KR101460787B1 - Method, system and computer-readable recording medium for executing home applicatoin and user interface framework on smart phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a home application execution method, system, user interface framework, and computer readable recording medium on a smart phone. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a service providing system including a predetermined operating system (OS) mounted on a smart phone, at least one home application executed based on the operating system (OS) And when it is determined that the specific service component does not exist, downloading the specific service component from the service component storage unit and executing the downloaded specific service component, There is provided a home application execution system on a smart phone including a service component management and support unit for performing data transfer between the executed specific service components. According to the present invention, a developer can easily develop a home application based on functions of various service components provided by a service component storage unit, without needing to separately implement functions not provided by an OS (Operating System), for example .

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a home application execution method, a system, a user interface framework, and a computer readable recording medium driven by a smart phone. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention [0001]

The present invention relates to a home application execution method, system, user interface framework, and computer readable recording medium on a smart phone.

In the case of an open market such as the current Android market, a developer develops an application for an end user and uploads it to an open market, and an end user downloads and uses an application uploaded to an open market (for example, 10-2011-0070596, etc.).

However, in this case, the developer may have to implement the functions not provided by the operating system such as the Android OS in the application, and the application may not be able to be used for the user's individual use environment (for example, device or LCD size) There was also a hassle that consideration was needed. Therefore, there is a problem in that the development of the application is not easy, and the period of time required for developing the application suited to each operating environment becomes long.

It is an object of the present invention to solve all the problems described above.

In addition, the present invention allows a developer to easily develop a home application based on the functions of various service components provided by a service component storage unit without separately implementing a function not provided by an Android operating system (OS) The purpose.

In order to accomplish the above object, a representative structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a service providing system including a predetermined operating system (OS) mounted on a smart phone, at least one home application executed based on the operating system (OS) And when it is determined that the specific service component does not exist, downloading the specific service component from the service component storage unit and executing the downloaded specific service component, There is provided a home application execution system on a smart phone including a service component management and support unit for performing data transfer between the executed specific service components.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a user interface framework for executing at least one home application in an operating system (OS) on a smart phone, the home service providing method comprising: when receiving a specific service component execution request from a home application executed on the operating system, If the service component does not exist, download the specific service component from the service component storage unit, execute the downloaded specific service component in the operating system (OS) And a service component management and support unit for performing data transfer between the executed specific service component and the executed specific service component.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for executing at least one home application in an operating system (OS) on a smart phone, the method comprising: (a) receiving an execution request for a specific service component from a home application executing on the operating system; (B) checking whether the specific service component already exists when receiving an execution request for the specific service component; (c) if the specific service component is not present, (D) downloading data between the home application and the executed specific service component, and downloading the downloaded specific service component from the operating system (OS) Characterized by comprising The application running on the home teupon method is provided.

In addition, there is provided another method, system, and computer readable recording medium for recording a computer program for carrying out the method for implementing the present invention.

According to the present invention, a developer can easily develop a home application based on functions of various service components provided by a service component storage unit, without needing to separately implement functions not provided by an OS (Operating System), for example .

In addition, since functions implemented in a native application can be invoked by using a device API or the like to be provided to a web application or a hybrid application, it is possible to reuse the functions implemented in a native application, thereby improving the development time of a web application or a hybrid application .

Also, by developing a home application based on HTML, JavaScript, etc., it is possible to easily develop a home application without considering the user's individual usage environment.

In addition, since the service component is based on HTML, the service component can always stay up-to-date and does not require updating.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a home application execution system on a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating in detail the home application execution system on the smartphone of FIG.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a home application execution system on a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a home application execution system 100 on a smartphone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a main device 110, a user interface framework 130, and a service component storage unit 170 can do.

The function of each of the blocks shown in FIG. 1 will be described as follows.

The main device 110 may include at least one home application 111, 112, 113. The home application can be implemented on the basis of a predetermined operating system running on the smart phone. In the description of the present invention, it is assumed that the home application is implemented based on the Android operating system for convenience of explanation. That is, the following description will be made on the assumption that it can be implemented on the basis of the Android operating system (OS) and executed on the basis of the Android operating system (OS), but it is not necessarily limited thereto. The home application may include at least some of the native application 111, the web application 112, and the hybrid application 113, which will be described later.

The service component storage unit 170 may provide the home applications 111, 112, and 113 with functions not provided by the OS provided in the main device 110. [ Specifically, the home applications 111, 112, and 113 may be implemented based on the functions provided by the service component storage unit 170 as well as the functions provided by the Android operating system (OS). That is, the Android developer can easily develop the home applications 111, 112, and 113 based on the functions provided by the service component storage unit 170 without separately implementing the functions not provided by the Android operating system (OS). The user can perform various functions using the home appliances 111, 112, and 113 (implemented based on functions provided by the service component storage unit 170) implemented in this way.

The service component storage unit 170 may include at least one service component for providing different functions to the home applications 111, 112, and 113, respectively. Here, a service component can be a concept that includes certain modules that can perform certain services (functions) and can be reused in various applications. The process of using the service component in the home applications 111, 112, and 113 will be described later.

The user interface framework 130 may execute a service component in the Android operating system and transfer data between the home application 111, 112, and 113 and the service component.

2 is a block diagram illustrating in detail the home application execution system on the smartphone of FIG.

Functions of the blocks shown in FIG. 2 will be described as follows.

The home applications 111, 112 and 113 may include a native application 111, a web application 112, or a hybrid application 113. The native application 111 can directly transmit and receive data to and from the Android operating system (OS), and can be executed based on the functions embedded in the Android operating system (OS). The web application 112 is a home application that is executed based on a web (HTML / JavaScript), and the hybrid application 113 is a home application that can include both a native application and a web application.

In the present specification, it is described that there are three home applications, but this is merely an example, and the number of home applications is not limited thereto. For example, two or more specific types of home applications may be provided among the native application 111, the web application 112, and the hybrid application 113, or a specific type of home application may not be provided.

The user interface framework 130 may include a service component management and support unit 131, which will be described in detail later.

The service component storage unit 170 may include at least one service component 170_1, 170_2, ..., 170_n capable of providing different functions to the home applications 111, 112, and 113, respectively. The service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n may include at least one of a mandatory service component and an on demand service component. Specifically, the mandatory service component may include at least one of a media play related service component, a statistical component related to the user's application usage history, etc., and the on demand service component may include at least one of an individual service component, a commerce component, And may include at least one.

The service component management and support unit 131 receives an execution request for a specific service component among the service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n from the web application 112 or the hybrid application 113, And if a specific service component does not exist, it downloads a specific service component 170_1 from the service component storage unit 170 and downloads the downloaded specific service component 170_1 from the OS And the like. The service component management and support unit 131 may perform a function of transferring data between the web application 112 or the hybrid application 113 and the downloaded specific service component 170_1. Thereby, the web application 112 or the hybrid application 113 can perform a specific service component related function not provided by the Android operating system (OS). Although it has been described above that the service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n can be executed for the web application 112 or the hybrid application 113, it may be executed for the native application 111 as well.

In addition, the service component management and support unit 131 transmits web (HTML / JavaScript) related data (for example, a web page) that is executed on the smart phone and interlocked with the operating system 150 to at least one of the home applications 111, And at least some of the service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n.

The web page may be implemented using HTML and / or Javascript. In this case, the service component management and support unit 131 transmits data related to the web page to the home applications 111, 112, 113 and the service components 170_1, 170_2, 170_n based on HTML or JavaScript, Lt; / RTI >

In addition, although not shown, the service component management and support unit 131 may load web view and web service component activities. The web view can display the source code implemented by HTML or JavaScript on the screen of the main device 100 and enable the data to be transferred when the web page is executed. The data input to the web page displayed on the screen can be transmitted to the home application 111, 112, 113 or the service component 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n through the web service component activity. Data of the home applications 111, 112, and 113 or the service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n may be transmitted to a web page through the web service component activity and displayed.

The web core 151 may be included in the Android operating system (OS). The web core 151 can provide a method of receiving JavaScript / HTML data on a web page that is executed on a smart phone and interworked with the operating system 150.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, a communication method consistent with the service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n (for example, a communication method using a standardized web browser) is provided through the service component management and support unit 131 Specifically, the service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n also provide HTML or JavaScript to enable communication with the home applications 111, 112, and 113. In addition, since the application can be developed on the web basis, it is possible to develop a home application without considering the user's individual use environment (device or LCD size), and since HTML and JavaScript are programming languages familiar to the developer, Application development can be facilitated. In addition, since the service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n are based on HTML, there is an advantage that the service components 170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n can always be kept up to date and update is not required.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the service component management and support unit 131 invokes the function of the native application 111 and provides the function to the web application 112 or the hybrid application 113 . Specifically, the function invoked may mean a function implemented in the native application 111 using a device API. Accordingly, by reusing the functions implemented in the native application 111, the development time of the web application 112 or the hybrid application 113 can be shortened. Although it has been described above that the invoked function can be provided to the web application 112 or the hybrid application 113, the service component management and support unit 131 can provide the invoked function to other native applications (Not shown).

Also, in one embodiment of the present invention, application forms that can be inherited on the Android launcher can be supported in native, web, and hybrid formats. This has the advantage of being able to reuse the source of the web application that has been uploaded to the open market.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

100: Main device
111: Native application
112: Web application
113: Hybrid application
130: User Interface Framework
131: Service component management and support
150: Android operating system (OS)
151: Web core
170: Service component storage unit
170_1, 170_2, ... 170_n: service component

Claims (13)

A service component storage comprising at least one service component, and
The method includes checking whether a specific service component already exists when receiving an execution request for a specific service component from a home application executed based on an operating system (OS), and if the specific service component is not present, A service component management and support unit for downloading a service component, executing the downloaded specific service component, and performing data transfer between the home application and the executed specific service component,
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The service component management and support unit,
A home application execution system on a smartphone, characterized by invoking a function of a native application and providing the function to a web application, a hybrid application, or other native application. The method according to claim 1,
The specific service component comprises:
Wherein the home application is a component for providing a function not provided by the operating system to the home application. The method according to claim 1,
The home application comprises:
A home application execution system on a smartphone, the application including at least a part of a native application, a web application, and a hybrid application. delete The method according to claim 1,
The service component management and support unit,
Wherein the home application and the service component communicate data regarding a web page that is executed on the smart phone and interworking with the operating system (OS), between the home application and the service component. 6. The method of claim 5,
The service component management and support unit,
A web view for displaying source code implemented by HTML or JavaScript in a form of a web page on the screen of the home application execution system; And
And a web service component activity for transmitting / receiving data related to the web page to / from the home application or the specific service component based on HTML or JavaScript. delete delete A method for running at least one home application in an operating system (OS) on a smartphone,
(a) receiving an execution request for a specific service component from a home application running on the operating system,
(b) upon receiving an execution request for the specific service component, checking whether the specific service component already exists;
(c) if the specific service component is not present, downloading the specific service component from the service component storage and executing the downloaded specific service component on the operating system (OS), and
(d) performing data transfer between the home application and the executed specific service component,
In the step (d)
Invoking a function of a native application to provide the function to a web application, a hybrid application, or other native application. 10. The method of claim 9,
In the step (c)
Wherein the specific service component provides a function not provided by the operating system to the home application. 10. The method of claim 9,
The step (d)
And transmitting data regarding a web page executed on the smart phone and interworking with the operating system (OS) between the home application and the service component. 12. The method of claim 11,
The web page includes:
HTML or JavaScript. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 11. < / RTI > A computer program for executing the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12.

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