Method for displaying graphical user interface and mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11429276-B2
Application number	US-202117469156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2021
Priority date	Dec 30, 2014
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

A method for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) includes determining whether a display screen of the mobile terminal is shielded. When the display screen is shielded, a shielded area and a display area of the display screen are determined, where the display area is used to display a GUI. Parameter information of the display is determined. A GUI that matches the display area is obtained according to the parameter information, and the GUI is displayed in the display area.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a touchscreen;
one or more sensors;
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor coupled to the touchscreen, the one or more sensors, and the memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to be configured to:
display a first graphical user interface (GUI) of a first application on the touchscreen, wherein the first GUI comprises first content;
determine whether the touchscreen is shielded based on the one or more sensors;
determine a first area and a second area of the touchscreen when the touchscreen is shielded, wherein the first area does not display the first content, and wherein the second area displays the first content; and
display a second GUI of a second application in the second area.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more light sensors coupled to the processor and configured to obtain a change value of a first ambient light intensity, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to determine whether the touchscreen is shielded based on whether the change value is greater than a preset change threshold.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to:
determine a third area comprising a second ambient light intensity that is greater than or equal to a preset first threshold as the second area; and
determine a fourth area comprising a third ambient light intensity that is less than the preset first threshold as the first area.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a pressure sensor array coupled to the processor and configured to determine a first pressure value applied on the touchscreen, and wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to determine whether the touchscreen is shielded based on whether the first pressure value is greater than a preset pressure threshold.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to:
determine a third area comprising a second pressure value that is applied on the touchscreen is greater than or equal to a preset second threshold as the first area; and
determine a fourth area comprising a third pressure value that is applied on the touchscreen is less than the preset second threshold as the second area.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to display, on the touchscreen, second content of the first GUI before the touchscreen is shielded.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to:
determine parameter information of the second area, wherein the parameter information comprises an area size of the second area and a position of the second area on the touchscreen; and
obtain, according to the area size and the position, the second GUI matching the area size and the position.

8. A method for displaying graphical user interfaces (GUIs), wherein the method comprises:
displaying, by a display of a mobile terminal, a first GUI of a first application in the display, wherein the first GUI comprises first content;
determining, by a processor of the mobile terminal, whether the display is shielded based on one or more sensors of the mobile terminal;
determining, in response to the display being shielded, a first area and a second area of the display, wherein the first area does not display the first content, and wherein the second area displays the first content; and
displaying, by the display of the mobile terminal, a second GUI of a second application in the second area.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
obtaining, by one or more light sensors of the mobile terminal, a change value of a first ambient light intensity; and
determining, by the processor, whether the display is shielded based on whether the change value is greater than a preset change threshold.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
determining, by the processor, a third area comprising a second ambient light intensity that is greater than or equal to a preset first threshold as the second area; and
determining, by the processor, a fourth area comprising a third ambient light intensity that is less than the preset first threshold as the first area.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
detecting, by a pressure sensor array of the mobile terminal, a first pressure value applied on the display; and
determining, by the processor, whether the display is shielded based on whether the first pressure value is greater than a preset pressure threshold.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining, by the processor, a third area comprising a second pressure value that is applied on the display that is greater than or equal to a preset second threshold as the first area; and
determining, by the processor, a fourth area comprising a third pressure value that is applied on the display that is less than the preset second threshold as the second area.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising displaying, by the display, second content of the first GUI on the display before the display is shielded.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining, by the processor, parameter information of the second area, wherein the parameter information comprises an area size of the second area and a position of the second area in the display;
obtaining, by the processor according to the area size and the position, the second GUI invoked by the mobile terminal, wherein the second GUI matches the area size and the position; and
displaying, by the display, the second GUI in the second area.

15. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that, when executed by a processor, cause a mobile terminal to:
display a first graphical user interface (GUI) of a first application in a display of the mobile terminal, wherein the first GUI comprises first content;
determine a first area and a second area of the display when the display is shielded based on one or more sensors of the mobile terminal, wherein the first area does not display the first content, and wherein the second area displays the first content; and
display a second GUI in the second area.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more light sensors coupled to the processor, and wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the mobile terminal to:
obtain, using the one or more light sensors, a change value of a first ambient light intensity; and
determine whether the display is shielded based on whether the change value is greater than a preset change threshold.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the mobile terminal to:
determine a third area comprising a second ambient light intensity that is greater than or equal to a preset first threshold as the second area; and
determine a fourth area comprising a third ambient light intensity that is less than the preset first threshold as the first area.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the mobile terminal further comprises a pressure sensor array coupled to the processor, and wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the mobile terminal to:
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Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xie Bin
• Guo Zhenghao
• Sun Jin
• Ma Liang
• Mcdermott Brian
• Li Yan

Classifications

• G06F1/1626 Primary

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• G06F3/0487

  using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser · CPC title

• H04M1/72454

  according to context-related or environment-related conditions · CPC title

• G06F2200/1634

  Integrated protective display lid, e.g. for touch-sensitive display in handheld computer · CPC title

• H04W12/02

  Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] · CPC title