CN102929479A - Application icon display method and communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is suitable for the technical field of communication, and provides a display method of an application icon, which comprises the following steps: judging, namely judging whether the application icons have corresponding application icons in the same group when detecting that an application icon receives a first touch instruction; and displaying, namely displaying the corresponding application icons in the same group around the application icons if the application icons are in the same group. Correspondingly, the invention also provides a communication terminal. Therefore, the method and the device can conveniently and quickly display the same group of application icons belonging to the same type of application, thereby reducing the complexity of grouping operation of users and improving the user experience.

Description

Application icon display method and communication terminal

technical field

The invention relates to the field of communication technology, in particular to a method for displaying application icons and a communication terminal.

Background technique

With the rapid development of communication technology, there are more and more applications applicable to communication terminals such as mobile phones. In order to allow users to quickly find the desired application icon among many application icons, the following two processing methods are usually used at present:

1. The way of setting folders, that is, the user organizes the icons of the same or favorite applications into a folder. However, the user needs to find the desktop where the folder is located every time, and then open the folder to check the application icons inside, which is not only cumbersome to operate, but also easy to misuse.

2. A method of placing application icons of the same type on the same desktop. Although the step of opening the folder every time is avoided, when the user needs to view different types of application icons, he needs to move to other desktops, which fails to achieve the purpose of speed and accuracy.

Moreover, when a certain type of application is newly downloaded, the application icon must be manually added to the folder or desktop to which it belongs, so both existing methods have disadvantages, resulting in poor user experience.

To sum up, it can be seen that the existing technology for displaying application icons of communication terminals obviously has inconveniences and defects in actual use, so it is necessary to improve them.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above-mentioned defects, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying application icons and a communication terminal, which can conveniently and quickly display application icons belonging to the same group of applications of the same type, thereby reducing the complexity of user grouping operations and improving the user experience. experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for displaying application icons, which includes the following steps:

A judging step, when it is detected that an application icon receives a first touch command, judging whether there is a corresponding application icon of the same group for the application icon;

In the displaying step, if yes, display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons.

According to the display method of the present invention, before the judging step, it also includes:

The first grouping step is to group the application icons according to a user grouping instruction, and the application icons included in each group are application icons of the same group; or

In the second grouping step, the application icons are automatically grouped according to the application category attributes corresponding to the application icons, and the application icons included in each group are application icons of the same group.

According to the display method of the present invention, the displaying step further includes reducing and/or transparently displaying the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons.

According to the display method of the present invention, the displaying step further includes displaying the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons in a surrounding arrangement, a horizontal arrangement or a vertical arrangement.

According to the display method of the present invention, after the display step, it also includes:

Executing step, when it is detected that the application icon or the corresponding application icon of the same group receives a second touch instruction, execute the application corresponding to the application icon or the corresponding application icon of the same group; and/or

The step of canceling the display is to cancel the display of the corresponding application icon of the same group when it is detected that a blank position on the desktop receives a third touch command.

The present invention also provides a communication terminal, including:

A judging module, configured to, when it is detected that an application icon receives a first touch command, judge whether there is a corresponding application icon of the same group for the application icon;

The display module is configured to display the corresponding application icon of the same group around the application icon if there is a corresponding application icon of the same group for the application icon.

The communication terminal according to the present invention also includes:

The first grouping module is configured to group the application icons according to a user grouping instruction, and the application icons included in each group are application icons of the same group; or

The second grouping module is configured to automatically group the application icons according to the application category attributes corresponding to the application icons, and the application icons included in each group are application icons of the same group.

According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the display module is further configured to shrink and/or transparently display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons.

According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the display module is further configured to display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons in a surrounding arrangement, a horizontal arrangement or a vertical arrangement.

The communication terminal according to the present invention also includes:

An execution module, configured to execute the application icon or the corresponding application corresponding to the application icon in the same group when detecting that the application icon or the corresponding application icon in the same group has received a second touch instruction; and/or or

The cancel display module is configured to cancel display of the corresponding application icons of the same group when it is detected that a blank position on the desktop receives a third touch command.

When an application icon of the communication terminal of the present invention is touched, it is judged whether there is a corresponding application icon of the same group for the application icon, and if there is, the corresponding application icon of the same group is displayed around the application icon. Thereby, the present invention can conveniently and quickly display the same group of application icons belonging to the same kind of applications on the desktop, so that users can conveniently and quickly view and use the same kind of applications, thereby reducing the complexity of user grouping operations in the prior art, Improved user experience.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication terminal of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred communication terminal of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the display method of the application icon of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the display method of the preferred application icon of the present invention; and

5A to 5D are interface example diagrams of the display method of application icons in the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of communication terminal of the present invention, and described information communication terminal 100 can be mobile phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant, personal digital assistant), panel computer etc., and described communication terminal 100 comprises judging module 10 and display module 20 ,in:

The judging module 10 is configured to judge whether there is a corresponding application icon of the same group when detecting that an application icon on the desktop receives a first touch instruction. The first touch instruction includes a touch instruction or a long-press instruction, that is, the user sends the first touch instruction by touching or long-pressing the application icon, and at this time, the user's finger is placed on the application icon and does not leave. If the user just clicks the application icon normally, the application corresponding to the application icon can be directly entered.

The display module 20 is configured to display the corresponding application icon of the same group around the application icon if the application icon has a corresponding application icon of the same group, so as to facilitate users to view and use the same application. Preferably, the display module 20 is also used to reduce and/or transparently display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons, the reduction means that the application icons of the same group are smaller than normal application icons. Small, the transparency means that the application icons of the same group are transparent or translucent, so that the user can see the normal application icons below through the application icons of the same group, so as to solve the problem that the application icons of the same group block the desktop Issues with other app icons. More preferably, the display module 20 is also configured to display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons in a surround arrangement, horizontal arrangement or vertical arrangement. Generally, the surrounding arrangement is adopted, and the corresponding application icons of the same group may surround the application icons in one or more layers according to the quantity.

The present invention provides a grouping method for dynamically viewing and selecting application icons. When a user's finger touches an application icon, similar application icons determined according to the pre-defined settings or application category attributes are floatingly displayed around the touched icon for View and select the applications in the group; in this way, all the icons do not need to be grouped. On any icon desktop, you can freely and quickly view the application icons in the same group and choose to use them.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred communication terminal of the present invention, the communication terminal 100 includes a judging module 10, a display module 20, a first grouping module 30, a second grouping module 40, an execution module 50 and/or a canceling display module 60, wherein :

The first grouping module 30 is configured to group application icons according to user grouping instructions, and the application icons included in each group are application icons of the same group. The user performs self-defined grouping through the first grouping module 30, and puts application icons of the same category or favorites into a group, which facilitates viewing, management and use of various application icons.

The second grouping module 40 is configured to automatically group application icons according to the application category attributes corresponding to the application icons, and the application icons included in each group are application icons of the same group. The second grouping module 40 can replace the operation of the user, and here only one of the second grouping module 40 and the first grouping module 30 is required.

The judging module 10 is configured to judge whether an application icon has a corresponding application icon of the same group when it is detected that an application icon receives a first touch instruction.

The display module 20 is configured to display the corresponding application icon of the same group around the application icon if there is a corresponding application icon of the same group. Preferably, the display module 20 is also configured to shrink and/or transparently display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons, so as to solve the problem that the application icons of the same group block other application icons on the desktop. More preferably, the display module 20 is also configured to display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons in a surround arrangement, horizontal arrangement or vertical arrangement. After the application icon of the same group is displayed, if the user's finger leaves the original application icon, the application icon of the same group will also be displayed on the desktop for the user to view and select.

The execution module 50 is configured to execute the application corresponding to the application icon or the corresponding application icon of the same group when it is detected that the application icon or the corresponding application icon of the same group receives a second touch instruction, and the second touch instruction Can be a click command. and / or

The cancel display module 60 is configured to cancel display of the corresponding application icons of the same group when it is detected that a blank position on the desktop receives a third touch command. For example, if the user does not want to display the application icon of the same group, he can directly click on a blank position on the desktop to stop displaying the application icon of the same group.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the display method of the application icon of the present invention, which can be realized by the communication terminal 100 as shown in Fig. 1 or Fig. 2, including steps:

Step S301, judging step: when it is detected that an application icon receives a first touch instruction, it is judged whether there is a corresponding application icon in the same group. The first touch instruction includes a touch instruction or a long-press instruction, that is, the user sends the first touch instruction by touching or long-pressing the application icon, and at this time, the user's finger is placed on the application icon and does not leave. If the user just clicks the application icon normally, the application corresponding to the application icon can be directly entered.

Step S302, displaying step: if yes, display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons. Preferably, the displaying step further includes shrinking and/or transparently displaying the corresponding application icon of the same group around the application icon, the shrinking means that the application icon of the same group is smaller than the normal application icon Small, the transparency means that the application icons of the same group are transparent or translucent, so that the user can see the normal application icons below through the application icons of the same group, so as to solve the problem that the application icons of the same group block the desktop Issues with other app icons. More preferably, the displaying step further includes displaying the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons in a surround arrangement, horizontal arrangement or vertical arrangement. Generally, the surrounding arrangement is adopted, and the corresponding application icons of the same group may surround the application icons in one or more layers according to the quantity.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the display method of the preferred application icon of the present invention, which can be realized by the communication terminal 100 as shown in Fig. 2, including steps:

Step S401, the first grouping step: group application icons according to user grouping instructions, and the application icons included in each group are application icons of the same group. The user performs custom grouping through the first grouping module 30, and puts the same category or favorite application icons into one group, which is convenient for viewing, management and use. The first grouping step may be replaced by the second grouping step, that is, the application icons are automatically grouped according to the application category attributes corresponding to the application icons, and the application icons included in each group are application icons of the same group.

Step S402, the first detection step: detecting that an application icon has received a first touch command, and the first touch command may be a touch command or a long press command.

Step S403, judging step: judging whether the application icon has a corresponding application icon of the same group, if so, execute step S404, otherwise end the process.

Step S404, display step: if yes, display the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons. Preferably, the displaying step further includes reducing and/or transparently displaying the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons, so as to solve the problem that the application icons of the same group block other application icons on the desktop. More preferably, the displaying step further includes displaying the corresponding application icons of the same group around the application icons in a surround arrangement, horizontal arrangement or vertical arrangement. After the application icon of the same group is displayed, if the user's finger leaves the original application icon, the application icon of the same group will also be displayed on the desktop for the user to view and select.

Step S405, second detection step: detecting that the application icon or the corresponding application icon of the same group has received a second touch command, and the second touch command may be a click command.

Step S406, execution step: execute the application corresponding to the application icon or the corresponding application icon in the same group. For example, the user clicks on a corresponding application icon of the same group to enter the application corresponding to the application icon of the same group.

Step S407, the third detection step: detecting that a third touch command is received on a blank position on the desktop.

Step S408, step of canceling the display: canceling the display of the corresponding application icon of the same group. For example, if the user does not want to display the application icon of the same group, he can directly click on a blank position on the desktop to stop displaying the application icon of the same group.

5A to 5D are interface example diagrams of the method for displaying application icons according to the present invention. FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of the interface when the application icon is normally displayed on the first desktop, and FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of the interface when the application icon is normally displayed on the second desktop. FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram of the interface when the same group of application icons is displayed on the first desktop, and FIG. 5D is a schematic diagram of the interface when the same group of application icons is displayed on the second desktop. In this embodiment, application icons belonging to the same group of applications of the same type are randomly distributed on different desktops. For example, the communication terminal includes "Social A", "Social B", "Social C", "Social D", "Social E", "Social F", "Social G", "Social H" which belong to social applications Eight application icons, wherein the three application icons "Social A", "Social B", and "Social F" are distributed on the first desktop, as shown in Figure 5A; "Social C", "Social D", "Social E ", "Social G" these four application icons are distributed on the second desktop, as shown in Figure 5B; while "Social H" is distributed on the third desktop (not shown). When the user touches the "Social A" application icon on the first desktop, the seven corresponding application icons of the same group from "Social B" to "Social H" will be displayed around the "Social A" application icon, as shown in Figure 5C It shows that in this embodiment, the application icons of the same group are smaller than the normal application icons, and the colors are differentiated. When the user touches the "Social D" application icon on the second desktop, the seven corresponding "Social A" ~ "Social C" and "Social E" ~ "Social H" will be displayed around the "Social D" application icon. The same group of application icons, and so on, no matter which desktop, as long as the user touches a social application icon, other similar social application icons will be displayed around it, so that users can view, manage and use it conveniently.

To sum up, when an application icon of the communication terminal of the present invention is touched, it is judged whether there is a corresponding application icon of the same group for the application icon, and if there is, the corresponding application icon of the same group is displayed around the application icon . Thereby, the present invention can conveniently and quickly display the same group of application icons belonging to the same kind of applications on the desktop, so that users can conveniently and quickly view and use the same kind of applications, thereby reducing the complexity of user grouping operations in the prior art, Improved user experience.

Certainly, the present invention also can have other multiple embodiments, without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the present invention, but these corresponding Changes and deformations should belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. the display packing of an application icon is characterized in that, comprises that step has:

Determining step when detecting an application icon and receive the first touch-control instruction, judges whether described application icon exists corresponding on the same group application icon;

Step display, if, with the described on the same group application icon of correspondence be shown in described application icon around.

2. display packing according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises before the described determining step:

The first grouping step according to the user grouping instruction, is divided into groups to described application icon, and the described application icon that comprises in each described group is application icon on the same group each other; Perhaps

The second grouping step, the applicating category attribute corresponding according to described application icon divides into groups to described application icon automatically, and the described application icon that comprises in each described group is application icon on the same group each other.

3. display packing according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described step display also comprise with the described on the same group application icon downsizing of correspondence and/or transparence be shown in described application icon around.

4. display packing according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described step display also comprise with the described on the same group application icon of correspondence by be shown in around arrangement mode, horizontal mode or vertical array mode described application icon around.

5. each described display packing is characterized in that according to claim 1～4, also includes after the described step display:

Execution in step when the described on the same group application icon that detects described application icon or correspondence is received the second touch-control instruction, is carried out described application icon or corresponding application corresponding to described on the same group application icon; And/or

The cancellation step display, when the blank position on detecting desktop was received the 3rd touch-control instruction, cancellation showed corresponding described on the same group application icon.

6. a communication terminal is characterized in that, includes:

Judge module is used for judging whether described application icon exists the on the same group application icon of correspondence when detecting an application icon and receive the first touch-control instruction;

Display module, if when being used for described application icon and having corresponding described on the same group application icon, with the described on the same group application icon of correspondence be shown in described application icon around.

7. communication terminal according to claim 6 is characterized in that, also comprises:

The first grouping module is used for according to the user grouping instruction described application icon being divided into groups, and the described application icon that comprises in each described group is application icon on the same group each other; Perhaps

The second grouping module is used for the applicating category attribute corresponding according to described application icon, automatically described application icon is divided into groups, and the described application icon that comprises in each described group is application icon on the same group each other.

8. communication terminal according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described display module also be used for the described on the same group application icon downsizing of correspondence and/or transparence be shown in described application icon around.

9. communication terminal according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described display module also be used for the described on the same group application icon of correspondence by be shown in around arrangement mode, horizontal mode or vertical array mode described application icon around.

10. each described communication terminal is characterized in that according to claim 6～9, also includes:

Execution module is used for carrying out described application icon or corresponding application corresponding to described on the same group application icon when the described on the same group application icon that detects described application icon or correspondence is received the second touch-control instruction; And/or

The cancellation display module, when receiving the 3rd touch-control instruction for the blank position on detecting desktop, cancellation shows corresponding described on the same group application icon.

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