Method and apparatus for data interaction

• US 9,686,376 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2015
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Fu, Xing
• Primary Examiner(s): ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN
• Application Number:
  US14/927,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20160050293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 600 Days
• Field of Search: 709201, 709217, 709219-230, 709232, 709248, 709249, 370311, 370431, 7042701, 340 28, 340 29
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0251 using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0264 by selectively disabling software applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/00 Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for data interaction, and the method includes: obtaining required times of data interaction between valid applications in a background application mode and a network; selecting a minimum required time from the current required times as a target required time of data interaction, and starting timing; when the target required time expires, obtaining each valid application whose current required time of data interaction is between two consecutive target required times, and determining the valid application as a target application; and activating a packet data protocol PDP, establishing a data link between the target application and the network, and performing data interaction, and then restarting timing.

Claims

1. A method for data interaction, comprising:

obtaining, by a terminal, a first time interval associated with a first application running in a background of the terminal, wherein the first time interval is a time period of a first timer, wherein the first timer is associated with the first application and the first timer runs periodically based on the first time interval;

obtaining, by the terminal, a second time interval associated with a second application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the second time interval is a time period of a second timer, wherein the second timer is associated with the second application and the second timer runs periodically based on the second time interval;

after the first timer and the second timer are started, activating, by the terminal, a first packet data protocol (PDP) when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer expires and the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated first PDP, a first data link between the first application and a network to perform data interaction for the first application;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated first PDP, a second data link between the second application and the network to perform data interaction for the second application; and

restarting, by the terminal, the first timer and the second timer when the first application and the second application perform data interaction.

2. The method according to claim 1, after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, the method further comprising:

obtaining, by the terminal, a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating, by the terminal, a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated second PDP, the first data link to perform data interaction for the first application;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated second PDP, the second data link to perform data interaction for the second application;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application; and

restarting, by the terminal, the first timer, the second timer and the third timer when the first application, the second application and the third application perform data interaction.

3. The method according to claim 1, after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, the method further comprising:

obtaining, by the terminal, a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating, by the terminal, a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated second PDP, the first data link to perform data interaction for the first application;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application, wherein no data link is established for the second application; and

restarting, by the terminal, the first timer and the third timer and keeping the second timer running when the first application and the third application perform data interaction.

4. The method according to claim 1, after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, the method further comprising:

obtaining, by the terminal, a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating, by the terminal, a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application, wherein no data link is established for the first application and no data link is established for the second application; and

restarting, by the terminal, the third timer and keeping the first timer and the second timer running when the third application performs data interaction.

5. The method according to claim 1, after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, the method further comprising:

obtaining, by the terminal, a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating, by the terminal, a second PDP when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer and the third timer expire, the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer, and the third timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer;

establishing, by the terminal, the first data link based on the activated second PDP;

establishing, by the terminal, the second data link based on the activated second PDP;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application; and

restarting, by the terminal, the first timer, the second timer and the third timer when the first application, the second application and the third application perform data interaction.

6. The method according to claim 1, after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, the method further comprising:

obtaining, by the terminal, a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating, by the terminal, a second PDP when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer and the third timer expire, the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer, and the third timer expires after the next expiration of the first timer;

establishing, by the terminal, the first data link based on the activated second PDP;

establishing, by the terminal, the second data link based on the activated second PDP, wherein no data link is established for the third application; and

restarting, by the terminal, the first timer and the second timer and keeping the third timer running when the first application and the second application perform data interaction.

7. The method according to claim 1, after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, the method further comprising:

obtaining, by the terminal, a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating, by the terminal, a second PDP when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer and the third timer expire, the second timer expires after the next expiration of the first timer, and the third timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer;

establishing, by the terminal, the first data link based on the activated second PDP;

establishing by the terminal, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application, wherein no data link is established for the second application; and

restarting, by the terminal, the first timer and the third timer and keeping the second timer running when the first application and the third application perform data interaction.

8. A terminal for data interaction, comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor when executing is configured to;

obtain a first time interval associated with a first application running in a background of the terminal, wherein the first time interval is a time period of a first timer, wherein the first timer is associated with the first application and the first timer runs periodically based on the first time interval;

obtain a second time interval associated with a second application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the second time interval is a time period of a second timer, wherein the second timer is associated with the second application and the second timer runs periodically based on the second time interval;

after the first timer and the second timer are started, activate a first packet data protocol (PDP) when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer expires and the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer;

establish, based on the activated first PDP, a first data link between the first application and a network to perform data interaction for the first application;

establish, based on the activated first PDP, a second data link between the second application and the network to perform data interaction for the second application; and

restart the first timer and the second timer when the first application and the second application perform data interaction.

9. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor when executing is further configured to:

after the first timer and the second timer are restarted, obtain a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activate a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer;

establish, based on the activated second PDP, the first data link to perform data interaction for the first application;

establish, based on the activated second PDP, the second data link to perform data interaction for the second application;

establish, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application; and

restart the first timer, the second timer and the third timer when the first application, the second application and the third application perform data interaction.

10. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor when executing is further configured to:

after the first timer and the second timer are restarted, obtain a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activate a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer;

establish, based on the activated second PDP, the first data link to perform data interaction for the first application;

establish, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application, wherein no data link is established for the second application; and

restart the first timer and the third timer and keep the second timer running when the first application and the third application perform data interaction.

11. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor when executing is further configured to:

after the first timer and the second timer are restarted, obtain a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activate a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer;

establish, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application, wherein no data link is established for the first application and no data link is established for the second application; and

restart the third timer and keep the first timer and the second timer running when the third application performs data interaction.

12. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor when executing is further configured to:

after the first timer and the second timer are restarted, obtain a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activate a second PDP when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer and the third timer expire, the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer, and the third timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer;

establish the first data link based on the activated second PDP;

establish the second data link based on the activated second PDP;

establish, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application; and

restart the first timer, the second timer and the third timer when the first application, the second application and the third application perform data interaction.

13. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor when executing is further configured to:

after the first timer and the second timer are restarted, obtain a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activate a second PDP when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer and the third timer expire, the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer, and the third timer expires after the next expiration of the first timer;

establish the first data link based on the activated second PDP;

establish the second data link based on the activated second PDP, wherein no data link is established for the third application; and

restart the first timer and the second timer and keep the third timer running when the first application and the second application perform data interaction.

14. The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the processor when executing is further configured to:

after the first timer and the second timer are restarted, obtain a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activate a second PDP when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer and the third timer expire, the second timer expires after the next expiration of the first timer, and the third timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer;

establish the first data link based on the activated second PDP;

establish, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application, wherein no data link is established for the second application; and

restart the first timer and the third timer and keep the second timer running when the first application and the third application perform data interaction.

15. A computer program product, comprising program codes stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for use by a terminal for data interaction, the program codes comprising instructions for:

obtaining a first time interval associated with a first application running in a background of the terminal, wherein the first time interval is a time period of a first timer, wherein the first timer is associated with the first application and the first timer runs periodically based on the first time interval;

obtaining a second time interval associated with a second application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the second time interval is a time period of a second timer, wherein the second timer is associated with the second application and the second timer runs periodically based on the second time interval;

after the first timer and the second timer are started, activating a first packet data protocol (PDP) when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer expires and the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer;

establishing, based on the activated first PDP, a first data link between the first application and a network to perform data interaction for the first application;

establishing, based on the activated first PDP, a second data link between the second application and the network to perform data interaction for the second application; and

restarting the first timer and the second timer when the first application and the second application perform data interaction.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, obtaining a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer;

establishing, based on the activated second PDP, the first data link to perform data interaction for the first application;

establishing, based on the activated second PDP, the second data link to perform data interaction for the second application;

establishing, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application; and

restarting the first timer, the second timer and the third timer when the first application, the second application and the third application perform data interaction.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, obtaining a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires before the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer;

establishing, based on the activated second PDP, the first data link to perform data interaction for the first application;

establishing, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application, wherein no data link is established for the second application; and

restarting the first timer and the third timer and keeping the second timer running when the first application and the third application perform data interaction.

18. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, obtaining a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating a second PDP when the third timer expires, wherein the third timer expires before the first timer expires, the first timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer, and the second timer expires after the next expiration of the third timer;

establishing, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application, wherein no data link is established for the first application and no data link is established for the second application; and

restarting the third timer and keeping the first timer and the second timer running when the third application performs data interaction.

19. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, obtaining a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating a second PDP when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer and the third timer expire, the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer, and the third timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer;

establishing the first data link based on the activated second PDP;

establishing the second data link based on the activated second PDP;

establishing, based on the activated second PDP, a third data link between the third application and the network to perform data interaction for the third application; and

restarting the first timer, the second timer and the third timer when the first application, the second application and the third application perform data interaction.

20. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

after the restarting the first timer and the second timer, obtaining a third time interval associated with a third application running in the background of the terminal, wherein the third time interval is a time period of a third timer, wherein the third timer is associated with the third application and the third timer runs periodically based on the third time interval;

activating a second PDP when the first timer expires, wherein the first timer expires before the second timer and the third timer expire, the second timer expires before the next expiration of the first timer, and the third timer expires after the next expiration of the first timer;

establishing the first data link based on the activated second PDP;

establishing the second data link based on the activated second PDP, wherein no data link is established for the third application; and

restarting the first timer and the second timer and keeping the third timer running when the first application and the second application perform data interaction.