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Method for managing task on terminal device, and terminal device

  • US 9,857,943 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2016
  • Issued: 01/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing a task on a terminal device, the method comprising:

  • monitoring whether a first application on the terminal device is running, and monitoring a user'"'"'s action of operating a desktop of the terminal device, wherein the user'"'"'s action is not directly associated with the first application;

    displaying, on the desktop of the terminal device, an icon associated with the first application in a running-state image on the desktop, if it is detected that the first application is running;

    automatically disabling the first application, if it is detected that the first application is running and it is detected that the user'"'"'s action of operating the desktop meets a preset disabling condition of the first application; and

    displaying, the same icon associated with the first application in a disabled-state image, which is different from the running-state image of the icon if it is detected that the first application is in a disabled state,wherein (1) the running-state image includes a shadow effect that is absent in the disabled-state image, or (2) the first application comprises sub-applications, and disabling of the first application displays as occurring in batches of the sub-applications.

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