IP Library Granted Patent US 12,517,622
Granted Patent B2
US 12,517,622 · App. 18/044,484 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Inter-interface conversion method, device, and system

Inventors: Chao Bian (Nanjing, CN); Xiaoxiao Chen (Nanjing, CN); Zeng Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Longsheng Wen (Shenzhen, CN); Hua Yang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
G06F3/0481G06F3/0484
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Patent No.
US 12,517,622
App. No.
18/044,484
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes that an electronic device displays a first interface after detecting a first operation performed by a user on the electronic device. The first interface includes a first element and a second element. The electronic device displays at least one transition interface and then displays a second interface after detecting a second operation performed by the user on the first interface. The second interface includes the second element and a third element, the transition interface includes the second element, and the second element does not include an element in a status bar on the first interface, the transition interface, or the second interface.

Claims (43)

1 . A method implemented by an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a first interface after detecting a first operation from a user on the electronic device, wherein the first interface comprises a first element and a second element, wherein the first interface is a desktop interface comprising an application icon of a first application, and wherein the second element is in the application icon;

displaying a transition interface after detecting a second operation from the user on the first interface, wherein the transition interface comprises the second element, and wherein the second operation comprises tapping the application icon;

displaying a second interface in response to detecting the second operation and after displaying the transition interface, wherein the second interface comprises the second element and a third element, wherein the second interface is a first display interface of the first application, wherein the second element is not in a status bar on the first interface, a status bar on the transition interface, or a status bar on the second interface, and wherein the first interface and the second interface are interfaces of different applications; and

presenting, in a process of switching from the first interface to the second interface, the second element in a dynamic effect form by using the transition interface to obtain a visual effect of moving the second element from a first location of the second element in the first interface to a second location of the second element in the second interface.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first interface and the second interface are different display interfaces of the first application, and wherein the first interface is a home screen, an interface adjacent to the home screen, or a leftmost interface of the electronic device and the second interface is the first display interface, or wherein the first interface is the first display interface, and the second interface is a second display interface of a second application.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in a process of displaying the second element in the dynamic effect form, the method further comprises changing at least one of a presentation form of the second element or a size of the second element.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising executing, based on a dynamic effect configured for each interface or an element on the interface, a change in presentation form or animation as the dynamic effect corresponding to the interface or the element in the process of switching from the first interface to the second interface.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the first interface and the second interface are different display interfaces of the first application, and wherein the first interface is a home screen, an interface adjacent to the home screen, or a leftmost interface of the electronic device and the second interface is the first display interface, or wherein the first interface is the first display interface and the second interface is a second display interface of a second application.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

enabling the first element on the first interface to fade out;

enabling the third element on the second interface to fade in; and

continuously displaying the second element on the first interface, the transition interface, and the second interface.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first interface and the second interface are different display interfaces of the first application, and wherein the first interface is a home screen, an interface adjacent to the home screen, or a leftmost interface of the electronic device and the second interface is the first display interface, or wherein the first interface is the first display interface and the second interface is a second display interface of a second application.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising executing, based on a dynamic effect configured for each interface or an element on the interface, a change in presentation form or animation as the dynamic effect corresponding to the interface or the element in the process of switching from the first interface to the second interface.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first interface and the second interface are different display interfaces of the first application, and wherein the first interface is a home screen, an interface adjacent to the home screen, or a leftmost interface of the electronic device and the second interface is the first display interface, or wherein the first interface is the first display interface and the second interface is a second display interface of a second application.

10 . An electronic device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to:

display a first interface after detecting a first operation from a user on the electronic device, wherein the first interface comprises a first element and a second element, wherein the first interface is a desktop interface comprising an application icon of a first application, and wherein the second element is in the application icon;

display a transition interface after detecting a second operation from the user on the first interface, and wherein the second operation comprises tapping the application icon;

display a second interface in response to detecting the second operation and after displaying the transition interface, wherein the second interface comprises the second element and a third element, wherein the second interface is a first display interface of the first application, wherein the second element is not in a status bar on the first interface, a status bar on the transition interface, or a status bar on the second interface, and wherein the first interface and the second interface are interfaces of different applications; and

present, in a process of switching from the first interface to the second interface, the second element in a dynamic effect form by using the transition interface to obtain a visual effect of moving the second element from a first location of the second element in the first interface to a second location of the second element in the second interface.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to:

enable the first element on the first interface to fade out;

enable the third element on the second interface to fade in; and

continuously display the second element on the first interface, the transition interface, and the second interface.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to execute based on a dynamic effect configured for each interface or based on a dynamic effect configured for an element on the interface, a change in presentation form or animation as the dynamic effect corresponding to the interface or the element in the process of switching from the first interface to the second interface.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to cause the electronic device to execute, based on a dynamic effect configured for each interface, a change in presentation form or animation as the dynamic effect corresponding to the interface in the process of switching from the first interface to the second interface.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the electronic device to execute, based on a dynamic effect configured for an element on an interface, a change in presentation form or animation as the dynamic effect corresponding to the element in the process of switching from the first interface to the second interface.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the first interface and the second interface are different display interfaces of the first application.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the first interface is a home screen, an interface adjacent to the home screen, or a leftmost interface of the electronic device and the second interface is the first display interface.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the first interface is the first display interface and the second interface is a second display interface of a second application.

18 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein, in a process of displaying the second element in the dynamic effect form, the one or more processors further cause the electronic device to change at least one of a presentation form of the second element or a size of the second element.

19 . A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions that are stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and that when executed by one or more processors cause an electronic device to:

display a first interface after detecting a first operation from a user on the electronic device, wherein the first interface comprises a first element and a second element, wherein the first interface is a desktop interface comprising an application icon of a first application, and wherein the second element is in the application icon;

display a transition interface in response to detecting a second operation from the user on the first interface, wherein the transition interface comprises the second element, and wherein the second operation comprises tapping the application icon;

display a second interface, wherein the second interface comprises the second element and a third element, wherein the second interface is a display interface of the first application, wherein the transition interface comprises the second element, wherein the second element does not comprise an element in a status bar on the first interface, a status bar on the transition interface, or a status bar on the second interface, and wherein the first interface and the second interface are interfaces of different applications; and

present, in a process of switching from the first interface to the second interface, the second element in a dynamic effect form by using the transition interface to obtain a visual effect of moving the second element from a first location of the second element in the first interface to a second location of the second element in the second interface.

20 . The computer program product according to claim 19 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the electronic device to:

enable the first element on the first interface to fade out;

enable the third element on the second interface to fade in; and

continuously display the second element on the first interface, the transition interface, and the second interface.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: BIAN, CHAO; CHEN, XIAOXIAO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071561/0948 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071562/0431 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: PETAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071562/0541 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: YANG, HUA
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071765/0182 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: ZHANG, ZENG
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071777/0021 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: WEN, LONGSHENG
To: PETAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071777/0059 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071794/0037 →
Priority Claims (2)
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CN 202110482721.0 · Apr 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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