Method for displaying information, and terminal equipment

• US 9,959,009 B1
• Filed: 01/27/2017
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Beijing Kingsoft Internet Security software Co.Ltd (Kingsoft Corporation Limited)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Kingsoft Internet Security software Co.Ltd (Kingsoft Corporation Limited)
• Inventors: Duman, Hujia, Huang, Ruimin, Chen, Bo, Feng, Wen-Chen, Yu, Qingqing, Gan, Ni, Wu, Xinwei, Zhou, Jiabo, Sun, Xiaoming, Yu, Ling
• Primary Examiner(s): Pan, Yongjia
• Application Number:
  US15/418,215
• Time in Patent Office: 459 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a method for displaying information and a terminal equipment, and relate to the technical field of computers, wherein, the above method comprises: detecting whether a display screen of a terminal equipment switches from a screen-off state to a screen-on state when the display screen is in the screen-off state; if so, displaying at least one information card on the display screen, wherein, the size of the information card is smaller than that of the display screen; each information card includes information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment. By applying the solution provided by the embodiments of the present application, the usage of spare time of users can be improved.

Claims

1. A method for displaying information, wherein the method comprises:

detecting whether a display screen of a terminal equipment switches from a screen-off state to a screen-on state when the display screen is in the screen-off state;

determining whether the display screen is maintained in the screen-on state for a predetermined period after switching from the screen-off state to the screen-on state,

after the display screen is maintained in the screen-on state for a predetermined period after switching from the screen-off state to the screen-on state;

displaying at least one information card on the display screen, wherein the size of the information card is smaller than that of the display screen and each information card includes information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment,

receiving an interaction instruction for the currently displayed information card, and

performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction, wherein when the interaction instruction is an instruction to overturn an information card;

the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises overturning the information card so as to show the reverse side of the information card and displaying information on the reverse side of the information card related to information displayed on the front side of the information card before overturning; and

wherein when the information card comprises a multimedia resource display area and a text area, the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises overturning the text area of the information card but not overturning the multimedia resource display area so as to show the reverse side of the text area of the information card and displaying information on the reverse side of the text area of the information card related to information displayed on the front side of the text area of the information card before overturning.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of displaying at least one information card on the display screen comprises:

displaying at least one information card on the display screen horizontally.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment includes one of the following:

information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment before the display screen switches from the screen-off state to the screen-on state; and

information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment after the display screen switches from the screen-off state to the screen-on state.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of detecting whether the display screen switches from the screen-off state to the screen-on state comprises:

detecting whether the display screen switches from the screen-off state to the screen-on state when the terminal equipment is in a locked-screen state.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a switching instruction for the currently displayed information card; and

replacing the currently displayed information card with at least one new information card on the display screen.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein,

the switching instruction includes a rightward switching instruction and a leftward switching instruction;

and

the step of replacing the currently displayed information card with at least one new information card on the display screen comprises;

if the switching instruction is a rightward switching instruction, moving the currently displayed information card rightward out of the display screen and moving at least one new information card into the display screen from left to right;

if the switching instruction is leftward switching instruction, moving the currently displayed information card leftward out of the display screen and moving at least one new information card into the display screen from right to left.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

displaying prompt information in a preset position of the display screen, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting the presence of other information cards.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, the step of displaying prompt information in a preset position of the display screen comprises:

displaying a prompt card on the left boundary and/or the right boundary of the display screen, wherein, the size of the prompt card is set according to the remaining size of the display screen which is the size obtained by subtracting the size of the currently displayed information card from the size of the display screen.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein,

the interaction instruction is an information processing instruction;

and

the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises at least one of the following;

sending input information corresponding to the information processing instruction to a program corresponding to a target card, wherein, the target card is a card among the currently displayed information cards at which the interaction instruction is directed; and

receiving the information sent by the program corresponding to the target card, and updating and displaying the information on the target card.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises one of the following:

moving the target card out of the display screen when the interaction instruction is a card-moving-out instruction, wherein, the target card is a card among the currently displayed information cards at which the interaction instruction is directed;

adjusting the size of the target card on the display screen when the interaction instruction is a size adjusting instruction, wherein, the target card is a card among the currently displayed information cards at which the interaction instruction is directed;

adjusting the number of the currently displayed information cards when the interaction instruction is an instruction of adjusting the number of cards; and

adjusting the display state of information in the target card when the interaction instruction is a display state adjusting instruction.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein,

the interaction instruction is a program jumping instruction;

and

the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises;

jumping to an application window corresponding to the target card, wherein, the target card is a card among the currently displayed information cards at which the interaction instruction is directed.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein,

the interaction instruction is a layout adjusting instruction;

and

the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises;

obtaining at least two summary cards to be displayed, wherein the content of each summary card is determined according to the information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment, the at least two summary cards includes an summary card of the currently displayed information card; and

replacing the currently displayed information card with the at least two summary cards.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, the at least two summary cards are displayed in one of the following ways:

the at least two summary cards are displayed in at least one column as a summary card queue, wherein the summary cards in the summary card queue are arranged in a non-overlapping manner; and

the at least two summary cards are displayed in at least one row as a summary card queue.

14. A non-temporary non-transitory storage medium, wherein the non-temporary non-transitory storage medium is used for storing executable codes that are configured to perform the method for displaying information of claim 1.

15. A terminal equipment, wherein the terminal equipment comprises:

a processor, a memory, a communication interface, an input/output interface and a bus, wherein the processor, the memory, the communication interface and the input/output interface are connected to the bus respectively, the memory is used for storing executable program codes;

the possessor executes a program corresponding to the executable program codes by reading the executable program codes stored in the memory, so as to perform a method for displaying information, wherein the method for displaying information comprises;

detecting whether a display screen of a terminal equipment switches from a screen-off state to a screen-on state when the display screen is in the screen-off state;

determining whether the display screen is maintained in the screen-on state for a predetermined period after switching from the screen-off state to the screen-on state,

after the display screen is maintained in the screen-on state for a predetermined period after switching from the screen-off state to the screen-on state;

displaying at least one information card on the display screen, wherein the size of the information card is smaller than that of the display screen and each information card includes information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment,

receiving an interaction instruction for the currently displayed information card, and

performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction, wherein when the interaction instruction is an instruction to overturn an information card;

the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises overturning the information card so as to show the reverse side of the information card and displaying information on the reverse side of the information card related to information displayed on the front side of the information card before overturning; and

wherein when the information card comprises a multimedia resource display area and a text area, the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises overturning the text area of the information card but not overturning the multimedia resource display area so as to show the reverse side of the text area of the information card and displaying information on the reverse side of the text area of the information card related to information displayed on the text area of the information card before overturning.

16. The terminal equipment according to claim 15, wherein, the step of displaying at least one information card on the display screen comprises:

displaying at least one information card on the display screen horizontally.

17. The terminal equipment according to claim 15, wherein, the step of detecting whether the display screen switches from the screen-off state to the screen-on state comprises:

detecting whether the display screen switches from the screen-off state to the screen-on state when the terminal equipment is in a locked-screen state.

18. The terminal equipment according to claim 15, wherein, the method for displaying information further comprises:

receiving a switching instruction for the currently displayed information card; and

replacing the currently displayed information card with at least one new information card on the display screen.

19. The terminal equipment according to claim 18, wherein,

the switching instruction includes a rightward switching instruction and a leftward switching instruction;

and

the step of replacing the currently displayed information card with at least one new information card on the display screen comprises;

if the switching instruction is a rightward switching instruction, moving the currently displayed information card rightward out of the display screen and moving at least one new information card into the display screen from left to right;

if the switching instruction is leftward switching instruction, moving the currently displayed information card leftward out of the display screen and moving at least one new information card into the display screen from right to left.

20. The terminal equipment according to claim 15, wherein, the method for displaying information further comprises:

displaying prompt information in a preset position of the display screen, wherein the prompt information is used for prompting the presence of other information cards.

21. The terminal equipment according to claim 20, wherein, the step of displaying prompt information in a preset position of the display screen comprises:

displaying a prompt card on the left boundary and/or the right boundary of the display screen, wherein, the size of the prompt card is set according to the remaining size of the display screen which is the size obtained by subtracting the size of the currently displayed information card from the size of the display screen.

22. The terminal equipment according to claim 15, wherein,

the interaction instruction is an information processing instruction;

and

the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises at least one of the following;

sending input information corresponding to the information processing instruction to a program corresponding to a target card, wherein, the target card is a card among the currently displayed information cards at which the interaction instruction is directed; and

receiving the information sent by the program corresponding to the target card, and updating and displaying the information on the target card.

23. The terminal equipment according to claim 15, wherein, the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises one of the following:

moving the target card out of the display screen when the interaction instruction is a card-moving-out instruction, wherein, the target card is a card among the currently displayed information cards at which the interaction instruction is directed;

adjusting the size of the target card on the display screen when the interaction instruction is a size adjusting instruction, wherein, the target card is a card among the currently displayed information cards at which the interaction instruction is directed;

adjusting the number of the currently displayed information cards when the interaction instruction is an instruction of adjusting the number of cards; and

adjusting the display state of information in the target card when the interaction instruction is a display state adjusting instruction.

24. The terminal equipment according to claim 15, wherein,

when the interaction instruction is a program jumping instruction, the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises:

jumping to an application window corresponding to the target card, wherein, the target card is a card among the currently displayed information cards at which the interaction instruction is directed.

25. The terminal equipment according to claim 15, wherein,

the interaction instruction is a layout adjusting instruction;

and

the step of performing an operation corresponding to the interaction instruction comprises;

obtaining at least two summary cards to be displayed, wherein the content of each summary card is determined according to the information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment, the at least two summary cards includes an summary card of the currently displayed information card; and

replacing the currently displayed information card with the at least two summary cards.

26. The terminal equipment according to claim 25, wherein, the at least two summary cards are displayed in one of the following ways:

the at least two summary cards are displayed in at least one column as a summary card queue, wherein the summary cards in the summary card queue are arranged in a non-overlapping manner; and

the at least two summary cards are displayed in at least one row as a summary card queue.