US 12,468,568 B2
Control method, control apparatus, and electronic device
Dayang Xian, Beijing (CN); and Zhijian Mo, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED, Beijing (CN)
Filed by Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing (CN)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/691,104.
Claims priority of application No. 202111159234.7 (CN), filed on Sep. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0094449 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G09G 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 9/485 (2013.01) [G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 9/48 (2013.01); G06F 9/4806 (2013.01); G06F 9/4843 (2013.01); G06F 9/4881 (2013.01); G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G09G 5/14 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01); G09G 2320/08 (2013.01); G09G 2360/04 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control method comprising:
obtaining a first task content;
in response to detecting that a first display area outputs a second task content, mapping the first task content to a second display area for output;
detecting a first input mode mapped to the second task content;
determining whether there is a second input mode in an idle state; and
in response to the first task content being a notification content to be replied to, and in response to determining that the second task content is mapped to all input modes and there is no input mode in the idle state, mapping a shortcut reply mode to the second display area,
wherein:
the first display area and the second display area are different display areas in a same display screen; or
the first display area and the second display area are on different display screens and each include at least a partial display area of one of the different display screens.