Multi-window displaying apparatus and method and mobile electronic equipment
A multi-window displaying apparatus and method and mobile electronic equipment. The method includes: mobile electronic equipment determines a second application from one or more applications and operates the second application in association with an operation by a user on a content of a first application after receiving the operation; wherein the second application makes a response to the operation on the first application, and the first application and the second application are displayed in a multi-window manner. Hence, the second application may associatedly be opened and multi-window display may be performed, with no need of frequent switching between multiple applications. Also, redundant operations on the second application may be reduced, thereby improving experiences of users.
1. A method of displaying multi-windows on a mobile phone having a display, the displaying method comprising:
displaying on the display a first application including content;
receiving an operation from a user on the content of the first application;
displaying on the display a list of one or more applications corresponding to the received operation;
receiving from the user a selection of a second application from the one or more applications;
providing a part of the content to the second application based on the received operation on the content of the first application;
in response to the selection of the second application, displaying on the display the second application including the part of the content in a multi-window manner with the first application, the first application and the second application being arranged next to one another, such that:
both the first application and the second application are visible and positioned on the display to receive further input from the user;
the first application remains visible when the second application is brought to a foreground of the display; and
the second application remains visible when the first application is brought to the foreground of the display;
receiving a selection operation from the user on the content of the first application, the selection operation identifying selected content;
displaying a list of operations concerning the selected content including a share operation; and
when the user selects the share operation, providing the selected content to the second application.
2. The displaying method according to claim 1 , wherein the providing of the part of the content comprises any one or more of the following: duplicating a part of the content of the first application, sharing a part of the content of the first application, transmitting a part of the content of the first application, and operating a part of the content of the first application.
3. The displaying method according to claim 2 , wherein the part of the content comprises any one or more of the following forms: a word, a picture, a file, and a program.
4. The displaying method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the second application including the part of the content comprises:
opening the second application in a second window different from a first window of the first application; and
displaying the part of the content in the second window.
5. The displaying method according to claim 4 , wherein the displaying of the part of the content in the second window comprises at least one of:
duplicating a word or picture of the first application to a display region of the second application;
sharing a word or picture of the first application to an editing region of the second application;
transmitting a file of the first application to the display region of the second application;
operating a program of the first application in an executing region of the second application; or
operating the second application based on a content of the first application.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first application is arranged to cover a first portion of the display and the second application is arranged to cover a remainder of the display.
7. A mobile phone comprising:
a touch input display configured to:
display a first application including content;
receive an operation from a user on the content of the first application;
display a list of one or more applications corresponding to the received operation;
receive from the user a selection of a second application from the one or more applications;
a processor configured to:
provide a part of the content to the second application based on the received operation on the content of the first application;
in response to the selection of the second application, display on the display the second application including the part of the content in a multi-window manner with the first application, the first application and the second application being arranged next to one another, such that:
both the first application and the second application are visible and positioned on the display to receive further input from the user;
the first application remains visible when the second application is brought to a foreground of the display; and
the second application remains visible when the first application is brought to the foreground of the display;
receive a selection operation from the user on the content of the first application, the selection operation identifying selected content;
display a list of operations concerning the selected content including a share operation; and
receive a share operation from the user; and
when the user selects the share operation, provide the selected content to the second application.
8. The mobile phone of claim 7 , wherein the first application is arranged to cover a first portion of the display and the second application is arranged to cover a remainder of the display.
9. A mobile phone, comprising a memory, a display, and a processor, the memory storing instructions executed by the processor, and the processor being configured to perform following control by executing the instructions:
displaying on the display a first application including content;
receiving an operation from a user on the content of the first application;
displaying on the display a list of one or more applications corresponding to the received operation;
receiving from the user a selection of a second application from the one or more applications;
providing a part of the content to the second application based on the received operation on the content of the first application; and
in response to the selection of the second application, displaying on the display the second application including the part of the content in a multi-window manner with the first application, the first application and the second application being arranged next to one another, such that:
both the first application and the second application are visible and positioned to receive further input from the user;
the first application remains visible when the second application is brought to a foreground of the display; and
the second application remains visible when the first application is brought to the foreground of the display;
receiving a selection operation from the user on the content of the first application, the selection operation identifying selected content;
displaying a list of operations concerning the selected content including a share operation; and
when the user selects the share operation, providing the selected content to the second application.
10. The mobile phone according to claim 9 , wherein the providing of the part of the content comprises any one or more of the following:
duplicating a part of the content of the first application, sharing a part of the content of the first application, transmitting a part of the content of the first application, and operating a part of the content of the first application.
11. The mobile phone according to claim 10 , wherein the part of the content comprises any one or more of the following forms: a word, a picture, a file, and a program.
12. The mobile phone according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the following control by executing the instructions:
opening the second application in a second window different from a first window of the first application; and
displaying the part of the content in the second window.
13. The mobile phone according to claim 9 , wherein the displaying of the part of the content in the second window comprises at least one of:
duplicating a word or picture of the first application to a display region of the second application;
sharing a word or picture of the first application to an editing region of the second application;
transmitting a file of the first application to the display region of the second application;
operating a program of the first application in an executing region of the second application; or
operating the second application based on a content of the first application.
14. The mobile phone of claim 9 , wherein the first application is arranged to cover a first portion of the display and the second application is arranged to cover a remainder of the display.