Shortcut display method and electronic device

Abstract

A shortcut display method and an electronic device, used for improving the convenience of users when operating electronic devices. For example, after receiving a first operation, an electronic device displays a first interface. The first interface comprises N regions, N being a positive integer. The N regions correspond to N applications. A first region among the N regions comprises at least one shortcut for a first application, the first region is any region among the N regions, and the first application is an application among the N applications that corresponds to the first region. The shortcut in the first region and shortcuts in the other regions are independent of each other, and the other regions are regions other than the first region among the N regions. In this way, users can quickly open the desired functions or interfaces, improving operational convenience.

Description

Shortcut display method and electronic device

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China on January 12, 2024, with application number 202410048262.9 and application name "A shortcut display method and electronic device", the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular to a shortcut display method and electronic device. Background Art

[0004] With advancements in terminal technology, electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops have become indispensable in people's daily lives and work environments. To meet diverse user needs, electronic devices are increasingly equipped with more and more functions. However, when operating electronic devices, users often have to navigate through numerous functions to find the one they need, which can be cumbersome. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of the present application provide a shortcut display method and an electronic device to improve the convenience of users operating the electronic device.

[0006] In a first aspect, a shortcut display method is provided, which can be applied to an electronic device. The electronic device can be, for example, a PC. For example, the electronic device receives a first operation; displays a first interface, the first interface includes N areas, N is a positive integer, the N areas correspond to N applications, the first area of ​​the N areas includes at least one shortcut of the first application, the first area is any area of ​​the N areas, the first application is the application of the N applications corresponding to the first area, and the at least one shortcut is used to open at least one function or interface of the first application; wherein the shortcuts in the first area are independent of the shortcuts in other areas, and the other areas are areas of the N areas other than the first area.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present application, shortcuts for different applications are displayed in different regions. For example, the shortcut for application A is displayed in region A, and the shortcut for application B is displayed in region B. The shortcuts in region A and region B are independent of each other. In this way, when a user wants to open a function or interface of application A, he can search for the corresponding shortcut in region A without traversing region B. When a user wants to open a function or interface of application B, he can search for the corresponding shortcut in region B without traversing region A. Therefore, in this way, when searching for shortcuts, the traversal range is narrowed and efficiency is improved.

[0008] In one possible design, the first area includes the name and / or icon of the first application.

[0009] In an embodiment of the present application, shortcuts for different applications are displayed in different areas. For example, the shortcut for application A is displayed in area A, and the shortcut for application B is displayed in area B. To facilitate user search, area A may include the name and / or icon of application A, and area B may include the name and / or icon of application B. Assuming that a user wants to open a certain function or interface of application A, through the name and / or icon of application A in area A, the user can determine that the corresponding shortcut should be found in area A. Therefore, in this way, the area that needs to be traversed can be quickly locked, thereby improving efficiency.

[0010] In one possible design, before displaying the first interface, the method also includes: obtaining first information, the first information including at least one of the current geographic location of the electronic device, the current time, the currently running application, the currently displayed information, and the user usage of each application in the electronic device; and determining the N applications based on the first information.

[0011] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends N applications to the user, and the shortcuts of these N applications are displayed in different areas. In this way, the user can quickly find the application he wants to use and can quickly open the function or interface he wants to use in the application, which is more efficient.

[0012] In one possible design, the first information includes a current geographic location, and the N applications include at least one of the following:

[0013] An application used by the electronic device at the geographic location; or

[0014] The electronic device uses an application with a frequency greater than a preset frequency at the geographical location; or

[0015] an application that is common in the geographic location; or

[0016] An application set by the user or by the system by default that needs to be used at the geographical location.

[0017] In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends N applications to the user based on the current geographic location, and the shortcuts of the N applications are displayed in different regions. In this way, the user can quickly find the application that the user wants to use in the current geographic location, and can quickly open the function or interface that the user wants to use in the application, which is more efficient.

[0018] In one possible design, the first information includes the current time, and the N applications include at least one of the following:

[0019] Applications that the electronic device has historically used at the time; or

[0020] The electronic device has historically used an application more than a preset number of times during the time period; or

[0021] applications that were in common use during the stated period; or

[0022] The application that needs to be used at the time is set by the user or by the system by default.

[0023] In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends N applications to the user based on the current time, and the shortcuts of the N applications are displayed in different areas. In this way, the user can quickly find the application that the user wants to use at the current time, and can quickly open the function or interface that the user wants to use in the application, which is more efficient.

[0024] In one possible design, the first information includes user usage of various applications in the electronic device, and the N applications include: recently used applications, and / or applications with a usage frequency greater than a preset frequency.

[0025] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends N applications to the user based on the application usage, and the shortcuts of the N applications are displayed in different areas. In this way, the user can quickly find the applications that are frequently used and can quickly open the functions or interfaces that the user wants to use in the applications, which is more efficient.

[0026] In one possible design, the first information includes a currently running application, and the N applications include: applications related to the application type of the currently running application, and / or applications that have been switched with the currently running application more than a preset number of times.

[0027] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends N applications to the user based on the currently running application, and the shortcuts of the N applications are displayed in different areas. In this way, the user can quickly find the application he needs to use and can quickly open the function or interface that the user wants to use in the application, which is more efficient.

[0028] In one possible design, the first information includes a current display interface, and the N applications include: applications related to the content of the current display interface.

[0029] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends N applications to the user based on the current display interface, and the shortcuts of the N applications are displayed in different areas. In this way, the user can quickly find the application he needs to use and can quickly open the function or interface that the user wants to use in the application, which is more efficient.

[0030] In one possible design, the method further includes:

[0031] The N areas are displayed in reverse order according to the historical access time of the N applications; or,

[0032] The N areas are displayed in the order of the frequency of use of the N applications; or,

[0033] The N areas are displayed in the order of the relevance between the N applications and the applications currently running on the electronic device; or,

[0034] The N areas are displayed in the order of the relevance between the N applications and the current display interface of the electronic device; or,

[0035] The N areas are displayed in a user-specified order or a system default order.

[0036] In an embodiment of the present application, shortcuts of N applications are displayed in N areas, and the N areas are sorted in a certain order to facilitate user search and improve efficiency.

[0037] In one possible design, the method further includes: receiving a second operation; displaying a second interface, the second interface including M areas, where M is an integer greater than N, the M areas corresponding to M applications, a second area among the M areas including at least one shortcut for a second application, the second area being any area among the M areas, the second application being an application among the M applications corresponding to the second area, and the at least one shortcut being used to open at least one function or interface of the second application;

[0038] In an embodiment of the present application, shortcuts to N applications in the first interface are displayed in N areas. After the electronic device switches from the first interface to the second interface, shortcuts to M applications in the second interface are displayed in M ​​areas, that is, shortcuts to more applications are displayed, making it convenient for users to quickly open corresponding applications and improve efficiency.

[0039] In one possible design, the method further includes: receiving a third operation; and adjusting at least one of a display position, a shape, and a size of the first area.

[0040] In an embodiment of the present application, shortcuts to N applications are displayed in N areas, and the user can adjust the position, shape, etc. of a certain area. For example, the user can drag area A to the front position to facilitate the user to open application A, which provides a better user experience.

[0041] In one possible design, before displaying the first interface, the method also includes: obtaining second information, the second information including the current geographic location of the electronic device, the current time, the currently running application, the currently displayed interface, and at least one item of user usage of each function or interface in the first application; and determining at least one shortcut for the first application based on the second information.

[0042] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends functions or interfaces in an application to the user, and then displays shortcuts to these functions or interfaces by application area. In this way, the user can quickly find the application they want to use and can quickly open the function or interface they want to use in the application, which is more efficient.

[0043] In one possible design, the second information includes a current geographic location, and the at least one shortcut of the first application includes at least one of the following:

[0044] a shortcut to a function or interface used in the first application at the geographic location; or

[0045] A shortcut to a function or interface in the first application that is used more frequently than a preset frequency at the geographical location; or

[0046] A shortcut to a function or interface commonly used in the first application at the geographical location; or

[0047] A shortcut to a function or interface that is required to be used at the geographical location and is set by the user or by the system in the first application.

[0048] In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends functions or interfaces in an application to the user based on the current geographic location, and then displays shortcuts to these functions or interfaces by application region. In this way, the user can quickly open the function or interface that the user wants to use in the current geographic location in the application, which is more efficient.

[0049] In one possible design, the second information includes the current time, and the at least one shortcut of the first application includes at least one of the following:

[0050] A shortcut to a function or interface in the first application that was used historically at the time; or

[0051] A shortcut to a function or interface in the first application that has been used more frequently than a preset frequency in history at the time; or

[0052] A shortcut to a function or interface that is common at the time in the first application; or

[0053] A shortcut to a function or interface that is required to be used at the time and is set by the user or by the system in the first application.

[0054] In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends functions or interfaces in an application to the user based on the current time, and then displays shortcuts to these functions or interfaces by application area. In this way, the user can quickly open the function or interface that the user wants to use at the current time in the application, which is more efficient.

[0055] In one possible design, the second information includes user usage of each function or interface in the first application, and at least one shortcut of the first application includes: a shortcut to a function or interface that the user has most recently used in the first application, and / or a shortcut to a function or interface in the first application that the user uses more frequently than a preset frequency.

[0056] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends functions or interfaces in the application to the user based on the user's usage, and then displays shortcuts to these functions or interfaces in different areas according to the application. In this way, the user can quickly open the functions or interfaces that the user frequently uses in the application, which is more efficient.

[0057] In one possible design, the second information includes a currently running application, and the at least one shortcut of the first application includes: a shortcut to a function or interface in the first application that is related to the application type of the currently running application.

[0058] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends functions or interfaces in the application to the user based on the currently running application, and then displays shortcuts to these functions or interfaces in different areas according to the application. In this way, the user can quickly open the functions or interfaces that may be needed in the application at the moment, which is more efficient.

[0059] In one possible design, the second information includes currently displayed information, and the at least one shortcut of the first application includes: a shortcut to a function or interface in the first application that is related to the content of the currently displayed interface.

[0060] In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device recommends functions or interfaces in the application to the user based on the currently displayed information, and then displays shortcuts to these functions or interfaces by application area. In this way, the user can quickly open the functions or interfaces that may be currently needed in the application, which is more efficient.

[0061] In one possible design, the method further includes:

[0062] The at least one shortcut is displayed in reverse order according to the historical access time of the corresponding function or interface; or

[0063] The at least one shortcut is displayed in the order of frequency of use of the corresponding function or interface; or

[0064] The at least one shortcut is displayed in the order of relevance between the corresponding function or interface and the application currently running on the electronic device; or

[0065] The at least one shortcut is displayed in the order of relevance between the corresponding function or interface and the current display interface of the electronic device; or

[0066] The at least one shortcut is displayed in a user-specified order or a system default order.

[0067] In an embodiment of the present application, application shortcuts can be sorted in a certain order to facilitate user search and improve efficiency.

[0068] In one possible design, the shortcuts in the first area are independent of the shortcuts in other areas, including: when the shortcuts in the first area undergo a first change with the third information, the shortcuts in the second area remain unchanged or undergo a second change with the fourth information; the third information and / or the fourth information include: the current geographic location of the electronic device, the current time, the currently running application, the currently displayed interface, and at least one of the user usage of each function or interface in the first application.

[0069] In the embodiment of the present application, shortcuts for different applications are displayed in different regions. For example, the shortcut for application A is displayed in region A, and the shortcut for application B is displayed in region B. The shortcuts in region A and region B are independent of each other. For example, when the shortcut in region A is updated, the shortcut in region B remains unchanged. In short, with this method, when searching for shortcuts, you only need to search within a small region, without having to traverse all regions, which improves efficiency.

[0070] In one possible design, receiving the first operation includes: receiving a click operation on the first icon, or receiving an operation of hovering the cursor over the first icon, or receiving an operation of searching for the first application; wherein the first icon is located in the dock bar or status bar of the electronic device.

[0071] In an embodiment of the present application, when the user clicks on the first icon or the cursor hovers over the first icon, N areas corresponding to N applications can be displayed, and at least one shortcut of an application is displayed in each area, so that the user can quickly find the application and the corresponding function or interface in the application, thereby improving efficiency.

[0072] In a second aspect, an electronic device is further provided, including:

[0073] a processor, a memory, and one or more programs;

[0074] The one or more programs are stored in the memory, and the one or more programs include instructions. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device executes the method provided in the first aspect above.

[0075] In a third aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is further provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is used to store a computer program. When the computer program is run on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the method provided in the first aspect above.

[0076] In a fourth aspect, a computer program product is also provided, comprising a computer program, which, when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method provided in the first aspect above.

[0077] In the fifth aspect, a chip is also provided, which is coupled to a memory in an electronic device and is used to call a computer program stored in the memory and execute the technical solution provided in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, "coupling" refers to the direct or indirect combination of two components with each other.

[0078] For the technical effects that can be achieved in the above-mentioned second to fifth aspects, please refer to the description of the technical effects that can be achieved by the corresponding design scheme in the above-mentioned first aspect, and this application will not repeat them here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0079] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0080] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a PC main interface provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a PC startup interface provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the layout of a PC launcher interface provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0083] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a PC display shortcut provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0084] 6 and 7 are another schematic diagram of a PC display shortcut provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0085] 8A to 8C are another schematic diagram of a PC display shortcut provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0086] FIG9 is another schematic diagram of a PC main interface provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0087] 10A to 10B are another schematic diagram of a PC display shortcut provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0088] 11 and 12 are schematic diagrams of a shortcut to display application a on a PC according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0089] FIG13 is another schematic diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0090] Below, some terms used in the embodiments of the present application are explained to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0091] The at least one involved in the embodiments of the present application includes one or more; wherein, more than one means greater than or equal to two. In addition, it should be understood that, in the description of this specification, words such as "first" and "second" are only used for the purpose of distinguishing the description, and cannot be understood as expressing or implying relative importance, nor can they be understood as expressing or implying order. For example, the first area and the second area do not represent the importance of the two or the order of the two, but are only for distinguishing the description. In the embodiments of the present application, "and / or" is only a description of the association relationship, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the objects related to each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0092] The directional terms mentioned in the embodiments of the present application, such as "up", "down", "left", "right", "inside", "outside", etc., are only references to the directions in the drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are for better and clearer explanation and understanding of the embodiments of the present application, rather than indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

[0093] References to "one embodiment," "in some examples," or "some embodiments" in this specification mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with that embodiment is included in one or more embodiments of the specification. Thus, phrases such as "in some examples," "in one embodiment," "in some other embodiments," and "in other embodiments" appearing in various places in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, but rather mean "one or more, but not all, embodiments," unless otherwise specifically emphasized. The terms "including," "comprising," "having," and variations thereof mean "including but not limited to," unless otherwise specifically emphasized.

[0094] The shortcut display method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applicable to electronic devices. Exemplarily, the electronic device may be a mobile phone or a personal computer (PC), and the PC may include devices such as a tablet computer, a laptop computer, and a desktop computer. Alternatively, the electronic device may also be a wearable device such as a watch or a bracelet; or, it may also be a smart home device such as a television set or a refrigerator; or, it may also be a car-mounted device, etc., or, it may also be a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, a mixed reality (MR) device, etc. In short, the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of electronic device.

[0095] Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device. As shown in Figure 1, the electronic device may include a processor 110, an external memory interface 120, an internal memory 121, a universal serial bus (USB) interface 130, a charging management module 140, a power management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 150, a wireless communication module 160, an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C, an earphone interface 170D, a sensor module 180, a button 190, a motor 191, an indicator 192, a camera 193, a display 194, and a subscriber identification module (SIM) card interface 195. The sensor module 180 may include a pressure sensor 180A, a gyroscope sensor 180B, an air pressure sensor 180C, a magnetic sensor 180D, an acceleration sensor 180E, a distance sensor 180F, a proximity light sensor 180G, a fingerprint sensor 180H, a temperature sensor 180J, a touch sensor 180K, an ambient light sensor 180L, a bone conduction sensor 180M, etc.

[0096] The processor 110 may include one or more processing units. For example, the processor 110 may include an application processor (AP), a modem processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a controller, memory, a video codec, a digital signal processor (DSP), a baseband processor, and / or a neural-network processing unit (NPU). The different processing units may be independent devices or integrated into one or more processors. The controller may serve as the nerve center and command center of the electronic device. The controller may generate operation control signals based on instruction opcodes and timing signals to control instruction fetching and execution. The processor 110 may also include memory for storing instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in the processor 110 is a high-speed cache memory. This memory may store instructions or data that have just been used or are being recycled by the processor 110. If the processor 110 needs to use the instruction or data again, it can directly retrieve it from the memory. This avoids duplicate accesses, reduces the processor 110's waiting time, and thus improves system efficiency.

[0097] In some embodiments, the processor 110 may execute the shortcut display method provided in an embodiment of the present application. For example, the processor 110 may display a first interface through the display screen 194, wherein the first interface includes N areas, where N is a positive integer. The N areas correspond to N applications in the electronic device, respectively. The first area in the N areas includes at least one shortcut for the first application. The first area is any area among the N areas. The first application is an application in the N applications corresponding to the first area. At least one shortcut is used to open at least one function or interface of the first application. Among them, the shortcuts in the first area are independent and unrelated to the shortcuts in other areas (areas in the N areas except the first area).

[0098] In some embodiments, the processor 110 may include one or more interfaces. The interfaces may include an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) interface, an inter-integrated circuit sound (I2S) interface, a pulse code modulation (PCM) interface, a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) interface, a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), a general-purpose input / output (GPIO) interface, a subscriber identity module (SIM) interface, and / or a universal serial bus (USB) interface.

[0099] The I2C interface is a bidirectional synchronous serial bus that includes a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). In some embodiments, the processor 110 may include multiple I2C bus lines. The processor 110 may be coupled to the touch sensor 180K, the charger, the flash, the camera 193, and the like via different I2C bus interfaces. For example, the processor 110 may be coupled to the touch sensor 180K via the I2C interface, enabling communication between the processor 110 and the touch sensor 180K via the I2C bus interface, thereby implementing the touch function of the electronic device 100.

[0100] The I2S interface can be used for audio communication. In some embodiments, the processor 110 can include multiple I2S buses. The processor 110 can be coupled to the audio module 170 via the I2S bus to enable communication between the processor 110 and the audio module 170. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 via the I2S interface, enabling the function of answering calls through a Bluetooth headset.

[0101] The PCM interface can also be used for audio communication, sampling, quantizing, and encoding analog signals. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 and the wireless communication module 160 can be coupled via a PCM bus interface. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can also transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 via the PCM interface, enabling the function of answering calls via a Bluetooth headset. Both the I2S interface and the PCM interface can be used for audio communication.

[0102] The UART interface is a universal serial data bus used for asynchronous communication. This bus can be a bidirectional communication bus. It converts the data to be transmitted between serial communication and parallel communication. In some embodiments, the UART interface is typically used to connect the processor 110 and the wireless communication module 160. For example, the processor 110 communicates with the Bluetooth module in the wireless communication module 160 via the UART interface to implement Bluetooth functionality. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 via the UART interface, enabling the function of playing music through Bluetooth headphones.

[0103] The MIPI interface can be used to connect the processor 110 to peripheral devices such as the display 194 and the camera 193. MIPI interfaces include the camera serial interface (CSI) and the display serial interface (DSI). In some embodiments, the processor 110 and the camera 193 communicate via the CSI interface to implement the camera function of the electronic device 100. The processor 110 and the display 194 communicate via the DSI interface to implement the display function of the electronic device 100.

[0104] The GPIO interface can be configured via software. The GPIO interface can be configured as either a control signal or a data signal. In some embodiments, the GPIO interface can be used to connect the processor 110 to the camera 193, display 194, wireless communication module 160, audio module 170, sensor module 180, etc. The GPIO interface can also be configured as an I2C interface, an I2S interface, a UART interface, a MIPI interface, etc.

[0105] The USB interface 130 is an interface that complies with USB standards and may be a Mini USB interface, a Micro USB interface, a USB Type-C interface, or the like. The USB interface 130 can be used to connect a charger to charge the electronic device 100, or to transfer data between the electronic device 100 and peripheral devices. It can also be used to connect headphones to play audio. This interface can also be used to connect other electronic devices, such as augmented reality devices.

[0106] It is understood that the interface connection relationship between the modules illustrated in the embodiment of the present invention is merely an illustrative illustration and does not constitute a structural limitation on the electronic device 100. In other embodiments of the present application, the electronic device 100 may also adopt different interface connection methods from the above embodiments, or a combination of multiple interface connection methods.

[0107] The wireless communication function of the electronic device can be implemented using antenna 1, antenna 2, mobile communication module 150, wireless communication module 160, a modem processor, and a baseband processor. Antenna 1 and antenna 2 are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in the electronic device can be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be reused to improve antenna utilization. For example, antenna 1 can be reused as a diversity antenna for a wireless local area network. In other embodiments, the antenna can be used in conjunction with a tuning switch.

[0108] The mobile communication module 150 can provide solutions for wireless communications including 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G applied in electronic devices. The mobile communication module 150 may include at least one filter, a switch, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier (LNA), etc. The mobile communication module 150 can receive electromagnetic waves from the antenna 1, and filter, amplify, and process the received electromagnetic waves, and transmit them to the modulation and demodulation processor for demodulation. The mobile communication module 150 can also amplify the signal modulated by the modulation and demodulation processor, and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation through the antenna 1. In some embodiments, at least some of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 can be set in the processor 110. In some embodiments, at least some of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 can be set in the same device as at least some of the modules of the processor 110.

[0109] The wireless communication module 160 can provide wireless communication solutions for electronic devices, including wireless local area networks (WLAN) (such as wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks), Bluetooth (BT), global navigation satellite system (GNSS), frequency modulation (FM), near field communication (NFC), infrared (IR), etc. The wireless communication module 160 can be one or more devices that integrate at least one communication processing module. The wireless communication module 160 receives electromagnetic waves via the antenna 2, frequency modulates and filters the electromagnetic wave signals, and sends the processed signals to the processor 110. The wireless communication module 160 can also receive the signal to be sent from the processor 110, frequency modulate it, amplify it, and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation through the antenna 2.

[0110] In some embodiments, antenna 1 of the electronic device is coupled to mobile communication module 150 , and antenna 2 is coupled to wireless communication module 160 , so that the electronic device can communicate with the network and other devices through wireless communication technology.

[0111] The display screen 194 is used to display the display interface of the application, etc. The display screen 194 includes a display panel. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include 1 or N display screens 194, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0112] The electronic device 100 can realize the shooting function through the ISP, the camera 193, the video codec, the GPU, the display screen 194 and the application processor, etc. Among them, the ISP is used to process the data fed back by the camera 193.

[0113] The internal memory 121 can be used to store computer executable program code, which includes instructions. The processor 110 executes various functional applications and data processing of the electronic device by running the instructions stored in the internal memory 121. The internal memory 121 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. Among them, the program storage area can store an operating system, and the software code of at least one application, etc. The data storage area can store data (such as images, videos, etc.) generated during the use of the electronic device. In addition, the internal memory 121 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, a universal flash memory, etc.

[0114] The external memory interface 120 can be used to connect an external memory card, such as a Micro SD card, to expand the storage capacity of the electronic device. The external memory card communicates with the processor 110 via the external memory interface 120 to implement data storage functions. For example, files such as pictures and videos can be stored on the external memory card.

[0115] The electronic device can implement audio functions such as music playback and recording through the audio module 170, the speaker 170A, the receiver 170B, the microphone 170C, the headphone jack 170D, and the application processor.

[0116] The audio module 170 is used to convert digital audio information into analog audio signal output, and is also used to convert analog audio input into digital audio signals. The audio module 170 can also be used to encode and decode audio signals. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can be provided in the processor 110, or some functional modules of the audio module 170 can be provided in the processor 110.

[0117] The speaker 170A, also called a "speaker," is used to convert audio electrical signals into sound signals. The electronic device 100 can listen to music or listen to external speaker scenarios such as hands-free calls through one or more speakers 170A.

[0118] The receiver 170B, also called "earpiece", can be one or more and is used to convert audio electrical signals into sound signals. When the electronic device 100 receives a call or voice message, the voice can be heard by placing the receiver 170B close to the human ear.

[0119] Microphone 170C, also called "microphone" or "microphone", is used to convert sound signals into electrical signals.

[0120] The headphone jack 170D is used to connect a wired headphone.

[0121] The pressure sensor 180A is used to sense the pressure signal and convert the pressure signal into an electrical signal. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor 180A can be disposed on the display screen 194 .

[0122] The gyro sensor 180B can be used to determine the motion posture of the electronic device. In some embodiments, the gyro sensor 180B can be used to determine the angular velocity of the electronic device around three axes (i.e., the x, y, and z axes). The gyro sensor 180B can also be used for anti-shake photography.

[0123] The air pressure sensor 180C is used to measure air pressure. In some embodiments, the electronic device calculates the altitude using the air pressure value measured by the air pressure sensor 180C to assist in positioning and navigation.

[0124] The magnetic sensor 180D includes a Hall sensor, and the electronic device can use the magnetic sensor 180D to detect the opening and closing of the flip leather case.

[0125] The acceleration sensor 180E can detect the magnitude of the acceleration of the electronic device in various directions (generally three axes) and the magnitude and direction of gravity when the electronic device is stationary.

[0126] The distance sensor 180F is used to measure distance. The electronic device can measure distance using infrared or laser.

[0127] The proximity light sensor 180G may include, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) and a light detector, such as a photodiode. The light emitting diode may be an infrared light emitting diode. The electronic device emits infrared light through the light emitting diode. The electronic device uses the photodiode to detect infrared reflected light from nearby objects. When sufficient reflected light is detected, it can be determined that there is an object near the electronic device. When insufficient reflected light is detected, the electronic device can determine that there is no object near the electronic device.

[0128] The ambient light sensor 180L is used to sense the brightness of the ambient light. The electronic device can adaptively adjust the brightness of the display screen 194 according to the sensed ambient light brightness.

[0129] The fingerprint sensor 180H is used to collect fingerprints.

[0130] The temperature sensor 180J is used to detect temperature.

[0131] The touch sensor 180K, also known as a "touch panel," can be mounted on the display screen 194. The touch sensor 180K and the display screen 194 form a touch screen, also known as a "touch screen." The touch sensor 180K is used to detect touch operations applied to or near it. The touch sensor can transmit the detected touch operations to the application processor to determine the type of touch event.

[0132] The bone conduction sensor 180M can obtain a vibration signal. In some embodiments, the bone conduction sensor 180M can obtain a vibration signal of a vibrating bone in a human vocal part.

[0133] The buttons 190 include a power button, a volume button, etc. The button 190 can be a mechanical button. It can also be a touch button. The electronic device can receive button input and generate key signal input related to the user settings and function control of the electronic device. The motor 191 can generate a vibration prompt. The motor 191 can be used for incoming call vibration prompts, and can also be used for touch vibration feedback. The indicator 192 can be an indicator light, which can be used to indicate the charging status, power changes, messages, missed calls, notifications, etc. The SIM card interface 195 is used to connect the SIM card. The SIM card can be connected to and separated from the electronic device by inserting it into the SIM card interface 195 or pulling it out from the SIM card interface 195.

[0134] It is understood that the components shown in FIG1 do not constitute a specific limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device in the embodiment of the present invention may include more or fewer components than those shown in FIG1. ​​In addition, the combination / connection relationship between the components in FIG1 can also be adjusted and modified.

[0135] The following uses a PC as an example to illustrate the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0136] PCs are gradually becoming indispensable devices for most users for learning, entertainment, and office work. To meet the diverse needs of users, more and more applications are being added to PCs. When there are a large number of applications, a dock bar can be set up on the PC to keep the interface clean and tidy while facilitating user operation. For example, please refer to Figure 2, which is a schematic diagram of a PC interface provided in an embodiment of the present application. This interface can also be referred to as the main interface or desktop of the PC. As shown in Figure 2, a dock bar 200 is displayed on the PC. The dock bar 200 can be located anywhere in the main interface of the PC. Optionally, to facilitate user operation, Figure 2 takes the dock bar 200 as an example, located in the lower center. Continuing with Figure 2, the dock bar 200 may include icons for one or more applications. It is understandable that due to the large number of applications in the PC and the limited display area of ​​the dock bar 200, the dock bar 200 may include icons for some of the applications in the PC. These applications may be default applications or user-specified applications, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application. Therefore, the PC interface shown in Figure 2 is relatively clean and tidy, and the user experience is good.

[0137] As mentioned above, the dock bar 200 may include icons of some applications in the PC. Therefore, one possible scenario is that the user needs to open an application, but the icon of the application is not in the dock bar 200. In this case, in an embodiment of the present application, when the PC receives a specific operation, it can display the icons of all applications in the PC to facilitate the user to find the application currently needed, including applications whose icons are not in the dock bar 200.

[0138] In some examples, a portal may be provided on the PC, and the specific operation may be an operation for the portal. Exemplarily, the portal may be an icon. For example, icon 201 in Figure 2. In other words, when the PC receives an operation for icon 201, it may display icons of all applications in the PC. It should be noted that Figure 2 takes the example of icon 201 being located in dock bar 200. Optionally, icon 201 may also be located in other locations, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. Optionally, icon 201 may have multiple names such as "launch pad" and "multi-applications", which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. Of course, the specific operation may also be other types of operations, such as the operation of a combination of keys on a keyboard, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0139] For example, in Figure 2, when the PC receives an operation for icon 201, it can display interface 300 as shown in Figure 3. Optionally, interface 300 can include icons of all applications or some applications in the PC. It is understandable that if the number of applications is small, interface 300 can include icons of all applications. If the number of applications is large, including icons of all applications in interface 300 will result in icons being too small and too dense, making it inconvenient for users to find them. Therefore, when there are a large number of applications, the PC can display icons of all applications in pages. For example, in Figure 3, two circles 301 are displayed in interface 300. These two circles represent two pages of content, that is, the icons of all applications in the PC are displayed through a two-page interface. Therefore, the user can open any application in the PC.

[0140] Take the scenario where a user uses the above-mentioned PC (for example, the PC in Figure 3) to work as an example. When the user uses the PC for work one day, multiple interfaces or functions are opened on the PC, such as multiple interfaces of a browser application. After the work for the day is finished, the user may shut down the PC. After the user turns on the PC the next day, the PC displays the interface shown in Figure 2. Since the work tasks of the previous day need to be continued, the user needs to open the interface or function opened the previous day on the PC. Therefore, the user can click icon 201 in the interface shown in Figure 2 to open interface 300. The user can find the icon of the application to be opened among the many application icons in interface 300 and then open the application. After opening the application, the user also needs to find the interface opened the previous day among the many interfaces of the application. Obviously, this process is time-consuming and less convenient.

[0141] In order to quickly open previously visited interfaces or functions, in embodiments of the present application, the PC can display shortcuts to previously visited interfaces or functions. For example, when the PC receives an operation on icon 201, it displays interface 400 as shown in FIG4 . Comparing FIG3 and FIG4 , it can be seen that, compared to interface 300 , interface 400 has a display area vacated as a shortcut display area.

[0142] As shown in Figure 4, the interface 400 includes a first area and a second area. The first area is used to display application icons. The second area is a shortcut display area. It should be understood that due to the limited display area of ​​the first area, icons of some applications in the PC can be displayed in the first area. Of course, the user can view icons of all applications. For example, the first area includes a More button, and through the More button, you can view icons of all applications in the PC. Optionally, the "More" button can also have other names, such as a "Show All" button, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0143] The second area is used to display shortcuts to functions or interfaces that have been accessed historically. It should be understood that there may be multiple functions or interfaces that have been accessed historically, and there may be multiple corresponding shortcuts. In some examples, the multiple shortcuts in the second area can be displayed one by one in the order in which the corresponding functions or interfaces have been accessed historically. For example, referring to (a) in Figure 5, the second area in interface 500 includes 6 shortcuts. The historical access order of the functions or interfaces corresponding to the 6 shortcuts is: Document Q -> Document Z -> Document Y -> Work Notes X -> Document X -> Huawei Official Website. In other words, Document Q was accessed the earliest, for example, it may have been accessed a long time ago; Huawei Official Website was accessed the last, for example, it was just accessed. In an embodiment of the present application, the display order of the 6 shortcuts may be the reverse order of the above historical access order. The reverse order of the above historical access order is: Huawei Official Website -> Document X -> Work Notes X -> Document Y -> Document Z -> Document Q. Therefore, the display order of the six shortcuts is: shortcut to Huawei's official website -> shortcut to document X -> shortcut to work note X -> shortcut to document Y -> shortcut to document Z -> shortcut to document Q. In some examples, when the PC displays the six shortcuts in the above display order, they can be displayed sequentially from left to right. For example, as shown in (a) in Figure 5, the PC displays the shortcut to Huawei's official website and the shortcut to document X in the second area from left to right. Due to the limited width of interface 500, after displaying two shortcuts, the width of interface 500 is not enough to display another shortcut. Therefore, the PC can start a new row and display other shortcuts in sequence from left to right again, and so on, ultimately presenting the display effect of each shortcut in the second area in Figure 5 (a). Optionally, the second area can also display time information corresponding to each shortcut. The time information corresponding to each shortcut can include: the historical access time of the function or interface corresponding to the shortcut, or the time difference between the historical access time and the current time. Continuing with (a) in FIG5 as an example, the time information of the shortcut to the Huawei official website in the second area is 10 seconds ago, and the time information of the shortcut to document X is 30 minutes ago. The principles of other shortcuts are the same and will not be repeated.

[0144] It should be noted that in Figure 5 (a), due to the limited display area of ​​the second area, only some shortcuts may be displayed in the second area, but the user can still view all shortcuts. For example, the second area also includes a More button. When the PC receives an operation for the More button, it may display interface 510 as shown in Figure 5 (b). It should be noted that interface 510 also includes a More button, and the More button is displayed in grayscale, black and white, or other colors to indicate that the More button is selected. Interface 510 may include more shortcuts. Optionally, each shortcut in interface 510 can be displayed one by one according to the order in which the corresponding function or interface was accessed historically, using the same principle as described above. It should be understood that if there are a large number of shortcuts and interface 510 cannot display all of them, they can be displayed in pages. For example, in Figure 5 (b), interface 510 displays two circles, which represent two pages of content, that is, all shortcuts are displayed across two pages. In some examples, after the PC displays interface 510 in Figure 5 (b), it can return to interface 500 in Figure 5 (a). For example, when the PC receives an operation for more keys in FIG5(b), it returns to interface 500 in FIG5(a). It should be noted that since only some shortcuts can be displayed in the second area of ​​interface 500, the first six shortcuts in interface 510 can be displayed in the second area of ​​interface 500 when the PC returns to interface 500. Of course, the last six shortcuts in interface 510 or six randomly selected shortcuts can also be displayed in the second area of ​​interface 500, and this embodiment of the application is not limited thereto.

[0145] Continuing with Figure 5 , different shortcuts belonging to the same application are displayed in different locations in interface 500 or interface 510. For example, shortcuts to document X, document Y, document Z, document Q, and document P in interface 510 all correspond to the same application but are scattered in different locations in interface 510. Suppose a user wants to open document R, they need to traverse all shortcuts in interface 510 to find the shortcut for document R. Clearly, this approach is still not convenient enough.

[0146] To improve browsing efficiency, in an embodiment of the present application, the PC can display multiple shortcuts in categories. For example, they can be displayed in categories based on the applications to which the shortcuts belong. For example, shortcuts belonging to the same application are displayed in the same area, while shortcuts from different applications are displayed in different areas.

[0147] For example, when the PC receives an operation for icon 201, it displays interface 600 as shown in Figure 6. Interface 600 includes a first area and a second area. The first area is the same as the first area in Figure 4 or Figure 5 above, and will not be repeated. The second area is used to display shortcuts. As shown in Figure 6, the second area includes multiple cards, for example, card 1, card 2, and card 3. Among them, one card can be understood as a display area. Different cards are different display areas. In other words, the three cards, card 1, card 2, and card 3, correspond to three different display areas. Optionally, for easy distinction, the card can be filled with information, for example, at least one of color, transparency, and shadow can be filled. Optionally, the information filled in different cards can be the same or different. In an embodiment of the present application, shortcuts belonging to the same application are displayed in the same card. For example, the shortcut of application a is displayed in card 1. The shortcut of application b is displayed in card 2. The shortcut of application c is displayed in card 3. The shortcut display method shown in Figure 6 can narrow the traversal range. For example, as shown in FIG6 , if the user needs to open document X of application a, he only needs to find the shortcut of document X in card 1 without traversing all shortcuts, which greatly narrows the traversal scope and improves efficiency.

[0148] It should be noted that in Figure 6, the layout of interface 600 is: application icons on the top and shortcuts on the bottom. In fact, there can be other layouts. For example, shortcuts are on the top and application icons are on the bottom. For example, please refer to Figure 7, interface 700 may include a first area and a second area. Shortcuts are displayed in the first area. Application icons are displayed in the second area. It should be noted that, generally, when a user opens an interface, he will first pay attention to the upper area of ​​the interface. Therefore, if shortcuts are displayed in the upper area of ​​interface 700 in Figure 7, users can pay attention to shortcuts more quickly, and then quickly open the corresponding functions or interfaces, thereby improving efficiency.

[0149] The following description mainly uses the interface 700 shown in FIG. 7 as an example.

[0150] As shown in Figure 7, one or more cards are displayed in the first area. Each card corresponds to an application. For example, card 1 corresponds to application a, which includes at least one shortcut to application a. Card 2 corresponds to application b, which includes at least one shortcut to application b. Card 3 corresponds to application c, which includes at least one shortcut to application c. That is to say, in an embodiment of the present application, the PC recommends some applications (for example, application a, application b, and application c) to the user through the cards in the first area of ​​the interface 700, and also recommends shortcuts to some functions or interfaces in these applications to facilitate quick opening by the user. It is understandable that before displaying the interface 700 of Figure 7, the PC can first determine which applications need to be recommended, and determine which functions or interfaces in these applications need to be recommended, and then display the shortcuts to these functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in the form of cards.

[0151] Optionally, the PC may determine an application to be recommended (hereinafter referred to as a recommended application) by at least one of the following methods.

[0152] Method 1: The PC determines the applications to be recommended based on the user usage of each application in the PC.

[0153] In some examples, recommended applications may include applications that the user has recently used on the PC. For example, "recently used applications" may include applications that were used within a preset time period before the current moment. The preset time period can be a few hours, a few days, etc., and is not limited in the embodiments of this application. For another example, the PC may count the usage time of each application and sort the applications by usage time. Based on this sorting, the top applications are determined as recommended applications.

[0154] In other examples, recommended applications may include applications frequently used by users in the PC. For example, "frequently used applications" may include applications whose usage frequency is greater than the preset frequency within a preset duration. For example, the PC can count the number of times each application is used within a preset duration, and the preset duration may be one day, one week, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. Therefore, the PC can obtain the usage frequency of each application, that is, the ratio of the number of times it is used within the preset duration to the preset duration. The PC can determine that applications with a usage frequency greater than the preset frequency are recommended applications. The specific value of the preset frequency is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0155] Method 2: The PC determines the applications that need to be recommended based on the current scenario.

[0156] In some examples, the PC can determine recommended applications based on the current time. For example, if the current time is 10 pm, the recommended application can meet at least one of the following conditions:

[0157] (1) Recommended apps may include apps that the user has historically used at 10 p.m.

[0158] (2) Recommended applications may include applications that the user frequently uses at 10 p.m. in the past. For example, the PC may count the number of times each application is used between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. every day. When the PC determines that the current time is 10 p.m., it determines, based on the statistical results, applications that have been used more than a preset number of times between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. in the past. For example, if the user frequently uses game applications between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., then when the PC determines that the current time is 10 p.m., it may determine that the applications to be recommended include game applications.

[0159] (3) Recommended applications may include applications set by the user or by the system as required at 10 p.m. For example, to motivate themselves to study, a user sets a time limit for using a course teaching application from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. In this case, when the PC detects that the current time is 10 p.m., it can determine that the recommended applications include the course teaching application.

[0160] (4) Recommended applications may include applications commonly used at 10 p.m. “Applications commonly used at 10 p.m.” can be understood as applications that most users would use at 10 p.m., such as late-night radio applications, light music applications, and so on. Therefore, when the PC detects that the current time is 10 p.m., it can determine that the applications to be recommended include late-night radio applications, light music applications, and other common applications.

[0161] In other examples, the PC may determine recommended applications based on the current geographic location. For example, the recommended applications may satisfy at least one of the following:

[0162] (1) Recommended applications may include applications that the user has historically used at the current geographic location.

[0163] (2) Recommended applications may include applications that the user has historically frequently used at the current geographic location. For example, the PC may record the number of times each application has been used at each geographic location. When it is detected that the user is currently at a certain geographic location, the PC may determine, based on the statistical results, applications that have been used more than a preset number of times at that geographic location. For example, if the user frequently uses shopping applications and screen projection applications at home, then when the PC determines that the user is currently at home, it may determine that the applications to be recommended include shopping applications and screen projection applications.

[0164] (3) Recommended applications may include applications that are required for use at the current geographic location, as set by the user or by the system by default. For example, if the user has defined or the system has set by default that a screen mirroring application is required at home, then when the PC detects that the user is at home, it may determine that the recommended applications include the screen mirroring application.

[0165] (4) Recommended applications may include applications that are commonly used in the current geographical location. Among them, "applications that are commonly used in a certain geographical location" can be understood as applications that most users will use in that geographical location. For example, when the PC determines that it is currently in a subway station, it determines that the applications that need to be recommended include access applications (such as bus cards, subway cards) and other applications that most users need to use in subway stations. For another example, when the PC determines that it is currently in a shopping mall, it determines that the applications that need to be recommended include payment applications (such as Huawei Wallet) and other applications that most users need to use in shopping malls.

[0166] Method 3: The PC determines the application to be recommended based on the currently running application.

[0167] Optionally, the currently running application may include an application running in the foreground and / or the background.

[0168] In some examples, the recommended applications may include applications related to the type of the currently running application. For example, the currently running application is a short video application, such as Recommended applications may include other short video applications, such as For example, if the currently running application is an image capture application, such as the system camera, the recommended applications may include other image capture applications, such as third-party cameras, and may also include gallery applications, photo editing applications, and other applications related to image capture applications. For another example, if the currently running application is a video playback application, such as Huawei Video, the recommended applications may include other video playback applications, such as It can also include applications related to video playback applications, such as applications for enhancing audio and video effects, AI subtitle translation applications, etc. For another example, if the currently running application is an audio playback application, such as Huawei Music, the recommended applications can include other audio playback applications, such as It can also include applications related to audio playback applications such as song recognition applications. For another example, the currently running application is an electronic reading application, such as the Qimao reading application, and the recommended applications include other electronic reading applications, such as It can also include applications related to electronic reading applications, such as dictionary applications and note-taking applications.

[0169] In other examples, recommended applications may include applications that have switched from the currently running application more than a preset number of times. It should be understood that a user may switch from one application to another while using a PC. The PC may record the number of switches between two applications within a preset time period. The preset time period may be one day, one week, etc., and is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The PC may determine that an application that has switched from the currently running application more than a preset number of times is a recommended application.

[0170] Method 4: The PC determines the application to be recommended based on the current display interface.

[0171] Optionally, the current display interface may include the previous display interface of the PC before displaying interface 700. The current display interface may be a desktop or an interface of an application, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0172] In some examples, the recommended applications may include applications related to the content in the current display interface. For example, when the current display interface includes an image, the recommended applications may include a photo editing application. For another example, when the current display interface includes English, the recommended applications may include a dictionary application. For example, when the current display interface is the desktop, the recommended applications may include default applications, user-set applications, or applications determined using other methods (such as any one or more of Methods 1 to 3 and Method 5 described above).

[0173] Method 5: The PC determines the application to be recommended based on the system default settings or user settings.

[0174] In some examples, the recommended application can be a fixed application, such as an application set by the system default or set by the user. Optionally, the user setting method is not described in detail in this embodiment of the application. For example, it can be set in the settings application or set elsewhere.

[0175] The above are five ways for a PC to determine recommended applications. The PC can use any one of the above five ways, or any two or more of the above five ways can be used in combination. This embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0176] Therefore, through the above method, the PC can determine the applications that need to be recommended. Assuming that there are N applications that need to be recommended, where N is a positive integer, the PC can also determine the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in each of the N applications. Taking application a among N applications as an example, the PC can determine the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a using at least one of the following methods.

[0177] Method 1: The PC determines the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a based on the user's usage of each function or interface in application a.

[0178] In some examples, the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a may include: the interfaces or functions that the user has recently used in application a. For example, "the interfaces or functions that have been recently used in application a" may include: the interfaces or functions that have been used in application a within a preset time period before the current moment. The preset time period may be a few hours, a few days, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. For another example, the PC can count the usage time of each function or interface in application a, and sort each function or interface according to the usage time, and determine the functions or interfaces that are ranked in the top few according to the usage time based on the sorting as the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended.

[0179] In other examples, the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a may include: interfaces or functions that are frequently used by users in application a. Optionally, "interfaces or functions frequently used in application a" may include interfaces or functions that are used more frequently than a preset frequency within a preset duration in application a. For example, the PC can count the number of times each interface or function in application a is used within a preset duration, and the preset duration may be one day, one week, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. Therefore, the PC can obtain the frequency of use of each interface or function in application a, that is, the ratio of the number of uses within the preset duration to the preset duration. The PC can determine that the interface or function in application a that is used more frequently than the preset frequency is a function or interface that needs to be recommended in application a. The specific value of the preset frequency is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0180] Method 2: The PC determines the function or interface that needs to be recommended in application a based on the current scenario.

[0181] In some examples, the PC can determine the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a based on the current time. For example, if the current time is 10 pm, the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a can meet at least one of the following requirements:

[0182] (1) The functions or interfaces used in application a at 10 pm.

[0183] (2) Functions or interfaces in Application A that are frequently used by the user at 10 p.m. For example, the PC may count the number of times each function or interface in Application A is used between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. every day. When the PC determines that the current time is 10 p.m., it determines, based on the statistical results, the functions or interfaces in Application A that have been used more than a preset number of times between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. For example, if the user frequently uses the function of communicating with contact A in Application A at 10 p.m., the PC may determine that the function of communicating with contact A in Application A is a function that needs to be recommended when the PC determines that the current time is 10 p.m.

[0184] (3) Functions or interfaces in Application A that are set by the user or by the system as required at 10 p.m. For example, a user sets a small program in Application A to be available from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. In this case, when the PC detects that the current time is 10 p.m., it can determine that the functions to be recommended in Application A include the small program.

[0185] (4) Common functions or interfaces in Application A at 10 p.m. Here, "common functions or interfaces in Application A at a certain time" can be understood as functions or interfaces that most users of Application A will use at that time. For example, at 10 p.m., most users will use the game function in Application A. When the PC detects that the current time is 10 p.m., it determines that the game function in Application A is a function that needs to be recommended.

[0186] In other examples, the PC may determine, based on the current geographic location, the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a. For example, the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a may include at least one of the following:

[0187] (1) The functions or interfaces used in application a at the current geographic location.

[0188] (2) Functions or interfaces in application a that the user frequently uses in the current geographic location. For example, the PC can record the number of times each function or interface in application a is used at each geographic location. When it is detected that the user is currently in a certain geographic location, the PC determines based on the statistical results that the function or interface in application a that has been used more than a preset number of times at that geographic location is used. For example, every time a user enters a shopping mall, the PC uses the scan code payment function in application a. When the PC determines that the current geographic location is a shopping mall, the PC determines that the scan code payment function in application a is a function that needs to be recommended.

[0189] (3) Functions or interfaces in Application A that are set by the user or by the system as required for use at the current location. For example, if the user sets the live broadcast function in Application A to be used at home, the PC will determine that the function to be recommended in Application A is the live broadcast function when the PC detects that the current location is home.

[0190] (4) Shortcuts to common functions or interfaces in Application A at the current geographic location. "Common functions or interfaces in Application A at a certain geographic location" can be understood as functions or interfaces in Application A that most users will use at that geographic location. For example, at a subway station, most users will use the travel code function in Application A to swipe their cards to enter and exit the subway. Therefore, when the PC determines that it is currently at a subway station, it determines that the travel code function in Application A is a function that needs to be recommended.

[0191] Method 3: The PC determines the function or interface that needs to be recommended in application a based on the currently running application.

[0192] Optionally, the currently running application may include an application running in the foreground and / or the background.

[0193] In some examples, the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a may include: functions or interfaces in application a that are related to the type of the currently running application. For example, if the currently running application is a video playback application, such as Huawei Video, the PC may determine that the video effect enhancement function, sound effect enhancement function, AI subtitles, and other functions related to video playback applications in application a are functions that need to be recommended. For another example, if the currently running application is a reading application (such as an e-book APP), the PC may determine that the translation function, note-taking function, and other functions related to reading applications in application a are functions that need to be recommended.

[0194] Method 4: The PC determines the function or interface to be recommended in application a based on the current display interface.

[0195] In some examples, the recommended functions or interfaces in application a may include functions or interfaces in application a that are related to the content in the currently displayed interface. For example, when the currently displayed interface is in English, the PC may determine that the translation function in application a is a recommended function. For another example, when the currently displayed information includes images / videos, the PC may determine that the image recognition function in application a is a recommended function.

[0196] In a fifth method, the PC determines the function or interface to be recommended in application a according to system settings or user settings.

[0197] In some examples, the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in application a can be fixed, for example, functions or interfaces set by the user or set by the system by default. Optionally, the user setting method is not described in detail in this embodiment of the application. For example, it can be set in the settings application or elsewhere.

[0198] The above are five ways for a PC to determine which functions or interfaces need to be recommended in application a. The PC can use any one of the above five methods, or any two or more of the above five methods can be used in combination, and this embodiment of the application is not limited thereto. It should be noted that the above uses application a as an example. Since there are N applications that need to be recommended, for other applications other than application a among the N applications, any one or more of the above five methods can also be used in combination to determine which functions or interfaces need to be recommended.

[0199] Therefore, through the above embodiment, the PC determines the N applications that need to be recommended and the functions or interfaces that need to be recommended in each of the N applications. For the N applications that need to be recommended, the PC needs to display N cards, one card corresponding to one application. In some embodiments, when the PC displays N cards, they can be displayed in a certain order. Exemplarily, the display order between cards can include at least one of the following:

[0200] (1) Display N applications in reverse order of their historical access time. For example, the PC determines that there are 3 recommended applications, namely application a to application c. The order of the historical access time of these 3 applications is: application c -> application b -> application a. In other words, application c is accessed the earliest and application a is accessed the latest. The reverse order of the historical access time of the 3 applications is: application a -> application b -> application c. Therefore, the display order of the 3 cards corresponding to these 3 applications is: card 1 -> card 2 -> card 3.

[0201] (2) Display N applications in order of frequency of use. For example, the PC determines that there are three recommended applications, namely application a to application c. The frequency of use of these three applications is in the order of application a -> application b -> application c. Therefore, the display order of the three cards corresponding to these three applications is: card 1 -> card 2 -> card 3.

[0202] (3) N applications are displayed in the order of their relevance to the currently running application. For example, the PC determines that there are 3 recommended applications, namely application a to application c. The currently running application is application h. The PC can determine the relevance of the 3 applications to application h respectively. Taking application a as an example, the relevance between application a and application h can be determined based on the number of switches between application a and application h. The higher the number of switches, the stronger the relevance. Assume that the order of the number of switches between the 3 applications and the currently running application is: application a> application b> application c. That is, application a has the strongest relevance to the currently running application, and application c has the weakest relevance to the current application. Therefore, the display order of the 3 cards corresponding to these 3 applications is: card 1 -> card 2 -> card 3.

[0203] (4) Display N applications in the order of their relevance to the current display interface. For example, the PC determines that there are 3 recommended applications, namely application a to application c. The PC can determine the relevance of the three applications to the current display interface respectively. Taking application a as an example, the relevance between application a and the current display interface can be determined based on the number of times the user has opened application a from the current display interface in history. The greater the number of times, the stronger the relevance. For example, in the past, after a user opened an image (for example, an image in a gallery application), he often long-pressed the image and then shared the image with other contacts through an instant messaging application. Then, when the PC determines that the current display interface is an image in the gallery, it determines that the instant messaging application is the application with the strongest relevance to the current display interface. For another example, in the past, after a user opened the advertising interface (including a product review video and a purchase link) in a short video application, he often opened the shopping application by clicking on the purchase link in the interface. So, when the PC determines that the current display interface is the advertising interface of a short video application, it determines that the shopping application is the application with the strongest relevance to the current display interface. Therefore, it is assumed that the order of the relevance of the three applications to the currently running application is: application a—> application b—> application c. Then, the display order of the three cards corresponding to these three applications is: Card 1 -> Card 2 -> Card 3.

[0204] (5) Display in the order set by the user or the system default order. For example, the PC determines that there are three applications, namely application a to application c. The PC can display three cards corresponding to these three applications in a fixed order. The fixed order can be set by the system default or by the user. Optionally, the process of the user setting the display order of the cards is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0205] The above are five display orders of N cards. The PC can use any of the above five display orders, and this embodiment of the application is not limited.

[0206] In an embodiment of the present application, after the PC determines the display order of N cards, it can display the N cards in the display order. For example, assuming N = 3, that is, there are 3 recommended applications, corresponding to 3 cards, and assuming the display order of the cards is: Card 1 -> Card 2 -> Card 3, then the PC can display these three cards from left to right in the first area, as shown in Figure 7. Optionally, it can also be displayed from top to bottom or from right to left, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0207] In some examples, the PC may display all N cards in the first area. One possible scenario is that when N is less than or equal to a threshold, the PC may display all N cards in the first area. The threshold may be, for example, 3. In other words, when the number of cards is small, all cards may be displayed in the first area.

[0208] In other examples, given the limited display area of ​​the first area, the PC can select M applications from N applications and display M cards corresponding to these M applications in the first area, where M is a positive integer less than N. In one possible scenario, when N is greater than a threshold, the PC selects M applications from N applications and displays M cards corresponding to these M applications in the first area. The threshold may be, for example, 3. The value of M is not limited in this embodiment of the application and may be a system default value or a user-specified value, such as less than or equal to 3. In other words, if there are a large number of cards, some of the cards may be displayed in the first area. Optionally, selecting M applications from N applications may include sorting the M applications according to the display order described above and determining the top M M applications. Optionally, if only some of the cards are displayed in the first area, the user can view all of the cards. For example, as shown in Figure 7, three cards are displayed in the first area. The first area includes a "More" button. When the PC receives an operation on the "More" button, it displays interface 800 as shown in Figure 8A. Interface 800 includes 7 cards (N=7 as an example), each card corresponding to an application, namely application a to application g. It is understandable that if there are many cards, they can also be displayed in pages. The principle is the same as the paging display principle above and will not be repeated.

[0209] In some examples, the user can adjust the display position, shape, area, etc. of each card. For example, the user can adjust the shape and area of ​​the card by dragging the border of the card. Optionally, when the user adjusts the shape and / or area of ​​a card, the shape and / or area of ​​other cards can remain unchanged, or can be adjusted accordingly to ensure that each card has the same shape and the same area. For example, referring to (a) in Figure 8B, when the PC receives a long press and drag operation on card 6, the position of card 6 moves. Assuming that card 6 moves to the display position of card 3, and card 6 has covered most of the area of ​​card 3, when the PC detects that the drag operation is released, card 6 is displayed at the display position of card 3, and at the same time, card 3 is displayed at the original display position of card 6, as shown in (b) in Figure 8B, that is, the display positions of card 3 and card 6 are exchanged.

[0210] Optionally, the "More" button in interface 800 is displayed in grayscale / black and white to indicate that the button is selected. The PC can also return to interface 700 from interface 800 using the More button. It should be noted that since only some cards can be displayed in the first area of ​​interface 700, the first M cards in interface 800 can be displayed in the first area of ​​interface 700 when the PC returns to interface 700. For example, M=3. Of course, the last M cards or M cards can also be selected randomly to be displayed in the first area of ​​interface 700, and this is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that, taking M=3 as an example, in (b) of Figure 8B, since the display positions of card 3 and card 6 are swapped, the first three cards in interface 800 are card 1, card 2, and card 6. Therefore, when the PC receives an operation for the More button, it can return to the interface as shown in Figure 8C, in which the first area includes the first three cards in interface 800, namely card 1, card 2, and card 6.

[0211] As previously described, each of the N cards includes a shortcut to a function or interface of a corresponding application. In some embodiments, the shortcuts in each card can be displayed in a certain order. Taking Card 1 in Figure 7 as an example, the display order of the multiple shortcuts in Card 1 can optionally include at least one of the following.

[0212] (1) In reverse order of the historical access order of the corresponding functions or interfaces. For example, in Figure 7, Card 1 includes 4 shortcuts. The historical access order of the functions or interfaces corresponding to these 4 shortcuts is: Document Q -> Document Z -> Document Y -> Document X. Therefore, the reverse order of the historical access order is: Document X -> Document Y -> Document Z -> Document Q. Therefore, the display order of multiple shortcuts in Card 1 is: Document X shortcut -> Document Y shortcut -> Document Z shortcut -> Document Q shortcut.

[0213] (2) In order of frequency of use of the corresponding functions or interfaces. For example, in Figure 7, Card 1 includes four shortcuts. The frequency of use of the functions or interfaces corresponding to these four shortcuts is in the following order: Document X -> Document Y -> Document Z -> Document Q. Therefore, the display order of the multiple shortcuts in Card 1 is: Document X shortcut -> Document Y shortcut -> Document Z shortcut -> Document Q shortcut.

[0214] (3) Display in the order of the relevance between the corresponding functions or interfaces and the currently running application. For example, card 1 includes 4 shortcuts, and the currently running application is application h. The PC can determine the relevance between the functions or interfaces corresponding to the 4 shortcuts and application h. Taking document X as an example, its relevance to application h can be determined based on the number of times document X and application h are switched. The greater the number, the stronger the relevance. For example, if application h is a browser application, the user often switches between document X and the browser application, so when the currently running application is the browser application, document X has a stronger relevance to the browser application. Therefore, assuming that the relevance between the functions or interfaces corresponding to the 4 shortcuts and the currently running application is in the order of: document X -> document Y -> document Z -> document Q. Then, the display order of the multiple shortcuts in card 1 is: shortcut to document X -> shortcut to document Y -> shortcut to document Z -> shortcut to document Q.

[0215] (4) Display in the order of the relevance between the corresponding functions or interfaces and the currently displayed interface. For example, card 1 includes 4 shortcuts, and the currently displayed interface is interface h. The PC can determine the relevance between the functions or interfaces corresponding to the 4 shortcuts and interface h. Taking document X as an example, its relevance with interface h can be determined based on the number of times document X switches between document X and interface h. The greater the number of times, the stronger the relevance. For example, if interface h is the interface of a browser application, the user often switches between document X and interface h of the browser application. Therefore, when the currently displayed interface is interface h of the browser application, document X has a stronger relevance to the currently displayed interface. Therefore, assuming that the relevance between the functions or interfaces corresponding to the 4 shortcuts and the currently displayed interface is in the order of: document X -> document Y -> document Z -> document Q. Then, the display order of the multiple shortcuts in card 1 is: shortcut of document X -> shortcut of document Y -> shortcut of document Z -> shortcut of document Q.

[0216] (5) In accordance with the order specified by the user or the system default order. For example, card 1 includes 4 shortcuts, and these 4 shortcuts can be displayed in a fixed order. The fixed order can be set by the system default or set by the user. Optionally, the process of the user setting the display order of the shortcuts is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0217] The above are five display orders of shortcuts in a card. For a card, the PC can use any one of the above five display orders, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0218] In an embodiment of the present application, after the PC determines the display order of the shortcuts in card 1, the shortcuts can be displayed in card 1 according to the display order. For example, the display order of multiple shortcuts in card 1 is: shortcut of document X -> shortcut of document Y -> shortcut of document Z -> shortcut of document Q, then the PC can display each shortcut in card 1 from top to bottom in this order, as shown in Figure 7. Optionally, it can also be displayed from left to right or from right to left, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. It is understandable that if there are a large number of shortcuts, card 1 can also display them in pages. The paging principle is the same as the paging display principle mentioned above, and will not be repeated.

[0219] The above mainly takes card 1 as an example, and the same principle applies to other cards.

[0220] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, each card is independent and unrelated to each other. Taking Card 1 and Card 2 as an example, the shortcuts in Card 1 and Card 2 are maintained independently and are unrelated to each other. For example, when the shortcut in Card 1 changes, it does not affect the shortcut in Card 2. The shortcut in Card 2 may remain unchanged or may change. Optionally, the change of the shortcut in Card 1 may include: the function or interface corresponding to the shortcut changes, for example, the function or interface changes with the current geographical location of the PC, the current time, the currently running application, the currently displayed interface, and the user usage of each function or interface in Application A. Optionally, the change of the shortcut in Card 1 may also include: the change of the display order of the shortcuts, for example, the change with the access time and usage frequency of the corresponding function or interface. The principle of the change of the shortcut in Card 2 is the same as the principle of the change of the shortcut in Card 1, and will not be repeated.

[0221] It is worth noting here that in Figure 6 above, the PC displays the shortcuts of various applications in different locations within the interface and displays them in the order of historical access. Therefore, if the user visits a new interface, the shortcut corresponding to that interface will be ranked first, and the display positions of other shortcuts will be adjusted separately. For example, the shortcut originally ranked first needs to be adjusted to second place, the shortcut originally ranked second needs to be adjusted to third place, and so on. Therefore, all the shortcuts in Figure 6 are linked, and if one moves, all need to be moved. However, in Figure 7, multiple shortcuts are displayed in different cards according to application classification, and the shortcuts in each card can be changed independently, and there is no need for the shortcuts in all cards to be linked.

[0222] Optionally, in the previous embodiment, the layout of card 1 is: the left area displays the logo of application a (the icon and / or name of application a), and the right area displays various shortcuts. Optionally, card 1 can also have other layouts, with the upper area displaying the logo of application a, the lower area displaying various shortcuts, and so on, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In addition, the logo of application a may not be displayed in card 1, and only the shortcuts of application a may be displayed. The principle is the same for other cards.

[0223] In some embodiments, taking card 1 as an example, when the PC receives an operation for the identifier of application a in card 1, the homepage of application a is opened. When the PC receives an operation for a shortcut in card 1, the function or interface corresponding to the shortcut is opened. Optionally, when the PC receives a specific operation, it can also open all shortcuts in card 1 or the functions or interfaces corresponding to some shortcuts, to achieve "one-click full start" or "one-click multiple start". The partial shortcuts can be the shortcuts that are in the first few places after all shortcuts are sorted in the order described above. Exemplarily, the specific operation can be any type of operation, such as a double-click operation in a blank area in card 1.

[0224] In the above embodiment, the example of opening the interface 700 through the icon 201 in Figure 2 is mainly used for explanation. In other embodiments, the interface 700 can also be opened in other ways. For example, as shown in Figure 9, an icon 901 is displayed in the status bar of the PC. When the PC receives an operation (for example, a click operation) for the icon 901, the interface 700 is displayed. In other words, the user can open the interface 700 in a variety of ways, for example, through the icon 901 in the status bar or through the icon 201 in the dock bar. Of course, it can also be opened in other ways, and the embodiments of the present application do not give examples one by one.

[0225] In other examples, the PC may also display a preview interface of interface 700. For example, when the PC receives a preview operation (e.g., an operation in which the cursor hovers over an icon), the preview interface of interface 700 may be displayed. Optionally, the preview interface of interface 700 may include all or part of the content of interface 700, for example, it may only include one or more cards in interface 700. Optionally, the preview interface of interface 700 may also have other names, such as the essential version or simplified version of interface 700.

[0226] For example, referring to Figure 10A, when the PC receives the cursor hovering over icon 901, the preview interface of interface 700 is displayed. The preview interface includes card 1, card 2, card 3, and card 4. Optionally, the preview interface may also include a greater or lesser number of cards, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. For example, assuming that there are N cards in total, the PC can determine some cards (for example, 4 cards) from the N cards, and then display the determined part of the cards in the preview interface. For example, the PC can sort the N cards in a certain order (see above) and select the first 4 cards. In combination with the above, it can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, when the PC detects that the cursor is hovering over icon 901, the preview interface of interface 700 is displayed, as shown in Figure 10A. When the PC detects that icon 901 is clicked, interface 700 is displayed, as shown in Figure 7.

[0227] For another example, referring to FIG10B , when the PC receives the cursor hovering over the icon 201 in the dock bar, the preview interface of the display interface 700 is displayed. The preview interface includes card 1, card 2, card 3, and card 4. Optionally, the preview interface may also include a greater or lesser number of cards, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In combination with the foregoing, it can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, when the PC detects that the cursor is hovering over the icon 201, the preview interface of the display interface 700 is shown in FIG10B . When the PC detects that the icon 201 is clicked, the interface 700 is displayed, as shown in FIG7 .

[0228] In some scenarios, in order to find the application that the user wants to use as quickly as possible, the user may directly search for the application. For example, a search portal (e.g., a search box) is provided on the PC, and the user may search for the application that he wants to use in the search portal. In an embodiment of the present application, when a user searches for an application, the search results obtained may include the icon of the application, as well as the card of the application, and the card includes one or more shortcuts of the application. For example, referring to Figure 11, when the PC detects that the name of an application is entered in the search box, the search results are displayed. The search results include the icon of the application, as well as the card corresponding to the application, and the card includes one or more shortcuts in the application. In this way, the user can not only search for the application that he wants to use currently through the search operation, but also get a shortcut to a function or interface in the application, which is convenient for the user to quickly open these functions or interfaces.

[0229] In other scenarios, when a user wants to open an application, he or she will move the cursor to the icon of the application and click on the icon, then open the homepage of the application and open the function or interface that he or she wants to use from the homepage. In an embodiment of the present application, when the PC detects that the cursor is hovering over the icon of an application, the card of the application can be displayed, and the card includes shortcuts to certain functions or interfaces in the application. For example, referring to Figure 12, when the PC detects that the cursor is hovering over the icon of application a, the card corresponding to application a is displayed. In this way, the user does not need to click on the application icon to enter the homepage and then open a function or interface from the homepage, because the shortcut to a function or interface of the application can be seen when the cursor is hovering over the icon but has not yet clicked the icon, and the corresponding function or interface can be directly opened through the shortcut.

[0230] Figure 13 is a structural diagram of an electronic device 1300 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 1300 may be the electronic device mentioned above, such as a PC. As shown in Figure 13, the electronic device 1300 may include: one or more processors 1301; one or more memories 1302; a communication interface 1303, and one or more computer programs 1304, and the above-mentioned devices may be connected through one or more communication buses 1305. The one or more computer programs 1304 are stored in the above-mentioned memory 1302 and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors 1301, and the one or more computer programs 1304 include instructions. For example, when the electronic device 1300 is the PC mentioned above, the instruction can be used to execute the relevant steps of the PC in the corresponding embodiment above. The communication interface 1303 is used to realize communication between the electronic device 1300 and other devices, for example, the communication interface can be a transceiver.

[0231] In the embodiments provided by the present application, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application is introduced from the perspective of an electronic device (e.g., a PC) as an execution subject. In order to implement the various functions in the method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may include a hardware structure and / or a software module to implement the above functions in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module. Whether a certain function in the above functions is executed in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution.

[0232] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present invention are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid-state drive (SSD)). In the absence of conflict, the solutions of the above embodiments can be used in combination.

[0233] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments of the present application can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present application can adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment in combination with software and hardware. Moreover, the present application can adopt the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) that contain computer-usable program code.

[0234] The present application is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the present application. It should be understood that each flow and / or box in the flow chart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of the flow chart and / or box in the flow chart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device produce a device for implementing the functions specified in one or more flow charts and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0235] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce a product including an instruction device that implements the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0236] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0237] Obviously, those skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications to the present application without departing from the scope of the present application. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A shortcut display method, characterized in that, including: receiving a first operation; displaying a first interface, where the first interface includes N regions, N is a positive integer, the N regions correspond to N applications, at least one shortcut of a first application is included in a first region among the N regions, the first region is any one of the N regions, the first application is the application corresponding to the first region among the N applications, and the at least one shortcut is used to open at least one function or interface of the first application; The shortcuts in the first region are independent of the shortcuts in other regions, and the other regions are the regions among the N regions except the first region.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The name and / or icon of the first application are included in the first region.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein Before displaying the first interface, the method further includes: obtaining first information, where the first information includes at least one of the current geographical location, current time, currently running application, currently displayed information, and user usage of each application in the electronic device; determining the N applications according to the first information.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein The first information includes the current geographical location, and the N applications include at least one of the following: applications used by the electronic device at the geographical location; or, applications with a usage frequency greater than a preset frequency at the geographical location; or, applications that are common at the geographical location; or, applications that the user sets or the system defaults to need to use at the geographical location.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein The first information includes the current time, and the N applications include at least one of the following: applications used by the electronic device historically at the time; or, applications with a usage number greater than a preset number historically by the electronic device at the time; or, applications that are common during the time; or, applications that the user sets or the system defaults to need to use at the time.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein The first information includes the user usage of each application in the electronic device, and the N applications include: applications used recently, and / or, applications with a usage frequency greater than a preset frequency.

7. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first information includes the currently running application, and the N applications include: applications related to the application type of the currently running application, and / or, applications with a switching number greater than a preset number with the currently running application.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein The first information includes the currently displayed interface, and the N applications include: applications related to the content of the currently displayed interface.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The method further includes: displaying the N regions in reverse order of the historical access time of the N applications; or, displaying the N regions in descending order of the usage frequency of the N applications; or, displaying the N regions in descending order of the relevance strength between the N applications and the currently running application of the electronic device; or, displaying the N regions in descending order of the relevance strength between the N applications and the currently displayed interface of the electronic device; or, displaying the N regions in the order specified by the user or the system default order.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The method further includes: receiving a second operation; Display a second interface, where the second interface includes M regions, M is an integer greater than N, the M regions correspond to M applications, at least one shortcut of a second application is included in a second region among the M regions, the second region is any one of the M regions, the second application is the application corresponding to the second region among the M applications, and the at least one shortcut is used to open at least one function or interface of the second application.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The method further includes: Receiving a third operation; Adjusting at least one of the display position, shape, and size of the first region.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1-11, characterized in that, Before displaying the first interface, the method further includes: Obtaining second information, where the second information includes at least one of the current geographical location, current time, currently running applications, current display interface, and user usage of each function or interface in the first application of the electronic device; Determining at least one shortcut of the first application according to the second information.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein The second information includes the current geographical location, and at least one of the at least one shortcut of the first application includes: A shortcut of a function or interface that has been used at the geographical location in the first application; or, A shortcut of a function or interface whose usage frequency is greater than a preset frequency at the geographical location in the first application; or, A shortcut of a function or interface that is common at the geographical location in the first application; or, A shortcut of a function or interface that the user has set or that is set by default by the system and needs to be used at the geographical location in the first application.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein The second information includes the current time, and at least one of the at least one shortcut of the first application includes: A shortcut of a function or interface that has been used at the time in the first application historically; or, A shortcut of a function or interface whose historical usage frequency is greater than a preset frequency at the time in the first application; or, A shortcut of a function or interface that is common at the time in the first application; or, A shortcut of a function or interface that the user has set or that is set by default by the system and needs to be used at the time in the first application.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein The second information includes the user usage of each function or interface in the first application, and at least one of the at least one shortcut of the first application includes: A shortcut of a function or interface that the user has recently used in the first application, and / or a shortcut of a function or interface whose usage frequency by the user is greater than a preset frequency in the first application.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein The second information includes the currently running applications, and at least one of the at least one shortcut of the first application includes: A shortcut of a function or interface related to the application type of the currently running application in the first application.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein The second information includes the current display information, and at least one of the at least one shortcut of the first application includes: A shortcut of a function or interface related to the content of the current display interface in the first application.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein The method further includes: The at least one shortcut is displayed in reverse order according to the chronological order of the historical access times of the corresponding functions or interfaces; or, The at least one shortcut is displayed in the order of the usage frequency of the corresponding function or interface from high to low; or, The at least one shortcut is displayed in the order of the strength of the correlation between the corresponding function or interface and the currently running application of the electronic device; or, The at least one shortcut is displayed in the order of the strength of the correlation between the corresponding function or interface and the currently displayed interface of the electronic device; or, The at least one shortcut is displayed in the order specified by the user or the system default order.

19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that, The shortcuts in the first area are independent of the shortcuts in other areas, including: When the shortcuts in the first area change for the first time with the third information, the shortcuts in the second area remain unchanged or change for the second time with the fourth information; The third information and / or the fourth information includes at least one of the current geographical location, current time, currently running application, currently displayed interface of the electronic device, and the user usage of each function or interface in the first application.

20. The method according to any one of claims 1-19, characterized in that, Receiving the first operation includes: Receiving a click operation on the first icon, or receiving an operation where the cursor hovers over the first icon, or receiving an operation to search for the first application; Wherein, the first icon is located in the dock bar or status bar of the electronic device.

21. An electronic device, characterized in that, Including: A processor, a memory, and one or more programs; Wherein, the one or more programs are stored in the memory, and the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to perform the method steps described in any one of claims 1-20.

22. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium is used to store a computer program that, when the computer program runs on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in any one of claims 1 to 20.

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