Method and apparatus for managing background application

• US 10,031,772 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2017
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Company Limited (Ant Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Chu, Tianying
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Hiren
• Application Number:
  US15/730,663
• Publication Number:
  US 20180032369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 286 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/46 Multiprogramming arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/485 Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution G06F9/4881 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5022 Mechanisms to release resources

Abstract

A method for managing a background application is provided. The method includes determining whether an operating feature of the background application satisfies a preset condition, and when it is determined that the operating feature of the background application satisfies the preset condition, displaying an operating interface in a foreground interface of a mobile device for a user to close the background application.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions that is executable by at least one processor of a device to cause the device to perform a method for managing a background application, the method comprising:

determining whether an operating feature of the background application satisfies a preset condition, wherein the preset condition comprises;

at least a preset number of background applications are closed by a user, and there is at least one background application running on a mobile device, wherein the preset number of background applications satisfy a preset operation condition; and

when it is determined that the operating feature of the background application satisfies the preset operation condition, displaying an operating interface in a foreground interface of the mobile device for the user to close the background application.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the preset operation condition comprises at least one of the following:

the preset number of background applications are closed at a substantially same time;

the preset number of background applications are closed within a permitted duration; and

the preset number of background applications are closed successively, and a time interval between two successive closing operations is less than a permitted time interval.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the set of instructions that is executable by the at least one processor of the device to cause the device to further perform:

determining each of a plurality of background applications satisfies the preset condition, wherein the operating interface includes an option for the user to close the plurality of background applications.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the set of instructions that is executable by the at least one processor of the device to cause the device to further perform:

receiving a request for canceling a previous closing operation associated with the background application; and

reopening the background application in the mobile device.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 4, wherein the request is triggered by a shaking operation of the mobile device.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the operating interface includes a selectable element for the user to close the background application.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the operating interface includes a prompt icon contained in a status bar of the foreground interface, and upon a selection of the prompt icon, a window is displayed in the foreground interface, wherein the window includes a selectable element for the user to close the application.

8. A device for managing a background application, the device comprising:

a memory storing a set of instructions; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the device to;

determine whether an operating feature of a background application satisfies a preset condition, wherein the preset condition comprises;

at least a preset number of background applications are closed by a user and there is at least one background application running on a mobile device, wherein the preset number of background applications satisfy a preset operation condition; and

when it is determined that the operating feature of the background application satisfies the preset operation condition, display an operating interface in a foreground interface of the mobile device for the user to close the background application.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the preset operation condition comprises at least one of the following:

the preset number of background applications are closed at a substantially same time;

the preset number of background applications are closed within a permitted duration; and

the preset number of background applications are closed successively, and a time interval between two successive closing operations is less than a permitted time interval.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the device to:

determine that each of a plurality of background applications satisfies the preset condition, and wherein the operating interface includes an option for the user to close the plurality of background applications.

11. The device according to claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the device to:

receive a request for canceling a previous closing operation associated with the background application; and

reopen the background application in the mobile device.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the request is triggered by a shaking operation of the mobile device.

13. The device according to claim 8, wherein the operating interface includes a selectable element for the user to close the background application.

14. The device according to claim 8, wherein the operating interface includes a prompt icon contained in a status bar of the foreground interface, and upon a selection of the prompt icon, a window is displayed in the foreground interface, wherein the window includes a selectable element for the user to close the application.