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Granted Patent B2
US 12,613,615 · App. 18/287,774 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Display method and related apparatus for locking a window

Inventors: Yanan Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Bo Wang (Wuhan, CN); Guangjun Chen (Wuhan, CN); Xiuping Jiang (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,613,615
App. No.
18/287,774
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device may display an interface of a first application, where the interface of the first application includes a first window and a second window, a first page of the first application is displayed in the first window, and a second page of the first application is displayed in the second window. The second page is a sub page of the first page. After the electronic device can receive a window locking operation of a user, if the electronic device receives an operation performed by the user on a new page open control in the first page, the electronic device may display a third page in the first window in response to the operation. The third page is a sub page of the first page.

Claims (145)

1 . A method, applied to an electronic device, and comprising:

displaying an interface of a first application, wherein:

the interface of the first application comprises a first window and a second window,

the first window is displayed in a first display area on a display screen of the electronic device,

the second window is displayed in a second display area on the display screen of the electronic device,

a first page of the first application is displayed in the first window,

a second page of the first application is displayed in the second window, and

the second page is a sub page of the first page;

receiving a first input for the first page;

displaying a third page in the second window in response to the first input, wherein the third page is a first sub-page of the first page;

receiving a second input for the interface of the first application;

displaying a first lock symbol in response to the second input, the first lock symbol indicating that the first window is locked;

receiving a third input on an item of the first page displayed in the first window; and

displaying a fourth page in the first window in response to the third input, wherein the fourth page is a second sub-page of the first page, and the third page and the fourth page are at a same layer.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein before receiving the second input for the interface of the first application, a first horizontal bar is displayed in the first window, and the second input is an input for the first horizontal bar.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein, before receiving the second input for the interface of the first application, the method further comprises:

receiving a fourth input for the first display area; and

displaying the first horizontal bar in the first window in response to the fourth input.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein before receiving the second input for the interface of the first application, the method further comprises:

receiving a fifth input for the interface of the first application; and

displaying a lock control in response to the fifth input, wherein the second input is an input for the lock control.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the interface of the first application further comprises a first division line,

the first division line is displayed at a junction between the first window and the second window, and

the second input is an input for the first division line.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, after displaying the fourth page in the first window, the method further comprises:

receiving a sixth input for the first lock symbol; and

in response to the sixth input:

canceling display of the first lock symbol;

displaying the first page in the first window; and

displaying the third page or the fourth page in the second window.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein after displaying the fourth page in the first window, the method further comprises:

receiving a seventh input for a first division line; and

in response to the seventh input:

canceling display of the first lock symbol;

displaying the first page in the first window; and

displaying the third page or the fourth page in the second window.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after displaying the fourth page in the first window, the method further comprises:

receiving an eighth input;

in response to the eighth input, displaying a desktop and displaying a first control on the desktop;

receiving a ninth input for the first control; and

displaying a first floating window or a second floating window on the desktop in response to the ninth input, wherein:

a fifth page is displayed in the first floating window,

a sixth page is displayed in the second floating window,

content of the fifth page is the same as content of the fourth page, and

content of the sixth page is the same as content of the third page.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after displaying the fourth page in the first window, the method further comprises:

receiving an eighth input; and

in response to the eighth input;

displaying a desktop; and

displaying a second control and a first floating window on the desktop,

wherein:

a fifth page is displayed in the first floating window, content of the fifth page is the same as content of the fourth page, the second control is configured to trigger to display a second floating window,

a sixth page is displayed in the second floating window, and

content of the sixth page is the same as content of the third page; or

in response to the eighth input;

displaying a desktop; and

displaying a third control and a second floating window on the desktop, wherein the third control is configured to trigger to display a first floating window.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after displaying the fourth page in the first window, the method further comprises:

receiving an eighth input; and

in response to the eighth input:

displaying a desktop; and

displaying a first floating window and a second floating window on the desktop,

wherein:

a fifth page is displayed in the first floating window,

content of the fifth page is the same as content of the fourth page,

a sixth page is displayed in the second floating window, and

content of the sixth page is the same as content of the third page.

11 . An electronic device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store programming instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

display an interface of a first application, wherein:

the interface of the first application comprises a first window and a second window,

the first window is displayed in a first display area on a display screen of the electronic device,

the second window is displayed in a second display area on the display screen of the electronic device,

a first page of the first application is displayed in the first window,

a second page of the first application is displayed in the second window, and

the second page is a sub page of the first page;

receive a first input for the first page;

display a third page in the second window in response to the first input, wherein the third page is a first sub-page of the first page;

receive a second input for the interface of the first application;

display a first lock symbol in response to the second input, the first lock symbol indicating that the first window is locked;

receive a third input on an item of the first page displayed in the first window; and

display a fourth page in the first window in response to the third input, wherein:

the fourth page is a second sub-page of the first page, and

the third page and the fourth page are at a same layer.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

before receiving the second input for the interface of the first application, display a first horizontal bar in the first window, wherein the second input is an input for the first horizontal bar.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

before receiving the second input for the interface of the first application, receive a fourth input for the first display area; and

display the first horizontal bar in the first window in response to the fourth input.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

before receiving the second input for the interface of the first application, receive a fifth input for the interface of the first application; and

display a lock control in response to the fifth input, wherein the second input is an input for the lock control.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein:

the interface of the first application further comprises a first division line,

the first division line is displayed at a junction between the first window and the second window, and

the second input is an input for the first division line.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

after displaying the fourth page in the first window, receive a sixth input for the first lock symbol; and

in response to the sixth input:

cancel display of the first lock symbol;

display the first page in the first window; and

display the third page or the fourth page in the second window.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 15 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

after displaying the fourth page in the first window, receive a seventh input for the first division line; and

in response to the seventh input;

cancel display of the first lock symbol;

display the first page in the first window; and

display the third page or the fourth page in the second window.

18 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

after displaying the fourth page in the first window, receive an eighth input;

in response to the eighth input:

display a desktop; and

display a first control on the desktop;

receive a ninth input for the first control; and

display a first floating window or a second floating window on the desktop in response to the ninth input, wherein:

a fifth page is displayed in the first floating window,

a sixth page is displayed in the second floating window,

content of the fifth page is the same as content of the fourth page, and

content of the sixth page is the same as content of the third page.

19 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

after displaying the fourth page in the first window, receive an eighth input; and

in response to the eighth input:

display a desktop; and

display a second control and a first floating window on the desktop,

wherein:

a fifth page is displayed in the first floating window,

content of the fifth page is the same as content of the fourth page,

the second control is configured to trigger to display a second floating window,

a sixth page is displayed in the second floating window, and

content of the sixth page is the same as content of the third page; or

in response to the eighth input:

display a desktop; and

display a third control and a second floating window on the desktop, wherein the third control is configured to trigger to display a first floating window.

20 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

after displaying the fourth page in the first window, receive an eighth input; and

in response to the eighth input:

display a desktop; and

display a first floating window and a second floating window on the desktop,

wherein:

a fifth page is displayed in the first floating window,

content of the fifth page is the same as content of the fourth page,

a sixth page is displayed in the second floating window, and

content of the sixth page is the same as content of the third page.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: ZHANG, YANAN; WANG, BO; CHEN, GUANGJUN; JIANG, XIUPING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072216/0650 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110438655.7 · Apr 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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