IP Library Granted Patent US 12704948
Granted Patent B2
US 12704948 · App. 18/619,976 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Content display method and apparatus and electronic device

Inventor: Hanqiu Yang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
G06F3/0484G06F3/1407
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Patent No.
US 12704948
App. No.
18/619,976
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A content display method includes receiving a first input by a user in a case of displaying a content in a first object; and in response to the first input, displaying M contents in M regions of the screen of an electronic device. The M regions correspond to the M contents one-to-one, M is an integer greater than 1, each of the M contents includes at least one of the first content in the first object or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content in the first object; and at least part of content in different regions is different.

Claims (102)

1 . A content display method, comprising:

receiving a first input by a user in a case of displaying a content in a first object; and

in response to the first input, displaying M contents in M regions of a screen of an electronic device, wherein the M regions correspond to the M contents one-to-one, M is an integer greater than 1,

each of the M contents comprises at least one of the following: a first content in the first object or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content in the first object; and at least part of content in different regions is different; wherein

after the displaying the M contents in the M regions of the screen of the electronic device, the method further comprises:

receiving a third input by the user on multiple regions in the M regions;

in response to the third input, displaying prompt information, wherein the prompt information comprises multiple region identifiers, and each region identifier is used to indicate at least one region in the multiple regions;

receiving a fourth input by the user on a target region identifier among the multiple region identifiers, wherein the target region identifier is used to indicate a second region; and

in response to the fourth input, splitting a content in the second region into at least two second sub-contents according to a priority of the content in the second region, dividing the second region into at least two second sub-regions, and displaying one of the second sub-contents in each of the second sub-regions; wherein

each second sub-content comprises at least one of the following: the first content, or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the M contents comprise the first content and N types of additional information, and N is a positive integer; and

the displaying the M contents in the M regions of the screen of the electronic device comprises:

sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions according to a first priority order of the first content and the N types of additional information.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein in a case that the first object is a document, before the receiving the first input by the user, the method further comprises:

displaying the first content and the N types of additional information on the screen;

the sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions according to the first priority order of the first content and the N types of additional information comprises:

splitting the first content and the N types of additional information into the M contents according to the first priority order and M first size ratios, and sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions; wherein

each first size ratio is a ratio of a size of one of the M regions to a size of the screen, and each content comprises the first content, or each content comprises the first content and at least one of the N types of additional information.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein in a case that the first object is a video file, before the receiving the first input by the user, the method further comprises:

displaying a second content on the screen, wherein the second content comprises the first content, or the first content and first type of additional information; and

the sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions according to the first priority order of the first content and the N types of additional information comprises:

determining M−1 first target regions from the M regions;

determining, according to M−1 second size ratios, the N types of additional information from P types of additional information arranged in a priority order, wherein P is an integer greater than or equal to N, and each second size ratio is a ratio of a size of a first target region to a size of the screen; and

splitting the first content and the N types of additional information into the M contents according to the M−1 second size ratios, a third size ratio, and the first priority order, and sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions, wherein the third size ratio is a ratio of a size of a second target region to the size of the screen, and the second target region is a region in the M regions other than M−1 target regions.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the displaying the M contents in the M regions of the screen of the electronic device, the method further comprises:

receiving a second input by the user on a first region in the M regions; and

in response to the second input, splitting a content in the first region into at least two first sub-contents according to a priority of the content in the first region, dividing the first region into at least two first sub-regions, and displaying one of the first sub-contents in each of the first sub-regions; wherein

each first sub-content comprises at least one of the following: the first content, or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the M regions comprise a third region and a fourth region, and a number of types of additional information comprised in the third region is greater than a number of types of additional information comprised in the fourth region;

after the displaying the M contents in the M regions of the screen of the electronic device, the method further comprises:

receiving a fifth input by the user; and

in response to the fifth input, in a case that feature information of the fifth input matches feature information of the first input, displaying, in the fourth region, part of a content in the third region, and canceling the display of the part of the content in the third region.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the displaying the M contents in the M regions of the screen of the electronic device, the method further comprises:

receiving a sixth input by the user; and

in response to the sixth input, in a case that an input position of the sixth input matches an input position of the first input and an input direction of the sixth input is different from an input direction of the first input, displaying the content in the first object in a display manner used before receiving the first input.

8 . An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

receiving a first input by a user in a case of displaying a content in a first object; and

in response to the first input, displaying M contents in M regions of a screen of the electronic device, wherein the M regions correspond to the M contents one-to-one, M is an integer greater than 1,

each of the M contents comprises at least one of the following: a first content in the first object or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content in the first object; and at least part of content in different regions is different;

wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

receiving a third input by the user on multiple regions in the M regions;

in response to the third input, displaying prompt information, wherein the prompt information comprises multiple region identifiers, and each region identifier is used to indicate at least one region in the multiple regions;

receiving a fourth input by the user on a target region identifier among the multiple region identifiers, wherein the target region identifier is used to indicate a second region; and

in response to the fourth input, splitting a content in the second region into at least two second sub-contents according to a priority of the content in the second region, dividing the second region into at least two second sub-regions, and displaying one of the second sub-contents in each of the second sub-regions; wherein

each second sub-content comprises at least one of the following: the first content, or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the M contents comprise the first content and N types of additional information, and N is a positive integer; and

the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions according to a first priority order of the first content and the N types of additional information.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein in a case that the first object is a document, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

displaying the first content and the N types of additional information on the screen; and

the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

splitting the first content and the N types of additional information into the M contents according to the first priority order and M first size ratios, and sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions; wherein

each first size ratio is a ratio of a size of one of the M regions to a size of the screen, and each content comprises the first content, or each content comprises the first content and at least one of the N types of additional information.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein in a case that the first object is a video file, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

displaying a second content on the screen, wherein the second content comprises the first content, or the first content and first type of additional information; and

the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

determining M−1 first target regions from the M regions;

determining, according to M−1 second size ratios, the N types of additional information from P types of additional information arranged in a priority order, wherein P is an integer greater than or equal to N, and each second size ratio is a ratio of a size of a first target region to a size of the screen; and

splitting the first content and the N types of additional information into the M contents according to the M−1 second size ratios, a third size ratio, and the first priority order, and sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions, wherein the third size ratio is a ratio of a size of a second target region to the size of the screen, and the second target region is a region in the M regions other than M−1 target regions.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

receiving a second input by the user on a first region in the M regions; and

in response to the second input, splitting a content in the first region into at least two first sub-contents according to a priority of the content in the first region, dividing the first region into at least two first sub-regions, and displaying one of the first sub-contents in each of the first sub-regions; wherein

each first sub-content comprises at least one of the following: the first content, or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the M regions comprise a third region and a fourth region, and a number of types of additional information comprised in the third region is greater than a number of types of additional information comprised in the fourth region; and

the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

receiving a fifth input by the user; and

in response to the fifth input, in a case that feature information of the fifth input matches feature information of the first input, displaying, in the fourth region, part of a content in the third region, and canceling the display of the part of the content in the third region.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

receiving a sixth input by the user; and

in response to the sixth input, in a case that an input position of the sixth input matches an input position of the first input and an input direction of the sixth input is different from an input direction of the first input, displaying the content in the first object in a display manner used before receiving the first input.

15 . A non-transitory readable storage medium, storing a program or an instruction, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform:

receiving a first input by a user in a case of displaying a content in a first object; and

in response to the first input, displaying M contents in M regions of a screen of the electronic device, wherein the M regions correspond to the M contents one-to-one, M is an integer greater than 1,

each of the M contents comprises at least one of the following: a first content in the first object or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content in the first object; and at least part of content in different regions is different;

wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

receiving a third input by the user on multiple regions in the M regions;

in response to the third input, displaying prompt information, wherein the prompt information comprises multiple region identifiers, and each region identifier is used to indicate at least one region in the multiple regions;

receiving a fourth input by the user on a target region identifier among the multiple region identifiers, wherein the target region identifier is used to indicate a second region; and

in response to the fourth input, splitting a content in the second region into at least two second sub-contents according to a priority of the content in the second region, dividing the second region into at least two second sub-regions, and displaying one of the second sub-contents in each of the second sub-regions; wherein

each second sub-content comprises at least one of the following: the first content, or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content.

16 . The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the M contents comprise the first content and N types of additional information, and N is a positive integer; and

the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions according to a first priority order of the first content and the N types of additional information.

17 . The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein in a case that the first object is a document, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

displaying the first content and the N types of additional information on the screen; and

the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

splitting the first content and the N types of additional information into the M contents according to the first priority order and M first size ratios, and sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions; wherein

each first size ratio is a ratio of a size of one of the M regions to a size of the screen, and each content comprises the first content, or each content comprises the first content and at least one of the N types of additional information.

18 . The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein in a case that the first object is a video file, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

displaying a second content on the screen, wherein the second content comprises the first content, or the first content and first type of additional information; and

the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:

determining M−1 first target regions from the M regions;

determining, according to M−1 second size ratios, the N types of additional information from P types of additional information arranged in a priority order, wherein P is an integer greater than or equal to N, and each second size ratio is a ratio of a size of a first target region to a size of the screen; and

splitting the first content and the N types of additional information into the M contents according to the M−1 second size ratios, a third size ratio, and the first priority order, and sequentially displaying the M contents in the M regions, wherein the third size ratio is a ratio of a size of a second target region to the size of the screen, and the second target region is a region in the M regions other than M−1 target regions.

19 . The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

receiving a second input by the user on a first region in the M regions; and

in response to the second input, splitting a content in the first region into at least two first sub-contents according to a priority of the content in the first region, dividing the first region into at least two first sub-regions, and displaying one of the first sub-contents in each of the first sub-regions; wherein

each first sub-content comprises at least one of the following: the first content, or at least one type of additional information associated with the first content.

20 . The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the M regions comprise a third region and a fourth region, and a number of types of additional information comprised in the third region is greater than a number of types of additional information comprised in the fourth region; and

the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform:

receiving a fifth input by the user; and

in response to the fifth input, in a case that feature information of the fifth input matches feature information of the first input, displaying, in the fourth region, part of a content in the third region, and canceling the display of the part of the content in the third region.