Method and apparatus for acquiring and processing an operation instruction

• US 20160259525A1
• Filed: 12/23/2015
• Published: 09/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Banma Zhixing Network (Hongkong) Co., Limited
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Xiaodong, Wu, Hongxing
• Granted Patent: US 11,024,314 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/30189 according to execution mode, e.g. mode flag
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/00 Speech recognition G10L17/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for acquiring and processing operation instructions. The systems and methods may include receiving a first operation instruction. The system may determine an application associated with the first operation instruction, and determine whether the first operation instruction satisfies one or more predetermined conditions, wherein the predetermined conditions are associated with the application. The system may also, responsive to determining that the first operation instruction satisfies the predetermined conditions, and after the second operation instruction is received, invoke the application, and transmit the second operation instruction to the application for execution. The system may also, responsive to determining that the first operation instruction does not satisfy the predetermined conditions, execute the first operation instruction as a standalone instruction.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for acquiring and processing operation instructions, comprising:

receiving a first operation instruction;

determining an application associated with the first operation instruction;

determining whether the first operation instruction satisfies one or more predetermined conditions;

responsive to determining that the first operation instruction satisfies the predetermined conditions, and after a second operation instruction is received;

invoking the application, and

transmitting the second operation instruction to the application for execution;

and

responsive to determining that the first operation instruction does not satisfy the predetermined conditions, executing the first operation instruction as a standalone instruction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining that the first operation instruction satisfies the predetermined conditions comprises:

determining that the first operation instruction includes a user action directed to a display icon associated with the application.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the determining that the first operation instruction satisfies the predetermined conditions comprises:

determining that the first operation instruction includes a pressing action or a gesturing action directed to at least part of the displayed icon for a predetermined duration.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the determining that the first operation instruction satisfies the predetermined conditions comprises:

determining that the first operation instruction is not configured to drag at least part of the displayed icon out of a predetermined area within the predetermined duration.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining that the first operation instruction satisfies the predetermined conditions comprises:

determining that the application is associated with a predetermined function.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

providing one or more suggestions for the second operation instructions based on the predetermined function.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second operation instruction comprises a speech command.

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

determining that the application is not capable of a speech operation;

wherein the second operation instruction comprises a speech command; and

wherein the transmitting of the second operation instruction to the application comprises;

converting the speech command to a non-speech command; and

transmitting the non-speech command to the application.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second operation instruction is received during an execution of a first process;

and wherein the transmitting of the second operation instruction to the application for execution comprises;

transmitting, via an object associated with the application, the second operation instruction from the first process to a second process associated with the application.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

adding the second process to a schedule, wherein the execution of the second process is scheduled at a predetermined time;

determining whether the predetermined condition is satisfied before the predetermined time; and

responsive to determining that the predetermined condition is not satisfied before the predetermined time, removing the second process from the schedule.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the determining of whether the predetermined condition is satisfied before the predetermined time comprises:

determining whether one or more events associated with a touch interface has been detected.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the adding of the second process to a schedule comprises:

adding an invoke-interface message to a main thread message queue associated with the application.

13. A system for acquiring and processing operation instructions, comprising:

a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and

at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to;

receive a first operation instruction;

determine an application associated with the first operation instruction;

determine whether the first operation instruction satisfies one or more predetermined conditions;

responsive to determining that the first operation instruction satisfies the predetermined conditions, and after the second operation instruction is received;

invoke the application, and transmit the second operation instruction to the application for execution; and

responsive to determining that the first operation instruction does not satisfy the predetermined conditions, execute the first operation instruction as a standalone instruction.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine that the first operation instruction satisfies one or more predetermined conditions comprises the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine that the first operation instruction comprises a user action directed to a display icon associated with the application.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine that the first operation instruction satisfies one or more predetermined conditions comprises the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine that the first operation instruction comprises a pressing action or a gesturing action directed to at least part of the displayed icon for a predetermined duration.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine that the first operation instruction satisfies one or more predetermined conditions comprises the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine that the first operation instruction is not configured to drag at least part of the displayed icon of the application out of a predetermined area within the predetermined duration.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine that the first operation instruction satisfies one or more predetermined conditions comprises the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine that the application is associated with a predetermined function.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein the second operation instruction comprises a speech command.

19. The system according to claim 13, wherein the second operation instruction is received during an execution of a first process;

and wherein the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to transmit the second operation instruction to the application for execution comprises the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to;

transmit, via an object associated with the application, the second operation instruction from the first process to a second process associated with the application.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to:

add the second process to a schedule, wherein the execution of the second process is scheduled at a predetermined time;

determine whether the predetermined condition is satisfied before the predetermined time;

responsive to determining that the predetermined condition is not satisfied before the predetermined time, remove the second process from the schedule.

21. The system according to claim 20, wherein the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine whether the predetermined condition is satisfied before the predetermined time comprises the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to determine whether one or more events associated with a touch interface is detected.

22. The system according to claim 20, wherein the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to add the second process to a schedule comprises the at least one processor capable of executing the set of instructions to add an invoke-interface message to a main thread message queue associated with the application.