System and method for background JAVA application resource control

• US 20060136882A1
• Filed: 12/17/2004
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Rhodes, Michael, Noonan, Lee
• Application Number:
  US11/015,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20060136882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/140
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0742 in a data processing system embedded in a mobile device, e.g. mobile phones, handheld devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0769 Readable error formats, e.g. cross-platform generic formats, human understandable formats
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0781 Error filtering or prioritizing based on a policy defined by the user or on a policy defined by a hardware/software module, e.g. according to a severity level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/81 Threshold

Abstract

A system and method for providing an indication regarding the operation of an electronic device. When a program operates in the background of the electronic device, the activity of the program is electronically monitored by the system. The system determines whether the activity of the program exceeds a threshold for at least one operating parameter of the electronic device. If the activity of the program exceeds the predetermined threshold, an indication is provided to a user regarding the activity of the program.

Claims

1. A method of providing a indication regarding the operation of an electronic device, the method comprising:

having a program operate in the background of the electronic device;

monitoring the activity of the program;

determining whether the activity of the program exceeds a predetermined threshold for at least one operating parameter;

if the activity of the program exceeds the predetermined threshold, providing an indication to a user regarding the activity of the program.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing the user with an option to terminate the program after receiving the indication.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is provided to the user in visual form.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication is provided to the user in audible form.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of a memory unit within the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of a processor within the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of an energy source within the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one operating parameter comprises an amount of time that the program remains in the background.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling the user to manually set the threshold.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling the user to selectively deactivate the providing of the indication.

11. A computer program product for providing an indication regarding the operation of an electronic device, the computer code product comprising:

computer code for having a program operate in the background of the electronic device;

computer code for monitoring the activity of the program;

computer code for determining whether the activity of the program exceeds a predetermined threshold for at least one operating parameter;

computer code for, if the activity of the program exceeds the predetermined threshold, providing an indication to a user regarding the activity of the program.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer code for providing the user with an option to terminate the program after receiving the indication.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the indication is provided to the user in visual form.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the indication is provided to the user in audible form.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of a memory unit within the electronic device.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of a processor within the electronic device.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of an energy source within the electronic device.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the at least one operating parameter comprises an amount of time that the program remains in the background.

19. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer code for enabling the user to manually set the threshold.

20. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer code for enabling the user to selectively deactivate the providing of the indication.

21. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor for processing information; and

a memory unit for storing information to be processed by the processor, the memory unit including a computer program product comprising;

computer code for having a program operate in the background of the electronic device;

computer code for monitoring the activity of the program;

computer code for determining whether the activity of the program exceeds a predetermined threshold for at least one operating parameter;

computer code for, if the activity of the program exceeds the predetermined threshold, providing an indication to a user regarding the activity of the program.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the computer program product further comprises computer code for providing the user with an option to terminate the program after receiving the indication.

23. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the indication is provided to the user on a display operatively connected to the processor.

24. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the indication is provided to the user through a speaker operatively connected to the processor.

25. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of a memory unit.

26. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of the processor.

27. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the at least one operating parameter is related to use of an energy source within the electronic device.

28. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the at least one operating parameter comprises an amount of time that the program remains in the background.

29. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the computer program product further comprises computer code for enabling the user to manually set the threshold.

30. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the computer program product further comprises computer code for enabling the user to selectively deactivate the providing of the indication.

31. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the program comprises a Java midlet.