Triggering display of application

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016110100-A1
Application number	US-201514884083-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 15, 2015
Priority date	Oct 17, 2014
Publication date	Apr 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method and system are provided for triggering display of an application. The method includes: in response to receiving a gesture denoting an approximate closed region or a closed region on a display screen, determining a non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen; displaying shortcuts of at least one application in the non-full-screen display region; and in response to a user selecting one of the shortcuts, launching an application corresponding to the selected shortcut, and displaying an interface of the application in the non-full-screen display region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for triggering display of an application, the method comprising:
in response to receiving a gesture denoting an approximate closed region or a closed region on a display screen, determining a non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen; displaying shortcuts of at least one application in the non-full-screen display region; and in response to a user selecting one of the shortcuts, launching a first application corresponding to the selected shortcut and displaying an interface of the first application in the non-full-screen display region.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the gesture comprises at least one of a pinch with fingers, or drawing a trace with a finger, a touch pen or a mouse pointer.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen comprises performing calculation and adjustment based on the approximate closed region or the closed region denoted by the gesture to obtain the non-full-screen display region having a regular shape.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a first interface displayed on the display screen before receiving the gesture is the desktop of operating system.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a first interface displayed on the display screen before receiving the gesture comprises an interface of a second application different from the first application.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the displaying shortcuts of at least one application in the non-full-screen display region comprises displaying only shortcuts of applications relevant to the second application in the non-full-screen display region.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein in a case where the first interface contains an additional at least one non-full-screen display region, the determining the non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen comprises adjusting locations and/or sizes of at least one of the additional at least one non-full-screen display region, the non-full-screen display region determined or the first interface automatically such that respective non-full-screen display regions do not affect display of the interface covered by them.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the display regions of the first application and the second application can be swapped by making a pre-set user gesture.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying shortcuts of at least one application in the non-full-screen display region comprises displaying shortcuts of all applications installed in an electronic device which includes the display screen in the non-full-screen display region.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in a case where the approximate closed region or the closed region is located within an existing non-full-screen display region, the determining the non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen comprises determining the non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture within the existing non-full-screen display region on the display screen.

11 . A system for triggering display of an application, the system comprising:
a memory; and a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the system performs a method comprising:
in response to receiving a gesture denoting an approximate closed region or a closed region on a display screen, determining a non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen;
displaying shortcuts of at least one application in the non-full-screen display region; and
in response to a user selecting one of the shortcuts, launching a first application corresponding to the selected shortcut and displaying an interface of the first application in the non-full-screen display region.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the gesture comprises at least one of a pinch with fingers, or drawing a trace with a finger, a touch pen or a mouse pointer.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein determining the non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen comprises calculation and adjustment based on the approximate closed region or the closed region denoted by the gesture to obtain the non-full-screen display region having a regular shape.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein a first interface displayed on the display screen before receiving the gesture is the desktop of operating system.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein a first interface displayed on the display screen before receiving the gesture comprises an interface of a second application different from the first application.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the displaying shortcuts of at least one application in the non-full-screen display region comprises displaying only shortcuts of applications relevant to the second application in the non-full-screen display region.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the display regions of the first application and the second application can be swapped by making a pre-set user gesture.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the displaying shortcuts of at least one application in the non-full-screen display region comprises displaying shortcuts of all applications installed in an electronic device which includes the display screen in the non-full-screen display region.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein in a case where the first interface contains an additional at least one non-full-screen display region, the determining the non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen comprises adjusting locations and/or sizes of at least one of the additional at least one non-full-screen display region, the non-full-screen display region determined or the first interface automatically such that respective non-full-screen display regions do not affect display of the interface covered by them.

20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein in a case where the approximate closed region or the closed region is located within an existing non-full-screen display region, the determining the non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture on the display screen comprises determining the non-full-screen display region corresponding to the gesture within the existing non-full-screen display region on the display screen.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Wang Yu
• Xiao Yi
• Yang Guang
• Zou Jia

Classifications

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F3/04812

  Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects · CPC title

• G06F3/04886 Primary

  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