Method and system for controlling access to applications on mobile terminal

• US 9,355,230 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2015
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Zheng, Xiaosheng
• Primary Examiner(s): CHANG, KENNETH W
• Application Number:
  US14/800,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20150317470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 320 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/205 Parsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means

Abstract

Various embodiments provide methods and systems for controlling an access to applications on a mobile terminal. In an exemplary method, an opened application can be scanned and an application identification can be obtained. The application identification can be compared with a pre-stored target application identification. When the application identification is compared to be consistent with the pre-stored target application identification, an unlock interface can be displayed. An unlock command can be obtained to run the application on the mobile terminal. An exemplary system for controlling an access to an application on a mobile terminal can include a scanning module, a comparing module, a displaying module, and an executing module.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an access to an opened application on a mobile terminal, comprising:

scanning the opened application and obtaining an application identification at a scheduled time based on a set time interval for scanning;

comparing the application identification with a plurality of pre-stored target application identifications stored in a memory list, wherein each pre-stored target application identification includes at least one of a name of a target application and a target application ID, and pre-stored target applications refer to applications that require application security and confidentiality;

displaying an unlock interface, when the application identification is consistent with one of the pre-stored target application identifications;

obtaining an unlock command to access the opened application on the mobile terminal; and

stopping scanning of the opened application on the mobile terminal to save power when detecting a screen of the mobile terminal is off or the mobile terminal is on a standby mode.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the scanning of the opened application and the obtaining of the application identification comprise:

scanning a stack top of a stack of a view interface of the application to obtain the application identification.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the scanning of the opened application and the obtaining of the application identification comprise:

monitoring logs;

parsing information of startup items in the logs; and

obtaining the application identification.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the unlock interface comprises an unlock interface for inputting a password, an unlock interface for sliding a pattern on the unlock interface, and a combination thereof.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the scanning of the opened application comprises:

scanning a stack top of a stack of a view interface of the application at a scheduled time by setting a time interval for scanning.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the comparing of the application identification with the pre-stored target application identifications comprises at least one of:

comparing a character string of a name of the application one by one with character strings of the names of the target applications in the memory list;

comparing an application ID of the application identification one by one with the application IDs of the target applications in the memory list; and

comparing an application ID and a character string of a name of the application identification one by one with character strings of the application IDs and the names of target applications in the memory list.

7. A system for controlling an access to an opened application on a mobile terminal, comprising:

one or more processors in the mobile terminal;

memory in the mobile terminal; and

one or more program modules stored in the memory and to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more program modules including;

a scanning module, configured to scan the opened application and obtain an application identification at a scheduled time based on a set time interval for scanning;

a comparing module, configured to compare the application identification with a plurality of pre-stored target application identifications stored in a memory list, wherein each pre-stored target application identification includes at least one of a name of a target application and a target application ID, and pre-stored target applications refer to applications that require application security and confidentiality;

a displaying module, configured to display an unlock interface, when the application identification is consistent with one of the pre-stored target application identifications; and

an executing module, configured to obtain an unlock command to access the opened application; and

wherein the scanning module is further configured to stop scanning of the opened application on the mobile terminal to save power when detecting a screen of the mobile terminal is off or the mobile terminal is on a standby mode.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the scanning module comprises:

a stack top scanning module, configured to scan a stack top of a stack of a view interface of the application to obtain the application identification.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the scanning module comprises:

a log monitoring module, configured to monitor logs; and

a parsing module, configured to parse information of startup items in the logs and to obtain the application identification.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the unlock interface comprises an unlock interface for inputting a password, an unlock interface for sliding a pattern on the unlock interface, and a combination thereof.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the scanning module is configured to scan a stack top of a stack of a view interface of the application at a scheduled time by setting a time interval for scanning.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein the comparing module is configured to conduct at least one of:

compare a character string of a name of the application one by one with character strings of the names of the target applications in the memory list;

compare an application ID of the application identification one by one with the application IDs of the target applications in the memory list; and

compare an application ID and a name of the application identification one by one with character strings of the application IDs and the names of the target applications in the memory list.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer programs, when being executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, for performing a method for controlling an access to an opened application on the mobile terminal, the method comprising:

scanning the opened application and obtaining an application identification at a scheduled time based on a set time interval for scanning;

comparing the application identification with a plurality of pre-stored target application identifications stored in a memory list, wherein each pre-stored target application identification includes at least one of a name of a target application and a target application ID, and pre-stored target applications refer to applications that require application security and confidentiality;

displaying an unlock interface, when the application identification is consistent with one of the pre-stored target application identifications;

obtaining an unlock command to access the opened application on the mobile terminal; and

stopping scanning of the opened application on the mobile terminal to save power when detecting a screen of the mobile terminal is off or the mobile terminal is on a standby mode.

14. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the scanning of the opened application and the obtaining of the application identification comprise:

scanning a stack top of a stack of a view interface of the application at a scheduled time by setting a time interval for scanning to obtain the application identification.

15. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the scanning of the opened application and the obtaining of the application identification comprise:

monitoring logs;

parsing information of startup items in the logs; and

obtaining the application identification.

16. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the unlock interface comprises an unlock interface for inputting a password, an unlock interface for sliding a pattern on the unlock interface, and a combination thereof.

17. The computer readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the comparing of the application identification with the pre-stored target application identification comprises at least one of:

comparing a character string of a name of the application one by one with character strings of the names of the target applications in the memory list;

comparing an application ID of the application identification one by one with the application IDs of the target applications in the memory list; and

comparing an application ID and a name of the application identification one by one with character strings of the application IDs and the names of the target applications in the memory list.