CN103605457B - The conversion method of a kind of widget and icon and intelligent terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for converting widgets and icons and an intelligent terminal. The method includes the following steps: S1 long pressing the icon or widget on the desktop to enter an element conversion mode, and generating a conversion area on the desktop; S2 Continue to press and hold the icon or widget, and drag it to the conversion area; S3 triggers a conversion event, and the conversion between the icon and the widget is performed in the conversion area. After implementing the present invention, a brand-new function is brought to the user, and the user can flexibly realize the mutual conversion between icons and widgets, which can greatly improve the efficiency of adding widgets and conversion between widgets and icons , simplifies the operation process, shortens the time of manual operation, improves the user experience, and can bring a lot of entertainment and good operation experience to the user.

Description

Method for converting widgets and icons and intelligent terminal

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of mobile communication; in particular, it relates to a method for converting widgets and icons and an intelligent terminal.

Background technique

Widget (small component) is a small Web (web page) program on the client side, which can display and update local or remote data, and can provide a simple and fast operation interface for the corresponding terminal application. On the current android desktop, there is only one entry to add a widget, and it is usually necessary to generate a desktop widget through an independent "add" operation, for example, it can only be operated through the desktop-menu-add widget. The operation steps are relatively cumbersome and complicated, and the rapid conversion between the Widget and the icon cannot be flexibly realized, thereby causing poor user experience.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned defects in the prior art, and provide a method for converting widgets and icons and an intelligent terminal, so that icons and widgets can be quickly converted to each other, and user experience is greatly improved.

The purpose of the present invention can be achieved by taking the following technical solutions:

A method for converting widgets and icons is provided, and the method includes the following steps:

S1. Long press the icon or widget on the desktop to enter the element conversion mode, and a conversion area is generated on the desktop;

S2. Continue to press and hold the icon or widget, and drag it to the conversion area;

S3. A conversion event is triggered, and mutual conversion between icons and widgets is performed in the conversion area.

As a preferred solution, before the step S1, it further includes: S0, if the application program includes both icons and widgets, associating the icon of the application program with the widgets.

As a preferred solution, the step S1 specifically includes:

S11. Press and hold any icon on the desktop, if there is a widget corresponding to the icon, enter the element conversion mode, and generate a conversion area on the desktop;

S12. Press and hold any widget on the desktop, if there is an icon corresponding to the widget, enter an element conversion mode, and generate a conversion area on the desktop.

As a preferred solution, after step S3, it also includes:

S4. After the conversion is completed, press and hold the icon or widget generated by the conversion, and drag it out of the conversion area, let go, and the icon or widget generated by the conversion will be placed at the current position of letting go, and the desktop will exit the element conversion mode at the same time.

As a preferred solution, in element conversion mode,

If the long-pressed icon or widget is released outside the conversion area, the icon or widget will be placed at the current release position, and the desktop will exit the element conversion mode at the same time.

If you drag the icon or widget to the conversion area and let go, it will prompt that the conversion is unsuccessful, the icon will bounce back to its original position, and the desktop will exit the element conversion mode.

An intelligent terminal is provided, and the intelligent terminal includes:

Enter the module, which is used to enter the element conversion mode when the user presses and holds the icon or widget on the desktop, and generates a conversion area on the desktop;

a mobile module, configured for the user to drag the long-pressed icon or widget to the conversion area;

The trigger conversion module is used for triggering a conversion event when the icon or widget is dragged onto the conversion area, and mutual conversion between icons and widgets is performed in the conversion area.

As a preferred solution, it also includes:

The associating module is used for associating the icon of the application with the widget when the application contains both the icon and the widget.

As a preferred solution, the entry module specifically includes:

The first judgment entry unit is used for long pressing any icon on the desktop by the user, if there is a widget associated with the icon, then enter the element conversion mode, and generate a conversion area on the desktop;

The second judgment entry unit is used for long pressing any widget on the desktop by the user. If there is an icon corresponding to the widget, the element conversion mode is entered, and a conversion area is generated on the desktop.

As a preferred solution, it also includes: a placement and exit module, for after the conversion is completed, the user long presses the icon or widget generated by the conversion, and drags it out of the conversion area, and then releases the generated icon Or the widget is placed in the current release position, and the desktop exits element transition mode at the same time.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. When the user long presses the icon or widget corresponding to the application program that has both icon and widget, the desktop will enter the element conversion mode. At this time, a conversion area will be generated on the desktop, and the user only needs to long press the Drag the icon or widget to the conversion area to realize the mutual conversion between the icon and the widget. The operation is very simple and flexible, and it has the advantages of high intelligence, easy operation, and low misoperation rate. Enhanced the user-friendly design of the terminal.

2. By dragging and dropping the icon to the conversion area, the corresponding widget can be loaded, providing a shortcut entry for adding widgets, which solves the problem that there is only one entry for adding widgets in the prior art, and requires independent The "add" operation to generate desktop widgets leads to cumbersome operations and low efficiency, which improves the user's operating experience.

3. Since icons and widgets can be flexibly converted to each other, when there are too many desktop elements, it is very convenient to convert widgets into icons to save the use area of the desktop.

4. After implementing the present invention, a brand-new function is brought to the user, which can greatly improve the efficiency of adding widgets and the conversion between widgets and icons, simplify the operation process, and shorten the time for manual operation , which improves the user experience and brings a lot of entertainment to the user.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for converting widgets and icons according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is one of the schematic diagrams of the conversion method of widgets and icons of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the second schematic diagram of the conversion method between widgets and icons of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the third schematic diagram of the conversion method between widgets and icons of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the fourth schematic diagram of the conversion method between widgets and icons of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the fifth schematic diagram of the conversion method between widgets and icons in the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the sixth schematic diagram of the conversion method between widgets and icons in the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic block diagram of the structure of the intelligent terminal of the present invention.

detailed description

In order to more clearly understand the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

In the following description, more specific details are set forth in order to fully understand the present invention. However, the present invention can also be implemented in other ways different from those described here. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is not limited by the following disclosure. Limitations of specific embodiments.

Example 1:

Embodiment 1 of the present invention provides a method for converting widgets and icons. FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This method is applied to smart terminals such as smart phones, PADs, and handheld computers.

With reference to Fig. 1, the conversion method of widget and icon according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the following steps:

S0. First, if the application program in the smart terminal includes icons and widgets at the same time, associate the icon of the application program with the widgets;

Specifically, if the application contains both icons and widgets (Widget), there will be a certain relationship between them, such as through package name or through the transfer of method classes between the widget and the application, etc. . According to the present invention, the icon of the application program is associated with the widget, wherein the association method includes at least one of the following: associating through the package name, or associating through the transfer of the method class between the widget and the application program ; Of course, those skilled in the art can also choose other association methods to set according to specific situations.

S1. Long press the icon or widget on the desktop to enter the element conversion mode, and a conversion area is generated on the desktop; obviously, the conversion area shown can be set at the top, bottom, left, right or any blank space of the desktop It is only necessary to ensure that the conversion area does not cover elements such as desktop icons and widgets.

Further, the step S1 specifically includes:

S11. Press and hold any icon on the desktop to determine if there is a widget corresponding to the icon, then enter the element conversion mode, and generate a conversion area on the desktop; otherwise, do not enter the element conversion mode, and no conversion area will be generated on the desktop , and respond according to the long press command originally configured by the system.

S12. Long press any widget on the desktop to determine if there is an icon corresponding to the widget, then enter the element conversion mode, and generate a conversion area on the desktop; otherwise, do not enter the element conversion mode, and do not generate on the desktop Switch the area and respond according to the long press command originally configured by the system.

Apparently, the steps S11 and S12 are in no sequence.

S2. Continue to press and hold the icon or widget, and drag it to the conversion area;

S3. Trigger a conversion event, and perform mutual conversion between icons and widgets in the conversion area;

S4. After the conversion is completed, press and hold the icon or widget generated by the conversion, and drag it out of the conversion area, let go, and the icon or widget generated by the conversion will be placed at the current position of letting go, and the desktop will exit the element conversion mode at the same time.

It should be specially noted that, in the method for converting widgets and icons described in this embodiment, during the process from step S1 to step S4, the corresponding icon or widget needs to be in a long-press state all the time. If after entering the element conversion mode, the user releases the long-pressed icon or widget outside the conversion area, then the icon or widget is placed at the current release position, and the desktop exits the element conversion mode at the same time; or After the user drags the icon or widget to the conversion area and then lets go, the user will be prompted that the conversion is unsuccessful, the icon will bounce back to its original position, and the desktop will exit the element conversion mode.

In addition, in the actual application process, when the user converts the icons on the current desktop to generate widgets, if it is detected that the current desktop does not have enough space to place them, that is, the required area of the corresponding widget is greater than the available area of the desktop , the user is prompted that the current desktop does not have enough available face value, the widget conversion fails, etc.; or the user is prompted that the front desktop does not have enough available area, and the widget can be added to other desktops, etc.; those skilled in the art can according to specific needs to set.

Referring to Figure 2 to Figure 7, take a smart phone as an example for specific description:

As shown in Figure 3, the user presses the widget A for a long time, and the system judges that there is an icon A associated with the widget A at this time, and then the desktop enters the element conversion mode, and a conversion area is generated on the desktop;

As shown in Figure 4, the user continues to press and hold widget A and drags it to the conversion area. At this time, the desktop judges the specific position of widget A through the position coordinates of widget A;

When the user drags the widget A to the conversion area, a conversion event is triggered to realize the conversion between the widget and the icon; at this time, the icon A is generated in the conversion area;

As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, the user long presses the icon A and drags it out of the conversion area;

As shown in FIG. 7 , when the user releases the hand outside the transition area, the icon A is placed at the current position of the hand release, and the desktop exits the element transition mode.

After implementing the method for converting widgets and icons described in the present invention, the corresponding smart terminal will bring a brand new function to the user. Users can flexibly realize the mutual conversion between icons and widgets, which can greatly improve the efficiency of adding widgets and the conversion between widgets and icons, simplify the operation process, and shorten the time of manual operation. It improves the user experience and can bring users a lot of entertainment and good operating experience.

Example 2:

Embodiment 2 of the present invention provides an intelligent terminal applying the method for converting widgets and icons described above. FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of the structure according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Smart terminal devices such as books, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and handheld computers.

As shown in FIG. 8, an intelligent terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an entry module 10, a movement module 20 and a trigger conversion module 30, wherein:

The entry module 10 is used to enter the element conversion mode when the user presses the icon or widget on the desktop for a long time, and a conversion area is generated on the desktop;

The moving module 20 is used for the user to drag the long-pressed icon or widget to the conversion area;

The trigger conversion module 30 is configured to trigger a conversion event when the icon or widget is dragged onto the conversion area, and the mutual conversion between icons and widgets is performed in the conversion area.

As a preferred solution, it also includes:

The associating module 40 is configured to associate the icon of the application with the widget when the application contains both the icon and the widget.

As a preferred solution, the entry module 10 specifically includes:

The first judgment entry unit 11 is used to long press any icon on the desktop by the user, if there is a widget associated with the icon, then enter the element conversion mode, and generate a conversion area on the desktop;

The second judgment entry unit 12 is used for long pressing any widget on the desktop by the user. If there is an icon corresponding to the widget, the element conversion mode is entered, and a conversion area is generated on the desktop.

As a preferred solution, it also includes: placement and exit module 50, for after the conversion is completed, the user presses and drags the icon or widget generated by the conversion out of the conversion area, and releases the icon or widget generated by the conversion. The widget is placed in the current let go position, and the desktop exits element transition mode.

Specifically, the placement and exit module 50 is also used for, after entering the element conversion mode, if the user releases the long-pressed icon or widget outside the conversion area, then place the icon or widget At the current position of releasing the hand, the desktop exits the element conversion mode at the same time; if the user drags the icon or widget to the conversion area and then lets go, it will prompt that the conversion is unsuccessful, the icon bounces back to the original position, and the desktop exits the element conversion mode at the same time.

It is worth noting that in the above smart terminal embodiments, the modules and units included are only divided according to functional logic, but are not limited to the above division, as long as the corresponding functions can be realized; in addition, each functional module The specific names are only for the convenience of distinguishing each other, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the steps in the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by instructing related hardware through applications, and the corresponding applications can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Storage media, such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk or optical disk, etc.

The above-mentioned embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiment, and any other changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, Simplifications should be equivalent replacement methods, and all are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. a widget and the conversion method of icon, it is characterised in that the method comprises the steps:

S1, the long icon on desktop or the widget pressed, entrance element translative mode, desktop generates a transition region；

S2, continuation length are pressed icon or widget, and are dragged on described transition region；

S3, triggering change event, carry out the mutual conversion between icon and widget in transition region.

Widget the most according to claim 1 and the conversion method of icon, it is characterised in that also include before described step S1: if S0 application program comprises icon and widget simultaneously, then the icon of application program is associated with widget.

Widget the most according to claim 2 and the conversion method of icon, it is characterised in that described step S1 specifically includes:

S11, length press any one icon on desktop, if there is the widget of association corresponding with this icon, then enter element translative mode, desktop generates a transition region；

S12, length press any one widget on desktop, if there is the icon of association corresponding with this widget, then enter element translative mode, desktop generates a transition region.

4. according to the conversion method of the widget described in any one of claims 1 to 3 Yu icon, it is characterised in that the most also include:

S4, convert after, the long icon generated by conversion or widget, and hauled out outside transition region, loose one's grip, then icon or the widget of changing generation are placed in position of currently loosing one's grip, and desktop exits element translative mode simultaneously.

Widget the most according to claim 1 and the conversion method of icon, it is characterised in that under element translative mode,

If transition region outer to long by icon or widget loose one's grip, then this icon or widget are placed in the position currently loosed one's grip, desktop exits element translative mode simultaneously；

If after icon or widget being dragged on transition region, loosing one's grip, then prompting conversion is unsuccessful, and icon rebounds origin-location, and desktop exits element translative mode simultaneously.

6. an intelligent terminal, it is characterised in that this intelligent terminal includes:

Enter module, for when pressing the icon on desktop or widget with the head of a household, enter element translative mode, desktop generates a transition region；

Mobile module, for for user by long by icon or widget be dragged to described transition region；

Trigger modular converter, for when described icon or widget are dragged on transition region, trigger change event, in transition region, carry out the mutual conversion between icon and widget.

Intelligent terminal the most according to claim 6, it is characterised in that also include:

Relating module, for when application program comprises icon and widget simultaneously, associates the icon of application program with widget.

Intelligent terminal the most according to claim 7, it is characterised in that described entrance module specifically includes:

First judges to enter unit, for pressing any one icon on desktop with the head of a household, if there is the widget of association corresponding with this icon, then enters element translative mode, desktop generates a transition region；

Second judges to enter unit, for pressing any one widget on desktop with the head of a household, if there is the icon of association corresponding with this widget, then enters element translative mode, desktop generates a transition region.

9. according to the intelligent terminal described in any one of claim 6 to 7, it is characterized in that, also include: dispose and exit module, for after converting, the icon generated by conversion with the head of a household or widget, and hauled out outside transition region, loose one's grip, icon or the widget of then changing generation are placed in position of currently loosing one's grip, and desktop exits element translative mode simultaneously.