Apparatus and method for managing control information of application in portable terminal
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1. A method for controlling an operation of an electronic device, comprising:
- storing a database including information on each of a plurality of applications installed in the electronic device using at least one of a plurality of control information, wherein each of the plurality of control information is generated or managed by another application which is different from the at least one application using the each of the plurality of control information;
detecting an input for an application management event, wherein the input for the application management event comprises a selection of one control information among stored control information in the database;
identifying at least one application, using the selected control information to provide service of the at least one application;
restricting operation of the service for the identified at least one application using the selected control information,wherein the control information represent data requiring to provide service of an application, and wherein the database is updated by installing a new application and uninstalling at least one of the plurality of applications installed in the electronic device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method to control an application in a portable terminal are provided. A method to manage an application includes confirming control information that at least one application installed in the portable terminal requires, selecting the at least one application requiring control information whose use is restricted among a plurality of applications installed in the portable terminal, and restricting a running of the selected at least one application.
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1. A method for controlling an operation of an electronic device, comprising:
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storing a database including information on each of a plurality of applications installed in the electronic device using at least one of a plurality of control information, wherein each of the plurality of control information is generated or managed by another application which is different from the at least one application using the each of the plurality of control information; detecting an input for an application management event, wherein the input for the application management event comprises a selection of one control information among stored control information in the database; identifying at least one application, using the selected control information to provide service of the at least one application; restricting operation of the service for the identified at least one application using the selected control information, wherein the control information represent data requiring to provide service of an application, and wherein the database is updated by installing a new application and uninstalling at least one of the plurality of applications installed in the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 11)
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4. A method to install an application in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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in response to detecting a request for an application installation, identifying at least one control information, wherein the at least one control information represent data requiring to provide service of the application; determining whether the identified at least one control information is included in restricted control information, wherein the restricted control information represent at least one control information whose use is restricted among a plurality of control information; and blocking the installation of the application when the identified at least one control information is included in the restricted control information. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An electronic device, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a database including information on each of a plurality of applications installed in the electronic device using at least one of a plurality of control information, wherein each of the plurality of control information is generated or managed by another application which is different from the at least one application using the each of the plurality of control information; and a controller configured to; detect a input for an application management event, wherein the input for the application management event comprises a selection of one control information among stored control information in the database, identify at least one application, among the plurality of applications, using the selected control information to provide service of the at least one application, and restrict operation of the service for the identified at least one application using the selected control information, wherein the control information represent data requiring to provide service of an application, and wherein the database is updated by installing new application and uninstalling at least one of the plurality of applications installed in the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 12)
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9. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display configured to display information of an application to be installed in the electronic device; and a controller configured to; in response to detecting a request for an application installation, identify at least one control information, wherein the at least one control information represent data requiring to provide service of the application, determine whether the identified at least one control information is included in restricted control information, wherein the restricted control information represent at least one control information whose use is restricted among a plurality of control information, and block the installation of the application when the identified at least one control information is included in the restricted control information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 13)
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