Screen splitting method and device, electronic equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to a screen splitting method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The screen splitting method comprises the following steps: displaying a plurality of screen splitting windows on a display screen of the electronic equipment; the plurality of split-screen windows comprise a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window; in response to a first operation acting on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed by the first split-screen window into a first target interface, and maintaining display of a second application interface of the second split-screen window; wherein the first target interface is different from an interface in an application program corresponding to the first application interface. According to the split-screen method provided by the invention, when the display equipment is in the split-screen display mode, the use of the application program in one split-screen window can be independently controlled without influencing the interface display of other split-screen windows, so that the use effect of the split-screen display mode of the electronic equipment is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic device display and operation, and in particular to a screen splitting method and device, electronic device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, people have become more and more accustomed to handling daily life matters through electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, personal computers, etc.; for electronic devices with display functions, there are more and more demands and scenarios for processing multiple events simultaneously on the same display screen of the electronic device. Therefore, many electronic devices set split-screen display mode to meet display and operation needs.

[0003] The split-screen display mode is a main function mode in the multi-window function of the display screen. At present, the split-screen display mode is similar to binding two split-screen windows into a combination for use. Compared with the full-screen display mode, the flexibility is lower and it causes additional learning and cognitive costs for users. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the problems existing in the related art, the present disclosure provides a split-screen method and device, an electronic device, and a storage medium. Through the split-screen method proposed in the present disclosure, when the display device is in a split-screen display mode, the use of an application in a split-screen window can be independently controlled without affecting the interface display of other split-screen windows, thereby improving the use effect of the split-screen display mode of the electronic device.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a screen splitting method is provided, the screen splitting method comprising:

[0006] Displaying a plurality of split-screen windows on a display screen of an electronic device; the plurality of split-screen windows comprising a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window;

[0007] In response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface, and maintaining display of a second application interface in the second split-screen window;

[0008] The first target interface is different from the interface in the application corresponding to the first application interface.

[0009] In some embodiments, in response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface includes:

[0010] In response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a split-screen desktop interface; the split-screen desktop interface includes icons of a plurality of the application programs in the electronic device;

[0011] or,

[0012] In response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first task display interface, where the first task display interface is a display interface composed of thumbnail windows of at least one application running in the background of the electronic device;

[0013] or,

[0014] In response to a first operation performed on the first split-screen window, the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window is switched to a third application interface, where the third application interface is the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device.

[0015] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the split-screen desktop interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding on the first split-screen window for a first preset distance or a first preset duration in a direction away from the navigation bar.

[0016] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the first task display interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding on the first split-screen window in a direction away from the navigation bar by a second preset distance or sliding for a second preset duration, and staying at the sliding position for a preset first stay duration.

[0017] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the third application interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding along the extension direction of the navigation bar on the first split-screen window for a third preset distance or sliding for a third preset duration.

[0018] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0019] The full-screen desktop interface displayed on the display screen is adjusted to obtain the split-screen desktop interface.

[0020] In some embodiments, adjusting the full-screen desktop interface displayed on the display screen to obtain the split-screen desktop interface includes:

[0021] When the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are distributed on the display screen at a target display ratio, adjusting the size of the full-screen desktop interface based on the size of the first split-screen window to obtain the split-screen desktop interface;

[0022] In a case where the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are not distributed on the display screen in the target display ratio, the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are adjusted based on the target display ratio, and the full-screen desktop interface is adjusted based on the size of the adjusted first split-screen window to obtain the split-screen desktop interface.

[0023] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0024] In response to a second operation performed on the second split-screen window, the split-screen display is exited, and the first target interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen; wherein the first target interface includes a split-screen desktop interface or a first task display interface.

[0025] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0026] In response to a third operation on an icon in the first target interface, switching the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window to an application interface corresponding to the icon; or,

[0027] In response to a third operation acting on the thumbnail window in the first target interface, the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window is switched to an application interface corresponding to the thumbnail window.

[0028] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0029] In response to a fourth operation acting on the window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window, a second target interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen.

[0030] In some embodiments, in response to a fourth operation acting on a window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window, displaying a second target interface in full screen on the display screen includes:

[0031] In response to a fourth operation on the window separator bar, exiting the split-screen display and displaying a full-screen desktop interface on the display screen;

[0032] or,

[0033] In response to a fourth operation on the window separator bar, exiting the split-screen display and displaying the second task display interface in full screen on the display screen;

[0034] or,

[0035] In response to a fourth operation acting on the window separator bar, the split-screen display is exited, and a fourth application interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen, where the fourth application interface is the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device.

[0036] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the full-screen desktop interface includes: starting from the window separator bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window separator bar for a fourth preset time length or a fourth preset distance.

[0037] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the second task display interface includes: starting from the window divider bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window divider bar for a fifth preset distance or a fifth preset duration, and staying at the sliding position for a second duration.

[0038] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the fourth application interface includes: starting from the end of the window divider bar, sliding along the side of the display screen that intersects with the window divider bar for a sixth preset distance or a sixth preset duration.

[0039] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0040] In response to a fifth operation performed on the window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window, floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar on the display screen;

[0041] Among them, the quick application icon bar covers at least a portion of the first split-screen window and / or at least a portion of the second split-screen window.

[0042] In some embodiments, the fifth operation includes: starting from the end of the window dividing bar, sliding along the extending direction of the window dividing bar for a seventh preset distance or for a seventh preset duration.

[0043] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a split-screen device is provided, comprising at least:

[0044] A display module, configured to display a plurality of split-screen windows on a display screen of the electronic device; the plurality of split-screen windows include a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window;

[0045] a switching module, configured to switch the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface in response to a first operation acting on the first split-screen window, and maintain display of the second application interface in the second split-screen window;

[0046] The first target interface is different from the interface in the application corresponding to the first application interface.

[0047] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device, comprising at least:

[0048] processor;

[0049] a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

[0050] Wherein, the processor is configured to execute the split-screen method as described in the first aspect above.

[0051] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein, when instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of an electronic device, the electronic device is enabled to execute the split-screen method as in the first aspect described above.

[0052] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may have the following beneficial effects:

[0053] Through the split-screen method proposed in the present invention, when the display device is in the split-screen display mode, the first application interface of the application running in the first split-screen window can be switched to another interface different from the application interface of the application, so that the user can independently control the use of the application in one split-screen window without affecting the interface display of other split-screen windows, thereby meeting the user's needs for operating two applications at the same time and improving the practicality of the electronic device; and, compared to only being able to exit the split-screen display mode as a whole when closing an application in the split-screen window, the user can operate the interface in the split-screen window like using the full-screen interface, without having to pay the extra cost of understanding and learning the split-screen display mode, thereby improving the flexibility of the display screen and further improving the user experience.

[0054] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0055] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0056] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a display interface of a display screen of an electronic device in a split-screen display mode in the related art;

[0057] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a display screen of an electronic device displaying a full-screen desktop interface when exiting a split-screen display mode in the related art;

[0058] Figure 3 is a flowchart of a screen splitting method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0059] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0060] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an interface in which a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window are displayed in split-screen according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0061] Figure 6 The figure is a schematic diagram of a split-screen window interface according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0062] Figure 7a The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a split-screen window to display a split-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 ;

[0063] Figure 7b The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a split-screen window to display a split-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 ;

[0064] Figure 7c The present invention is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a full-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 ;

[0065] Figure 7d The present invention is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a full-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 ;

[0066] Figure 8a is an interface diagram showing adjusting the split screen window to display the first task display interface according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0067] Figure 8b is an interface diagram showing adjusting the split screen window to display the first task display interface according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0068] Figure 8c is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a first task display interface in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0069] Figure 8d is an interface diagram showing an example of adjusting a display screen to display a first task display interface in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0070] Figure 9a The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a split screen window to display an application running in the background of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 ;

[0071] Figure 9b The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a split screen window to display an application running in the background of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 ;

[0072] Fig.9c This is an interface diagram for adjusting the split screen window to display the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device Figure 3 ;

[0073] Figure 9d This is an interface diagram for adjusting the split screen window to display the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device Figure 4 ;、 Fig.10 is a schematic diagram of an interface for switching a split-screen window display interface in response to a third operation according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0074] Fig.11a The present invention is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a full-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 3 ;

[0075] Fig.11b The present invention is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a full-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 4 ;

[0076] Fig.12a is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a second task display interface in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0077] Figure 12b is an interface diagram showing an example of adjusting a display screen to display a second task display interface in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0078] Fig.13a The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a display screen to display an application running in the background of an electronic device in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 ;

[0079] Fig.13b The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a display screen to display an application running in the background of an electronic device in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 ;

[0080] Fig.13c This is an interface diagram for adjusting the display screen to display the application running in the background of the electronic device in full screen Figure 3 ;

[0081] Fig.13d This is an interface diagram for adjusting the display screen to display the application running in the background of the electronic device in full screen Figure 4; Fig.14a is a schematic diagram of an interface for floating display of a quick application icon bar according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0082] Fig.14b is a schematic diagram of an interface for floating display of a quick application icon bar according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0083] Fig.14c is a schematic diagram of an interface for floating display of a quick application icon bar according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 3 ;

[0084] Fig.15a is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0085] Fig.15b is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0086] Fig.15c is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 3 ;

[0087] Fig.15d is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 4 ;

[0088] Fig.15e is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 5 ;

[0089] Fig.15f is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 6 .

[0090] Fig.16 is a schematic structural diagram of a screen splitting device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0091] Fig.17 It is a structural block diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0092] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0093] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a display interface of a display screen of an electronic device in a split-screen display mode in the related art; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in the related art displaying a full-screen desktop interface when exiting a split-screen display mode; Figure 1 As shown, the two application windows are bound as a group in the split-screen display mode. At this time, there is a common navigation bar at the bottom of the display screen that occupies part of the bottom area of ​​the two application windows. After sliding up the common navigation bar, the applications of the two application windows are exited together and return to the state as shown in FIG. Figure 2 That is to say, in the existing split-screen display mode, the two applications displayed in the split-screen window are combined and can only be exited together, and the application in one split-screen window cannot be exited separately.

[0094] In order to overcome the above problems, the present disclosure proposes a split screen method. Figure 3 , Figure 3 is a flowchart of a screen splitting method according to an exemplary embodiment; Figure 3 As shown, the split screen method proposed in the present disclosure can be implemented by the following steps:

[0095] Step S301, displaying a plurality of split-screen windows on a display screen of an electronic device; the plurality of split-screen windows include a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window;

[0096] Step S302, in response to a first operation acting on the first split-screen window, switching the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface, and maintaining display of the second application interface in the second split-screen window;

[0097] The first target interface and the first application interface correspond to different interfaces in the application program.

[0098] Here, the split-screen method proposed in the present invention is applied to an electronic device with a display function, and when the electronic device is in a split-screen display mode, that is, the display screen of the electronic device displays multiple split-screen windows, the application interface of an application running in a split-screen window is individually controlled to switch to other interfaces that do not belong to the application, that is, the application running in one split-screen window is closed individually, but the operation of the original applications in other split-screen windows is not affected, thereby improving the use effect of the split-screen display mode of the electronic device.

[0099] It should be noted that the electronic devices to which the split-screen method proposed in the present disclosure is applied include but are not limited to mobile terminals, fixed terminals or portable electronic devices. Mobile terminals include but are not limited to mobile phones, tablet computers, personal computer devices, etc.; fixed terminals include but are not limited to televisions, car-mounted terminals, etc.; portable electronic devices include but are not limited to smart watches.

[0100] In step S301, the electronic device starts the split-screen display mode and displays multiple split-screen windows on the display screen. The multiple split-screen windows are separated by window separators, and different split-screen windows each display a corresponding application interface. It should be noted that when the split-screen display mode is started, different split-screen windows display different application interfaces from different applications.

[0101] In the disclosed embodiment, the split-screen display mode can be activated by a variety of methods such as a touch display screen, a touch button of an electronic device, voice wake-up, or gesture control.

[0102] In some examples, the split-screen display mode can be enabled through a split-screen prompt window on the display screen. Here, based on the split-screen prompt window, two application icons displayed on the display screen are selected to trigger the display screen to display two split-screen windows, and an application interface of an application corresponding to an application icon is displayed in each of the two split-screen windows; here, selecting multiple icons at the same time to start multiple windows is also applicable. Figure 2 As shown, when the display screen displays the desktop interface, the split screen prompt window can be automatically displayed or called through settings. In other examples, the split screen display mode can be started by quick gesture operation or triggering a virtual shortcut key; in some other examples, the split screen display mode can also be started by a wake-up word; for example, the wake-up word is to display application A, application B, and application C in split screen.

[0103] See also Figure 4 ; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment. In the present disclosure, when two split-screen windows are displayed, it can be a horizontal split-screen mode or a vertical split-screen mode; Figure 4(1), (2), and (3) in the figure respectively show the interface forms of display screens of different sizes showing two split-screen windows; here, the two split-screen windows shown in (1) can be two split-screen windows of a tablet display screen, or two split-screen windows of a folding display screen, in which case the two split-screen windows are respectively displayed on different folding parts of the folding screen; (2) shows the interface form of the display screen forming two split-screen windows in the vertical split-screen mode. Figure 4 As shown in (1), (2) and (3), the two split-screen windows may be a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window, and the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are separated by a window separator bar.

[0104] It should be noted that in the present disclosure, when the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are both one split-screen window, the sizes may be the same or different; that is, the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window may be displayed on the display screen in a display ratio of 1:1, or in other display ratios such as 2:1, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions on this; in the present disclosure, when there is one first split-screen window and there are multiple second split-screen windows, the first split-screen window and the multiple second split-screen windows may also be displayed on the display screen in a preset split-screen ratio, such as a display ratio of 1:1:1, or in other split-screen ratios, and the present disclosure does not impose any further restrictions on this.

[0105] In step S302, when the first operation acts on the first split-screen window, the first application interface currently displayed in the first split-screen window is switched to the first target interface, and the display of the second application interface in the second split-screen window (one or more) is maintained.

[0106] It should be noted that maintaining the display of the second application interface of the second split-screen window proposed in the present disclosure is that the application launched in the second application window runs normally, and the display content of the second application interface currently being displayed by the application is not affected by the first operation and can still be displayed normally.

[0107] Here, the first operation proposed in the present disclosure is an operation to trigger the first split-screen window to exit the application that is running in the first split-screen window; in response to the first operation, the first split-screen window exits the running application or switches the application to background running, and displays the first target interface in the first split-screen window; here, the first target interface can be an application interface in another application, or it can be an application interface that is not an application, such as a system settings interface, a desktop interface, etc.

[0108] Here, the first operation includes touch operation, voice operation or gesture operation on the electronic device; for example, when the first application interface is the preview interface of the camera application, the first operation can be a shortcut operation on the side key of the electronic device, such as long pressing the power button. At this time, the camera starts taking pictures and switches to the image display interface of the album application; for another example, the first operation can also be a voice operation. When the first application interface is the chat interface of a social application and a phone pop-up window is received, the first application interface is switched to the phone answering interface by collecting the user's voice as "answering the call."

[0109] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first application interface is displayed in the first split-screen window, it is possible to respond to a fifth operation acting on the first split-screen window to adjust the display content in the first application interface, or switch the first application interface to other application interfaces of the application running in the first split-screen window; for example, in response to a return key acting on the first application interface, switch to the previous level application interface of the application running in the first split-screen window.

[0110] In this way, through the split-screen method proposed in the present invention, when the display device is in the split-screen display mode, the first application interface of the application running in the first split-screen window can be switched to another interface different from the application interface of the application, so that the user can independently control the use of the application in one split-screen window without affecting the interface display of other split-screen windows, thereby meeting the user's needs for operating two applications at the same time and improving the practicality of the electronic device; and, compared to only being able to exit the split-screen display mode as a whole when closing an application in the split-screen window, the user can operate the interface in the split-screen window like using the full-screen interface, without paying the extra cost of understanding and learning the split-screen display mode, thereby improving the flexibility of the display screen and further improving the user experience.

[0111] In some embodiments, in response to a first operation performed on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface includes:

[0112] In response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a split-screen desktop interface; the split-screen desktop interface includes icons of multiple application programs in the electronic device;

[0113] or,

[0114] In response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first task display interface, where the first task display interface is a display interface composed of thumbnail windows of at least one application running in the background of the electronic device;

[0115] or,

[0116] In response to a first operation performed on the first split-screen window, the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window is switched to a third application interface, where the third application interface is an interface of an application running in the background of the electronic device.

[0117] In the present disclosure, the first target interface may be a split-screen desktop interface; the first operation performed on the first split-screen window may exit the application currently running in the first split-screen window, i.e., close the first application interface, and switch to the split-screen desktop interface.

[0118] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, see Figure 5 and Figure 6 . Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an interface in which a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window are displayed in split-screen according to an exemplary embodiment; Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a split screen window interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, Figure 6 The split screen window in can be Figure 5 The first split screen window or the second split screen window in the embodiment; here, each split screen window is provided with a window controller and a navigation bar. Figure 6 As shown, the window controller and the navigation bar are spaced at both ends of the split-screen window; Figure 6 , the window controller 61 can be set at the top of the split-screen window, and the navigation bar 62 can be set at the bottom of the split-screen window.

[0119] Here, the window controller can be a function bar for operating the interface display (first application interface, first target interface or other interface) in a split-screen window (for example, the first split-screen window); the function bar may include a close key, a return key, etc.; the close key can close the first application interface and return to the split-screen desktop interface, and the return key can return to the previous level interface of the application corresponding to the first application interface of the first split-screen window, or when the first application interface is the application main interface of the corresponding application, close the running application and return to the split-screen desktop interface; here, the first operation can be in response to touching the close key in the window controller, or in response to touching the return key in the window controller when the first application interface is the application main interface of the corresponding application.

[0120] It should be noted that the function bar also has window control keys, such as a function key for creating a new split-screen window, a function key for displaying a split-screen window as a small window, etc.

[0121] In the present disclosure, the first navigation bar can be a bar or a circle, etc., and the present disclosure is not limited to this; taking the navigation bar as a bar as an example, the navigation bar extends horizontally at the bottom of the split-screen window and is parallel to the side of the bottom of the split-screen window; in response to the first operation acting on the first navigation bar, the application running in the split-screen window can be exited or switched to background operation.

[0122] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the split-screen desktop interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding on the first split-screen window for a first preset distance or a first preset duration in a direction away from the navigation bar.

[0123] Here, the user can slide in a direction away from the bottom of the first split-screen window (i.e., away from the navigation bar) starting from any position of the navigation bar; here, the direction away from the navigation bar is a direction intersecting with the extension direction of the navigation bar, for example, a direction at 90 degrees to the extension direction of the navigation bar.

[0124] In the present disclosure, the first preset distance or the first preset duration may be preset by a developer, or may be set by a user in a setting interface according to usage habits; here, the first preset distance is smaller than the length of the side intersecting with the bottom of the split-screen window. Exemplarily, the first preset distance is half the length of the side intersecting with the bottom of the split-screen window, or may be 2 / 3 of the length of the side intersecting with the bottom of the split-screen window. The first preset duration may be 2s or 1s, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0125] It should be noted that the first operation corresponding to the split-screen desktop interface is canceled after sliding a first preset distance or sliding for a first preset duration, that is, the user's active finger leaves the display screen.

[0126] Exemplarily, the first operation includes starting from the center of the navigation bar, moving in a direction perpendicular to the navigation bar to the center of the screen and then leaving the display screen.

[0127] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by sliding a first preset distance or a first preset duration on the first split-screen window in a direction away from the navigation bar, the application in the first split-screen window can be exited and switched to the desktop interface. The operation is simple and convenient, and the flexibility and practicality of the split-screen display mode are improved.

[0128] In some embodiments, the split screen method proposed in the present disclosure further includes:

[0129] The full-screen desktop interface displayed on the display screen is adjusted to obtain a split-screen desktop interface.

[0130] Here, the full-screen display desktop of the display screen is the main desktop of the display screen when the electronic device does not start the split-screen display mode. Figure 2 , Figure 2The figure shows a full-screen desktop. When the first application interface is closed in response to the first operation, the full-screen display interface is adjusted to obtain a split-screen desktop interface, and the split-screen desktop interface is displayed in the first split-screen window.

[0131] Here, adjusting the full-screen desktop interface includes adjusting the size and adjusting the icons distributed on the full-screen desktop interface. The icons distributed on the full-screen desktop interface can be used to mark an application, and touching the icon can start the application home page or one of the application interfaces of the application.

[0132] In some examples, the display ratio of the split-screen windows is fixed, or is adjusted only by the user pulling the window separator bar between the split-screen windows; at this time, in response to the first operation, the size of the full-screen desktop interface can be adjusted to adapt to the size of the first split-screen window according to the size of the first split-screen window to obtain the split-screen desktop interface; here, the present disclosure reduces the icons and distributes them on the split-screen desktop interface in the initial arrangement, or reduces the icons and rearranges them and distributes them on the split-screen desktop interface. Here, the icons in the full-screen desktop interface can be fully displayed on the split-screen desktop interface, or partially displayed on the split-screen desktop interface.

[0133] Exemplarily, based on the display ratio (1:3) of the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window, the 12cm*10cm full-screen desktop interface is adjusted to a 6cm*5cm split-screen desktop interface; here, the size of the icons is also reduced in a ratio of 1:3 and distributed on the split-screen desktop interface in the original arrangement.

[0134] In the present disclosure, by responding to a first operation on the first split-screen window, the full-screen desktop interface can be adjusted and the split-screen desktop interface can be returned to the first split-screen window while maintaining the display of the second split-screen window interface, so that the user can operate the split-screen desktop interface independently like using the full-screen desktop interface, thereby improving the user experience.

[0135] In other examples, the display ratio of the split-screen window can be freely adjusted through the user's first operation, but only the size of the second split-screen window is adjusted while maintaining the display content of the application interface in the second split-screen window.

[0136] In some embodiments, adjusting the full-screen desktop interface displayed on the display screen to obtain a split-screen desktop interface includes:

[0137] When the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are distributed on the display screen at a target display ratio, adjusting the size of the full-screen desktop interface based on the size of the first split-screen window to obtain a split-screen desktop interface;

[0138] When the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are not distributed on the display screen at the target display ratio, the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are adjusted based on the target display ratio, and the full-screen desktop interface is adjusted based on the size of the adjusted first split-screen window to obtain the split-screen desktop interface.

[0139] Here, the target display ratio is set by the developer, or can be set by the user in the setting interface according to user habits, and the present disclosure does not limit this. For example, when the first split screen window and the second split screen window are both 1, the target display ratio can be 1:1.

[0140] In some examples, the system stores a full-screen desktop interface that fully adapts to the display screen and a split-screen display desktop that adapts to half of the display screen. Here, the split-screen display desktop that adapts to half of the display screen is adjusted based on the full-screen desktop interface. In the present disclosure, the full-screen display interface can be a horizontal screen interface, and the split-screen display interface is a vertical screen interface; the full-screen display interface and the split-screen display interface can also be both horizontal screen interfaces or both vertical screen interfaces, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0141] See also Figures 7a to 7d , Figure 7a The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a split-screen window to display a split-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 ; Figure 7b The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a split-screen window to display a split-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 ; Figure 7c The present invention is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a full-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 ; Figure 7d The present invention is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a full-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 .

[0142] like Figure 7a and Figure 7b As shown, when the electronic device starts the split-screen display mode and the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are displayed on the display screen with a target display ratio of 1:1 by default, if the first operation is to take the bottom endpoint of the navigation bar of the first split-screen window as the starting point, move in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the navigation bar to the center of the screen and then leave the display screen, then the first application interface in the first split-screen window is closed, and the split-screen desktop interface saved by the system is called to be displayed in the first split-screen window.

[0143] Here, if during use, the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are not distributed on the display screen at the target display ratio, if the first operation is to take the center of the navigation bar of the first split-screen window as the starting point, move in a direction perpendicular to the navigation bar to the center of the screen and then leave the display screen, at this time, the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are first adjusted to the target display ratio, and then the split-screen desktop interface saved by the system is called to be displayed in the first split-screen window.

[0144] In other embodiments, when exiting the first application interface in response to the first operation, the current display ratio may be ignored, and the full-screen desktop interface may be directly adjusted according to the size of the first split-screen window (including adjusting the size of the desktop interface and the size and arrangement of icons), so that the split-screen desktop interface obtained after the adjustment is adapted to be displayed in the first split-screen window. Here, the icons of the full-screen desktop interface may be fully or partially displayed in the split-screen desktop interface.

[0145] In the disclosed embodiment, when the split-screen window returns to the desktop interface, the split-screen desktop interface can be displayed after being restored to the target display ratio, so that the user can use the split-screen desktop interface with a display area that better meets the requirements, thereby improving the user experience; in actual implementation, the size of the split-screen window corresponding to the target display ratio is fixed, so the split-screen desktop interface can be pre-stored in the system, which reduces the computational complexity of page updates and improves the response rate of page switching.

[0146] In the present disclosure, the first target interface may be a first task display interface, and the first task display interface is a display interface composed of thumbnail windows of at least one application running in the background of the electronic device; here, each thumbnail window corresponds to an application running in the background, and the content in the thumbnail window is a screenshot interface of the application at the moment of exiting the foreground; multiple thumbnail windows may form the first task display interface in a parallel distribution manner, and may also form the first task display interface in a stacked overlay manner, and here, multiple thumbnail windows are arranged in the order of the timestamps when the corresponding application exits the foreground. The first operation acting on the first split-screen window may also exit the application currently running in the first split-screen window, that is, close the first application interface and switch to the first task display interface.

[0147] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the first task display interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding on the first split-screen window in a direction away from the navigation bar by a second preset distance or sliding for a second preset duration, and staying at the sliding position for a preset first stay duration.

[0148] Here, the user can slide in a direction away from the bottom of the first split-screen window (i.e., away from the navigation bar) starting from any position of the navigation bar; here, the direction away from the navigation bar is a direction intersecting with the extension direction of the navigation bar, for example, a direction at 90 degrees to the extension direction of the navigation bar.

[0149] In the present disclosure, the second preset distance or the second preset duration may be preset by a developer, or may be set by a user in a setting interface according to usage habits; here, the second preset distance may be the same as or different from the first preset distance; the second preset duration may also be the same as or different from the first preset duration.

[0150] In the present disclosure, the second preset distance is smaller than the length of the side intersecting with the bottom of the split-screen window. Exemplarily, the second preset distance is half the length of the side intersecting with the bottom of the split-screen window, or may be 1 / 3 of the length of the side intersecting with the bottom of the split-screen window. The first preset duration may be 1s or 0.5s, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0151] Here, the first stay time may be preset by a developer, or may be set by a user in a setting interface according to usage habits; illustratively, the first stay time may be between 0.4s and 0.8s.

[0152] See also Figures 8a to 8d , Figure 8a is an interface diagram showing adjusting the split screen window to display the first task display interface according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ; Figure 8b is an interface diagram showing adjusting the split screen window to display the first task display interface according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ; Figure 8c is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a first task display interface in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ; Figure 8d is an interface diagram showing an example of adjusting a display screen to display a first task display interface in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 .

[0153] For example, Figure 8a and Figure 8b As shown, if the first operation is to take the bottom endpoint of the navigation bar of the first split-screen window as the starting point, move in the extension direction perpendicular to the navigation bar to the center of the screen and stay on the display screen for 0.5s, then the first application interface in the first split-screen window is closed, and the first task display interface composed of thumbnail windows corresponding to multiple applications running in the background is called.

[0154] The embodiment of the present disclosure can exit the application in the first split-screen window by sliding a second preset distance or sliding for a second preset time on the first split-screen window in a direction away from the navigation bar, and switch to the first task display interface based on the operation of staying on the display screen for the first preset time, so that the page switching operation is simple and convenient, the flexibility and practicality of the split-screen display mode are improved, and the application scenarios of the split-screen display mode are effectively broadened.

[0155] In the present disclosure, the first target interface can be an application interface of an application running in the background of an electronic device; here, the application running in the background can be one or more; when there are multiple applications running in the background, the first target interface to switch to is an application interface of the background application that was most recently used; the first operation acting on the first split-screen window can exit the application currently running in the first split-screen window, that is, close the first application interface, and switch to the interface of an application running in the background of the electronic device.

[0156] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the third application interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding along the extension direction of the navigation bar on the first split-screen window for a third preset distance or a third preset duration.

[0157] Here, the user can start from any position of the navigation bar, and sliding along the extension direction of the navigation bar means dragging the navigation bar horizontally; here, the navigation bar can be dragged to the left or right. It should be noted that when the navigation bar is dragged to the left, an application interface of an application that was recently exited and running in the background is called. When you want to return to the first application interface within the preset waiting time after sliding to the left, you can do so by swiping the navigation bar right, which can achieve convenient and efficient application switching.

[0158] In the present disclosure, the third preset distance or the third preset duration may be preset by a developer, or may be set by a user in a setting interface according to usage habits. Here, the third preset distance may be the same as or different from the first preset distance and the second preset distance, and correspondingly, the third preset duration may be the same as or different from the first preset duration and the second preset duration.

[0159] In the present disclosure, the third preset distance is smaller than the length of the bottom side of the split-screen window where the navigation bar is located. Exemplarily, the second preset distance is half the length of the bottom side of the split-screen window, or it can be 2 / 3 of the length of the bottom side of the split-screen window. The third preset duration can be 0.8s or 0.5s, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0160] See also Figures 9a to 9d . Figure 9aThe present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a split screen window to display an application running in the background of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 ; Figure 9b The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a split screen window to display an application running in the background of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 ; Fig.9c This is an interface diagram for adjusting the split screen window to display the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device Figure 3 ; Figure 9d This is an interface diagram for adjusting the split screen window to display the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device Figure 4 .

[0161] For example, Figures 9a to 9d As shown, if the first operation is to start from the bottom endpoint of the navigation bar of the first split-screen window and slide along the extension direction of the navigation bar to the end of the bottom side, the first application interface in the first split-screen window is closed, and the application interface of an application that was recently running in the background is called. It should be noted that when two application interfaces displayed in the split screen are recently exited at the same time, the application interface distributed on the right (or left) side is called first.

[0162] The embodiment of the present disclosure can exit the first application interface in the first split-screen window and switch to an application interface of the background application by dragging the navigation bar on the first split-screen window to slide in the horizontal direction a third preset distance or for a third preset time period, thereby making the page switching operation simple and convenient, improving the flexibility and practicality of the split-screen display mode, and effectively broadening the application scenarios of the split-screen display mode.

[0163] It should be noted that the above-mentioned first operation of the present disclosure can be pre-set by the developer, or can be individually set in the setting interface of the display screen according to the user's usage habits; that is, the first operations corresponding to the adjustment of the split-screen desktop interface, the first task display interface and the interface of the application running in the background in different situations can be interchangeable, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0164] In some embodiments, the split screen method proposed in the present disclosure further includes:

[0165] In response to a second operation performed on the second split-screen window, the split-screen display is exited, and the first target interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen; wherein the first target interface includes a split-screen desktop interface or a first task display interface.

[0166] Here, when the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window proposed in the present disclosure is a split-screen desktop interface, and the second operation is an operation of switching the split-screen desktop interface, the split-screen display mode is exited and the full-screen desktop interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen; when the first split-screen window proposed in the present disclosure is a first task display interface, and the second operation is an operation of switching the first task display interface, the split-screen display mode is exited, and the updated first task display interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen, where the updated first task interface includes a thumbnail window corresponding to the second application interface exited by the second split-screen window.

[0167] In the present disclosure, the second operation may be the same as or different from the steps of the first operation acting on the first split-screen window. Here, the second operation may be a close key in the window controller acting on the top of the second split-screen window, or it may be sliding a first preset distance or a first preset duration on the second split-screen window in a direction away from the navigation bar starting from the navigation bar displayed in the second split-screen window; it may also be sliding a second preset distance or a second preset duration on the second split-screen window in a direction away from the navigation bar starting from the navigation bar displayed in the second split-screen window, and staying at the position after sliding for a preset first stay duration.

[0168] Exemplary, combined Figure 7c and Figure 7d If the second operation is to start from the bottom end point of the navigation bar of the second split-screen window, move in a direction perpendicular to the navigation bar to the center of the screen and then leave the display screen, then close the second application interface in the second split-screen window and display the full-screen desktop interface in full screen on the display screen. Figure 8c and Figure 8d If the second operation is to start from the bottom endpoint of the navigation bar of the second split-screen window, move in a direction perpendicular to the navigation bar to the center of the screen and stay on the display screen for 0.5s, then the second application interface in the second split-screen window is closed, and the updated first task display interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen.

[0169] The disclosed embodiment can return to the full-screen desktop interface or enter the first task display interface when multiple split-screen windows exit the use of the application, which can meet the actual usage status of the user and improve the practicality of the electronic device.

[0170] In some embodiments, the split screen method proposed in the present disclosure further includes:

[0171] In response to a third operation on the icon in the first target interface, the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window is switched to an application interface corresponding to the icon; or,

[0172] In response to a third operation acting on the thumbnail window in the first target interface, the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window is switched to an application interface corresponding to the thumbnail window.

[0173] Here, the third operation may be a touch operation on the display screen, such as a single-click touch operation, a long-press touch operation, or a double-click touch operation on an icon / thumbnail window, or may be an icon selection operation through voice, gesture, or the like.

[0174] See also Fig.10 , Fig.10 is a schematic diagram of an interface for switching a split-screen window display interface in response to a third operation according to an exemplary embodiment; Fig.10 As shown, in response to a click operation on an icon, an application interface of an application corresponding to the icon can be opened in the split-screen desktop interface displayed in the first split-screen window; or, in response to a click operation on the thumbnail window, a background running application corresponding to the icon can be opened in the first task display interface displayed in the first split-screen window and the corresponding application interface can be displayed.

[0175] The disclosed embodiment can close, replace and reopen an application in the first split-screen window, thereby achieving independent control of the first split-screen window and improving the user experience.

[0176] In some embodiments, the split screen method proposed in the present disclosure further includes:

[0177] In response to a fourth operation acting on the window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window, the second target interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen.

[0178] In the disclosed embodiment, there is a window separator bar between each two adjacent split-screen windows in the plurality of split-screen windows, and the window separator bar is used to isolate the page display between the adjacent split-screen windows. Here, when the window separator bar is acted on other positions except the end points and is dragged in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the window separator bar, the size between the adjacent split-screen windows is changed according to the dragging distance, and the size of other split-screen windows on the display screen is adjusted accordingly.

[0179] Here, when there is one or more window separator bars, the fourth operation acting on any one of the window separator bars can exit the split-screen display mode and display the second target interface in full screen on the display screen.

[0180] In the disclosed embodiment, the fourth operation acting on the window divider bar between adjacent split-screen windows can be used to control the exit of the split-screen display mode as a whole, thereby improving the convenience of operation.

[0181] In some embodiments, in response to a fourth operation on a window separator bar between a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window, the present disclosure displays a second target interface in full screen on the display screen, including:

[0182] In response to a fourth operation on the window separator bar, exiting the split-screen display and displaying a full-screen desktop interface on the display screen;

[0183] or,

[0184] In response to a fourth operation on the window separator bar, the split-screen display is exited, and the second task display interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen;

[0185] or,

[0186] In response to the fourth operation acting on the window separator bar, the split-screen display is exited, and the fourth application interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen. The fourth application interface is the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device.

[0187] Here, the second target interface may be an interface of the first target interface displayed in full screen, for example, the second target interface may be a full screen desktop interface, a second task display interface, or an interface of an application running in the background of the electronic device.

[0188] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the full-screen desktop interface includes: starting from the window separator bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window separator bar for a fourth preset time length or a fourth preset distance.

[0189] Here, the user can start from any position of the window divider and slide along the extension direction of the window divider; the fourth preset distance or the fourth preset duration can be pre-set by the developer, or can be set by the user in the setting interface according to usage habits; here, the fourth preset distance can be the same as or different from the first preset distance, the second preset distance, and the third preset distance, and correspondingly, the fourth preset duration can be the same as or different from the first preset duration, the second preset duration, and the third preset duration.

[0190] In the present disclosure, the fourth preset distance is smaller than the length of the effective window divider. Exemplarily, the fourth preset distance is half the length of the window divider. The fourth preset duration may be 1s, and the present disclosure does not impose any further limitation on this.

[0191] It should be noted that the fourth operation corresponding to the full-screen desktop interface is canceled after sliding a fourth preset distance or sliding for a fourth preset duration, that is, the user's active finger leaves the display screen.

[0192] See also Fig.11a and Fig.11b ; Fig.11aThe interface diagram of adjusting a display screen to display a full-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment is shown Figure 3 ; Fig.11b The interface diagram of adjusting a display screen to display a full-screen desktop interface according to an exemplary embodiment is shown Figure 4 .

[0193] like Fig.11a and Fig.11b As shown, if the fourth operation is to take one end of the window dividing bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window as the starting point and slide 3 cm in the extension direction of the window dividing bar, the split-screen display mode is exited and the full-screen desktop interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen.

[0194] The present invention improves the convenience of operation by quickly operating the window separator bar between adjacent split-screen windows, comprehensively controlling the exit of the split-screen display mode and returning to the desktop.

[0195] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the second task display interface includes: starting from the window divider bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window divider bar for a fifth preset distance or a fifth preset duration, and staying at the sliding position for a second duration.

[0196] Here, the user can start from any position of the window divider and slide along the extension direction of the window divider; the fifth preset distance or the fifth preset duration can be pre-set by the developer, or can be set by the user in the setting interface according to usage habits; here, the fifth preset distance can be the same as or different from the first preset distance, the second preset distance, the third preset distance, and the fourth preset distance, and correspondingly, the fifth preset duration can be the same as or different from the first preset duration, the second preset duration, the third preset duration, and the fourth preset duration.

[0197] In the present disclosure, the fifth preset distance is less than the length of the window separator bar, and illustratively, the fifth preset distance is half the length of the window separator bar, and can also be a specified distance such as 3 cm; the fourth preset duration can be 1 second, and the present disclosure does not impose further restrictions on this. Here, the second dwell duration can be the same as or different from the first dwell duration, and illustratively, the second dwell duration is 0.5 seconds.

[0198] See also Fig.12a and Figure 12b ; Fig.12a is an interface diagram showing a method of adjusting a display screen to display a second task display interface in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ; Figure 12b is an interface diagram showing an example of adjusting a display screen to display a second task display interface in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 .

[0199] like Fig.12a and Figure 12b As shown, if the fourth operation is to take one end of the window dividing bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window as the starting point, slide 3cm in the extension direction of the window dividing bar and stay on the display screen for 0.5s, then exit the split-screen display mode and display the second task display interface in full screen on the display screen.

[0200] Here, the second task display interface is a display interface composed of thumbnail windows of at least one application running in the background of the electronic device; here, each thumbnail window corresponds to an application running in the background, and the content in the thumbnail window is a screenshot interface of the application when it exits the foreground; here, multiple thumbnail windows are arranged in the order of the timestamps when the corresponding application exits the foreground.

[0201] The present invention improves operational convenience by quickly operating the window separator bar between adjacent split-screen windows, comprehensively controlling the exit of the split-screen display mode and entering the recent task interface.

[0202] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the fourth application interface includes: starting from the end of the window separator bar, sliding along the side of the display screen that intersects with the window separator bar for a sixth preset distance or a sixth preset duration.

[0203] Here, the user can start from one end of the window divider (which can be the top or the bottom) and slide along the side that intersects with the window divider; here, the end of the window divider can be dragged to slide left or right. It should be noted that when the end of the window divider is dragged to the left, an application interface of an application that was recently exited and running in the background is called. When you want to return to the previous split-screen interface within the preset waiting time after sliding to the left, you can do so by sliding the window divider to the right, which can achieve convenient and efficient application switching.

[0204] In the present disclosure, the sixth preset distance or the sixth preset duration may be pre-set by a developer, or may be set by a user in a setting interface according to usage habits; here, the sixth preset distance may be the same as or different from the first preset distance, the second preset distance, the third preset distance, the fourth preset distance, and the fifth preset distance, and correspondingly, the sixth preset duration may be the same as or different from the first preset duration, the second preset duration, the third preset duration, the fourth preset duration, and the fifth preset duration.

[0205] In the present disclosure, the sixth preset distance is less than the length of the side intersecting with the window dividing strip. Exemplarily, the sixth preset distance is half the length of the side, and can also be a specified distance such as 4 cm; the fourth preset duration can be 1s or 0.8s, and the present disclosure does not impose further restrictions on this.

[0206] See also Figures 13a to 13d , Fig.13a The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a display screen to display an application running in the background of an electronic device in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 ; Fig.13b The present invention is a schematic diagram of an interface for adjusting a display screen to display an application running in the background of an electronic device in full screen according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 ; Fig.13c This is an interface diagram for adjusting the display screen to display the application running in the background of the electronic device in full screen Figure 3 ; Fig.13d This is an interface diagram for adjusting the display screen to display the application running in the background of the electronic device in full screen Figure 4 .

[0207] like Fig.13a and Fig.13d As shown, if the fourth operation is to take one end of the window dividing bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window as the starting point, and slide 5 cm along the side direction intersecting with the window dividing bar, then the split-screen display mode is exited and the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device is displayed in full screen on the display screen.

[0208] Here, when there are multiple applications running in the background, the second target interface to be switched is an application interface of the most recently used background application. When the two application interfaces displayed in split screen are recently exited at the same time, the split screen display mode is turned on again, and the application interfaces of the corresponding two applications are displayed in the two split screen windows.

[0209] The present invention improves operational convenience and enhances user experience by quickly operating the window divider bar between adjacent split-screen windows, controlling the exit of the split-screen display mode as a whole and performing quick switching of applications.

[0210] In the disclosed embodiment, the display screen may hide a mobile quick application icon bar on one side, such as the bottom, and may respond to a user's quick operation by floatingly displaying the quick application icon bar on the display screen.

[0211] See also Figures 14a to 14c , Fig.14a is a schematic diagram of an interface for floating display of a quick application icon bar according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ; Fig.14b is a schematic diagram of an interface for floating display of a quick application icon bar according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ; Fig.14c is a schematic diagram of an interface for floating display of a quick application icon bar according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 3 ;like Figures 14a to 14cAs shown, when the full-screen desktop interface is displayed in full screen, the mobile quick application icon bar can be displayed floating at the bottom of the display screen in response to an upward sliding operation along the bottom of the display screen.

[0212] In some embodiments, the split screen method proposed in the present disclosure further includes:

[0213] In response to a fifth operation on the window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window, floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar on the display screen;

[0214] Among them, the quick application icon bar covers at least a portion of the first split-screen window and / or at least a portion of the second split-screen window.

[0215] Here, a plurality of icons are displayed in the floating display quick application bar, each icon can mark an application, and when an icon is clicked, the application corresponding to the icon can be quickly started.

[0216] In some embodiments, the fifth operation includes: starting from the end of the window dividing bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window dividing bar for a seventh preset distance or for a seventh preset duration.

[0217] Here, the user can take the end of the window divider as the starting point and slide along the extension direction of the window divider; the seventh preset distance or the seventh preset duration can be pre-set by the developer, or can be set by the user in the setting interface according to usage habits; here, the seventh preset distance is smaller than the fourth preset distance and smaller than the fifth preset distance; the seventh preset duration is smaller than the fourth preset duration and smaller than the fifth preset duration.

[0218] In the present disclosure, the seventh preset distance is smaller than the length of the window dividing bar in effect. Exemplarily, the seventh preset distance is 1 / 5 of the length of the window dividing bar. The fourth preset duration may be 0.2s, and the present disclosure does not impose any further restrictions on this.

[0219] It should be noted that the fifth operation corresponding to the full-screen desktop interface is canceled after sliding the seventh preset distance or sliding the seventh preset duration, that is, the user's active finger leaves the display screen.

[0220] In the present disclosure, the user can implement the fifth operation on the window separator bar under various display ratios. Figures 15a to 15f , Fig.15a is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 1 ; Fig.15b is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 2 ; Fig.15cis a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 3 ; Fig.15d is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 4 ; Fig.15e is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 5 ; Fig.15f is a schematic diagram of an interface for floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar in a split-screen display mode according to an exemplary embodiment Figure 6 .

[0221] like Figures 15a to 15f As shown, when the display device starts the split-screen display mode, and the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are displayed in a display ratio of 1:1 or in a ratio of 2:1, you can slide in a direction away from the bottom of the display screen with the bottom endpoint of the window divider between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window as the starting point, so that the mobile shortcut application icon bar is displayed in suspension at the bottom of the display screen and covers part of the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window.

[0222] The disclosed embodiment can trigger quick calling of the quick application icon bar in both the full-screen display mode and the split-screen display mode, thereby facilitating subsequent use of the quick application icon bar.

[0223] See also Fig.16 , Fig.16 is a schematic structural diagram of a screen splitting device according to an exemplary embodiment; Fig.16 As shown, the split screen device 400 at least includes:

[0224] The display module 401 is configured to display a plurality of split-screen windows on a display screen of the electronic device; the plurality of split-screen windows include a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window;

[0225] A switching module 402 is configured to switch the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface in response to a first operation acting on the first split-screen window, and maintain display of the second application interface in the second split-screen window;

[0226] The first target interface is different from the interface in the application corresponding to the first application interface.

[0227] In some embodiments, the switching module 402 is also configured to, in response to a first operation acting on the first split-screen window, switch the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a split-screen desktop interface; the split-screen desktop interface includes icons of multiple applications in the electronic device; or, in response to the first operation acting on the first split-screen window, switch the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first task display interface, the first task display interface is a display interface composed of thumbnail windows of at least one application running in the background of the electronic device; or, in response to the first operation acting on the first split-screen window, switch the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a third application interface, and the third application interface is the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device.

[0228] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the split-screen desktop interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding on the first split-screen window for a first preset distance or a first preset duration in a direction away from the navigation bar.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the first task display interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding on the first split-screen window in a direction away from the navigation bar by a second preset distance or sliding for a second preset duration, and staying at the sliding position for a preset first stay duration.

[0230] In some embodiments, the first operation corresponding to the third application interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding along the extension direction of the navigation bar on the first split-screen window for a third preset distance or sliding for a third preset duration.

[0231] In some embodiments, the screen splitting device 400 further includes:

[0232] Adjustment module( Fig.16 (not shown) and is configured to adjust the full-screen desktop interface displayed on the display screen to obtain the split-screen desktop interface.

[0233] In some embodiments, the adjustment module is further configured to, when the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are distributed on the display screen at a target display ratio, adjust the size of the full-screen desktop interface based on the size of the first split-screen window to obtain the split-screen desktop interface; when the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are not distributed on the display screen at the target display ratio, adjust the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window based on the target display ratio, and adjust the full-screen desktop interface based on the adjusted size of the first split-screen window to obtain the split-screen desktop interface.

[0234] In some embodiments, the display module 401 is also configured to exit the split-screen display in response to a second operation acting on the second split-screen window, and display the first target interface in full screen on the display screen; wherein the first target interface includes a split-screen desktop interface or a first task display interface.

[0235] In some embodiments, the switching module 402 is also configured to switch the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window to an application interface corresponding to the icon in response to a third operation performed on the icon in the first target interface; or, in response to a third operation performed on the thumbnail window in the first target interface, switch the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window to an application interface corresponding to the thumbnail window.

[0236] In some embodiments, the display module 401 is further configured to display a second target interface in full screen on the display screen in response to a fourth operation acting on a window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window.

[0237] In some embodiments, the display module 401 is also configured to, in response to a fourth operation acting on the window dividing bar, exit the split-screen display and display a full-screen desktop interface on the display screen; or, in response to a fourth operation acting on the window dividing bar, exit the split-screen display and display a second task display interface in full screen on the display screen; or, in response to a fourth operation acting on the window dividing bar, exit the split-screen display and display a fourth application interface in full screen on the display screen, wherein the fourth application interface is the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device.

[0238] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the full-screen desktop interface includes: starting from the window separator bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window separator bar for a fourth preset time length or a fourth preset distance.

[0239] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the second task display interface includes: starting from the window divider bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window divider bar for a fifth preset distance or a fifth preset duration, and staying at the sliding position for a second duration.

[0240] In some embodiments, the fourth operation corresponding to the fourth application interface includes: starting from the end of the window divider bar, sliding along the side of the display screen that intersects with the window divider bar for a sixth preset distance or a sixth preset duration.

[0241] In some embodiments, the display module 401 is also configured to display a quick application icon bar floating on the display screen in response to a fifth operation acting on the window divider between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window; wherein the quick application icon bar covers at least a portion of the first split-screen window and / or at least a portion of the second split-screen window.

[0242] In some embodiments, the fifth operation includes: starting from the end of the window dividing bar, sliding along the extending direction of the window dividing bar for a seventh preset distance or for a seventh preset duration.

[0243] Fig.17 is a structural block diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. Fig.17 , the electronic device 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802 , a memory 804 , a power component 806 , a multimedia component 808 , an audio component 810 , an input / output (I / O) interface 812 , a sensor component 814 , and a communication component 816 .

[0244] The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operation of the electronic device 800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned method. In addition, the processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate the interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate the interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

[0245] The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations on the device 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the electronic device 800, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk or optical disk.

[0246] The power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of the electronic device 800. The power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the electronic device 800.

[0247] The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the electronic device 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundaries of the touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and the rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0248] The audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC), and when the electronic device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode, the microphone is configured to receive an external audio signal. The received audio signal can be further stored in the memory 804 or sent via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, the audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0249] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include but are not limited to: home button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

[0250] The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for the electronic device 800. For example, the sensor assembly 814 can detect the open / closed state of the device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the electronic device 800, and the sensor assembly 814 can also detect the position change of the electronic device 800 or a component of the electronic device 800, the presence or absence of contact between the user and the electronic device 800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the electronic device 800, and the temperature change of the electronic device 800. The sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0251] The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the electronic device 800 and other devices. The electronic device 800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 3G or 5G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

[0252] In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above methods.

[0253] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions, and the instructions can be executed by a processor 820 of an electronic device 800 to perform the above method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0254] The present disclosure proposes a non-temporary computer-readable storage medium. When the instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of an electronic device, the electronic device can execute a split-screen method proposed above in the present disclosure.

[0255] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The specification and examples are intended to be exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0256] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A screen splitting method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Displaying a plurality of split-screen windows on a display screen of an electronic device; the plurality of split-screen windows comprising a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window; In response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface, and maintaining display of a second application interface in the second split-screen window; The first target interface is different from the interface in the application corresponding to the first application interface.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The step of switching the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface in response to a first operation performed on the first split-screen window includes: In response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a split-screen desktop interface; the split-screen desktop interface includes icons of a plurality of the application programs in the electronic device; or, In response to a first operation on the first split-screen window, switching a first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first task display interface, where the first task display interface is a display interface composed of thumbnail windows of at least one application running in the background of the electronic device; or, In response to a first operation performed on the first split-screen window, the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window is switched to a third application interface, where the third application interface is the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The first operation corresponding to the split-screen desktop interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding on the first split-screen window for a first preset distance or a first preset duration in a direction away from the navigation bar.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first operation corresponding to the first task display interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, sliding on the first split-screen window in a direction away from the navigation bar by a second preset distance or sliding for a second preset duration, and staying at the sliding position for a preset first stay duration.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first operation corresponding to the third application interface includes: taking the navigation bar displayed in the first split-screen window as the starting point, and sliding along the extension direction of the navigation bar on the first split-screen window for a third preset distance or a third preset duration.

6. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The method further comprises: The full-screen desktop interface displayed on the display screen is adjusted to obtain the split-screen desktop interface.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The step of adjusting the full-screen desktop interface displayed on the display screen to obtain the split-screen desktop interface includes: When the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are distributed on the display screen at a target display ratio, adjusting the size of the full-screen desktop interface based on the size of the first split-screen window to obtain the split-screen desktop interface; In a case where the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are not distributed on the display screen in the target display ratio, the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window are adjusted based on the target display ratio, and the full-screen desktop interface is adjusted based on the size of the adjusted first split-screen window to obtain the split-screen desktop interface.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The method further comprises: In response to a second operation performed on the second split-screen window, the split-screen display is exited, and the first target interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen; wherein the first target interface includes a split-screen desktop interface or a first task display interface.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The method further comprises: In response to a third operation on an icon in the first target interface, switching the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window to an application interface corresponding to the icon; or, In response to a third operation acting on the thumbnail window in the first target interface, the first target interface displayed in the first split-screen window is switched to an application interface corresponding to the thumbnail window.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The method further comprises: In response to a fourth operation acting on the window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window, a second target interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The step of displaying the second target interface in full screen on the display screen in response to a fourth operation on the window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window comprises: In response to a fourth operation on the window separator bar, exiting the split-screen display and displaying a full-screen desktop interface on the display screen; or, In response to a fourth operation on the window separator bar, exiting the split-screen display and displaying the second task display interface in full screen on the display screen; or, In response to a fourth operation acting on the window separator bar, the split-screen display is exited, and a fourth application interface is displayed in full screen on the display screen, where the fourth application interface is the interface of the application running in the background of the electronic device.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The fourth operation corresponding to the full-screen desktop interface includes: starting from the window separator bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window separator bar for a fourth preset time length or a fourth preset distance.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The fourth operation corresponding to the second task display interface includes: starting from the window divider bar, sliding along the extension direction of the window divider bar for a fifth preset distance or a fifth preset duration, and staying at the sliding position for a second stay duration.

14. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The fourth operation corresponding to the fourth application interface includes: starting from the end of the window separator bar, sliding along the side of the display screen intersecting with the window separator bar for a sixth preset distance or a sixth preset duration.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The method further comprises: In response to a fifth operation performed on the window separator bar between the first split-screen window and the second split-screen window, floatingly displaying a quick application icon bar on the display screen; Among them, the quick application icon bar covers at least a portion of the first split-screen window and / or at least a portion of the second split-screen window.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The fifth operation includes: starting from the end of the window dividing bar, sliding along the extending direction of the window dividing bar for a seventh preset distance or for a seventh preset time.

17. A split screen device, characterized in that: include: A display module, configured to display a plurality of split-screen windows on a display screen of the electronic device; The multiple split-screen windows include a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window; a switching module, configured to switch the first application interface displayed in the first split-screen window to a first target interface in response to a first operation acting on the first split-screen window, and maintain display of the second application interface in the second split-screen window; The first target interface is different from the interface in the application corresponding to the first application interface.

18. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the screen splitting method as described in any one of claims 1 to 16.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: When the instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of an electronic device, the electronic device is enabled to execute the screen splitting method as described in any one of claims 1 to 16.

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