In d, the second screen area 52 is used as an example to display the interface of the memo application. Similarly, when the second screen area 52 is lit, the user can long press the interface of the memo application and slide to the first screen area 51 to trigger the second screen area 52 to turn off the screen, such as Figure 5C As shown in e in FIG. Among them, the operation of "long pressing the interface of the memo application and sliding to the first screen area 51" can be used as the second operation. It should be understood that Figure 5C a and b in can be respectively Figure 5A a and b are the same, you can refer to Figure 5A The relevant description of a and b in .

[0146] Reference Figure 5DIn c, the first screen area 51 is on, and the second screen area 52 is off, and the first screen area 51 can display the interface of the social application, and the first screen area 51 can also display the selection control 55. The user operates the selection control 55 to trigger the electronic device to display the selection area 56. The selection area may include an identifier of each screen area of ​​the electronic device, and the identifier of each screen area may correspond to a light-on and light-off control 561. The user operates the light-on and light-off control 561 to trigger the corresponding screen area to turn on or off. Taking the electronic device including two screen areas as an example, refer to Figure 5D In d, the selection area 56 may include an identifier 1 of the first screen area and an identifier 2 of the second screen area, and a light-off control 561 corresponding to the first screen area indicates that the first screen area is in a light-on state. The user may operate the light-off control 561 corresponding to the second screen area to trigger the second screen area 52 to light up, such as Figure 5D As shown in ef in FIG. 1 , the user operates the selection control 55 and the light-off control 561 corresponding to the operation screen area can be used as the first operation.

[0147] Similarly, when the second screen area 52 is lit, the first screen area 51 or the second screen area 52 may display a selection control 55, and the user may operate the selection control 55 and the corresponding on / off control 561 of the second screen area to trigger the second screen area 52 to turn off the screen. Figure 5D The user operation selection control 55 and the light-off control 561 corresponding to the operation screen area can be used as the second operation. It should be understood that Figure 5D a and b in can be respectively Figure 5A a and b are the same, you can refer to Figure 5A The relevant description of a and b in .

[0148] It is conceivable that Figure 5A-5D The example description of the first operation and the second operation in the above description can also be applied to foldable screen devices. It should be understood that because the foldable screen device has a foldable screen, in some physical forms, Figure 5B How to drag movable controls in , and Figure 5C The sliding method is inconvenient to operate, so users can choose other convenient methods, such as Figure 5A or Figure 5D The second screen area can be turned on or off by the method in the above example.

[0149] In some embodiments, the operation of the user triggering the second screen area to turn on the screen or turn off the screen can be the same or different. The operation can be pre-set or customized by the user. Fig.12 Related description in .

[0150] Scenario 2: The electronic device is a foldable device with a double-folding screen

[0151] Take the folding method of the foldable device as an example, Figure 1A In c, when the user unfolds the electronic device to the unfolded state, the inner screen 12 turns on and the outer screen 11 turns off. The inner screen 12 can be used as the first screen area and the outer screen 11 can be used as the second screen area. In the prior art, when the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged, the user cannot trigger the second screen area to turn on. In the embodiment of the present application, the user can perform the first operation to trigger the second screen area to turn on.

[0152] For example, if the rear camera is set on the back cover of the electronic device, when the electronic device is unfolded to the unfolded state, the rear camera of the electronic device and the external screen 11 are in the same plane. Fig. 6A In a, when the electronic device is unfolded to the unfolded state, the first screen area can display the shooting interface 61, and the second screen area is in the off state. The shooting interface 61 may include a preview frame 611 and a shooting function control 612. The preview frame 611 may display a preview screen. Fig. 6A The a in the figure represents the shooting function control 612 as a shooting control. Fig. 6A All the shooting function controls on the shooting interface 61 are not shown. It should be understood that because the first screen area is on the back of the second screen area, Fig. 6A An example of drawing an interface of the second screen area is shown next to the electronic device.

[0153] When the user wants the user being photographed to also see the picture taken by the rear camera, the user or the user being photographed can perform a first operation to trigger the second screen area to light up, and the second screen area can display the picture taken by the rear camera, such as Fig. 6A As shown in b. For example, Fig. 6A In the example, the first operation is to long press the second screen area with three fingers.

[0154] In some embodiments, the second screen area may display the preview screen in the preview frame 611, so that the user being photographed can see the shooting screen in real time. Or the second screen area may display the shooting interface 61, so that the user being photographed can also operate the shooting control to shoot. It should be understood that Fig. 6A In b, the second screen area is used to display the shooting interface as an example. Fig. 6A In b, the interface of the second screen area is displayed next to the electronic device.

[0155] Take the folding method of the foldable device as an example, refer to Figure 1BIn d, when the user folds the electronic device outward to the fourth angle α4, the single screen 13 is on and the single screen 13A is off. The single screen 13 is used as the first screen area and the single screen 13A is used as the second screen area. At this time, the first screen area is in the on state and the second screen area is in the off state. In the prior art, when the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged, the user cannot trigger the second screen area to light up. In the embodiment of the present application, the user can perform the first operation to trigger the second screen area to light up.

[0156] For example, refer to Figure 6B In a, when the user folds the electronic device outward to a fourth angle α4, the first screen area is in a screen-on state, the second screen area is in a screen-off state, and the first screen area displays an interface of a social application, and the user can operate the social application in the first screen area to send and receive messages. If another user wants to watch a video in the second screen area, the user can perform the first operation to trigger the second screen area to light up. Figure 6B In a of the example, the first operation is described as "the user presses and holds the first screen area and swings it toward the second screen area". Figure 6B b, such as when the second screen area is lit, the desktop can be displayed, and another user can open a video application on the desktop to watch the video, such as Figure 6B As shown in c in FIG. It should be understood that Fig. 6A The c in the example of a video playback interface indicates that the user is watching a video. It is conceivable that if the second screen area is lit up and the application interface is displayed, the user can trigger the electronic device to display the desktop in the second screen area, and can open a video application on the desktop to watch the video.

[0157] Reference Figure 1B In c, when the user unfolds the electronic device to the unfolded state, the full screen 14 is lit. The single screen 13 is used as the first screen area, and the single screen 13A is used as the second screen area. At this time, the first screen area is in the lit state, and the second screen area is in the lit state. Figure 6C In a, the full screen 14 can display the interface of the memo application. When the user wants to save power consumption of the electronic device, the second operation can be performed to trigger the second screen area to turn off the screen and the first screen area to turn on the screen, and the first screen area can display the interface of the memo application, such as Figure 6C As shown in b. Figure 6C The second operation is taken as "the user presses and holds the second screen area and slides to the first screen area" as an example.

[0158] In some embodiments, after the user performs a first operation to trigger the second screen area to light up, the content displayed in the second screen area may be unrelated to or related to the content displayed in the first screen area. Exemplarily, when the content displayed in the second screen area is unrelated to the content displayed in the first screen area, the second screen area may display the desktop, or the interface of an application running in the background of the electronic device and unrelated to the application displayed in the first screen area. The following embodiments mainly describe scenarios in which the content displayed in the second screen area is related to the content displayed in the first screen area:

[0159] In some embodiments, the content displayed in the second screen area may be the same as the content displayed in the first screen area. Fig.6D In a, when the user folds the electronic device outward to a fourth angle α4, the first screen area is in a screen-on state, the second screen area is in a screen-off state, and the first screen area can display the interface of a video application, such as a video playback interface. The user presses the first screen area and swings it toward the second screen area, which can trigger the second screen area to light up, and the second screen area can display the video playback interface, such as Fig.6D As shown in b in . This example can satisfy the purpose of two users watching the video in two screen areas respectively. It should be noted that the two users can operate the screen area separately. For example, the user facing the first screen area can pause the video, and this operation does not affect the progress of the video played in the second screen area. The user facing the second screen area can continue to watch the video.

[0160] In some embodiments, the user can select the content identifier in the first screen area to trigger the second screen area to display the content. The content identifier may include but is not limited to the name, thumbnail, number, and other information representing the content.

[0161] For example, taking the folding method of the electronic device as outward folding as an example, refer to Fig. 6E In a, when the user folds the electronic device outward to a fourth angle α4, the first screen area is in a screen-on state, the second screen area is in a screen-off state, and the first screen area can display the interface of the gallery application, such as the interface of the gallery application can include thumbnails of multiple pictures, and the thumbnails of the pictures can be used as identification of the pictures. The user can long press the thumbnail of picture 1 in the first screen area and flick it toward the direction of the second screen area, which can trigger the second screen area to light up, and the second screen area can display picture 1, such as Fig. 6E In this example, the user can share a picture with the user on the other side. Similarly, the user on the other side can long press the picture 1 in the second screen area and flick it toward the direction of the first screen area to trigger the second screen area to turn off the screen, as shown in FIG. Fig. 6E As shown in c.

[0162] For example, taking the folding method of the electronic device as outward folding as an example, refer to Fig. 6F In a, when the user folds the electronic device outward to a fourth angle α4, the first screen area is in a screen-on state, the second screen area is in a screen-off state, and the first screen area can display a folder interface, such as the interface can include the names of multiple documents, and the names of the documents can be used as document identifiers. The user long presses the name of document 1 in the first screen area and swings it toward the second screen area, which can trigger the second screen area to light up, and the second screen area can display the content of document 1, such as Fig. 6F In this example, the user can share a document with the user on the other side. Similarly, the user on the other side can long press the document 1 in the second screen area and flick it toward the first screen area, which can trigger the second screen area to turn off the screen, as shown in FIG. Fig. 6F As shown in c.

[0163] It is conceivable that the user can also share business cards, QR codes, videos, slides (PowerPoint, PPT) and other content with the other user, and the embodiments of the present application do not list them all.

[0164] In some embodiments, the first screen area can display content and operable function controls. In order to facilitate user operation, the content and function controls can be separated. Exemplarily, the content can be displayed in the first screen area for user viewing, and the function controls can be displayed in the second screen area for user operation. In this embodiment, the second screen area can display part of the content originally displayed in the first screen area.

[0165] For example, the first screen area can display the content of the document and the keyboard, the content of the document can be used as the content displayed in the first screen area, and the keyboard can be used as an operable function control. Taking the folding mode of the electronic device as an inward folding as an example, the single screen 12A can be used as the first screen area, and the single screen 12B can be used as the second screen area. Figure 6G In a, when the electronic device is in a hovering state, if the first screen area is in a light-on state and the second screen area is in a light-off state, and the first screen area displays the content of the document and the keyboard. The user can long press the second screen area with three fingers to trigger the second screen area to light up. Figure 6G In b, after the second screen area is turned on, the second screen area can display the keyboard, and the first screen area only displays the document without the keyboard, which makes it easier for users to operate the keyboard. Similarly, the user can long press the second screen area with three fingers again to trigger the second screen area to turn off the screen, and the first screen area can display the document and keyboard, such as Figure 6G As shown in c.

[0166] For example, the first screen area may display a shooting interface 61, and the shooting interface 61 may include a preview frame 611 and a shooting control 612. The preview image in the preview frame 611 may be used as the content displayed in the first screen area, and the shooting control 612 may be used as an operable function control. For example, the shooting interface 61 may be a self-portrait interface or a self-portrait interface.

[0167] Taking the folding mode of the electronic device as inward folding as an example, the single screen 12A can be used as the first screen area, and the single screen 12B can be used as the second screen area. When the electronic device is in a hovering state, if the first screen area is in a screen-on state, the second screen area is in a screen-off state, and the first screen area displays a shooting interface 61. The user can double-click the second screen area to trigger the second screen area to light up. After the second screen area lights up, the second screen area can display a shooting control 612, and the first screen area only displays a preview screen, and does not display the shooting control 612, which can facilitate the user to operate the shooting control 612. Similarly, the user can double-click the second screen area again to trigger the second screen area to turn off the screen, and the first screen area can display the shooting interface 61.

[0168] It should be understood that Figure 6G These are examples of separation of content and functional controls, and not all examples are listed exhaustively in the embodiments of the present application.

[0169] In some embodiments, after the user performs a first operation to trigger the second screen area to light up, the content displayed in the second screen area may be related to the content displayed in the first screen area and the physical form of the electronic device.

[0170] For example, taking the folding mode of the electronic device as outward folding as an example, the single screen 13 is used as the first screen area, and the single screen 13A is used as the second screen area. Figure 6H In a, when the electronic device is unfolded to the unfolded state, if the first screen area is in the on-screen state and the second screen area is in the off-screen state, and the first screen area displays the interface of a video application, such as a video playback interface. The user presses the first screen area and swings it toward the second screen area to trigger the second screen area to light up. In order to improve the user's viewing experience, the electronic device can enlarge the video playback interface, such as occupying the first screen area and the second screen area to display the video playback interface, such as Figure 6H As shown in b.

[0171] However, when the electronic device is in a hovering state, such as when the user folds the electronic device outward to the fourth angle α4, the first screen area is in a light-on state, the second screen area is in a light-off state, and the first screen area displays a video playback interface. The user presses the first screen area and swings it toward the second screen area to trigger the second screen area to light up. In this physical form, if the video playback interface is enlarged, the user on the first screen area cannot see the video displayed in the second screen area. Therefore, the second screen area can display the same content as the first screen area, which makes it easier for the user on the opposite side to watch the video. Fig.6D Examples in .

[0172] It should be noted that the description of the content displayed in the second screen area after the second screen area is lit in Scenario 2 can also be applied to Scenario 3, and will not be repeated in Scenario 3.

[0173] Scenario 3: The electronic device is a foldable device, and the electronic device has a tri-fold screen

[0174] Fig. 7A Schematic diagram of the physical form of a three-fold screen electronic device. Exemplarily, the electronic device may include a full screen 71, and the full screen 71 may be divided into a screen area 1, a screen area 2, and a screen area 3 according to the bending lines. Fig. 7A In one example, the full screen 71 may be divided into two screen areas, which is not limited in the present embodiment. Fig. 7A In the example, the full screen 71 is divided into three screen areas.

[0175] Among them, when the electronic device is in the unfolded state, screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3 are in the same plane, and screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3 are all in the screen-on state. When the user can fold screen area 3 outward, screen area 3 can be turned off, and screen area 1 and screen area 2 can continue to be on. The user folds screen area 1 and screen area 2 in half, screen area 3 can be turned on, and screen area 1 and screen area 2 can be turned off. When the electronic device is in the folded state, screen area 3 can be turned on, and screen area 1 and screen area 2 can still be turned off.

[0176] Figure 7B Another schematic diagram of the physical form of a three-fold screen electronic device. Exemplarily, the electronic device may include an outer screen 72 and an inner screen 73. In one example, the inner screen 73 may be divided into screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3 according to the fold line. The outer screen 72 is located on the back of the screen area 1. The outer screen 72 may be used as the screen area 4. Figure 7BIn one example, the inner screen 73 may be divided into two screen areas, or the inner screen 73 may be regarded as one screen area, which is not limited in the present embodiment. Figure 7B In the figure, the inner screen 73 is divided into three screen areas as an example.

[0177] When the electronic device is in the unfolded state, screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3 are all in the screen-on state, and screen area 4 can be in the screen-off state. The user can fold screen area 3 outward, and screen area 3 can be turned off, while screen area 1 and screen area 2 can continue to be on, and screen area 4 can continue to be off. The user folds screen area 1 and screen area 2 in half, and screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3 can all be turned off, and screen area 4 can be turned on. When the electronic device is in the folded state, screen area 4 can be turned on, and screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3 can still be turned off.

[0178] It should be understood that Fig. 7A and Figure 7B The example illustrates the process of changing the physical form of the electronic device with a three-fold screen. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the folding method of the electronic device with a three-fold screen, the number of screens and the setting position, and the way the screen area turns on and off following the physical form change of the electronic device.

[0179] In the following embodiments, based on Fig. 7A and Figure 7B The electronic device with a three-fold screen shown illustrates the screen control method provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0180] In the embodiment of the present application, when the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged, the user can trigger the corresponding screen area to turn on or off the screen. Fig. 7A Take the screen area shown as an example, refer to Figure 7C In a, when screen area 1 and screen area 2 are in the on-screen state and screen area 3 is in the off-screen state, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 3 to turn on the screen, such as Figure 7C As shown in b, Figure 7C In the example, the first operation is to press the screen area 3 with three fingers. Similarly, the user can perform the second operation to trigger the screen area 2 to turn off the screen, such as Figure 7C As shown in c, Figure 7C In the example, the first operation is to press the screen area 2 with three fingers again. It should be understood that the first operation and the second operation can refer to the relevant description in the first scenario.

[0181] The following describes the screen control method in the embodiment of the present application in combination with the specific physical form of the electronic device with a three-fold screen and the application scenario:

[0182] Physical Form 1:

[0183] Figure 8 The ad in the figure shows a physical form of a tri-fold screen electronic device in the form of a side view, and the physical form can be used as a hovering state of the electronic device. In this example, the electronic device may include screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3. Figure 8 The ads in the figure show four screen states of the electronic device, which may be state 1, state 2, state 3, and state 4 respectively. Figure 8 In the ad, a solid black line indicates an area of ​​the screen that is off, and a solid light gray line indicates an area of ​​the screen that is on.

[0184] In state 1, screen area 2 is in the screen-on state, and screen area 1 and screen area 3 are in the screen-off state. In state 2, screen area 1 and screen area 2 are in the screen-on state, and screen area 3 is in the screen-off state. In state 3, screen area 2 and screen area 3 are in the screen-on state, and screen area 1 is in the screen-off state. In state 4, screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3 are all in the screen-on state.

[0185] Figure 8 a1-d1 in respectively correspond to ad, and respectively show the contents displayed in the screen area of ​​the bright screen. It should be understood that Figure 8 In a1-d1, the text "screen off" is used to represent the screen area in the screen off state.

[0186] 1. Change from state 1 to state 2:

[0187] For example, refer to Figure 8 In a1, the user uses screen area 2 to watch the video, such as screen area 2 can display the video playback interface. In one example, if the user wants the user on the other side to watch the video, the user can press and hold screen area 2 and swing it in the direction of screen area 1 (such as upwards), triggering screen area 1 to light up, and screen area 1 can display the video playback interface, so that the user on the other side can also watch the video, such as Figure 8 As shown in b1 in FIG. It should be understood that Figure 8 In b1, the interface of screen area 1 is displayed next to the electronic device. In one example, if the user on the other side also wants to watch the video, the user can press screen area 1 with three fingers to trigger screen area 1 to light up, and screen area 1 displays the video playback interface. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the first operation. It should be understood that Figure 8 is a front view of the electronic device, Figure 8 The dotted line with an arrow in the figure indicates the screen area 1 on the back of the electronic device.

[0188] Similarly, state 2 can also change to state 1. For example, if the user on the other side wants to finish watching the movie, the user on the other side can press and hold screen area 1 and swing it in the direction of screen area 2 (such as upwards) to trigger screen area 1 to turn off the screen.

[0189] In some embodiments, the way in which state 1 changes to state 2 can also be applied to other application scenarios.

[0190] For example, if screen area 2 displays a game interface and the user wants to play against the opposite user, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 1 to display the game interface. It should be noted that screen area 1 and screen area 2 can independently control the game interface so that two users can play against each other.

[0191] For example, if a user wants to share pictures, documents, business cards and other content with the user on the other side, the screen area 1 can be triggered to light up, and the screen area 1 can display the content to be shared.

[0192] For example, when a user is watching a video in screen area 2, and the user on the other side wants to use screen area 1 to work, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 1 to light up. After screen area 1 lights up, the desktop can be displayed, so that the user on the other side can open office applications on the desktop to work.

[0193] 2. State 1 changes to state 3:

[0194] For example, refer to Figure 8 In a1, the user uses screen area 2 to watch a movie, such as screen area 2 displays the video playback interface. In one example, if the user wants to conveniently operate the functional controls for controlling video playback, such as the "play" control, "fast rewind" control, and "fast forward" control. In one example, the user can long press screen area 3 with three fingers to trigger screen area 3 to light up the screen. Screen area 3 can display functional controls for controlling video playback, such as a progress bar, "play" control, "fast rewind" control, and "fast forward" control. Screen area 2 displays the video being played, and does not display functional controls for controlling video playback, such as Figure 8 As shown in c1.

[0195] In some embodiments, the way in which state 1 changes to state 3 can also be applied to other application scenarios.

[0196] For example, when a front camera is provided on screen area 2, the user can take selfies using the front camera, and screen area 2 can display a shooting interface. If the user wants to conveniently operate the shooting controls, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 3 to light up the screen and display the shooting controls on screen area 3, while screen area 2 displays a preview screen but does not display the shooting controls.

[0197] For example, when a user is using screen area 2 for work, if the user wants to use the keyboard on screen area 3 to improve work efficiency, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 3 to light up and display the keyboard on screen area 3. Screen area 2 can display office interfaces such as documents, but not the keyboard.

[0198] Similarly, state 3 can also change to state 1. For example, the user can perform a second operation to trigger screen area 3 to turn off the screen. This embodiment of the present application does not elaborate on this process.

[0199] 3. State 2 changes to state 4:

[0200] For example, in state 2, both screen area 1 and screen area 2 display the video playback interface, and the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 3 to light up the screen, and display the function controls for controlling video playback on screen area 2 on screen area 3 to conveniently control the video playback on screen area 2, such as Figure 8 As shown in d1.

[0201] In some embodiments, the way in which state 2 changes to state 4 can also be applied to other application scenarios.

[0202] For example, if the user opposite is using screen area 1 to watch videos, and the user is using screen area 2 to work, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 3 to light up, and display functional controls such as a keyboard in screen area 3 to improve the user's office efficiency.

[0203] Similarly, state 4 can also change to state 2, and the user can perform a second operation to trigger screen area 3 to turn off the screen. This embodiment of the present application does not elaborate on this process.

[0204] 4. Change from state 3 to state 4:

[0205] For example, in state 3, screen area 2 displays the video screen, screen area 3 displays the functional controls for controlling video playback, and the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 1 to light up the screen. Screen area 1 can display the video playback interface, or screen area 1 can be the desktop so that the user can operate the desktop, perform office work, browse pictures, etc. Figure 8 The d1 in the example is the screen area that displays the document.

[0206] For example, in state 3, screen area 2 and screen area 3 can display the interface of office application, then the user can perform the first operation to trigger screen area 1 to light up the screen, so as to share documents, files or business cards with screen area 1. Accordingly, screen area 1 can display contents such as documents, files or business cards.

[0207] Similarly, state 4 can also change to state 3, and the user can perform a second operation to trigger screen area 1 to turn off the screen. This embodiment of the present application does not elaborate on this process.

[0208] Physical Form 2:

[0209] Fig. 9 Figure ab in the figure shows another physical form of the electronic device with a three-fold screen in the form of a side view, which can be used as another hovering state of the electronic device. In this example, the electronic device may include screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3. Fig. 9 Figures a and b show two screen states of the electronic device, which can be state 1A and state 2A respectively. Fig. 9 In ab, the black solid line indicates that the screen area is in the off state, and the light gray solid line indicates that the screen area is in the on state.

[0210] In state 1A, screen area 1, screen area 2, and screen area 3 are all in a bright screen state. In state 2A, screen area 1 and screen area 2 are in a bright screen state, and screen area 3 is in a dark screen state.

[0211] Fig. 9 a1-b1 in the figure correspond to ab respectively, and respectively show the contents displayed in the screen area of ​​the bright screen.

[0212] State 2A changes to State 1A:

[0213] For example, refer to Fig. 9 In b1, if screen area 1 and screen area 2 display the video playback interface, the user wants to operate the function controls more conveniently, then the first operation can be performed to trigger screen area 3 to light up the screen, and screen area 3 can display function controls for controlling video playback, such as a progress bar, a "play" control, a "fast rewind" control, and a "fast forward" control, etc., and screen area 1 and screen area 2 display the video screen being played, and do not display the function controls for controlling video playback, such as Fig. 9 As shown in a1 in .

[0214] For example, if screen area 1 and screen area 2 display the interface of an office application, and the user wants to operate the function controls more conveniently, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 3 to light up the screen. Screen area 3 can display function controls such as a keyboard, and screen area 1 and screen area 2 display the interface of an office application, such as a document, without displaying function controls such as a keyboard.

[0215] For example, if screen area 1 and screen area 2 display a shooting interface, and the user wants to operate the function controls more conveniently, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 3 to light up the screen. Screen area 3 can display function controls such as shooting controls, and screen area 1 and screen area 2 display preview screens, without displaying function controls such as shooting controls.

[0216] Similarly, state 1A can also change to state 2A. Fig. 9 Taking a1 and b1 in the figure as an example, the user can perform the second operation to trigger screen area 3 to turn off the screen, so that screen area 1 and screen area 2 can display the video being played and the functional controls for controlling video playback.

[0217] As described in the above embodiments, when the electronic device is in physical form 1 and physical form 2, an example is introduced in which a user can customize the triggering of turning on and off the screen of the corresponding screen area while the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged. The following describes the screen control method provided in the embodiments of the present application when the physical form of the electronic device changes.

[0218] 1. Physical Form 3 changes to Physical Form 4

[0219] Fig.10 The ac in the figure shows two physical forms of electronic devices, which can be Fig.10 The physical form shown in a in is called physical form 3. Fig.10 The physical forms shown in b and c in FIG. 3 are called physical form 4. Both physical form 3 and physical form 4 can be used as the hovering state of the electronic device. In physical form 3, screen area 1 and screen area 2 are both in the screen-on state, and screen area 3 is in the screen-off state.

[0220] Reference Fig.10 In a and b, the user bends the screen of the electronic device, so that the electronic device changes from physical form 3 to physical form 4. When the electronic device is in physical form 4, the angle between screen area 1 and screen area 2 reaches a preset angle, and screen area 1 and screen area 2 can be turned off, such as Fig.10 In this embodiment of the present application, the user can customize the trigger screen area 2 to light up the screen, such as Fig.10 As shown in c.

[0221] For example, refer to Fig.10 In a1, if the user uses screen area 1 and screen area 2 to watch a video, screen area 1 and screen area 2 can display the video playback interface. It should be understood that Fig.10Screen area 3 is not shown in a1 in FIG. Due to privacy issues, the user does not want other users to see the screen of the electronic device, so the user can bend the screen of the electronic device to physical form 4. Since the angle between screen area 1 and screen area 2 reaches a preset angle in physical form 4, screen area 1 and screen area 2 can be turned off. Fig.10 In order to continue watching the video and protect his privacy, the user can perform the first operation to trigger screen area 2 to light up, and screen area 2 can display the video playback interface. The interface displayed in screen area 2 is as shown in FIG. Fig.10 As shown in c1 in FIG. 1 , the screen state of the electronic device can be as follows: Fig.10 As shown in c in FIG. It should be understood that Fig.10 a1 and c1 in the figure show part of the video playback interface.

[0222] In addition, the method in which the user triggers screen area 2 to light up the screen can also be applied to office scenarios, game scenarios, etc.

[0223] For example, when the electronic device is in physical form 3, the user wants to use the rear camera to take a photo. When the rear camera is set on the back of screen area 1, the user can bend the screen of the electronic device to physical form 4. Since the angle between screen area 1 and screen area 2 reaches a preset angle, screen area 1 and screen area 2 can be turned off. In order to see the shooting interface and take photos smoothly, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 2 to light up, and screen area 2 can display the shooting interface.

[0224] It is understandable that, referring to Fig.10 In a and b in FIG. 1 , the user unfolds the screen of the electronic device, so that the electronic device changes from physical form 4 to physical form 3. When the electronic device is in physical form 3, screen area 1 and screen area 2 can be turned on. In this scenario, the user can customize the triggering of screen area 1 and / or screen area 2 to turn off the screen.

[0225] 2. Changes between physical form 5, physical form 6, physical form 7, and physical form 8

[0226] In some embodiments, the tri-fold screen electronic device may include two screens, such as an outer screen and an inner screen, and the screen of the electronic device may be divided into screen area 1, screen area 2, screen area 3, and screen area 4, such as Figure 7B In some embodiments, a front camera may be provided on screen area 1, and a rear camera may be provided on screen area 4. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the number and the location of the rear camera and the front camera in the electronic device.

[0227] Fig.11AThe ad in the figure shows four physical forms of electronic devices in side view. Fig.11A The physical form in a can be used as physical form 5, Fig.11A The physical form in b can be used as physical form 6, and Fig.11A The physical form in c can be used as physical form 7, and Fig.11A The physical form in d can be used as physical form 8. Physical form 5, physical form 6, physical form 7, and physical form 8 can all be used as the hovering state of the electronic device. Fig.11A The ads in the figure show four screen states, namely state 1B, state 2B, state 3B, and state 4B.

[0228] State 1B changes to state 2B:

[0229] Exemplarily, when the physical form of the electronic device is physical form 5 and the screen state is state 1B, screen area 1 can be turned on, screen area 2, screen area 3, and screen area 4 can be in an off state. For example, the user can use the rear camera to shoot the starry sky, and screen area 1 can display the shooting interface. Fig.11A In a1, the shooting interface includes "stars and moon" as an example to represent the starry sky. In some embodiments, when the physical form of the electronic device is physical form 5, the screen area 4 can also light up to display the shooting interface. Fig.11A In a, screen area 1 and screen area 4 are both lit up as an example, and both screen area 1 and screen area 4 can display the shooting interface of the starry sky. It should be understood that Fig.11A and Fig. 11B The shooting interface including the preview screen and the shooting control is used as an example for explanation. It should be understood that Fig.11A is a front view of the electronic device, Fig.11A The dashed line with an arrow indicates the screen area 4 on the back of the electronic device. Fig.11A The text “shooting interface” indicates that the screen area displays the shooting interface, and the text “screen off” indicates that the screen area is off.

[0230] In order to better photograph the starry sky and aim the rear camera at the starry sky, the user can bend the electronic device so that the physical form of the electronic device changes from physical form 5 to physical form 6. Because the angle between screen area 1 and screen area 2 becomes smaller, when the preset angle is reached, screen area 1 can turn off the screen. In order to be able to see the shooting interface of the starry sky in time, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 2 and screen area 3 to light up the screen. In some examples, after screen area 2 and screen area 3 are lit, screen area 2 and screen area 3 can display the shooting interface. Alternatively, in some examples, screen area 2 can display a preview screen without displaying shooting controls, and screen area 3 can display shooting controls for user operation. Fig.11A In b1 in FIG. 1 , the shooting interface is displayed in screen area 2 and screen area 3 as an example.

[0231] State 2B changes to state 3B:

[0232] When the user further bends the electronic device, the angle between screen area 1 and screen area 2 is further reduced, such as the physical form of the electronic device changes from physical form 6 to physical form 7, screen area 2 can be turned off, and screen area 3 can display a shooting interface, which includes a preview screen and shooting controls, such as Fig.11A As shown in c1.

[0233] State 3B changes to state 4B:

[0234] When the user further bends the electronic device, the angle between screen area 1 and screen area 2 is further reduced, such as the physical form of the electronic device changes from physical form 7 to physical form 8, and screen area 1 and screen area 2 are still off. In this example, screen area 3 can display a shooting interface of the starry sky, such as Fig.11A As shown in d1 in the figure. In this way, the user does not need to look at the shooting interface displayed on the screen area 4, but can operate the shooting controls on the screen area 3 to shoot the starry sky in time, and can see the preview screen on the screen area 3. This can also avoid the problem of blocking the rear camera when the user looks at the shooting interface displayed on the screen area 4, which can improve the user's shooting experience.

[0235] It should be understood that Fig.11A Screen area 1 and screen area 2 are not shown in d1 in FIG. 1 , and screen area 1 and screen area 2 are located below screen area 4 .

[0236] It should be understood that the screen state of the electronic device can also change in the reverse direction, such as changing from state 4B to state 3B, from state 3B to state 2B, etc. When changing in the reverse direction, the change of the screen state can be referred to accordingly. Fig.11A Related description in .

[0237] For example, the physical form of the electronic device can also change directly from physical form 5 to physical form 7, and the screen state can change directly from state 1B to state 3B. In this scenario, when physical form 5 changes to physical form 7, screen area 1 and screen area 2 can be turned off, and screen area 3 can display the shooting interface.

[0238] Fig. 11B The ad in Fig.11A The same as ad in Fig. 11B The difference is, Fig. 11B The scene of photographing a person is taken as an example to illustrate the method of controlling the screen area during the process of the physical form of the electronic device changing.

[0239] State 1B changes to state 2B:

[0240] Exemplarily, when the physical form of the electronic device is physical form 5 and the screen state is state 1B, screen area 1 can be on, screen area 2, screen area 3, and screen area 4 can be off, the user can use the rear camera to shoot the user, and screen area 1 can display the shooting interface. In some embodiments, screen area 4 can also be on to display the shooting interface so that the user being shot can see the shooting interface. Fig. 11B In a1 , the text “shooting interface” indicates that screen area 1 displays a shooting interface, and the shooting interface may be as shown in screen area 4 . Fig. 11B In a, for example, both screen area 1 and screen area 4 are on, and the contents displayed on screen area 1 and screen area 4 can be as follows: Fig. 11B As shown in a1 in . It should be understood that Fig. 11B is a front view of the electronic device, Fig. 11B The dashed line with an arrow indicates the screen area 4 on the back of the electronic device. Fig. 11B The text “shooting interface” indicates that the screen area displays the shooting interface, and the text “screen off” indicates that the screen area is off.

[0241] When the user bends the electronic device and the physical form of the electronic device changes from physical form 5 to physical form 6, because the angle between screen area 1 and screen area 2 becomes smaller, when the preset angle is reached, screen area 1 can turn off the screen. In order to see the shooting interface in time, the user can perform a first operation to trigger screen area 2 and screen area 3 to light up the screen. In some examples, screen area 2 and screen area 3 can display the shooting interface, or in some examples, screen area 2 can display a preview screen without displaying shooting controls, and screen area 3 can display shooting controls for user operation. Fig. 11B In b1 in FIG. 1 , the shooting interface is displayed in screen area 2 and screen area 3 as an example.

[0242] State 2B changes to state 3B:

[0243] When the user further bends the electronic device and the angle between the screen area 1 and the screen area 2 is further reduced to a preset angle, such as the physical form of the electronic device changes from physical form 6 to physical form 7, the screen area 1 and the screen area 2 can be turned off, and the screen area 3 can display a shooting interface, which includes a preview screen and shooting controls, such as Fig. 11B As shown in c1.

[0244] State 3B changes to state 4B:

[0245] When the user further bends the electronic device, the angle between screen area 1 and screen area 2 is further reduced, such as the physical form of the electronic device changes from physical form 7 to physical form 8, screen area 1 and screen area 2 are still off, in one example, screen area 4 can also be off or screen area 4 is not off. In this example, the user can use the rear camera to take a selfie, screen area 3 can display the shooting interface, screen area 4 can also display the shooting interface, such as Fig. 11B In one example, screen area 3 and screen area 4 may display a shooting interface together, such as the shooting interface occupies screen area 3 and screen area 4. It should be understood that Fig. 11B Screen area 1 and screen area 2 are not shown in d1 in FIG. 1 , and screen area 1 and screen area 2 are located below screen area 4 .

[0246] It should be understood that Fig. 11B a1-d1 in the figure are used to distinguish the exclusive shooting interface from the selfie shooting interface. The exclusive shooting interface takes a male as the shooting subject as an example, and the selfie shooting interface takes a female as the user as an example.

[0247] It should be understood that the screen state of the electronic device can also change in the reverse direction, such as changing from state 4B to state 3B, from state 3B to state 2B, etc. When changing in the reverse direction, the change of the screen state can refer to Fig. 11B Related description in .

[0248] It should be noted that the changes among physical form 5, physical form 6, and physical form 7 can also be applied to shooting scenes such as shooting the sky, tall buildings and other scenery.

[0249] The above embodiments introduce that an electronic device controls a corresponding screen area to light up in response to a user's first operation, and the lit screen area can display a desktop or application interface. In some embodiments, the user can customize the operations (first operation and second operation) that trigger the screen area to light up or turn off the screen, as well as the content displayed in the screen area after the screen area lights up.

[0250] In some embodiments, the user can make custom settings in the settings application. In some embodiments, the user can also long press the screen of the electronic device to trigger the custom settings, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The following takes the user making custom settings in the settings application as an example.

[0251] In some embodiments, the setting application may include a screen on / off setting option, or the setting application may include a screen on / off setting option in the "display and brightness" section. When a user operates the screen on / off setting option, the electronic device may be triggered to display the screen on / off setting interface 1201, such as Fig.12 The present application embodiment does not limit the screen on / off setting interface 1201 and its layout. Fig.12 For example. It should be understood that Fig.12 The foldable screen device is used as an example for explanation.

[0252] Reference Fig.12 In a, the screen on / off setting interface 1201 may include: screen on / off operation setting option 121, screen on screen setting option 122, and screen on after screen off screen setting option 123. Among them, the user operates the screen on / off operation setting option 121 to set the operation that triggers the screen area to light up or turn off the screen. The user operates the screen on screen setting option 122 to set the content displayed in the screen area after the screen is turned on. For example, the content displayed after the second screen area is turned on can be set. The user operates the screen on after screen off screen setting option 123 to set the content displayed in the remaining screen area after a screen area is turned off. For example, the content displayed in the first screen area after the second screen area is turned on can be set.

[0253] For example, Fig.12 As shown in b in the figure, the user operates the screen on / off operation setting option 121, and the electronic device can display at least one operation, such as three-finger long press, double-click, slide, and flick, etc. The user can select any operation to set the operation that triggers the screen area to light up or turn off the screen. In some embodiments, the operation selected by the user can be used to trigger the screen area to light up, and the screen area to turn off. In some embodiments, the user can customize the first operation that triggers the screen area to light up, and the second operation that triggers the screen area to turn off, respectively, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0254] For example, Fig.12As shown in c, the user operates the screen setting option 122, and the electronic device can display at least one content, which may include "desktop", "application adaptive matching", etc. Among them, if the user selects "desktop", the user performs a first operation, and after the screen area is triggered to light up, the screen area can display the desktop. Among them, if the user selects "application adaptive matching", the user performs a first operation, and after the screen area is triggered to light up, the screen area can display the interface of the application. The interface of the application can refer to the relevant description in the above embodiment.

[0255] In some embodiments, the user can also customize the mapping relationship between the setting operation and the content displayed on the screen after the screen is turned on. In this embodiment, the electronic device can control the second screen area to display corresponding content based on the mapping relationship in response to the user's first operation.

[0256] Exemplarily, the user can set a "three-finger long press" operation corresponding to "enlarging the content displayed in the first screen area". In this example, if the first screen area displays a video playback interface, in response to the user performing a "three-finger long press" operation, the second screen area can be triggered to light up, and the screen area occupied by the video playback interface can be enlarged, such as occupying the first screen area and the second screen area to display the video playback interface.

[0257] Exemplarily, the user can set a "double-click" operation corresponding to "displaying the same content as the first screen area". In this example, if the first screen area displays a video playback interface, in response to the user performing a "double-click" operation, the second screen area can be triggered to light up, and the second screen area can display the same video playback interface as the first screen area.

[0258] For example, Fig.12 As shown in d in the figure, when the user operates the screen setting option 123 of turning off the screen and then turning on the screen, the electronic device can display at least one content, which may include "desktop", "application adaptive matching", etc. Exemplarily, "application adaptive matching" may also include "displaying the interface of the application on a single screen" and "keeping the content unchanged". Among them, taking the second screen area turning off the screen and the content displayed in the first screen area as an example, "displaying the interface of the application on a single screen" can be understood as that the first screen area can display the interface of the application on a single screen. "Keeping the content unchanged" can be understood as: when the second screen area changes from turning on the screen to turning off the screen, the content displayed in the first screen area remains unchanged.

[0259] In this embodiment, the user can perform a first operation to trigger the second screen area to light up, and the user can trigger the second screen area to display different content based on different first operations, which can further enrich the diversity of the second screen area display and improve the user experience. In addition, the user can also customize the content displayed in the first screen area after the second screen area turns off, which is highly flexible.

[0260] In some embodiments, the present application also provides an electronic device. Fig.13 A schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device applicable to this application is shown in FIG. Fig.13 As shown, the electronic device 100 may include: a processor 110, an external memory interface 120, an internal memory 121, a universal serial bus (USB) interface 130, a charging management module 140, a power management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 150, a wireless communication module 160, an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C, an earphone interface 170D, a sensor 180, a button 190, a motor 191, an indicator 192, a camera 193, a display screen 194, and a subscriber identification module (SIM) card interface 195, etc. It can be understood that the structure illustrated in this embodiment does not constitute a specific limitation on the electronic device 100. In other embodiments of the present application, the electronic device 100 may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine some components, or split some components, or arrange the components differently. The illustrated components can be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

[0261] The processor 110 may include one or more processing units, for example: the processor 110 may include an application processor (application processor, AP), a modem processor, a graphics processor (graphics processing unit, GPU), an image signal processor (image signal processor, ISP), a controller, a video codec, a digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), a baseband processor, a display processing unit (displayprocess unit, DPU), and / or a neural-network processing unit (neural-network processing unit, NPU), etc. Among them, different processing units may be independent devices or integrated in one or more processors. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may also include one or more processors 110. Among them, the controller may be the nerve center and command center of the electronic device 100. The controller may generate an operation control signal according to the instruction opcode and the timing signal to complete the control of fetching and executing instructions. A memory may also be set in the processor 110 for storing instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in the processor 110 is a high-speed cache memory. The memory may save instructions or data that the processor 110 has just used or circulated. If the processor 110 needs to use the instruction or data again, it can be directly called from the memory. This avoids repeated accesses, reduces the waiting time of the processor 110, and thus improves the efficiency of the electronic device 100 system.

[0262] In the embodiment of the present application, the internal memory 121 can be used to store computer executable program codes, and the program codes include instructions. When the processor 110 executes the instructions, the instructions cause the processor 110 of the electronic device to perform the actions in the above method embodiment, and the implementation principle and technical effect are similar, which will not be repeated here.

[0263] It should be noted that the modules or components described in the above embodiments may be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above methods, such as one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or one or more microprocessors (digital signal processors, DSPs), or one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc. For another example, when a module above is implemented in the form of a processing element scheduling program code, the processing element may be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or other processors that can call program codes, such as a controller. For another example, these modules may be integrated together and implemented in the form of a system-on-a-chip (SOC).

[0264] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When loading and executing computer program instructions on a computer, the process or function according to the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from a website site, a computer, a server or a data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode to another website site, computer, server or data center. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server, a data center, etc. that contains one or more available media integrated. The available medium can be a magnetic medium, (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid-state hard disk Solid State Disk (SSD)), etc.

[0265] The term "plurality" in this article refers to two or more than two. The term "and / or" in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship; in the formula, the character " / " indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in a "division" relationship. In addition, it should be understood that in the description of this application, words such as "first" and "second" are only used for the purpose of distinguishing descriptions, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, nor can they be understood as indicating or implying order.

[0266] It should be understood that the various numerical numbers involved in the embodiments of the present application are only used for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0267] It can be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A screen control method, characterized in that: Applied to an electronic device, the electronic device includes a first screen area and a second screen area, the first screen area is in a screen-on state, and the second screen area is in a screen-off state, the method includes: In response to a first operation by a user, controlling the second screen area to light up the screen while the physical form of the electronic device remains unchanged; In response to a second operation by the user, the second screen area is controlled to turn off the screen.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electronic device includes a first screen including the first screen area and the second screen area.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The electronic device comprises a first screen and a second screen; The first screen includes the first screen area, and the second screen includes the second screen area; or, The first screen includes the first screen area and the second screen area; or, The second screen includes the first screen area and the second screen area.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that After the second screen area is lit up, the second screen area displays the desktop.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The first screen area displays the interface of the first application, and after the second screen area is lit, the content displayed in the second screen area is related to the content displayed on the first screen.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The content displayed in the second screen area is the same as the content displayed in the first screen area.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that In response to a first operation by the user, the method further includes: The first screen area and the second screen area are occupied to display the interface of the first application.

8. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The interface of the first application includes content and function controls. In response to a first operation of the user, the method further includes: The content is displayed in the first screen area, and the function control is displayed in the second screen area.

9. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that When the interface of the first application includes an identifier of content, and the first operation is an operation on the identifier of the content, after the second screen area is lit, the second screen area displays the content.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The content may be any of the following: pictures, videos, business cards, documents.

11. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The second screen area displays an interface of a second application, where the second application is an application associated with the first application.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The second application specifically refers to an application that runs in the background of the electronic device and is associated with the first application.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The first screen area displays the interface of a first application. After the second screen area is lit up, the second screen area displays the interface of a second application, and the second application is an application running in the background of the electronic device.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The first screen area displays the interface of the first application, and after the second screen area is lit up, the second screen area displays the identifier of the application running in the background of the electronic device.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: In response to a first operation by the user, the method further includes: Determining content displayed in the second screen area according to setting information, wherein the setting information is used to indicate content displayed in the second screen area; The content is displayed in the second screen area.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The method further comprises: In response to a setting operation by the user, the setting information is acquired.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that The setting information is also used to indicate the first operation and the second operation.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: In response to a first operation by the user, the method further includes: Determining content displayed in the second screen area according to content displayed on the first screen and the physical form of the electronic device; The content is displayed in the second screen area.

19. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The physical form of the electronic device is a first physical form, and the method further includes: In response to the physical form of the electronic device changing from the first physical form to the second physical form, the first screen area turns off the screen; In response to a first operation by the user, the first screen area is controlled to light up.

20. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: Processor and memory; The memory stores computer instructions; The processor executes the computer instructions stored in the memory, so that the processor performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19.

21. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program or instruction, and when the computer program or instruction is executed, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19 is implemented.

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