Contact search method, electronic device and computer program product

Abstract

Disclosed are a contact search method, an electronic device and a computer program product, which belong to the technical field of communications. The contact search method comprises: when a first operation on a contact button is received, controlling contact indexes to be dynamically displayed on a screen according to a preset display mode; when a target index is displayed on the screen, selecting the target index on the basis of a second operation corresponding to the first operation, and displaying a contact list under the target index; and selecting a target contact on the basis of the contact list.

Description

Contact searching method, electronic device and computer program product

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202410739996.1, filed on June 7, 2024, and entitled "Contact searching method, electronic device and computer program product", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a contact searching method, an electronic device and a computer program product. BACKGROUND

[0004] With the development of communication technology, the use of mobile phones has been widely popularized and has become an indispensable communication device in people's work and life. The address book is a mobile phone function that people use frequently in daily life. When selecting a contact, the user generally needs to find the contact in the contact list first, and then call the contact. In order to simplify the dialing process, the sorting search method by the first letter of the name has emerged. The user can locate the corresponding name set to be searched by pulling down the sorted character list and clicking.

[0005] However, when the finger blocks the characters during the selection of the contact by touching the screen, the clicking positioning is often inaccurate, resulting in low search efficiency. Often, the phone number of the contact cannot be quickly searched from the contact list or the call record, and repeated search matching is required, resulting in poor user experience. SUMMARY

[0006] The present disclosure aims to provide a contact searching method, an electronic device and a computer program product, which at least solve the problem that the user cannot quickly find the contact by clicking the characters and needs to repeatedly search and match.

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the first aspect of the present disclosure provides a contact searching method, comprising: in the case of receiving a first operation on a contact button, controlling a contact index to be dynamically displayed on a screen in a preset display mode; in the case that a target index is displayed on the screen, based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation, selecting the target index and displaying a contact list under the target index; and selecting a target contact based on the contact list.

[0008] In a second aspect, an electronic device is provided, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the contact searching method according to the first aspect.

[0009] In a third aspect, a storage medium is provided, which stores a program or instructions, and the program or instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the contact searching method according to the first aspect.

[0010] In a fourth aspect, a program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium, and the program product, when executed by at least one processor, implements the steps of the contact searching method according to the first aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0011] FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a contact searching method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0012] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a dynamic display effect of a long-pressed contact floating index character according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0013] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of display mode selection according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0014] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a setting interface of a display area setting multi-row display mode and display effect thereof according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0015] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of display effect of a display area setting single-row letter display setting according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0016] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of display effect of a display area setting single-row Chinese display setting according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a contact searching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings, wherein the same or similar notations denote the same or similar elements throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present disclosure, and cannot be understood as limiting the present disclosure. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0020] The terms "first", "second" in the description and claims of the present disclosure can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / ", generally means that the front and rear associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0021] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present disclosure and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0022] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the meaning of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to the situation.

[0023] The contact searching method, electronic device and computer program product provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below in combination with FIGS. 1-8 through embodiments and application scenarios.

[0024] FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a contact searching method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the contact searching method can include the contents shown in steps 101-104.

[0025] In S101, in the case of receiving a first operation on a contact button, the contact index is dynamically displayed on the screen in a preset display mode.

[0026] It is worth mentioning that the contact button can be the contact control in FIG. 2, that is, can receive external operation. FIG. 2 is a contact interface, which can include a dialing control, a contact control, a setting control and a personal collection control, and can also include other controls in other embodiments to facilitate user use, which will not be described in detail in the embodiment, and the actual application is subject to the actual application.

[0027] It is worth mentioning that the contact button can be the contact control in FIG. 2, that is, can receive external operation. FIG. 2 is a contact interface, which can include a dialing control, a contact control, a setting control and a personal collection control, and can also include other controls in other embodiments to facilitate user use, which will not be described in detail in the embodiment, and the actual application is subject to the actual application.

[0028] The preset display mode can be scroll display along the screen periphery, left-right scroll display, up-down scroll display, single-row display or multi-row display. The display mode can be set or use the default mode. The setting can be as shown in FIG. 3. The single-row display mode or multi-row display mode can be set in the setting page. The display mode is subject to the actual application, and the embodiment is not limited. In the case of multi-row display, the multi-row display mode is selected, as shown in FIG. 4, the arrangement mode selection module is displayed, the arrangement mode input in the page is displayed, for example, the arrangement mode of 2x7, the character type can also be set, such as letters or Chinese, and the font size can also be set, and so on. The set content can be displayed in the contact interface. The content that can be set is subject to the actual application, and the embodiment is not limited.

[0029] The first operation can be a touch operation, a click operation, for example, left swipe, right swipe, left bottom corner swipe, single click, double click, long press and the like. The actual application is subject to the actual application, and the embodiment is not limited.

[0030] The contact index can be a letter, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, or Chinese, for example, a surname, as shown in FIG. 6. The letter display or Chinese display can be set according to user habits or use the default mode. In the case of setting the letter display or Chinese display, the font size can also be set to facilitate different users to use.

[0031] In S102, in the case that the target index is displayed on the screen, the target index is selected based on the second operation corresponding to the first operation, and the contact list under the target index is displayed.

[0032] The second operation is an operation corresponding to the first operation. For example, the first operation is a long press operation, and the second operation can be a release operation. The first operation is a click (such as single click, double click, etc.), and the second operation can be a click (such as single click, double click, etc.). The first operation and the second operation can be set according to the actual application, and the operation is subject to the actual application, and the embodiment is not limited.

[0033] In S103, a target contact is selected based on the contact list.

[0034] The target contact is the contact that the user wants to find.

[0035] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, first, in the case that the first operation on the contact button is received, the contact index is dynamically displayed on the screen in a preset display mode, then in the case that the target index is displayed on the screen, the target index is selected based on the second operation corresponding to the first operation, and the contact list under the target index is displayed, and finally the target contact is selected based on the contact list. The present disclosure optimizes the contact search mode and the contact display mode, so that the contact index is dynamically displayed on the screen, without the need to search repeatedly, and the target contact can be displayed on the screen, which improves the operation efficiency.

[0036] In one possible implementation of the present disclosure, the first operation is a long press operation, and the second operation is an operation of releasing the contact button.

[0037] Correspondingly, in the case that the target index is displayed on the screen, the target index is selected based on the second operation corresponding to the first operation, and the contact list under the target index is displayed, which can include: in the case that the target index is displayed on the screen, the target index is selected based on the operation of releasing the contact button; and in the case that the target index is selected, the contact list under the target index is displayed.

[0038] In an embodiment, if the first operation is a long press operation, in the case that the contact button is long pressed, the contact index is dynamically displayed on the screen in a preset display mode, then in the case that the target index is displayed on the screen, the contact button is released, and the target index is selected, at this time, the contact list under the target index is displayed on the screen, and the user can directly click the contact. Through the long press and release operation, the operation can be more simple, and the user can find it more easily.

[0039] For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the letter index is used, the contact button is long pressed, and the letter index is displayed on the screen. After long pressing, the suspended contact index is dynamically presented (for example, the letter index character is dynamically presented from A to Z on the suspended window). If the user releases the contact button, the current character page is suspended, and the contact list below the suspended window displays the contact corresponding to the index character, at this time, the target contact can be selected. If the user does not release, the suspended index character will continue to be dynamically displayed until the last character.

[0040] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, in the case that the first operation on the contact button is received, the control of the dynamic display of the contact indexes on the screen in a preset display mode can include: in the case that the first operation on the contact button is received, a floating window is displayed in a first preset area of the screen, and each contact index is controlled to be displayed in the floating window in turn.

[0041] In the present embodiment, in the case that the contact button receives a first operation such as a long press operation, a floating window can be displayed on the screen to display characters corresponding to the contact indexes, such as alphabetical characters, Chinese characters, etc. By displaying the index characters through the floating window, the user can more intuitively find the target index, and it is more convenient for the user to search for the target contact.

[0042] In an example, when the contact button is long pressed, the contact indexes are suspended above the contact list, which can be on the right side, such as the upper right, lower right, etc., and the contact indexes start to be dynamically displayed by rolling with the long press. When the contact indexes are dynamically displayed by being suspended, the contact list below the floating window is matched with the displayed contact indexes, and the contacts corresponding to the contact indexes on the current page are presented. When the user releases the contact button, the contact indexes are suspended and no longer continue to roll. The contacts corresponding to the corresponding contact indexes are presented, and the search is completed.

[0043] In other embodiments, the floating window can not be displayed, and the multiple contact indexes can be directly displayed on the screen and then dynamically moved and displayed. The contacts corresponding to the contact indexes are also dynamically displayed on the screen. The display mode is not limited in the present embodiment, and is subject to actual application.

[0044] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, in the case that the target index is displayed on the screen, the selection of the target index based on the second operation corresponding to the first operation can include: in the case that the target index is displayed in the floating window, the control of the stop of the movement of the contact indexes based on the second operation corresponding to the first operation, and the selection of the target index.

[0045] In the present embodiment, if the contact indexes are dynamically displayed in the floating window, they can be displayed one by one by rolling or multiple ones can be displayed in a loop. In the case that the target index is displayed in the floating window, the contact indexes can be stopped from rolling based on the second operation. At this time, the target index is just in the floating window, and the selection of the target index can be stopped, which is convenient for the user to lock the target index faster.

[0046] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, displaying the contact list under the target index can include: controlling the floating window to exit the display interface, the exit of the display interface described herein can be sinking of the floating window layer, or can be closing of the floating window or a state of the floating window being transparent and not being observed by the user; and displaying the contact list under the target index on the screen.

[0047] In the embodiment, in the case of locking the target index, the floating window can be controlled to exit the display interface, and the contact list corresponding to the target index can be displayed on the screen, so that the user can more intuitively and unobstructed view the contact list corresponding to the target index, and then select the target contact.

[0048] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, in the case of receiving the first operation on the contact button, the contact index can be controlled to be dynamically displayed on the screen in a preset display manner, which can include: in the case of receiving the first operation on the contact button, the contact index can be controlled to be displayed on the screen in a preset order.

[0049] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the contact index can be displayed in sequence, which can be circular scrolling, so that the user can determine the corresponding contact index. In addition, through the circular scrolling, if the user misses the target contact index, the target contact index can be determined again in the second or subsequent scrolling without repeating the first operation. That is, even if the contact index is missed in the first time, the target contact index can still be found subsequently, which is convenient for the user to use and avoids the situation of repeatedly searching.

[0050] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, in the case of displaying the target index on the screen, based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation, the target index is selected, and the contact list under the target index is displayed, which can include: in the case of displaying the target index on the screen, receiving a selection operation on the target index to select the target index; and in the case of selecting the target index, displaying the contact list under the target index.

[0051] In an embodiment, if the floating window is not set, the target index can be selected by a second operation, such as a click operation, and then the contact list corresponding to the target index is displayed.

[0052] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the floating window is not set, and the contact index is dynamically displayed in a preset or default manner, which can be set by the mode shown in FIG. 3, for example, a single-row display mode or a multi-row display mode.

[0053] In an example, as shown in FIG. 3, a setting control can be arranged in the contact interface, and by clicking the setting control, a display setting interface appears, and by clicking the single-row display mode, a single-row display mode setting interface appears, and by clicking the multi-row display mode, a multi-row display mode setting interface appears. The setting control can be applied to a straight screen, a folding screen, a flexible screen mobile phone or a tablet computer and the like.

[0054] The single-row display setting interface is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and the display effect after the single-row display font setting can be set as a character type such as a letter or a Chinese character, and the default is an English letter search, and the personalized setting of the character type and size can be suitable for different people. After the setting is completed, the system automatically saves the last modification as the default setting, and there is no need to reset every time. In the future, when the contact is clicked, the display can be directly performed in the contact list.

[0055] The multi-row display setting interface is shown in FIG. 4, and the multi-row display mode and the display effect can be set. The setting can be freely combined according to the needs, and the user experience is improved. After the setting is completed, the system automatically saves the last modification as the default setting, and in the future, when the contact is clicked, the display can be performed in the contact list.

[0056] In the embodiment, the corresponding contact is automatically matched by the scrolling display of the contact index, the display arrangement mode is set to solve the problem of inaccurate touch positioning, the search and positioning error range of the user is greatly reduced, the user can quickly search and confirm the phone number or the business card of the target contact, and the user experience is improved. The method can be widely applied to a smart phone or a tablet computer and the like, and can be applied to a touchable electronic device such as a straight screen, a flexible screen mobile phone and the like. The embodiment provides a button interaction by clicking the contact, and a new space is opened for human-computer interaction.

[0057] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, the display of the contact list under the target index can include: in the case that the contact list is displayed on the screen, controlling the contact in the contact list to be sequentially scrolled and displayed on the screen.

[0058] In the embodiment, if the contact list corresponding to a certain contact index has many contacts, the current page cannot display all the contacts, and the contacts can also be displayed by a dynamic display mode, so as to ensure that the user can quickly find the target contact and reduce redundant operations.

[0059] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a contact searching device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the contact searching device can include a control module 701, a search module 702 and a selection module 703.

[0060] The control module 701 is configured to control the contact indexes to be dynamically displayed on the screen in a preset display mode in a case where a first operation on the contact button is received. The search module 702 is configured to select a target index and display a contact list under the target index based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation in a case where the target index is displayed on the screen. The selection module 703 is configured to select a target contact based on the contact list.

[0061] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the control module 701 is configured to control the contact indexes to be dynamically displayed on the screen in a preset display mode in a case where a first operation on the contact button is received, the search module 702 is configured to select a target index and display a contact list under the target index based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation in a case where the target index is displayed on the screen, and the selection module 703 is configured to select a target contact based on the contact list. The embodiments of the present disclosure optimize the contact searching mode and the contact display mode, so that the contact indexes are dynamically displayed on the screen, and the target contact can be displayed on the screen without repeated searching and matching, thereby improving the operation efficiency.

[0062] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, the first operation is a long-press operation, and the second operation is an operation of releasing the contact button. The search module 702 is configured to select a target index based on the operation of releasing the contact button in a case where the target index is displayed on the screen, and display a contact list under the target index in a case where the target index is selected.

[0063] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, the control module 701 is configured to display a floating window in a first preset area of the screen in a case where a first operation on the contact button is received, and control each contact index to be displayed in the floating window in turn.

[0064] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, the search module 702 is configured to control the contact indexes to stop moving and select a target index based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation in a case where the target index is displayed in the floating window.

[0065] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, the search module 702 is configured to control the floating window to exit the display interface, and display a contact list under the target index on the screen.

[0066] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, the control module 701 is configured to control the contact indexes to be displayed on the screen in a preset order in a case where a first operation on the contact button is received.

[0067] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, the search module 702 is configured to: in a case where the target index is displayed on the screen, receive a selection operation on the target index to select the target index; and in a case where the target index is selected, display a contact list under the target index.

[0068] In a possible implementation of the present disclosure, the search module 702 is configured to: in a case where the contact list part is displayed on the screen, control the contacts in the contact list to be sequentially scrolled and displayed on the screen.

[0069] The contact searching apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can implement each process of the method embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 6, and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0070] As shown in FIG. 8, the embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an electronic device 800, which includes a processor 801, a memory 802, and a program or instruction stored in the memory 802 and executable on the processor 801. The program or instruction is executed by the processor 801 to implement each process of the above contact searching method embodiments, and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0071] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a storage medium, which stores a program or instruction. The program or instruction is executed by a processor to implement each process of the contact searching method embodiments provided by any of the above embodiments. And achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0072] The processor is the processor of the electronic device in the above embodiments. The storage medium includes a computer storage medium, such as a computer readable only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

[0073] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled with the processor. The processor is configured to run a program or instruction to implement each process of the above contact searching method embodiments, and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0074] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be referred to as a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system, or a system-on-chip, etc.

[0075] The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer program / program product stored in a storage medium, which is executed by at least one processor to implement various processes of the above-mentioned contact searching method embodiment and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0076] The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a processing device configured to implement various processes of the above-mentioned contact searching method embodiment and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0077] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising", "including", or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that processes, methods, articles, or devices that include a series of elements not only include those elements, but also include other elements not explicitly listed, or further include elements inherent in such processes, methods, articles, or devices. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "comprising a" does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the order of performing functions as shown or discussed, but can also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method can be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps can also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples can be combined in other examples.

[0078] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be realized by means of software and necessary general hardware platforms, of course, they can also be realized by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes a plurality of instructions for making a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) execute the methods described in various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0079] The embodiments of the present disclosure are described above in combination with the drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, which are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present disclosure and the scope protected by the claims under the inspiration of the present disclosure, which all belong to the protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for searching a contact, comprising: controlling a contact index to be displayed on a screen in a preset display mode in response to a first operation on a contact button; selecting a target index based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation and displaying a contact list under the target index in response to the target index being displayed on the screen; selecting a target contact based on the contact list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first operation is a long press operation, and the second operation is an operation of releasing the contact button. The step of selecting a target index based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation and displaying a contact list under the target index in response to the target index being displayed on the screen comprises: selecting a target index based on an operation of releasing the contact button in response to the target index being displayed on the screen; displaying a contact list under the target index in response to the target index being selected.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The step of controlling a contact index to be displayed on a screen in a preset display mode in response to a first operation on a contact button comprises: displaying a floating window on a first preset area of the screen in response to the first operation on the contact button and controlling each contact index to be displayed in the floating window in turn.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The step of selecting a target index based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation comprises: stopping the contact index from moving and selecting the target index based on the second operation corresponding to the first operation in response to the target index being displayed in the floating window.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, The step of displaying a contact list under the target index comprises: controlling the floating window to exit the display interface; displaying the contact list under the target index on the screen.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, The step of controlling a contact index to be displayed on a screen in a preset display mode in response to a first operation on a contact button comprises: controlling a contact index to be displayed on a screen in a preset order in response to the first operation on the contact button.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The step of selecting a target index based on a second operation corresponding to the first operation and displaying a contact list under the target index in response to the target index being displayed on the screen comprises: receiving a selection operation on the target index to select the target index in response to the target index being displayed on the screen; displaying a contact list under the target index in response to the target index being selected.

8. The method of claim 5 or 7, wherein, The step of displaying a contact list under the target index comprises: controlling a contact in the contact list to be displayed on the screen in a sequence in response to the contact list being partially displayed on the screen. 9.An electronic device comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instructions are executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method for searching a contact according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the contact search method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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