Floating Window Management Method and Related Apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022269405-A1
Application number	US-202017631168-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 25, 2020
Priority date	Jul 31, 2019
Publication date	Aug 25, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A floating window management method includes a first electronic device displaying a first user interface and a floating window on a display, where the floating window displays an image collected by a camera of a second electronic device of a video contact. The first electronic device receives a first user operation of dragging the floating window to a status bar in the first user interface. The first electronic device hides the floating window in response to the first user operation.

First claim

1 . A method implemented by an electronic device, wherein the method comprises:
displaying a first user interface and a floating window on a display of the electronic device, wherein the floating window displays an image of a video contact; receiving a first user operation of a user dragging the floating window to a first status bar in the first user interface; and hiding, in response to the first user operation, the floating window.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein after hiding the floating window, the method further comprises:
receiving a second user operation performed on a second status bar in a second user interface; and displaying, in response to the second user operation, the second user interface and the floating window on the display.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein after hiding the floating window, the method further comprises:
receiving a third user operation performed on the second status bar; and displaying, on the display in a full screen mode in response to the third user operation, a video call interface corresponding to the floating window.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein hiding the floating window, the method further comprises:
receiving a fourth user operation performed on the second status bar; and displaying, in response to the fourth user operation, the second user interface in a first area of the display and displaying a video call interface corresponding to the floating window in a second area of the display.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the floating window and the first status bar in a non-overlapping manner, wherein the first user operation comprises sliding a finger on the display to drag the floating window upward to the first status bar until a first preset condition is met.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first preset condition comprises:
an upper edge of the floating window coincides with a lower edge of the first status bar; the finger stops sliding and stops touching the floating window when the upper edge coincides with the lower edge of the status bar; a distance by which the finger continues to slide upward on the display reaches a first distance threshold after the upper edge coincides with the lower edge; the finger stops sliding and stops touching the display after the upper edge coincides with the lower edge when the distance is greater than or equal to the first distance threshold; a time period during which the finger continues to touch the floating window reaches a first time threshold after the upper edge of the floating window coincides with the lower edge of the status bar; or the finger stops touching the floating window after the upper edge of the floating window coincides with the lower edge of the status bar when the time period during which the finger continues to touch the floating window is greater than or equal to the first time threshold.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the floating window and the first status bar in an overlapping manner, wherein the floating window stops moving upward after a first upper edge of the floating window coincides with a second upper edge of the first status bar, wherein a width of a third status bar on the electronic device is a first width value, and wherein the first user operation comprises sliding a finger on the display to drag the floating window upward to the first status bar until a second preset condition is met.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the second preset condition comprises:
a first distance between the first upper edge of the floating window and the second upper edge of the status bar is less than the first width value; the finger stops touching the floating window when the first distance is less than the first width value; a first time period during which the finger stops sliding and continues to touch the floating window reaches a second time threshold when the first distance is less than the first width value; the finger stops touching the floating window after the first distance is less than the first width value and the first time period during which the finger continues to touch the floating window is greater than or equal to the second time threshold; the first upper edge of the floating window coincides with the first upper edge of the status bar; the finger stops sliding and stops touching the floating window when the first upper edge of the floating window coincides with the second upper edge of the status bar; a second distance over which the finger continues to slide upward on the display reaches a second distance threshold after the first upper edge of the floating window coincides with the second upper edge of the status bar; the finger stops sliding and stops touching the display after the first upper edge of the floating window coincides with the second upper edge of the status bar and when the second distance is greater than or equal to the second distance threshold; a second time period during which the finger continues to touch the floating window reaches a third time threshold after the first upper edge of the floating window coincides with the second upper edge of the status bar; or the finger stops touching the floating window after the first upper edge of the floating coincides with the second upper edge of the status bar and the second time period during which the finger continues to touch the floating window is greater than or equal to the third time threshold.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the floating window and the first status bar in an overlapping manner, wherein the floating window continues to move upward after a first upper edge of the floating window coincides with a send upper edge of the first status, wherein a current height of the floating window is a first height value, wherein a third distance threshold is less than the first height value, and wherein the first user operation comprises sliding a finger on the display to drag the floating window upward to the first status bar until a third preset condition is met.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the third preset condition comprises:
a distance between a lower edge of the floating window and the second upper edge is less than the first height value; the finger stops touching the floating window when the distance is less than the first height value; the distance reaches the third distance threshold; or the finger stops sliding and stops touching the display when the distance is less than the third distance threshold.

11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second user operation comprises:
a user finger single-tapping or double-tapping the second status bar; sliding a finger leftward or rightward on the second status bar for a first time period greater than or equal to a fourth time threshold; sliding a finger leftward or rightward on the second status bar by a first distance greater than or equal to a fourth distance threshold; touching and holding the second status bar for a second time period greater than or equal to a fifth time threshold; or sliding a finger downward by using the second status bar as a start point and stopping sliding and stopping touching the display when a second distance by which the finger slides downward is greater than a fifth distance threshold.

12 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the third user operation comprises:
a finger single-tapping or double-tapping the second status bar; sliding a finger leftward or rightward on the second status bar for a first time period greater than or equal to a fourth time threshold; sliding a finger leftward or rightward on the seeond status bar by a first dista

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Xia
• Han Xiao

Classifications

• G06F3/04842

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

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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