MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SPLIT SCREEN CONTROL THEREOF, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20200133487A1
• Filed: 12/27/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Inventors: ZHANG, Weichao
• Granted Patent: US 11,237,724 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• 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: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a method for split screen control thereof, and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes the following. The mobile terminal determines, in a split screen mode, a first split screen. The mobile terminal detects, in the split screen mode, an instruction for desktop display. The mobile terminal acquires a desktop icon and displays the desktop icon on the first split screen, upon receiving the instruction for desktop display.

Claims

1. A method for split screen control of a mobile terminal, comprising:

determining, in a split screen mode, a first split screen;

detecting an instruction for desktop display; and

acquiring a desktop icon and displaying the desktop icon on the first split screen, upon receiving the instruction for desktop display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after displaying the desktop icon on the first split screen,

displaying on a second split screen an application suitable for split screen display in response to an application launching instruction.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a plurality of running applications on at least two split screens respectively, when a number of the plurality of running applications is less than or equal to a number of the at least two split screens; and

displaying, according to user selection or preset logic, running applications of which a number is equal to that of the at least two split screens on the at least two split screens respectively, when the number of the plurality of running applications is greater than the number of the at least two split screens.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after displaying the desktop icon on the first split screen,

displaying in full screen or stopping launching an application not suitable for split screen display in response to an application launching instruction.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein displaying in full screen or stopping launching the application not suitable for split screen display comprises:

asking a user to select displaying in full screen or stopping launching the application not suitable for split screen display; and

displaying in full screen or stopping launching the application not suitable for split screen display according to user selection.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the desktop icon displayed on the first split screen is all or part of desktop icons of the mobile terminal, and wherein the part of desktop icons is defined by a user or determined according to preset logic.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

before displaying the desktop icon on the first split screen,

when an application is already displayed on the first split screen, controlling the application to run in background.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring the desktop icon in real time;

acquiring and saving the desktop icon in advance and reading the desktop icon when needed;

acquiring the desktop icon in real time according to a list specified by a user in advance;

or

calculating and acquiring the desktop icon in real time according to preset logic.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring a desktop background while acquiring the desktop icon; and

displaying the desktop background on the first split screen while displaying the desktop icon on the first split screen.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring the desktop icon according to an interface provided by an operating system of the mobile terminal.

11. A mobile terminal, comprising a processor and a memory configured to store computer programs, wherein the computer programs are executable on the processor and the processor is configured to:

determine, in a split screen mode, a split screen for desktop icon display; and

acquire a desktop icon and display the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display, upon receiving an instruction for desktop display.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display on a split screen, an application suitable for split screen display, in response to an application launching instruction, after displaying the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display a plurality of running applications on at least two split screens respectively, when a number of the plurality of running applications is less than or equal to a number of the at least two split screens; and

display, according to user selection or preset logic, running applications of which a number is equal to that of the at least two split screens on the at least two split screens respectively, when the number of the plurality of running applications is greater than the number of the at least two split screens.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display in full screen or stop launching an application not suitable for split screen display, in response to an application launching instruction, after displaying the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the desktop icon displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display is all or part of desktop icons of the mobile terminal, and wherein the part of desktop icons is defined by a user or determined according to preset logic.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

control an application to run in background when the application is already displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store computer programs which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

determine, in a split screen mode, a split screen for desktop icon display;

detect an instruction for desktop display; and

acquire a desktop icon and display the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display, upon receiving the instruction for desktop display.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the computer programs, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

display on a split screen, an application suitable for split screen display, in response to an application launching instruction, after displaying the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the desktop icon displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display is all or part of desktop icons of the mobile terminal, and wherein the part of desktop icons is defined by a user or determined according to preset logic.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the computer programs, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

control an application to run in background when the application is already displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display.