Terminal control method and apparatus, and terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12164754-B2
Application number	US-202117921482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	Apr 27, 2020
Publication date	Dec 10, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024

Abstract

This application provide a terminal control method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The method includes: in response to a first operation performed on a terminal device, controlling a screen of the terminal device to display at least two split-screen windows, where the at least two split-screen windows include a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window, and the first split-screen window is used to display a first page of a first application; setting the first page to a preset state in response to a second operation performed on the first split-screen window; and displaying the first page in the second split-screen window and displaying a second page of the first application in the first split-screen window in response to a third operation performed on the first page, where the second page is a previous page of the first page.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
in response to a first operation performed on a terminal device, controlling a screen of the terminal device to display at least two split-screen windows comprising a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window, wherein the first split-screen window displays a first page of a first application;
while displaying the first-split-screen window and the second split-screen window on the screen, setting the first page that is displayed on the first split-screen window to a preset state in response to a second operation performed on the first split-screen window, the preset state indicating that the first page is deliverable; and
displaying the first page, in entirety, in the second split-screen window and displaying a second page of the first application in the first split-screen window in response to a third operation performed on the first page, wherein the second page is a previous page of the first page.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the setting the first page to the preset state further comprises:
in response to the second operation performed on the first split-screen window, determining whether the first page meets a preset condition; and
setting the first page to the preset state in response to determining that the first page meets the preset condition.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, prior to the setting the first page to the preset state, the method further comprises:
determining a preset page list, wherein the preset page list comprises a page that is deliverable in the first application, and wherein the preset condition is that the preset page list comprises the first page.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
obtaining a screenshot of the first page;
processing the screenshot of the first page to obtain a first floating window, wherein the first floating window captures the first page in entirety;
in response to the third operation performed on the first page, moving the first floating window to the second split-screen window; and
displaying the first page in entirety in the second split-screen window based on the first floating window.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the displaying the first page in the second split-screen window based on the first floating window further comprises:
determining whether an overlap ratio between the first floating window and the second split-screen window is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and
displaying the first page in the second split-screen window in response to determining that the overlap ratio between the first floating window and the second split-screen window is greater than or equal to the preset threshold.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying the first page in the second split-screen window further comprises:
creating an activity stack when the third operation ends, wherein the activity stack is used to indicate a page displayed in the second split-screen window; and
displaying the first page in the second split-screen window based on the activity stack.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the displaying the first page in the second split-screen window based on the activity stack further comprises:
obtaining a first task record in which the first page is located;
determining whether the first task record comprises only the first page;
binding the first task record to the activity stack in response to determining that the first task record comprises only the first page; and
displaying the first page in the second split-screen window based on the first page included in the first task record bound to the activity stack.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first task record comprises at least one more page than the first page, the method further comprising:
creating a second task record;
moving the first page to the second task record;
binding the second task record to the activity stack; and
displaying the first page in the second split-screen window based on the first page included in the second task record bound to the activity stack.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein in the first task record, the second page is a page adjacent to the first page.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first operation is an operation for triggering a split-screen mode, the second operation is a preset gesture operation, and the third operation is a sliding operation.

11. An apparatus comprising:
a processing module configured to:
in response to a first operation performed on a terminal device, control a screen of the terminal device to display at least two split-screen windows comprising a first split-screen window and a second split-screen window, wherein the first split-screen window displays a first page of a first application; and
while the first-split-screen window and the second split-screen window are displayed on the screen, set the first page that is displayed on the first split-screen window to a preset state in response to a second operation performed on the first split-screen window, the preset state indicating that the first page is deliverable; and

a display module configured to display the first page, in entirety, in the second split-screen window and display a second page of the first application in the first split-screen window in response to a third operation performed on the first page, wherein the second page is a previous page of the first page.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing module is configured to:
in response to the second operation performed on the first split-screen window, determine whether the first page meets a preset condition; and
set the first page to the preset state in response to determining that the first page meets the preset condition.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the processing module is further configured to:
before setting the first page to the preset state in response to the second operation performed on the first split-screen window, determine a preset page list, wherein the preset page list comprises a page that is deliverable in the first application, and wherein the preset condition is that the preset page list comprises the first page.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein:
the processing module is further configured to:
obtain a screenshot of the first page; and
process the screenshot of the first page to obtain a first floating window, wherein the first floating window captures the first page in its entirety; and

the display module is further configured to:
in response to the third operation performed on the first page, move the first floating window to the second split-screen window; and
display the first page in entirety in the second split-screen window based on the first floating window.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the display module is configured to:
determine whether an overlap ratio between the first floating window and the second split-screen window is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and
display the first page in the second split-screen window in response to determining that the overlap ratio between the first floating window and the second split-screen window is greater than or equal to the preset threshold.

16. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the display module is configured to:
create an activity stack when the third operation ends, wherein the activity stack is used to indicate a page displayed in the second split-screen window; and

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Dong Ming
• Wang Haijun

Classifications

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F3/04845

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

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title