Process operating method and apparatus thereof

• US 9,880,874 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2014
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Oh, Hae-Seok, Kim, Jeong-Yeon, Park, Dae-Beom, Bang, Lae-Hyuk, Yang, Chul-Hyung, Choi, Gyu-Cheol
• Primary Examiner(s): Wathen, Brian W
• Application Number:
  US14/469,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20150067705A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,252 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4806 Task transfer initiation or dispatching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/485 Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution G06F9/4881 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication

Abstract

A process operating method is provided. The method includes determining an execution application, generating an application process for the determined execution application, loading the determined execution application from a secondary memory to the generated application process, generating a platform child process that is a child process of a platform process, and loading a predetermined sub-module of the application to the platform child process.

Claims

1. A method of operating a process, comprising:

determining an execution application;

generating an application process for the determined execution application;

loading the determined execution application from a secondary memory to a primary memory in the generated application process;

generating a platform child process that is a child process of a platform process configured to operate the loaded application; and

loading a previously set sub-module of the application to the platform child process from the application process,

wherein the application is composed of a main module and the sub-module, each of which is operable in a separate process,

wherein the application process, the platform process, and the platform child process are generated and managed by at least one processor configured to execute a process management module,

wherein the application process executes communication with the sub-module loaded in the child platform process,

wherein the platform child process has a priority identical to the platform process, and

wherein the loaded application is executed by operating the application process and the platform child process.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the platform child process is executed when a request for generating the platform child process is received from the application process together with information associated with the sub-module.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the platform child process has a property value identical to the platform process.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the property value includes a priority value of greater priority than a priority value of the application process.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the sub-module includes an engine module configured to control the execution of a practical operation of the application in the corresponding application, and

wherein the application is configured to include the engine module and a user interface (UI) module that controls a UI function for interaction with a user.

6. An electronic device including a process operating device, the electronic device comprising:

a secondary memory configured to store a plurality of applications; and

at least one processor configured to;

load an application stored in the secondary memory into an internal primary memory so as to control execution of the corresponding application,

generate an application process that loads the application to be executed, and controls execution of the loaded application,

control a platform child process that is generated by a platform process configured to operate the loaded application, and

execute a predetermined sub-module of the loaded application,

wherein the application is implemented by a main module and the sub-module, each of which is operable in a separate process,

wherein the application process, the platform process, and the platform child process are generated and managed by a process management module,

wherein the application process executes communication with the sub-module loaded in the child platform process,

wherein the platform child process has a priority identical to the platform process, and

wherein the loaded application is executed by operating the application process and the platform child process.

7. The electronic device of claim 6,

wherein the platform process is further configured to:

generate the platform child process in response to a request from the application process, and

load the sub-module of the application into the platform child process, and

wherein the application process is further configured to;

request the platform process to generate the platform child process, and

control communication between the sub-module of the application loaded to the platform child process and the main module of the application.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the platform child process has a property value identical to the platform process.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the property value includes a priority value of greater priority than a priority value of the application process.

10. The electronic device of claim 7,

wherein the sub-module includes an engine module configured to control a function that executes a practical operation of the application, and

wherein the main module includes a UI module configured to control a UI function for interaction with a user in the corresponding application.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, configure at least one processor to generate a platform structure for operating a process, the platform structure comprising:

a platform process configured to operate an application,

an application process configured to;

load an application, and

control the execution of the loaded application, and

a platform child process generated by the platform process, configured to execute a predetermined sub-module of the loaded application,

wherein the platform process is further configured to;

generate the platform child process in response to a request from the application process, and

execute a function of loading the sub-module of the application to the platform child process,

wherein the application process is further configured to;

request the platform process to generate the platform child process, and

control communication between the sub-module of the application loaded to the platform child process and a main-module of the application,

wherein the application is implemented by the main-module and the sub-module, each of which is operable in a separate process,

wherein the application process, the platform process, and the platform child process are generated and managed by a process management module,

wherein the application process executes communication with the sub-module loaded in the child platform process,

wherein the platform child process has a priority identical to the platform process, and

wherein the loaded application is executed by operating the application process and the platform child process.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the platform child process has a property value identical to the platform process.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 12, wherein the property value includes a priority value of greater priority than a priority value of the application process.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11,

wherein the sub-module includes an engine module configured to control a function that executes a practical operation of the application, and

wherein the main module includes a UI module configured to control a UI function for interaction with a user in the corresponding application.