Method and Apparatus for Managing Processes

• US 20150331725A1
• Filed: 07/24/2015
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Liang, Jiahui
• Granted Patent: US 9,501,338 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/442 Shutdown
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/466 Transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/485 Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution G06F9/4881 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

A method and apparatus for managing processes are provided, the method comprising: obtaining a process identifier for a process in an operating system; after the shutdown of the process by a user, determining, in response to a first system event of the operating system, whether a first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result; and if the examination result indicates that the first set of event objects comprise the process identifier, deleting the process identifier from the first set of event objects. The method and apparatus for managing processes effectively prevent a process that was shut down by a user from being unintentionally reinitiated.

Claims

1. A method for managing processes in a computer system, comprising:

obtaining a process identifier for a process in an operating system;

after the shutdown of the process by a user, determining, in response to a first system event of the operating system, whether a first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result; and

if the examination result indicates that the first set of event objects comprise the process identifier, deleting the process identifier from the first set of event objects.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining, in response to a first system event of the operating system, whether a first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result comprises:

determining whether the first system event can trigger the initiation of the process to generate a determination result; and

if the determination result indicates that the first system event can trigger the initiation of the process, determining whether the first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to the step of determining, in response to a first system event of the operating system, whether a first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result,

in response to the shutdown of the process by the user, obtaining a first operation instruction related to the shutdown of the process;

and

recording a state of the process in accordance with the first operation instruction.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, after the step of deleting the process identifier from the first set of event objects,

in response to the initiation of the process by the user, obtaining a second operation instruction related to the initiation of the process;

and

recording a state of the process in accordance with the second operation instruction.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, after the step of in response to the initiation of the process by the user, obtaining a second operation instruction related to the initiation of the process:

in response to a second system event of the operating system, adding the process identifier to a second set of event objects.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising taking over the process management of the operating system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating system is an Android operating system.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring system events in the operating system.

9. An apparatus for managing processes in a computer system, comprising:

a process identifier acquisition module for obtaining a process identifier for a process in an operating system;

an examination module for, after the shutdown of the process by a user, determining, in response to a first system event of the operating system, whether a first set of event object comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result; and

a process identifier processing module for, if the examination result indicates that the first set of event objects comprise the process identifier, deleting the process identifier from the first set of event objects.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

a determination module for determining whether the first system event can trigger the initiation of the process to generate a determination result; and

wherein

the examination module is configured for, if the determination result indicates that the first system event can trigger the initiation of the process, determining whether the first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising:

an operation instruction acquisition module for, in response to the shutdown of the process by the user, obtaining a first operation instruction related to the shutdown of the process; and

a recording module for recording a state of the process in accordance with the first operation instruction.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein

the operation instruction acquisition module is further configured for, in response to the initiation of the process by the user, obtaining a second operation instruction related to the initiation of the process;

and

the recording module is further configured for recording a state of the process in accordance with the second operation instruction.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the process identifier processing module is further configured for, in response to a second system event of the operating system, adding the process identifier to a second set of event objects.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the process identifier processing module comprises a system overtaking module for taking over the process management of the operating system.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the operating system is an Android operating system.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the process identifier processing module comprises a system event monitoring module for monitoring system event of the operating system.

17. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the process identifier processing module comprises a process management module for shutting down and initiating processes.

18. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, said computer-executable instructions comprising a method for managing processes in a computer system, the method comprising:

obtaining a process identifier for a process in an operating system;

after the shutdown of the process by a user, determining, in response to a first system event of the operating system, whether a first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result; and

if the examination result indicates that the first set of event objects comprise the process identifier, deleting the process identifier from the first set of event objects.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the step of determining, in response to a first system event of the operating system, whether a first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result comprises:

determining whether the first system event can trigger the initiation of the process to generate a determination result; and

if the determination result indicates that the first system event can trigger the initiation of the process, determining whether the first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising, prior to the step of determining, in response to a first system event of the operating system, whether a first set of event objects comprise the process identifier to generate an examination result,

in response to the shutdown of the process by the user, obtaining a first operation instruction related to the shutdown of the process;

and

recording a state of the process in accordance with the first operation instruction.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising, after the step of deleting the process identifier from the first set of event objects,

in response to the initiation of the process by the user, obtaining a second operation instruction related to the initiation of the process;

and

recording a state of the process in accordance with the second operation instruction.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, further comprising, after the step of in response to the initiation of the process by the user, obtaining a second operation instruction related to the initiation of the process:

in response to a second system event of the operating system, adding the process identifier to a second set of event objects.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising taking over the process management of the operating system.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the operating system is an Android operating system.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising monitoring system events in the operating system.