WO2025218321A1 - Icon layout method and related device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application discloses an icon layout method and a related device. The method is applied to a terminal device, and comprises: displaying a first interface, the first interface comprising a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area, the desktop thumbnail display area displaying the selected thumbnail of a first desktop, and the icon frequency viewing area displaying a first icon frequency viewing interface; receiving a first operation acting on the first interface; and in response to the first operation, switching the currently selected thumbnail, which is displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area, from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of a second desktop, and updating, to a second icon frequency viewing interface, the first icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area, wherein the arrangement position and/or the display size of each icon in the first icon frequency viewing interface and the second icon frequency viewing interface are determined on the basis of the usage frequency of a corresponding application. Embodiments of the present application can improve the efficiency of users searching for an application having high usage frequency, thereby improving user experience.

Description

Icon layout method and related equipment

This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on April 17, 2024, with application number 202410463766.7 and application name “A method for icon layout and related equipment”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application.

Technical Field

The present application relates to the technical field of terminal devices, and in particular to a method for icon layout and related devices.

Background Art

Terminal devices usually have multiple APPs (Applications) installed, which provide convenient services to users by displaying different application icons on the desktop of the terminal device. As the number of installed applications increases, it becomes particularly inconvenient for users to find and open an application on the desktop. In order to facilitate users to manage and find different applications, the existing technology provides folder functions, such as large folders, small folders, and special-shaped folders, so that users can choose the appropriate way to organize and manage applications according to their usage habits and needs, so that users can more easily find and open the required applications.

However, when the APP icon that the user wants to open is contained in a small folder, the user needs to first click on the small folder to display all the application icons in the small folder, and then click on the APP icon to open the application. This structured way of presenting applications requires the user to open the small folder first if he wants to open the APP in a small file. The operation is not convenient enough, which affects the user experience; when the APP icon that the user wants to open is contained in a large folder or a special-shaped folder, the user can directly click on the application icon of the APP to open the APP without expanding the large folder or special-shaped folder. However, if the large folder or special-shaped folder contains a large number of application icons, the user may still need to spend more time and energy to find the APP icon, which affects the user experience.

Furthermore, the relevant technology can also directly display the APP or service that the user may be interested in to the user in the form of an interactive card, so that the user can jump to the corresponding APP or a service interface of the corresponding APP by clicking on the card. Although this method can facilitate users to quickly find and open the application or function of interest to a certain extent, when the APP the user wants to open is not among the APPs displayed by the card, the user still cannot quickly find and open the required APP. In summary, the current management method of desktop application icons makes it relatively costly for users to find and open a specific application, especially the efficiency of users finding and opening a commonly used APP is low, which affects the user's operating experience. Therefore, how to provide an effective icon layout method that can improve the efficiency of users finding frequently used applications is an urgent problem to be solved.

Summary of the Invention

The embodiments of the present application disclose a method for icon layout and related devices, which can improve the efficiency of users in searching for frequently used applications, thereby enhancing the user experience.

In order to achieve the above technical objectives, the embodiments of the present application provide the following technical solutions:

In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for icon layout, characterized in that, when applied to a terminal device, the method may include: displaying a first interface, the first interface including a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area; the desktop thumbnail display area displays a thumbnail of a selected first desktop, the icon frequency viewing area displays a first icon frequency viewing interface, and the icons displayed in the first icon frequency viewing interface are part or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the first desktop; receiving a first operation acting on the first interface; in response to the first operation, the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, and the first icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is updated to the second icon frequency viewing interface; the icons displayed in the second icon frequency viewing interface are part or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the second desktop; wherein the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the first icon frequency viewing interface and the second icon frequency viewing interface are determined based on the usage frequency of the corresponding application.

The embodiment of the present application can adjust the size and position of the application icon according to the usage frequency of different applications in the currently selected desktop thumbnail, including placing the frequently used icons at the bottom of the screen and/or increasing the display size of the frequently used icons, thereby improving the efficiency of users in finding and opening frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience. Specifically, the embodiment of the present application sets a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area in the same user interface at the same time; on the one hand, the desktop thumbnail display area allows users to intuitively browse the thumbnails of different desktops, so as to quickly understand the overall layout of the desktop corresponding to the thumbnail of the currently selected desktop; on the other hand, the icon frequency viewing area displays the icon frequency viewing interface corresponding to the thumbnail of the selected desktop, and the icons displayed therein are part or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the currently selected desktop, so that users can view the desktop icon information from both the overall and partial perspectives at the same time. Moreover, since the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon is determined based on the usage frequency of the corresponding application, the icons of more frequently used applications will be displayed in a larger display area and in a more prominent position in the user interface, so that users can find the application more conveniently. Furthermore, since the user interface can display thumbnails of multiple desktops, the thumbnail of the desktop where the user wants to open the application can be found through the thumbnail of the desktop selected before switching. Correspondingly, in the icon frequency viewing area, by placing frequently used icons near the bottom of the screen and/or increasing the display size of the frequently used icons, the user can intuitively understand which frequently used applications are in the desktop corresponding to the thumbnail of the currently selected desktop after switching, so that it is easier to find and click on the frequently used applications, thereby improving the efficiency of the user in finding frequently used applications. Through the embodiment of the present application, the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the corresponding icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area can be determined according to the usage frequency of different applications in the currently selected desktop thumbnails, thereby dynamically presenting the icon layout in the icon frequency viewing interface corresponding to different desktop thumbnails, and through the intuitive icon arrangement position and/or display size, it is convenient for the user to find and click on the frequently used applications in the currently selected desktop to save time, improve the efficiency of the user in finding and opening frequently used applications, and enhance the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the second desktop is a desktop adjacent to the left or right side of the first desktop, and the method further includes: when the desktop thumbnail display area has a selected thumbnail of the first desktop, or the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, the desktop thumbnail display area also displays other unselected desktop thumbnails.

In an embodiment of the present application, when the desktop thumbnail display area displays the thumbnail of the selected first desktop, or the currently selected thumbnail is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the adjacent second desktop, the desktop thumbnail display area displays other unselected desktop thumbnails, so that the user can clearly understand the spatial layout relationship between different desktops in the same user interface, and thus quickly browse the overall layout of other adjacent desktops through other unselected desktop thumbnails, so that the user does not need to switch to each desktop separately to view its content, which makes it convenient for the user to switch between different desktops to find the desktop where the application they want to open is located, thereby improving the user's operating experience.

In one possible implementation, the method also includes: displaying a second interface, the second interface including the first desktop; receiving a second operation acting on the second interface, the second operation including a sliding operation; during the sliding of the second operation, gradually reducing the first desktop to generate a thumbnail of the first desktop, and displaying a gradually increasing portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface in the area vacated after the first desktop is reduced; when the sliding of the second operation ends, generating the first interface.

In an embodiment of the present application, the second interface including the first desktop is first displayed, and then an operation acting on the second interface (that is, the second operation) is received. The operation may be a sliding operation. Furthermore, during the sliding process of the second operation, the first desktop is gradually reduced to generate a thumbnail of the first desktop, and a gradually increasing portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface is displayed in the area vacated after the first desktop is reduced. Finally, when the sliding of the second operation ends, the first interface is generated. In an embodiment of the present application, the transition effect of gradual reduction and gradual increase during the user's sliding operation can present a smoother and more natural transition effect in the process of switching from the second interface to the first interface, thereby enhancing the consistency and fluency of the user experience to improve the user experience. It should be noted that the second operation in the embodiment of the present application may be a sliding operation or other operations acting on the second interface (such as dragging, long pressing, etc.), which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In one possible implementation, the first desktop or the second desktop includes M first icons and N small folders, the first icons include icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop, and M and N are both integers greater than or equal to 0.

In an embodiment of the present application, the first desktop or the second desktop may include M first icons and N small folders, where the first icons include icons corresponding to applications, large folders, and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop. Therefore, the first desktop or the second desktop can form different desktop layouts by any combination of one or more of applications, large folders, special-shaped folders, and small folders. In an embodiment of the present application, the icon layout corresponding to different desktop thumbnails can be dynamically presented for different desktops, thereby improving the efficiency of users in finding frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: in response to the first operation or the second operation, determining the usage frequency of each icon in the M first icons and the N small folders within a preset time; based on the usage frequency, determining the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area; based on the arrangement position and/or the display size, generating the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area.

In an embodiment of the present application, after receiving a first operation acting on a first interface, or receiving a sliding operation acting on a second interface (that is, a second operation), in response to the first operation or the second operation, the usage frequency of each icon in the second desktop or the first desktop (that is, the M first icons and the each icon in the N small folders) within a preset time is determined; further, based on the determined usage frequency, the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the second frequency viewing interface or the first frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is determined; and then based on the determined arrangement position and/or display size, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the second frequency viewing interface or the first frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is generated. Through the embodiments of the present application, the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the second frequency viewing interface or the first frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area can be determined according to the usage frequency of each application in different desktops, thereby generating an icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area, and through the intuitive arrangement position and/or display size of the icons, the frequently used icons in the current desktop are placed in a more conspicuous or more accessible position, and/or the display size of the icons is adjusted according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, so that the user can directly understand the frequently used applications in the currently selected first desktop intuitively through the arrangement position and/or display size of the icons, and at the same time it is convenient for the user to quickly open the frequently used applications in the first desktop, thereby improving the efficiency of the user in finding frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 1 and N is equal to 0, the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, wherein the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application.

In an embodiment of the present application, when M is greater than or equal to 1 and N is equal to 0, that is, when the first desktop or the second desktop contains icons corresponding to at least one application, large folder, and special-shaped folder (that is, M first icons), and does not contain small folders, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons. Furthermore, the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row of the first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application. Through the embodiments of the present application, the icons of applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons) are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, forming an icon layout of the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area. The icons corresponding to the applications that are frequently used by users in the first desktop or the second desktop are placed closer to the bottom of the screen, which can reduce the distance that the user's finger moves when clicking these icons, making it easier for users to find and click on frequently used applications, thereby saving users time in finding frequently used applications to improve efficiency and enhance the user experience.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than a preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons and the N small folders; wherein, the M first icons and the N small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the first icon and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the small folder and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding second icon; the second icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to one of the N small folders.

In an embodiment of the present application, when M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than a preset threshold, that is, when the first desktop or the second desktop contains M icons corresponding to the application programs, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 0), and contains at least one small folder (that is, N small folders, N is greater than or equal to 1), and at the same time, the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than a preset threshold, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons and N small folders. Furthermore, the M first icons and N small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or the closer the row position of the small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding second icon, and the second icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to one of the N small folders. Through the embodiment of the present application, the icons of the applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, the M first icons) are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, and the small folders that are not frequently used by the user in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, the N small folders) are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the most frequently used icons (that is, the second icons) of the corresponding applications in the corresponding small files, to form an icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area. Layout, placing the icons corresponding to the frequently used applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first or second desktop closer to the bottom of the screen can reduce the distance that the user's finger moves when clicking these icons; at the same time, the infrequently used small folders are arranged according to the frequency of use of the icon with the highest frequency of use of the corresponding application (that is, the second icon), and are still displayed in the form of small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface to save space, making it easier for users to find and click on frequently used applications, thereby saving search time to improve the efficiency of users in finding and accessing frequently used applications and enhance the user experience.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder, and the fourth icon is all the icons in the first small folder; the second small folder belongs to the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the second small folder is less than the preset threshold.

In an embodiment of the present application, when M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, that is, when the first desktop or the second desktop contains icons corresponding to M applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 0), and contains at least one small folder (that is, N small folders, N is greater than or equal to 1), and at the same time there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, all icons in the first small folder (that is, the fourth icon), and the small folder (that is, the second small folder) whose usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than the preset threshold. Through the embodiment of the present application, when there is at least one icon of a corresponding application with a usage frequency greater than or equal to a preset threshold in the N small folders in the first desktop or the second desktop, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area will display the small files (that is, the first small folders) where the icons of these corresponding applications with a usage frequency greater than or equal to the preset threshold are located, and all the icons therein (that is, the fourth icons) are arranged and displayed according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, while the small folders (that is, the second small folders) in which the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than the preset threshold are still displayed in the form of small folders to save space, making it easier for users to find frequently used applications in small files, saving time in searching for frequently used applications, and simplifying the user's operation steps for opening frequently used applications in small folders, so that users do not need to click on the small folder to expand the small folder first, and then click on the icon of the frequently used application they want to use to access the application, thereby improving the efficiency of users in searching for and accessing frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row of the first icon or the fourth icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the row of the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding fifth icon; the fifth icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to a small folder in the second small folder.

In an embodiment of the present application, when the first desktop or the second desktop contains icons corresponding to M applications, large folders, and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 0), and contains at least one small folder (that is, N small folders, N is greater than or equal to 1), and at the same time, there is at least one first small folder in the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface), all icons in the first small folder (that is, The fourth icon), and the small folders (that is, the second small folders) whose usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than the preset threshold are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon or the fourth icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or the closer the row position of the less frequently used second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding fifth icon, and the fifth icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to a small folder in the second small folder. Through the embodiments of the present application, the icons of applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons), and all icons in the first small folder with one or more corresponding applications whose usage frequency is greater than or equal to a preset threshold (that is, the fourth icon) are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, and the small folders (that is, the second small folders) in the first desktop or the second desktop whose usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon is less than the preset threshold are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the icon with the highest usage frequency of the corresponding application in the corresponding second small file (that is, the fifth icon), to form an icon layout of the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area, and the applications, large folders and special-shaped folders that are frequently used by users in the first desktop or the second desktop are arranged in rows from bottom to top. The icons corresponding to the folders and/or the icons of the corresponding applications in the small folders with high usage frequency are placed closer to the bottom of the screen, which can reduce the distance that the user's finger moves when clicking on these icons; at the same time, the infrequently used small folders (that is, the second small folder) are arranged according to the usage frequency of the icon with the highest usage frequency of the corresponding application (that is, the fifth icon), and are still displayed in the form of small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface to save space, making it easier for users to find and click on frequently used applications on the current desktop, especially easier to find frequently used applications in small files on the current desktop, thereby saving time in searching for frequently used applications and simplifying the operation steps for users to open frequently used applications in small folders, so that users do not need to click on the small folder to expand the small folder first, and then click on the icon of the frequently used application they want to use to access the application, thereby improving the efficiency of users in finding and accessing frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In a possible implementation, the closer the row of icons in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the larger the display size of the corresponding icon.

In an embodiment of the present application, the icons in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) can be applications in the first desktop or the second desktop, icons corresponding to large folders and special-shaped folders (that is, M first icons), all icons in the first small folder (that is, the fourth icon) in which there are one or more corresponding applications in N small folders with a usage frequency greater than or equal to a preset threshold, and/or small folders in which the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon in N small folders is less than the preset threshold (that is, the second small folder). The display size of the corresponding icon is determined by the row position of the icon in the icon frequency viewing interface. As the row of icons in the icon frequency viewing interface is closer to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, it means that the application corresponding to the icon is used more frequently, or the icon with the highest usage frequency of the corresponding application in the corresponding small folder (that is, the second icon or the fifth icon) is used more frequently, the display size of the corresponding icon is increased, so that the user can more intuitively understand the usage frequency of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface through the size of the icon display, which is convenient for the user to quickly find and open the frequently used applications in the icon frequency viewing interface, thereby improving the efficiency of the user in finding and accessing frequently used applications to enhance the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface also includes one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon, and the function icon is an icon of a default function recommended by the system and/or an icon of a specific function configured based on user behavior data.

In an embodiment of the present application, one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon may also be presented in the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface. For example, for the first row of icons closest to the bottom in the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface, three function icons may be displayed for each icon; and for the second row of icons closest to the bottom in the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface, two function icons may be displayed. It should be noted that the number of function icons supported for display by icons of different sizes may be determined based on actual usage requirements, and is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In addition, the function icons specifically displayed in the embodiment of the present application may be icons of default functions recommended by the system, or icons of specific functions configured based on user behavior data. For example, they may be icons of frequently used functions determined by the system based on the user's behavior data during the use of the corresponding application, or icons of specific functions customized by the user. This is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: receiving a third operation acting on a target icon; the target icon is an application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface; and in response to the third operation, jumping from the first interface to the main interface corresponding to the target icon.

In an embodiment of the present application, after receiving the third operation acting on the target application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface, it is possible to directly jump from the first interface to the main interface corresponding to the target icon, so that the user can conveniently and quickly open the application corresponding to the target icon, thereby improving the application startup efficiency and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the method also includes: receiving a fourth operation acting on a target function icon; the target function icon is a function icon among the function icons corresponding to the target icon; and in response to the fourth operation, jumping from the first interface to the function display interface corresponding to the target function icon.

In an embodiment of the present application, after receiving the fourth operation on the target function icon in the function icon corresponding to the target application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface, it is possible to directly jump from the first interface to the function display interface corresponding to the target function icon, so that the user can quickly trigger the function corresponding to the target function icon according to actual needs, reducing the operation steps for the user to open the target function display interface, so that the user can more conveniently and quickly find and use the specific functions of the high-frequency used application, improve the startup efficiency of the application function and enhance the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: receiving a fifth operation acting on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area; and in response to the fifth operation, returning from the first interface to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail display of the target desktop.

In an embodiment of the present application, after receiving the fifth operation acting on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, it is possible to jump from the first interface to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail display of the target desktop, so that the user can return to the corresponding desktop simply and quickly through the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, thereby improving the user experience.

In a second aspect, the present application provides an apparatus for icon layout, which is applied to a terminal device and may include:

a first display unit, configured to display a first interface, the first interface including a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area; the desktop thumbnail display area displays a thumbnail of a selected first desktop, the icon frequency viewing area displays a first icon frequency viewing interface, and the icons displayed in the first icon frequency viewing interface are some or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the first desktop;

A first receiving unit, configured to receive a first operation performed on the first interface;

The first display unit is further configured to, in response to the first operation, display a thumbnail of the selected second desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, and switch the icon frequency viewing area to display a second icon frequency viewing interface; the icons displayed in the second icon frequency viewing interface are some or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the second desktop;

The arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the first icon frequency viewing interface and the second icon frequency viewing interface is determined based on the usage frequency of the corresponding icon.

In a possible implementation, the second desktop is a desktop adjacent to the left or right of the first desktop, and the first display unit is further configured to:

When the desktop thumbnail display area has a selected thumbnail of the first desktop, or the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, the desktop thumbnail display area also displays other unselected desktop thumbnails.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

A second display unit, configured to display a second interface, wherein the second interface includes the first desktop;

A second receiving unit, configured to receive a second operation performed on the second interface, where the second operation includes a sliding operation;

The first display unit is also used to gradually shrink the first desktop to generate a thumbnail of the first desktop during the sliding of the second operation, and display a gradually increasing portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface in the area vacated after the first desktop is reduced; when the sliding of the second operation ends, the first interface is generated.

In one possible implementation, the first desktop or the second desktop includes M first icons and N small folders, the first icons include icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop, and M and N are both integers greater than or equal to 0.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

a first determining unit, configured to determine, in response to the first operation or the second operation, a usage frequency of each icon in the M first icons and the N small folders within a preset time;

a second determining unit, configured to determine, based on the usage frequency, an arrangement position and/or a display size of each icon in an icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area;

A generating unit is configured to generate an icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area based on the arrangement position and/or the display size.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 1 and N is equal to 0, the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, wherein the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than a preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons and the N small folders; wherein, the M first icons and the N small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the first icon and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the small folder and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding second icon; the second icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to one of the N small folders.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder, and the fourth icon is all the icons in the first small folder; the second small folder belongs to the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the second small folder is less than the preset threshold.

In one possible implementation, the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row of the first icon or the fourth icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the row of the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding fifth icon; the fifth icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to a small folder in the second small folder.

In a possible implementation, the closer the row of icons in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the larger the display size of the corresponding icon.

In one possible implementation, the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface also includes one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon, and the function icon is an icon of a default function recommended by the system and/or an icon of a specific function configured based on user behavior data.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

a third receiving unit, configured to receive a third operation acting on a target icon; the target icon being an application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface;

The third display unit is used to jump from the first interface to the main interface corresponding to the target icon in response to the third operation.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

A fourth receiving unit is configured to receive a fourth operation acting on a target function icon; the target function icon is a function icon among the function icons corresponding to the target icon;

The fourth display unit is used to jump from the first interface to the function display interface corresponding to the target function icon.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

a fifth receiving unit, configured to receive a fifth operation acting on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area;

The fifth display unit is configured to return from the first interface to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail of the target desktop in response to the fifth operation.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a terminal device, which may include a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store programs and various data, and the processor is used to call the program code stored in the memory so that the terminal device executes the method in any possible implementation of the above-mentioned first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the method in any possible implementation of the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program, which may include instructions. When the computer program is run on a computer, the computer executes the method in any possible implementation of the first aspect above.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG1A is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG1B is a block diagram showing an example of a software structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG2A is a schematic diagram of an interface of an icon layout in the prior art.

FIG2B is a schematic diagram of an interface of another icon layout in the prior art.

FIG2C is a schematic diagram of an interface of another icon layout in the prior art.

FIG3 is a flow chart of an icon layout method provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG4A is a schematic diagram of an icon layout of an icon frequency viewing interface generated based on the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon on the desktop, provided by an embodiment of the present application.

FIG4B is a schematic diagram of an icon layout of another icon frequency viewing interface generated based on the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon on the desktop, provided by an embodiment of the present application.

FIG4C is a schematic diagram of an icon layout of another icon frequency viewing interface generated based on the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon on the desktop, provided by an embodiment of the present application.

FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a specific flow chart of a method for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG6A is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an icon layout method provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG6B is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an icon layout method provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG6C is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an icon layout method provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG6D is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an icon layout method provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of an icon layout device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of another terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The embodiments of the present application are described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

The terms used in the following embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application. As used in the description of the embodiments of the present application and the appended claims, the singular expressions "one", "a kind of", "said", "above", "the", and "this" are intended to also include plural expressions, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" used in the embodiments of the present application refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more listed items.

The terms "first," "second," "third," and "fourth," etc., in the specification and claims of this application and the accompanying drawings are used to distinguish between different objects, rather than to describe a specific order. In addition, the terms "including," "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus comprising a series of steps or elements is not limited to the listed steps or elements, but may optionally include steps or elements not listed, or may optionally include other steps or elements inherent to the process, method, product, or apparatus.

References herein to "embodiments" mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it constitute an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is understood, both explicitly and implicitly, by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

The term "user interface (UI)" in the following embodiments of the present application refers to a medium interface for interaction and information exchange between an application or operating system and a user, which realizes the conversion between the internal form of information and the form acceptable to the user. The user interface is a source code written in a specific computer language such as Java and extensible markup language (XML). The interface source code is parsed and rendered on an electronic device and finally presented as content that the user can recognize. The commonly used form of user interface is graphical user interface (GUI), which refers to a user interface related to computer operations that is displayed in a graphical manner. It can be a visual interface element such as text, icons, buttons, menus, tabs, text boxes, dialog boxes, status bars, navigation bars, widgets, etc. displayed on the display screen of an electronic device.

In order to facilitate the introduction of the technical problems and application scenarios to be solved by this application, the terminal device involved in the embodiments of this application is introduced below.

FIG1A shows a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The terminal device 100 can be used to execute the control method of the prior art and the control method provided in the above method embodiment. It is understandable that the terminal device 100 is a smart terminal device and can be of various types. The embodiment of the present application does not limit its specific type. For example, the terminal device can be a mobile phone, and can also include a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface or touch panel, a laptop computer, a handheld computer, a notebook computer, a smart screen, a wearable device (such as a smart watch, a smart bracelet, etc.), an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, an artificial intelligence (AI) device, a car computer, a smart headset, a game console, and can also be an Internet of Things (IOT) device or a smart home device such as a smart water heater, a smart lamp, a smart air conditioner, etc. Please refer to FIG1A , and the following is a detailed introduction to the various components of the terminal device 100 in conjunction with FIG1A :

The terminal device 100 may include a processor 110, an external memory interface 120, an internal memory 121, a universal serial bus (USB) interface 130, a charging management module 140, a power management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 150, a wireless communication module 160, an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C, an earphone interface 170D, a sensor module 180, a button 190, a motor 191, an indicator 192, a camera 193, a display screen 194, and a subscriber identification module (SIM) card interface 195, etc. The sensor module 180 may include a pressure sensor 180A, a gyroscope sensor 180B, an air pressure sensor 180C, a magnetic sensor 180D, an acceleration sensor 180E, a distance sensor 180F, an ambient light sensor 180G, a fingerprint sensor 180H, a touch device 180I, a temperature sensor 180J, a touch sensor 180K, an ambient light sensor 180L, a bone conduction sensor 180M, etc.

The processor 110 may include one or more processing units. For example, the processor 110 may include an application processor (AP), a modem processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a controller, a memory, a video codec, a digital signal processor (DSP), a baseband processor, and/or a neural-network processing unit (NPU). The different processing units may be independent devices or integrated into one or more processors.

Processor 110 may also include a memory for storing instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in processor 110 is a cache memory. This memory can store instructions or data that have just been used or are being recycled by processor 110. If processor 110 needs to use the same instruction or data again, it can directly access the memory. This avoids duplicate accesses, reduces processor 110 latency, and thus improves system efficiency.

In some embodiments, the processor 110 may include one or more interfaces. The interfaces may include an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) interface, an inter-integrated circuits sound (I2S) interface, a pulse code modulation (PCM) interface, a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) interface, a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), a general-purpose input/output (GPIO) interface, a subscriber identity module (SIM) interface, and/or a universal serial bus (USB) interface.

The integrated circuit (IC) interface is a bidirectional synchronous serial bus that includes a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). In some embodiments, the processor 110 may include multiple I2C busses. The processor 110 may be coupled to the touch sensor 180K, charger, flash, camera 193, etc. via different I2C bus interfaces. For example, the processor 110 may be coupled to the touch sensor 180K via the I2C interface, enabling communication between the processor 110 and the touch sensor 180K via the I2C bus interface, thereby implementing the touch function of the terminal device 100.

The integrated circuit's built-in audio I2S interface can be used for audio communication. In some embodiments, the processor 110 can include multiple I2S buses. The processor 110 can be coupled to the audio module 170 via the I2S bus to enable communication between the processor 110 and the audio module 170. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 via the I2S interface, enabling the function of answering calls via a Bluetooth headset.

The pulse code modulation (PCM) interface can also be used for audio communication, sampling, quantizing, and encoding analog signals. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 and the wireless communication module 160 can be coupled via a PCM bus interface. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can also transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 via the PCM interface, enabling the function of answering calls via a Bluetooth headset. Both the I2S interface and the PCM interface can be used for audio communication.

A Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) interface is a universal serial data bus used for asynchronous communication. This bus can be a bidirectional communication bus. It converts the data to be transmitted between serial communication and parallel communication. In some embodiments, the UART interface is typically used to connect the processor 110 and the wireless communication module 160. For example, the processor 110 communicates with the Bluetooth module in the wireless communication module 160 via the UART interface to implement Bluetooth functionality. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 via the UART interface, enabling the playback of music via Bluetooth headphones.

The MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) interface can be used to connect the processor 110 to peripheral devices such as the display 194 and the camera 193. MIPI interfaces include the camera serial interface (CSI) and the display serial interface (DSI). In some embodiments, the processor 110 and the camera 193 communicate via the CSI interface to implement the camera function of the terminal device 100. The processor 110 and the display 194 communicate via the DSI interface to implement the display function of the terminal device 100.

The general-purpose input/output (GPIO) interface can be configured via software. The GPIO interface can be configured as either a control signal or a data signal. In some embodiments, the GPIO interface can be used to connect the processor 110 to the camera 193, display 194, wireless communication module 160, audio module 170, sensor module 180, and the like. The GPIO interface can also be configured as an I2C interface, an I2S interface, a UART interface, a MIPI interface, and the like.

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface 130 is an interface that complies with USB standards and specifications, and may be a Mini USB interface, a Micro USB interface, a USB Type-C interface, or the like. The Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface 130 can be used to connect a charger to charge the terminal device 100 and to transfer data between the terminal device 100 and peripheral devices. It can also be used to connect headphones to play audio. This interface can also be used to connect other electronic devices, such as augmented reality devices.

It is understood that the interface connection relationship between the modules illustrated in the embodiments of the present application is merely an illustrative illustration and does not constitute a structural limitation on the terminal device 100. In other embodiments of the present application, the terminal device 100 may also adopt a different interface connection method from the above embodiments, or a combination of multiple interface connection methods.

The charging management module 140 is used to receive charging input from a charger. The charger can be a wireless charger or a wired charger. In some wired charging embodiments, the charging management module 140 can receive charging input from the wired charger via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface 130. In some wireless charging embodiments, the charging management module 140 can receive wireless charging input via the wireless charging coil of the terminal device 100. While the charging management module 140 is charging the battery 142, it can also power the electronic device through the power management module 141.

The power management module 141 is used to connect the battery 142, the charging management module 140 and the processor 110. The power management module 141 receives input from the battery 142 and/or the charging management module 140, and provides power to the processor 110, the internal memory 121, the external memory, the display 194, the camera 193, and the wireless communication module 160. The power management module 141 can also be used to monitor parameters such as battery capacity, battery cycle count, and battery health status (leakage, impedance). In some other embodiments, the power management module 141 can also be set in the processor 110. In other embodiments, the power management module 141 and the charging management module 140 can also be set in the same device.

The wireless communication function of the terminal device 100 can be implemented through the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobile communication module 150, the wireless communication module 160, the modem processor and the baseband processor.

Antenna 1 and Antenna 2 are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in terminal device 100 can be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be reused to improve antenna utilization. For example, antenna 1 can be reused as a diversity antenna for a wireless local area network. In other embodiments, the antennas can be used in conjunction with a tuning switch.

The mobile communication module 150 can provide wireless communication solutions including 2G/3G/4G/5G, etc., applied to the terminal device 100. The mobile communication module 150 may include at least one filter, a switch, a power amplifier, a low noise amplifier (LNA), etc. The mobile communication module 150 can receive electromagnetic waves from the antenna 1, filter, amplify, and perform other processing on the received electromagnetic waves, and transmit them to the modem processor for demodulation. The mobile communication module 150 can also amplify the signal modulated by the modem processor and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation through the antenna 1. In some embodiments, at least some of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 can be set in the processor 110. In some embodiments, at least some of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 can be set in the same device as at least some of the modules of the processor 110.

The modem processor may include a modulator and a demodulator. The modulator is used to modulate the low-frequency baseband signal to be transmitted into a medium-high frequency signal. The demodulator is used to demodulate the received electromagnetic wave signal into a low-frequency baseband signal. The demodulator then transmits the demodulated low-frequency baseband signal to the baseband processor for processing. After being processed by the baseband processor, the low-frequency baseband signal is passed to the application processor. The application processor outputs a sound signal through an audio device (not limited to the speaker 170A, the receiver 170B, etc.) or displays an image or video through the display screen 194. In some embodiments, the modem processor may be an independent device. In other embodiments, the modem processor may be independent of the processor 110 and be set in the same device as the mobile communication module 150 or other functional modules.

The wireless communication module 160 can provide wireless communication solutions applied to the terminal device 100, including wireless local area networks (WLAN) (such as wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network), Bluetooth (BT), global navigation satellite system (GNSS), frequency modulation (FM), near field communication (NFC), infrared technology (IR), etc. The wireless communication module 160 can be one or more devices integrating at least one communication processing module. The wireless communication module 160 receives electromagnetic waves via the antenna 2, frequency modulates and filters the electromagnetic wave signals, and sends the processed signals to the processor 110. The wireless communication module 160 can also receive the signal to be sent from the processor 110, frequency modulate it, amplify it, and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation through the antenna 2.

In some embodiments, antenna 1 of terminal device 100 is coupled to mobile communication module 150, and antenna 2 is coupled to wireless communication module 160, so that terminal device 100 can communicate with a network and other devices via wireless communication technologies. The wireless communication technologies may include global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), time-division code division multiple access (TDSCDMA), long term evolution (LTE), BT, GNSS, WLAN, NFC, FM, and/or IR technology. The GNSS may include the global positioning system (GPS), the global navigation satellite system (GLONASS), the Beidou navigation satellite system (BDS), the quasi-zenith satellite system (QZSS) and/or the satellite based augmentation system (SBAS).

The terminal device 100 implements display functions through a GPU, display screen 194, and an application processor. The GPU is a microprocessor for image processing that connects the display screen 194 and the application processor. The GPU is used to perform mathematical and geometric calculations for graphics rendering. The processor 110 may include one or more GPUs that execute program instructions to generate or modify display information.

The display screen 194 is used to display images, videos, and the like. The display screen 194 includes a display panel. The display panel can be a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (FLED), a MiniLED, a MicroLED, a Micro-oLED, or a quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED). In some embodiments, the terminal device 100 may include one or N display screens 194, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. In the embodiment of the present application, the display screen 194 may include a display and a touch panel (TP). The display is used to output display content to the user, and the touch panel is used to receive touch events input by the user on the display screen 194. In the embodiment of the present application, the display screen 194 may be a foldable display screen, and its folding form may include different folding forms such as an up-down folding form or a left-right folding form, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The terminal device 100 can realize the shooting function through the ISP, camera 193, video codec, GPU, display screen 194 and application processor.

The ISP processes data fed back by camera 193. For example, when taking a photo, the shutter is opened, and light is transmitted through the lens to the camera's photosensitive element. The light signal is converted into an electrical signal, which is then passed to the ISP for processing and converted into a visible image. The ISP can also perform algorithmic optimization on image noise, brightness, and other factors. It can also optimize parameters such as exposure and color temperature of the captured scene. In some embodiments, the ISP can be located within camera 193.

The camera 193 is used to capture still images or videos. The object is projected onto a photosensitive element through a lens to generate an optical image. The photosensitive element can be a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistor. The photosensitive element converts the optical signal into an electrical signal, which is then transmitted to the ISP for conversion into a digital image signal. The ISP outputs the digital image signal to the DSP for processing. The DSP converts the digital image signal into an image signal in a standard format such as RGB or YUV. In some embodiments, the terminal device 100 may include one or N cameras 193, where N is a positive integer greater than one. In one example, the camera 193 may include a wide-angle camera, a photographic camera, a 3D depth-sensing camera (e.g., a structured light camera, a time-of-flight (ToF) camera), a telephoto camera, etc. In some embodiments, the camera 193 may include a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera. In the embodiment of the present application, the camera 193 (e.g., the front-facing camera) may be used to capture an image of the user's face.

The digital signal processor is used to process digital signals. In addition to processing digital image signals, it can also process other digital signals. For example, when the terminal device 100 selects a frequency point, the digital signal processor is used to perform Fourier transform on the frequency point energy.

Video codecs are used to compress or decompress digital video. Terminal device 100 may support one or more video codecs. This allows terminal device 100 to play or record videos in various encoding formats, such as Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) 1, MPEG2, MPEG3, and MPEG4.

The NPU is a neural network (NN) computing processor. Drawing on the structure of biological neural networks, such as the transmission patterns between neurons in the human brain, it rapidly processes input information and can continuously self-learn. The NPU can enable intelligent cognitive applications in the terminal device 100, such as image recognition, face recognition, speech recognition, and text comprehension.

The external memory interface 120 can be used to connect an external memory card, such as a Micro SD card, to expand the storage capacity of the terminal device 100. The external memory card communicates with the processor 110 through the external memory interface 120 to implement data storage. For example, files such as music and videos can be stored on the external memory card.

The internal memory 121 can be used to store computer executable program codes, which include instructions. The processor 110 executes various functional applications and data processing of the terminal device 100 by running the instructions stored in the internal memory 121. The internal memory 121 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system, an application required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc. The data storage area may store data created during the use of the terminal device 100 (such as audio data, a phone book, etc.), etc. In addition, the internal memory 121 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, a universal flash storage (UFS), etc.

The terminal device 100 can implement audio functions such as music playback and recording through the audio module 170, the speaker 170A, the receiver 170B, the microphone 170C, the headphone jack 170D, and the application processor.

The audio module 170 is used to convert digital audio information into analog audio signal output, and is also used to convert analog audio input into digital audio signals. The audio module 170 can also be used to encode and decode audio signals. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can be provided in the processor 110, or some functional modules of the audio module 170 can be provided in the processor 110.

The speaker 170A, also called a "speaker", is used to convert audio electrical signals into sound signals. The terminal device 100 can listen to music or listen to hands-free calls through the speaker 170A.

The receiver 170B, also called a "handset", is used to convert audio electrical signals into sound signals. When the terminal device 100 receives a call or voice message, the user can hear the voice by placing the receiver 170B close to the ear.

Microphone 170C, also known as "microphone" or "microphone", is used to convert sound signals into electrical signals. When making a call or sending a voice message, the user can speak by putting their mouth close to the microphone 170C to input the sound signal into the microphone 170C. The terminal device 100 can be provided with at least one microphone 170C. In other embodiments, the terminal device 100 can be provided with two microphones 170C, which can not only collect sound signals but also realize noise reduction function. In other embodiments, the terminal device 100 can also be provided with three, four or more microphones 170C to realize sound signal collection, noise reduction, and can also identify the source of sound, realize directional recording function, etc.

Headphone jack 170D is used to connect a wired headset. Headphone jack 170D can be a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface 130, or a 3.5mm Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) standard interface or a Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association of the USA (CTIA) standard interface.

Pressure sensor 180A is used to sense pressure signals and convert them into electrical signals. In some embodiments, pressure sensor 180A can be located on display screen 194. There are many types of pressure sensors 180A, such as resistive, inductive, and capacitive. A capacitive pressure sensor can include at least two parallel plates made of conductive material. When force is applied to pressure sensor 180A, the capacitance between the electrodes changes. Terminal device 100 determines the intensity of the pressure based on this change in capacitance. When a touch operation is applied to display screen 194, terminal device 100 detects the intensity of the touch operation based on pressure sensor 180A. Terminal device 100 can also calculate the location of the touch based on the detection signal from pressure sensor 180A. In some embodiments, touch operations applied to the same touch location but with different touch operation intensities can correspond to different operation instructions. For example, when a touch operation with an intensity less than a first pressure threshold is applied to a short message application icon, an instruction to view short messages is executed. When a touch operation with an intensity greater than or equal to the first pressure threshold is applied to a short message application icon, an instruction to create a new short message is executed.

The gyroscope sensor 180B can be used to determine the motion posture of the terminal device 100. In some embodiments, the angular velocity of the terminal device 100 around three axes (i.e., x, y, and z axes) can be determined by the gyroscope sensor 180B. The gyroscope sensor 180B can be used for shooting anti-shake. For example, when the shutter is pressed, the gyroscope sensor 180B detects the angle of the terminal device 100 shaking, calculates the distance that the lens module needs to compensate based on the angle, and allows the lens to offset the shaking of the terminal device 100 through reverse movement to achieve anti-shake. The gyroscope sensor 180B can also be used for navigation and somatosensory game scenes.

The air pressure sensor 180C is used to measure air pressure. In some embodiments, the terminal device 100 calculates the altitude through the air pressure value measured by the air pressure sensor 180C to assist in positioning and navigation.

Magnetic sensor 180D includes a Hall effect sensor and a magnetometer. A Hall effect sensor can detect the direction of a magnetic field; a magnetometer measures the magnitude and direction of a magnetic field. A magnetometer can measure the strength of an ambient magnetic field. For example, the magnetometer can measure the magnetic field strength and thus determine the azimuth angle of the magnetometer carrier.

The acceleration sensor 180E can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (generally three axes) of the terminal device 100. When the terminal device 100 is stationary, the magnitude and direction of gravity acceleration can be detected.

The distance sensor 180F is used to measure distance. The terminal device 100 can measure distance using infrared or laser. In some embodiments, when shooting a scene, the terminal device 100 can use the distance sensor 180F to measure distance to achieve fast focusing.

The ambient light sensor 180G may include, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) and a light detector, such as a photodiode. The light emitting diode may be an infrared light emitting diode. The terminal device 100 emits infrared light outward through the light emitting diode. The terminal device 100 uses a photodiode to detect infrared reflected light from nearby objects. When sufficient reflected light is detected, it can be determined that there is an object near the terminal device 100. When insufficient reflected light is detected, the terminal device 100 can determine that there is no object near the terminal device 100. The terminal device 100 can use the ambient light sensor 180G to detect that the user holds the terminal device 100 close to the ear to talk, so as to automatically turn off the screen to save power. The ambient light sensor 180G can also be used in leather case mode and pocket mode to automatically unlock and lock the screen.

The fingerprint sensor 180H is used to collect fingerprints. The terminal device 100 can use the collected fingerprint characteristics to implement fingerprint unlocking, access application locks, fingerprint photography, fingerprint call answering, etc.

The touch control device 180I can be used to detect the user's touch position. In some embodiments, the touch control device 180I can detect the user's touch point on the terminal device 100, and then determine the user's gripping posture based on the touch position using a preset gripping algorithm.

The temperature sensor 180J is used to detect temperature. In some embodiments, the terminal device 100 uses the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 180J to execute a temperature processing strategy. For example, when the temperature reported by the temperature sensor 180J exceeds a threshold, the terminal device 100 reduces the performance of the processor located near the temperature sensor 180J to reduce power consumption and implement thermal protection. In other embodiments, when the temperature is lower than another threshold, the terminal device 100 heats the battery 142 to prevent the terminal device 100 from shutting down abnormally due to low temperature. In other embodiments, when the temperature is lower than another threshold, the terminal device 100 boosts the output voltage of the battery 142 to prevent abnormal shutdown due to low temperature.

The touch sensor 180K is also called a "touch panel." The touch sensor 180K can be provided on the display screen 194. The touch sensor 180K and the display screen 194 form a touch screen, also called a "touch screen." The touch sensor 180K is used to detect touch operations applied thereto or in the vicinity thereof. The touch sensor can transmit the detected touch operations to the application processor to determine the type of touch event. Visual output related to the touch operations can be provided via the display screen 194. In other embodiments, the touch sensor 180K can also be provided on the surface of the terminal device 100, at a location different from that of the display screen 194.

Ambient light sensor 180L is used to sense ambient light brightness. Terminal device 100 can adaptively adjust the brightness of display screen 194 based on the perceived ambient light brightness. Ambient light sensor 180L can also be used to automatically adjust white balance when taking photos. Ambient light sensor 180L can also be used in conjunction with ambient light sensor 180L to detect whether terminal device 100 is in a pocket to prevent accidental touches.

The bone conduction sensor 180M can obtain vibration signals. In some embodiments, the bone conduction sensor 180M can obtain vibration signals from the vibrating bones of the human body. The bone conduction sensor 180M can also contact the human pulse to receive blood pressure pulse signals. In some embodiments, the bone conduction sensor 180M can also be set in headphones to form bone conduction headphones. The audio module 170 can parse out voice signals based on the vibration signals of the vibrating bones of the human body obtained by the bone conduction sensor 180M to implement voice functions. The application processor can parse heart rate information based on the blood pressure pulse signals obtained by the bone conduction sensor 180M to implement heart rate detection functions.

The buttons 190 include a power button, a volume button, etc. The buttons 190 may be mechanical buttons or touch buttons. The terminal device 100 may receive button inputs and generate signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the terminal device 100.

Motor 191 can generate vibration prompts. Motor 191 can be used for incoming call vibration prompts, and can also be used for touch vibration feedback. For example, touch operations acting on different applications (such as taking pictures, audio playback, etc.) can correspond to different vibration feedback effects. For touch operations acting on different areas of the display screen 194, motor 191 can also correspond to different vibration feedback effects. Different application scenarios (for example: time reminders, receiving messages, alarm clocks, games, etc.) can also correspond to different vibration feedback effects. The touch vibration feedback effect can also support customization.

The indicator 192 may be an indicator light, which may be used to indicate the charging status, power level changes, messages, missed calls, notifications, etc.

The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface 195 is used to connect a SIM card. The SIM card can be connected to and disconnected from the terminal device 100 by inserting or removing it from the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface 195. The terminal device 100 can support one or N SIM card interfaces, where N is a positive integer greater than one. The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface 195 can support Nano SIM cards, Micro SIM cards, SIM cards, and the like. Multiple cards can be inserted into the same Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface 195 at the same time. The multiple cards can be of the same or different types. The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface 195 can also be compatible with different types of SIM cards. The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface 195 can also be compatible with external memory cards. The terminal device 100 interacts with the network through the SIM card to implement functions such as calls and data communications. In some embodiments, the terminal device 100 uses an eSIM, or embedded SIM card. The eSIM card can be embedded in the terminal device 100 and cannot be separated from the terminal device 100.

It should be understood that the structure illustrated in the embodiments of the present invention does not constitute a specific limitation on the terminal device 100. In other embodiments of the present application, the terminal device 100 may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine or separate certain components, or arrange the components differently. The illustrated components may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

The software system of the terminal device 100 can adopt a layered architecture, an event-driven architecture, a micro-kernel architecture, a microservice architecture, or a cloud architecture. In the embodiment of the present application, the Android operating system with a layered architecture is used as an example to illustrate the software structure of the terminal device 100.

FIG1B is a block diagram showing an example of a software structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

A layered architecture divides software into several layers, each with distinct roles and responsibilities. Layers communicate with each other through software interfaces. In some embodiments, the Android system is divided into four layers: applications, the application framework, the Android runtime and system libraries, and the kernel.

The application layer may include a series of application packages. For example, the application layer may include system camera APP, gallery APP, call APP, notepad APP, map APP, shopping APP and other applications (applications may be referred to as applications for short), and this embodiment of the application does not impose any restrictions on this.

Applications in the application layer can be divided into system applications and non-system applications. System applications can specifically include system camera apps, gallery apps, call apps, weather apps, etc. Non-system applications can include notepad apps, map apps, shopping apps, and other applications downloaded and installed from app stores or other channels.

The application framework layer provides an application programming interface (API) and programming framework for applications in the application layer. The application framework layer includes some predefined functions. As shown in Figure 1B, the application framework layer may include a view system, a window manager, a resource manager, an application manager, a content provider, etc., but this embodiment of the application does not impose any restrictions on this.

The view system includes visual controls, such as controls for displaying text and images. The view system is used to build applications. A display interface can consist of one or more views.

In an embodiment of the present application, the viewing system can be used to display each icon in the first interface or the second interface, and can also be used to display the function icons corresponding to the icons, and to call out the corresponding main interface or function interface according to the user's operation on the icon or function icon.

In the embodiment of the present application, the window manager is used to manage the display content of the function menu window of each APP. The function menu window can include common function icons of the APP and corresponding function descriptions. In addition, it can also add options such as "Set as card style" and/or "Edit shortcut functions".

The resource manager provides various resources for applications, such as application icons, function icons, etc.

The application manager is responsible for monitoring application activity, providing usage statistics, managing application installation and uninstallation, and other functions. In embodiments of the present application, the application manager can track application usage and provide usage statistics. These statistics may include information such as the number of application launches, usage duration, and the time of last use. These data are then stored in the system's log files or databases. These statistics can be accessed and analyzed through the APIs or tools provided by the system to determine which applications are used most frequently.

Content providers can be used to store and retrieve data and make it accessible to applications. The data may include videos, images, audio, calls made and received, browsing history and bookmarks, phone books, etc.

Android Runtime includes core libraries and a virtual machine. Android Runtime is responsible for scheduling and management of the Android system.

The core library consists of two parts: one is the function that needs to be called by the Java language, and the other is the Android core library.

The application layer and application framework layer run in a virtual machine. The virtual machine executes Java files in the application layer and application framework layer as binary files. The virtual machine manages object lifecycles, stack management, thread management, security and exception management, and garbage collection.

The system library can include multiple functional modules, such as the surface manager, media libraries, 3D graphics processing libraries (such as OpenGL ES), and 2D graphics engines (such as SGL). The surface manager manages the display subsystem and provides fusion of 2D and 3D layers for multiple applications.

The kernel layer is the layer between hardware and software. The kernel layer includes at least display drivers and sensor drivers.

For ease of explanation, the figure also shows the hardware layer that interacts with the above software structure. For example, the hardware layer may include a CPU, a GPU, and a display screen.

It should be noted that although the embodiments of the present application are described using the Android system as an example, its basic principles are also applicable to electronic devices based on operating systems such as iOS or Windows.

The execution subject of the icon control method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be the above-mentioned electronic device, or a functional module and/or functional entity in the electronic device that can implement the icon control method, and the present application solution can be implemented by hardware and/or software. The specific implementation can be determined according to actual use requirements and is not limited by the embodiment of the present application. The following uses an electronic device as an example to illustrate the icon layout method provided in the embodiment of the present application in combination with the accompanying drawings.

Based on the above description of the terminal device 100, the technical problems to be specifically solved by this application are further proposed.

In the prior art, in order to facilitate users to manage and find different applications (APPs), electronic devices provide a folder function. Using this folder function, users can add application icons of multiple APPs to the same folder. For example, please refer to Figure 2A, which is an interface diagram of an icon layout in the prior art. As shown in Figure 2A, the electronic device can display one of the desktops, such as interface 21 in Figure 2A, which may include one or more small folders (such as "Efficiency" 211) and icons corresponding to the applications. When the user wants to open an application in a small folder (such as "Efficiency" 211), he needs to first click on the small folder (such as "Efficiency" 211) to display interface 22. Among the icons corresponding to all applications in the small folder (such as "Efficiency" 211) displayed in interface 22, he can then click on the icon corresponding to the application he wants to open to open the application. This structured way of presenting applications requires users to open the small folder first if they want to open an application in a small file. The operation is not convenient enough, thus affecting the user experience.

In addition, the prior art also provides another folder function. For example, please refer to Figure 2B, which is an interface diagram of another icon layout in the prior art. As shown in Figure 2B, the electronic device can display a desktop as shown in interface 23, which can display small folders (such as folder 1) and/or icons corresponding to applications, as well as one or more large folders (such as "Utilities" 231) and special-shaped folders (such as "Travel" 232 and "Social" 233). When a user wants to open an application in a large folder (such as "Utilities" 231) or a special-shaped folder (such as "Travel" 232 or "Social" 233), he can directly click on the application icon corresponding to the application to open the application. However, if the large folder or special-shaped folder contains a large number of application icons, the user may still need to spend more time and energy to find the APP icon, thereby affecting the user experience.

Furthermore, the prior art can also display applications or services that may be of interest to users through interactive cards (such as YOYO suggestion cards). For example, taking the YOYO suggestion card as an example, please refer to Figure 2C, which is an interface diagram of another icon layout in the prior art. As shown in Figure 2C, the electronic device can display a desktop as shown in interface 24, and the interface 24 can display a YOYO suggestion card 241 including one or more application icons. When the user wants to open an application recommended in the YOYO suggestion card 241, he can directly click on the icon corresponding to the application to jump to the service interface corresponding to the application. Although this method can facilitate users to quickly find and open applications or functions of interest to a certain extent, when the icon corresponding to the application that the user wants to open is not among the icons displayed on the card, the user still cannot quickly find and open the required application.

It is understandable that the above embodiment is only an exemplary display of several possible icon layouts in the user desktop of an electronic device. In other embodiments, the user desktop may also include more/fewer application icons, small folders, large folders and/or special-shaped folders, and each large folder, small folder and/or special-shaped folder may also include more/fewer application icons. These application icons may be icons corresponding to system applications such as camera, gallery, calendar, email, etc., or icons corresponding to non-system applications such as Taobao, Meituan, JD.com, Dianping, Alipay, and Quark, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application. Among them, the application icon and the name and position of the corresponding application can be adjusted according to the user's preferences, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

In summary, existing approaches to desktop application icon management make it relatively expensive for users to find and open specific applications. This is particularly true for frequently used apps, which is inefficient, impacting the user experience. Therefore, providing an effective icon layout method that improves the efficiency of finding frequently used applications is an urgent issue.

Based on the hardware and software architecture of the terminal device provided in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B , the technical problems in the prior art described in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are specifically analyzed and solved.

Please refer to Figure 3, which is a flow chart of a method for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application. The method can be applied to the terminal device described in Figure 1A above, and can be implemented through the software architecture in Figure 1B above, so that the terminal device can be used to support and execute the method flow steps S301-S303 shown in Figure 3.

Step S301: displaying a first interface, the first interface including a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area; the desktop thumbnail display area displays a thumbnail of a selected first desktop, and the icon frequency viewing area displays a first icon frequency viewing interface.

Specifically, the first interface may include all interfaces displayed after the terminal device enters the frequency viewing function. By simultaneously displaying the desktop thumbnail display area and the icon frequency viewing area in the first interface, on the one hand, the thumbnails of different desktops can be browsed intuitively through the desktop thumbnail display area, in which the thumbnail of the currently selected first desktop is displayed. The first desktop can be any desktop currently selected among all desktops, so as to quickly understand the overall layout of the desktop corresponding to the thumbnail of the currently selected first desktop; on the other hand, the icon frequency viewing interface corresponding to the thumbnail of the above-mentioned selected first desktop (that is, the first icon frequency viewing interface) is displayed through the icon frequency viewing area, and the icon displayed therein is the thumbnail of the currently selected first desktop. Some or all of the icons in the desktop thumbnail allow the user to view the icon information of the first desktop from both the overall and partial perspectives at the same time, and the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the first icon frequency viewing interface is determined based on the usage frequency of the corresponding application. By placing frequently used icons in a more conspicuous or more accessible position, and/or adjusting the display size of the icon according to the usage frequency of the corresponding application, the user can directly understand the frequently used applications in the currently selected first desktop through the arrangement position and/or display size of the icons, and at the same time facilitate the user to quickly open the frequently used applications in the first desktop, thereby improving the efficiency of the user in finding frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In a possible implementation, the method further includes: displaying a second interface, the second interface including the first desktop; receiving a second operation acting on the second interface, the second operation being a sliding operation; during the sliding process of the second operation, gradually reducing the first desktop to generate a thumbnail of the first desktop, and displaying a gradually increasing portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface in the area vacated after the first desktop is reduced; when the sliding of the second operation ends, generating the first interface. Specifically, when the user turns on the terminal device, the first interface presented may include the second interface including the first desktop, and the first desktop may be any desktop currently selected among all desktops. Therefore, before the terminal device displays the first interface including the desktop thumbnail display area and the icon frequency viewing area, the interface including any desktop presented by the terminal device is collectively referred to as the second interface. Furthermore, the terminal device receives an operation acting on the second interface (that is, the second operation), which may be a sliding operation or other operations acting on the second interface (such as dragging, long pressing, etc.), which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. For example, taking the second operation as a sliding operation, during the sliding process of the second operation, the first desktop is gradually reduced to generate a thumbnail of the first desktop, and a gradually increasing portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface is displayed in the area vacated after the first desktop is reduced. Finally, when the sliding of the second operation ends, the first interface is generated. In the embodiment of the present application, the transition effect of gradual reduction and gradual increase during the user's sliding operation can present a smoother and more natural transition effect when switching from the second interface to the first interface, thereby enhancing the consistency and fluidity of the user experience and improving the user experience.

Step S302: receiving a first operation performed on a first interface;

Specifically, the first operation received by the terminal device on the first interface can be a detected sliding operation of the user's finger on the display screen from left to right or from right to left, or a detected click operation of the user on the desktop thumbnail display area in the first interface. The embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

Step S303: In response to the first operation, the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, and the first icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is updated to the second icon frequency viewing interface.

Specifically, in response to the first operation received on the first interface, the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area in the first interface is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, so that the user can quickly and intuitively browse the overall layout of the currently selected second desktop after the switch; accordingly, the first icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is updated to the second frequency viewing interface, in which the icons displayed are part or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the second desktop, and the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon is re-determined according to the application usage frequency in the thumbnail of the second desktop, so as to accurately and timely present the icon layout corresponding to the currently selected second desktop thumbnail, and by placing frequently used icons in a more conspicuous or more accessible position, and/or adjusting the display size of the icon according to the usage frequency of the corresponding application, it is convenient for the user to intuitively understand which commonly used applications are in the second desktop after the switch, so that the user can quickly open the frequently used applications in the first desktop, thereby improving the efficiency of the user in finding frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the second desktop is a desktop adjacent to the left or right side of the first desktop, and the method further includes: when the desktop thumbnail display area has a thumbnail of the selected first desktop, or the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, the desktop thumbnail display area also displays other unselected desktop thumbnails. Specifically, when the desktop thumbnail display area displays a thumbnail of the selected first desktop, or the currently selected thumbnail is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the adjacent second desktop, the desktop thumbnail display area displays other unselected desktop thumbnails, so that the user can clearly understand the spatial layout relationship between different desktops in the same user interface, and thus quickly browse the overall layout of other adjacent desktops through other unselected desktop thumbnails, so that the user does not need to switch to each desktop separately to view its content, and it is convenient for the user to switch between different desktops to find the desktop where the application they want to open is located, thereby improving the user's operating experience.

In one possible implementation, the first desktop or the second desktop includes M first icons and N small folders, the first icons include icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop, and M and N are both integers greater than or equal to 0. Specifically, the first desktop or the second desktop may include M first icons and N small folders, wherein the first icons include icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop. Therefore, the first desktop or the second desktop can form different desktop layouts by any combination of one or more applications, large folders, special-shaped folders and small folders. The embodiment of the present application can dynamically present icon layouts corresponding to different desktop thumbnails for different desktops, thereby improving the efficiency of users in finding frequently used applications to enhance the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: in response to the first operation or the second operation, determining the usage frequency of each icon in the M first icons and the N small folders within a preset time; based on the usage frequency, determining the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area; based on the arrangement position and/or the display size, generating the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area. Specifically, after receiving a first operation acting on the first interface, or receiving an operation acting on the second interface (that is, a second operation), in response to the first operation or the second operation, the usage frequency of each icon in the second desktop or the first desktop (that is, the M first icons and the icons in the N small folders) within a preset time (for example, the last week) is determined; further based on the determined usage frequency, the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the second frequency viewing interface or the first frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is determined; then based on the determined arrangement position and/or display size, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the second frequency viewing interface or the first frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is generated. It can be understood that the preset time in the embodiment of the present application can be adjusted according to the type and function of the application. For example, for social media applications, the preset time may be one week or one month; for production tool applications, it may be one day or one week. The embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this.

Through the method described in the above method embodiment, the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the second frequency viewing interface or the first frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area can be determined according to the usage frequency of each application in different desktops, thereby generating an icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area, and through the intuitive icon arrangement position and/or display size, the frequently used icons in the current desktop are placed in a more conspicuous or more accessible position, and/or the display size of the icon is adjusted according to the usage frequency of the corresponding application, so that the user can directly understand which frequently used applications are in the currently selected first desktop through the icon arrangement position and/or display size, and at the same time it is convenient for the user to quickly open the frequently used applications in the first desktop, thereby improving the efficiency of the user in finding frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 1 and N is equal to 0, the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, wherein the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row of the first icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application. Specifically, when M is greater than or equal to 1 and N is equal to 0, that is, when the first desktop or the second desktop contains icons corresponding to at least one application, large folder and special-shaped folder (that is, M first icons), and does not contain small folders, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons. Furthermore, the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application. Through the embodiment of the present application, the icons of applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, the M first icons) are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, forming an icon layout of the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area, and placing the icons corresponding to the applications with high user usage frequency in the first desktop or the second desktop closer to the bottom of the screen can reduce the distance that the user's finger moves when clicking on these icons, making it easier for the user to find and click on the frequently used applications, thereby saving search time to improve the efficiency of the user in finding the frequently used applications and enhance the user's experience.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than a preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons and the N small folders; wherein, the M first icons and the N small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the first icon and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the small folder and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding second icon; the second icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to one of the N small folders. Specifically, when M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than the preset threshold, that is, when the first desktop or the second desktop contains M icons corresponding to the applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 0), and contains at least one small folder (that is, N small folders, N is greater than or equal to 1), and at the same time, the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than the preset threshold, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons and N small folders. Furthermore, the M first icons and N small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or the closer the row position of the small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding second icon, and the second icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to one of the N small folders. Through the embodiment of the present application, the icons of the applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, the M first icons) are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, and the small folders that are not frequently used by the user in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, the N small folders) are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the most frequently used icons (that is, the second icons) of the corresponding applications in the corresponding small files, to form an icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area. Layout, placing the icons corresponding to the frequently used applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first or second desktop closer to the bottom of the screen can reduce the distance that the user's finger moves when clicking these icons; at the same time, the infrequently used small folders are arranged according to the frequency of use of the icon with the highest frequency of use of the corresponding application (that is, the second icon), and are still displayed in the form of small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface to save space, making it easier for users to find and click on frequently used applications, thereby saving search time to improve the efficiency of users in finding and accessing frequently used applications and enhance the user experience.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder, and the fourth icon is all the icons in the first small folder; the second small folder belongs to the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the second small folder is less than the preset threshold. Specifically, when M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, that is, when the first desktop or the second desktop contains icons corresponding to M applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 0), and contains at least one small folder (that is, N small folders, N is greater than or equal to 1), and at the same time there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, all icons in the first small folder (that is, the fourth icon), and the small folder (that is, the second small folder) whose usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than the preset threshold.

Through the embodiment of the present application, when there is at least one icon of a corresponding application with a usage frequency greater than or equal to a preset threshold in the N small folders in the first desktop or the second desktop, the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area will display the small files (that is, the first small folders) where the icons of these corresponding applications with a usage frequency greater than or equal to the preset threshold are located, and all the icons therein (that is, the fourth icons) are arranged and displayed according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, while the small folders (that is, the second small folders) in which the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than the preset threshold are still displayed in the form of small folders to save space, making it easier for users to find frequently used applications in small files, saving time in searching for frequently used applications, and simplifying the user's operation steps for opening frequently used applications in small folders, so that users do not need to click on the small folder to expand the small folder first, and then click on the icon of the frequently used application they want to use to access the application, thereby improving the efficiency of users in searching for and accessing frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row of the first icon or the fourth icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the row of the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding fifth icon; the fifth icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to a small folder in the second small folder. Specifically, when the first desktop or the second desktop contains icons corresponding to M applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 0), and contains at least one small folder (that is, N small folders, N is greater than or equal to 1), and at the same time there is at least one first small folder in the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface), all icons in the first small folder (that is, the first small folder) Four icons), and small folders (that is, second small folders) in which the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than the preset threshold are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon or the fourth icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or the closer the row position of the less frequently used second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding fifth icon, and the fifth icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to a small folder in the second small folder.

Through the embodiments of the present application, the icons of applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop (that is, M first icons), and all icons in the first small folder with one or more corresponding applications whose usage frequency is greater than or equal to a preset threshold (that is, the fourth icon) are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications, and the small folders (that is, the second small folders) in the first desktop or the second desktop whose usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon is less than the preset threshold are arranged in rows from bottom to top according to the usage frequency of the icon with the highest usage frequency of the corresponding application in the corresponding second small file (that is, the fifth icon), to form an icon layout of the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) displayed in the icon frequency viewing area, and the applications, large folders and special-shaped folders that are frequently used by users in the first desktop or the second desktop are arranged in rows from bottom to top. The icons corresponding to the folders and/or the icons of the corresponding applications in the small folders with high usage frequency are placed closer to the bottom of the screen, which can reduce the distance that the user's finger moves when clicking on these icons; at the same time, the infrequently used small folders (that is, the second small folder) are arranged according to the usage frequency of the icon with the highest usage frequency of the corresponding application (that is, the fifth icon), and are still displayed in the form of small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface to save space, making it easier for users to find and click on frequently used applications on the current desktop, especially easier to find frequently used applications in small files on the current desktop, thereby saving time in searching for frequently used applications and simplifying the operation steps for users to open frequently used applications in small folders, so that users do not need to click on the small folder to expand the small folder first, and then click on the icon of the frequently used application they want to use to access the application, thereby improving the efficiency of users in finding and accessing frequently used applications and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the closer the row position of the icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the larger the display size of the corresponding icon. Specifically, the icons in the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the first frequency viewing interface or the second frequency viewing interface) can be applications in the first desktop or the second desktop, icons corresponding to large folders and special-shaped folders (that is, M first icons), all icons in the first small folder in which there are one or more corresponding applications with a usage frequency greater than or equal to a preset threshold among N small folders (that is, the fourth icon), and/or small folders in which the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon in N small folders is less than the preset threshold (that is, the second small folder). The display size of the corresponding icon is determined by the row position of the icon in the icon frequency viewing interface. As the row of icons in the icon frequency viewing interface is closer to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, it means that the application corresponding to the icon is used more frequently, or the icon with the highest usage frequency of the corresponding application in the corresponding small folder (that is, the second icon or the fifth icon) is used more frequently, the display size of the corresponding icon is increased, so that the user can more intuitively understand the usage frequency of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface through the size of the icon display, which is convenient for the user to quickly find and open the frequently used applications in the icon frequency viewing interface, thereby improving the efficiency of the user in finding and accessing frequently used applications to enhance the user experience.

For example, since the icon frequency viewing interface (that is, the icon frequency viewing interface or the second icon frequency viewing interface) displayed in the determined icon frequency viewing area is similar based on the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the first desktop or the second desktop, the embodiment of the present application takes the first desktop as an example, and combines Figures 4A-4C to exemplarily introduce the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon in the desktop based on different icon distributions provided by the embodiment of the present application, and generates a user interface schematic diagram of the corresponding icon frequency viewing interface.

Optionally, when the first desktop only contains icons corresponding to applications, large folders, and special-shaped folders (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 1), exemplarily, please refer to Figure 4A, which is an icon layout diagram of an icon frequency viewing interface generated based on the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon in the desktop, provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 4A, the terminal device can display an interface 41 (that is, a second interface) including a desktop 401 (that is, a first desktop), and the desktop 401 can be any desktop on the terminal device, which may include icons corresponding to one or more applications, large folders (such as "Utilities" 4011) and special-shaped folders (such as "Travel" 4012 and "Social" 4013). Among them, in desktop 401 (also known as the first desktop), icons corresponding to applications may include icons corresponding to the Weather APP, Calendar APP, Stock APP, and Settings APP. Large folders (such as "Utilities" 4011) may include icons corresponding to applications such as the File Management APP and the Honor Video APP. Special-shaped folders (such as "Travel" 4012) may include icons corresponding to the Map APP and the Taxi APP. Special-shaped folders (such as "Social" 4013) may include icons corresponding to the WeChat APP and the QQ APP. In the embodiment of the present application, since there are a total of 18 icons corresponding to all applications, large folders, and special-shaped folders in desktop 401, M is equal to 18, which means that the first desktop contains 18 first icons.

Furthermore, upon receiving a sliding operation (i.e., a second operation) by the user on the interface 41 (i.e., the second interface), the terminal device may display the interface 42 (i.e., the first interface) as shown in FIG4A . In the interface 42, a desktop thumbnail display area 402 for displaying a thumbnail of the desktop of the terminal device and an icon frequency viewing area 403 for displaying the icon frequency corresponding to the selected desktop thumbnail may be included. As shown in FIG4A , in the desktop thumbnail display area 402, in addition to displaying the currently selected desktop thumbnail 4021 (i.e., the thumbnail of the first desktop), other unselected desktop thumbnails are also displayed, wherein the desktop thumbnail 4021 is the thumbnail corresponding to the desktop 401. Accordingly, the icon frequency viewing area 403 displays the icon frequency viewing interface 4031 (i.e., the first icon frequency viewing interface) corresponding to the currently selected desktop thumbnail 4021. The icon frequency viewing interface 4031 may include all icons corresponding to all applications, large folders, and special-shaped folders on the desktop 401 (i.e., M first icons, where M is equal to 18). The arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface 4031 (i.e., the first icon frequency viewing interface) are determined based on the usage frequency of the corresponding application. It should be noted that the second operation in the embodiment of the present application may be a sliding operation or other operation acting on the second interface (e.g., dragging, long pressing, etc.), and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

As shown in FIG4A , the 18 first icons displayed in the icon frequency viewing interface 4031 are arranged in 4 rows, and the closer the row position is to the first icon at the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface 4031, the higher the frequency of use of the corresponding application within a preset time (e.g., the last week), and the larger the display size of the corresponding first icon. For example, the icons corresponding to the applications closest to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface 4031 in the icon frequency viewing interface 4031 (e.g., icons corresponding to WeChat, Alipay, and camera) have the highest frequency of use within a preset time (e.g., the last week) and the largest display size; the remaining first icons are arranged in rows gradually upwards as the frequency of use of the corresponding applications decreases, and/or their corresponding display sizes decrease row by row. In addition, the specific arrangement positions of the first icons in the same row can be customized according to the user's usage habits, for example, applications with higher usage frequencies are placed closer to the right end of the screen, but this is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Optionally, when the first desktop contains icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 0), it also contains at least one small folder (that is, N small folders, N is greater than or equal to 1), and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in these N small folders is less than a preset threshold, for example, please refer to Figure 4B, Figure 4B is another icon layout diagram of an icon frequency viewing interface generated based on the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the desktop provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 4B, the terminal device can display an interface 44 (that is, a second interface) including a desktop 404 (that is, the first desktop), and the desktop 404 can be any desktop on the terminal device, which may include one or more applications, icons corresponding to large folders (such as "Shopping and Food" 4041) and icons corresponding to small folders (such as folder 1 and folder 2), and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the small folder (such as folder 1 and folder 2) is less than the preset threshold. Among them, in desktop 404 (also known as the first desktop), icons corresponding to applications may include icons corresponding to the Mail APP, Music APP, App Store APP, and Gallery APP. Large folders (such as "Shopping and Food" 4041) may include icons corresponding to applications such as Taobao APP and JD APP. Small folders (such as Folder 1) may include icons corresponding to applications such as Dianping APP and Quark APP. Small folders (such as Folder 2) may include icons corresponding to applications such as the Player APP and WiFi Direct APP. Since there are no special-shaped folders in desktop 404 (also known as the first desktop), all icons corresponding to applications and large folders (such as "Shopping and Food" 4041) in desktop 404 are M first icons (M equals 12), and small folders (such as Folder 1 and Folder 2) in desktop 404 are N small folders, where N equals 2.

Furthermore, upon receiving a user sliding operation (i.e., a second operation) on interface 44 (i.e., a second interface), the terminal device may display interface 45 (i.e., a first interface) as shown in FIG4B . Interface 45 may include a desktop thumbnail display area 405 and an icon frequency viewing area 406. As shown in FIG4B , in addition to displaying the currently selected desktop thumbnail 4051 (i.e., a thumbnail of the first desktop), the desktop thumbnail display area 405 also displays other unselected desktop thumbnails. Correspondingly, the icon frequency viewing area 406 displays an icon frequency viewing interface 4061 (i.e., a first icon frequency viewing interface) corresponding to the currently selected desktop thumbnail 4051. As shown in FIG4B , the icon frequency viewing interface 4061 may include all icons corresponding to applications, large folders, and special-shaped folders in desktop 404 (i.e., M first icons, where M is equal to 12), and all small folders in desktop 404 (e.g., folder 1 and folder 2). Among them, the corresponding arrangement positions and/or display sizes of all icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the icon frequency viewing interface 4061 (that is, M first icons, M is equal to 12) are determined according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications; or, the corresponding arrangement positions and/or display sizes of small folders (such as folder 1 or folder 2) in the icon frequency viewing interface 4061 are determined according to the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the most frequently used icon in the corresponding small folder. As shown in Figure 4B, the 12 first icons and small folders (such as folder 1 and folder 2) displayed in the icon frequency viewing interface 4061 are arranged in 4 rows. The closer the row of the first icon is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface 4061, the more frequently the corresponding application is used within the preset time (for example, the last week), and the larger the display size of the corresponding first icon is; or, the closer the row of the small folder is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface 4061, the larger the corresponding application of the most frequently used icon (that is, the second icon) in the corresponding small folder is used within the preset time (for example, the last week), and the larger the display size of the corresponding small folder is.

As shown in Figure 4B, the icons corresponding to the applications closest to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface 4061 (such as the icons corresponding to the camera, gallery, and email) have the highest usage frequency within a preset time (such as the past week) and the corresponding display size is the largest; the remaining first icons and/or small folders, as the usage frequency of the corresponding applications and/or the corresponding second icons continues to decrease, their row positions are gradually arranged upwards, and/or their corresponding display sizes are reduced row by row. In addition, the specific arrangement positions of the first icons and/or small folders located in the same row can be customized according to the user's usage habits. For example, the corresponding applications and/or corresponding second icons with higher usage frequencies are placed closer to the right end of the screen. This is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Optionally, when the first desktop contains icons corresponding to applications, large folders, and special-shaped folders (that is, M first icons, M is greater than or equal to 0), it also contains at least one small folder (that is, N small folders, N is greater than or equal to 1), and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in at least one of the N small folders is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, for example, see Figure 4C, Figure 4C is another icon layout diagram of an icon frequency viewing interface generated based on the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon in the desktop provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 4C, the terminal device can display an interface 47 (that is, a second interface) including a desktop 407 (that is, a first desktop), and the desktop 407 can be any desktop on the terminal device, which may include one or more, which may include icons corresponding to applications, large folders (such as "Shopping and Food" 4071) and small folders (such as folder 1 and folder 2), and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in at least one small folder (such as folder 1) in the small folders (such as folder 1 and folder 2) is greater than or equal to the preset threshold. Among them, in desktop 407 (also known as the first desktop), the specific description of the icons corresponding to applications, large folders (such as "Shopping and Food" 4071), and the icons corresponding to small folders (such as Folder 1 and Folder 2) can be found in the relevant description of Figure 4B above, and will not be repeated here. Since there are no special-shaped folders in desktop 407 (also known as the first desktop), all the icons corresponding to applications and large folders (such as "Shopping and Food" 4071) in desktop 407 are M first icons (M is equal to 12), and the small folders (such as Folder 1 and Folder 2) in desktop 407 are N small folders, where N is equal to 2.

Furthermore, upon receiving a sliding operation (also known as the second operation) by the user on the interface 47 (also known as the second interface), the terminal device may display the interface 48 (also known as the first interface) as shown in FIG4C . It is understandable that the second operation in the embodiment of the present application may be a sliding operation, or other operations acting on the second interface (such as dragging, long pressing, etc.), and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this. In the interface 48, a desktop thumbnail display area 408 and an icon frequency viewing area 409 may be included. As shown in FIG4C , in the desktop thumbnail display area 408, in addition to the currently selected desktop thumbnail 4081 (also known as the thumbnail of the first desktop), other unselected desktop thumbnails are also displayed. Accordingly, the icon frequency viewing area 409 displays the icon frequency viewing interface 4091 (also known as the first icon frequency viewing interface) corresponding to the currently selected desktop thumbnail 4081. As shown in Figure 4C, the icon frequency viewing interface 4091 may include all icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the desktop 408 (that is, M first icons, M is equal to 12), and all icons in folder 1 (that is, the first small folder) (that is, the fourth icon), and folder 2 (that is, the second small folder); among them, the usage frequency of applications corresponding to one or more icons in folder 1 (that is, the first small folder) is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, and the usage frequency of applications corresponding to each icon in folder 2 (that is, the second small folder) is less than the preset threshold.

Optionally, the corresponding arrangement position and/or display size of all icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the icon frequency viewing interface 4091 (that is, M first icons, M is equal to 12), or the icons in folder 1 (that is, the first small folder) (that is, the fourth icon), are determined according to the usage frequency of the corresponding applications; or, the corresponding arrangement position and/or display size of the second small folder (such as folder 2) in the icon frequency viewing interface 4091 is determined according to the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the most frequently used icon in the corresponding small folder. As shown in Figure 4C, the 12 first icons, the fourth icon (that is, the icons corresponding to all applications in folder 1) and the second small folder (that is, folder 2) displayed in the icon frequency viewing interface 4091 are arranged in 4 rows. The closer the row of the first icon or the fourth icon (that is, the icons corresponding to all applications in folder 1) is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface 4091, the more frequently the corresponding application is used within the preset time (for example, the last week), and the larger the display size of the corresponding first icon; or, the closer the row of the second small folder (that is, folder 2) is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface 4091, the larger the icon (that is, the fifth icon) corresponding to the most frequently used application in the corresponding small folder is within the preset time (for example, the last week), and the larger the display size of the corresponding small folder.

As shown in Figure 4C, the icons corresponding to the applications closest to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface 4091 (such as the icons corresponding to the notepad, camera, and gallery) have the highest usage frequency within the preset time (such as the past week) and the corresponding display size is the largest; the remaining first icons, fourth icons and/or small folders, as the usage frequency of the corresponding applications and/or the corresponding fifth icons continues to decrease, their row positions are gradually arranged upwards, and/or their corresponding display sizes are reduced row by row. In addition, the specific arrangement positions of the first icons, fourth icons and/or second small folders located in the same row can be customized according to the user's usage habits. For example, the corresponding applications and/or the corresponding fifth icons with higher usage frequencies are placed closer to the right end of the screen. This is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

It should be noted that the method embodiment described in Figures 4A-4C above is only an exemplary display of an icon distribution method for the first desktop displayed on the terminal device. In some other embodiments, the first desktop can also present other styles of icon distribution methods. For example, the first desktop can also include more or fewer applications, large folders, special-shaped folders and/or small folders, and each large folder, small folder and/or special-shaped folder can also include more or fewer icons corresponding to applications. This embodiment of the present application is not limited to this. In addition, the icons corresponding to the applications, large folders, special-shaped folders and/or small folders in the embodiment of the present application and the names and locations of the corresponding applications can be adjusted according to the user's preferences. This embodiment of the present application is not limited to this. It can be understood that the preset time in the embodiment of the present application can be adjusted according to the type and function of the application. For example, for social media applications, the preset time may be one week or one month; for production tool applications, it may be one day or one week. This embodiment of the present application is not specifically limited to this.

In one possible implementation, the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface may further include one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon. The function icon may be an icon of a default function recommended by the system and/or an icon of a specific function configured based on user behavior data. Specifically, in the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface, one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon may also be presented. For example, for the first row of icons closest to the bottom in the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface, three function icons may be displayed for each icon; for the second row of icons closest to the bottom in the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface, two function icons may be displayed. It should be noted that the number of function icons supported by icons of different sizes can be determined based on actual usage needs and is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. In addition, the function icons specifically displayed in the embodiments of the present application may be icons of default functions recommended by the system, or icons of specific functions configured based on user behavior data. For example, they may be icons of frequently used functions determined by the system based on the user's behavior data during the use of the corresponding application, or icons of specific functions customized by the user. The embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: receiving a third operation on a target icon; the target icon is an application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface; and in response to the third operation, jumping from the first interface to a main interface corresponding to the target icon. Specifically, after receiving the third operation on the target application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface, the user can directly jump from the first interface to the main interface corresponding to the target icon, allowing the user to conveniently and quickly open the application corresponding to the target icon, thereby improving application startup efficiency and enhancing the user experience.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: receiving a fourth operation acting on a target function icon; the target function icon being one of the function icons corresponding to the target icon; and in response to the fourth operation, jumping from the first interface to a function display interface corresponding to the target function icon. Specifically, after receiving the fourth operation acting on the target function icon among the function icons corresponding to the target application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface, the method can directly jump from the first interface to a function display interface corresponding to the target function icon, so that the user can quickly trigger the function corresponding to the target function icon according to actual needs, reducing the number of steps for the user to open the target function display interface, allowing the user to more conveniently and quickly find and use specific functions of frequently used applications, improving the efficiency of launching application functions and enhancing user experience.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: receiving a fifth operation acting on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area; and in response to the fifth operation, returning from the first interface to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail of the target desktop. Specifically, after receiving the fifth operation acting on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, the user can jump from the first interface to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail of the target desktop, so that the user can simply and quickly return to the corresponding desktop through the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, thereby improving the user experience.

For example, please refer to Figure 5, which is a specific flow chart of a method for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application. The method can be applied to the terminal device described in Figure 1A above, and can be implemented through the software architecture in Figure 1B above, so that the terminal device can be used to support and execute the method flow steps S501-S507 shown in Figure 5.

Step S501: Display the second interface.

Specifically, the second interface includes a first desktop. In one possible implementation, the first desktop may include icons corresponding to M applications, large folders, and special-shaped folders (i.e., first icons) and N small folders, where M and N are both integers greater than or equal to 0. Therefore, the first desktop can be formed by any combination of one or more applications, large folders, special-shaped folders, and small folders to form different desktop layouts, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Step S502: receiving a second operation performed on the second interface.

Specifically, the second operation includes a sliding operation, which can be a sliding operation from bottom to top on the lower end of the screen of the second interface, or other operations on the second interface (such as dragging, long pressing, etc.). The embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

Step S503: During the sliding operation of the second operation, the first desktop is gradually reduced to generate a thumbnail of the first desktop, and a gradually enlarged portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface is displayed in the area vacated after the first desktop is reduced.

Step S504: When the second sliding operation ends, a first interface is generated.

Specifically, the first interface includes a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area; the desktop thumbnail display area displays a thumbnail of the selected first desktop, and the icon frequency viewing area displays the first icon frequency viewing interface. Steps S503 and S504 utilize the gradual shrinking and enlarging transition effects during the user's sliding operation to create a smoother and more natural transition from the second interface to the first interface, thereby enhancing the consistency and fluidity of the user experience and improving the user experience.

Step S505: Display the first interface.

Step S506: receiving a first operation performed on the first interface.

Step S507: In response to the first operation, the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, and the first icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is updated to the second icon frequency viewing interface.

Specifically, for the specific description of the above steps S505 to S507, please refer to the relevant description of steps S301 to S303 in Figure 3 above, which will not be repeated here. Through the embodiment of the present application, the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the corresponding icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area can be determined according to the usage frequency of different applications in the currently selected desktop thumbnail, so as to dynamically present the icon layout in the icon frequency viewing interface corresponding to different desktop thumbnails, and through the intuitive arrangement position and/or display size of the icons, it is convenient for users to find and click on frequently used applications in the currently selected desktop to save time, improve the efficiency of users in finding and opening frequently used applications, and enhance the user experience.

Optionally, after the above steps S505 to S507, the icon distribution method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps S508A to S509A.

Step S508A: Receive a third operation acting on the target icon.

Specifically, the target icon is an application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface. The third operation can be an operation of directly clicking a specific application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface, or an operation of first clicking a specific small folder in the second icon frequency viewing interface and then clicking a specific application icon therein, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Step S509A: In response to the third operation, jump from the first interface to the main interface corresponding to the target icon.

Specifically, after receiving the third operation on the target application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface, you can directly jump from the first interface to the main interface corresponding to the target icon, so that the user can easily and quickly open the application corresponding to the target icon, improve the application startup efficiency and enhance the user experience.

Optionally, the second icon frequency viewing interface may also include one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon, wherein the function icon may be an icon of a default function recommended by the system and/or an icon of a specific function configured according to user behavior data.

Therefore, after the above steps S505 to S507, the icon distribution method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include steps S508B to S509B or steps S508C to S509C.

The detailed description of steps S508B-S509B is as follows:

Step S508B: receiving a fourth operation acting on the target function icon.

Specifically, the target function icon is a function icon among the function icons corresponding to the target icon in the second icon viewing interface.

Step S509B: In response to the fourth operation, jump from the first interface to the function display interface corresponding to the target function icon.

Furthermore, after receiving the fourth operation on the target function icon in the function icon corresponding to the target application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface, it is possible to directly jump from the first interface to the function display interface corresponding to the target function icon, so that the user can quickly trigger the function corresponding to the target function icon according to actual needs, reducing the operation steps for the user to open the target function display interface, so that the user can more conveniently and quickly find and use the specific functions of high-frequency used applications, improve the startup efficiency of application functions and enhance the user experience.

The detailed description of steps S508C-S509C is as follows:

Step S508C: Receive a fifth operation acting on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area.

Specifically, the fifth operation may be a click operation on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, or other operations, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Step S509C: In response to the fifth operation, return from the first interface to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail of the target desktop.

Specifically, after receiving the fifth operation acting on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, you can jump from the first interface to return to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail display of the target desktop, so that the user can return to the corresponding desktop simply and quickly through the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, thereby improving the user experience.

The above introduces the method steps of icon layout provided by the embodiment of the present application. Next, the icon layout method provided by the above embodiment and the application scenario diagram of the icon layout method provided by the embodiment of the present application are introduced.

For example, please refer to Figure 6A, which is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a method for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application. This application scenario schematic diagram can be combined with the method for icon layout provided in the above method embodiment, and implemented by the terminal device 100 in Figure 1A and the software architecture in Figure 1B. As shown in Figure 6A, the electronic device can display an interface 61 including a desktop 601 (that is, the first desktop), which is the same as the interface 41 in Figure 4A above. For a specific description of the application icons, large folders (such as "Utilities" 6011) and special-shaped folders (such as "Travel" 6012 and "Social" 6013) in the interface 61, please refer to the relevant description of the interface 41 in Figure 4A above, which will not be repeated here. When the terminal device receives a user sliding operation (i.e., a second operation) from the bottom to the top at the bottom of interface 61 (i.e., the second interface), the terminal device may present interface 62. In interface 62, as the user's finger slides to the first position, a reduced desktop thumbnail 6021 corresponding to desktop 601 is presented, and a partial icon frequency viewing interface 6022 corresponding to desktop 601 is displayed in the area vacated by desktop thumbnail 6021. Further, as the user's finger slides to the second position (the second position is farther from the bottom of the screen than the first position), the terminal device may present interface 63. The reduced desktop thumbnail 6031 corresponding to desktop 601 in interface 63 is smaller than the desktop thumbnail 6021 in interface 62; accordingly, the partial icon frequency viewing interface 6032 corresponding to desktop 601, displayed in the area vacated by desktop thumbnail 6031, is larger than the partial icon frequency viewing interface 6022 in interface 62.

As the user's finger slides upward, the reduced desktop thumbnail 6031 in the interface 63 continues to shrink, and the portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface 6032 displayed in the area vacated after the desktop thumbnail 6031 shrinks gradually increases, until the sliding operation of the user's finger (that is, the second operation) ends, and the terminal device presents an interface 64 (that is, the first interface) including a desktop thumbnail display area 604 and an icon frequency viewing area 605. This interface 64 is the same as the interface 42 in Figure 4A above. For a detailed description of interface 64, please refer to the relevant description of interface 42 in Figure 4A above, which will not be repeated here. Among them, the currently selected desktop thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area 604 is the thumbnail 6041 corresponding to the desktop 601 (that is, the first desktop); the icon frequency viewing area 605 displays the icon frequency viewing interface 6051 (that is, the first icon frequency viewing interface) corresponding to the currently selected thumbnail 6041.

When a sliding operation from right to left (that is, the first operation) is received on interface 64 (that is, the first interface), the terminal device switches to display interface 66. In interface 66, the currently selected desktop thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area 604 is switched from the thumbnail 6041 corresponding to the desktop 601 (that is, the first desktop) to the thumbnail 6061 corresponding to the desktop adjacent to the right side of the desktop 601 (that is, the second desktop); the icon frequency viewing area 605 displays the icon frequency viewing interface 6071 (that is, the second icon frequency viewing interface) corresponding to the currently selected thumbnail 6061. Since the icon layout of the thumbnail 6061 corresponding to the desktop adjacent to the right of the desktop 601 (that is, the second desktop) is the same as the icon layout of the desktop 407 in FIG. 4C above, the icon frequency viewing interface 6071 in the interface 66 is the same as the icon frequency viewing interface 4091 in the interface 48 described in FIG. 4C above. For the specific description of the icon frequency viewing interface 6071 in the interface 66, please refer to the relevant description of the icon frequency viewing interface 4091 in FIG. 4C above, which will not be repeated here. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application is only an exemplary description of an application scenario of an icon layout method provided by the embodiment of the present application. In some other embodiments, according to different icon distribution methods of the first desktop and/or the second desktop, the interface diagram of the corresponding application scenario will also be different, and the first operation and/or the second operation in the embodiment of the present application, including but not limited to the above-mentioned operations, are not limited to the embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, when the user wants to open the target icon in the icon frequency viewing interface, exemplarily, see Figure 6B, which is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a method for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 6B, when the target application that the user wants to open is the Taobao APP in the icon frequency viewing interface 6071 in the interface 66, upon receiving the operation of clicking the icon 6072 corresponding to the Taobao APP (that is, the third operation), the terminal device directly jumps from the interface 66 (that is, the first interface) to the main interface 67 corresponding to the Taobao APP (that is, the target icon), so that the user can conveniently and quickly open the application corresponding to the target icon, improve the startup efficiency of the application to enhance the user experience. It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application is only an exemplary description of the application scenario of a method for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application. In some other embodiments, the target icon can be an icon corresponding to any APP in the icon frequency viewing interface 6071, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

Optionally, in the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface presented by the terminal device, one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon may also be presented. The function icon may be an icon of a default function recommended by the system, or an icon of a specific function configured based on user behavior data. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the number and type of function icons. Among them, the function icons displayed in the first icon frequency viewing interface and the second icon frequency viewing interface are similar. Taking the display of function icons in the second icon frequency viewing interface as an example, an application scenario diagram of a method for icon layout is exemplarily introduced. Please refer to Figure 6C, which is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a method for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG6C , after the terminal device receives the first operation performed by the user on the interface 64 (i.e., the first interface) in FIG6A , the terminal device may present an interface 68. In this interface 68, the desktop thumbnail display area 608 displays the currently selected desktop thumbnail, which is the thumbnail 6081 corresponding to the desktop adjacent to the right of the desktop 601 (i.e., the second desktop); the icon frequency viewing area 609 displays the icon frequency viewing interface 6091 (i.e., the second icon frequency viewing interface) corresponding to the currently selected thumbnail 6081. In this icon frequency viewing interface 6091, in addition to displaying the same icons as the icon frequency viewing interface 6071 in FIG6A , one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon are also displayed, such as the function icons such as to-do list, voice shorthand, and text notes corresponding to the notepad APP, the function icons such as inbox and write email corresponding to the mail APP, and the function icons such as latest photos and my favorites corresponding to the gallery APP. Furthermore, when the user wants to use the to-do function in the notepad APP, he or she can directly click on the to-do function icon 6092 (that is, the target function icon) corresponding to the notepad APP. The terminal device responds to the user's operation of clicking the to-do function icon 6092 (that is, the fourth operation) and directly jumps from interface 68 (that is, the first interface) to the function display interface 69 corresponding to the to-do function icon 6092 (that is, the target icon), so that the user can quickly trigger the function corresponding to the target function icon according to actual needs, reducing the operation steps for the user to open the target function display interface, so that the user can more conveniently and quickly find and use the specific functions of high-frequency used applications, improve the startup efficiency of application functions and enhance user experience.

It should be noted that the embodiment of the present application only takes the notepad APP and the target function icon as the agent function icon corresponding to the notepad APP as an example to exemplify the icon frequency viewing interface 6071 (that is, the second icon frequency viewing interface). In actual application, the first icon frequency viewing interface can also display similar function icons, which will not be repeated here. In addition, in actual use, the present application solution can also be applied to various commonly used APPs. For example, for the camera APP, the corresponding function icons include selfie, video, multi-lens video, panorama, etc.; for the Alipay APP, the corresponding function icons include payment, scan, receive money, ride code, transfer, etc.; for the WeChat APP, the corresponding function icons include my QR code, payment and collection, scan, etc. Depending on the target icon selected by the user, the function display interface corresponding to the corresponding function icon after the jump is different, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

Optionally, when the user wants to return to a desktop of the terminal device, illustratively, see Figure 6D, which is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a method for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 6D, the terminal device displays an interface 66 (also known as the first interface) including a desktop thumbnail display area 604. When the user clicks on the thumbnail 6041 corresponding to the desktop 601 (also known as the first desktop) in the desktop thumbnail display area 604, in response to the operation (also known as the fifth operation), the terminal device can jump from the interface 66 (also known as the first interface) to the interface 60 (also known as the second interface) of the desktop 610 corresponding to the thumbnail 6041 of the target desktop, so that the user can return to the corresponding desktop simply and quickly through the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, thereby improving the user experience. It is understandable that the thumbnail of the target desktop in the embodiment of the present application can be the thumbnail 6041 corresponding to the desktop 601 (also known as the first desktop), or it can be the thumbnail corresponding to other desktops. The embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

The above details the method and application scenario of the icon layout of the embodiment of the present application. It can be understood that in order to realize the corresponding functions mentioned above, the terminal device includes the corresponding hardware structure and/or software module for executing each function. In combination with the units and steps of the examples described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application. The device provided by the embodiment of the present application is introduced below.

Please refer to Figure 7, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of an apparatus for icon layout provided in an embodiment of the present application. The apparatus 700 can be applied to a terminal device and may include but is not limited to a first display unit 701 and a first receiving unit 702. The detailed description of each unit is as follows:

A first display unit 701 is configured to display a first interface, the first interface including a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area; the desktop thumbnail display area displays a thumbnail of the selected first desktop, the icon frequency viewing area displays a first icon frequency viewing interface, and the icons displayed in the first icon frequency viewing interface are some or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the first desktop;

A first receiving unit 702 is configured to receive a first operation performed on the first interface;

The first display unit 701 is further configured to, in response to the first operation, display a thumbnail of the selected second desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, and switch the icon frequency viewing area to display a second icon frequency viewing interface; the icons displayed in the second icon frequency viewing interface are some or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the second desktop;

The arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the first icon frequency viewing interface and the second icon frequency viewing interface is determined based on the usage frequency of the corresponding icon.

In a possible implementation, the second desktop is a desktop adjacent to the left or right of the first desktop, and the first display unit 701 is further configured to:

When the desktop thumbnail display area has a selected thumbnail of the first desktop, or the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, the desktop thumbnail display area also displays other unselected desktop thumbnails.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

A second display unit, configured to display a second interface, wherein the second interface includes the first desktop;

A second receiving unit, configured to receive a second operation performed on the second interface, where the second operation includes a sliding operation;

The first display unit 701 is also used to gradually reduce the first desktop to generate a thumbnail of the first desktop during the sliding of the second operation, and display a gradually increasing portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface in the area vacated after the first desktop is reduced; when the sliding of the second operation ends, the first interface is generated.

In one possible implementation, the first desktop or the second desktop includes M first icons and N small folders, the first icons include icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop, and M and N are both integers greater than or equal to 0.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

a first determining unit, configured to determine, in response to the first operation or the second operation, a usage frequency of each icon in the M first icons and the N small folders within a preset time;

a second determining unit, configured to determine, based on the usage frequency, an arrangement position and/or a display size of each icon in an icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area;

A generating unit is configured to generate an icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area based on the arrangement position and/or the display size.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 1 and N is equal to 0, the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, wherein the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than a preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons and the N small folders; wherein, the M first icons and the N small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the first icon and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the small folder and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding second icon; the second icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to one of the N small folders.

In one possible implementation, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder, and the fourth icon is all the icons in the first small folder; the second small folder belongs to the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the applications corresponding to each icon in the second small folder is less than the preset threshold.

In one possible implementation, the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row of the first icon or the fourth icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the row of the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding fifth icon; the fifth icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to a small folder in the second small folder.

In a possible implementation, the closer the row of icons in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the larger the display size of the corresponding icon.

In one possible implementation, the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface also includes one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon, and the function icon is an icon of a default function recommended by the system and/or an icon of a specific function configured based on user behavior data.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

a third receiving unit, configured to receive a third operation acting on a target icon; the target icon being an application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface;

The third display unit is used to jump from the first interface to the main interface corresponding to the target icon in response to the third operation.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

A fourth receiving unit is configured to receive a fourth operation acting on a target function icon; the target function icon is a function icon among the function icons corresponding to the target icon;

The fourth display unit is used to jump from the first interface to the function display interface corresponding to the target function icon.

In a possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

a fifth receiving unit, configured to receive a fifth operation acting on the thumbnail of the target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area;

The fifth display unit is configured to return from the first interface to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail of the target desktop in response to the fifth operation.

It should be noted that the functions of the various units in the device 700 of the icon layout described in the embodiment of the present application can refer to the relevant description of the above-mentioned method embodiment, and will not be repeated here. It can be understood that the device and method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be implemented in other ways. For example, the system embodiment described above is only schematic. For example, the division of the above-mentioned modules or units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

Please refer to Figure 8, which is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of another terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 8, the terminal device 800 includes at least one processor 801 and a memory 802. Among them, the processor 801 is coupled to the memory 802. The coupling in the embodiment of the present application can be a communication connection, can be electrical, or other forms. The processor 801 and the memory 802 can be connected via a bus 803. Specifically, the memory 802 is used to store program instructions, and the processor 801 is used to call the program instructions stored in the memory 802, so that the terminal device 800 can execute some or all of the steps in the icon layout method provided in an embodiment of the present application. The description of its various components and related steps can be referred to above and will not be repeated here.

It should be noted that the terminal device 800 provided in the embodiment of the present application may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, separate certain components, or arrange the components differently. The components shown in the figure may be implemented in hardware, software, or any combination of software and hardware.

An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium may store a program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements part or all of the steps of any one of the control methods recorded in the above method embodiments.

An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program, which includes instructions. When the computer program is executed by a computing device, the computing device can execute some or all of the steps of any of the above-mentioned control methods.

In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own focus. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

As used in the above embodiments, the term “when…” may be interpreted to mean “if…” or “after…” or “in response to determining…” or “in response to detecting…”, depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases “upon determining…” or “if (stated condition or event) is detected” may be interpreted to mean “if determining…” or “in response to determining…” or “upon detecting (stated condition or event)” or “in response to detecting (stated condition or event)”, depending on the context.

It should be noted that, for the aforementioned method embodiments, for the sake of simplicity of description, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that this application is not limited by the described order of actions, because according to this application, certain steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously, or certain steps may be omitted, multiple steps may be combined into one step, and/or one step may be decomposed into multiple steps. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also know that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by this application. It should also be noted that the features and functions of two or more devices disclosed herein can be concretized in one device. Conversely, the features and functions of a device described above can be further divided into being concretized by multiple devices.

In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments may be implemented using software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments may be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described herein are generated in whole or in part. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, hard disk, tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid-state drive (SSD)).

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the process steps in the above-described method embodiments can be implemented by a computer program instructing the relevant hardware. The program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, the program can include the process steps in the above-described method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as ROM or random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

In short, the above description is only an embodiment of the technical solution of this application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made based on the disclosure of this application should be included in the scope of protection of this application.

Claims (18)

A method for icon layout, characterized in that it is applied to a terminal device, the method comprising: Displaying a first interface, the first interface including a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area; the desktop thumbnail display area displays a thumbnail of a selected first desktop, the icon frequency viewing area displays a first icon frequency viewing interface, and the icons displayed in the first icon frequency viewing interface are some or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the first desktop; receiving a first operation performed on the first interface; In response to the first operation, the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, and the first icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is updated to the second icon frequency viewing interface; the icons displayed in the second icon frequency viewing interface are some or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the second desktop; The arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the first icon frequency viewing interface and the second icon frequency viewing interface is determined based on the usage frequency of the corresponding application. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second desktop is a desktop adjacent to the left or right of the first desktop, and the method further comprises: When the desktop thumbnail display area has a selected thumbnail of the first desktop, or the currently selected thumbnail displayed in the desktop thumbnail display area is switched from the thumbnail of the first desktop to the thumbnail of the second desktop, the desktop thumbnail display area also displays other unselected desktop thumbnails. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the method further comprises: Displaying a second interface, where the second interface includes the first desktop; receiving a second operation on the second interface, where the second operation includes a sliding operation; During the sliding of the second operation, the first desktop is gradually reduced to generate a thumbnail of the first desktop, and a gradually enlarged portion of the first icon frequency viewing interface is displayed in the area vacated after the first desktop is reduced; When the second operation sliding ends, the first interface is generated. The method according to any one of claims 1-3 is characterized in that the first desktop or the second desktop includes M first icons and N small folders, the first icons include icons corresponding to applications, large folders and special-shaped folders in the first desktop or the second desktop, and M and N are both integers greater than or equal to 0. The method according to claim 4, further comprising: In response to the first operation or the second operation, determining a usage frequency of each icon in the M first icons and the N small folders within a preset time; Based on the usage frequency, determining the arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area; An icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area is generated based on the arrangement position and/or the display size. The method according to claim 4 or 5 is characterized in that if M is greater than or equal to 1 and N is equal to 0, the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, wherein the M first icons in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6 is characterized in that, if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the N small folders is less than a preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons and the N small folders; wherein, the M first icons and the N small folders in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the first icon and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the small folder and the row in the icon frequency viewing interface are to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding second icon; the second icon corresponds to a small folder in one of the N small folders. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7 is characterized in that if M is greater than or equal to 0, N is greater than or equal to 1, and there is at least one first small folder among the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to one or more icons in the first small folder is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, then the icon frequency viewing interface displayed in the icon frequency viewing area includes the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder, and the fourth icon is all the icons in the first small folder; the second small folder belongs to the N small folders, and the usage frequency of the application corresponding to each icon in the second small folder is less than the preset threshold. The method according to claim 8 is characterized in that the M first icons, the fourth icon, and the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface are displayed in L rows, and the closer the row position of the first icon or the fourth icon in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the corresponding application; or, the closer the row position of the second small folder in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the higher the usage frequency of the application corresponding to the corresponding fifth icon; the fifth icon is the icon with the highest usage frequency of the application corresponding to a small folder in the second small folder. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9 is characterized in that the closer the row of icons in the icon frequency viewing interface is to the bottom of the icon frequency viewing interface, the larger the display size of the corresponding icon. The method according to any one of claims 1-10 is characterized in that the first icon frequency viewing interface and/or the second icon frequency viewing interface also includes one or more function icons corresponding to at least one icon, and the function icon is an icon of a default function recommended by the system and/or an icon of a specific function configured according to user behavior data. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising: receiving a third operation acting on a target icon; the target icon being an application icon in the second icon frequency viewing interface; In response to the third operation, the first interface is switched to the main interface corresponding to the target icon. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving a fourth operation acting on a target function icon; the target function icon being one of the function icons corresponding to the target icon; In response to the fourth operation, the first interface is switched to a function display interface corresponding to the target function icon. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising: receiving a fifth operation acting on a thumbnail of a target desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area; In response to the fifth operation, the first interface is returned to the second interface corresponding to the thumbnail of the target desktop. An icon layout device, characterized in that it is applied to a terminal device and comprises: a first display unit, configured to display a first interface, the first interface including a desktop thumbnail display area and an icon frequency viewing area; the desktop thumbnail display area displays a thumbnail of a selected first desktop, the icon frequency viewing area displays a first icon frequency viewing interface, and the icons displayed in the first icon frequency viewing interface are some or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the first desktop; A first receiving unit, configured to receive a first operation performed on the first interface; The first display unit is further configured to, in response to the first operation, display a thumbnail of the selected second desktop in the desktop thumbnail display area, and switch the icon frequency viewing area to display a second icon frequency viewing interface; the icons displayed in the second icon frequency viewing interface are some or all of the icons in the thumbnail of the second desktop; The arrangement position and/or display size of each icon in the first icon frequency viewing interface and the second icon frequency viewing interface is determined based on the usage frequency of the corresponding icon. A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store programs and various data, and the processor is used to call the program code stored in the memory so that the terminal device executes the method described in any one of claims 1 to 15. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method described in any one of claims 1 to 15 is implemented. A computer program, characterized in that the computer program comprises instructions, which, when the computer program is run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15.