METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BACKGROUND APPLICATION

• US 20160062793A1
• Filed: 08/21/2015
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Company Limited (Ant Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: CHU, Tianying
• Granted Patent: US 9,798,580 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/46 Multiprogramming arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/485 Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution G06F9/4881 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5022 Mechanisms to release resources

Abstract

A method for managing a background application is provided. The method includes determining whether an operating feature of the background application satisfies a preset condition, and when it is determined that the operating feature of the background application satisfies the preset condition, displaying an operating interface in a foreground interface of a mobile device for a user to close the background application.

Claims

1. A method for managing a background application, comprising:

determining whether an operating feature of the background application satisfies a preset condition; and

when it is determined that the operating feature of the background application satisfies the preset condition, displaying an operating interface in a foreground interface of a mobile device for a user to close the background application.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether an operating feature of a background application satisfies a preset condition comprises:

determining whether at least a preset number of background applications are closed by the user and whether there is at least one background application running in the mobile device, wherein the preset number of background applications satisfy a preset operation condition.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the preset operation condition comprises at least one of the following:

the preset number of background applications are closed at a substantially same time;

the preset number of background applications are closed within a permitted duration; and

the preset number of background applications are closed successively, and a time interval between two successive closing operations is less than a permitted time interval.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the preset condition comprises at least one of the following:

an idle period of the background application is greater than a preset duration threshold value;

the background application is executing in a preset time period;

an operating environment of the background application does not match a preset environmental parameter requirement; and

a use frequency of the background application is lower than a preset frequency threshold value.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein during the idle period, no user operation or data update associated with the background application is performed.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining each of a plurality of background applications satisfies the preset condition, wherein the operating interface includes an option for the user to close the plurality of background applications.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for canceling a previous closing operation associated with the background application; and

reopening the background application in the mobile device.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the request is triggered by a shaking operation of the mobile device.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operating interface includes a selectable element for the user to close the background application.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operating interface includes a prompt icon contained in a status bar of the foreground interface, and upon a selection of the prompt icon, a window is displayed in the foreground interface, wherein the window includes a selectable element for the user to close the application.

11. An apparatus for managing a background application, comprising:

a determining unit configured to determine whether an operating feature of the background application satisfies a preset condition; and

a notification unit configured to, when it is determined that the operating feature of the background application satisfies the preset condition, display an operating interface in a foreground interface of a mobile device for a user to close the background application.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the determining unit is configured to:

determine whether at least a preset number of background applications are closed by the user and whether there is at least one background application running in the mobile device, wherein the preset number of background applications satisfy a preset operation condition.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the preset operation condition comprises at least one of the following:

the preset number of background applications are closed at a substantially same time;

the preset number of background applications are closed within a permitted duration; and

the preset number of background applications are closed successively, and a time interval between two successive closing operations is less than a permitted time interval.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the preset condition comprises at least one of the following:

an idle period of the background application is greater than a preset duration threshold value;

the background application is executing in a preset time period;

an operating environment of the background application does not match a preset environmental parameter requirement; and

a use frequency of the background application is lower than a preset frequency threshold value.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein during the idle period, no user operation or data update associated with the background application is performed.

16. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the determining unit is further configured to determine that each of a plurality of background applications satisfies the preset condition, and wherein the operating interface includes an option for the user to close the plurality of background applications.

17. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a request for canceling a previous closing operation associated with the background application; and

an operation canceling unit configured to reopen the background application in the mobile device.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the request is triggered by a shaking operation of the mobile device.

19. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the operating interface includes a selectable element for the user to close the background application.

20. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the operating interface includes a prompt icon contained in a status bar of the foreground interface, and upon a selection of the prompt icon, a window is displayed in the foreground interface, wherein the window includes a selectable element for the user to close the application.