IP Library Patent Application 15712338
Patent Application
App. No. 15/712,338

VIEW SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOUCH SCREEN, AND CLIENT DEVICE

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App. No.
15/712,338
Abstract

A view switching method includes: displaying a switching flag on a current view in response to a first particular gesture of a user on the current view, where the first particular gesture passes through a particular area of the current view, and switching from the current view to a target view associated with the switching flag, in response to ending of the first particular gesture or to a second particular gesture of the user on the current view. Smooth switching to a specified view can reduce errors caused by mis-operations of users, and provide users with fast, convenient, and graceful browsing experience.

Claims (46)

1 . A view switching method for a touch screen, comprising:

displaying a switching flag on a current view in response to a first particular gesture of a user on the current view, wherein the first particular gesture passes through a particular area of the current view; and

switching from the current view to a target view associated with the switching flag, in response to ending of the first particular gesture or to a second particular gesture of the user on the current view.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first particular gesture is one of the following:

a gesture starting from the particular area;

a gesture ending at the particular area;

a gesture passing by the particular area; or

tapping, double tapping, or pressing on the particular area.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first particular gesture comprises a swiping action.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first particular gesture comprises one of the following:

a swiping action starting from the particular area;

a swiping action ending at the particular area; or

a swiping action passing by the particular area.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the switching flag comprises at least an unstable display state and a stable display state, and the switching flag is stably displayed in the stable display state after the swiping action exceeds a predetermined distance or the touch screen is pressed for longer than a predetermined time.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second particular gesture is an action of tapping or double tapping the switching flag.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the particular area is located at a lower part of the current view.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , the particular area is a text display bar adjacent to and above a tab located at the bottom of the current view.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first particular gesture is an upward-swiping action starting from the text display bar.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the current view is a page displayed on the touch screen, and the target view is a home page of a site or an application.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:

displaying a switching flag on a current view in response to a first particular gesture of a user on the current view, wherein the first particular gesture passes through a particular area of the current view; and

switching from the current view to a target view associated with the switching flag, in response to ending of the first particular gesture or to a second particular gesture of the user on the current view.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the first particular gesture comprises one of the following:

a swiping action starting from the particular area;

a swiping action ending at the particular area; or

a swiping action passing by the particular area.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein the switching flag comprises at least an unstable display state and a stable display state, and the switching flag display unit stably displays the switching flag in the stable display state after the swiping action exceeds a predetermined distance or the touch screen is pressed for longer than a predetermined time.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the particular area is a text display bar adjacent to and above a tab located at the bottom of the current view, and the first particular gesture is an upward-swiping action starting from the text display bar.

15 . A client device, comprising:

a touch screen, configured to receive input information and display output information;

a memory that stores instructions; and

a processor, connected to the touch screen and the memory, wherein, when the processor executes the instructions, the processor is configured to:

display a switching flag on a current view of the touch screen in response to a first particular gesture of a user on the current view, wherein the first particular gesture passes through a particular area of the current view; and

switch from the current view to a target view associated with the switching flag, in response to ending of the first particular gesture or to a second particular gesture of the user on the current view.

16 . The client device according to claim 15 , wherein the first particular gesture is one of the following:

a gesture starting from the particular area;

a gesture ending at the particular area;

a gesture passing by the particular area; or

tapping, double tapping, or pressing on the particular area.

17 . The client device according to claim 15 , wherein the first particular gesture comprises a swiping action.

18 . The client device according to claim 15 , wherein the first particular gesture comprises one of the following:

a swiping action starting from the particular area;

a swiping action ending at the particular area; or

a swiping action passing by the particular area.

19 . The client device according to claim 15 , wherein the switching flag comprises at least an unstable display state and a stable display state, and the switching flag is stably displayed in the stable display state after the swiping action exceeds a predetermined distance or the touch screen is pressed for longer than a predetermined time.

20 . The client device according to claim 15 , the particular area is a text display bar adjacent to and above a tab located at the bottom of the current view.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2020
From: GUANGZHOU UCWEB COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053601/0565 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2017
From: WU, ZHONGLIAN; WU, JIANFENG
To: GUANGZHOU UCWEB COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043663/0598 →