Application management method and device

Abstract

The invention discloses an application management method and device, and belongs to the technical field of electronic equipment.The method comprises the steps that a display screen of the electronic equipment is divided into at least two display areas; wherein the at least two display areas comprise a first display area,..., and an Nth display area, and N is greater than or equal to 2; displaying an application list of the electronic equipment in the first display area; wherein the application list comprises application icons of applications in the electronic equipment; and displaying a running interface of the started application in the electronic equipment in a display area except the first display area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the technical field of electronic devices, and particularly relates to an application management method and device. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of electronic device technology, the screen size of electronic devices is getting larger and larger. Large-screen electronic devices bring a better user experience to users. For example, the visual experience is better, multiple applications (hereinafter simply referred to as "applications") can be displayed simultaneously, the battery life is stronger, the game experience is better, and the sound quality experience is more excellent, etc. At the same time, the number of applications installed by users in large-screen electronic devices is also increasing. Therefore, how to efficiently manage the applications in large-screen electronic devices and improve the convenience for users to access the applications in large-screen electronic devices has become a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of the embodiments of this application is to provide an application management method and device, which can efficiently manage the applications in large-screen electronic devices and improve the convenience for users to access the applications in large-screen electronic devices.

[0004] In a first aspect, the embodiments of this application provide an application management method, and the method includes:

[0005] Dividing the display screen of the electronic device into at least two display areas; wherein, the at least two display areas include: a first display area,..., an Nth display area, N≥2;

[0006] Displaying an application list of the electronic device in the first display area; wherein, the application list contains application icons of the applications in the electronic device;

[0007] Displaying the running interfaces of the applications that have been started in the electronic device in the display areas other than the first display area.

[0008] In a second aspect, the embodiments of this application provide an application management device, and the device includes:

[0009] A dividing module, configured to divide the display screen of the electronic device into at least two display areas; wherein, the at least two display areas include: a first display area,..., an Nth display area, N≥2;

[0010] A first display module, configured to display an application list of the electronic device in the first display area; wherein, the application list contains application icons of the applications in the electronic device;

[0011] A second display module, configured to display the running interfaces of the applications that have been started in the electronic device in the display areas other than the first display area.

[0012] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores a program or instructions that can run on the processor. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the application management method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0013] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instructions are stored. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the application management method described in the first aspect are implemented.

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

[0015] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the application management method described in the first aspect.

[0016] In the embodiment of the present application, the display screen of the electronic device is divided into at least two display areas; among them, the at least two display areas include: a first display area,..., an Nth display area, N≥2; an application list of the electronic device is displayed in the first display area; among them, the application list contains application icons of the applications in the electronic device; the running interfaces of the applications that have been started in the electronic device are displayed in the display areas other than the first display area. It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, in view of the characteristic of the large screen size of the large-screen electronic device, the screen of the large-screen electronic device can be divided into multiple display areas, and an application list of the installed application programs is specifically displayed in one display area to retain the display and startup logic of the existing application icons, so as to facilitate the user to intuitively understand which application programs are installed in the electronic device and manage the application programs through the application icons in the application list, realizing efficient management of the application programs in the large-screen electronic device; the running interfaces of the started application programs are specifically displayed in the remaining other display areas to facilitate the user to quickly preview and locate the currently running application interface, improving the convenience of the user accessing the application programs in the large-screen electronic device, and further improving the interaction experience of the user during the use of the large-screen electronic device. Description of the Drawings

[0017] Figure 1 is a flowchart of an application management method provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2AIt is one of the example diagrams of the display area division method of the display screen of the electronic device provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2B It is the second of the example diagrams of the display area division method of the display screen of the electronic device provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3A It is one of the example diagrams of the display content of the first display area provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3B It is the example diagram of the display content of the second display area provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0022] Figure 3C It is the example diagram of the display content of the third display area provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0023] Figure 4 It is the second of the example diagrams of the display content of the first display area provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0024] Figure 5 It is the example diagram of an application management method provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0025] Figure 6 It is the structural block diagram of an application management device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 7 It is the schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 8 It is the schematic hardware structure diagram of an electronic device for implementing various embodiments of the present application. Specific embodiments

[0028] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All the embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0029] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects, rather than to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of this application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of the same category, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or multiple. In addition, "and / or" in the description and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / ", generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after.

[0030] For ease of understanding, the application management method provided by the embodiments of this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0031] It should be noted that the application management method provided by the embodiments of this application is applicable to large-screen electronic devices. In actual applications, the large-screen electronic device may include: large-screen smartphones, foldable smartphones, tablets, etc. The foldable smartphone may include: two-fold smartphones, three-fold smartphones, etc. The embodiments of this application do not limit this.

[0032] Figure 1 is a flowchart of an application management method provided by some embodiments of this application, as Figure 1 shown, the method may include the following steps: Step 101, Step 102, and Step 103.

[0033] In step 101, the display screen of the electronic device is divided into at least two display areas; wherein, the at least two display areas include: a first display area,..., an Nth display area, N≥2.

[0034] In the embodiments of this application, the display area of the display screen of the electronic device can be divided according to the pose of the electronic device and the user's browsing habit, so as to improve the convenience of the user for application management in the electronic device and the browsing experience of the content on the display screen. Among them, pose is an important concept in the fields of robotics and computer vision, etc., used to describe the pose and position of an object or a robot in three-dimensional space.

[0035] Exemplarily, the user holds the electronic device and the electronic device is in a landscape screen state. As Figure 2A shown, the electronic device 20 is in a pose with the long side facing up, and the user is used to browsing the content on the display screen along the short side direction. At this time, the display screen of the electronic device 20 is divided into 3 display areas along the short side direction, namely the first display area 21, the second display area 22, and the third display area 23.

[0036] Exemplarily, the user holds the electronic device and the electronic device is in the portrait screen state. As Figure 2B shown, the electronic device 20 is in the posture with the short side facing up. The user is used to browsing the content on the display screen along the long side direction. At this time, the display screen of the electronic device 20 is divided into three display areas along the long side direction, namely the first display area 21, the second display area 22, and the third display area 23.

[0037] In the embodiments of the present application, the value of N can be automatically set by the electronic device or can be user-defined. The above Figure 2A and Figure 2B only take N = 3 as an example for illustration. In practical applications, the value of N can be 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.

[0038] In the embodiments of the present application, when dividing the display area of the display screen of the electronic device, the display screen of the electronic device can be equally divided into at least two display areas. At this time, the sizes of any two display areas are the same. Or, the display screen of the electronic device can be randomly divided into at least two display areas. At this time, the sizes of any two display areas may be different. The above division methods are relatively flexible and diverse, and can meet the diverse needs of users.

[0039] In the embodiments of the present application, it is also possible to support the user to customize and adjust the size of each display area. For example, for Figure 2A the first display area 21 shown, when the user wants to increase the size of the first display area 21, the user can manually drag the lower boundary of the first display area 21 downward to dynamically increase the size of the first display area 21. When the user wants to decrease the size of the first display area 21, the user can manually drag the lower boundary of the first display area 21 upward to dynamically decrease the size of the first display area 21. In addition, the user can also adjust the size of the display area by voice or gesture. The embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0040] In the embodiments of the present application, the N display areas on the display screen of the electronic device can be displayed in descending order according to the numbers from small to large, that is, the first display area is located in the top area of the display screen of the electronic device, the second display area is located below the first display area, the third display area is located below the second display area,... the N - 1 display area is located below the Nth display area.

[0041] In the embodiments of the present application, when the display area displays content, it may refer to the display method of the display screen of a single-screen electronic device. For example, a desktop main screen and at least one negative first screen are displayed on the display screen of the single-screen electronic device, where the desktop main screen is the default display interface, and the negative first screen is the interface presented after the display screen slides to the left (in actual applications, different directions can be set according to the electronic device). In this case, each display area has a desktop main screen and at least one negative first screen.

[0042] Exemplarily, for Figure 2A the first display area 21 shown, as Figure 3A shown, the first display area 21 may default to display the desktop main screen 211 of the first display area 21. The user manually slides the first screen area 21 to the left to display the first negative first screen 212 of the first display area 21. The user slides the first screen area 21 to the left again to display the second negative first screen 213 of the first display area 21, and so on.

[0043] Similarly, for Figure 2A the second display area 22 shown, as Figure 3B shown, the second display area 22 may default to display the desktop main screen 221 of the second display area 22. The user manually slides the second screen area 22 to the left to display the first negative first screen 222 of the second display area 22. The user slides the second screen area 22 to the left again to display the second negative first screen 223 of the second display area 22, and so on.

[0044] Similarly, for Figure 2A the third display area 23 shown, as Figure 3C shown, the third display area 23 may default to display the desktop main screen 231 of the third display area 23. The user manually slides the third screen area 23 to the left to display the first negative first screen 232 of the third display area 23. The user slides the third screen area 23 to the left again to display the second negative first screen 233 of the third display area 23, and so on.

[0045] It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, dividing the display screen of the electronic device into at least two display areas can manage the applications in the electronic device by region. For each display area, the existing display method is reused, and each display area has a desktop main screen and at least one negative first screen, which can display more application interfaces and improve the display efficiency.

[0046] In step 102, an application list of the electronic device is displayed in the first display area; where the application list contains application icons of the applications in the electronic device.

[0047] Considering the browsing habits of users (most users are used to browsing from top to bottom), in the embodiments of the present application, in order to meet the browsing needs of most users, the first display area may be located in the top area of the display screen of the electronic device. The first display area is a dedicated display area for displaying the application list of the electronic device, so that users can have a clear understanding of the installed applications in the electronic device at a glance.

[0048] In the embodiments of the present application, the first display area can support creating folders containing multiple application icons, so that users can conveniently classify and manage the installed applications in the electronic device.

[0049] In the embodiments of the present application, the application list displayed in the first display area includes but is not limited to: application icons of application programs, folders, quick controls, etc. Among them, each folder can include at least one application icon, and the quick control is used to operate multiple application programs with one key.

[0050] In the embodiments of the present application, the application list displayed in the first display area can retain the display and startup logic of existing application icons. For example, when a user clicks an application icon, the electronic device is triggered to start the application program corresponding to the application icon. For another example, the user can slide left and right in the first display area to switch between different interfaces such as the desktop home screen and the negative first screen of the first display area, so as to facilitate the user to intuitively understand which application programs are installed in the electronic device and manage the application programs through the application icons in the application list.

[0051] Exemplarily, for Figure 3A the first display area 21 shown, as Figure 4 shown, on the desktop home screen 211 of the first display area 21, application icons 31, 32, 33 and a folder 34 are displayed; on the first negative first screen 212 of the first display area 21, application icons 35, 36 and a folder 37 are displayed; on the second negative first screen 213 of the first display area 21, application icons 38 and 39 are displayed.

[0052] In step 103, the running interfaces of the applications that have been started in the electronic device are displayed in the display area other than the first display area.

[0053] In the embodiments of the present application, displaying the application list on the first display area and displaying the running interfaces of the applications that have been started in the electronic device in any display area other than the first display area can achieve quick preview and switching of the application interfaces.

[0054] In the embodiments of the present application, a display area can display only the running interface of one started application, or can also display the running interfaces of multiple started applications at the same time, and the display method is flexible and diverse.

[0055] Exemplarily, as Figure 2A shown, when the electronic device 20 is in the posture with the long side facing up, the user is accustomed to browsing the content on the display screen along the short side direction. At this time, the display screen of the electronic device 20 is divided into three display areas along the short side direction, namely the first display area 21, the second display area 22, and the third display area 23.

[0056] As Figure 5 shown, on the desktop home screen of the first display area 21, application icons 31, 32, 33, and a folder 34 are displayed; the user drags the application icon 31 into the second display area 22, and the electronic device 20 starts the application 41 corresponding to the application icon 31, and the running interface of the application 41 is displayed in the second display area 22. The user drags the folder 34 into the third display area 23, and the electronic device 20 starts the applications 42, 43, and 44 corresponding to all the application icons in the folder 34, and the running interfaces of the applications 42, 43, and 44 are all displayed in the third display area 23.

[0057] In some embodiments, the relationship between the display area and the application program can be automatically set by the electronic device, where the application icon of the application program can be pre-associated with the display area, or the application program can be directly pre-associated with the display area.

[0058] Exemplarily, when the application icon of the video application is pre-associated with the second display area or the video application is directly pre-associated with the second display area, the running interface of the video application is displayed in the second display area. When the application icon of the chat application is pre-associated with the third display area or the chat application is directly pre-associated with the third display area, the running interface of the chat application is displayed in the third display area, etc.

[0059] In some embodiments, the user can customize the relationship between the display area and the application program to meet the personalized needs of the user.

[0060] In some embodiments, step 103 described above may include the following steps: step 1031, step 1032, and step 1033.

[0061] In step 1031, a first input to at least one application icon in the application list of the first display area is received.

[0062] In the embodiments of the present application, the first input is used to select the application icon and start the application program corresponding to the selected application icon. In practical applications, the first input includes, but is not limited to, click input, drag input, etc.

[0063] In step 1032, in response to the first input, the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input is launched.

[0064] In the embodiments of the present application, when the operation object of the first input is a single application icon, one application program is launched; when the operation object of the first input is a single folder, all application programs in the folder are launched.

[0065] In step 1033, the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input is displayed in a display area other than the first display area.

[0066] In the embodiments of the present application, when the first input is a drag input, the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input can be displayed in a display area associated with the first input and other than the first display area; wherein, the display area associated with the first input is the final stop area of the drag input.

[0067] Exemplarily, the first input is a drag input. If the user drags the application icon 33 on the desktop home screen 211 of the first display area 21 as shown in Figure 4 to the third display area, the running interface of the application program corresponding to the application icon 33 is displayed in the third display area.

[0068] In the embodiments of the present application, when the first input is a click input, the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input can be displayed in a blank display area other than the first display area; or, the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input can be displayed in a display area pre-associated with the application icon selected by the first input and other than the first display area.

[0069] Exemplarily, the first input is a click input, and the second display area is a blank display area or a display area pre-associated with the application icon 31. If the user clicks the application icon 31 on the desktop home screen 211 of the first display area 21 as shown in Figure 4 the running interface of the application program corresponding to the application icon 31 is automatically displayed in the second display area.

[0070] In the embodiments of the present application, when the operation object of the first input is a single application icon, an application program is started, and the running interface of the application program is displayed in the display area other than the first display area; when the operation object of the first input is a single folder, all the application programs in the folder are started, and the running interfaces of all the application programs are respectively displayed in the display area other than the first display area. For example, when the user drags an application icon or a folder to the target display area, the application corresponding to the application icon or all the applications in the folder will be started in batches in sequence and displayed in the target display area.

[0071] It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, the user operates the application icon in the application list in the first display area, which can trigger the electronic device to start the application program corresponding to the selected application icon, and display the running interface of the application program in the display area other than the first display area, realizing the separation of application icon management and application interface display. The independent application list display and the independent application running interface display can make the display of the application more intuitive and facilitate the user to manage the applications in the electronic device.

[0072] In some embodiments, when at least two running interfaces are displayed in the i-th display area other than the first display area, a desktop home screen and at least one negative first screen are displayed on the i-th display area, and the desktop home screen and the negative first screen of the i-th display area are respectively used to display different running interfaces, where 1 < i ≤ N.

[0073] In the embodiments of the present application, when multiple running interfaces are displayed in a display area, in addition to being able to display the multiple running interfaces side by side on a page, in order to ensure the display effect of each running interface, at least one negative first screen is automatically generated in the display area, and different running interfaces are displayed on the desktop home screen and each negative first screen of the display area. At this time, the user is supported to switch different running interfaces by swiping left and right on the display area.

[0074] In the embodiments of the present application, when the desktop home screen and each negative first screen of a display area are all filled, if a new application is started subsequently and the application is required to be displayed in the display area, the earliest started application can be closed.

[0075] As can be seen from the above embodiments, in this embodiment, the display screen of the electronic device is divided into at least two display areas; among them, the at least two display areas include: a first display area,..., an Nth display area, N≥2; an application list of the electronic device is displayed in the first display area; among them, the application list contains application icons of the applications in the electronic device; a running interface of the started applications in the electronic device is displayed in the display areas other than the first display area. It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, in view of the characteristic that the screen size of the large-screen electronic device is relatively large, the screen of the large-screen electronic device can be divided into multiple display areas, and an application list of the installed application programs is specifically displayed in one display area to retain the display and startup logic of the existing application icons, so as to facilitate the user to intuitively understand which application programs are installed in the electronic device and manage the application programs through the application icons in the application list, so as to efficiently manage the application programs in the large-screen electronic device; a running interface of the started application programs is specifically displayed in the remaining other display areas to facilitate the user to quickly preview and locate the currently running application interface, improve the convenience of the user accessing the application programs in the large-screen electronic device, and further improve the interaction experience of the user during the use of the large-screen electronic device.

[0076] In some other embodiments provided by the present application, for the application management method provided, after the above step 103, the following step can also be added: step 104.

[0077] In step 104, when at least two applications are displayed in the jth display area other than the first display area, a second input to the jth display area is received; in response to the second input, a shortcut control is displayed in the first display area; where the shortcut control is used to operate all the applications in the jth display area, where 1<j≤N.

[0078] In the embodiment of the present application, the user can save multiple applications started in a display area other than the first display area as a shortcut group, and generate a corresponding shortcut control in the first display area, where the shortcut control is displayed in the form of a jigsaw puzzle of multiple application icons.

[0079] In some embodiments, when the user operates the shortcut control, the system automatically jumps to the corresponding display area and automatically starts the saved multiple applications. Correspondingly, after the above step 104, the following step can also be added: step 105.

[0080] In step 105, a third input to the shortcut control is received; in response to the third input, all the applications displayed in the jth display area are closed.

[0081] In the embodiment of the present application, the third input is that the user operates the shortcut control. In practical applications, the third input includes but is not limited to: click input, long press input, drag input, etc.

[0082] In some embodiments, the shortcut controls and folders in the first display area both support the long - press operation to pop up a menu, and each control in the menu has the following functions: start all applications (start all applications in the shortcut group or folder at one time), close all applications (close all started applications in the shortcut group or folder at one time), jump to the target display area (directly jump to the display area containing the applications in the shortcut group or folder), for the user to select, simplifying the process of closing batch applications, thereby improving the convenience of user application management.

[0083] In some other embodiments provided by the present application, for the application management method provided, after step 103, the following step can also be added: step 106.

[0084] In step 106, receive a fourth input for at least one running interface in the k - th display area other than the first display area; in response to the fourth input, adjust the display position of the running interface selected by the fourth input, where 1 < k ≤ N.

[0085] In the embodiments of the present application, the fourth input is used to select a running interface and change its display position. In practical applications, the fourth input includes but is not limited to: gesture input, long - press input, drag input, and combinations thereof, etc.

[0086] In the embodiments of the present application, for different display areas, the user can long - press the title bar of the running interface of an application in a display area and drag the application vertically to another display area to achieve cross - display - area adjustment. For the same display area, the user can drag the running interface of the application horizontally to adjust its display order or layout within the display area.

[0087] It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, it is possible to support the user to customize the display position of the running interface in any display area other than the first display area, which can meet the personalized display needs of the user.

[0088] In some other embodiments provided by the present application, for the application management method provided, the following step can also be added: step 107.

[0089] In step 107, receive a fifth input for the display screen; in response to the fifth input, aggregately display thumbnails of the running interfaces of all started applications on the display screen.

[0090] In the embodiments of the present application, the fifth input is used to trigger the display of thumbnails of the running interfaces of all started applications. In practical applications, the fifth input can be a five - finger pinch - in input on the display screen. In addition, it is also possible to support the user to close the currently started applications through a four - finger swipe input.

[0091] It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, all started applications are centrally displayed in the form of thumbnails, and support zooming to adjust the size of the preview images, facilitating users to quickly browse or locate applications. In addition, the thumbnails support being dragged to other display areas or reordered, and applications can be batch closed in the preview mode, thereby improving the background management efficiency.

[0092] In some other embodiments provided by the present application, for the provided application management method, the following step can also be added: Step 108.

[0093] In Step 108, a sixth input to the display screen is received; in response to the sixth input, at least one display area is added to the display screen.

[0094] In the embodiments of the present application, the sixth input is used to trigger adding at least one display area to the display screen. In practical applications, the sixth input includes, but is not limited to: long-press input, drag input, click input, voice input, gesture input, etc.

[0095] In the embodiments of the present application, infinite expansion of the display area can be supported. For example, when the user continues to start more applications, the electronic device dynamically adds new display areas to ensure that each application has a corresponding interface display. Or, when the user long-presses an application icon or folder within the first display area and drags it to the edge above or below the display screen, a preview image of the expandable display area above or below the current display screen is shown. When the application icon or folder is dragged to the position of the corresponding display area preview image and then released, a new display area is created in the corresponding area, and the corresponding application is started in this display area.

[0096] It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, users can be supported to customize new display areas, which can meet the personalized display needs of users.

[0097] In summary, in the embodiments of the present application, the folder drag and quick group functions support batch starting or closing of multiple applications at one time, meeting the multi-task processing requirements, and can improve the efficiency of batch operations on application programs; folder management and quick groups support dragging, sorting, and menu management, enhancing the user's control ability over multiple application programs, and can optimize the application management experience; whether it is a single application icon, folder, or quick group, efficient management can be achieved through simple gestures, which is especially suitable for the operation requirements of large-screen electronic devices and can improve the flexibility of users' operations on application programs in large-screen electronic devices.

[0098] For the application management method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the execution subject can be an application management device. In the embodiments of the present application, taking the application management device executing the application management method as an example, the application management device provided by the embodiments of the present application is described.

[0099] Figure 6The following is a structural block diagram of an application management device provided by some embodiments of the present application. As shown in Figure 6 Figure Figure 6 , the application management device 600 may include: a division module 601, a first display module 602, and a second display module 603.

[0100] The division module 601 is configured to divide the display screen of the electronic device into at least two display areas; wherein, the at least two display areas include: a first display area,..., an Nth display area, N≥2;

[0101] The first display module 602 is configured to display an application list of the electronic device in the first display area; wherein, the application list contains application icons of applications in the electronic device;

[0102] The second display module 603 is configured to display a running interface of the applications that have been started in the electronic device in the display areas other than the first display area.

[0103] As can be seen from the above embodiments, in this embodiment, the display screen of the electronic device is divided into at least two display areas; wherein, the at least two display areas include: a first display area,..., an Nth display area, N≥2; an application list of the electronic device is displayed in the first display area; wherein, the application list contains application icons of applications in the electronic device; a running interface of the applications that have been started in the electronic device is displayed in the display areas other than the first display area. It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, in view of the characteristic that the screen size of the large-screen electronic device is relatively large, the screen of the large-screen electronic device can be divided into multiple display areas, and an application list of the installed application programs is specifically displayed in one display area to retain the display and startup logic of the existing application icons, so as to facilitate the user to intuitively understand which application programs are installed in the electronic device and manage the application programs through the application icons in the application list, thereby realizing efficient management of the application programs in the large-screen electronic device; a running interface of the applications that have been started is specifically displayed in the remaining other display areas to facilitate the user to quickly preview and locate the currently running application interface, improve the convenience for the user to access the application programs in the large-screen electronic device, and further improve the interaction experience of the user during the use of the large-screen electronic device.

[0104] Optionally, as an embodiment, the second display module 603 may include:

[0105] A receiving sub-module, configured to receive a first input to at least one application icon in the application list;

[0106] A starting sub-module, configured to start the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in response to the first input;

[0107] A display sub-module, configured to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a display area other than the first display area.

[0108] Optionally, as an embodiment, the display sub-module may include:

[0109] A first display unit, configured to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a display area associated with the first input other than the first display area; or,

[0110] A second display unit, configured to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a blank display area other than the first display area; or,

[0111] A third display unit, configured to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a display area pre-associated with the application icon selected by the first input other than the first display area.

[0112] Optionally, as an embodiment, when at least two running interfaces are displayed in the i-th display area other than the first display area, a desktop home screen and at least one negative first screen are displayed on the i-th display area, and the desktop home screen and the negative first screen of the i-th display area are respectively used to display different running interfaces, where 1 < i ≤ N.

[0113] Optionally, as an embodiment, the application management device 600 may further include:

[0114] A receiving module, configured to receive a second input to the j-th display area when at least two applications are displayed in the j-th display area other than the first display area, where 1 < j ≤ N;

[0115] A third display module, configured to display shortcut controls in the first display area in response to the second input; where the shortcut controls are used to operate all applications in the j-th display area.

[0116] The application management device in the embodiments of the present application may be an electronic device or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal or a device other than a terminal. Exemplarily, the electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a handheld computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an Augmented Reality (AR) / Virtual Reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, an Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a netbook, or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), etc. It may also be a server, a Network Attached Storage (NAS), a Personal Computer (PC), a Television (TV), a teller machine, or a self-service machine, etc. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0117] The application management device in the embodiments of the present application may be a device with an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or a possible operating system. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0118] The application management device provided in the embodiments of the present application can implement each process implemented in the above method embodiments. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0119] Optionally, as Figure 7 shown, the embodiments of the present application further provide an electronic device 700, including a processor 701 and a memory 702. A program or instruction that can run on the processor 701 is stored on the memory 702. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 701, it implements each step of the above application management method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0120] It should be noted that the electronic device in the embodiments of the present application includes the above-mentioned mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices.

[0121] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device for implementing various embodiments of the present application.

[0122] The electronic device 800 includes, but is not limited to, components such as a radio frequency unit 801, a network module 802, an audio output unit 803, an input unit 804, a sensor 805, a display unit 806, a user input unit 807, an interface unit 808, a memory 809, and a processor 810.

[0123] Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device 800 may further include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component. The power source can be logically connected to the processor 810 through a power management system, so as to implement functions such as management of charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 8 The structure of the electronic device shown does not limit the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0124] Among them, the processor 810 is used to divide the display screen of the electronic device into at least two display areas; among them, the at least two display areas include: a first display area,..., an Nth display area, N≥2;

[0125] The display unit 806 is used to display the application list of the electronic device in the first display area; among them, the application list contains application icons of the applications in the electronic device; and display the running interfaces of the applications that have been started in the electronic device in the display areas other than the first display area.

[0126] It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, in view of the characteristic of the large screen size of the large-screen electronic device, the screen of the large-screen electronic device can be divided into multiple display areas, and an application list of the installed application programs is specifically displayed in one display area to retain the display and startup logic of the existing application icons, so as to facilitate the user to intuitively understand which application programs are installed in the electronic device and manage the application programs through the application icons in the application list, realizing efficient management of the application programs in the large-screen electronic device; the running interfaces of the applications that have been started are specifically displayed in the remaining other display areas to facilitate the user to quickly preview and locate the currently running application interfaces, improving the convenience of the user accessing the application programs in the large-screen electronic device, and further improving the interaction experience of the user during the use of the large-screen electronic device.

[0127] Optionally, as an embodiment, the user input unit 807 is used to receive a first input to at least one application icon in the application list;

[0128] The processor 810 is specifically used to, in response to the first input, start the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input;

[0129] The display unit 806 is specifically configured to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in the display area other than the first display area.

[0130] Optionally, as an embodiment, the display unit 806 is specifically configured to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in the display area associated with the first input other than the first display area; or, display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in the blank display area other than the first display area; or, display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in the display area pre-associated with the application icon selected by the first input other than the first display area.

[0131] Optionally, as an embodiment, when at least two running interfaces are displayed in the i-th display area other than the first display area, a desktop home screen and at least one negative first screen are displayed on the i-th display area, and the desktop home screen and the negative first screen of the i-th display area are respectively used to display different running interfaces, where 1 < i ≤ N.

[0132] Optionally, as an embodiment, the user input unit 807 is further configured to receive a second input to the j-th display area when at least two applications are displayed in the j-th display area other than the first display area, where 1 < j ≤ N;

[0133] The display unit 806 is further configured to display a shortcut control in the first display area in response to the second input; where the shortcut control is used to operate all the applications in the j-th display area.

[0134] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 804 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 8041 and a microphone 8042. The graphics processor 8041 processes the image data of static pictures or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 806 may include a display panel 8061, and the display panel 8061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 807 includes at least one of a touch panel 8071 and an input device 8072. The touch panel 8071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 8071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. The input device 8072 may include, but is not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, power on / off keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, which will not be elaborated here.

[0135] The memory 809 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 809 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. Among them, the first storage area may store an operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 809 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or the memory 809 may include both a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), an enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), a synchlink dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and a direct rambus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 809 in the embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

[0136] The processor 810 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 810 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. Among them, the application processor mainly processes operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 810 either.

[0137] The embodiments of the present application further provide a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, it implements each process of the above-mentioned application management method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here. Among them, the processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory ROM, random access memory RAM, magnetic disk or optical disc, etc.

[0138] The embodiments of the present application further provide a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run a program or instruction to implement each process of the above-mentioned application management method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here. It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be referred to as a system-on-chip, system chip, chip system or system-on-chip, etc.

[0139] The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The program product is executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the above-mentioned application management method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0140] It should be noted that in this article, the term "comprising", "including" or any variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes elements not expressly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "including one..." does not exclude the existence of another identical element in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in a reverse order according to the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in the examples.

[0141] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above method of the embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, in essence or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions to enable a terminal (such as a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments of the present application.

[0142] The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the above specific implementation manners. The above specific implementation manners are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present application, those of ordinary skill in the art can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope protected by the claims, and all of them belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An application management method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Divide a display screen of an electronic device into at least two display areas; wherein the at least two display areas include: a first display area, ..., an Nth display area, N≥2; Displaying an application list of the electronic device in the first display area; wherein the application list includes application icons of applications in the electronic device; The running interface of the application started in the electronic device is displayed in a display area other than the first display area.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The step of displaying the running interface of the application started in the electronic device in a display area other than the first display area includes: receiving a first input to at least one application icon in the application list; In response to the first input, starting the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input; The running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input is displayed in a display area other than the first display area.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The step of displaying the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a display area other than the first display area includes: Displaying the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a display area associated with the first input except the first display area; or displaying the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a blank display area other than the first display area; or, The running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input is displayed in a display area pre-associated with the application icon selected by the first input except the first display area.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the case where at least two operating interfaces are displayed in the i-th display area other than the first display area, a desktop main screen and at least one negative screen are displayed on the i-th display area, and the desktop main screen and the negative screen of the i-th display area are used to display different operating interfaces, respectively, wherein 1<i≤N.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that After the step of displaying the running interface of the application started in the electronic device in a display area other than the first display area, the method further includes: In a case where at least two applications are displayed in a j-th display area other than the first display area, receiving a second input to the j-th display area, wherein 1<j≤N; In response to the second input, a shortcut control is displayed in the first display area; wherein the shortcut control is used to operate all applications in the jth display area.

6. An application management device, characterized in that: The device comprises: A division module, used to divide the display screen of the electronic device into at least two display areas; wherein the at least two display areas include: a first display area, ..., an Nth display area, N≥2; A first display module, configured to display an application list of the electronic device in the first display area; wherein the application list includes application icons of applications in the electronic device; The second display module is used to display the running interface of the application started in the electronic device in a display area other than the first display area.

7. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that The second display module includes: A receiving submodule, configured to receive a first input of at least one application icon in the application list; a start submodule, configured to start, in response to the first input, an application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input; The display submodule is used to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a display area other than the first display area.

8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The display submodule comprises: A first display unit is configured to display a running interface of an application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a display area associated with the first input except the first display area; or A second display unit is configured to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a blank display area other than the first display area; or The third display unit is used to display the running interface of the application corresponding to the application icon selected by the first input in a display area pre-associated with the application icon selected by the first input except the first display area.

9. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that In the case where at least two operating interfaces are displayed in the i-th display area other than the first display area, a desktop main screen and at least one negative screen are displayed on the i-th display area, and the desktop main screen and the negative screen of the i-th display area are used to display different operating interfaces, respectively, wherein 1<i≤N.

10. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that The device also includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a second input to the jth display area when at least two applications are displayed in the jth display area other than the first display area, wherein 1<j≤N; The third display module is used to display a shortcut control in the first display area in response to the second input; wherein the shortcut control is used to operate all applications in the jth display area.

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