Method, device for displaying reference content and storage medium thereof

• US 10,698,579 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2017
• Issued: 06/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Zhang, Kunjie, Wang, Danning, Le, Jing, Xiong, Shenping, Wang, Le, Wu, Si, Chen, Siquan
• Primary Examiner(s): Merkoulova, Olga V
• Application Number:
  US15/673,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20170336935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,056 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4781 Games

Abstract

A method and device for displaying reference content, and a storage medium thereof are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes displaying a first interface in response to an operation of enabling the first interface; displaying multiple second interfaces on the first interface in a form of floating window in response to an operation of enabling reference content, the multiple second interfaces including different reference content respectively; and displaying, in response to an operation of selecting a second interface from the multiple second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying manner. The formation arranging efficiency and communication efficiency between game players and the reference content can be improved by the above technical solution.

Claims

1. A method for displaying reference content, comprising:

in a device for displaying reference content comprising a processor;

displaying a first interface in response to an operation of enabling the first interface;

displaying a plurality of second interfaces on the first interface in a form of floating window in response to an operation of enabling reference content, with the plurality of second interfaces respectively comprising different reference content;

displaying, in response to an operation of selecting a second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying manner, at least a portion of content from the first interface being visible in an area defined by the selected second interface, the area including the reference content of the selected second interface, the reference content being translucent; and

zooming, in response to a zoom operation, the area defined by the selected second interface such that the portion of content from the first interface and the reference content become larger in the selected second interface.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying manner comprises:

displaying the selected second interface on the first interface in a floating manner, wherein the area of the selected second interface is over at least half of an area of the first interface.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying manner comprises:

displaying the selected second interface at a preset position and at a preset size.

4. The method according to claim 2,

wherein the selected second interface comprises a plurality of function operation buttons, the method further comprising:

processing, in response to detection of a function operation corresponding to the function operation button, the selected second interface in a manner corresponding to the function operation.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the selected second interface comprises a plurality of function operation buttons, the method further comprising:

processing, in response to any function operation performed via the function operation button, the selected second interface in a manner corresponding to the function operation.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying, in response to the operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner further comprises:

displaying, in response to an operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, a video about the reference content on the selected interface, wherein the video about the reference content comprises dynamic descriptive information about the reference content; and

displaying the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner in response to an operation of affirming the selected operation interface.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein displaying, in response to an operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying manner comprises:

displaying, in response to the operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, a video about the reference content on the selected operation interface, wherein the video about the reference content comprises dynamic descriptive information about the reference content; and

displaying the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner in response to an operation of affirming the selected operation interface.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein displaying, in response to an operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner comprises:

displaying, in response to an operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, a video about the reference content on the selected operation interface, wherein the video about the reference content comprises dynamic descriptive information about the reference content; and

displaying the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner in response to an operation of affirming the selected operation interface.

9. A device for displaying reference content, the device comprising:

a hardware processor and a storage medium accessible by the hardware processor, the hardware processor configured to;

display a first interface in response to an operation of enabling the first interface;

display a plurality of second interfaces on the first interface in a form of floating window in response to an operation of enabling reference content, with the plurality of second interfaces respectively comprising different reference content;

display, in response to an operation of selecting a second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying manner, at least a portion of content from the first interface being visible in an area defined by the selected second interface, the area including the reference content of the selected second interface, the reference content being translucent; and

zoom, in response to a zoom operation, the area defined by the selected second interface such that the portion of content from the first interface and the reference content become larger in the selected second interface.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein displaying to display the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying manner the hardware processor is further configured to:

display the selected second interface on the first interface in a floating manner, wherein the area of the selected second interface is over at least half of an area of the first interface.

11. The device according to claim 9, wherein to display the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying the hardware processor is further configured to:

display the selected second interface at a preset position and at a preset size.

12. The device according to claim 10, wherein the selected second interface comprises a plurality of function operation buttons, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

process, in response to detection of a function operation corresponding to the function operation button, the selected second interface in a manner corresponding to the function operation.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the selected second interface comprises a plurality of function operation buttons, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

process, in response to any function operation performed via the function operation button, the selected second interface in a manner corresponding to the function operation.

14. The device according to claim 9, wherein to display, in response to the operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner, the hardware processor is further configured to:

display, in response to an operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, a video about the reference content on the selected interface, wherein the video about the reference content comprises dynamic descriptive information about the reference content; and

display the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner in response to an operation of affirming the selected operation interface.

15. The device according to claim 10, wherein to display, in response to an operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner, the hardware processor is further configured to:

display, in response to the operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, a video about the reference content on the selected operation interface, wherein the video about the reference content comprises dynamic descriptive information about the reference content; and

display the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner in response to an operation of affirming the selected operation interface.

16. The device according to claim 11, wherein to display, in response to the operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner, the hardware processor is further configured to:

display, in response to an operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, a video about the reference content on the selected operation interface, wherein the video about the reference content comprises dynamic descriptive information about the reference content; and

display the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner in response to an operation of affirming the selected operation interface.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, having computer executable instructions stored therein, the computer executable instructions accessible by a processor, the computer executable instructions configured to cause the processor to:

display a first interface in response to an operation of enabling the first interface;

display a plurality of second interfaces on the first interface in a form of floating window in response to an operation of enabling reference content, with the plurality of second interfaces respectively comprising different reference content;

display, in response to an operation of selecting a second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, the selected second interface on the first interface in an overlaying manner, at least a portion of the content from the first interface being visible in an area defined by the selected second interface, the area including the reference content of the selected second interface the reference content being translucent; and

zoom, in response to a zoom operation, the area defined by the selected second interface such that the portion of content from the first interface and the reference content become larger in the selected second interface.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

display the selected second interface on the first interface in a floating manner, wherein the area of the selected second interface is over at least half of an area of the first interface.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

display the selected second interface at a preset position on the first interface and in a preset size.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

display, in response to an operation of selecting the second interface from the plurality of second interfaces, a video about the reference content on the selected interface, wherein the video about the reference content comprises dynamic descriptive information about the reference content; and

display the selected second interface on the first interface in the overlaying manner in response to an operation of affirming the selected operation interface.