CN105825105A

CN105825105A - Method and electronic equipment for displaying objects hidden on interface

Info

Publication number: CN105825105A
Application number: CN201510860063.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杜莉莉
Original assignee: NANJING BBK COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Current assignee: NANJING BBK COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-11-30
Filing date: 2015-11-30
Publication date: 2016-08-03

Abstract

The invention provides a method and electronic equipment for displaying objects hidden on an interface, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving a hidden operation of a first object triggered by a finger and displayed on the interface; obtaining a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger; judging whether the first fingerprint is matched with the prestored fingerprint of a hidden object or not; when the first fingerprint is matched with the prestored fingerprint of the hidden object, hiding the first object. With the adoption of the scheme for displaying the objects hidden on the interface provided by the embodiment of the invention, the operation steps of a user for the interface can be reduced to save the time of hiding the objects.

Description

Method and electronic equipment for hiding objects displayed on interface

Technical Field

The present invention relates to electronic device display technologies, and in particular, to a method for hiding an object displayed on an interface and an electronic device.

Background

With the technological progress, various electronic devices (e.g., mobile phones, tablet computers, etc.) have been widely penetrated into various fields. The electronic equipment brings more convenient and faster service for the life of the user in both work and life. A user can enjoy convenience brought by each application by installing various application programs on the electronic equipment. For example: the payment wallet is arranged on the electronic equipment, so that various payments are more convenient and fast; for another example: the instant messaging software is installed on the electronic equipment, and not only can the electronic equipment communicate with friends, but also the knowledge plane of the electronic equipment can be expanded.

As electronic devices have become an integral part of users' work and lives, accordingly, users tend to store a lot of important information and personal privacy in electronic devices for easy viewing at any time. Meanwhile, in order to ensure the security of the stored information, the user often sets a screen lock for the electronic device, and of course, the mode of setting the screen lock is only the primary mode, and the user may also set objects displayed on the interface through a series of settings, such as: application icons, folders, etc. are hidden to achieve dual protection of stored information.

However, the existing object hiding method mainly includes: a method for setting a guest mode and a dual system switching method. The operation processes of the two existing methods for hiding the object are very complicated, and the two existing methods can be completed only by a user executing a plurality of operation steps. Taking the setting of the guest mode as an example, when hiding the object, the following operation steps need to be executed: s1 selecting an object to be hidden; s2 selecting the visitor mode through setting options; s3 inputs a password in the guest mode so that hiding the object from the guest can be achieved. Therefore, in the existing object hiding method, a user can complete hiding of an object only by frequent interface operation, so that not only can the interface interaction burden of electronic equipment be increased, but also the operation burden of the user is increased to influence the use experience of the user.

In summary, the technical problems to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art are: how to avoid fussy interface operation and quickly hide objects displayed on the interface.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the problem of the existing object hiding scheme that the hiding of the object can be completed only by requiring tedious interface operations, the present invention is proposed to provide a method and an electronic device for hiding the object displayed on the interface, which overcome the above problems.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for hiding an object displayed on an interface, the method being applied to an electronic device, including: receiving hidden operation triggered by fingers and on a first object displayed on an interface; acquiring a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger; judging whether the first fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint; hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device that hides an object displayed on an interface, including: the receiving module is used for receiving hidden operation which is triggered by fingers and is performed on a first object displayed on an interface; the first acquisition module is used for acquiring a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger; the first judgment module is used for judging whether the first fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint; a hiding module for hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:

according to the scheme for hiding the object displayed on the interface, when the electronic device receives the hiding operation of the first object displayed on the interface, triggered by the finger of the user, the first fingerprint corresponding to the finger is obtained, the obtained first fingerprint is matched with the prestored hidden object fingerprint, and when the matching is successful, the first object triggered by the finger is hidden. Therefore, according to the object hiding scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, the user can hide the object only by triggering the object to be hidden with a finger, and compared with the existing object hiding scheme, the operation steps of the user on an interface can be greatly reduced. Due to the fact that operation steps of the user on the interface can be reduced, time for hiding the object can be saved, the object can be quickly hidden, and use experience of the user is improved. Moreover, the burden of interface interaction of the electronic equipment can be reduced.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Also, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for hiding objects displayed on an interface according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for hiding objects displayed on an interface according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for hiding objects displayed on an interface according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for hiding objects displayed on an interface according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an interface for displaying application icons in a grid form according to the fourth embodiment;

fig. 6 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

Example one

Referring to fig. 1, a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for hiding an object displayed on an interface according to a first embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The method for hiding the object displayed on the interface comprises the following steps:

step 102: and receiving hidden operation triggered by fingers and on a first object displayed on the interface.

The hidden operation triggered by the finger includes, but is not limited to, clicking, long-pressing, double-clicking, dragging, zooming in by the finger touch, and the like. The user can open the hiding function by long-pressing on the first object with a finger. The first object comprises an application icon, a folder, an album, a short message, a picture or a contact, etc. The user can press a folder for a long time through fingers, can also press a short message or one of the short messages for a long time, or can open the hidden function after a certain contact person.

Step 104: and acquiring a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger.

When the finger triggers hidden operation, the electronic equipment can scan the fingerprint of this finger, that is first fingerprint, through corresponding fingerprint reading module. In this embodiment, the fingerprint reading module may be an independent fingerprint reading device, and includes a fingerprint reading device disposed on the rear cover, the frame or the front panel, and also includes a camera, and the front or rear camera shoots a fingerprint of a finger and distinguishes the obtained fingerprint; the touch screen can also read the fingerprint of the finger of the user by touching the screen. The embodiment preferably acquires the first fingerprint of the finger of the user through the touch screen.

Step 106: and judging whether the first fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint, if so, executing step 108, and otherwise, executing setting operation.

A plurality of hidden object fingerprints may be pre-stored in the electronic device. Then, in this step, the first fingerprints may be matched with the pre-stored hidden object fingerprints one by one, and when one of the first fingerprints is successfully matched with the pre-stored hidden object fingerprints, it is determined that the first fingerprints are matched with the pre-stored hidden object fingerprints. At this time, it means that the user has the right to hide the first object. Since the user generally operates the touch screen using the thumb, the index finger, or the middle finger, in order to avoid false triggering, a fingerprint of the ring finger or the little finger may be used as the hidden object fingerprint.

The setting operation may be set by a person skilled in the art according to actual requirements, and is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present invention. For example: setting the object to be directly started to enter a secondary interface; for example: setting to judge whether the first fingerprint is matched with a prestored fingerprint of a display object, and if so, displaying the hidden object; for another example: and displaying prompt information to prompt the user that the fingerprint is wrong.

Step 108: hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

According to the method for hiding the object displayed on the interface, provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the electronic equipment receives the hiding operation of the first object displayed on the interface, which is triggered by the finger of the user, the first fingerprint corresponding to the finger is obtained, the obtained first fingerprint is matched with the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint, and when the matching is successful, the first object triggered by the finger is hidden. Therefore, according to the object hiding method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the user can quickly hide the object to be hidden only by triggering the object to be hidden with the finger, and compared with the existing object hiding method, the operation steps of the user on the interface can be greatly reduced. Due to the fact that operation steps of the user on the interface can be reduced, time for hiding the object can be saved, the object can be quickly hidden, and use experience of the user is improved. Moreover, the burden of interface interaction of the electronic equipment can be reduced.

Example two

Referring to fig. 2, a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for hiding an object displayed on an interface according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The method for hiding the object displayed on the interface of the embodiment of the invention specifically comprises the following steps:

step 202: the electronic equipment receives the hidden object fingerprint, the displayed object fingerprint, the preset address position and the preset valid time which are input by a user.

The user needs to enter the fingerprint of the hidden object in advance as the trigger information of the hidden object. Of course, the fingerprint of the display object may also be entered as the trigger information for displaying the hidden object, and not only the preset geographic location and the preset valid time may also be entered.

The preset geographic position and the preset valid time are used as judgment conditions for automatically canceling the hiding operation of the hidden object, namely, if the current position of the electronic equipment meets the preset geographic position, the hiding operation of the hidden object can be automatically canceled, and the object is displayed; and if the hiding time of the hidden object exceeds the preset effective time, the hiding operation of the hidden object is automatically cancelled. The input display object fingerprint is used as a determination condition for manually canceling the hiding operation of the hidden object, that is, if the finger of the user touches the set position of the screen and the fingerprint of the touched finger matches with the pre-stored display fingerprint object, the electronic device cancels the hiding operation of the hidden object, and this process is the process of manually canceling the hiding by the user.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the example is only described in which the hidden object fingerprint, the displayed object fingerprint, the preset address location, and the preset valid time are entered before the object is hidden, in a specific implementation process, the hidden object fingerprint must be entered, and at least one of the displayed object fingerprint, the preset address location, and the preset valid time may be entered by selection. The specific information to be entered may be set by a person skilled in the art according to actual requirements, and this is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Step 204: the electronic equipment receives the finger to trigger the screen-on operation in the screen-off state, and acquires a third fingerprint corresponding to the finger.

The operation of turning on the screen of the electronic device may be an operation of double-clicking the screen, or an operation of long-pressing the screen, which is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment preferably obtains the third fingerprint of the user's finger through the touch screen. The touch screen can obtain the fingerprint of a user through the fingerprint reading module integrated with the touch screen under the condition of screen extinguishing.

Step 206: and judging whether the third fingerprint is matched with the pre-stored bright screen fingerprint, if so, executing the step 208, and if not, executing a first setting operation.

The bright screen fingerprint may be a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint or a hidden object fingerprint cancelled, and may also be other fingerprints, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

In the step, a special screen brightening method is provided by combining the fingerprint information, when the fingerprint information is matched, a special screen locking interface is provided, and wallpaper of the special screen locking interface comprises a plurality of objects which can be hidden by the first object.

Wherein the first setting operation may be set to: when the fingerprint information does not match, only a common screen locking interface is provided. Namely, the wallpaper of the lock screen is a lock screen picture preset by the user.

Step 208: and when the third fingerprint is matched with the pre-stored bright screen fingerprint, sending a notice for executing the interface in the screen locking state to indicate the screen of the electronic equipment to display the interface in the screen locking state.

The wallpaper of the interface in the screen locking state comprises a plurality of first objects.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the hiding of the object included in the interface in the lock screen state is taken as an example, and therefore, steps 204 to 208 need to be executed to obtain the lock screen interface. In a specific implementation process, if the object included in the interface displayed after the electronic device is unlocked is hidden, the step 204 to the step 208 do not need to be executed, and the corresponding interface can be obtained only by unlocking the electronic device.

Step 210: the electronic device receives a hidden operation triggered by a finger and applied to a first object displayed on an interface.

Wherein the first object includes, but is not limited to: application icons, folders, photo albums, short messages, pictures, or contacts. The finger-triggered hiding operation of the first object displayed on the interface includes, but is not limited to, the following operations: click, double click, long press, drag, etc. In the specific implementation process, a person skilled in the art may set the implementation according to actual needs, and the implementation of the present invention is not particularly limited.

Step 212: the electronic equipment acquires a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger.

The electronic equipment scans fingerprints corresponding to the fingers, namely first fingerprints, while receiving hidden operation triggered by the fingers. Meanwhile, the electronic equipment can also acquire the touch position of the finger.

Step 214: the electronic device determines whether the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint, if so, step 216 is executed, and if not, a second setting operation is executed.

If the second setting operation is not matched, the prompt message is displayed to prompt the user to readjust the position to trigger the hiding operation.

Step 216: when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint, the electronic device hides the first object.

Step 210 is the same as step 102 in the first embodiment, step 212 is the same as step 104 in the first embodiment, step 214 is the same as step 106 in the first embodiment, and step 216 is the same as step 108 in the first embodiment, and thus the details are not repeated here.

Step 218: the electronic equipment judges whether the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met currently or not according to a first set rule; if yes, go to step 220, otherwise go to the third setting operation.

Wherein the third setting operation may be set to continue to hide the first object until a condition to un-hide the first object is satisfied.

The judgment of whether the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met at present according to the first setting rule may be a condition of meeting automatic release or a condition of meeting manual release. Three preferable ways of judging whether the condition for canceling the hiding of the first object is currently satisfied are as follows:

firstly, judging whether the hiding time of the first object is greater than the preset effective time, if so, determining that the condition of cancelling hiding the first object is met currently.

And secondly, judging whether the current position of the electronic equipment meets a preset geographic position or not, and if so, determining that the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met currently.

Thirdly, receiving an operation of canceling the hidden object triggered by the finger in the interface blank area, acquiring a second fingerprint corresponding to the finger, matching the second fingerprint with a prestored fingerprint of the display object, and determining that the condition of canceling the hidden object is currently met when the second fingerprint is matched with the prestored fingerprint of the display object; wherein the pre-stored display object fingerprint and the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint are different fingerprints.

The first and second preferred determination methods are determination methods for automatically canceling concealment, and the third preferred determination method is a determination method for manually canceling concealment. In the specific implementation process, one or two of the methods may be optionally selected for judgment, and of course, the three methods may be combined for judgment. This is not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present invention.

Step 220: and if the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met, the electronic equipment cancels the hiding of the first object and displays the first object.

The method for hiding the object displayed on the interface provided by the embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects of the object hiding method in the first embodiment, and can also receive the operation of cancelling the hiding of the object, which is manually input by a user, and display the hidden object. Of course, when it is determined that the automatic cancellation of the object hiding condition is currently satisfied (the current position of the electronic device is the preset geographic position or the object hiding time exceeds the preset effective time), the object hiding can be automatically cancelled, so that the user can operate the hidden object conveniently, and the user experience can be improved.

EXAMPLE III

Referring to fig. 3, a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for hiding an object displayed on an interface according to a third embodiment of the present invention is shown.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a hidden object is taken as an application icon, and an electronic device is in an unlocked state as an example, and the object hiding method in the embodiment of the present invention is described as follows:

step 302: and inputting fingerprint information as trigger information of the hidden application program icon.

In this step, the user enters an entry module of the electronic device, and the fingerprint information of the user is pre-stored, namely, the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint. The fingerprint information to be entered is not limited to one, and a plurality of pieces of fingerprint information may be entered, for example, each piece of entered fingerprint information is named A, B, C, D, and the like, and the entered fingerprint information is stored in the pre-stored fingerprint database. When the user inputs the fingerprint again, the electronic equipment can trigger the application program icon to be hidden when matching that the fingerprint information is the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information.

Meanwhile, another fingerprint information S, namely a prestored display object fingerprint, needs to be input, and the fingerprint information input this time cannot be the same as the prestored fingerprint information recorded above, and the fingerprint information is used for displaying the hidden application program icon.

Preferably, the user can also set the effective time T of the hidden application icon according to personal needs. The set effective time functions as follows: after the hidden application icon is hidden for the effective time, the electronic device automatically releases the hidden application icon and displays the application icon in the interface although the user does not manually cancel the hiding of the application icon in the time period.

Preferably, the user may also set one or more target geographical positions P1, P2, P3, etc., wherein the target geographical positions are preset geographical positions. The target geographical location functions as: when the electronic device detects that the current position is one of the set target geographic positions, the electronic device automatically releases the hidden application icon although the user does not manually cancel the hiding of the application icon in the time period. For example: when the company works, the instant messaging software icon is hidden and the target geographic position P1 is set as the address corresponding to the home. After going home from work, the electronic equipment can automatically recover the hidden instant messaging software icon and display the instant messaging software icon on the interface.

Step 304: click on the application icon.

In the step, the operation of hiding the application program icon is triggered and realized under the condition that the terminal is unlocked. The manner of triggering the hidden operation is not limited to long-time click, double-click, drag, double-finger touch zoom, etc. The present application describes the first subsequent step by taking a double click as an example. In this embodiment, an acquisition module in the electronic device records fingerprint information of the finger clicked twice, and records a time interval T between two clicks.

Step 306: and judging whether the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information is matched, if so, executing the step 308, and if not, executing the step 312.

In this step, the matching module of the electronic device detects the fingerprint information in the acquisition module and the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information in the input module, and the fingerprint information corresponding to two clicks needs to be matched with the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information. If at least one of the fingerprint information corresponding to the two clicks fails to be successfully matched, the fingerprint information matching is regarded as failed, and step S312 is executed to normally start the application corresponding to the clicked application program icon. If the fingerprint information matching is successful, that is, the user inputs the fingerprint information as valid fingerprint information by the double-click operation, step S308 is executed.

Preferably, in order to reduce the fingerprint matching time and improve the user experience, the operation of judging whether to match the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information or not may be set to be that when the first matching is unsuccessful, the matching is regarded as a failure, and the second matching is not required to be performed any more.

Step 308, when the fingerprint information is matched, judging whether the time interval T of two clicks exceeds an effective threshold set by the system; if yes, go to step 312, otherwise go to step 310.

In order to prevent false triggering, in the embodiment of the invention, besides judging whether the fingerprint information is matched, whether the time interval of two clicks meets a set effective threshold value is also judged. If the user clicks the application icon twice by mistake, but the time interval between two clicks exceeds the effective threshold set by the system, the electronic device regards the two clicks of the user as a mistake and does not hide the clicked application icon.

It should be noted that the setting of the effective threshold value can be set by those skilled in the art according to actual situations, for example: set to 0.5 seconds, 1 second, etc.

Step 310: hiding the application icon.

Step 312: and starting the application corresponding to the application program icon.

The above operation steps are processes of hiding application icons. It should be noted that, when the hidden application icon needs to be released, the electronic device may automatically release the hidden application icon according to the set hiding effective time T or the geographic positions P1, P2, and P3. The user may also manually trigger the release of the hidden application icon by pressing the blank area of the standby interface with a finger corresponding to the fingerprint information S entered in step 302, so as to display the hidden application icon in the standby interface.

It should be noted that, the above description only illustrates three ways that the hidden application icon can be displayed, but in the specific implementation process, the way of displaying the hidden application icon is not limited to this. The display of the hidden application icon can be implemented by any appropriate way set by the person skilled in the art according to the actual requirement.

According to the method for hiding the object displayed on the interface, the function of hiding the application icon can be achieved on the standby interface of the electronic equipment through the fingerprint identification technology, the application icon to be hidden does not need to enter other setting interfaces for carrying out a series of hidden settings on the application icon to be hidden, operation steps are greatly reduced, and therefore the use experience of a user and the interface interaction burden of the electronic equipment are improved.

In the embodiment of the present invention, only the hidden application icon is taken as an example for description, and it should be noted that the object hiding method disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention is also applicable to hiding objects such as folders, albums, photos, contacts, and the like.

The following describes a specific hiding process by taking a hidden folder as an example. It should be noted that the folders in the interface may be arranged in any suitable form, such as: list form, squared form.

The method comprises the steps that the electronic equipment receives an operation that a user finger clicks a certain folder in an interface, collects fingerprint information corresponding to the finger, and judges whether the collected fingerprint information is matched with prestored fingerprint information or not; if the matching is not matched, the folder is hidden, and if the matching is not matched, the file is normally entered into the folder. If a plurality of directories are contained in one folder, the whole folder can be hidden at one time under the root directory, and the folders under the directories can also be hidden by entering the corresponding directories respectively. When a user needs to display a hidden folder, the electronic equipment acquires the fingerprint information of the finger by clicking the blank area of the interface through the prestored finger corresponding to the fingerprint of the object to be hidden, performs fingerprint information matching, and can display the hidden folder when the matching is successful.

Example four

Referring to fig. 4, a flowchart illustrating steps of a method for hiding an object displayed on an interface according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown.

it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the hidden object fingerprint information a, B, C, D, E and the displayed object fingerprint information S are pre-stored in the electronic device. Therefore, the related operations of the pre-storing of the fingerprint information do not need to be performed in the present embodiment.

Step 402: a screen of the electronic device is illuminated.

In this step, only the screen is lit, and the unlocking operation is not performed, that is, the embodiment of the present invention is based on a scheme in which the screen is locked while being lit (that is, the electronic device is not unlocked and is in a lit state).

The existing screen-lighting triggering mode only realizes the screen-lighting function if a power key is pressed, a screen is lightened by double-click and the like, and the application needs to provide a screen locking interface containing application icons, so that a special screen-lighting mode is needed: such as double-click bright screen combined with fingerprint information and long-press bright screen preset with fingerprint information.

A preferred way to display the lock screen interface is: receiving a screen-on operation triggered by a finger in a screen-off state, and acquiring a fingerprint corresponding to the finger; judging whether the fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored bright screen fingerprint or not; and if the screen locking state is matched with the screen locking interface, displaying the screen locking interface in the screen locking state. In order to acquire the fingerprint of the user more quickly, the fingerprint of the user is read when the user clicks the touch screen through the touch screen, so that the step that the fingerprint needs to be read again through other fingerprint identifiers is saved, and the user experience is improved.

Step 404: a lock screen interface is provided that includes an application icon.

The application icons on the lock screen interface displayed in the electronic device may be presented in the form of a grid, as shown in fig. 5. It should be noted that the application icons are not limited to be presented in the form of a grid, and may also be presented in any suitable form, such as: in the form of a list. When the number of the application icons is too many, the provided application icons can be recommended according to the use frequency or the use duration of the user, so that the displayed application icons can be completely displayed on the wallpaper.

Step 406: collecting fingerprint information and touch position information.

When a user finger clicks a certain application program icon on the screen locking interface, the electronic equipment collects fingerprint information and touch position information of the user finger through a fingerprint reading module in the display screen. The touch screen operation cannot start the application program because the screen locking state is still achieved. In the screen locking state, the touch screen can still read the position coordinates of the user in the display screen, and the application icon corresponding to the position clicked by the user can be judged according to the position of the application icon on the wallpaper. Therefore, the corresponding relation between the clicking operation of the user and the application program icon is established under the screen locking. According to the embodiment, the click position of the user can be obtained without unlocking, so that the unlocking step is saved, and the user experience is improved.

Step 408, judging whether the fingerprint information of the hidden object is matched; if yes, go to step 410, otherwise go to step 414.

And matching the acquired fingerprint information with the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information, and when the acquired fingerprint information is matched with any one of the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information, indicating that the matching is successful.

Step 410: when the acquired fingerprint information is matched with the pre-stored fingerprint information of the hidden object, judging whether an application program icon exists at the touch position; if so, step 412 is performed, otherwise, step 418 is performed.

Step 412: hiding the clicked application icon.

Step 414: when the collected fingerprint information is not matched with the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information, judging whether the pre-stored display object fingerprint information is matched or not; if so, step 416 is performed, otherwise, step 418 is performed.

In this step, when it is determined that the acquired fingerprint information does not match the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint information A, B, C and D, it is determined whether the acquired fingerprint information matches the pre-stored display object fingerprint information S. Since the user clicks the lock screen interface, two possibilities of requesting to hide the application icon and displaying the hidden application icon exist, after determining that the request is not the first request, it is necessary to confirm whether the request is the second request.

Step 416: and when the acquired fingerprint information is matched with the prestored fingerprint information of the display object, displaying the hidden application program icon.

When the acquired fingerprint information is matched with the pre-stored display object fingerprint information S, the fact that the request for displaying the hidden application program icon is sent by the user is indicated, and therefore the electronic equipment responds to the request and displays the hidden application program icon on the screen locking interface.

Step 418: and when the acquired fingerprint information is not matched with the prestored fingerprint information of the display object, prompting the user to come again.

Wherein the touch position and/or the touching finger is readjusted again.

So far, the hiding operation of the application program icon on the lock screen interface is finished.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the user presets the fingerprint information and the object fingerprint information corresponding to the hidden application, the effective time of the hidden application or a plurality of target geographic positions can be set according to personal requirements.

If the effective time of the hidden application is preset, after the hidden application icon is hidden for the effective time, although the user does not cancel the hiding of the application icon manually in the time period, the electronic device can also automatically release the hidden application icon and display the application icon in the interface.

If the target address position is preset, when the electronic equipment detects that the current position is one of the set target geographic positions, although the user does not manually cancel the hiding of the application icon in the time period, the electronic equipment also automatically releases the hidden application icon. For example: when the company works, the instant messaging software icon is hidden and the target geographic position P1 is set as the address corresponding to the home. After going home from work, the electronic equipment can automatically recover the hidden instant messaging software icon and display the instant messaging software icon on the interface.

Of course, without being limited thereto, the user may not set the valid time or the plurality of target geographical locations of the hidden application in advance. Then, the user needs to manually trigger the electronic device to display the hidden application icon. A preferred way to manually trigger the request to the electronic device to display an already hidden application icon is: the method comprises the steps that a trigger request is sent by a finger in a blank area of a screen locking interface, the electronic equipment obtains fingerprint information corresponding to the finger, the fingerprint information is matched with a prestored display object fingerprint, and when the fingerprint information is matched with the prestored display object fingerprint, the condition that an application program icon is canceled is determined to be met currently, namely the hidden application program icon is displayed on the screen locking interface.

According to the method for hiding the object displayed on the interface, the application program icon can be hidden under the screen locking mode only by lightening the screen according to the special screen lightening mode, and the operations of unlocking and entering a specific interface to set the hidden application program icon are reduced. Meanwhile, according to the preset fingerprint information of the display object, the hidden application program can be released quickly. The application icons can be hidden and displayed on the screen locking interface, operation is convenient and fast, and use experience of users can be improved.

In the embodiment of the present invention, only the hidden application icon is taken as an example for description, and it should be noted that the method for hiding the object under the lock screen interface disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention is also applicable to hiding objects such as folders, albums, contacts, and the like.

The following describes a specific hiding process by taking the example of hiding photos in an album.

In this specific example, the photos included in the album may be presented in the form of a grid in the lock screen interface. When a user hides a photo under a lock screen interface, the user clicks the photo to be hidden by a finger, the electronic equipment collects fingerprint information of the clicked finger and judges whether the collected fingerprint information is matched with pre-stored fingerprint information of a hidden object, and if the collected fingerprint information is matched with the pre-stored fingerprint information of the hidden object, the photo is hidden; and if not, prompting the user to re-input the fingerprint information. When a user needs to display a hidden photo after the photo is hidden, a blank area of the screen locking interface is touched by a finger, the electronic equipment collects fingerprint information of the touched finger, judges whether the collected fingerprint information matches with prestored fingerprint information of a display object, and displays the hidden photo on the screen locking interface if the collected fingerprint information matches with the prestored fingerprint information of the display object.

EXAMPLE five

Referring to fig. 6, a block diagram of an electronic device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The electronic equipment for hiding the object displayed on the interface comprises: a receiving module 602, configured to receive a hidden operation, triggered by a finger, on a first object displayed on an interface; a first obtaining module 604, configured to obtain a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger; a first determining module 606, configured to determine whether the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint; a hiding module 608 for hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

According to the electronic device for hiding the object displayed on the interface, when the hiding operation of the first object displayed on the interface triggered by the finger of the user is received, the first fingerprint corresponding to the finger is obtained, the obtained first fingerprint is matched with the prestored hidden object fingerprint, and when the matching is successful, the first object triggered by the finger is hidden. Therefore, according to the electronic device for hiding the object provided by the embodiment of the invention, the user can hide the object only by triggering the object to be hidden with a finger, and compared with the existing object hiding method, the operation steps of the user on an interface can be greatly reduced. Due to the fact that operation steps of the user on the interface can be reduced, time for hiding the object can be saved, the object can be quickly hidden, and use experience of the user is improved. Moreover, the burden of interface interaction of the electronic equipment can be reduced.

EXAMPLE six

Referring to fig. 7, a block diagram of an electronic device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The electronic device of the embodiment of the invention comprises: a receiving module 701, configured to receive a hidden operation, triggered by a finger, on a first object displayed on an interface; a first obtaining module 702, configured to obtain a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger; a first determining module 703, configured to determine whether the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint; a hiding module 704 for hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

Preferably, the electronic device further includes: an entry module 707, configured to receive a hidden object fingerprint, a displayed object fingerprint, a preset geographic location, and a preset valid time that are entered by a user before the receiving module receives a hidden operation, triggered by a finger, on a first object displayed on the interface.

Preferably, the electronic device further comprises: a third obtaining module 709, configured to receive a screen-lighting operation triggered by a finger before the screen-locking interface displaying module 708 displays an interface in a screen-locking state, and obtain a third fingerprint corresponding to the finger; a third judging module 710, configured to judge whether the third fingerprint matches a pre-stored bright-screen fingerprint; a notification module 711, configured to notify the screen locking interface display module 708 to execute the action if the determination result of the third determination module is matching. The screen locking interface displaying module 708 is configured to, when the interface is an interface that is not unlocked and is displayed in a bright screen state of the electronic device, display the interface in a screen locking state before the receiving module 701 receives a hidden operation of a first object displayed on the interface, where the hidden operation is triggered by a finger, and a wallpaper of the interface includes a plurality of first objects.

Preferably, the electronic device apparatus further includes: a second determining module 705, configured to determine, according to a first setting rule, whether a condition for canceling hiding of the first object is currently satisfied after the hiding module 704 hides the first object; an object display module 706, configured to cancel hiding of the first object and display the first object if the determination result of the second determining module is yes.

Preferably, the second determining module 705 comprises: a time determining unit 7052, configured to determine whether a hiding time of the first object is greater than a preset valid time, and if so, determine that a condition for canceling hiding of the first object is currently satisfied; or, the position determining unit 7054 is configured to determine whether the current position of the electronic device meets a preset geographic position, and if yes, determine that a condition for canceling hiding of the first object is currently met; or, the fingerprint determining unit 7056 is configured to receive an operation of canceling a hidden object, triggered by a finger in a blank area of an interface, acquire a second fingerprint corresponding to the finger, match the second fingerprint with a pre-stored fingerprint of a display object, and when the second fingerprint is matched with the pre-stored fingerprint of the display object, determine that a condition for canceling the hidden object is currently satisfied; wherein the pre-stored display object fingerprint and the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint are different fingerprints.

Preferably, the first object includes: application icons, folders, albums, short messages, pictures, or contacts.

The electronic device of the embodiment of the present invention is used to implement the method for hiding the object displayed on the interface in the first to fourth embodiments, and has the corresponding beneficial effects to the method embodiment, which are not described herein again.

For the device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is simple, and for the relevant points, refer to the partial description of the method embodiment.

EXAMPLE seven

Referring to fig. 8, a block diagram of an electronic device of an embodiment of the invention is shown.

The electronic device 800 of the embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one processor 801, memory 802, at least one network interface 804, and other user interfaces 803. The various components in the electronic device 800 are coupled together by a bus system 805. It is understood that the bus system 805 is used to enable communications among the components connected. The bus system 805 includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus in addition to a data bus. For clarity of illustration, however, the various buses are labeled as bus system 805 in fig. 8.

The user interface 803 may include a display, a keyboard, or a pointing device (e.g., a mouse, a trackball, a touch pad, or a touch screen, and the touch screen in this embodiment has a fingerprint recognition module, which can read fingerprint information of a user when the finger of the user clicks the touch screen.

It will be appreciated that the memory 802 in embodiments of the invention may be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be a Read-only memory (ROM), a programmable Read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable Read-only memory (erasabprom, EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable Read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a Random Access Memory (RAM) which functions as an external cache. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (staticiram, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (dynamic RAM, DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (syncronous DRAM, SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (EnhancedSDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (synchlink DRAM, SLDRAM), and direct memory bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 802 of the subject systems and methods described in connection with the embodiments of the invention is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

In some embodiments, memory 802 stores the following elements, executable modules or data structures, or a subset thereof, or an expanded set thereof: an operating system 8021 and application programs 8022.

The operating system 8021 includes various system programs, such as a framework layer, a core library layer, a driver layer, and the like, and is used for implementing various basic services and processing hardware-based tasks. The application 8022 includes various applications, such as a media player (MediaPlayer), a Browser (Browser), and the like, for implementing various application services. A program implementing a method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be included in application program 8022.

In the embodiment of the present invention, by calling a program or an instruction stored in the memory 802, specifically, a program or an instruction stored in the application program 8022, the user interface 803 is configured to receive a hidden operation, triggered by a finger, on a first object displayed on the interface, and obtain a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger; and sends the first fingerprint to the processor 801; the processor 801 determines whether the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint; hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

The methods disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention described above may be implemented in the processor 801 or implemented by the processor 801. The processor 801 may be an integrated circuit chip having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the above method may be performed by integrated logic circuits of hardware or instructions in the form of software in the processor 801. The processor 801 may be a general-purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an off-the-shelf programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, or discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented or performed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present invention may be directly implemented by a hardware decoding processor, or implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module may be located in ram, flash memory, rom, prom, or eprom, registers, etc. storage media as is well known in the art. The storage medium is located in the memory 802, and the processor 801 reads the information in the memory 802, and combines the hardware to complete the steps of the method.

It is to be understood that the embodiments described herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, or any combination thereof. For a hardware implementation, the processing units may be implemented within one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), general purpose processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units configured to perform the functions described herein, or a combination thereof.

For a software implementation, the techniques described in this embodiment of the invention may be implemented with modules (e.g., procedures, functions, and so on) that perform the functions described in this embodiment of the invention. The software codes may be stored in a memory and executed by a processor. The memory may be implemented within the processor or external to the processor.

Optionally, the processor 801 is further configured to receive a hidden object fingerprint, a displayed object fingerprint, a preset geographic location, and a preset validity time entered by the user before the user interface 803 receives a finger-triggered hiding operation for a first object displayed on the interface.

Optionally, when the interface is an interface that is displayed in a bright screen state and is not unlocked by the electronic device, the user interface 803 displays the interface in a screen-locked state before receiving a hidden operation, triggered by a finger, on a first object displayed on the interface, where a wallpaper of the interface includes a plurality of first objects.

Optionally, the user interface 803 is further configured to receive, before displaying the interface in the screen lock state, a screen-on operation triggered by a finger in the screen-off state, and acquire a third fingerprint corresponding to the finger; and sending the third fingerprint to the processor 801, and the processor 801 judging whether the third fingerprint is matched with the pre-stored bright screen fingerprint, and if so, sending a notification for executing an interface in a screen locking state.

Optionally, the processor 801 is further configured to, after hiding the first object, determine whether a condition for unhiding the first object is currently satisfied according to a first set rule; and if so, canceling the hiding of the first object and displaying the first object.

Optionally, when the processor 801 determines whether the condition for canceling hiding of the first object is currently satisfied according to a first setting rule, specifically, the processor is configured to determine whether the hiding time of the first object is greater than a preset valid time, and if so, determine that the condition for canceling hiding of the first object is currently satisfied; or, judging whether the current position of the electronic equipment meets a preset geographic position, if so, determining that the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met currently; or receiving an operation of canceling the hidden object triggered by a finger in a blank area of an interface, acquiring a second fingerprint corresponding to the finger, matching the second fingerprint with a prestored fingerprint of a display object, and determining that the condition of canceling the hidden object is currently met when the second fingerprint is matched with the prestored fingerprint of the display object; wherein the pre-stored display object fingerprint and the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint are different fingerprints.

Optionally, the first object comprises an application icon, a folder, an album, a short message, a picture, or a contact.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the electronic equipment receives the hiding operation of the first object displayed on the interface, which is triggered by the finger of the user, the first fingerprint corresponding to the finger is obtained, the obtained first fingerprint is matched with the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint, and when the matching is successful, the first object triggered by the finger is hidden. Therefore, according to the object hiding scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, the user can hide the object only by triggering the object to be hidden with a finger, and compared with the existing object hiding scheme, the operation steps of the user on an interface can be greatly reduced. Due to the fact that operation steps of the user on the interface can be reduced, time for hiding the object can be saved, the object can be quickly hidden, and use experience of the user is improved. Moreover, the burden of interface interaction of the electronic equipment can be reduced.

Example eight

Referring to fig. 9, a block diagram of an electronic device of an embodiment of the invention is shown.

The electronic device in the embodiment of the present invention may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), or a vehicle-mounted computer.

The electronic device in fig. 9 includes a Radio Frequency (RF) circuit 910, a memory 920, an input unit 930, a display unit 940, a processor 960, an audio circuit 970, a wifi (wireless fidelity) module 980, and a power supply 990.

The input unit 930 may be used, among other things, to receive numerical or character information input by a user and to generate signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the electronic device 900. Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 930 may include a touch panel 931. The touch panel 931, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect a touch operation performed by a user on or near the touch panel 931 (for example, a user may operate the touch panel 931 by using a finger, a stylus pen, or any other suitable object or accessory), and drive the corresponding connection device according to a preset program. Alternatively, the touch panel 931 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts it to touch point coordinates, and sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 960, where the touch controller can receive and execute commands sent by the processor 960. In addition, the touch panel 931 may be implemented by various types, such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 931, the input unit 930 may also include other input devices 932, and the other input devices 932 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and the like.

Among other things, the display unit 940 may be used to display information input by a user or information provided to the user and various menu interfaces of the electronic device 900. The display unit 940 may include a display panel 941, and optionally, the display panel 941 may be configured in the form of an LCD or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

It should be noted that the touch panel 931 may overlay the display panel 941 to form a touch display screen, and when the touch display screen detects a touch operation on or near the touch display screen, the touch display screen transmits the touch operation to the processor 960 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 960 provides a corresponding visual output on the touch display screen according to the type of the touch event.

The touch display screen comprises an application program interface display area and a common control display area. The arrangement modes of the application program interface display area and the common control display area are not limited, and can be an arrangement mode which can distinguish two display areas, such as vertical arrangement, left-right arrangement and the like. The application interface display area may be used to display an interface of an application. Each interface may contain at least one interface element such as an icon and/or widget desktop control for an application. The application interface display area may also be an empty interface that does not contain any content. The common control display area is used for displaying controls with high utilization rate, such as application icons like setting buttons, interface numbers, scroll bars, phone book icons and the like.

The processor 960 is a control center of the electronic device, connects various parts of the entire mobile phone by using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the electronic device and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the first memory 921 and calling data stored in the second memory 922, thereby performing overall monitoring of the electronic device. Optionally, processor 960 may include one or more processing units.

In the embodiment of the present invention, by calling a software program and/or a module stored in the first memory 921 and/or data stored in the second memory 922, the touch panel 931 is configured to receive a hidden operation, triggered by a finger, on a first object displayed on an interface, and read a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger; and sends the acquired first fingerprint to the processor 960; the processor 960 determines whether the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint; hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

Optionally, before the touch panel 931 receives the hidden operation, triggered by the finger, on the first object displayed on the interface, the touch panel 931 is further configured to receive a hidden object fingerprint, a displayed object fingerprint, a preset geographic location, and a preset valid time, which are input by the user.

Optionally, when the interface is an interface that is not unlocked and displayed in a bright screen state, the touch panel 931 is further configured to display the interface in a locked screen state before receiving a hidden operation, triggered by a finger, on a first object displayed on the interface, where a wallpaper of the interface includes a plurality of first objects.

Optionally, the touch panel 931 is further configured to receive a screen-on operation triggered by a finger in a screen-off state before displaying the interface in the screen-locked state, and obtain a third fingerprint corresponding to the finger; sending the third fingerprint to the processor 960, and determining, by the processor 960, whether the third fingerprint matches a pre-stored bright-screen fingerprint; and if so, sending out a notification for executing the interface in the screen locking state.

Optionally, the processor 960 is further configured to, after hiding the first object, determine whether a condition for unhiding the first object is currently satisfied according to a first set rule; if yes, the hiding of the first object is cancelled, and the display panel 941 is invoked to display the first object.

Optionally, the processor 960 determines, according to a first setting rule, whether a condition for canceling hiding of the first object is currently satisfied, specifically, whether the hiding time of the first object is greater than a preset valid time, and if so, determines that the condition for canceling hiding of the first object is currently satisfied; or, judging whether the current position of the electronic equipment meets a preset geographic position, if so, determining that the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met currently; or receiving an operation of canceling the hidden object triggered by a finger in a blank area of an interface, acquiring a second fingerprint corresponding to the finger, matching the second fingerprint with a prestored fingerprint of a display object, and determining that the condition of canceling the hidden object is currently met when the second fingerprint is matched with the prestored fingerprint of the display object; wherein the pre-stored display object fingerprint and the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint are different fingerprints.

The approach of hiding objects displayed on an interface provided herein is not inherently related to any particular computer, virtual system, or other apparatus. Various general purpose systems may also be used with the teachings herein. The structure required to construct a system incorporating aspects of the present invention will be apparent from the description above. Moreover, the present invention is not directed to any particular programming language. It is appreciated that a variety of programming languages may be used to implement the teachings of the present invention as described herein, and any descriptions of specific languages are provided above to disclose the best mode of the invention.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. It is understood, however, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the disclosed method should not be interpreted as reflecting an intention that: that the invention as claimed requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules in the device in an embodiment may be adaptively changed and disposed in one or more devices different from the embodiment. The modules or units or components of the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and furthermore they may be divided into a plurality of sub-modules or sub-units or sub-components. All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or elements of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or processes or elements are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

The various component embodiments of the invention may be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that a microprocessor or Digital Signal Processor (DSP) may be used in practice to implement some or all of the functions of some or all of the components of the solution for hiding objects displayed on an interface according to embodiments of the present invention. The present invention may also be embodied as apparatus or device programs (e.g., computer programs and computer program products) for performing a portion or all of the methods described herein. Such programs implementing the present invention may be stored on computer-readable media or may be in the form of one or more signals. Such a signal may be downloaded from an internet website or provided on a carrier signal or in any other form.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The invention may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The usage of the words first, second and third, etcetera do not indicate any ordering. These words may be interpreted as names.

Claims

1. A method for hiding an object displayed on an interface is applied to an electronic device and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

receiving hidden operation triggered by fingers and on a first object displayed on an interface;

acquiring a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger;

judging whether the first fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint;

hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the interface is displayed in a bright screen state without being unlocked by the electronic device, the step of receiving the hidden operation triggered by the finger on the first object displayed on the interface further comprises:

displaying an interface in a screen locking state, wherein wallpaper of the interface comprises a plurality of first objects.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of displaying the interface in the lock screen state, the wallpaper of the interface comprising the first plurality of objects further comprises:

receiving a screen-on operation triggered by a finger in a screen-off state, and acquiring a third fingerprint corresponding to the finger;

judging whether the third fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored bright screen fingerprint or not;

and if so, sending out a notice for executing the interface in the screen locking state.

4. The method according to any of claims 1-3, wherein after the step of hiding the first object, the method further comprises:

judging whether the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met at present according to a first set rule;

and if so, canceling the hiding of the first object and displaying the first object.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein prior to the step of receiving a finger-triggered hidden operation of a first object displayed on an interface, the method further comprises:

receiving a hidden object fingerprint, a displayed object fingerprint, a preset geographic position and preset effective time which are input by a user;

the step of judging whether the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met at present according to a first set rule comprises the following steps:

judging whether the hiding time of the first object is greater than preset effective time or not, and if so, determining that the condition of cancelling hiding of the first object is met currently; or,

judging whether the current position of the electronic equipment meets a preset geographical position or not, and if so, determining that the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met currently; or,

receiving an operation of canceling a hidden object triggered by a finger in a blank area of an interface, acquiring a second fingerprint corresponding to the finger, matching the second fingerprint with a prestored fingerprint of a display object, and determining that a condition of canceling the hidden object is currently met when the second fingerprint is matched with the prestored fingerprint of the display object; wherein the pre-stored display object fingerprint and the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint are different fingerprints.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first object comprises an application icon, a folder, an album, a short message, a picture, or a contact.

7. An electronic device that hides an object displayed on an interface, comprising:

the receiving module is used for receiving hidden operation which is triggered by fingers and is performed on a first object displayed on an interface;

the first acquisition module is used for acquiring a first fingerprint corresponding to the finger;

the first judgment module is used for judging whether the first fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint;

a hiding module for hiding the first object when the first fingerprint matches a pre-stored hidden object fingerprint.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, further comprising:

the screen locking interface display module is used for displaying an interface in a screen locking state before the receiving module receives hidden operation of a first object displayed on the interface triggered by a finger when the interface is displayed in a bright screen state without being unlocked by the electronic equipment, and the wallpaper of the interface comprises a plurality of first objects.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising:

the third acquisition module is used for receiving a bright screen operation triggered by a finger and acquiring a third fingerprint corresponding to the finger;

the third judgment module is used for judging whether the third fingerprint is matched with a pre-stored bright screen fingerprint or not;

and the notification module is used for sending a notification for executing the interface in the screen locking state when the judgment result of the third judgment module is matched.

10. The electronic device of any of claims 7-9, further comprising:

the second judgment module is used for judging whether the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met at present according to a first set rule after the first object is hidden by the hiding module;

and the object display module is used for canceling the hiding of the first object and displaying the first object if the judgment result of the second judgment module is positive.

11. The electronic device of any of claim 10, further comprising:

the input module is used for receiving the hidden object fingerprint, the displayed object fingerprint, the preset geographic position and the preset effective time input by a user before the receiving module receives the hidden operation of the first object displayed on the interface, wherein the hidden operation is triggered by a finger;

the second judging module includes:

the time judgment unit is used for judging whether the hiding time of the first object is greater than preset effective time or not, and if yes, determining that the condition of cancelling hiding of the first object is met currently; or,

the position judging unit is used for judging whether the current position of the electronic equipment meets a preset geographic position or not, and if so, determining that the condition of canceling the hiding of the first object is met currently; or,

the fingerprint judging unit is used for receiving an operation of canceling a hidden object triggered by a finger in a blank area of an interface, acquiring a second fingerprint corresponding to the finger, matching the second fingerprint with a prestored fingerprint of a display object, and determining that a condition of canceling the hidden object is met currently when the second fingerprint is matched with the prestored fingerprint of the display object; wherein the pre-stored display object fingerprint and the pre-stored hidden object fingerprint are different fingerprints.

12. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first object comprises: application icons, folders, photo albums, short messages, pictures, or contacts.