WO2013120221A1 - Icon display method and communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

 Icon display method and communication terminal

 The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method for displaying an icon and a communication terminal. Background technique

 As the number of icons increases, the communication terminal cannot display all icons simultaneously and clearly on a single desktop. The prior art proposes the concept of overlapping icons, that is, in order to display more icons on a limited screen, a plurality of related icons can be overlapped. Except for the topmost icon, which can be fully displayed, other icons can only display a small portion, or even be completely occluded. In order to use the bottommost one of the overlapping icons, the user must remove the icon above the bottommost icon before selecting the bottommost icon, which is inconvenient for the user operation.

 The Chinese patent application CN201110076744.8 and CN201010187925.3 both use overlapping icon technology, and the common point of the two is that the overlapping icon is opened in some way, and the 4 bar occluded icon is displayed. The difference between them is the way in which the occluded icon is displayed: The scheme of CN201110076744.8 changes the order of the icons according to the time of touching the icon area, and sequentially moves the occluded icon to the top layer to achieve the purpose of completely displaying the occluded icon; The solution of CN201010187925.3 is similar to the process of opening the stupa card: the moving position of the contact determines the proportion of the occluded icon being displayed. The contacts move at the same distance, the ratio of the upper layer icons is larger, and the lower layer icons are displayed at a smaller scale.

 The overlay icon shows a small portion of the occluded icon, which gives the icon a layered look, which necessarily results in the icon being displayed first and then the icon below. Therefore, CN201110076744.8 and CN201010187925.3 have the common disadvantages: it takes several times to display the lowest level icons to display the first layer icons. For CN201110076744.8, except for other factors, it is assumed that the time taken to display the icon is only related to the contact time, then the time to display the nth layer icon is n times the time to select the first layer icon (n is the number of layers of the overlapping icon) ). For CN201010187925.3, except for other factors, it is assumed that the time taken to display the icon is only related to the distance moved by the contact, and the distance required to display the nth layer icon is displayed n times the time of the first layer icon. For simplicity, let's assume that the speed of the movement is constant, then the time required is proportional to the distance traveled.

 Therefore, these two solutions essentially determine that the number of layers of overlapping icons cannot be too much, otherwise it is time consuming to display the icons. In addition, CN201010187925.3 has another drawback: The occluded icon cannot be completely displayed, which makes the user may make a wrong choice because only partial information is obtained.

In summary, the icon display technology of the existing communication terminal obviously has inconvenience and defects in practical use, so it is necessary to improve it. Summary of the invention

 In view of the above drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying an icon and a communication terminal which can replace the existing overlapping icon concept with a hidden icon concept, and can quickly display a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon.

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for displaying an icon, including the following steps: setting a desktop icon and a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon;

 Displaying the desktop icon;

 If the desktop icon receives a trigger action that meets a preset condition, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed, otherwise the hidden icon is not displayed.

 According to the display method of the present invention, the step of displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon further includes:

 If the hidden icon is triggered, the application corresponding to the hidden icon is started.

 According to the display method of the present invention, the step of setting the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon includes:

 After receiving the hidden icon setting request for the desktop icon, determining whether the number of hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icon has reached a second maximum threshold;

 If the second maximum threshold has been reached, then prompt to switch to another page to set or end the hidden icon;

 If the second maximum threshold is not reached, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is set. According to the display method of the present invention, the step of displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon includes:

 The corresponding hidden icon is displayed in a preset manner around the desktop icon.

 According to the display method of the present invention, if the desktop icon receives the triggering action that meets the preset condition, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed, otherwise the step of not displaying the hidden icon includes:

 If it is detected that the control point is located on the desktop icon, displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon;

 If it is detected that the control point is not located on the desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed.

 According to the display method of the present invention, if the control point is not located on the desktop icon, the step of not displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon further includes:

 If it is detected that the control point leaves the screen from the desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed; or

If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to a non-icon area of the screen, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed; or If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to another desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed, and the hidden icon corresponding to the another desktop icon is displayed.

 According to the display method of the present invention, if the desktop icon receives the triggering action that meets the preset condition, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed, otherwise the step of not displaying the hidden icon is further included :

 If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the desktop icon and/or the hidden icon where the control point is located are differentiated in shape and/or color. deal with.

 According to the display method of the present invention, if it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the hidden icon of the desktop icon and/or the control point is performed. The steps of distinguishing between shape and/or color include:

 If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the edge of the hidden icon where the control point is located is set to a solid line, indicating that the hidden target is in a pre-selected state; And setting the edge of the desktop icon to a dotted line, indicating that the desktop icon is unchecked.

 According to the display method of the present invention, if the hidden icon is triggered, the step of starting the application corresponding to the hidden icon further includes:

 If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon and then leaves the screen, the application corresponding to the hidden icon is started.

 According to the display method of the present invention, the step of setting the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon includes:

 Setting a multi-level hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, and each hidden icon of the upper level includes at least one hidden icon at a time;

 The display method of the icon further includes:

 If the upper-level hidden icon is triggered, the next-level hidden icon corresponding to the upper-level hidden icon is displayed, otherwise the next-level hidden icon corresponding to the upper-level hidden icon is not displayed; If the last level hidden icon is triggered, the application corresponding to the last level hidden icon is started.

 The invention also provides a communication terminal, comprising:

 a setting module, configured to set a desktop icon and a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon; a desktop icon display module, configured to display the desktop icon;

 And a hidden icon display module, configured to: if the desktop icon receives a trigger action that meets a preset condition, display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, otherwise the hidden icon is not displayed.

According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the communication terminal further includes a startup module, and the startup module is configured to start an application corresponding to the hidden icon when the hidden icon is displayed and triggered. According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the setting module further includes:

 a hidden icon setting submodule, configured to determine, after receiving a hidden icon setting request for the desktop icon, whether the number of hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icon has reached a second maximum threshold; if the second maximum threshold has been reached , prompting to switch to another page for hiding icon setting or ending the process; if the second maximum threshold is not reached, setting the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon.

 According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the hidden icon display module is configured to display the corresponding hidden icon in a preset manner around the desktop icon when the desktop icon is triggered.

 According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the hidden icon display module is configured to display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon when the control point is located on the desktop icon; otherwise, the corresponding icon of the desktop icon is not displayed. The hidden icon.

 According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the hidden icon display module is configured to not display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon when detecting that the control point leaves the screen from the desktop icon; or

 The hidden icon display module is configured to not display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon when detecting that the control point moves from the desktop icon to a non-icon area of the screen; or

 The hidden icon display module is configured to not display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon and display the another desktop icon when detecting that the control point moves from the desktop icon to another desktop icon Corresponding hidden icon.

 According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the desktop icon display module is configured to detect the shape of the desktop icon when the control point is moved from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon. Or color distinction processing; and / or

 The hidden icon display module is configured to perform the shape and/or color of the hidden icon where the control point is located when the control point is moved from the desktop icon to a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon. Differentiate processing.

 According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the hidden icon display module is configured to detect the hidden icon where the control point is located when the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon The edge of the line is set to a solid line, indicating that the hidden icon is in a pre-selected state;

 When the desktop icon display module is configured to detect that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the edge of the desktop icon is set to a dotted line, indicating that the desktop icon is not selected. .

 According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the startup module is configured to detect an application corresponding to the hidden icon when the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon and then leaves the screen. .

According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the setting module is configured to set a multi-level hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, and each of the upper hidden icons includes at least one hidden icon; The hidden icon display module is configured to display the next-level hidden icon corresponding to the upper-level hidden icon, if the upper-level hidden icon is triggered, otherwise the corresponding hidden icon of the upper-level hidden icon is not displayed. The next level hidden icon;

 The startup module is configured to start an application corresponding to the last level hidden icon when the last level hidden icon is triggered.

 The present invention adopts the hidden icon concept instead of the existing overlapping icon concept, firstly setting a desktop icon and at least one hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon; hiding the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon under normal circumstances; if the desktop icon is triggered, displaying the desktop icon corresponding to Hidden icon. In this way, the hidden hidden icons are completely in the same position, or are hidden at the same time, or displayed at the same time, so that the hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icons can be quickly displayed, and the hidden icons can be completely displayed for the user to correctly select, which not only reduces the user's Waiting time, and improving the user experience. DRAWINGS

 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication terminal according to the present invention;

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

 Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a method of displaying an icon of the present invention;

 Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of setting an icon in the first embodiment of the present invention;

 Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the steps of displaying/hiding hidden icons in the second embodiment of the present invention;

 Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the display/hide step of the hidden icon in the third embodiment of the present invention;

 Figure 7 is a flow chart showing a method of displaying an icon in a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

 8A to 8F are operation interface diagrams showing a method of displaying an icon in a fifth example of the present invention. detailed description

 The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

 1 shows a structure of a communication terminal of the present invention. The communication terminal 100 may be a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a tablet computer, a personal computer, etc., and the communication terminal 100 includes at least a setting module 10, The desktop icon display module 20 and the hidden icon display module 30, wherein:

The setting module 10 is configured to set at least one desktop icon and at least one hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon. The desktop icon is equivalent to the top icon in the overlapping icon scheme, and the hidden icon is equivalent to the icon below the top layer in the overlapping icon scheme, and each desktop icon corresponds to at least one related hidden icon, for example, the desktop icon [game] corresponds to 8 related Hidden icons: [Great Navigation], [Plants vs. Zombies], [Anger Birds], [Crazy Farm], [Gobang], [Chess], [Checkers], [The landlord].

 The desktop icon display module 20 is configured to display at least one desktop icon. After the user sets the desktop icon of a certain desktop and its corresponding hidden icon through the setting module 10, the desktop icon can be displayed by entering the set desktop, for example, displaying the desktop icon [game], [e-book], [news], and the like.

 The hidden icon display module 30 is configured to: if a desktop icon receives a triggering action that meets a preset condition, display a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, and preferably display a corresponding hidden icon in a preset manner around the desktop icon; Otherwise, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed. For example, when the control point is on the desktop icon [game], the desktop icon [game] corresponding to [big nautical], [plant vs zombie], [angry bird], [crazy farm], [five chess], [Chess], [checkers], [landlords] and other hidden icons; and hidden untriggered desktop icons [e-book], [news] corresponding hidden icons.

 The present invention adopts the concept of a hidden icon, completely abandoning the concept of overlapping icons, and the hidden icons are completely in the same position, either hidden at the same time or simultaneously displayed. The user's waiting time is reduced, the user experience is improved, and the problem that the prior art icon display time is too long and the occluded icon cannot be completely displayed is solved.

 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred communication terminal according to the present invention. The communication terminal 100 includes a setting module 10, a desktop icon display module 20, a hidden icon display module 30, and a startup module 40. The setting module 10 is configured to set a desktop icon. And the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the setting module 10 preferably further includes:

 The desktop icon setting sub-module 11 is configured to: after receiving the desktop icon setting request for the desktop, determine whether the number of desktop icons of the set desktop has reached the first maximum threshold; if the first maximum threshold has been reached, Prompt to switch to another desktop for desktop icon setting or end process; if the first maximum threshold is not reached, set the desktop icon. The first maximum threshold is that the number of desktop icons reaches the maximum value of the icon of the single desktop.

 The hidden icon setting sub-module 12 is configured to: after receiving the hidden icon setting request for the desktop icon, determine whether the number of the hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icon has reached the second maximum threshold; if the second maximum threshold has been reached, prompting Switch to another page to hide the icon setting or end the process; if the second maximum threshold is not reached, set the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon. The second maximum threshold is that the number of hidden icons reaches the maximum value of the icon of the single desktop.

 The desktop icon display module 20 is configured to display a desktop icon. When the user enters the corresponding desktop, the desktop icon display module 20 will automatically display at least one desktop icon of the desktop.

The hidden icon display module 30 is configured to display a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon when the control point is located on a desktop icon (focus icon); otherwise, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed. The control point is preferably a contact of a finger or a touch pen to touch the screen, and may of course be a focus of a control screen such as a button, a mouse, or the like. Preferably, the hidden icon display module 30 detects the control point from the table When the icon is off the screen, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed; when the hidden icon display module 30 detects that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the non-icon area of the screen, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed; Alternatively, when the hidden icon display module 30 detects that the control point moves from the desktop icon to another desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed, and the hidden icon corresponding to the other desktop icon is displayed.

 The startup module 40 is configured to start an application corresponding to the hidden icon when a certain hidden icon is displayed and triggered, that is, when the hidden icon receives a trigger action that meets a preset condition. Preferably, the startup module 40 is configured to start an application corresponding to the hidden icon when the control point is moved from the desktop icon to a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon and then left the screen. Of course, if a desktop icon does not have a hidden icon and is directly associated with an application, when the desktop icon is displayed and triggered, the startup module 40 will launch the application corresponding to the desktop icon. In addition to the way the control point leaves the screen to trigger the launch of the application, the control point can be used to start the corresponding application after a predetermined time on the hidden icon. Of course, other applications such as voice control or touch can be used to start the application.

 Preferably, when the desktop icon display module 20 detects that the control point moves from the desktop icon (focus icon) to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the desktop icon is processed into a shape and/or a color, indicating that the desktop icon is unselected. a state; and/or a hidden icon display module 30 is configured to detect, when the control point is moved from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, to perform a shape and/or color distinguishing process on the hidden icon where the control point is located, The hidden icon is pre-selected. For example, when it is detected that the control point is moved from the desktop icon to a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the hidden icon display module 30 is configured to set the edge of the hidden icon where the control point is located as a solid line, indicating that the hidden icon is currently in the The pre-selected state; the desktop icon display module 20 is configured to set the edge of the desktop icon to a dotted line, indicating that the desktop icon is currently in an unselected state.

 More preferably, the setting module 10 is configured to set a multi-level hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, and each of the upper hidden icons includes at least one hidden icon. For example, the desktop icon [e-book] is provided with a first-level hidden icon [classical], [martial arts], [science], [military], etc., and each first-level hidden icon is respectively provided with at least one second-level hidden icon. For example, the first level hidden icon [classical] includes the second level hidden icon [Journey to the West], [Dream of Red Mansions], [Historical Records] and so on.

 The hidden icon display module 30 is configured to display a next-level hidden icon corresponding to the upper-level hidden icon when a certain upper-level hidden icon is triggered, otherwise the next-level hidden icon corresponding to the upper-level hidden icon is not displayed. icon. For example, when the first level hidden icon [martial arts] is triggered, the first level hidden icon is displayed [martial arts] corresponding second level hidden icon [Shenzhen Heroes], [Lu Ding Ji], [Swordsman].

The startup module 40 is configured to start an application corresponding to the last-level hidden icon when the last-level hidden icon is triggered. For example, the second level hidden icon is the last level hidden icon. If the second level hidden icon [Journey to the West] is triggered, the second level hidden icon [Journey to the West] corresponding e-book [Journey to the West] is opened. By setting multiple levels of hidden icons through multiple desktop icons, the icon setting and display modes can be made more flexible and rich, especially when the desktop icons correspond to more hidden icons.

 3 is a flow chart showing a method of displaying an icon of the present invention. The display method can be implemented by the communication terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, and the steps are as follows:

 Step S301, setting a desktop icon and a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, and the icon setting step may be implemented by the setting module 10.

 Step S302: Display a desktop icon, and the desktop icon display step may be implemented by the desktop icon display module 20.

 Step S303: If the desktop icon receives the triggering action that meets the preset condition, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed, and the corresponding hidden icon is displayed in a preset manner around the desktop icon; otherwise, the desktop icon is not displayed. The hidden icon, the display/hide step of the hidden icon can be implemented by the hidden icon display module 30. More preferably, the step of displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon further comprises: if the hidden icon is triggered, starting the application corresponding to the hidden icon.

 4 is a flowchart of an icon setting step in the first embodiment of the present invention, including the following steps: Step S401: Receive a user setting request for a desktop icon of a desktop.

 Step S402, it is determined whether the number of desktop icons of the set desktop has reached the first maximum threshold, and if yes, step S403 is performed; otherwise, step S404 is performed. The first maximum threshold is the maximum number of icons for the number of desktop icons to reach a single desktop.

 Step S403: If the first maximum threshold has been reached, prompt to switch to another desktop for desktop icon setting or ending the process.

 In step S404, if the first maximum threshold is not reached, the desktop icon is set, and preferably the desktop icon can be selected or created.

 Step S405, receiving a hidden icon setting request for the desktop icon.

 In step S406, it is determined whether the number of hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icon has reached the second maximum threshold. If yes, step S407 is performed; otherwise, step S408 is performed. The second maximum threshold is that the number of hidden icons reaches the maximum value of the icon of the single desktop.

 Step S407, if the second maximum threshold has been reached, prompting to switch to another page for the hidden icon setting or ending process.

 Step S408, if the second maximum threshold is not reached, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is set, and the process returns to step S405.

 Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the steps of displaying/hiding hidden icons in the second embodiment of the present invention, including the steps as follows:

 Step S501: If it is detected that the control point is located on a desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed.

Step S502, if it is detected that the control point is not located on a desktop icon, the desktop icon is not displayed. Corresponding hidden icon. Preferably, if it is detected that the control point leaves the screen from the desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed; or, if it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the non-icon area of the screen And not displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon; or, if it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to another desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed, and another desktop is displayed The hidden icon corresponding to the icon.

 Step S503: If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the hidden icon of the desktop icon and/or the control point is differentiated in shape and/or color. Preferably, if it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the edge of the hidden icon where the control point is located is set to a solid line, indicating that the hidden icon is in a pre-selected state; The edge of the desktop icon is set to a dotted line, indicating that the desktop icon is unchecked.

 Step S504: If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon and then leaves the screen, the application corresponding to the hidden icon is started. The control point is preferably a finger or a touchpad touches the touch of the screen, and of course can also be a focus of a control screen such as a button, a mouse, or the like.

 Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the display/hidden steps of the hidden icon in the third embodiment of the present invention, including the steps as follows:

 Step S601: It is detected whether the control point is located on a certain desktop icon (focus icon), and if yes, step S602 is performed, otherwise the step is continued.

 Step S602: Display at least one hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon where the control point is located, where the hidden icons are all displayed around the desktop icon, and the edges of the hidden icons are drawn by a dotted line, indicating that the hidden icons are not selected. . Of course, if the current page cannot display all hidden icons, you can use the tab to display the hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icons. By setting the hidden icon by paging, the number of hidden icons can be made unlimited, especially when the desktop icon corresponds to more hidden icons.

 Step S603, detecting whether the control point is located on a hidden icon, if yes, executing step S604, otherwise executing step S605.

 Step S604, the edge of the hidden icon where the control point is located is set to a solid line, indicating that the hidden icon is currently in a pre-selected state; meanwhile, the edge of the desktop icon is set to a dotted line, indicating that the desktop icon is currently unselected. status.

 Step S605: It is detected whether the control point is located on another desktop icon, if yes, step S607 is performed, otherwise step S606 is performed.

 Step S606: It is detected whether the control point is located in the non-icon area, if yes, step S607 is performed, otherwise step S608 is performed.

 In step S607, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is hidden again, and the process returns to step S601. Of course, if the hidden icon has covered the entire desktop, it can be defined that when the control icon leaves the desktop icon in the pre-selected state, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is hidden.

Step S608, detecting whether the control point leaves the screen, if yes, executing step S609, otherwise returning to the step Step S603.

 Step S609, detecting whether there is a hidden icon in the pre-selected state, if yes, executing step S610, otherwise returning to step S601.

 Step S610, starting an application corresponding to the hidden icon in the pre-selected state.

 7 is a flowchart of a method for displaying an icon in a fourth embodiment of the present invention, including the following steps: Step S701: Set a multi-level hidden icon corresponding to a desktop icon, and each hidden icon of the upper level includes at least one hidden icon. For example, the desktop icon [e-book] is provided with a first-level hidden icon [classical], [martial arts], [science], [military], etc., and each first-level hidden icon is respectively provided with at least one second-level hidden icon. For example, the first level hidden icon [classical] includes the second level hidden icon [Journey to the West], [Dream of Red Mansions], [Historical Records] and so on.

 Step S702, displaying a desktop icon.

 Step S703: If the desktop icon is triggered, that is, the desktop icon receives the triggering action that meets the preset condition, the first level hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed, otherwise the first level hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed. For example, when the desktop icon [e-book] is triggered, the corresponding first-level hidden icons [classical], [martial arts], [science], [military], etc. are displayed.

 In step S704, if the hidden icon of the upper level is triggered, the next level hidden icon corresponding to the hidden icon of the previous level is displayed, otherwise the next level hidden icon corresponding to the hidden icon of the previous level is not displayed. For example, when the first-level hidden icon [martial arts] is triggered, the second-level hidden icon corresponding to the first-level hidden icon [martial arts] is displayed [the magical heroic biography], [deer dynasty], [swordsman], etc.; It will hide the first-level hidden icons [classical], [science], [military] and other corresponding second-level hidden icons.

 Step S705: If the last level hidden icon is triggered, the application corresponding to the last level hidden icon is started. For example, the second level hidden icon is the last level hidden icon. If the second level hidden icon [Journey to the West] is triggered, the second level hidden icon [Journey to the West] corresponds to the e-book [Journey to the West].

 8A to 8F are operation interface diagrams of a method for displaying an icon in a fifth example of the present invention, including the following steps:

 a) There are 12 desktop icons on a desktop: [Network Dating], [Web Search], [Instant Messaging], [Office], [e-book], [News], [Game], [Network Mall], [SMS 】, [Tools], [Mobile Banking], [Settings], as shown in Figure 8A.

 b) When the finger or stylus's contact falls on the desktop icon [game], it becomes the focus icon, and its corresponding hidden icons [Great Navigation], [Plants vs. Zombies], [Furious Xiaowu],

[Crazy Farm], [Gobang], [Chess], [Checkers], [Double Landlord] are displayed at the same time.

[Game] Around the icon, and each hidden icon is fully displayed. At this time, the [Game] icon is pre-selected, and its side line is indicated by a solid line; other hidden icons are unselected, and its side line is indicated by a broken line. Moreover, these hidden icons completely or partially cover other desktop icons. For example, the hidden icon [landlord] covers half of the desktop icon [e-book], as shown in FIG. 8B. c) When the contact moves from the desktop icon [game] to the hidden icon [landlord], the edge of the desktop icon [game] becomes a dotted line, indicating that it is unchecked; the edge of the hidden icon [landlord] becomes real Line, indicating that it is in the pre-selected state, as shown in Figure 8C. At this time, if the finger or the stylus leaves the touch screen, the hidden icon is selected, and the corresponding application is started.

 4) When the contact moves from the hidden icon [Douder Landlord] to the hidden icon [Gobang], the edge of the hidden icon [Double Landlord] becomes a dotted line, indicating that it is unchecked; the edge of the hidden icon [Gobang] becomes real Line, indicating that it is in the pre-selected state, as shown in Figure 8D. At this time, if the finger or the stylus leaves the touch screen, the icon [Gobang] is selected, and the corresponding application is started.

 5) When the contact moves from the hidden icon [landlord] to the desktop icon [e-book], all hidden icons of the desktop icon [game] are hidden again; and all hidden icons of the desktop icon [e-book] Historical Records], [Sui and Tang History], [Journey to the West], [Dream of Red Mansions], [Liao Zhai], [Romance of the Three Kingdoms], [Three Kingdoms], [Oral History], [Water Margin], [Zhou Yi], [The Analects] are simultaneously displayed. , as shown in Figure 8E.

 6) When the contact moves from the hidden icon [landlord] to the non-icon area, all hidden icons of the desktop icon [game] are re-hidden, as shown in Fig. 8F.

 In summary, the present invention adopts the hidden icon concept instead of the existing overlapping icon concept, first setting a desktop icon and at least one hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon; hiding the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon under normal circumstances; if the desktop icon is triggered, The hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed. In this way, the hidden hidden icons are completely in the same position, or are hidden at the same time, or displayed at the same time, so that the hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icons can be quickly displayed, and the hidden icons can be completely displayed for the user to correctly select, which not only reduces the user's Waiting time, and improving the user experience.

 Of course, there are other embodiments that can be made without departing from the spirit and spirit of the present invention. The corresponding changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

Claim  1. A method for displaying an icon, characterized in that the steps are as follows:  Setting a desktop icon and a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon;  Displaying the desktop icon;  If the desktop icon receives a trigger action that meets a preset condition, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed, otherwise the hidden icon is not displayed.  The display method according to claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon further comprises:  If the hidden icon is triggered, the application corresponding to the hidden icon is started.  The display method according to claim 2, wherein the step of setting the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon comprises:  After receiving the hidden icon setting request for the desktop icon, determining whether the number of hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icon has reached a second maximum threshold;  If the second maximum threshold has been reached, then prompt to switch to another page to set or end the hidden icon;  If the second maximum threshold is not reached, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is set. The display method according to claim 2, wherein the step of displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon comprises:  The corresponding hidden icon is displayed in a preset manner around the desktop icon.  The display method according to claim 2, wherein if the desktop icon receives a triggering action that meets a preset condition, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed, otherwise the The steps to hide the icon include:  If it is detected that the control point is located on the desktop icon, displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon;  If it is detected that the control point is not located on the desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed.  The display method according to claim 5, wherein the step of not displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon if the control point is not located on the desktop icon is further included:  If it is detected that the control point leaves the screen from the desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed; or  If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to a non-icon area of the screen, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed; or If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to another desktop icon, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is not displayed, and the hidden icon corresponding to the another desktop icon is displayed. The display method according to claim 5, wherein, if the desktop icon receives a triggering action that meets a preset condition, the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon is displayed, otherwise the The steps to hide the icon later include:  If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the desktop icon and/or the hidden icon where the control point is located are differentiated in shape and/or color. deal with.  The display method according to claim 7, wherein if the control point is detected to move from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the desktop icon and/or the control point is The step of distinguishing the shape and/or color of the hidden icon in which the hidden icon is located includes:  If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the edge of the hidden icon where the control point is located is set to a solid line, indicating that the hidden icon is in a pre-selected state; And setting the edge of the desktop icon to a dotted line, indicating that the desktop icon is unchecked.  The display method according to claim 5, wherein, if the hidden icon is triggered, the step of starting the application corresponding to the hidden icon further comprises:  If it is detected that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon and then leaves the screen, the application corresponding to the hidden icon is started.  The display method according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the step of setting the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon comprises:  Setting a multi-level hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, and each hidden icon of the upper level includes at least one hidden icon at a time;  The display method of the icon further includes:  If the upper-level hidden icon is triggered, the next-level hidden icon corresponding to the upper-level hidden icon is displayed, otherwise the next-level hidden icon corresponding to the upper-level hidden icon is not displayed; If the last level hidden icon is triggered, the application corresponding to the last level hidden icon is started.  1 1. A communication terminal, comprising:  a setting module, configured to set a desktop icon and a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon; a desktop icon display module, configured to display the desktop icon;  And a hidden icon display module, configured to: if the desktop icon receives a trigger action that meets a preset condition, display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, otherwise the hidden icon is not displayed.  The communication terminal according to claim 11, wherein the communication terminal further includes a startup module, where the startup module is configured to start the hidden icon corresponding to when the hidden icon is displayed and triggered s application. 13. The communication terminal according to claim 12, wherein said setting module is further Includes:  a hidden icon setting submodule, configured to determine, after receiving a hidden icon setting request for the desktop icon, whether the number of hidden icons corresponding to the desktop icon has reached a second maximum threshold; if the second maximum threshold has been reached , prompting to switch to another page for hiding icon setting or ending the process; if the second maximum threshold is not reached, setting the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon.  The communication terminal according to claim 12, wherein the hidden icon display module is configured to display the corresponding hidden manner in a preset manner around the desktop icon when the desktop icon is triggered. icon.  The communication terminal according to claim 12, wherein the hidden icon display module is configured to display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon when the control point is located on the desktop icon; Displaying the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon.  The communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein the hidden icon display module is configured to not display the corresponding icon of the desktop icon when detecting that the control point leaves the screen from the desktop icon Hidden icon; or  The hidden icon display module is configured to not display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon when detecting that the control point moves from the desktop icon to a non-icon area of the screen; or  The hidden icon display module is configured to not display the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon and display the another desktop icon when detecting that the control point moves from the desktop icon to another desktop icon Corresponding hidden icon.  The communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein the desktop icon display module is configured to detect when the control point moves from the desktop icon to a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, The desktop icon performs a distinction between shape and/or color; and/or  The hidden icon display module is configured to perform the shape and/or color of the hidden icon where the control point is located when the control point is moved from the desktop icon to a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon. Differentiate processing.  The communication terminal according to claim 17, wherein the hidden icon display module is configured to detect when the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon The edge of the hidden icon where the point is located is set to a solid line, indicating that the hidden icon is in a pre-selected state;  When the desktop icon display module is configured to detect that the control point moves from the desktop icon to the hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, the edge of the desktop icon is set to a dotted line, indicating that the desktop icon is not selected. . The communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein the activation module is configured to detect when a control point moves from the desktop icon to a hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon and then leaves the screen. The application corresponding to the hidden icon. The communication terminal according to any one of claims 12 to 19, wherein the setting module is configured to set a multi-level hidden icon corresponding to the desktop icon, and each upper hidden icon includes at least one level Hidden icon  The hidden icon display module is configured to display the next-level hidden icon corresponding to the upper-level hidden icon, if the upper-level hidden icon is triggered, otherwise the corresponding hidden icon of the upper-level hidden icon is not displayed. The next level hidden icon;  The startup module is configured to start an application corresponding to the last level hidden icon when the last level hidden icon is triggered.