INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150121270A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• 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, Chao, Wang, Guizhen
• Granted Patent: US 9,798,437 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/768
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• 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 3/0484 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 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An information processing method and an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes: judging whether a display region of a second non-full-screen window is totally covered by a display region of a first non-full-screen window; and if the display region of the second non-full-screen window is totally covered by the display region of the first non-full-screen window, generating an adjustment instruction and adjusting the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window based on the adjustment instruction to make both the display region of the first non-full-screen window and the display region of the second non-full-screen window displayed partly or totally in the display region of the touch display unit, where the conversion parameter at least includes a parameter value, a matrix, a parameter group or a parameter set.

Claims

1. An information processing method, which is applied to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has a touch display unit, a plurality of applications are capable of being run on the electronic device and displayed in a display region of the touch display unit, a full-screen window of an application is converted by the electronic device by using a conversion parameter to obtain a non-full-screen window of the application, and in a case that N non-full-screen windows are opened, wherein N is greater than or equal to 2, the method comprises:

judging whether a display region of a second non-full-screen window is totally covered by a display region of a first non-full-screen window; and

if the display region of the second non-full-screen window is totally covered by the display region of the first non-full-screen window, generating an adjustment instruction and adjusting the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window based on the adjustment instruction to make both the display region of the first non-full-screen window and the display region of the second non-full-screen window displayed partly or totally in the display region of the touch display unit,

wherein the conversion parameter at least comprises a parameter value, a matrix, a parameter group or a parameter set.

2. The method according to claim 1, before the judging whether a display region of a second non-full-screen window is totally covered by a display region of a first non-full-screen window, the method further comprising:

in a case that it is detected by the touch display unit a second operation performed on the first non-full-screen window, analyzing the second operation to obtain an analyzing result, and adjusting the display region of the first non-full-screen window based on the analyzing result.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window based on the adjustment instruction to make both the display region of the first non-full-screen window and the display region of the second non-full-screen window displayed partly or totally in the display region of the touch display unit comprises:

adjusting a conversion parameter of the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window based on an adjustment parameter for adjusting the display region of the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window in the adjustment instruction; and

adjusting position of the display region of the first non-full-screen window and/or the display region of the second non-full-screen window by using the conversion parameter to make both the display region of the first non-full-screen window and the display region of the second non-full-screen window displayed partly or totally in the display region of the touch display unit.

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

performing timing if it is detected that a first interaction event of the first non-full-screen window in an activated state is completed;

judging whether a second interaction event is processed in the first non-full-screen window, and stopping the timing if the second interaction event is processed in the first non-full-screen window; and

if no second interaction event is processed in the first non-full-screen window, judging whether duration of the timing reaches a predetermined threshold; and

if the duration of the timing reaches the predetermined threshold, generating a judgment result and changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window based on the judgment result to change a display effect of the first non-full-screen window.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the display parameter comprises at least one of a parameter indicative of whether to display, a parameter indicative of displaying color, and a parameter indicative of displaying transparency.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window based on the judgment result to change a display effect of the first non-full-screen window comprises:

changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window and a display parameter of a functional region of the first non-full-screen window based on the judgment result, to change a display effect of the first non-full-screen window and a display effect of the functional region of the first non-full-screen window;

or

changing a display parameter of a functional region of the first non-full-screen window based on the judgment result, to change a display effect of the functional region of the first non-full-screen window.

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

receiving a second operation for adjusting the first non-full-screen window; and

changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window during adjusting the first non-full-screen window in response to the second operation, to make the display region of the touch display unit not completely sheltered by the first non-full-screen window.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window during adjusting the first non-full-screen window comprises:

determining a transparency parameter value based on a preset rule and displaying the first non-full-screen window based on the transparency parameter value during adjusting the first non-full-screen window, to make the first non-full-screen window transparent.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

determining a range of the transparency parameter value based on the preset rule, and displaying the first non-full-screen window based on the range of the transparency parameter value, to make the first non-full-screen window gradually changed from a completely transparent state to a non-transparent state during adjusting the first non-full-screen window.

10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising,

before the changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window during adjusting the first non-full-screen window in response to the second operation, obtaining an initial display parameter value of the first non-full-screen window and saving the initial display parameter value;

and

after the changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window during adjusting the first non-full-screen window in response to the second operation, changing the transparency parameter value to the initial display parameter value.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch display unit, adapted to convert a full-screen window of an application by using a conversion parameter to obtain a non-full-screen window of the application, and display N non-full-screen windows opened in a display region of the touch display unit, wherein N is greater than or equal to 2;

a processing unit, adapted to judge whether a display region of a second non-full-screen window is totally covered by a display region of a first non-full-screen window; and

if the display region of the second non-full-screen window is totally covered by the display region of the first non-full-screen window, generate an adjustment instruction and adjust the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window based on the adjustment instruction to make both the display region of the first non-full-screen window and the display region of the second non-full-screen window displayed partly or totally in the display region of the touch display unit,

wherein the conversion parameter at least comprises a parameter value, a matrix, a parameter group or a parameter set.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein

the touch display unit is further adapted to, in a case that a second operation performed on the first non-full-screen window is detected, analyze the second operation to obtain an analyzing result and adjust the display region of the first non-full-screen window based on the analyzing result.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein

the touch display unit is adapted to adjust a conversion parameter of the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window based on an adjustment parameter for adjusting the display region of the first non-full-screen window and/or the second non-full-screen window in the adjustment instruction;

and adjust position of the display region of the first non-full-screen window and/or the display region of the second non-full-screen window by using the conversion parameter to make both the display region of first non-full-screen window and the display region of the second non-full-screen window displayed partly or totally in the display region of the touch display unit.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein

the processing unit is further adapted to

perform timing if it is detected that a first interaction event of the first non-full-screen window in an activated state is completed;

judge whether a second interaction event is processed in the first non-full-screen window, and stop the timing if the second interaction event is processed in the first non-full-screen window; and

if no second interaction event is processed in the first non-full-screen window, judge whether duration of the timing reaches a predetermined threshold; and

if the duration of the timing reaches the predetermined threshold, generate a judgment result and change a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window based on the judgment result to change a display effect of the first non-full-screen window.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the display parameter comprises at least one of a parameter indicative of whether to display, a parameter indicative of displaying color, and a parameter indicative of displaying transparency.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein

the processing unit is adapted to change a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window and a display parameter of a functional region of the first non-full-screen window based on the judgment result, to change a display effect of the first non-full-screen window and a display effect of the functional region of the first non-full-screen window;

or

the processing unit is adapted to change a display parameter of a functional region of the first non-full-screen window based on the judgment result, to change a display effect of the functional region of the first non-full-screen window.

17. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein

the processing unit comprises:

a second receiving unit, adapted to receive a second operation for adjusting the first non-full-screen window; and

a second responding unit, adapted to change a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window during adjusting the first non-full-screen window in response to the second operation, to make the display region of the touch display unit not completely sheltered by the first non-full-screen window.

18. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the second responding unit is further adapted to determine a transparency parameter value based on a preset rule and display the first non-full-screen window based on the transparency parameter value during adjusting the first non-full-screen window, to make the first non-full-screen window transparent.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the second responding unit is further adapted to determine a range of the transparency parameter value based on the preset rule, and display the first non-full-screen window based on the range of the transparency parameter value, to make the first non-full-screen window gradually changed from a completely transparent state to a non-transparent state during adjusting the first non-full-screen window.

20. The electronic device according to claim 18, further comprising:

a second obtaining unit, adapted to, before changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window during adjusting the first non-full-screen window in response to the second operation, obtain an initial display parameter value of the first non-full-screen window and save the initial display parameter value; and

a recovering unit, adapted to, after the changing a display parameter of the first non-full-screen window during adjusting the first non-full-screen window in response to the second operation, change the transparency parameter value to the initial display parameter value.