Screen display control method and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11630577-B2
Application number	US-202117409604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2021
Priority date	Feb 22, 2019
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

A screen display control method may be implemented by an electronic device configured with a foldable touchscreen. The touchscreen includes a first area and a second area. A first interface is displayed in a first area and a first operation is detected in a first interface. A second interface is displayed in a second area in response to the first operation and the second interface is associated with content displayed in the first interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screen display control method, applied to an electronic device provided with a primary screen and a secondary screen, wherein the method comprises:
displaying a first camera interface on the primary screen, wherein the first camera interface comprises a first preview window and a photographing control, and wherein the secondary screen is in an off state;
detecting a first operation in the first camera interface; and
in response to the first operation, turning on the secondary screen and displaying a second interface on the secondary screen,
wherein the second interface comprises only a second preview window, and
wherein at least one image displayed in the first preview window is at least partially the same as at least one image simultaneously displayed in the second preview window.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein after the displaying the second interface on the secondary screen, the method further comprises:
detecting a second operation on the first camera interface; and,
in response to the second operation, turning off the secondary screen.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first operation comprises tapping a preset control on the first camera interface.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the first operation in the first camera interface comprises detecting a tap and hold operation in the first camera interface, and wherein the tap and hold operation is detected when a pressing force greater than or equal to a preset value is applied to the first camera interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one image displayed in the first preview window and the at least one image displayed in the second preview window are captured by a same camera.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before displaying the first camera interface on the primary screen, the method further comprises:
displaying, on the primary screen, a desktop comprising an icon of a camera application;
detecting a third operation of tapping the icon of the camera application; and
starting the camera application in response to the third operation, wherein the first camera interface is a camera interface of the camera application;
wherein the secondary screen is in the off state before the electronic device detects the third operation, and wherein the secondary screen remains in the off state after the electronic device starts the camera application and before the first operation is detected.

7. An electronic device, comprising:
a primary screen and a secondary screen;
a processor; and
a non-volatile memory configured to store computer instructions that, when executed by the processor, enable the electronic device to:
display a first camera interface comprising a first preview window and a photographing control, and maintain the secondary screen in an off state;
detect a first operation in the first camera interface; and
in response to the first operation, turn on the secondary screen and display a second interface on the secondary screen, wherein the second interface comprises only a second preview window, and wherein at least one image displayed in the first preview window is at least partially the same as at least one image simultaneously displayed in the second preview window.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device is further enabled to:
after the second interface is displayed in the second screen, detect a second operation on the first camera interface; and,
in response to the second operation, turn off the secondary screen.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first operation comprises tapping a preset control on the first camera interface.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the electronic device is further enabled to detect the first operation in the first camera interface by detecting a tap and hold operation in the first camera interface, wherein the tap and hold operation is detected when a pressing force greater than or equal to a preset value is applied to the first camera interface.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one image displayed in the first preview window and the at least one image displayed in the second preview window are captured by a same camera.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Xiaoxiao
• Zhao Wei
• Yuan Xiuming
• Cui Qingyu

Classifications

• G06F40/166

  Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting · CPC title

• G06F1/1677

  for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

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

• G06F3/0412 Primary

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title