Method, device, and storage medium for displaying application page

• US 10,705,780 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2018
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Dong, Hongguang
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phong X
• Application Number:
  US15/995,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20180364964A1
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/903 Querying for retrieval from the web G06F16/953
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/16 involving adaptation to the client's capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method, device and storage medium for displaying an application page. The method includes: displaying a designated entry of an application, acquiring a configuration file of the application when a triggering operation to the designated entry is detected, and generating a native page of the application for a terminal according to the configuration file of the application and displaying the native page of the application on the terminal when the application is not installed one the terminal.

Claims

1. A method for displaying an application page by using a device, comprising:

displaying a designated entry of an application;

acquiring a configuration file of the application when a triggering operation to the designated entry is detected;

obtaining a statement describing the application page from the configuration file;

analyzing the statement into one or more display elements;

generating a first virtual tree structure including the one or more display elements;

converting the one or more display elements included in the first virtual tree structure into one or more views to obtain a second tree structure including the one or more views;

generating an operable native page of the application by performing page rendering according to the one or more views, wherein the operable native page of the application simulates the application page under installation while allowing the application to be operated without being installed on the device; and

displaying the operable native page of the application when the application is not installed in an operating system of the device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the designated entry is provided by the operating system of the device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the designated entry of the application comprises:

displaying a searching entry provided by the operating system of the device, and acquiring an application identifier inputted via the searching entry;

sending a search request to a server, wherein the search request comprises the application identifier, wherein the server is configured to feed back the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier; and

caching the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier when the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier is received and displaying the designated entry.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein acquiring the configuration file of the application when the triggering operation to the designated entry is detected comprises:

acquiring the configuration file of the application that is cached when the triggering operation to the designated entry is detected.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the native page of the application comprises an option of adding a shortcut, and the method further comprises:

adding the shortcut on a homepage of the device when a triggering operation to the option for adding the shortcut is detected while displaying the native page of the application.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration file of the application comprises the statement describing the application page, and generating the native page of the application further comprises:

invoking a framework file in the operating system of the device based on the configuration file of the application; and

analyzing the statement through the framework file.

7. A device for displaying an application page, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to;

display a designated entry of an application;

acquire a configuration file of the application when a triggering operation to the designated entry is detected;

obtain a statement describing the application page from the configuration file;

analyze the statement into one or more display elements;

generate a first virtual tree structure including the one or more display elements;

convert the one or more display elements included in the first virtual tree structure into one or more views to obtain a second tree structure including the one or more views;

generate an operable native page of the application by performing page rendering according to the one or more views, wherein the operable native page of the application simulates the application page under installation while allowing the application to be operated without being installed on the device; and

display the operable native page of the application when the application is not installed in an operating system of the device.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the designated entry is provided by the operating system of the device.

9. The device according to claim 7, wherein the one or more processors configured to display the designated entry of the application is further configured to:

display a searching entry provided by the operating system of the device and acquire an application identifier inputted via the searching entry;

send a search request to a server, wherein the search request comprises the application identifier, wherein the server is configured to feed back the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier; and

cache the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier when the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier is received and displaying the designated entry.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the one or more processors configured to acquire the configuration file of the application when the triggering operation to the designated entry is detected is further configured to:

acquire the configuration file of the application that is cached when the triggering operation to the designated entry is detected.

11. The device according to claim 7, wherein the native page of the application comprises an option of adding a shortcut, and the one or more processors are further configured to:

add the shortcut on a homepage of the device when a triggering operation to the option for adding the shortcut is detected while the native page of the application is displayed.

12. The device according to claim 7, wherein the configuration file of the application comprises the statement describing the application page, and the one or more processors configured to generate the native page of the application is further configured to:

invoke a framework file in the operating system of the device based on the configuration file of the application; and

analyze the statement through the framework file.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein at least one instruction that is executable by one or more processors for displaying an application page, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed, causes the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

displaying a designated entry of an application;

acquiring a configuration file of the application when a triggering operation to the designated entry is detected;

obtaining a statement describing the application page from the configuration file;

analyzing the statement into one or more display elements;

generating a first virtual tree structure including the one or more display elements;

converting the one or more display elements included in the first virtual tree structure into one or more views to obtain a second tree structure including the one or more views;

generating an operable native page of the application by performing page rendering according to the one or more views, wherein the operable native page of the application simulates the application page under installation while allowing the application to be operated without being installed on a device displaying the operable native page of the application; and

displaying the operable native page of the application when the application is not installed in an operating system of the device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the designated entry is provided by the operating system of the device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the at least one instruction for displaying the designated entry of the application further causes the one or more processors to perform:

displaying a searching entry provided by the operating system of the device and acquiring an application identifier inputted via the searching entry;

sending a search request to a server, wherein the search request comprises the application identifier, wherein the server is configured to feed back the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier; and

caching the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier when the configuration file corresponding to the application identifier is received and displaying the designated entry.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the at least one instruction for acquiring the configuration file of the application when the triggering operation to the designated entry is detected further causes the one or more processors to perform:

acquiring the configuration file of the application that is cached when the triggering operation to the designated entry is detected.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the native page of the application comprises an option of adding a shortcut, and the at least one instruction further causes the one or more processors to perform:

adding the shortcut on a homepage of the device when a triggering operation to the option for adding the shortcut is detected while the native page of the application is displayed.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the configuration file of the application comprises the statement describing the application page, and the at least one instruction for generating the native page of the application further causes the one or more processors to perform:

invoking a framework file in the operating system of the device based on the configuration file of the application; and

analyzing the statement through the framework file.