WO2016177085A1

WO2016177085A1 - Method for managing application icon, terminal and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2016177085A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/075856
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李莎; 滕文星; 潘森彬
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-07-16
Filing date: 2016-03-08
Publication date: 2016-11-10
Also published as: CN106354356A

Abstract

A method for managing an application icon, comprising: receiving a gesture operation conducted by a user on a current standby interface (S101), wherein at least one application icon is placed on the current standby interface; determining a closed region delimitated by a track of the gesture operation (S102); and placing at least some application icons on the current standby interface at one side of the closed region, so that no application icon is placed at the other side of the closed region (S103), and the adjusted current standby interface is displayed. Also disclosed at the same time are a corresponding terminal and a storage medium.

Description

Management method of application icon, terminal and storage medium

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of terminal applications, and in particular, to a method for managing an application icon, a terminal, and a storage medium.

Background technique

With the development of network technology, applications that meet the various needs of users have emerged as a result, and more and more applications are installed in one smart terminal.

At present, the existing application management methods only provide solutions for the order and classification of applications, which facilitates the user's query and use of the application, but does not improve the display effect of the application icons. In this way, the area that the user desires to be exposed in the background image of the UI of the terminal may be blocked by the application icon. To expose the area, the user needs to drag the application icon one by one to the appropriate location. If dozens or even hundreds of application icons installed in the terminal are adjusted in such a position, the operation is very troublesome.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a method for managing an application icon, a terminal, and a storage medium, so as to facilitate user operations and provide a good user experience.

The technical solution of the present invention is implemented as follows:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing an application icon, including: receiving a gesture operation of a user on a current standby interface, wherein at least one application icon is placed on the current standby interface; and determining the gesture operation A closed area encircled by the trajectory; at least a portion of the application icon on the current standby interface is placed on one side of the closed area such that the application icon is not placed on the other side of the closed area.

In the above solution, the placing at least a part of the application icon on the current standby interface on one side of the closed area comprises: identifying, according to the setting of the user, the coordinates of one side of the closed area as allowing the application icon to be placed Determining whether coordinates of a current location of each of the at least one application icon allow placement of an application icon; if permitted, maintaining the application icon placed at the current location; if not, applying the application The icon is placed in an idle position on one side of the closed area.

In the above solution, after the application icon is placed on a free location on one side of the closed area, the method further includes: updating the icon information of the application icon to include the at least one application icon An array of icon information.

In the above solution, before the determining whether the coordinates of the current location of each of the at least one application icon allows the application icon to be placed, the method further includes: clearing an array of icon information including the at least one application icon Correspondingly, after the keeping the application icon placed on the current location, the method further comprises: updating icon information of the application icon to the array.

In the above solution, the method further includes: displaying the adjusted at least one part of the application icon on the current standby interface according to the updated array.

In the above solution, the icon information includes at least: an identifier, a coordinate, a size, and a number of the standby interface.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, including: a receiving unit, configured to receive a gesture operation of a current standby interface by the user, where at least one application icon is placed on the current standby interface; Determining a closed area circled by the trajectory of the gesture operation; the display unit configured to place at least a portion of the application icon on the current standby interface on one side of the closed area such that the application icon is not placed on the other side of the closed area.

In the above solution, the display unit includes: an identifier subunit configured to identify a coordinate of one side of the closed area as an application icon to be placed according to the setting of the user; a stator unit configured to determine whether a coordinate of a current location of each of the at least one application icon allows an application icon to be placed; a display subunit configured to, if permitted, keep the application icon placed at the current location If not allowed, the application icon is placed in an idle position on one side of the closed area.

In the above solution, the display unit further includes: an array management subunit configured to update the icon information of the application icon after the display subunit places the application icon on the idle location An array of icon information of the at least one application icon.

In the above aspect, the display unit further includes: an array management sub-unit configured to: the determining the sub-unit determines whether the coordinates of the current location of each of the application icons allow the application icon to be placed, and clearing the at least one Data in an array of icon information of the application icon; further configured to update the icon information of the application icon to the array after the display subunit keeps the application icon placed at the current location.

In the above solution, the display unit is further configured to display the adjusted at least one part of the application icon on the current standby interface according to the updated array.

A storage medium provided by an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is configured to execute the management method of the application icon.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing an application icon, a terminal, and a storage medium, where the terminal receives a gesture operation of the user on the current standby interface, where at least one application icon is placed on the standby interface, and then the gesture operation is determined. The closed area bounded by the sliding track, and finally, at least one application icon is placed on one side of the circled closed area such that the application icon is not placed on the other side of the closed area. In this way, the portion corresponding to the closed area in the current standby interface is exposed. In this way, the user does not need to manually change the position of the application icon, but the gesture area is used to circle the closed area, and the application icon is placed in an area that the user does not expect to be exposed at one time, and the area that the user desires to be exposed is vacated, which is convenient for the user to operate and provide. Good user experience.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for managing an application icon according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a closed area icon management menu in an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a current standby interface before adjustment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of a closed area determined by a terminal according to a user gesture operation according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an adjusted current standby interface according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The general idea of the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the terminal receives a gesture operation of the user on the current standby interface, wherein at least one application icon is placed on the standby interface, and then the closed area defined by the sliding track of the gesture operation is determined, and finally, At least one application icon is placed on one side of the circled closed area such that the application icon is not placed on the other side of the closed area, thus exposing the portion corresponding to the closed area in the current standby interface. In this way, the user does not need to manually change the position of the application icon, but the gesture area is used to circle the closed area, and the application icon is placed in an area that the user does not expect to be exposed at one time, and the area that the user desires to be exposed is vacated, which is convenient for the user to operate and provide. Good user experience.

The above scheme will be described below with specific embodiments.

The embodiment of the invention provides a management method for an application icon, which is applied to terminals such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a smart TV, a smart watch, and a superbook. The terminal has at least one screen standby interface, and the application icon of at least one application is placed in the standby interface.

First, before the terminal leaves the factory, the menu of the closed area icon management is preset in the operating system, including, for the user to select, to place the application icon on the inside or outside of the closed area on the standby interface. The setting button allows the user to select where to place the icon. For example, if the user expects the screen application to present a more novel visual effect, or needs to expose a certain part of the standby interface, the display in the closed area can be set, so that all or all of the application icons in the current standby interface are displayed in the gesture operation. In the entire closed area, the appearance of the closed area is exhibited as a whole, and the visual effect of the standby interface is more beautiful, and the outer side of the closed area can also be exposed. When the user expects the target object of the standby interface of his own setting, such as a flower, a smiley face, etc., not to be blocked by the application icon, the display outside the closed area can be set, and then the area where the target object is located is circled, so that , the target object can be exposed, and the visual effect of the standby interface is more beautiful.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user selects to place the application icon inside the closed area as an example for description.

Then, referring to FIG. 1, the management method of the above application icon includes:

S101: Receive a gesture operation of the user on the current standby interface.

Specifically, during the use of the terminal, the user wants to expose a part of the current standby interface, and is not blocked by the application icon. At this time, the user performs a gesture operation on the current standby interface, and the terminal receives the operation. In practical applications, the user's finger or stylus slides on the current standby interface, and the sliding track can be a closed figure, such as a circle, a square, a heart, a star, or the like, or can determine a closed figure. Non-closed graphics, of course, may be other ways, and the invention is not specifically limited.

S102: Determine a closed area circled by a trajectory of the gesture operation;

Specifically, after receiving the gesture operation of the user, the terminal can determine the closed region bound by the gesture operation according to the sliding trajectory of the gesture operation. For example, if the user draws a circle or a heart shape on the current standby interface, the terminal can determine the corresponding circular area or heart-shaped area; of course, if the user draws a non-closed graphic on the current standby interface, the terminal will A closed image closest to it is determined from the image to determine a closed region.

S103: Place at least a part of the application icon on the current standby interface on one side of the closed area such that the application icon is not placed on the other side of the closed area.

Specifically, after the terminal determines the closed area on the current standby interface, according to the setting of the user, the coordinate of the closed area side, that is, the inner side is identified as the application icon is allowed to be placed, and then the operating system sends a broadcast message to the desktop launcher. (Launcher), the Launcher Model of Launcher opens the process of reloading the application icon after receiving the broadcast message. First, determining whether the coordinates of the current location of each of the at least one application icon on the current standby interface allow the application icon to be placed, and if so, keeping the application icon placed at the current location; if not, the application is not allowed The icon is placed in an idle position inside the closed area, such that some or even all of the icons on the current standby interface are placed inside the closed area such that no icon is placed on the outside of the closed area, exposing the portion corresponding to the current standby interface.

Optionally, the terminal displays the adjusted current standby interface.

Further, the terminal further stores an icon sBgworkspaceItems including icon information of the application icon, such as ID, coordinates, size, number of the standby interface, etc., when the application icon is placed in an idle position inside the closed area, The icon information of the application icon changes. At this time, the icon information of the application icon needs to be updated to the array sBgworkspaceItems.

In another embodiment, the data in the array sBgworkspaceItems may also be cleared before determining whether the coordinates of the current location of the application icon in the at least one application icon on the current standby interface allow the application icon to be placed, then even if the icon is applied The location has not changed, and the icon information of the app icon needs to be updated to the array sBgworkspaceItems.

It should be noted that, in practical applications, when there is no idle position inside the closed area, the terminal needs to find a new location for the application icon in the next screen standby interface, and if the location where the application icon is allowed to be placed is found, The application icon is placed in the new location and the new icon information is updated into the array sBgworkspaceItems.

Optionally, the operating system displays the application icon in the corresponding standby interface according to the icon information of each application icon in the array sBgworkspaceItems.

In another embodiment, when the user sets the application icon to be outside the closed area, S203 includes: according to the setting of the user, identifying the coordinates outside the closed area as allowing the application icon operating system to send a broadcast message to the Launcher, the Launcher Model is After receiving the broadcast message, the process of reloading the application icon is turned on. First, determining whether the coordinates of the current location of each of the at least one application icon on the current standby interface allow the application icon to be placed, and if so, keeping the application icon placed at the current location; if not, the application is not allowed The icon is placed in an idle position outside the closed area, and then the adjusted current standby interface is displayed. In this way, some or even all of the icons on the current standby interface are placed outside the closed area, so that no icon is placed on the outer side of the closed area, exposing the corresponding portion of the current standby interface.

The above example will be described by taking a specific example as an example.

First, the user opens the menu of the closed area icon management, as shown in FIG. 2, and dials the setting button to the side of the area, saves the settings and returns to the current standby interface. At this time, the terminal displays the current standby interface as shown in FIG. 3, and a total of 16 application icons (circular in the figure) are arranged in 4 rows and 4 columns.

Then, the user performs a gesture operation on the current standby interface to draw a heart shape. Then, the terminal determines a heart-shaped region according to the trajectory of the gesture operation, as shown in FIG. 4 .

Next, the terminal identifies the coordinates of the inside of the closed area as allowing the application icon to be placed according to the user's setting, and then the operating system sends a broadcast message to the Launcher. After the Launcher Model of the Launcher receives the broadcast message, the process of reloading the application icon is started. . Determining whether the coordinates of the current position of each application icon on the current standby interface allow the application icon to be placed, and if so, keeping the application icon placed at the current position; if not, placing the application icon inside the closed area In the free position,

Finally, the adjusted current standby interface is displayed, as shown in Figure 5.

At this point, all the icons on the current standby interface are placed inside the closed area, making it closed. No icon is placed on the outside of the area to reveal the corresponding part of the current standby interface.

As can be seen from the above, the terminal receives the user's gesture operation on the current standby interface, wherein at least one application icon is placed on the standby interface, and then the closed area defined by the sliding track of the gesture operation is determined, and finally, at least one application icon is set. Placed on one side of the circled closed area so that no icon is applied to the other side of the closed area, thus exposing the portion of the current standby interface corresponding to the closed area. In this way, the user does not need to manually change the position of the application icon, but the gesture area is used to circle the closed area, and the application icon is placed in an area that the user does not expect to be exposed at one time, and the area that the user desires to be exposed is vacated, which is convenient for the user to operate and provide. Good user experience.

Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal that is consistent with the terminal described in one or more of the foregoing embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 6, the terminal includes: a receiving unit 61 configured to receive a gesture operation of the current standby interface by the user, where at least one application icon is placed on the current standby interface; and the determining unit 62 is configured to determine a trajectory of the gesture operation. The circled closed area; the display unit 63 is configured to place at least a portion of the application icon on the current standby interface on one side of the closed area such that the application icon is not placed on the other side of the closed area.

In the above solution, the display unit 63 includes: an identifier subunit configured to identify a coordinate of a side of the closed area as an application icon to be placed according to a setting of the user; and a determining subunit configured to determine each of the at least one application icon Whether the coordinates of the current position of an application icon allows the application icon to be placed; the display sub-unit is configured to keep the application icon placed at the current position if allowed; if not, the application icon is placed on one side of the closed area In the free position.

In the above solution, the display unit 63 further includes: an array management sub-unit configured to: after the display sub-unit places the application icon on the idle location, update the icon information of the application icon to an array of icon information of the at least one application icon. .

In the above solution, the display unit 63 further includes: an array management sub-unit configured to determine, after determining whether the sub-unit determines whether the coordinates of the current position of each application icon allow the application icon to be placed, clear an array of icon information including the at least one application icon. The data in the data; is further configured to update the icon information of the application icon to the array after the display subunit keeps the application icon placed at the current location.

In the above solution, the display unit 63 is further configured to display the adjusted at least part of the application icon on the current standby interface according to the updated array.

The embodiment of the invention further describes a storage medium in which a computer program is stored, the computer program being configured to execute the management method of the application icon of the foregoing embodiments.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention can take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The device is implemented in a flow chart A function specified in a block or blocks of a process or multiple processes and/or block diagrams.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

The present invention exposes a portion corresponding to the closed region in the current standby interface. In this way, the user does not need to manually change the position of the application icon, but the gesture area is used to circle the closed area, and the application icon is placed in an area that the user does not expect to be exposed at one time, and the area that the user desires to be exposed is vacated, which is convenient for the user to operate and provide. Good user experience.

Claims

A management method for an application icon, including:

Receiving, by the user, a gesture operation on the current standby interface, where at least one application icon is placed on the current standby interface;

Determining a closed area circled by the trajectory of the gesture operation;

At least a portion of the application icon on the current standby interface is placed on one side of the closed area such that the application icon is not placed on the other side of the closed area.
The method of claim 1, wherein the placing at least a portion of the application icon on the current standby interface on one side of the closed area comprises:

Identifying coordinates of one side of the closed area as allowing placement of an application icon according to settings of the user;

Determining whether coordinates of a current location of each of the at least one application icon allow placement of an application icon;

If allowed, keeping the application icon placed at the current location;

If not allowed, the application icon is placed in an idle position on one side of the closed area.
The method of claim 2, wherein after the placing the application icon on a free location on one side of the closed area, the method further comprises:

The icon information of the application icon is updated with an array of icon information of the at least one application icon.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises: before determining whether coordinates of a current location of each of the at least one application icon allow an application icon to be placed, the method further comprising:

Clearing data in an array of icon information including the at least one application icon;

Correspondingly, after the placing the application icon is placed on the current location, the party The law also includes:

The icon information of the application icon is updated to the array.
The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the method further comprises:

And displaying the adjusted at least one part of the application icon on the current standby interface according to the updated array.
The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the icon information comprises at least: an identifier, a coordinate, a size, and a number of the standby interface.
A terminal comprising:

The receiving unit is configured to receive a gesture operation of the user on the current standby interface, where at least one application icon is placed on the current standby interface;

a determining unit configured to determine a closed area circled by the trajectory of the gesture operation;

And a display unit configured to place at least a portion of the application icon on the current standby interface on one side of the closed area such that the application icon is not placed on the other side of the closed area.
The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises:

An identifier subunit, configured to identify a coordinate of one side of the closed area as an application icon to be placed according to the setting of the user;

Determining a subunit, configured to determine whether coordinates of a current location of each of the at least one application icon allow placement of an application icon;

The display subunit is configured to, if allowed, keep the application icon placed at the current location; if not, place the application icon at an idle location on one side of the closed area.
The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the display unit further comprises: an array management subunit configured to: after the display subunit places the application icon on the idle location, the application The icon information of the icon updates an array of icon information including the at least one application icon.
The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the display unit further comprises: an array management subunit, configured to determine, by the determining subunit, whether coordinates of a current location of each application icon allow placement of an application icon, Clearing data in an array of icon information including the at least one application icon; further configured to update icon information of the application icon to after the display subunit keeps the application icon placed on the current location The array.
The terminal according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the display unit is further configured to display the adjusted at least one part of the application icon on the current standby interface according to the updated array.
A storage medium storing a computer program configured to execute the management method of the application icon according to any one of claims 1 to 6.