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Split-screen display method and electronic device

US12001673B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2021
Grant dateJun 4, 2024
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04808
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a split-screen display method and an electronic device, which are applied to the field of terminal technologies. The method includes: receiving a first operation for an application; displaying, in response to the first operation, an icon of the application as a first state on a display screen, where the first state is used to identify that a split-screen display operation can be performed for a plurality of functions of the application; receiving a second operation for the icon in the first state; and respectively displaying, in response to the second operation, interfaces corresponding to the plurality of functions of the application in a plurality of split-screen areas. In the embodiments of this application, an application icon may be triggered on an interface of a terminal device, to implement split-screen displaying of a function of an application, thereby simplifying a manner of opening different functions of the application and improving user experience.

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