IP Library Granted Patent US 12693826
Granted Patent B2
US 12693826 · App. 18/857,264 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Image display method, terminal device, and storage medium

Inventor: Zhiwei Wang (Chengdu, CN)
Assignee: SPREADTRUM SEMICONDUCTOR (CHENGDU) CO., LTD.
G06F3/1431G06F9/451
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12693826
App. No.
18/857,264
Filed
Oct 16, 2024
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
SHAH, SUJIT
Art Unit
2624
USPC
345/1.1
Abstract

An image display method and apparatus, a terminal device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes the following. Corresponding initialization images are sent to multiple display screens according to an initial image in response to startup of a terminal device. Each display screen is controlled to simultaneously display a corresponding initialization image.

Claims (53)

1 . An image display method, performed by a terminal device and comprising:

combining an initialization image for each display screen of a plurality of display screens in response to the terminal device being in an offline state, to obtain an initialization-image combination;

sending the initialization-image combination to the plurality of display screens in response to startup of the terminal device, wherein the plurality of display screens are from at least two different electronic systems, and each electronic system of the at least two different electronic systems comprises an operating system and at least one display screen; and

controlling each display screen to simultaneously display a corresponding initialization image, before startup of operating systems of the at least two electronic systems,

wherein

in response to existence of at least two display screens belonging to a same electronic system among the plurality of display screens, combining the initialization image for each display screen to obtain the initialization-image combination comprises:

serializing initialization images for the at least two display screens to obtain an initialization image for the same electronic system, and combining the initialization image for the same electronic system and initialization images for other display screens among the plurality of display screens excluding the at least two display screens, to obtain the initialization-image combination; and

sending the initialization-image combination to the plurality of display screens comprises:

separating the initialization-image combination to obtain the initialization image for the same electronic system and the initialization images for other display screens among the plurality of display screens excluding the at least two display screens; and

de-serializing the initialization image for the same electronic system to obtain the initialization images for the at least two display screens of the same electronic system.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the initialization images to the plurality of display screens according to the initialization-image combination comprises:

sending the initialization-image combination; and

separating the initialization-image combination to obtain the corresponding initialization image for each display screen.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the initialization-image combination to the plurality of display screens comprises:

sending the initialization-image combination through a direct connection port between the terminal device and the plurality of display screens in response to the presence of the direct connection port; and

separating the initialization-image combination to obtain the initialization image for each display screen.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least two electronic systems comprise a first electronic system, the first electronic system comprises a first operating system and at least one first display screen, and the plurality of display screens comprise the at least one first display screen, and the method further comprises:

obtaining an application interface image for each first display screen in response to startup of the first operating system; and

controlling each first display screen to display the application interface image.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein obtaining the application interface image for each first display screen comprises:

obtaining an application-interface-image combination;

separating the application-interface-image combination to obtain an application interface image for each display screen of the plurality of display screens; and

determining the application interface image for each first display screen from the application interface image for each display screen.

6 . A terminal device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is connected to the memory, and the memory is configured to store a computer program, the computer program comprises program instructions, and the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to:

combine an initialization image for each of a plurality of display screens in response to the terminal device being in an offline state, to obtain an initialization-image combination;

send the initialization-image combination to the plurality of display screens according to the initialization-image combination in response to startup of the terminal device, wherein the plurality of display screens are from at least two different electronic systems, and each electronic system of the at least two different electronic systems comprises an operating system and at least one display screen; and

control each display screen to simultaneously display a corresponding initialization image, before startup of operating systems of the at least two electronic systems,

wherein

in response to existence of at least two display screens belonging to a same electronic system among the plurality of display screens, in terms of combining the initialization image for each display screen to obtain the initialization-image combination, the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to:

serialize initialization images for the at least two display screens to obtain an initialization image for the same electronic system, and combine the initialization image for the same electronic system and initialization images for other display screens among the plurality of display screens excluding the at least two display screens, to obtain the initialization-image combination; and

in terms of sending the initialization-image combination to the plurality of display screens, the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to:

separate the initialization-image combination to obtain the initialization image for the same electronic system and the initialization images for other display screens among the plurality of display screens excluding the at least two display screens; and

de-serialize the initialization image for the same electronic system to obtain the initialization images for the at least two display screens of the same electronic system.

7 . The terminal device of claim 6 , wherein in terms of sending the initialization images to the plurality of display screens according to the initialization-image combination, the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to:

send the initialization-image combination; and

separate the initialization-image combination to obtain the corresponding initialization image for each display screen.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, the computer program includes program instructions which, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, cause the processor to:

combine an initialization image for each of a plurality of display screens in response to the terminal device being in an offline state, to obtain an initialization-image combination;

send initialization-image combination to the plurality of display screens according to the initialization-image combination in response to startup of the terminal device, wherein the initialization-image combination is obtained by combining the initialization image for each display screen in response to the terminal device being in an offline state, the plurality of display screens are from at least two different electronic systems, and each electronic system of the at least two different electronic systems comprises an operating system and at least one display screen; and

controlling each display screen to simultaneously display a corresponding initialization image, before startup of operating systems of the at least two electronic systems,

wherein

in response to existence of at least two display screens belonging to a same electronic system among the plurality of display screens, in terms of combining the initialization image for each display screen to obtain the initialization-image combination, the processor is caused to:

serialize initialization images for the at least two display screens to obtain an initialization image for the same electronic system, and combine the initialization image for the same electronic system and initialization images for other display screens among the plurality of display screens excluding the at least two display screens, to obtain the initialization-image combination; and

in terms of sending the initialization-image combination to the plurality of display screens, the processor is caused to:

separate the initialization-image combination to obtain the initialization image for the same electronic system and the initialization images for other display screens among the plurality of display screens excluding the at least two display screens; and

de-serialize the initialization image for the same electronic system to obtain the initialization images for the at least two display screens of the same electronic system.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the at least two electronic systems comprise a first electronic system, the first electronic system comprises a first operating system and at least one first display screen, and the plurality of display screens comprise the at least one first display screen, and the computer program includes program instructions which further cause the processor to:

obtain an application interface image for each first display screen in response to startup of the first operating system; and

control each first display screen to display the application interface image.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein in terms of obtaining the application interface image for each first display screen, the computer program includes program instructions which further cause the processor to:

obtain an application-interface-image combination;

separate the application-interface-image combination to obtain an application interface image for each display screen of the plurality of display screens; and

determine the application interface image for each first display screen from the application interface image for each display screen.