US Patent Application 18226240. SCREEN-OFF DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS simplified abstract

SCREEN-OFF DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS

Organization Name

VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Qingyu Xie of Dongguan (CN)

SCREEN-OFF DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18226240 titled 'SCREEN-OFF DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method and apparatus for displaying content on a turned-off screen of an electronic device.

• The method involves receiving a specific input that puts the device in a screen-off state.
• In response to this input, the screen of the device is turned off.
• However, instead of remaining completely blank, a specific content is displayed on the turned-off screen.
• This content is taken from a target application that has been preset by the user.
• The content in the target application is continuously updated in real-time even after the screen is turned off.

Original Abstract Submitted

A screen-off display method and apparatus are provided. The screen-off display method includes: receiving a first input, where the first input is an input that triggers an electronic device to be in a screen-off state; and in response to the first input, turning off a screen of the electronic device and displaying a first screen-off display content on the turned-off screen, where the first screen-off display content is a content in a target application, the target application is a source application of a screen-off display content preset by a user in the electronic device, and the content in the target application is updated in real time after the screen of the electronic device is turned off.