Systems, methods, and devices for context-aware applications

• US 10,642,627 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2017
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Banma Zhixing Network (Hongkong) Co., Limited
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Wang, Kai, Yuan, Zhijun, Li, Xinzheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Van H
• Application Number:
  US15/728,328
• Publication Number:
  US 20180107491A1
• Time in Patent Office: 939 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/461 Saving or restoring of program or task context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A method for applications includes: determining context-related information based on a system signal obtained; executing a target application corresponding to the context-related information, wherein the target application comprises at least one application unit; and using the target application to perform a corresponding operation.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining context-related information based on a system signal obtained, comprising;

receiving the system signal from an interface of a device; and

determining, based at least in part on subscription information that maps the system signal to the context-related information, at least one piece of context-related information corresponding to the system signal, comprising;

searching in the subscription information by using the system signal to determine the at least one piece of context-related information, the context-related information subscribing to the system signal;

selecting, among a plurality of applications, a target application corresponding to the context-related information, comprising;

selecting the target application based on a first context-related information or a second context-related information, wherein the first context-related information is different from the second context-related information;

determining whether the selected target application is available locally;

in response to a determination that the selected target application is not available locally;

obtaining the selected target application from a server; and

loading the selected target application for execution;

executing the target application corresponding to the context-related information;

wherein;

the target application comprises at least one application unit; and

the execution of the target application corresponding to the context-related information includes using the target application to perform a corresponding operation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting, according to a context condition of the context-related information, one or more triggered pieces of context-related information from the context-related information, wherein the one or more triggered pieces of context-related information meet the context condition.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing of the target application comprises:

determining, by use of a device, the target application corresponding to the context-related information; and

loading the target application for execution.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the target application by use of the device comprises:

determining, by use of device information of the device, the at least one application unit corresponding to the context-related information; and

determining an application corresponding to the at least one application unit as the target application.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining the at least one application unit from a server when the at least one application unit is not locally available.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein states of the target application comprises a created state, a running state, a frozen state, and a stopped state.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing of the target application corresponding to the context-related information comprises:

executing the target application corresponding to the context-related information; and

controlling states of the target application.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an application interface for the target application, wherein user command information is received via the application interface.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least one other application correlating to the target application; and

sending instructions to a device associated with the at least one other application so that the at least one other application is executed on the device.

10. A device for context-based applications, comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

determine context-related information based on a system signal obtained, comprising to;

receive the system signal from an interface of a device; and

determine, based at least in part on subscription information that maps the system signal to the context-related information, at least one piece of context-related information corresponding to the system signal, comprising to;

search in the subscription information by using the system signal to determine the at least one piece of context-related information, the context-related information subscribing to the system signal;

select, among a plurality of applications, a target application corresponding to the context-related information, comprising to;

select the target application based on a first context-related information or a second context-related information, wherein the first context-related information is different from the second context-related information;

determine whether the target application corresponding to the context-related information is available locally;

in response to a determination that the target application is not available locally;

obtain the target application from a server; and

load the target application for execution;

execute the target application corresponding to the context-related information, wherein the target application comprises at least one application unit; and

use the target application to perform a corresponding operation; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

11. An application system comprising a first device and a second device, wherein:

the first device, comprising;

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

determine a first piece of context-related information according to a first signal obtained, comprising to;

receive the first signal from an interface of a device; and

determine, based at least in part on subscription information that maps the first signal to the context-related information, at least one piece of context-related information corresponding to the first signal, comprising to;

search in the subscription information by using the first signal to determine the at least one piece of context-related information, the context-related information subscribing to the first signal;

select, among a plurality of applications, a first application corresponding to the context-related information, comprising to;

select the first application based on a first context-related information or a second context-related information, wherein the first context-related information is different from the second context-related information; and

execute the first application corresponding to the first piece of context-related information; and

send an instruction to a second device;

the second device, comprising;

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

receive a second signal corresponding to the instruction, wherein a second piece of context-related information is obtained according to the second signal;

determine whether a second application corresponding to the second piece of context-related information is available locally;

in response to a determination that the second application is not available locally;

obtain the second application from a server; and

load the second application for execution; and

execute the second application corresponding to the second piece of context-related information to perform a corresponding second operation.

12. A computer program product for applications, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

determining context-related information based on a system signal obtained, comprising;

receiving the system signal from an interface of a device; and

determining, based at least in part on subscription information that maps the system signal to the context-related information, at least one piece of context-related information corresponding to the system signal, comprising;

searching in the subscription information by using the system signal to determine the at least one piece of context-related information, the context-related information subscribing to the system signal;

selecting, among a plurality of applications, a target application corresponding to the context-related information, comprising;

selecting the target application based on a first context-related information or a second context-related information, wherein the first context-related information is different from the second context-related information;

determining whether the target application corresponding to the context-related information is available locally;

in response to a determination that the target application is not available locally;

obtaining the target application from a server; and

loading the target application for execution;

executing the target application corresponding to the context-related information, wherein the target application comprises at least one application unit; and

using the target application to perform a corresponding operation.