Method and apparatus for displaying object

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11537265-B2
Application number	US-201816123702-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2018
Priority date	Sep 7, 2017
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying an object. The method includes displaying a navigation bar and a user interface of an application program, wherein the navigation bar is configured to display widgets of n virtual buttons provided by an operating system, where n is a positive integer; when a first object is displayed in the user interface, determining a second object corresponding to the first object, wherein the first object and the second object are a part of a superior-level object; displaying in the navigation bar a display widget corresponding to the second object; receiving a first signal that is generated based on a first specified operation that is triggered on the display widget; and switching a display of the first object in the user interface to a display of the second object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for displaying an object, comprising:
displaying a navigation bar and a user interface of an application program, wherein the navigation bar is configured to display widgets of n virtual buttons provided by an operating system, where n is a positive integer;
when a first object is displayed in the user interface, determining a second object corresponding to the first object, wherein the first object and the second object are a part of a superior-level object;
displaying in the navigation bar a display widget corresponding to the second object; receiving a first signal that is generated based on a first specified operation that is triggered on the display widget; and
switching a display of the first object in the user interface to a display of the second object,
wherein the second object is a folder including at least one sub-object, and wherein displaying in the navigation bar the display widget corresponding to the second object comprises:
when the at least one sub-object is a plurality of folders, displaying, in the navigation bar, a respective display widget corresponding to each subordinate file and/or subordinate folder included in the plurality of folders included in the second object, and the plurality of folders are not displayed.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying in the navigation bar the display widget corresponding to the second object comprises:
when the at least one sub-object is at least one file, displaying, in the navigation bar, a respective display widget corresponding to each of the at least one file.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying in the navigation bar the display widget corresponding to the second object comprises:
when the at least one sub-object includes at least one file and at least one folder, displaying, in the navigation bar, a respective display widget corresponding to each of the at least one file or the at least one folder.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second object includes at least two objects, wherein displaying in the navigation bar the display widget corresponding to the second object comprises:
displaying an integration portal in the navigation bar;
receiving a second signal that is generated based on a second specified operation that is triggered on the integration portal; and
displaying in the navigation bar, based on the second signal, a respective display widget corresponding to each of the at least two objects.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein displaying the integration portal in the navigation bar comprises:
when the second object exists in the user interface, displaying the integration portal on the area of the navigation bar in addition to the n virtual buttons, the n virtual buttons comprising at least one of a return button, a home button, and a menu button,
wherein displaying in the navigation bar, based on the second signal, the respective display widget corresponding to each of the at least two objects comprises:
based on the second signal, replacing a display of a predetermined virtual button among the n virtual buttons with a display of the at least two display widgets.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises:
displaying a navigation menu key in the navigation bar;
receiving a third signal that is generated based on a third specified operation that is triggered on the navigation menu key; and
based on the third signal, resuming the display of the predetermined virtual button to replace the display of the at least two display widgets.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying in the navigation bar the display widget corresponding to the second object comprises:
when the display widget comprises M widgets, determining N first display widgets and M-N second display widgets among the M widgets, wherein N is a preset positive integer and M is an integer greater than N;
displaying the N first display widgets in the navigation bar; and
when a fourth specified operation performed on the navigation bar is detected, replacing a display of Z display widgets among the N first display widgets with a display of Z display widgets among the M-N second display widgets, wherein Z is a positive integer and Z is not greater than a smaller one of N and M-N.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a thumbnail of the second object and thumbnail text information corresponding to the second object is displayed in the display widget.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first specified operation performed on the display widget comprises:
a click operation or a long-time press operation on the display widget; or
moving the display widget to a specified position in the navigation bar.

10. An apparatus for displaying an object, comprising:
a processor;
a memory configured to store processor-executable instructions,
wherein the processor is configured to:
display a navigation bar and a user interface of an application program, wherein the navigation bar is configured to display widgets of n virtual buttons provided by an operating system, where n is a positive integer;
when a first object is displayed in the user interface, determine a second object corresponding to the first object, wherein the first object and the second object are a part of a superior-level object;
display in the navigation bar a display widget corresponding to the second object;
receive a first signal that is generated based on a first specified operation that is triggered on the display widget; and
switch a display of the first object in e user interface to a display of the second object,

wherein the second object is a folder containing at least one sub-object, and wherein when displaying in the navigation bar the display widget corresponding to the second object, the processor is further configured to:
when the at least one sub-object is a plurality of folders, display, in the navigation bar, a respective display widget corresponding to each subordinate file and/or subordinate folder included in each of the plurality of folders included in the second object, and the plurality of folders are not displayed.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein when displaying in the navigation bar the display widget corresponding to the second object, the processor is further configured to:
when the at least one sub-object is at least one file, display, in the navigation bar, a respective display widget corresponding to each of the at least one file; or
when the at least one sub-object includes at least one file and at least one folder, display, in the navigation bar, a respective display widget corresponding to each of the at least one file or the at least one folder.

12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein, the second object includes at least two objects, wherein when displaying in the navigation bar the display widget corresponding to the second object, processor is further configured to:
display an integration portal in the navigation bar;
receive a second signal that is generated based on a second specified operation that is triggered on the integration portal; and
display in the navigation bar, based on the second signal, a respective display widget corresponding to each of the at least two objects.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein when displaying the integration portal in the navigation bar, the processor is further configured to:
when the second object exists in the user interface, display the integration portal on the area of the navigation bar in addition to the n virtual buttons, the n

Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Lan
• Li Jiayan
• Lu Zhenzhou

Classifications

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F16/00

  Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor · CPC title

• G06F3/04855

  Interaction with scrollbars · CPC title

• G06F3/0483 Primary

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title