Electronic device and method for starting applications in the electronic device

• US 8,918,628 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2011
• Issued: 12/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Company Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sun, Jie
• Primary Examiner(s): Butler, Dennis M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mazyad, Alyaa T
• Application Number:
  US13/310,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20120221840A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,116 Days
• Field of Search: 713/1, 713/2
• US Class Current: 713/1
• 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: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

An electronic device sets run types and startup information for applications within the electronic device, where each run type is associated with a signal triggered by a hardware component of the electronic device and the startup information of each application comprises a run type and a starting time of the application. In response to detecting a signal triggered by a hardware component of the electronic device, and having an application having a run type associated with the signal, the electronic device further determines if a time of triggering the signal accords with a starting time of the application. The application is started if the time of triggering the signal accords with the starting time of the application.

Claims

1. A method being performed by execution of instructions by a processor of an electronic device for starting applications in the electronic device, the method comprising:

setting run types and startup information for the applications, wherein the run types are associated with signals triggered by hardware components of the electronic device and the startup information of each application comprises a run type and a starting time of the application, and the run types comprise a “

power-on startup”

type, a “

power-off startup”

type, a “

regular startup”

type, and a “

periodical startup”

type;

detecting a signal triggered by a hardware component of the electronic device;

in response to determination that an application having a run type is associated with the signal according to the startup information of all the applications, determining if a time of triggering the signal accords with a starting time of the application according to the startup information of the application; and

starting the application according to the startup information of the application in response that the time of triggering the signal accords with the starting time of the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal triggered by the hardware component comprises a power-on signal triggered by a power-on button of a keyboard of the electronic device, a power-off signal triggered by a power-off button of the keyboard, and an alarm signal triggered by an alarm clock of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

sending data about the starting time to the alarm clock for timing if the starting time is not set as Null.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the startup information of each application further comprises a name of the application, an identity of the application, a run mode of the application, and startup parameters of the application.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the run mode indicates running the application in foreground or running the application in background of the electronic device.

6. A non-transitory medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor of an electronic device to perform a method for starting applications in the electronic device, the method comprising:

setting run types and startup information for the applications, wherein the run types are associated with signals triggered by hardware components of the electronic device and the startup information of each application comprises a run type and a starting time of the application, and the run types comprise a “

power-on startup”

type, a “

power-off startup”

type, a “

regular startup”

type, and a “

periodical startup”

type;

detecting a signal triggered by a hardware component of the electronic device;

in response to determination that an application having a run type is associated with the signal according to the startup information of all the applications, determining if a time of triggering the signal accords with a starting time of the application according to the startup information of the application; and

starting the application according to the startup information of the application in response that the time of triggering the signal accords with the starting time of the application.

7. The medium of claim 6, wherein the signal triggered by the hardware component comprise a power-on signal triggered by a power-on button of a keyboard of the electronic device, a power-off signal triggered by a power-off button of the keyboard, and an alarm signal triggered by an alarm clock of the electronic device.

8. The medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

sending data about the starting time to the alarm clock for timing if the starting time is not set as Null.

9. The medium of claim 6, wherein the startup information of each application further comprises a name of the application, an identity of the application, a run mode of the application, and startup parameters of the application.

10. The medium of claim 9, wherein the run mode indicates running the application in foreground or running the application in background of the electronic device.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a storage device;

a processor; and

one or more programs stored in the storage device and being executable by the processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions to;

set run types and startup information for the applications, wherein the run types are associated with signals triggered by hardware components of the electronic device and the startup information of each application comprises a run type and a starting time of the application, and the run types comprise a “

power-on startup”

type, a “

power-off startup”

type, a “

regular startup”

type, and a “

periodical startup”

type;

detect a signal triggered by a hardware component of the electronic device;

in response to determination that an application having a run type is associated with the signal according to the startup information of all the applications, determine if a time of triggering the signal accords with a starting time of the application according to the startup information of the application; and

start the application according to the startup information of the application in response that the time of triggering the signal accords with the starting time of the application.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the signal triggered by the hardware component comprise a power-on signal triggered by a power-on button of a keyboard of the electronic device, a power-off signal triggered by a power-off button of the keyboard, and an alarm signal triggered by an alarm clock of the electronic device.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs further comprises instructions to:

send data about the starting time to the alarm clock for timing if the starting time is not set as Null.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the startup information of each application further comprises a name of the application, an identity of the application, a run mode of the application, and startup parameters of the application.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the run mode indicates running the application in foreground or running the application in background of the electronic device.