Method for Processing information and Electronic Apparatus

• US 20150121229A1
• Filed: 03/31/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Jing, Wang, Guizhen, Lin, Lijun, Zhao, Leilei
• Granted Patent: US 9,841,944 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/728
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

A method for processing information applied in an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes: acquiring a first operation to trigger the multi-window manager; displaying the multi-window management interface corresponding to the multi-window manager in the touch-control display unit based on the first operation; displaying the at least one object identifier corresponding to the at least one application in the multi-window management interface, and displaying running status information corresponding to the at least one application. Using the technical solution of the present invention, the user is able to know the applications which may be displayed in a form of a small window and the current running status thereof conveniently and quickly by means of a multi-window management interface, and thereby the user experience is improved.

Claims

1. A method for processing information, applied in an electronic apparatus, comprising:

acquiring a first operation for triggering the multi-window manager, wherein the multi-window manager runs on the electronic apparatus;

triggering an object identifier in a multi-window manager corresponding to the multi-window manager, initiating an application corresponding to the object identifier, and determining a first transformation parameter, wherein the first transformation parameter is at least one of;

a single parameter, a matrix, a parameter group and a parameter set; and

displaying the multi-window management interface corresponding to the multi-window manager based on the first operation;

displaying the object identifier in the multi-window management interface, and displaying running status information corresponding to the application in a small window, wherein the small window is transformed from a full screen window based on the first transformation parameter.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring a first operation comprises:

detecting whether a touch operation which meets a first predetermined condition occurs; and

determining that the first operation is acquired, in the case where the operation meets the first predetermined condition;

detecting whether a key-pressing operation which meets a second predetermined condition occurs; and

determining that the first operation is acquired, in the case where the key-pressing operation meets the second predetermined condition;

detecting whether a change in an attitude of the electronic apparatus which meets a third predetermined condition occurs; and

determining that the first operation is acquired, in the case where the change in the attitude of the electronic apparatus which meets the third predetermined condition occurs;

or, detecting whether a voice operation which meets a fourth predetermined condition occurs; and

determining that the first operation is acquired, in the case where the voice operation meets the fourth predetermined condition.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring a second operation;

determining a first object identifier in the multi-window management interface according to the second operation; and

determining first running status information of the first object identifier, switching the first application from a first running status to a second running status according to the first running status information, and displaying second running status information of the first application in the multi-window management interface.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the multi-window management interface comprises a first region and a second region;

wherein the first region is configured to display the at least one object identifier corresponding to the at least one application, and the running status information corresponding to the at least one application;

wherein the second region comprises at least one first displaying small window, the first displaying small window is configured to display running interface of an application running in a foreground and opened in the form of the small window.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

obtaining a third operation and generating a third triggering instruction which indicates to select a first application from applications corresponding to the application identifiers displayed in the first region to run in the foreground; and

in response to the third triggering instruction, judging whether the selected first application runs in the foreground;

if the selected first application runs in the foreground, continuously running the first application in the foreground and displaying the running interface of the first application in a first displaying small window, assigned by the third triggering instruction, in the second region of the multi-window management interface;

if the selected first application does not run in the foreground, running the first application in the foreground and displaying the running interface of the first application in the first displaying small window, assigned by the third triggering instruction, in the second region of the multi-window management interface.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

in the case where the first application runs in the foreground, displaying the running interface of the first application in the form of a first small window corresponding to the first displaying small window, wherein the first small window is covered by the multi-window management interface transparently, translucently or nontransparently.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein after the displaying the running interface of the first application in the first displaying small window assigned by the third triggering instruction, the method further comprises:

obtaining a fourth operation and generating a fourth triggering instruction which indicates to clean the first application displayed in the first displaying small window; and

in response to the fourth triggering instruction, switching the first application to run in a background or stopping the first application, and cleaning both the running interface of the first application in the first displaying small window and the first small window corresponding to the first displaying small window.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein after the displaying the running interface of the first application in the first displaying small window assigned by the third triggering instruction, the method further comprises:

obtaining a fifth operation and generating a fifth triggering instruction which indicates to switch the application running in the foreground from the first application to a second application; and

in response to the fifth triggering instruction, switching the first application to run in a background and the second application to run in the foreground, and displaying the running interface of the second application in a first displaying small window, assigned by the fifth triggering instruction, in the second region of the multi-window management interface, wherein the first displaying small window assigned by the fifth triggering instruction is the same as the first displaying small window assigned by the second triggering instruction, and the running interface of the second application displayed in the first displaying small window is configured to replace the running interface of the first application.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the second regions comprises at least two first displaying small windows, and the first small window corresponds to the first displaying small window in one-to-one correspondence;

in the case where the different first displaying small windows are respectively configured to display running interfaces of different applications, the method further comprises;

obtaining a sixth operation and generating a sixth triggering instruction which indicates to exchange the running interfaces of the corresponding applications displayed in the two first displaying small windows; and

in response to the sixth triggering instruction, replacing the running interfaces of the corresponding applications displayed in the two first displaying small windows assigned by the sixth triggering instruction with each other and also replacing the running interfaces of the corresponding applications displayed in the two first small windows respectively corresponding to the two first displaying small windows with each other.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring a seventh operation;

generating a seventh instruction based on the seventh operation;

detecting a display state of the target object corresponding to the multi-window management application and obtaining a detection result, in response to the seventh instruction; and

switching from a first display state to a second display state in the case where the detection result shows that the target object corresponding to the multi-window management application is in the first display state.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a sensing unit, the method comprises:

detecting, by the sensing unit, a grip state of the electronic apparatus;

displaying the target object corresponding to the multi-window management application on a first region of the touch-control display unit, in the case where the grip state of the electronic apparatus is a first state; and

displaying the target object corresponding to the multi-window management application on a second region of the touch-control display unit, in the case where the grip state of the electronic apparatus is a second state.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the detecting, by the sensing unit, a grip state of the electronic apparatus comprises:

detecting, by the sensing unit, a deflection angle of the electronic apparatus;

comparing the deflection angle with a preset standard value of a posture, wherein the standard value characterizes a parameter value of the posture in the case where the electronic apparatus is in a horizontal state;

determining that the grip state of the electronic apparatus is the first state, in the case where the deflection angle is greater than the standard value; and

determining that the grip state of the electronic apparatus is the second state, in the case where the deflection angle is less than the standard value.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the detecting, by the sensing unit, a grip state of the electronic apparatus comprises:

detecting, by the sensing unit, touch areas of a first surface and a second surface of the electronic apparatus;

comparing the touch area of the first surface with the touch area of the second surface;

determining that the grip state of the electronic apparatus is the first state, in the case where the touch area of the first surface is larger than the touch area of the second surface; and

determining that the grip state of the electronic apparatus is the second state, in the case where the touch area of the first surface is smaller than the touch area of the second surface.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the detecting, by the sensing unit, a grip state of the electronic apparatus comprises:

detecting, by the sensing unit, fingerprint information on a first surface and/or a second surface of the electronic apparatus; and

determining the grip state of the electronic apparatus based on the fingerprint information on the first surface and/or the fingerprint information on the second surface.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the detecting, by the sensing unit, a grip state of the electronic apparatus comprises:

collecting, by the sensing unit, a grip image of the electronic apparatus;

analyzing the grip image and acquiring a characteristic parameter of the grip image; and

matching the characteristic parameter of the grip image with a prestored standard parameter to determine the grip state of the electronic apparatus.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein the detecting, by the sensing unit, a grip state of the electronic apparatus comprises:

detecting a position of a touch-controlling point operated on the touch-control display unit by a user within a predetermined period, to obtain N position coordinates, with N being an integer greater than or equal to 1;

generating touch-control region information based on the N position coordinates, wherein the touch-control region information characterizes a touch-control region operated on the touch-control display unit by the user within the predetermined period;

determining the first region and the second region based on the touch-control region information;

acquiring a first touch-control operation and determining a position of a touch-control point operated on the touch-control display unit by the first touch-control operation;

determining that the grip state of the electronic apparatus is the first state, in the case where the position of the touch-control point operated by the first touch-control operation is in the first region; and

determining that the grip state of the electronic apparatus is the second state, in the case where the position of the touch-control point operated by the first touch-control operation is in the second region.

17. An electronic apparatus, comprising a touch-control display unit,

wherein,

a multi-window manager runs on the electronic apparatus;

the touch-control display unit is configured to display a multi-window management interface corresponding to the multi-window manager, and the multi-window management interface is configured to display at least one object identifier corresponding to at least one application;

a first transformation parameter is determined in the case where any one of the object identifiers in the multi-window manager is triggered and the application corresponding to the object identifier is initiated;

a full screen window of the initiated application is transformed into a small window for displaying the application by using the first transformation parameter, a display region of the small window being smaller than a display region of the full screen window for displaying the application;

the electronic apparatus comprises a first acquiring device and a first display device, wherein;

the first acquiring device is configured to acquire a first operation to trigger the multi-window manager;

the first display device is configured to display the multi-window management interface corresponding to the multi-window manager in the touch-control display unit based on the first operation;

to display the at least one object identifier corresponding to the at least one application in the multi-window management interface, and to display running status information corresponding to the at least one application.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the first acquiring device comprises a detecting unit and a determining unit, wherein:

the detecting unit is configured to detect whether a touch operation which meets a first predetermined condition occurs; and

the determining unit is configured to determine that the first operation is acquired, in the case where the operation meets the first predetermined condition;

the detecting unit is configured to detect whether a key-pressing operation which meets a second predetermined condition occurs; and

the determining unit is configured to determine that the first operation is acquired, in the case where the key-pressing operation meets the second predetermined condition;

the detecting unit is configured to detect whether a change in an attitude of the electronic apparatus which meets a third predetermined condition occurs; and

the determining unit is configured to determine that the first operation is acquired, in the case where the change in the attitude of the electronic apparatus which meets the third predetermined condition occurs;

or,

the detecting unit is configured to detect whether a voice operation which meets a fourth predetermined condition occurs; and

the determining unit is configured to determine that the first operation is acquired, in the case where the voice operation meets the fourth predetermined condition.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the first display device is further configured to display the multi-window management interface corresponding to the multi-window manager in the touch-control display unit based on the first operation;

to display the at least one object identifier corresponding to the at least one application in the multi-window management interface; and

to display at least one piece of running status information in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one application in the multi-window management interface, in the case where the running status of the at least one application is determined to be different.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a second acquiring device, a determining device and a second display device, wherein:

the second acquiring device is configured to acquire an operation input by the user;

the determining device is configured to determine a first object identifier in the multi-window management interface according to a second operation in the case where the operation is determined to be the second operation; and

the second display device is configured to determine first running status information of the current first object identifier, to switch the first application from a first running status to a second running status according to the first running status information, and to display second running status information of the first application in the multi-window management interface.