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Granted Patent B2
US 12,085,987 · App. 17/682,805 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Display method and electronic device

Inventors: Dengkui Zhu (Shenzhen, CN); Hao Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Aihua Zheng (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,085,987
App. No.
17/682,805
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display method applied to an electronic device having a foldable screen includes: in response to the foldable screen being in a folded state, the electronic device controls the foldable screen to display a first interface of a first application, where the first interface is a cloud desktop interface of a first operating system; and in response to the foldable screen changing from the folded state to an unfolded state, the electronic device controls the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and a second interface of a second operating system loaded by the electronic device.

Claims (54)

1. A display method, applied to an electronic device having a foldable screen, the method comprising:

in response to the foldable screen being in a folded state, controlling the foldable screen to display a first interface of a first application, wherein the first interface is a cloud desktop interface of a first operating system; and

in response to the foldable screen changing from the folded state to an unfolded state, controlling the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and a second interface, wherein the second interface is an interface of a second operating system loaded by the electronic device;

wherein the controlling the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and the second interface further comprises:

controlling the foldable screen to display the first interface in full screen; and

controlling the second interface to be displayed within the first interface in a window form, wherein operations executed on the second interface are conducted within the window form without extending the second interface to the full screen.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein controlling the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and a second interface comprises:

controlling a first display area of the foldable screen to display the first interface; and

controlling a second display area of the foldable screen to display the second interface.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein location information of the first display area and the second display area on the foldable screen is preconfigured by the electronic device.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein location information of the first display area and the second display area on the foldable screen is set by a user of the electronic device.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first display area is a display area corresponding to a first screen, and the second display area is a display area corresponding to a second screen, wherein the foldable screen comprises the first screen and the second screen.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a drag operation performed by a user on displayed content in the second interface; and

copying the displayed content to the first interface in response to the drag operation.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a drag operation performed by a user on displayed content in the first interface; and

copying the displayed content to the second interface in response to the drag operation.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first operating system is Windows or Linux.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the second operating system is Android or iOS.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a foldable screen;

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein

the memory stores program instructions; and

the processor is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory, to cause the electronic device to perform:

in response to the foldable screen being in a folded state, controlling the foldable screen to display a first interface of a first application, wherein the first interface is a cloud desktop interface of a first operating system; and

in response to the foldable screen changing from the folded state to an unfolded state, controlling the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and a second interface, wherein the second interface is an interface of a second operating system loaded by the electronic device;

wherein the controlling the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and the second interface further comprises:

controlling the foldable screen to display the first interface in full screen; and

controlling the second interface to be displayed within the first interface in a window form, wherein operations executed on the second interface are conducted within the window form without extending the second interface to the full screen.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory, to cause the electronic device to perform:

controlling a first display area of the foldable screen to display the first interface; and

controlling a second display area of the foldable screen to display the second interface.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein location information of the first display area and the second display area on the foldable screen is preconfigured by the electronic device.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein location information of the first display area and the second display area on the foldable screen is set by a user of the electronic device.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the first display area is a display area corresponding to a first screen, and the second display area is a display area corresponding to a second screen, wherein the foldable screen comprises the first screen and the second screen.

15. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory, to cause the electronic device to perform:

receiving a drag operation performed by a user on displayed content in the second interface; and

copying the displayed content to the first interface in response to the drag operation.

16. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the program instructions stored in the memory, to cause the electronic device to perform:

receiving a drag operation performed by a user on displayed content in the first interface; and

copying the displayed content to the second interface in response to the drag operation.

17. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the first operating system is Windows or Linux, and the second operating system is Android or iOS.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by one or more processors on an electronic device having a foldable screen, causes the electronic device to perform:

in response to the foldable screen being in a folded state, controlling the foldable screen to display a first interface of a first application, wherein the first interface is a cloud desktop interface of a first operating system; and

in response to the foldable screen changing from the folded state to an unfolded state, controlling the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and a second interface, wherein the second interface is an interface of a second operating system loaded by the electronic device;

wherein the controlling the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and the second interface further comprises:

controlling the foldable screen to display the first interface in full screen; and

controlling the second interface to be displayed within the first interface in a window form, wherein operations executed on the second interface are conducted within the window form without extending the second interface to the full screen.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein controlling the foldable screen to simultaneously display the first interface and a second interface comprises:

controlling a first display area of the foldable screen to display the first interface; and

controlling a second display area of the foldable screen to display the second interface.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein location information of the first display area and the second display area on the foldable screen is preconfigured by the electronic device.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2024
From: ZHU, DENGKUI; CHEN, HAO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067439/0682 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2024
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067439/0767 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2024
From: ZHENG, AIHUA
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067454/0027 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910818036.3 · Aug 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
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