# US 12,602,144 B2 · Screen recording interaction method and apparatus, and electronic device and computer-readable storage medium

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- Number: US 12,602,144 B2
- Document ID: US12602144B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/557,745
- Filed: 2022-03-21
- Published: 2024-06-27
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2021-04-27
- Assignees: Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Can Yang; Wenjing Liu; Ke Zhong
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602144B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
- G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
- G06F 3/0486: Drag-and-drop
- G06F 3/14: Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

The present disclosure provides a screen recording interaction method, an apparatus, an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium. The screen recording interaction method includes: displaying a video stream in a display area including a screen recording button; displaying a screen recording component in the display area in response to detecting a trigger signal for the screen recording button, wherein the screen recording component is in a first state, the first state indicating that the video stream is being recorded; and switching the screen recording component from the first state to a second state in response to detecting a trigger signal for the screen recording component, wherein the second state includes displaying an end screen recording button, the end screen recording button being configured to end recording of the video stream.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A screen recording interaction method, comprising:
displaying a video stream in a display area comprising a screen recording button;
detecting a trigger signal for the screen recording button;
displaying a screen recording component in the display area in response to detecting the trigger signal for the screen recording button, wherein the screen recording component is in a first state, the first state indicating that the video stream is being recorded;
detecting a trigger signal for the screen recording component; and
switching the screen recording component from the first state to a second state in response to detecting the trigger signal for the screen recording component, wherein the second state of the screen recording component comprises displaying an end screen recording button, the end screen recording button being configured to end recording of the video stream,
wherein the second state further comprises displaying a preset function button, and
the method further comprises:
detecting a trigger signal for the preset function button; and
performing an operation corresponding to the preset function button in response to detecting the trigger signal for the preset function button,
wherein the preset function button comprises a clearing screen button, and
the performing of the operation corresponding to the preset function button in response to detecting the trigger signal for the preset function button comprises:
detecting a trigger signal for the clearing screen button; and
making a recorded video be a clearing screen video or a non-clearing screen video in response to detecting the trigger signal for the clearing screen button, wherein the clearing screen button switches between functions of clearing a screen and restoring display after receiving the trigger signal for the clearing screen button.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 1, further comprising:
detecting a trigger signal for the end screen recording button; and
displaying a recording success panel in response to detecting the trigger signal for the end screen recording button.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 2, wherein the displaying of the recording success panel in response to detecting the trigger signal for the end screen recording button comprises:
making the screen recording component disappear from the display area in response to detecting the trigger signal for the end screen recording button; and
displaying the recording success panel, the recording success panel comprising a processing component for a recorded video.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 1, wherein the display area comprising the screen recording button comprises:
the display area comprising a function panel component;
detecting a trigger signal for the function panel component; and
displaying a function panel in response to detecting the trigger signal for the function panel component, wherein the function panel comprises the screen recording button.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 1, wherein the screen recording component is displayed in a first area of the display area, wherein the first area does not conflict with another display area of the display area.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 1, wherein the first state comprises a screen recording animation effect, the screen recording animation effect comprising a light point blinking animation effect and/or a recording time timing animation effect.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 1, wherein the switching of the screen recording component from the first state to the second state comprises:
expanding the screen recording component, wherein the screen recording component expanded comprises the end screen recording button.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 1, further comprising:
detecting a dragging signal for the screen recording component;
moving, in response to detecting the dragging signal for the screen recording component, the screen recording component to a display position determined by the dragging signal;
detecting disappearance of the dragging signal; and
restoring the screen recording component to a default display position in response to detecting the disappearance of the dragging signal.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 1, further comprising: switching the screen recording component from the second state to the first state after detecting the trigger signal for the preset function button.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The screen recording interaction method according to claim 1, further comprising:
after switching the screen recording component from the first state to the second state, detecting a trigger signal for an area outside of the screen recording component; and
switching the screen recording component from the second state to the first state in response to detecting the trigger signal for the area outside of the screen recording component.

### Claim 11

An electronic device, comprising:
a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, to cause the electronic device to:
display a video stream in a display area comprising a screen recording button;
detect a trigger signal for the screen recording button;
display a screen recording component in the display area in response to detecting the trigger signal for the screen recording button, wherein the screen recording component is in a first state, the first state indicating that the video stream is being recorded;
detect a trigger signal for the screen recording component; and
switch the screen recording component from the first state to a second state in response to detecting the trigger signal for the screen recording component, wherein the second state of the screen recording component comprises displaying an end screen recording button, the end screen recording button being configured to end recording of the video stream,
wherein the second state further comprises displaying a preset function button, and
the processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, to cause the electronic device to:
detect a trigger signal for the preset function button; and
perform an operation corresponding to the preset function button in response to detecting the trigger signal for the preset function button,
wherein the preset function button comprises a clearing screen button, and
the processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, to cause the electronic device to:
detect a trigger signal for the clearing screen button; and
make a recorded video be a clearing screen video or a non-clearing screen video in response to detecting the trigger signal for the clearing screen button, wherein the clearing screen button switches between functions of clearing a screen and restoring display after receiving the trigger signal for the clearing screen button.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, to cause the electronic device to detect a trigger signal for the end screen recording button, and display a recording success panel in response to detecting the trigger signal for the end screen recording button.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein:
the display area comprises a function panel component; and
the processor is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, to cause the electronic device to detect a trigger signal for the function panel component, and display a function panel in response to detecting the trigger signal for the function panel component, wherein the function panel comprises the screen recording button.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the screen recording component is displayed in a first area of the display area, wherein the first area does not conflict with another display area of the display area.

### Claim 15

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
display a video stream in a display area comprising a screen recording button;
detect a trigger signal for the screen recording button;
display a screen recording component in the display area in response to detecting the trigger signal for the screen recording button, wherein the screen recording component is in a first state, the first state indicating that the video stream is being recorded;
detect a trigger signal for the screen recording component; and
switch the screen recording component from the first state to a second state in response to detecting the trigger signal for the screen recording component, wherein the second state of the screen recording component comprises displaying an end screen recording button, the end screen recording button being configured to end recording of the video stream;
wherein the second state further comprises displaying a preset function button; and
the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the computer, further cause the computer to:
detect a trigger signal for the preset function button; and
perform an operation corresponding to the preset function button in response to detecting the trigger signal for the preset function button;
wherein the preset function button comprises a clearing screen button; and
the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the computer, further cause the computer to:
detect a trigger signal for the clearing screen button; and
make a recorded video be a clearing screen video or a non-clearing screen video in response to detecting the trigger signal for the clearing screen button, wherein the clearing screen button switches between functions of clearing a screen and restoring display after receiving the trigger signal for the clearing screen button.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the computer, further cause the computer to detect a trigger signal for the end screen recording button, and display a recording success panel in response to detecting the trigger signal for the end screen recording button.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein:
the display area comprises a function panel component; and
the computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to detect a trigger signal for the function panel component, and display a function panel in response to detecting the trigger signal for the function panel component, wherein the function panel comprises the screen recording button.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the screen recording component is displayed in a first area of the display area, wherein the first area does not conflict with another display area of the display area.
