US 12,260,008 B2
Hiding content displayed by an application based on a user selection
Haoran Li, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Appl. No. 17/298,392
Filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
PCT Filed Nov. 30, 2018, PCT No. PCT/CN2018/118726
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 28, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/107463, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0397752 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/84 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
displaying a first page of an application;
receiving, while displaying the first page, a first preset input of a user;
displaying, in response to receiving the first preset input and while continuing to display the first page of the application, a page locking function and a page content hiding function;
locking, in response to receiving a first selection of the page locking function, the application on displaying the first page;
enabling, in response to receiving a second selection of the page content hiding function, the page content hiding function for the first page;
receiving, after enabling the page content hiding function, a second preset input of marking a hidden area on the first page from the user, wherein the hidden area comprises display content;
prompting the user to select a hiding manner of the display content, wherein the hiding manner comprises at least one of blurring, mosaic, graffiti, or clearing;
receiving, from the user, the hiding manner;
hiding, in response to the second preset input and using the hiding manner, the display content in the hidden area on the first page;
locking, in response to hiding the display content, the application;
detecting, in response to an operation to close the application, whether the application is locked; and
when the application is locked:
performing, in response to the operation to close the application and the application comprising the hidden area, an identity authentication;
closing the application when the identity authentication succeeds; and
not closing the application when the identity authentication does not succeed.