Split-screen method, and terminal device and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

A split-screen method, and a terminal device and a computer-readable storage medium. The split-screen method comprises: in response to a user operation, displaying a split-screen entry interface (501), wherein the split-screen entry interface comprises a composition workspace interface, which comprises a plurality of target areas, at least one of the plurality of target areas is used for triggering the addition of an application to be displayed in a split-screen manner, and each of the plurality of target areas corresponds to one application to be displayed in a split-screen manner; and in response to an operation performed by a user in the composition workspace interface, displaying, on a screen of a terminal device in a split-screen manner, interfaces of at least two applications (502). Therefore, a split-screen entry in a terminal device can be visualized, thereby helping a user to quickly find the split-screen entry, and thus achieving quick screen splitting, and improving the user experience.

Description

Split-screen method, terminal device and computer-readable storage medium

[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202510208664.5, filed on February 24, 2025, entitled "Screen Split Method, Terminal Device and Computer-Readable Storage Medium", the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0002] This application relates to the field of smart terminal technology, and in particular to a screen splitting method, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Technology

[0003] With the rapid development of technology, users often need to process multiple pieces of information simultaneously using their devices, making multitasking a common use case. Existing technologies offer split-screen capabilities, allowing multiple application interfaces to be displayed on the same screen, improving application collaboration efficiency. However, in existing split-screen solutions, the split-screen entry point is not explicit, resulting in a high memory cost for users to remember the trigger operations for split-screen display and a poor user experience. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a screen splitting method, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium to make the screen splitting entry point in the terminal device explicit, achieve fast screen splitting, and improve user experience.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a screen splitting method, comprising: displaying a screen splitting entry interface in response to a user operation; wherein the screen splitting entry interface includes a composition panel interface, the composition panel interface includes multiple target areas, at least one of the multiple target areas is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in the screen splitting, and each of the multiple target areas corresponds to an application to be displayed in the screen splitting; in response to a user operation in the composition panel interface, displaying the interfaces of at least two applications in the screen splitting on the screen of a terminal device; wherein the relative positional relationship of the interfaces of the at least two applications displayed on the screen of the terminal device corresponds to the relative positional relationship between the multiple target areas.

[0006] In the above-described split-screen method, the terminal device responds to user input by displaying a split-screen entry interface. This interface includes a panel interface containing multiple target areas. At least one of these target areas triggers the addition of an application to be displayed in the split-screen mode. Each target area corresponds to one application to be displayed in the split-screen mode. Then, in response to user input in the panel interface, the terminal device displays the interfaces of at least two applications in a split-screen mode on the screen. This makes the split-screen entry point visible, helping users quickly find it, enabling rapid split-screen functionality, and improving the user experience.

[0007] In one possible implementation, displaying the split-screen entry interface in response to user operation includes: when the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, displaying the split-screen entry interface in response to the user's trigger operation; or, displaying the split-screen entry interface in response to the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device; wherein the above-mentioned multiple target areas include a first target area and a second target area, the first target area displays the icon of the first application, the second target area displays a first add application icon, and the first add application icon is used to trigger the addition of the application to be displayed in split-screen corresponding to the second target area.

[0008] In the above implementation, in response to the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device, or when the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface is displayed, thereby making the split-screen entry in the terminal device explicit, helping the user to quickly find the split-screen entry, realizing fast split-screen, and improving the user experience.

[0009] In one possible implementation, in response to the user's operation in the above-mentioned synthesis interface, the split-screen display of at least two application interfaces on the terminal device screen can be: in response to the user's operation on the first added application icon, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed; in response to the user's operation on the second application icon on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned multiple target areas also include a third target area, where a second add application icon is displayed. This second add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application corresponding to the third target area to be displayed in split-screen mode. In response to user actions on the composer interface, the interface for displaying at least two applications in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen can be as follows: In response to user actions on the first add application icon, the terminal device's desktop is displayed; in response to user actions on the second application icon on the terminal device's desktop, the composer interface is displayed floating above the terminal device's desktop, with the first application icon displayed in the first target area and the second application icon displayed in the second target area; in response to user actions on the second add application icon, the composer interface is hidden; and in response to user actions on the third application icon on the terminal device's desktop, the interfaces for the first, second, and third applications are displayed in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen.

[0011] In one possible implementation, when the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed as follows: when the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation to display the sidebar, the sidebar is displayed, and the sidebar includes the split-screen entry interface.

[0012] In the above implementation, when the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's triggering of the sidebar display operation, the terminal device displays the sidebar, which includes the split-screen entry interface. This makes the split-screen entry interface on the terminal device explicit, helps users quickly find the split-screen entry, achieves fast split-screen, and improves the user experience.

[0013] In one possible implementation, when the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed as follows: when the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation to display a multi-tasking interface, a multi-tasking interface is displayed, which includes the split-screen entry interface.

[0014] In the above implementation, when the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's operation of triggering the display of the multi-tasking interface, the terminal device displays the multi-tasking interface, which includes the split-screen entry interface. This makes the split-screen entry interface in the terminal device explicit, helps users quickly find the split-screen entry, realizes fast split-screen, and improves user experience.

[0015] In one possible implementation, if the thumbnail displayed in the multitasking interface includes a thumbnail of the second application, then in response to the user's operation in the aforementioned composite interface, displaying the interfaces of at least two applications in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen can be: in response to the user's first operation in the aforementioned multitasking interface, displaying the interfaces of the first application and the second application in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen; wherein, the aforementioned first operation includes the user's operation of dragging the thumbnail of the second application's interface to the hotspot area of ​​the first added application icon in the aforementioned multitasking interface.

[0016] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned multiple target areas further include a third target area, where a second add application icon is displayed. This second add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application corresponding to the third target area to be displayed in split-screen mode. The interface thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include thumbnails of the second application and the third application. In response to a user's operation in the aforementioned interface, displaying at least two applications in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen can be achieved as follows: In response to a second user operation in the aforementioned multitasking interface, displaying the icon of the second application in the second target area; wherein the second operation includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the first add application icon in the aforementioned multitasking interface; In response to a third user operation in the aforementioned multitasking interface, displaying the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen; wherein the third operation includes dragging the thumbnail of the third application to the hotspot area of ​​the second add application icon.

[0017] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned multiple target areas also include a third target area, where a second add application icon is displayed. This second add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application corresponding to the third target area to be displayed in split-screen mode. The interface thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include a thumbnail of the second application. In response to a user's operation in the aforementioned spoofing interface, displaying at least two applications in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen can be: in response to a fourth operation by the user in the aforementioned multitasking interface, displaying an icon of the second application in the second target area of ​​the aforementioned spoofing interface; wherein the fourth operation includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the first add application icon in the aforementioned multitasking interface; in response to the user's operation on the second add application icon, displaying the desktop of the terminal device; and in response to the user's operation on the icon of the third application on the desktop of the terminal device, displaying the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application on the screen of the aforementioned terminal device.

[0018] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned multiple target areas also include a third target area, where a second add application icon is displayed. This second add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application corresponding to the third target area to be displayed in split-screen mode. The interface thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface only include the interface thumbnails of the first application and the second application. In response to the user's operation in the aforementioned composite interface, the interface of at least two applications can be displayed in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen as follows: In response to the user's fifth operation in the aforementioned multitasking interface, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed, and the aforementioned composite interface is displayed floating above the desktop of the terminal device. The icon of the second application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the aforementioned composite interface. The fifth operation includes the user dragging the interface thumbnail of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the first add application icon in the aforementioned multitasking interface. In response to the user's operation on the second add application icon, the aforementioned composite interface is hidden. In response to the user's operation on the third application icon on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application are displayed in split-screen mode on the aforementioned terminal device screen.

[0019] In one possible implementation, the split-screen entry interface is displayed in response to user operation as follows: when the terminal device displays the desktop, the split-screen entry interface is displayed in response to the user's trigger operation; wherein, the above-mentioned multiple target areas include a first target area and a second target area, the first target area displays a third add application icon, the second target area displays a fourth add application icon, and the third add application icon and the fourth add application icon are respectively used to trigger the addition of applications to be displayed in split-screen corresponding to the first target area and the second target area.

[0020] In one possible implementation, in response to a user's operation on the aforementioned synthesizer interface, displaying the interfaces of at least two applications in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen can be as follows: in response to a user's operation on a third added application icon, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed; in response to a user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device, the synthesizer interface is displayed floating above the desktop of the terminal device, with the icon of the first application displayed in a first target area of ​​the synthesizer interface and the icon of the fourth added application displayed in a second target area of ​​the synthesizer interface; in response to a user's operation on the fourth added application icon, the synthesizer interface is hidden; in response to a user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device.

[0021] In one possible implementation, in response to a user's operation on the aforementioned synthesizer interface, displaying the interfaces of at least two applications in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen can be as follows: in response to a user's operation on a third added application icon, the terminal device's desktop is displayed; in response to a user's operation on the icon of the first application on the terminal device's desktop, the aforementioned synthesizer interface is displayed floating above the terminal device's desktop, with the icon of the first application displayed in a first target area of ​​the synthesizer interface and the icon of the fourth added application displayed in a second target area of ​​the synthesizer interface; in response to a user's operation of dragging the icon of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the fourth added application icon, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen.

[0022] In one possible implementation, when the terminal device displays the desktop, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface is displayed, including: when the terminal device displays the desktop, in response to the user's trigger operation to display the sidebar, the sidebar includes the split-screen entry interface.

[0023] In the above implementation, when the terminal device displays the desktop, in response to the user's triggering of the sidebar display operation, the terminal device displays the sidebar, which includes the split-screen entry interface. This makes the split-screen entry interface on the terminal device explicit, helps users quickly find the split-screen entry, achieves fast split-screen, and improves the user experience.

[0024] In one possible implementation, when the terminal device displays the desktop, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed as follows: when the terminal device displays the desktop, in response to the user's trigger operation to display a multi-tasking interface, a multi-tasking interface is displayed, which includes the split-screen entry interface.

[0025] In the above implementation, when the terminal device displays the desktop, in response to the user's operation of triggering the display of the multitasking interface, the terminal device displays the multitasking interface, which includes the split-screen entry interface. This makes the split-screen entry interface in the terminal device explicit, helps users quickly find the split-screen entry, realizes fast split-screen, and improves user experience.

[0026] In one possible implementation, the thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include thumbnails of the first application and the second application. In response to a user's operation in the interface, displaying the interfaces of at least two applications in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen can be as follows: In response to a sixth operation by the user in the multitasking interface, displaying the icon of the first application in a first target area; wherein the sixth operation includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the first application to a third hotspot area for adding application icons in the multitasking interface; In response to a seventh operation by the user in the multitasking interface, displaying the interfaces of the first and second applications in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen; wherein the seventh operation includes dragging the thumbnail of the second application to a fourth hotspot area for adding application icons.

[0027] In one possible implementation, the thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include a thumbnail of the first application. In response to a user's operation in the synthesizer interface, displaying the interfaces of at least two applications in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen can be as follows: In response to an eighth operation by the user in the multitasking interface, displaying the icon of the first application in a first target area of ​​the synthesizer interface; wherein the eighth operation includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the first application to a hotspot area for adding application icons in the multitasking interface; in response to the user's operation on a fourth application icon, displaying the desktop of the terminal device; and in response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device, displaying the interfaces of the first and second applications in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen.

[0028] In one possible implementation, where the thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface only include the thumbnail of the first application, then in response to the user's operation in the styling console interface, displaying the interfaces of at least two applications in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen can be as follows: In response to the user's ninth operation in the multitasking interface, the terminal device's desktop is displayed, and the styling console interface is displayed floating above the desktop. The icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area of ​​the styling console interface, and the icon of the fourth added application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the styling console interface. The ninth operation includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the first application to the hotspot area of ​​the third added application icon in the multitasking interface. In response to the user's operation on the fourth added application icon, the styling console interface is hidden. In response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the terminal device's desktop, the interfaces of the first and second applications are displayed in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen.

[0029] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide a terminal device, including: one or more processors; a memory; multiple applications; and one or more computer programs, wherein the one or more computer programs are stored in the memory, and the one or more computer programs include instructions that, when executed by the terminal device, cause the terminal device to perform the method provided in the first aspect.

[0030] It should be understood that the second aspect of the embodiments of this application is consistent with the technical solution of the first aspect of the embodiments of this application, and the beneficial effects achieved by each aspect and the corresponding feasible implementation are similar, and will not be described again.

[0031] Thirdly, embodiments of this application provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method provided in the first aspect.

[0032] Fourthly, embodiments of this application provide a computer program product, which includes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method provided in the first aspect.

[0033] In one possible design, the program in the fourth aspect can be stored wholly or partially on a storage medium packaged with the processor, or it can be stored wholly or partially on a memory not packaged with the processor. Attached Figure Description

[0034] Figures 1(a) to 1(d) are schematic diagrams of split-screen display on terminal devices;

[0035] Figures 2(a) and 2(b) are schematic diagrams of saving the current application combination in the split screen;

[0036] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0037] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the system architecture provided in one embodiment of this application;

[0038] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a screen splitting method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0039] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the interface of a first application provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0040] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0041] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a card interface thumbnail for dragging and dropping a second application provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0042] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the interface of a first application and shopping software 1 provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0043] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of a user's operation on adding an application icon according to an embodiment of this application;

[0044] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of a desktop to be split-screen provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0045] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0046] Figure 13(a) is a schematic diagram of a drag-and-drop interface thumbnail provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0047] Figure 13(b) is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0048] Figure 13(c) is a schematic diagram of a drag-and-drop interface thumbnail of a third application provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0049] Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of the interface displaying the first application, shopping software 1 and shopping software 2 provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0050] Figure 15(a) is a schematic diagram of a thumbnail of a card interface for dragging and dropping a second application provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0051] Figure 15(b) is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0052] Figure 16 is a schematic diagram of a desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0053] Figure 17(a) is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0054] Figure 17(b) is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0055] Figure 17(c) is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0056] Figure 17(d) is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0057] Figure 17(e) is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0058] Figure 18 is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0059] Figure 19(a) is a schematic diagram of a drag-and-drop card interface thumbnail of a first application and a second application provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0060] Figure 19(b) is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0061] Figure 20 is a schematic diagram of a user's operation of adding an application icon to the second fourth device according to an embodiment of this application;

[0062] Figure 21 is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0063] Figure 22 is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0064] Figure 23 is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0065] Figure 24(a) is a schematic diagram of a drag-and-drop interface thumbnail of a first application provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0066] Figure 24(b) is a schematic diagram of a task interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0067] Figure 24(c) is a schematic diagram of a task interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0068] Figure 25 is a schematic diagram of a split-screen entry interface provided in one embodiment of this application;

[0069] Figure 26(a) is a schematic diagram of a split-screen entry interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0070] Figure 26(b) is a schematic diagram of a split-screen entry interface provided in another embodiment of this application;

[0071] Figure 27 is a schematic diagram of the interface of the first application and shopping software 2 provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0072] Figure 28 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in another embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0073] The terminology used in the implementation section of this application is for the purpose of explaining specific embodiments of this application only, and is not intended to limit this application.

[0074] Existing split-screen solutions provided by related technologies are shown in Figures 1(a) to 1(d), which are schematic diagrams of split-screen display on terminal devices. Referring to Figure 1(a), the terminal device currently displays the interface of the Notes application in full screen. If the user wants to split the Notes application with another application, the user needs to swipe up from the bottom of the terminal device's screen to one of the three icons displayed at the top of the screen to enter the split-screen waiting state, as shown in Figure 1(b). In Figure 1(b), the user swipes up from the bottom of the screen to the icon in the upper left corner of the screen to enter the split-screen waiting state, as shown in Figure 1(c). Then, the user can click the Gallery icon in the interface shown in Figure 1(c), and the terminal device will run the Gallery application, splitting the Notes interface and the Gallery interface into a split-screen display, as shown in Figure 1(d).

[0075] However, this split-screen solution has a high memory cost for gesture operations, the split-screen entry is not obvious, and the three icons in Figure 1(b) are small and their meanings are not easy to recognize.

[0076] Additionally, in the split-screen solutions shown in Figures 1(a) to 1(d), after successful split-screen operation, users can choose to save the current application group in the split-screen to the desktop, as shown in Figures 2(a) and 2(b). The next time the user uses the application group, clicking its icon will directly open the application within that group. Figures 2(a) and 2(b) illustrate the process of saving the current application group in the split-screen.

[0077] As shown in Figure 2(a), after the terminal device displays the Notes and Gallery interfaces in a split-screen mode, a floating window can be displayed. The user can click the "Save Combination" option in the floating window to save the Notes and Gallery applications together to the desktop, as shown in 21 of Figure 2(b). This way, the next time the user uses them, clicking the icon 21 of the Notes and Gallery application combination will directly open both applications.

[0078] However, this solution only allows one-click opening of saved application combinations. For other unsaved applications, if you want to display them in split screen, you can only use the split screen solutions shown in Figures 1(a) to 1(d). The memory cost of gesture operation is high, the split screen entry is not obvious, and it is not possible to quickly achieve split screen.

[0079] To address the above issues, this application provides a split-screen method that makes the split-screen entry point on the terminal device explicit, helping users quickly find the split-screen entry point, achieving fast split-screen and improving user experience. Furthermore, the above-mentioned split-screen method can also provide intelligent split-screen recommendations, offering comprehensive split-screen recommendations through fully intelligent, semi-intelligent, and manual interaction methods.

[0080] The screen splitting method provided in this application can be applied to terminal devices, which can be smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, in-vehicle devices, augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) devices, laptops, ultra-mobile personal computers (UMPCs), netbooks, or personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc. This application does not impose any restrictions on the specific type of terminal device.

[0081] For example, Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 3, the terminal device 100 may include a processor 110, an external memory interface 120, an internal memory 121, a universal serial bus (USB) interface 130, a charging management module 140, a power management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 150, a wireless communication module 160, an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C, a headphone jack 170D, a sensor module 180, buttons 190, a motor 191, an indicator 192, a camera 193, a display screen 194, and a subscriber identification module (SIM) card interface 195, etc. The sensor module 180 may include a pressure sensor 180A, a gyroscope sensor 180B, a barometric pressure sensor 180C, a magnetic sensor 180D, an accelerometer sensor 180E, a distance sensor 180F, a proximity 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.

[0082] It is understood that the structures illustrated in the embodiments of this application do not constitute a specific limitation on the terminal device 100. In other embodiments of this application, the terminal device 100 may include more or fewer components than illustrated, or combine some components, or split some components, or have different component arrangements. The illustrated components may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

[0083] Processor 110 may include one or more processing units, such as application processor (AP), modem processor, graphics processing unit (GPU), image signal processor (ISP), controller, video codec, digital signal processor (DSP), baseband processor, and / or neural network processing unit (NPU). These different processing units may be independent devices or integrated into one or more processors.

[0084] The display screen 194 is used to display images, videos, etc. The display screen 194 includes a display panel. The display panel can be a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (FLED), a Miniled LED, a MicroLED, a Micro-OLED, a quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED), etc. In some embodiments, the terminal device 100 may include one or N display screens 194, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0085] Touch sensor 180K, also known as a "touch device," can be located on display screen 194. The touch sensor 180K and display screen 194 together form a touchscreen, also known as a "touchscreen." Touch sensor 180K detects touch operations applied to or near it. The touch sensor can transmit the detected touch operation to the application processor to determine the type of touch event. Visual output related to the touch operation can be provided through display screen 194. In other embodiments, touch sensor 180K may also be located on the surface of terminal device 100, in a different position than display screen 194.

[0086] For ease of understanding, the following embodiments of this application will take a terminal device with the structure shown in FIG3 as an example, and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and application scenarios, will specifically illustrate the screen splitting method provided by the embodiments of this application.

[0087] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 4, the system architecture may include an application program and a system agent.

[0088] The application can achieve quick launch and recommended presentation. Recommended presentation refers to presenting the split-screen entry interface through three methods: multitasking interface, long press on desktop icon, and sidebar presentation.

[0089] Quick launch refers to the ability to quickly launch the corresponding application group by clicking the icon of the already formed stable split-screen window group after presenting the split-screen entry interface through the three methods mentioned above. The interface of the application group will then be displayed in split-screen mode on the terminal device screen. In the multi-tasking scenario, it also supports dragging and dropping application interface thumbnails to quickly form an application group to be split-screened, or selecting applications on the desktop through the composition panel to generate a window group to be split-screened. The operations after long-pressing the desktop icon and clicking the "+" icon in the sidebar are the same as in the multi-tasking scenario.

[0090] The system agent comprises a preprocessing module, a prompt management module, a retrieval augmented generation (RAG) module, a memory module, and an executor. The preprocessing module categorizes information according to user intent, memorizes user habits and common combinations across different scenarios, and performs correlation analysis based on currently running applications, inferring applications with a high probability of forming combinations. The prompt management module supports user-defined prompts and executes split-screen functionality according to user commands. The RAG and memory modules, based on already launched applications and user scenarios, infer applications with a high probability of forming combinations and generate icons for the stable split-screen window group.

[0091] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a screen splitting method provided in an embodiment of this application. The screen splitting method provided in this embodiment can be applied to a terminal device 100. As shown in Figure 5, the above-mentioned screen splitting method may include:

[0092] Step 501: In response to user interaction, display the split-screen entry interface.

[0093] The aforementioned split-screen entry interface includes a composition interface, which includes multiple target areas. At least one of the multiple target areas is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in the split-screen mode, and each of the multiple target areas corresponds to an application to be displayed in the split-screen mode.

[0094] Step 502: In response to the user's operation in the above-mentioned synthesis interface, at least two application interfaces are displayed in split screen on the screen of terminal device 100.

[0095] The relative positional relationship of the interfaces of the above at least two applications displayed on the screen of the terminal device 100 corresponds to the relative positional relationship between multiple target areas.

[0096] In one implementation of this embodiment, the split-screen entry interface is displayed in response to a user operation as follows: when the terminal device 100 displays the interface of the first application (not the desktop), the split-screen entry interface is displayed in response to the user's trigger operation; or, the split-screen entry interface is displayed in response to the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device 100. In this implementation, the aforementioned plurality of target areas include a first target area and a second target area. The first target area displays the icon of the first application, and the second target area displays a first add application icon. The first add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in split-screen mode corresponding to the second target area.

[0097] In this implementation, when the terminal device 100 displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed as follows: when the terminal device 100 displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation to display a multi-tasking interface, a multi-tasking interface is displayed, which includes the split-screen entry interface.

[0098] The first application can be the application currently running in the foreground of the terminal device 100. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the interface of the first application provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 6, the user's operation in the interface of the first application can be the operation of the user swiping up from the bottom of the interface of the first application.

[0099] In response to the user's swipe-up operation from the bottom of the interface of the first application, the terminal device 100 displays a multitasking interface. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 7, the multitasking interface includes a split-screen entry interface 73, and the split-screen entry interface includes a synthesis interface 71.

[0100] Referring to Figure 7, the composition interface 71 includes a first target area and a second target area. The first target area displays the icon of the first application, and the second target area displays the first added application icon, which is the "+" icon in the composition interface 71.

[0101] In one example, if the thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include a thumbnail of the second application, then step 502 can be: in response to the user's first operation in the multitasking interface, displaying the interfaces of the first and second applications in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device 100; wherein, the user's first operation in the multitasking interface includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the first added application icon. The hotspot area of ​​the first added application icon refers to the clickable area corresponding to the first added application icon. When the user hovers the mouse over or clicks this area, the operation corresponding to the first added application icon is triggered. Referring to Figure 7, the hotspot area of ​​the first added application icon can be as shown in Figure 74.

[0102] Referring again to Figure 8, which is a schematic diagram of dragging and dropping a thumbnail of a second application according to an embodiment of this application, the second application is shopping software 1. In response to the user dragging the thumbnail of the shopping software 1 to the hotspot area of ​​the first added application icon, the terminal device 100 displays the interface of the first application and shopping software 1 on the screen of the terminal device 100, as shown in Figure 9, which is a schematic diagram of displaying the interface of the first application and shopping software 1 according to an embodiment of this application.

[0103] In another example, step 502 can be: in response to the user's operation on the first added application icon, displaying the desktop of the terminal device 100; in response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device 100, displaying the interfaces of the first application and the second application in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device 100.

[0104] In this example, the second application can be an application that is not running on the terminal device 100, that is, the second application is not open in the background, and the interface thumbnail displayed in the multitasking interface does not include the interface thumbnail of the second application. Referring to Figure 10, the user's operation on the first added application icon can be the user clicking the first added application icon "+". In response to the user clicking the first added application icon "+", the terminal device 100 displays the interface shown in Figure 11. Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the user's operation on the first added application icon provided in an embodiment of this application, and Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0105] In the interface shown in Figure 11, the user can click the icon of the second application, which can be "Shopping App 1". In response to the user clicking the icon of Shopping App 1, the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first application and Shopping App 1 on its screen, as shown in Figure 9. In this example, as can be seen from the composite interface 71 shown in Figure 10, the composite interface 71 only includes two target areas. This indicates that the terminal device 100 will display the interfaces of the first application and the second application in a split-screen format. Therefore, after the user clicks the icon of the second application "Shopping App 1" in the interface shown in Figure 11, the terminal device 100 is triggered to automatically split the screen and display the interfaces of the first application and Shopping App 1.

[0106] In this implementation, the relative positional relationship between the interfaces of the first application and the second application displayed on the screen of the terminal device 100 corresponds to the relative positional relationship between the first target area and the second target area. That is, referring to Figure 7, in the composite interface 71, the first target area is displayed on the left and the second target area is displayed on the right. Therefore, as shown in Figure 9, when the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first and second applications in a split-screen manner, it displays the interface of the first application on the left and the interface of the second application on the right. Conversely, if in the composite interface, the first target area is displayed on the right and the second target area is displayed on the left, then when the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first and second applications in a split-screen manner, it displays the interface of the first application on the right and the interface of the second application on the left.

[0107] In the above example, the implementation is illustrated by taking a first "Add Application" icon in the composition interface as an example. Clicking the first "Add Application" icon only splits the interface of the first application and the interface of the second application into a single screen. However, this embodiment is not limited to this. The composition interface can include at least two "Add Application" icons. Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 12, the multitasking interface includes a split-screen entry interface 1201, which includes a composition interface 1202. Referring to Figure 12, the composition interface 1202 includes three target areas: a first target area 12021, a second target area 12022, and a third target area 12023. The first target area 12021 displays the icon of the first application, the second target area 12022 displays the first "Add Application" icon, and the third target area 12023 displays the second "Add Application" icon. The second "Add Application" icon is used to trigger the addition of the application corresponding to the third target area to be displayed in a split-screen mode.

[0108] If both applications that the user wants to display in split-screen mode with the first application are running in the background, that is, the interface thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include the interface thumbnails of the second application and the third application, for example, the second application can be shopping software 1, then as shown in Figures 13(a) to 13(b), in response to the user's second operation in the multitasking interface, the terminal device 100 displays the icon of the second application in the second target area; wherein, the second operation can be the user dragging the interface thumbnail of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the first application icon in the multitasking interface; referring to Figure 13(a), the hotspot area of ​​the first application icon can be as shown in 1301, referring to Figure 13(b), the icon of "shopping software 1" is displayed in the second target area. Figure 13(a) is a schematic diagram of dragging the interface thumbnail of the second application provided in another embodiment of this application, and Figure 13(b) is a schematic diagram of the multitasking interface provided in yet another embodiment of this application.

[0109] For example, the third application could be shopping app 2. As shown in Figure 13(c), in response to a user's third operation in the multitasking interface, the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first, second, and third applications in a split-screen manner on its screen, as shown in Figure 14. The third operation could be dragging a thumbnail of the shopping app 2 interface to the hotspot area for adding the second application icon. Referring to Figure 13(c), the hotspot area for adding the second application icon can be as shown in Figure 1302. Figure 13(c) is a schematic diagram of dragging a thumbnail of the third application interface provided in one embodiment of this application, and Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of displaying the interfaces of the first application, shopping app 1, and shopping app 2 provided in one embodiment of this application. It can also be seen from Figure 14 that the layout of the interfaces of the first application, shopping app 1, and shopping app 2 displayed by the terminal device 100 is the same as the layout of the first target area, second target area, and third target area in the composite interface 1202. In other words, the relative positional relationship of the interfaces of the first application, shopping software 1, and shopping software 2 displayed on the screen of the terminal device 100 corresponds to the relative positional relationship between the first target area, the second target area, and the third target area.

[0110] If a user wants to display two applications in split-screen mode with the first application, and only one of them is already open in the background (i.e., the thumbnail of the second application is included in the multitasking interface thumbnail), then in response to the user's fourth operation in the multitasking interface, the icon of the second application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the spoofing interface. This fourth operation includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the first added application icon in the multitasking interface. In response to the user's operation on the second added application icon, the terminal device 100 displays its desktop. In response to the user's operation on the third application icon on the desktop of the terminal device 100, the interfaces of the first, second, and third applications are displayed on the screen of the terminal device 100.

[0111] Taking shopping software 1 as the second application and shopping software 2 as the third application, assuming that shopping software 1 is already open in the background (i.e., the thumbnail of the multitasking interface includes the thumbnail of shopping software 1), while shopping software 2 is not open in the background, then as shown in Figure 15(a), the user can first drag the thumbnail of shopping software 1 to the hotspot area 1501 of the first application icon. Figure 15(a) is a schematic diagram of dragging the thumbnail of the second application provided in another embodiment of this application. In response to the user's operation of dragging the thumbnail of shopping software 1 to the hotspot area 1501 of the first application icon, the terminal device 100 displays the icon of shopping software 1 in the second target area 1502 of the interface, as shown in Figure 15(b). Figure 15(b) is a schematic diagram of the multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application. Next, referring to Figure 15(b), in response to the user's operation on the second added application icon 1503, the terminal device 100 displays the desktop of the terminal device 100, as shown in Figure 16. Figure 16 is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application. Then, in response to the user's click operation on the icon of shopping software 2 on the desktop of the terminal device 100, the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first application, shopping software 1 and shopping software 2 in split-screen mode on the screen of the terminal device 100, as shown in Figure 14.

[0112] In another example, if the thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface only include thumbnails of the first application and the second application, then step 502 can be: in response to the user's fifth operation in the multitasking interface, the terminal device 100 displays its desktop, and a composition panel interface is displayed floating above the desktop, with the icon of the second application displayed in the second target area of ​​the composition panel interface; wherein, the fifth operation includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the first added application icon in the multitasking interface; then, in response to the user's operation on the second added application icon, the composition panel interface is hidden; in response to the user's operation on the icon of the third application on the desktop of the terminal device 100, the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application are displayed in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device 100.

[0113] In this embodiment of the application, hiding the above-mentioned synthesis stage interface can be understood as not displaying the above-mentioned synthesis stage interface, making the above-mentioned synthesis stage interface transparent, or shrinking the above-mentioned synthesis stage interface.

[0114] Figure 17(a) is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application. Referring to Figure 17(a), taking shopping software 1 as the second application as an example, the interface thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface only include the interface thumbnails of the first application and the interface thumbnails of shopping software 1. In response to the user dragging the interface thumbnail of shopping software 1 to the hotspot area 1701 of the first application icon, the terminal device 100 displays the desktop of the terminal device 100, and the composite interface 1702 is displayed floating on the desktop of the terminal device 100, as shown in Figure 17(b). Figure 17(b) is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application. This is because there are no other applications running in the background besides the first application and shopping software 1. Therefore, after dragging the interface thumbnail of shopping software 1 to the hotspot area 1701 of the first application icon, there are no applications to be added to the multitasking interface for split-screen display. This will trigger the terminal device 100 to display the desktop.

[0115] Referring to Figure 17(b), the icon of shopping software 1 is displayed in the second target area 1703 of the interface 1702. Then, in response to the user's operation on the second add application icon 1704, the terminal device 100 hides the interface, as shown in Figure 17(c). Figure 17(c) is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application. In response to the user's operation on the icon of shopping software 2 in the desktop shown in Figure 17(c), the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first application, shopping software 1 and shopping software 2 in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device 100, as shown in Figure 14.

[0116] In addition, in this example, after the terminal device 100 displays the interface shown in Figure 17(b), the user can also directly drag the icon of shopping software 2 displayed on the desktop of the terminal device 100 to the hotspot area of ​​the second added application icon 1704. In this way, the terminal device 100 can also trigger the terminal device 100 to display the interface of the first application, shopping software 1 and shopping software 2 in a split screen on the screen of the terminal device 100. Compared with clicking the icon of shopping software 2, the operation is simpler.

[0117] In another example, step 502 can be: in response to the user's operation on the first added application icon, the terminal device 100 displays the desktop of the terminal device 100; in response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device 100, the aforementioned composition interface is displayed floating above the desktop of the terminal device 100, the icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area of ​​the composition interface, and the icon of the second application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the composition interface; in response to the user's operation on the second added application icon, the aforementioned composition interface is hidden; in response to the user's operation on the icon of the third application on the desktop of the terminal device 100, the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device 100.

[0118] Figure 17(d) is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application. Taking the second application as shopping software 1 and the third application as shopping software 2 as an example, referring to Figure 17(d), in response to the user's operation on the first added application icon 1705, the terminal device 100 displays the desktop of the terminal device 100, as shown in Figure 17(e). Figure 17(e) is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application.

[0119] In response to the user clicking the icon of shopping software 1 on the desktop shown in Figure 17(e), the terminal device 100 displays the aforementioned interface floating above its desktop. The first target area 1702 of the interface displays the icon of the first application, and the second target area 1703 displays the icon of shopping software 1, as shown in Figure 17(b). Then, in response to the user's operation on the second application icon 1704, the terminal device 100 hides the interface, as shown in Figure 17(c). In response to the user's operation on the icon of shopping software 2 on the desktop shown in Figure 17(c), the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first application, shopping software 1, and shopping software 2 in a split-screen format on its screen, as shown in Figure 14.

[0120] Similarly, in this example, after the terminal device 100 displays the interface shown in Figure 17(b), the user can also directly drag the icon of shopping software 2 displayed on the desktop of the terminal device 100 to the hotspot area of ​​the second added application icon 1704. In this way, the terminal device 100 can also trigger the terminal device 100 to display the interface of the first application, shopping software 1 and shopping software 2 in a split screen on the screen of the terminal device 100. Compared with clicking the icon of shopping software 2, the operation is simpler.

[0121] In another implementation of this embodiment, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed in response to user operation as follows: when the terminal device 100 displays the desktop, the split-screen entry interface is displayed in response to the user's trigger operation. In this implementation, the above-mentioned multiple target areas include a first target area and a second target area. A third add application icon is displayed in the first target area, and a fourth add application icon is displayed in the second target area. The third add application icon and the fourth add application icon are respectively used to trigger the addition of applications to be displayed in split-screen corresponding to the first target area and the second target area.

[0122] In this implementation, when the terminal device 100 displays the desktop, in response to a user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed as follows: When the terminal device 100 displays the desktop, in response to a user's trigger operation to display a multitasking interface, a multitasking interface is displayed, which includes the split-screen entry interface. Specifically, the user's trigger operation to display the multitasking interface can be a swipe upwards from the bottom of the terminal device 100's screen. In response to this swipe, the terminal device 100 displays the multitasking interface, as shown in Figure 18. In Figure 18, 1801 is the split-screen entry interface, and 1802 is the composite interface. Figure 18 is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface provided in another embodiment of this application.

[0123] The synthesis interface 1802 may include a first target area 18021 and a second target area 18022. The first target area 18021 displays a third add application icon, and the second target area 18022 displays a fourth add application icon.

[0124] In one example of this implementation, the thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include thumbnails of the first application and the second application. Step 502 can be: in response to a sixth operation by the user in the multitasking interface, displaying the icon of the first application in the first target area; wherein the sixth operation can be the user dragging the thumbnail of the first application to the third hotspot area for adding application icons in the multitasking interface; in response to a seventh operation by the user in the multitasking interface, displaying the interfaces of the first and second applications in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen; wherein the seventh operation includes dragging the thumbnail of the second application to the fourth hotspot area for adding application icons.

[0125] Figure 19(a) is a schematic diagram of dragging and dropping a thumbnail of the interface of the first application according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to Figure 19(a), in response to the user dragging the thumbnail of the interface of the first application to the hot spot area 1901 where the third application icon is added, the terminal device 100 displays the icon of the first application in the first target area 1902, as shown in Figure 19(b). Figure 19(b) is a schematic diagram of a multitasking interface according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0126] Referring again to Figure 19(b), the interface thumbnail displayed in the multitasking interface includes the interface thumbnail of shopping software 1. In response to the user's operation of dragging the interface thumbnail of shopping software 1 to the hotspot area 1903 of the fourth application icon in the multitasking interface, the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first application and shopping software 1 on the screen of the terminal device 100 in a split screen, as shown in Figure 9.

[0127] In another example of this implementation, step 502 may be: in response to the user's operation on the third added application icon, displaying the desktop of the terminal device 100; in response to the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device 100, displaying a composition interface floating above the desktop of the terminal device 100, displaying the icon of the first application in the first target area of ​​the composition interface, and displaying the fourth added application icon in the second target area of ​​the composition interface; in response to the user's operation on the fourth added application icon, hiding the composition interface. Then, in response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device 100, displaying the interfaces of the first application and the second application on the screen of the terminal device 100.

[0128] In this example, neither the first nor the second application is open in the background; that is, neither the first nor the second application is running on the terminal device 100. Referring to Figure 20, the user's action on the third application icon can be clicking the "+" button on the third application icon. In response to the user clicking the third application icon 2001, the terminal device 100 displays the interface shown in Figure 21. Figure 20 is a schematic diagram of a user's action on the third application icon according to one embodiment of this application, and Figure 21 is a schematic diagram of a desktop awaiting split-screen mode according to another embodiment of this application.

[0129] The user's operation on the first application icon on the desktop shown in Figure 21 can be the user clicking the first application icon. In response to the user clicking the first application icon, the terminal device 100 displays the composition interface 2201 floating on the desktop of the terminal device 100. The first target area 22011 of the composition interface 2201 displays the first application icon, and the second target area 22012 of the composition interface 2201 displays the fourth application icon, as shown in Figure 22. Figure 22 is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application.

[0130] Next, in response to the user's click on the fourth added application icon, the terminal device 100 hides the interface, as shown in Figure 23, which is a schematic diagram of the desktop to be split-screen provided in another embodiment of this application. Then, in response to the user's click on the "Shopping Software 1" icon in the interface shown in Figure 23, the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first application and Shopping Software 1 on the screen in a split-screen format, as shown in Figure 9.

[0131] In addition, in this example, after the terminal device 100 displays the interface shown in Figure 22, the user can also directly drag the icon of the shopping software 1 displayed on the desktop of the terminal device 100 to the hotspot area of ​​the fourth application icon. In this way, the terminal device 100 can also trigger the terminal device 100 to display the interface of the first application and the shopping software 1 in a split screen on the screen of the terminal device 100. Compared with clicking the icon of the shopping software 1, the operation is simpler.

[0132] In another example of this implementation, if the thumbnail displayed in the multitasking interface includes a thumbnail of the first application, then step 502 can be: in response to the user's eighth operation in the multitasking interface, displaying the icon of the first application in the first target area of ​​the synthesizer interface; wherein, the eighth operation can be the user dragging the thumbnail of the first application to the hotspot area of ​​the third application icon addition in the multitasking interface; in response to the user's operation on the fourth application icon addition, displaying the desktop of the terminal device 100; in response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device 100, displaying the interfaces of the first application and the second application in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device 100.

[0133] Referring to Figure 24(a), which is a schematic diagram of dragging and dropping a thumbnail of the first application interface according to another embodiment of this application, in response to the user's operation of dragging the thumbnail of the first application interface to the hot spot area 2401 of the third added application icon in the multitasking interface, the terminal device 100 displays the icon of the first application in the first target area 2402 of the composite interface, as shown in Figure 24(b). Figure 24(b) is a schematic diagram of the task interface according to yet another embodiment of this application. In response to the user's operation on the fourth added application icon 2403, the terminal device 100 displays the desktop of the terminal device 100, as shown in Figure 23; in response to the user's operation on the icon of shopping software 1 on the desktop of Figure 23, the interfaces of the first application and shopping software 1 are displayed in split screen on the screen of the terminal device 100, as shown in Figure 9.

[0134] In another example of this implementation, if the thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface only include the thumbnail of the first application, then step 502 can be: in response to the user's ninth operation in the multitasking interface, display the desktop of the terminal device 100, and display a composition panel interface floating above the desktop of the terminal device 100. The icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area of ​​the composition panel interface, and the fourth add application icon is displayed in the second target area of ​​the composition panel interface; in response to the user's operation on the fourth add application icon, hide the composition panel interface. Then, in response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device 100, display the interfaces of the first application and the second application in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device 100. The user's ninth operation in the multitasking interface includes the operation of dragging the thumbnail of the first application to the hotspot area of ​​the third add application icon in the multitasking interface.

[0135] Figure 24(c) is a schematic diagram of a task interface provided in another embodiment of this application. Referring to Figure 24(c), in response to the user dragging the thumbnail of the first application's interface to the hotspot area 2404 of the third application icon, the terminal device 100 displays its desktop, and a composition interface is displayed on the desktop, as shown in Figure 22. In Figure 22, 2201 is the composition interface. The first target area 22011 of the composition interface 2201 displays the icon of the first application, and the second target area 22012 of the composition interface 2201 displays the fourth application icon. This is because there are no other running applications in the background besides the first application. Therefore, after dragging the thumbnail of the first application's interface to the hotspot area 2404 of the third application icon, there are no applications to be added for split-screen display in the multitasking interface, thus triggering the terminal device 100 to display the desktop.

[0136] Next, in response to the user's click on the fourth added application icon, the terminal device 100 hides the interface, as shown in Figure 23. Then, in response to the user's click on the "Shopping Software 1" icon in the interface shown in Figure 23, the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the first application and Shopping Software 1 on the screen in a split-screen format, as shown in Figure 9.

[0137] In this implementation, the relative positional relationship between the interface of the first application and the interface of the shopping software 1 displayed on the screen of the terminal device 100 corresponds to the relative positional relationship between the first target area and the second target area. Specifically, referring to Figures 20 to 24(c) and Figure 9, the third add application icon is located on the left side of the interface, and after the user clicks the third add application icon, the first application icon is clicked. Therefore, in Figure 9, the interface of the first application is displayed on the left side of the screen; while the fourth add application icon is located on the right side of the interface, and after the user clicks the fourth add application icon, the second application icon is clicked. Therefore, in Figure 9, the interface of the second application is displayed on the right side of the screen.

[0138] In another example, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed in response to a user operation: The split-screen entry interface is displayed in response to the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device 100. Specifically, the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device 100 can be a long-press operation. In response to the user's long-press operation on the icon of the first application, the terminal device 100 displays the split-screen entry interface, as shown in Figure 25. Figure 25 is a schematic diagram of the split-screen entry interface provided in one embodiment of this application. In Figure 25, 2501 is the split-screen entry interface, and 2502 is the composite interface.

[0139] In another implementation of this embodiment, when the terminal device 100 displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed as follows: when the terminal device 100 displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation to display the sidebar, the sidebar is displayed, and the sidebar includes the split-screen entry interface.

[0140] When the terminal device 100 displays the desktop, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface can be displayed as follows: When the terminal device 100 displays the desktop, in response to the user's trigger operation to display the sidebar, the sidebar is displayed, and the sidebar includes the split-screen entry interface.

[0141] In one example, the user's action to trigger the display of the sidebar can be an action where the user slides and stops from the left or right edge of the screen of the terminal device 100 towards the center of the screen. In response to the above action, the terminal device 100 displays the sidebar, which includes a split-screen entry interface, as shown in Figure 26(a). Figure 26(a) is a schematic diagram of a split-screen entry interface provided in another embodiment of this application. In Figure 26(a), 2601 is the sidebar, 2602 is the split-screen entry interface, and 2603 is the composition panel interface.

[0142] Figure 26(a) shows the sidebar displayed by the terminal device 100 when the terminal device 100 displays the desktop, in response to the user's triggering of the sidebar display operation. When the terminal device 100 displays the interface of the first application, the sidebar displayed by the terminal device 100 in response to the user's triggering of the sidebar display operation can be as shown in Figure 26(b). Figure 26(b) is a schematic diagram of the split-screen entry interface provided in another embodiment of this application. In Figure 26(b), 2604 is the sidebar, 2605 is the split-screen entry interface, and 2606 is the composition interface. The difference is that the first target area and the second target area of ​​the composition interface shown in Figure 26(a) each display an "+" icon for adding an application, while the first target area 26061 of the composition interface shown in Figure 26(b) displays the icon of the first application, and the second target area 26062 displays the "+" icon for adding an application.

[0143] The composite console interface shown in Figures 25 to 26(b) also includes an application icon “+”. Therefore, it can be understood that in this implementation, the terminal device 100 processes the user’s click on the “+” icon in the composite console interface in the same way as the processing method after the “+” icon in the composite console interface is clicked in the above implementation, and will not be described again here.

[0144] In addition, in this embodiment, the split-screen entry interface may also include a split-screen recommendation area, which includes a split-screen application combination of the first application. This first application's split-screen application combination includes the icon of the first application and the icon of the target application. Thus, after step 501, in response to the user clicking on the first application's split-screen application combination in the split-screen recommendation area, the terminal device 100 can display the interfaces of the first application and the target application in a split-screen format on its screen. The target application can be at least one application installed on the terminal device 100 other than the first application, and the split-screen recommendation area can be understood as the area in the split-screen entry interface excluding the merge panel interface.

[0145] The split-screen display of the interfaces of the first application and the target application on the screen of the terminal device 100 can be achieved by: displaying the interfaces of the first application and the target application on the screen of the terminal device 100 according to the positions of the icons of the first application and the target application in the split-screen application group of the first application. The relative positional relationship between the interfaces of the first application and the target application displayed on the screen of the terminal device 100 corresponds to the relative positional relationship between the icons of the first application and the target application.

[0146] The following explanation uses Figure 7 as an example. In Figure 7, 72 is the split-screen recommendation area. Assuming a user clicks on the split-screen application combination "First Application + Shopping App 2" in the split-screen recommendation area 72, in response to this click, the terminal device 100 can directly display the interfaces of the First Application and Shopping App 2 on its screen in a split-screen manner, as shown in Figure 27. Figure 27 is a schematic diagram of the display of the interfaces of the First Application and Shopping App 2 provided in an embodiment of this application. Furthermore, in the split-screen recommendation area 72 shown in Figure 7, the icon of the First Application is on the left, and the icon of Shopping App 2 is on the right. Therefore, when the terminal device 100 displays the interfaces of the First Application and Shopping App 2, it also displays the interface of the First Application on the left and the interface of Shopping App 2 on the right.

[0147] In addition, before displaying the split-screen entry interface in response to user operation, the terminal device 100 can obtain the split-screen application combination of the first application through one or a combination of the following methods:

[0148] Method 1: Based on user habits, obtain the split-screen application combination of the first application; for example, assuming that the user is used to use shopping software 1 while using the first application, or after using the first application, then the first application and shopping software 1 can be combined into a split-screen application combination based on this user habit.

[0149] Method 2: Based on the first application, perform a correlation judgment to obtain recommended applications whose split-screen usage rate with the first application is higher than a first threshold. Combine the recommended applications with the first application to form a split-screen application combination for the first application. For example, based on the type of the first application, a correlation judgment can be performed. If it is found that Meitu App 1 and Meitu App 2 both have a split-screen usage rate with the first application that is higher than the first threshold, then the first application and Meitu App 1, and the first application and Meitu App 2 can be combined to form a split-screen application combination for the first application, respectively.

[0150] Method 3: Among the applications already launched on terminal device 100, filter applications whose split-screen usage rate with the first application is higher than the second threshold to obtain split-screen application combinations for the first application. For example, Meitu App 1 and Video App are applications that users frequently display in split-screen with the first application. The split-screen usage rates of Meitu App 1 and the first application, as well as the split-screen usage rates of Video App and the first application, are both higher than the second threshold. Therefore, the first application and Meitu App 1, and the first application and Video App can be combined into split-screen application combinations for the first application, respectively. Alternatively, the first application, Meitu App 1, and Video App can be combined into a single split-screen application combination.

[0151] Additionally, if the number of times a certain application (e.g., shopping app 2) switches to the first application exceeds the preset number (e.g., users frequently switch from the first application to shopping app 2, or from shopping app 2 to the first application), then shopping app 2 and the first application can be combined into a split-screen application combination.

[0152] Of course, this embodiment is not limited to this, and other methods can also be used to obtain the split-screen application combination of the first application. The values ​​of the first threshold, the second threshold, and the preset number of times mentioned above can be set by the user in the specific implementation. This embodiment does not limit the values ​​of the first threshold, the second threshold, and the preset number of times.

[0153] In the above-described split-screen method, the terminal device 100 responds to user operations by displaying a split-screen entry interface. Then, in response to user operations within the dashboard interface included in the split-screen entry interface, at least two application interfaces are displayed in split-screen mode on the terminal device 100 screen. This makes the split-screen entry point on the terminal device 100 explicit, helping users quickly find the split-screen entry point, achieving rapid split-screen functionality, and improving user experience. Furthermore, the split-screen entry interface in the above method also includes a split-screen recommendation area, which includes combinations of split-screen applications. Through fully intelligent, semi-intelligent, and manual interaction methods, split-screen recommendations are provided comprehensively, thereby shortening the split-screen interaction path. Users only need one operation to enter split-screen mode, further improving user experience.

[0154] It is understood that some or all of the steps or operations in the above embodiments are merely examples, and other operations or variations thereof can be performed in the embodiments of this application. Furthermore, the steps may be performed in different orders as presented in the above embodiments, and it is not necessary to perform all the operations in the above embodiments.

[0155] It is understood that, in order to achieve the above-mentioned functions, the terminal device includes hardware and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. Based on the algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed in this application, this application can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed by hardware or by computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application in conjunction with the embodiments, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0156] This embodiment can divide the terminal device into functional modules according to the above method embodiment. For example, each function can be divided into its own functional module, or two or more functions can be integrated into one module. The integrated module can be implemented in hardware. It should be noted that the module division in this embodiment is illustrative and only represents one logical functional division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods.

[0157] Figure 28 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in another embodiment of this application. When each functional module is divided according to its corresponding functions, Figure 28 shows a possible composition of the terminal device 2800 involved in the above embodiment. As shown in Figure 28, the terminal device 2800 may include: a receiving unit 2801, a processing unit 2802 and a sending unit 2803.

[0158] The processing unit 2802 can be used to support the terminal device 2800 in executing steps 501 to 502, and / or other processes used in the technical solutions described in the embodiments of this application.

[0159] It should be noted that all relevant content of each step involved in the method embodiments of this application can be referenced from the functional description of the corresponding functional module, and will not be repeated here.

[0160] The terminal device 2800 provided in this embodiment is used to execute the above-described split-screen method, and thus can achieve the same effect as the above method.

[0161] It should be understood that terminal device 2800 can correspond to terminal device 100 shown in FIG3. The functions of receiving unit 2801 and transmitting unit 2803 can be implemented by processor 110, antenna 1, and mobile communication module 150 in terminal device 100 shown in FIG3, and / or by processor 110, antenna 2, and wireless communication module 160; the function of processing unit 2802 can be implemented by processor 110 and touch sensor 180K in terminal device 100 shown in FIG3.

[0162] When using integrated units, the terminal device 2800 may include a processing module, a storage module, and a communication module.

[0163] The processing module can be used to control and manage the actions of the terminal device 2800. For example, it can support the terminal device 2800 in executing the steps performed by the receiving unit 2801, processing unit 2802, and sending unit 2803. The storage module can support the terminal device 2800 in storing program code and data. The communication module can support communication between the terminal device 2800 and other devices.

[0164] The processing module can be a processor or controller, which can implement or execute the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the disclosure of this application. The processor can also be a combination of functions that implement computing capabilities, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of digital signal processing (DSP) and a microprocessor, etc. The storage module can be a memory. The communication module can specifically be a device that interacts with other electronic devices, such as radio frequency circuitry, a Bluetooth chip, and / or a Wi-Fi chip.

[0165] In one embodiment, when the processing module is a processor and the storage module is a memory, the terminal device 2800 involved in this embodiment can be a device with the structure shown in FIG3.

[0166] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG5 of this application.

[0167] This application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method provided in the embodiment shown in FIG5 of this application.

[0168] In this application embodiment, "at least one" refers to one or more, and "more than one" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent the existence of A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following" and similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of singular or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, and c can represent: a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or a and b and c, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple.

[0169] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps described in the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented using electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of electronic hardware and software. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0170] Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0171] In the several embodiments provided in this application, any function, if implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, essentially, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or a portion of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0172] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this application. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this application should be included within the protection scope of this application. The protection scope of this application should be determined by the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A split-screen method, characterized in that, include: In response to user operation, a split-screen entry interface is displayed; wherein, the split-screen entry interface includes a composition interface, the composition interface includes multiple target areas, at least one of the multiple target areas is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in split-screen mode, and each target area in the multiple target areas corresponds to an application to be displayed in split-screen mode; In response to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface, at least two application interfaces are displayed in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen; wherein the relative positional relationship of the at least two application interfaces displayed on the terminal device screen corresponds to the relative positional relationship between the plurality of target areas.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The response to user operation to display the split-screen entry interface includes: When the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation, the split-screen entry interface is displayed; or, in response to the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device, the split-screen entry interface is displayed. The plurality of target areas include a first target area and a second target area. The first target area displays the icon of the first application, and the second target area displays a first add application icon. The first add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in split screen corresponding to the second target area.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's operation of adding the first application icon, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in split screen on the screen of the terminal device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein, The plurality of target areas also includes a third target area, in which a second add application icon is displayed. The second add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in split screen corresponding to the third target area. The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's operation of adding the first application icon, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device, the composition interface is displayed floating above the desktop of the terminal device, the icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area of ​​the composition interface, and the icon of the second application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the composition interface; In response to the user's operation of adding the second application icon, the synthesis interface is hidden; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the third application on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application are displayed in a split screen on the screen of the terminal device.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that, When the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation, displaying the split-screen entry interface includes: When the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's triggering of the sidebar display operation, the sidebar is displayed, and the sidebar includes a split-screen entry interface.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein, When the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's trigger operation, displaying the split-screen entry interface includes: When the terminal device displays the interface of the first application, in response to the user's triggering of the operation to display the multi-tasking interface, the multi-tasking interface is displayed, which includes a split-screen entry interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The multitasking interface displays a thumbnail of the second application. The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's first operation in the multitasking interface, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in split screen on the terminal device screen; wherein, the first operation includes the user dragging the thumbnail of the second application interface to the hotspot area of ​​the first application icon in the multitasking interface.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein, The plurality of target areas also includes a third target area, in which a second add application icon is displayed. The second add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in split screen corresponding to the third target area. The interface thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include the interface thumbnails of the second application and the interface thumbnails of the third application. The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to a second operation by the user in the multitasking interface, an icon of a second application is displayed in the second target area; wherein, the second operation includes the user dragging a thumbnail of the interface of the second application to the first hotspot area where the application icon was added in the multitasking interface; In response to a third operation by the user in the multitasking interface, the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application are displayed in a split-screen manner on the screen of the terminal device; wherein, the third operation includes dragging a thumbnail of the interface of the third application to the hotspot area where the second application icon is added.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein, The plurality of target areas also includes a third target area, in which a second add application icon is displayed. The second add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in split screen corresponding to the third target area. The interface thumbnail displayed in the multitasking interface includes an interface thumbnail of the second application. The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's fourth operation in the multitasking interface, an icon of the second application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the synthesizer interface; wherein, the fourth operation includes the user dragging a thumbnail of the second application interface to the hotspot area where the first application icon was added in the multitasking interface. In response to the user's operation of adding the second application icon, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the third application on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application are displayed on the screen of the terminal device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein, The plurality of target areas also includes a third target area, in which a second add application icon is displayed. The second add application icon is used to trigger the addition of an application to be displayed in split screen corresponding to the third target area. The interface thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface only include the interface thumbnails of the first application and the second application. The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's fifth operation in the multitasking interface, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed, and the composition interface is displayed floating above the desktop of the terminal device. The icon of the second application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the composition interface; wherein, the fifth operation includes the user dragging the interface thumbnail of the second application to the hotspot area of ​​the first application icon in the multitasking interface. In response to the user's operation of adding the second application icon, the synthesis interface is hidden; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the third application on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application, the second application, and the third application are displayed in a split screen on the screen of the terminal device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein, The response to user operation to display the split-screen entry interface includes: When the terminal device displays the desktop, it displays a split-screen entry interface in response to the user's trigger operation; wherein, the plurality of target areas include a first target area and a second target area, a third add application icon is displayed in the first target area, and a fourth add application icon is displayed in the second target area, the third add application icon and the fourth add application icon are respectively used to trigger the addition of applications to be displayed in split screen corresponding to the first target area and the second target area.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's operation of adding an application icon to the third device, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device, the composition interface is displayed floating above the desktop of the terminal device. The icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area of ​​the composition interface, and the icon of the fourth added application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the composition interface. In response to the user's operation of adding the fourth application icon, the synthesis interface is hidden; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in split screen on the screen of the terminal device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein, The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's operation of adding an application icon to the third device, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the first application on the desktop of the terminal device, the composition interface is displayed floating above the desktop of the terminal device. The icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area of ​​the composition interface, and the icon of the fourth added application is displayed in the second target area of ​​the composition interface. In response to the user dragging the icon of the second application to the hotspot area where the fourth application icon is added, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in split screen on the terminal device screen.

14. The method according to any one of claims 11-13, characterized in that, When the terminal device displays the desktop, the step of displaying the split-screen entry interface in response to a user's trigger operation includes: When the terminal device displays the desktop, it displays the sidebar in response to the user's triggering of the sidebar display operation. The sidebar includes a split-screen entry interface.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein, When the terminal device displays the desktop, the step of displaying the split-screen entry interface in response to a user's trigger operation includes: When the terminal device displays the desktop, it displays the multitasking interface in response to the user's triggering of the multitasking interface operation. The multitasking interface includes a split-screen entry interface.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface include thumbnails of the first application and the second application. The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's sixth operation in the multitasking interface, the icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area; wherein, the sixth operation includes the user dragging the interface thumbnail of the first application to the hotspot area where the third application icon is added in the multitasking interface. In response to the user's seventh operation in the multitasking interface, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in split screen on the terminal device screen; wherein, the seventh operation includes dragging the thumbnail of the second application interface to the hotspot area where the fourth application icon is added.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein, The multitasking interface displays a thumbnail of the interface of the first application. The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's eighth operation in the multitasking interface, the icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area of ​​the synthesizer interface; wherein, the eighth operation includes the user dragging the interface thumbnail of the first application to the third hotspot area for adding application icons in the multitasking interface; In response to the user's operation of adding the fourth application icon, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in split screen on the screen of the terminal device.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein, The interface thumbnails displayed in the multitasking interface only include the interface thumbnails of the first application. The step of responding to a user's operation on the synthesizer interface by displaying at least two application interfaces in a split-screen manner on the terminal device screen includes: In response to the user's ninth operation in the multitasking interface, the desktop of the terminal device is displayed, and the composition interface is displayed floating above the desktop of the terminal device. The icon of the first application is displayed in the first target area of ​​the composition interface, and the fourth added application icon is displayed in the second target area of ​​the composition interface; wherein, the ninth operation includes the user dragging the interface thumbnail of the first application to the hotspot area of ​​the third added application icon in the multitasking interface. In response to the user's operation of adding the fourth application icon, the synthesis interface is hidden; In response to the user's operation on the icon of the second application on the desktop of the terminal device, the interfaces of the first application and the second application are displayed in split screen on the screen of the terminal device.

19. A terminal device, comprising: include: One or more processors; Memory; Multiple applications; And one or more computer programs, wherein the one or more computer programs are stored in the memory, the one or more computer programs including instructions that, when executed by the terminal device, cause the terminal device to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1-18.

20. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1-18.

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