METHOD FOR APPLICATION MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS SERVER AND TERMINAL DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20160026676A1
• Filed: 10/08/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Kangshang, Mingxue, Liu, Xinyu, QI, Dongjie
• Granted Patent: US 10,176,214 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/17 Details of further file system functions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/176 Support for shared access to files; File sharing support
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2308 Concurrency control transaction processing G06F9/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/62 Uninstallation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods for application program management as well as servers and terminal devices implementing the same. The method may include obtaining an application-file association list and managing applications installed therein according to the application-file association list. The application and file association list is obtained through statistics analysis of a server according to application program information of an application reported by the terminal device and file operation behaviors that the applications invoke a system read and write interface.

Claims

1. A terminal device, comprising:

a storage medium comprising a set of instructions for application management; and

a processor in communication with the storage medium, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the processor is directed to;

acquire an application-file association list from a server, the application-file association list includes an identification of an application installed in the terminal device and cumulative operation behaviors of the application on a plurality of terminal devices; and

manage the application according to the application-file association list.

2. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the operation behaviors of the application comprises a file recording a system read-write interface invocation history of the application in the at least one terminal device.

3. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the operation behaviors of the application comprises a pathname of files associated with the application.

4. The terminal device of claim 3, wherein to manage the application the processor is further directed to:

search through the application-file association list, by the terminal device, according to the application identification; and

delete the files, corresponding to a file record obtained by the querying, from the terminal device.

5. The terminal device of claim 3, wherein to manage the application the processor is further directed to:

display a name of the application name and the files associated with the application.

6. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further directed to:

monitor invocations of a system read-write interface of the terminal device;

when the application invokes the system read-write interface of the terminal device;

record application information of the application;

record the operation behavior of the application in a file of, including the system read-write interface invocation; and

send the application information and the file to the server.

7. The terminal device of claim 6, wherein the application information and the file are periodically sent to the server.

8. A method for application management, comprising:

acquiring, by a terminal device, an application-file association list from a server, the application-file association list includes an identification of an application installed in the terminal device and cumulative operation behaviors of the application on a plurality of terminal devices; and

managing the application, by the terminal device, according to the application-file association list.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the operation behaviors of the application comprises a file recording a system read-write interface invocation history of the application in the at least one terminal device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the operation behaviors of the application comprises a pathname of files associated with the application.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the managing of the application comprises:

searching through the application-file association list, by the terminal device, according to the application identification; and

deleting the files, corresponding to a file record obtained by the querying, from the terminal device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the managing of the application comprises:

displaying a name of the application name and the files associated with the application.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

monitoring, by the terminal device, invocations of a system read-write interface of the terminal device;

when the application invokes the system read-write interface of the terminal device;

recording, by the terminal device, application information of the application;

recording, by the terminal device the operation behavior of the application in a file of, including the system read-write interface invocation; and

sending, by the terminal device, the application information and the file to the server.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the application information and the file are periodically sent to the server.

15. A processor-readable storage medium, comprising a set of instructions for application management, wherein when being executed by a processor of a terminal device, the set of instructions directs the processor to conduct acts of:

acquiring an application-file association list from a server, the application-file association list includes an identification of an application installed in the terminal device and cumulative operation behaviors of the application on a plurality of terminal devices; and

managing the application according to the application-file association list.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operation behaviors of the application comprises a file recording a system read-write interface invocation history of the application in the at least one terminal device.

17. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operation behaviors of the application comprises a pathname of files associated with the application.

18. The storage medium of claim 17, wherein the managing of the application comprises:

searching through the application-file association list, by the terminal device, according to the application identification; and

deleting the files, corresponding to a file record obtained by the querying, from the terminal device.

19. The storage medium of claim 17, wherein the managing of the application comprises:

displaying a name of the application name and the files associated with the application.

20. The storage medium of claim 15, wherein the set of instructions further directs the processor to conduct acts of:

monitoring invocations of a system read-write interface of the terminal device;

when the application invokes the system read-write interface of the terminal device;

recording application information of the application;

recording the operation behavior of the application in a file including the system read-write interface invocation; and

sending the application information and the file to the server.