Operation method and terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10990268-B2
Application number	US-201916667809-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2019
Priority date	Sep 22, 2016
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

An operation method and a terminal device are provided for simplifying operations between applications. The method according to an embodiment includes: receiving a screen splitting instruction, splitting a screen into an original application display region and a new display region, where the new display region is configured to display history operation content and at least one application icon, receiving a target operation instruction, determining target content and a target application icon corresponding to the instruction, and transmitting the target content to an application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the target operation instruction, where the target content is content selected in the history operation content or content selected in the original application display region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An operation method executed by a processor in a terminal device with a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
receiving a screen splitting instruction, while an original application display region is displayed and prior to displaying a first new display region and a second new display region;
in response to the screen splitting instruction, splitting a screen of the touch-sensitive display into a reduced size display region displaying the original application display region, the first new display region arranged along a first edge of the touch-sensitive display and configured to display history operation content, and the second new display region arranged along the first edge or a second edge of the touch-sensitive display and configured to display at least one application icon;
receiving a target operation instruction;
determining target content and a target application icon corresponding to the target operation instruction, wherein the target content is content selected from the history operation content displayed in the first new display region or content selected in an open application window of an executing application displaying content in the reduced size display region, and the target application icon is an application icon in the second new display region; and
transmitting the target content to an application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the target operation instruction.

2. The operation method according to claim 1 , wherein,
the first new display region comprises one or more of a document region, a picture region, a text region or a favorites region;
the document region contains a document recently operated by a user;
the picture region contains a picture recently operated by the user;
the text region contains a text recently operated by the user; and
the favorites region contains a link collected by a system.

3. The operation method according to claim 2 ,
wherein, the target operation instruction is a drag operation instruction; and
wherein, transmitting the target content to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the target operation instruction comprises:
copying the target content to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the drag operation instruction.

4. The operation method according to claim 1 , wherein, the application icon comprises an icon representing the application itself, an application execution window icon, or a port of an application sharing program.

5. The operation method according to claim 4 ,
wherein, the target operation instruction is a drag operation instruction; and
wherein, transmitting the target content to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the target operation instruction comprises:
copying the target content to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the drag operation instruction.

6. The operation method according to claim 1 , wherein, the target operation instruction is a drag operation instruction; and
wherein, transmitting the target content to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the target operation instruction comprises:
copying the target content to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the drag operation instruction.

7. The operation method according to claim 6 , wherein
in a case that the target application icon is an application icon or a port icon of an application sharing program and after the target content is copied to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the drag operation instruction, the method further comprises displaying the application program corresponding to the target application icon in the original application display region, wherein the target content is in an editable state in the application program corresponding to the target application icon.

8. The operation method according to claim 6 , wherein
in a case that the target application icon is an application execution window icon and after the target content is copied to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the drag operation instruction, the method further comprises: displaying a drag number indicator on the application execution window icon, wherein the drag number indicator is configured to indicate the number of drags performed for an application execution window corresponding to the application execution window icon.

9. A terminal device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, configure the terminal device to perform processing comprising:
receive a screen splitting instruction, while an original application display region is displayed and prior to displaying a first new display region and a second new display region;
in response to the screen splitting instruction, split a screen of the touch-sensitive display into a reduced size display region displaying the original application display region, the first new display region arranged along a first edge of the touch-sensitive display and configured to display history operation content, and the second new display region arranged along the first edge or a second edge of the touch-sensitive display and configured to display at least one application icon;
receive a target operation instruction;
determine target content and a target application icon corresponding to the target operation instruction, wherein the target content is content selected from the history operation content displayed in the first new display region or content selected in an open application window of an executing application displaying content in the reduced size display region, and the target application icon is an application icon in the second new display region; and
transmit the target content to an application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the target operation instruction.

10. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein,
the first new display region comprises one or more of a document region, a picture region, a text region or a favorites region;
the document region contains a document recently operated by a user;
the picture region contains a picture recently operated by the user;
the text region contains a text recently operated by the user; and
the favorites region contains a link collected by a system.

11. The terminal device according to claim 10 ,
wherein, the target operation instruction is a drag operation instruction; and
wherein, the instructions, when executed by the processor, further configure the terminal device to perform processing comprising:
copy the target content to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in response to the drag operation instruction.

12. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein
the at least one application icon displayed in the second new display region comprises an icon representing the application itself, an application execution window icon, or a port of an application sharing program.

13. The terminal device according to claim 9 ,
wherein, the target operation instruction is a drag operation instruction; and
wherein, the instructions, when executed by the processor, further configure the terminal device to perform processing comprising:
copy the target content to the application program corresponding to the target application icon in r

Assignees

• Beijing Bytedance Network Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Luo Yonghao
• Zhu Xiaomu
• Geng Dawei

Classifications

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/0486 Primary

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title