KR101836749B1 - Operating method of launching application for controlling emulator - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a launching application receives a launching signal including identification information of a package of an application and identification information of a market, checks whether an application is installed in an emulator based on the identification information of the package, and installs a package of an application, which is downloaded from a first type of a market, in an emulator in accordance with the identification information of the market when the application is not installed in the emulator, and controls the emulator to be connected to a page which corresponds to an application that a second type of a market provides through the emulator.

Description

[0001] OPERATING METHOD OF LAUNCHING APPLICATION FOR CONTROLLING EMULATOR [0002]

The following embodiments relate to a method of operating a launching application for controlling an emulator.

An operating system platform is a software package including an operating system kernel, a virtual machine (VM), a framework, an application, and the like. There are various markets for distributing applications running on these operating system platforms. Developers can register freely developed apps in the market, and the market has an open structure in that users can freely download and use the apps registered in the market.

With the recent spread of mobile devices, various mobile applications (for example, mobile game applications) that can be enjoyed on mobile devices are circulating through various markets. With the increasing popularity of mobile applications, there is a growing demand for mobile applications to be enjoyed on personal computers (PCs) rather than mobile devices.

According to one embodiment, a method of operating a launching application for controlling an emulator includes receiving a launching signal including identification information of an application package executable in an emulator and identification information of a market providing a package of the application, Receiving; Confirming whether the application is installed in the emulator based on the identification information of the package; Determining the type of the market based on the identification information of the market when the application is not installed in the emulator; Downloading a package of the application from the first type of market if the type of the market is a predetermined first type; Controlling the emulator so that the application is installed in the emulator based on the downloaded package; And controlling the emulator so that the application is executed through the emulator. And accessing a page corresponding to the application provided by the market of the second type through the emulator based on the identification information of the package and the identification information of the market when the type of the market is the second type predetermined and controlling the emulator to access the emulator.

The launch signal may be generated according to a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) call standard.

Wherein the launch signal comprises a user's selection of a user interface exposed through a web front-end corresponding to the first type of market; A user's selection of a user interface exposed in the form of an instant message through a chat room of an instant messenger program; Or in response to at least one of a user's selection of an additional interface provided by the instant messenger program.

The web front-end includes a shortcut icon for the launching application; A shortcut icon corresponding to an application installed in the emulator; The user interface being exposed in the form of the instant message through a chat room of the instant messenger program; The additional interface provided by the instant messenger program; And a user interface associated with advertising or searching for an application provided through the first type of marketplace.

The method of operating a launching application for controlling the emulator may further include performing at least one of user authentication and adult authentication in a web front end corresponding to the first type of market.

A method of operating a launching application for controlling the emulator includes receiving a search signal including a keyword for search and identification information of a market in which the search is to be performed; And controlling the emulator based on the search signal to provide search results corresponding to the keywords in the market through which the search is to be performed through the emulator.

The method of operating a launching application for controlling the emulator may further include receiving a selection from a user for one of the plurality of markets if identifiers corresponding to the plurality of markets are included in the identification information of the market And the step of determining the type of the market may include the step of determining the type of the selected market.

The method comprising: receiving a signal requesting community access from the emulator if the launching signal further includes community information; Connecting to the server in response to the signal requesting the community connection; And communicating content information in the community to the emulator through a connection to the server.

The method of operating a launching application for controlling the emulator includes: first log information related to execution of an application in the emulator; Second log information related to the installation of the application in the emulator; Third log information related to connection of pages in the market in the emulator; And storing at least one of fourth log information related to retrieval of a keyword in the market in the emulator; And reporting the stored log information to the server.

A method of operating a launching application for controlling the emulator includes receiving a banner advertisement from a server; And controlling the emulator to expose the banner advertisement during loading of the application in the emulator.

A method of operating a launching application for controlling the emulator includes receiving a toast advertisement from a server; And exposing the toast advertisement to a predetermined location.

The method of operating a launching application for controlling the emulator includes receiving information about a plurality of instances from the emulator; Displaying at least one of whether the application is installed corresponding to each of the plurality of instances and whether the application is running based on the identification information of the package; Receiving a user's selection of any one of the displayed plurality of instances; And controlling the emulator so that the application is installed or executed in a selected one of the selected instant or connected to a page corresponding to the application based on the type of the market.

The method of operating a launching application for controlling the emulator includes receiving an update signal of at least one of the launching application and the emulator from a server; And updating at least one of the launching application and the emulator according to the update signal.

1 illustrates a system environment in which an operating method of a launching application for controlling an emulator according to one embodiment is performed.
2 is a diagram for explaining an operation method of a launching application for controlling an emulator according to an embodiment;
3 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a launching application according to an embodiment;
4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of operating a launching application for controlling an emulator according to one embodiment.
5 is a diagram for explaining a method of inducing an installation of a launching application according to an embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing an application that is not searched in a first market through searching in a second market according to an embodiment;
FIG. 7 illustrates a selection window for selecting a multiplayer in accordance with one embodiment; FIG.
8 is a view showing an environment setting screen of an application executed through an emulator according to an embodiment;

In the following, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements. Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It is to be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, but include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives to them.

The terms used in the examples are used only to illustrate specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the embodiments, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the embodiments may be unnecessarily blurred.

1 is a diagram of a system according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, a system 100 according to one embodiment includes a user PC 105 and a server 130, and a user PC 105 includes a launching application 110 and an emulator 150.

The launching application 110 controls the emulator 150. For example, the launching application 110 may control the emulator 150 through various functions corresponding to the launch signal, such that the application 155 is executed through the emulator 150. The emulator 150 is a device or a program for realizing the function of a specific hardware or software by imitating the function of the other kind of hardware or software. The launching application 110 may operate on a first operating system of the user PC 105 and the emulator 150 may virtualize a second operating system that is distinct from the first operating system. The application 155 can be executed in the user PC 105 through the emulator 150 although the application 155 does not operate in the first operating system but operates only in the second operating system. According to one embodiment, the emulator 150 may be a game emulator and may be installed together when the launching application 110 is installed.

The launching application 110 and the emulator 150 can transmit and receive signals including commands and information according to a mutual calling convention. The launching application 110 may manage data related to an application installed in the emulator 150, and may provide an application programming interface (API) for receiving a launching signal or controlling the emulator. The configuration of the launching application 110 will be described in detail with reference to Fig.

The emulator 150 may provide an API for communicating with the launching application 110. The emulator 150 may provide an execution method to the launching application 110, for example, to allow the launching application 110 to install, run, or terminate the game. In addition, the emulator 150 may provide the launching application 110 with a multi-player control method. According to one embodiment, the emulator 150 may be executed only through the launching application 110.

The launching application 110 and the server 130 may communicate with each other via a network. A network enables wired and wireless communication between various entities included in the system environment. For example, the launching application 110 may download a package of an application from a market operated by the server 130.

An application's package may be an application package that is specific to a particular platform. The application package may include at least one or more components. The application package includes, for example, an executable file generated by compiling the program code, a manifest file containing the hash value of the file, a digest information file containing the hash value of the manifest file, A certificate file containing the hash value of the digest information file, a security key encrypted with the encryption key, including the public key corresponding to the private key, and an API necessary for execution of the executable file .

The package of the application may be, for example, a game APK (Android application package). The APK can be a package file used to distribute Android software and middleware. The launching application 110 downloads the banner advertisement exposed on the emulator 150 during the loading of the application 155 or the toast advertisement exposed in the predetermined area of the user PC 105 from the server 130 .

The server 130 may operate a market for providing a mobile application to a user terminal through a network. For example, the server 130 may provide a web page that provides market services. The server 130 controls the emulator 150 to update the launching application 110 and / or the emulator 150 installed in the user PC 105 or install, delete, and execute the application in the user PC 105 And an API for receiving log information related to installation, deletion, and execution of an application from the user PC 105. [

The server 130 may, for example, proceed with the update if any of the launching application 110 and the emulator 150 is required to be updated. An update to the launching application 110 and the emulator 150 may be performed in such a manner that a set-up file is downloaded from the server 130 to the user PC 105 and reinstalled. The server 130 may check whether the launching application 110 and the emulator 150 are updated if there is an instruction to execute the application 155 through the emulator 150, for example.

According to an exemplary embodiment, since executing a game application through the emulator 150 corresponds to a PC game, the server 130 can provide a game service through the emulator 150 only to a user who has performed adult authentication . In addition, the server 130 can manage a game list or the like for each user through an administrator page or the like.

According to an embodiment, the server 130 may include an instant messaging server that provides various services such as an instant messaging service, an advertisement service, a notification service, and the like. In this case, the market service, the instant messaging service, the consulting service, the advertisement service, and the notification service may be provided through various APIs of the server 130. The server 130 may be, for example, a single server computer or similar system, or a plurality of servers arranged in one or more server banks or other arrangements. The server 130 may be located in a single facility or may be a cloud distributed among different geographic locations.

Although not shown in the drawing, the emulator 150 and the application 155 may be connected to an external server through a network according to an embodiment. For example, the emulator 150 can download and install an application from a market other than the market operated by the server 130. As such various applications are installed in the emulator 150, the server 130 can analyze the usage pattern among various applications of the user.

According to one embodiment, the launching application 110 may operate in conjunction with an instant messenger program installed on the user PC 105. [ The instant messenger program installed in the user PC 105 may be a program for providing the mobile instant messaging service in the user PC 105. [ In this case, the instant messenger program can access a web page that generates a launching signal for triggering the launching application 110. Alternatively, the instant messenger program may generate a direct launch signal.

As described above, the embodiments provide the execution environment of the mobile application in the user PC 105 through the launching application 110 and the emulator 150, so that the user can execute the mobile application in the user PC 105 in the same way.

2 is a diagram for explaining a calling method and an operating method of a launching application according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2, the launching application 250 may be invoked through an interface exposed on a page 240 corresponding to a particular application of the web frontend. A page 240 corresponding to a specific application of the web front end is provided to the user through the web browser of the user PC and interacts with the user for execution of the application 265 through the emulator 260 . The front-end interacts directly with the user, and the back-end can handle the technical part instead of directly interacting with the user. For example, if a user enters a user's intention in the front end, such as a mouse click, the back end processes the user input and returns the result back to the front end.

The launching application 250 may serve as a back end. When the user selects a user interface (e.g., a 'play on PC' button) that is exposed to a page 240 corresponding to a particular application of the web front end, for example, Can be generated. The launch signal is transferred to the launching application 250 to control the emulator 260.

The page 240 corresponding to a particular application of the web front end that includes an interface for generating a launch signal may be accessed through various paths.

For example, if the shortcut icon of the launching application displayed on the desktop of the user PC is selected, the main page 230 of the web front end can be accessed. Or may be accessed via the additional interface 215 provided by the instant messenger program installed on the user PC to the main page 230 of the web front end. Additional interfaces may include, for example, more tabs for services that the instant messenger program provides in addition to the instant messaging service. As described below, the login information and / or the adult authentication information in the instant messenger program may be transmitted to the web front-end in the scenario of accessing the web front-end by the instant messenger program. In this case, login or adult authentication may be omitted from the web front end.

The main page 230 of the web front end can be displayed through a web browser installed in the user PC. The main page 230 of the web front end can provide a home screen of a market service operated by the server 130 of FIG. 1 to a user. For example, if the market operated by the server 130 is a mobile game market, the main page 230 of the web front-end may display a list of recommended games along with a banner associated with the mobile game market. Also, the main page 230 of the web front end may provide a search function. When a particular application is searched and / or selected on the main page 230 of the web front end, the page 240 corresponding to the particular application of the web front end may be accessed.

Alternatively, the user can access the page 240 corresponding to the specific application of the web front-end via the hot-water supply interface 220 of the instant messenger program installed in the user PC. For example, a link interface to a page 240 that corresponds to a particular application of the web front end, along with messages associated with a particular application, may be displayed in the chat room. When the link interface displayed in the chat room is selected, the page 240 corresponding to the specific application of the web front end is accessed through a web browser or the like. In this case, login information and / or adult authentication information of the instant messenger program may be transmitted to the web front-end.

Or a page 240 corresponding to a specific application of the web front end through a web page provided to the user by another advertisement or search service.

In the case of an application which does not require login and / or adult authentication according to an embodiment, the launching application 250 (not shown in the figure) without a web front-end from a shortcut icon, an instant messenger program interface, ) May be called. In addition, since the instant messenger program interfaces 215 and 220 can provide login information and / or adult authentication information as described above, even in an application requiring login and / or adult authentication in this case, The launching application 250 may be invoked.

As will be described below in detail, when the launching signal is called, the launching application 250 can check whether the application is installed in the emulator 260 and automatically install and execute the application according to the confirmation result. The launching application 250 may determine whether the market for downloading the application package is a first type of market (e.g., a game shop operated by the server 130) or other type of market The control method of the emulator 260 may be different.

In addition, the launching application 250 may include, for example, first log information related to the execution of the application in the emulator 260, second log information related to the installation of the application in the emulator 260, Third log information related to the connection of the market, and fourth log information related to the search of keywords in the market in the emulator. The launching application 250 may report the stored log information to the server 130.

The launching application 250 may be installed in a user PC in the form of an independent program, and may be configured in the form of an instant messenger program or an emulator 260 in the form of a module according to an embodiment. A specific operation method of the launching application 250 will be described with reference to FIG.

According to one embodiment, the emulator 260 may be configured to execute only through the control of the launching application 250. For example, the emulator 260 can be executed and updated only through the launching application 250, and can not be executed independently. In addition, the emulator 260 may not be able to perform communication such as performing update check or update by itself, or directly calling the server 130 separately from the launching application 250.

The emulator 260 provides an API for communicating with the launching application 250. For example, the emulator 260 may provide various types of APIs as shown in Table 1 to the launching application 250.

● Running the emulator
● Running installed applications in the emulator
● Package installation of the application
● Run the URL in the emulator's browser (for example, search)
● Transferring installed application list
● Transfer the number and name of the player (or instance) that was executed
● With respect to the multiplayer (or multi-instance) function, the target player (or target instance)
● When the application is installed or deleted, the information of the application (for example, thumbnail, name, package name, etc.)
● Transferring the application information when the application is executed (for example, ordering the list of installed apps in the web front end in order of latest use)
● Collect and transmit running time logs for each application when the emulator is running

3 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a launching application according to an embodiment. 3, the launching application 300 according to an embodiment includes a version check, an updater execution 310, an embedded web browser 320, an application data management 330, an API provision 340, An API and server call 350, a URI scheme 360, a tray 370, a multiplayer management 380, application shortcut creation 390 and environment setting 395 on the desktop . The functions shown in FIG. 3 correspond to exemplary embodiments, and some functions may be omitted or other functions may be added according to the embodiments.

With respect to version checking, updater execution 310, the launching application 300 may check the version of itself and the emulator at run time. As a result of the version check, if the launching application 300 and / or the emulator needs to be updated, the launching application 300 may call an updater to download and execute the setup file. Alternatively, the launching application 300 may receive at least one update signal from the launching application and the emulator from the server 130 of FIG. The launching application 300 may perform at least one of downloading and setup file installation according to an update signal.

In connection with the execution of the embedded web browser 320, the launching application 300 may expose a banner and an application list via an embedded web browser. When the banner in the embedded web browser is selected, it can be connected to the related page through the web browser of the user PC or the like. In addition, when a specific application is selected from the application list, a command signal is transmitted to the launching application 300 through the URI scheme, and execution of the application can be requested.

With respect to the application data management 330, the launching application 300 can issue an application execution command to the emulator based on the list provided by the server 130. [ At this time, the launching application 300 may transmit an execution command to the target player based on the local data.

The launching application 300 may manage local data for a plurality of target players, for example, per-user classification, installed application information, application play information (e.g., application start and end)

With respect to the API provision 340, the launching application 300 may provide various APIs such as, for example, an emulator execution API, a package install, a delete, an end API, and an API for the PC version of a mobile instant message program.

For example, the emulator execution API can execute a pre-installed application or deliver a package of an application so that the 'Game Player' can install the application package and then execute the application. 'Game Player' may be a player or instance registered in the emulator. In addition, the emulator execution API may transmit URL information related to the application in the second market to the emulator so that the 'Game Player' can access the URL via the web browser on the emulator and download or execute the application.

Alternatively, the emulator execution API may transmit a keyword to a second market that is different from the first market operated by the server 130, and may correspond to an application that the 'Game Player' You can access the page you are viewing. In addition, the emulator execution API can transfer the application information to the second market, and allow the 'Game Player' to execute the application by accessing the corresponding application page through the second market. Alternatively, the emulator execution API can execute only the emulator without a separate execution item.

Package installation, deletion, and termination APIs can transfer information of the application and target player information through the API when the package of the application is installed, deleted, executed, or terminated. The launching application 300 can manage application data based on the received information. The package installation, deletion, and termination APIs can receive, manage, and manage data even when an application or an application provided through a market other than the first market operated by the server 130 is installed.

The API for the mobile instant message PC version can receive a launching signal transmitted through the interface of the instant messenger program installed in the user PC. The instant messenger program installed on the user PC may be a PC version of the mobile instant messenger. For example, an instant messenger program provides an interface through which an application can be executed on a PC via a mobile application-related message or banner through the emulator. At this time, the instant messenger program can call the launching application 300 in a login or adult authentication state.

With respect to the API and server call 350, the launching application 300 may check for a new loading banner and download a banner if there is a new loading banner. In the case of an application not installed in the emulator, the launching application 300 requests the first market of the server 130 to download the package, or receives a link to a page corresponding to the application in the second market .

The launching application 300 may send information for the emulator utilization statistics to the server 130. [ The information for the emulator usage statistics may include, for example, information related to the installation, deletion, execution, and termination data of the application package. At this time, it is also possible to transmit information on a game application or other application provided through a market other than the first market.

In addition, the launching application 300 may download images and landing URLs to be exposed on the toast banner. The toast banner may also be referred to as a 'toast advertisement'.

With respect to the URI scheme 360, the launching application 300 may receive a URI call signal through its own embedded browser, the main page displayed in the web browser of the user PC, or the interface of the PC version of the instant messenger program . The URI call signal can be transmitted using an operating system installed in the user PC. When the launching application 300 is installed in the user PC, the launching application 300 can register its URI information in the registry of the operating system.

With respect to the tray 370, the launching application 300 may execute the tray when the launching application 300 is running. The tray 370 may include a tray menu and a toast banner. The tray menu may include, for example, opening an application, logging in and out, configuring and terminating. The launching application 300 can provide the toast banner regardless of whether the user is logged in or not. The toast banner can be landed via the PC's web browser when clicked. The toast banner may be exposed, for example, three minutes after loading of the process.

With respect to the multiplayer management 380, the launching application 300 may interact with the emulator for multi-player (or multi-instance) functionality. At this time, there must be at least one player (or instance) and at most n (e.g., five) players (or instances) may be running at the same time. The multiplayer can be added or deleted through the environment setting described with reference to FIG. When the specific player (or instance) is deleted, the launching application 300 can update the local application data information associated with the player (or instance).

With regard to the application shortcut creation 390, the launching application 300 can create a shortcut icon or button of the application on the desktop of the computer when the application is installed. The shortcut icon is an optional function that can be set at preference (395). The environment setting 395 can be set through, for example, the environment setting screen shown in Fig.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a launching application for controlling an emulator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Each of the steps shown in FIG. 4 may be performed by at least one processor of the user PC. More specifically, the processor receives a launching signal including an identification of a package of an application executable in the emulator and a identification of a market providing a package of the application (410).

The launch signal may be generated, for example, according to the Unified Resource Identifier (URI) call specification. The unified resource identifier may take the form of, for example, "URI information: // hostname / address ".

The launch signal may be generated, for example, in response to a user's selection of a user interface exposed through a web front end corresponding to a first market provided by the server 130 of FIG. The web front end includes, for example, a shortcut icon for a launching application, a shortcut icon corresponding to an application installed in the emulator, a user interface exposed in the form of an instant message through a chat room of the instant messenger program, An additional interface, and a user interface associated with an advertisement or search for an application provided through the first type of marketplace.

Alternatively, the launch signal may be generated in response to at least one of a user's selection of a user interface for exposing in the form of an instant message through a chat room of the instant messenger program, a user's selection of an additional interface provided by the instant messenger program .

If the launching signal further includes community information, the processor may receive a signal from the emulator requesting a community connection and may connect to the server 130 of FIG. 1 in response to a signal requesting a community connection. The processor may communicate content information within the community to the emulator through a connection to the server 130.

The processor may perform at least one of user authentication and adult authentication at the web front end. At this time, user authentication and adult authentication can be used as the login component used in the first market. The link with the page movement can be landed on the corresponding link through the web browser of the user PC. After successful login to the account of the instant messenger program provided through the user PC, the main screen may be exposed. If the application is not adult at the time of executing the application, the user can perform the adult authentication through the external browser.

Based on the identification information of the package received in step 410, the processor checks whether the application is installed in the emulator (420). If an application is installed in the emulator at step 420, the processor may execute the installed application (430).

If the application is not installed in the emulator at step 420, the processor determines the type of market based on the identification information of the market (440). According to an embodiment, when identifiers corresponding to a plurality of markets are included in the identification information of the market, the processor may receive a selection from the user for any of the plurality of markets. In this case, the processor may determine the type of market selected in step 440. [

The processor may determine whether the type of market is a first type predetermined 450. If at step 450 it is determined that the type of market is of a predetermined first type, then the processor may download the package of application from the first type of market (470). The first type of market may be, for example, the first market provided by the server 130 of FIG.

If it is determined at step 450 that the type of the market is not the first type (i.e., if the type of the market is determined to be the second type), the processor, based on the identification information of the package and the identification information of the market, The emulator may be controlled to connect to a page corresponding to an application provided by two types of markets (460). The second type of market may be, for example, a second market different from the first market.

Based on the package downloaded in step 470, the processor controls the emulator so that the application is installed in the emulator (480). The processor controls the emulator to run the application through the emulator (490).

5 is a diagram for explaining a method of inducing installation of a launching application according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5, a page 530 corresponding to a particular application of the web front end may be accessed along various paths. For example, an additional interface 515 provided by the instant messenger program, a user interface 520 exposed in the form of an instant message provided by the instant messenger program, or an interface 525 on a web page corresponding to an advertisement or a search result, And so on. Here, the additional interface 515 may be a "play" button displayed in the form of a menu, and the user interface 520 may be a balloon type interface such as "play on a PC ".

As described above, when the "Play on PC" button is selected in the web front end, the launching application 540 may be invoked according to the URI protocol. However, according to the embodiment, the web front end only calls the launch application 540, and the unidirectional communication can be performed from the launch application 540 to the web front end without transmitting a response signal or the like. The URI protocol in which the web front end calls the launching application 540 is commonly provided in various operating systems. In addition, for the communication from the launching application 540 to the web front end, an active axis for the web front end should be installed. By using the unidirectional communication structure, the embodiments can be applied to a general platform environment.

However, because of the unidirectional communication structure, it is difficult for the web front end to determine whether or not the launching application 540 has been successfully invoked, so that the page 530 corresponding to the specific application of the web frontend has " Can be displayed. Depending on the embodiment, the "installation inducement information" may be displayed only for a predetermined time in response to the "Play on PC"

When the "installation inducement information" displayed on the page 530 corresponding to the specific application of the web front end is selected, a pop-up window 560 inquiring whether or not the launching application 540 is installed is displayed, The launching application 540 may be downloaded and installed. The process of downloading and installing the launching application 540 may be displayed through the installation window 565. [ For example, when a market operated by the server 130 in FIG. 1 is a mobile game application as a distribution target, the launching application 540 may be a game player.

According to an embodiment, the instant messenger program may perform bi-directional communication with the launching application 540. In this case, if the launching application 540 is invoked through the interfaces 515 and 520 provided by the instant messenger program but the launching application 540 is not executed, A pop-up window 560 may be displayed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing an application that is not searched in the first market through searching in the second market according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 6, a web main page 610 including applications is shown. The web main page 610 corresponds to the main page of the web front end.

The top 611 of the web main page 610 is a banner area, and can expose a plurality of images set by the administrator page at random. The launching application may receive the banner advertisement from the server 130 of FIG. 1 and may control the emulator to expose the banner advertisement during loading of the application in the emulator.

Interrupt 613 of web main page 610 may provide a search window for application search. The bottom 615 of the web main page 610 may provide an application list. If the application list exceeds one page, a scrolling function may also be provided. The application list can be sorted, for example, in order of popularity or recommendation, and each item in the application list can be composed of a representative icon and an application name. Or the application list may be sorted according to various criteria such as the order of the last application the user has played.

Web main page 610 may receive keywords for searching. For example, the user can input a keyword "CREE " for a search in a search window provided in an interruption 613 of the web main page, such as the screen 630, and click the search button.

If there is an application (e.g., "Crystal Hearts game") that matches the search term "CREE " in the application list, the web main page 610 may expose the search result. In this case, the user can execute the corresponding application on the user PC through the emulator by selecting the play button 635 on the displayed PC in association with the searched application.

On the other hand, although the user inputs a keyword "runner " for searching in the search window as in the screen 650, there may not exist an application matching the search word" runner " If there is no application matching the search term "runner " in the application list, the launching application may, for example," no search result ". And / or the phrase "Enter another search query or search in another market ". At the same time, the web main page 610 may display a "search in another market" button 655 and a return to list button together.

If the user selects the "Search in other market" button 655, the web main page 610 may invoke the launching application 660 to cause the emulator 670 to perform a search in another market . In this case, the launching application 660 may receive a search signal including a keyword for the search and identification information of a market in which to perform the search. The launching application can control the emulator 670 to provide a search result corresponding to a keyword in the market to perform the search through the emulator 670 based on the search signal.

When the user selects the "return to list" button, the launching application can display the initial application list screen.

7 is a view showing a selection window for selecting a multiplayer according to an embodiment. The launching application may receive information about a plurality of players (or a plurality of instances) from the emulator. The launching application can display at least one of whether an application is installed corresponding to each of a plurality of players (or instances) and whether the application is running, based on the identification information of the package. The launching application may receive a user's selection of one of the displayed plurality of players (or instances) and control the selected player (or selected instance).

For example, referring to FIG. 7, the launching application may provide a selection window 700 in the form of a modal pop-up that can be added to select a plurality of players (or a plurality of instances) registered with the emulator. To this end, the launching application may provide APIs for querying installed applications and running applications in response to each player (or instances). At this time, an instruction "installed" is displayed with respect to the player (or the instance) in which the application is installed, and an indication of "running" may be displayed with respect to the player (or instance) running the application. Based on this information, the user can select a player (or an instance) to install or execute the application, or add a new player (or instance).

8 is a diagram showing an environment setting screen of a launching application according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 8, the user can set the environment of the launching application by calling the setting button displayed on the web front-end. The setting dialogue can be executed with a dialog of the launching application. It is applied immediately when changing the settings of the launching application, and there may not be a separate confirmation or application button.

The user can register shortcuts on the desktop when installing the application in the emulator, or execute the launching application automatically when the computer is running, with the default setting through the environment setting screen 810. [

In addition, the user can provide a user interface (UI) capable of adding or deleting a player (or an instance) through the environment setting screen 810. [ The user can add a player (or an instance) through the multi-player selection screen.

When the user deletes the registered player (or instance), the launching application may expose a popup window 830 that confirms deletion once again. When a specific player (or instance) is deleted, the application installed in the player (or instance) may also be deleted. When the application is deleted, the launching application can update the local application data information.

The embodiments described above may be implemented in hardware components, software components, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatuses, methods, and components described in the embodiments may be implemented by, for example, a processor, a controller, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU) arithmetic logic unit, a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICS) may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical 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 produced 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 devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, 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. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced. Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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A method of operating a launching application in which at least one processor of a user terminal controls an emulator,
Receiving, by the processor, a launch signal including identification information of an application package executable in the emulator and identification information of a market providing a package of the application;
Determining whether the application is installed in the emulator based on identification information of the package;
If the application is not installed in the emulator,
The processor determining the type of the market based on the identification information of the market;
If the type of the market is a predetermined first type,
The processor downloading the package of the application from the first type of market;
Controlling the emulator so that the processor is installed in the emulator based on the downloaded package; And
Controlling the emulator so that the processor executes the application through the emulator; And
If the type of the market is a predetermined second type,
Controlling the emulator to access the page corresponding to the application provided by the second type of market through the emulator, based on the identification information of the package and the identification information of the market,
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The launch signal
A method of operating a launching application for controlling an emulator, the method being generated according to a Unified Resource Identifier (URI) call specification. The method according to claim 1,
The launch signal
Selecting a user for a user interface exposed through a web front-end corresponding to the first type of market;
A user's selection of a user interface exposed in the form of an instant message through a chat room of an instant messenger program; And
The user's selection of the additional interface provided by the instant messenger program
Wherein the emulator is generated in response to at least one of: The method of claim 3,
The web front end
A shortcut icon for the launching application;
A shortcut icon corresponding to an application installed in the emulator;
The user interface being exposed in the form of the instant message through a chat room of the instant messenger program;
The additional interface provided by the instant messenger program; And
A user interface associated with an advertisement or search for an application provided through the first type of marketplace
The emulator being accessible through at least one of the plurality of emulators. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the processor performs at least one of user authentication and adult authentication at a web front end corresponding to the first type of market
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Receiving, by the processor, a search signal including a keyword for a search and identification information of a market in which the search is to be performed; And
Controlling the emulator so that the processor is provided with a search result corresponding to the keyword in the market to perform the search through the emulator based on the search signal
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
When the identification information of the market includes identifiers corresponding to a plurality of markets, the processor receives from the user a selection of one of the plurality of markets
Further comprising:
The step of determining the type of the market
Determining a type of the selected market; and controlling the emulator. The method according to claim 1,
If the launch signal further includes community information,
The processor receiving a signal from the emulator requesting a community connection
The processor accessing the server in response to a signal requesting the community access; And
The processor communicating content information within the community to the emulator through a connection to the server
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
First log information related to execution of an application in the emulator;
Second log information related to the installation of the application in the emulator;
Third log information related to connection of pages in the market in the emulator; And
The fourth log information related to the search of the keyword in the market in the emulator
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Reporting the stored log information to the server
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The processor receiving a banner advertisement from a server; And
The processor controlling the emulator to expose the banner advertisement during loading of the application in the emulator
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The processor receiving a toast advertisement from a server; And
Wherein the processor exposes the toast advertisement to a predetermined location
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The processor receiving information about a plurality of instances from the emulator;
Displaying at least one of whether the application is installed and whether the application is running corresponding to each of the plurality of instances based on the identification information of the package;
The processor receiving a user's selection of an instant of any of the displayed plurality of instances; And
Controlling the emulator so that the processor is connected to a page corresponding to the application installed or executed in the selected one instant based on the type of the market
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
The processor receiving at least one update signal of the launching application and the emulator from a server; And
Wherein the processor performs an update of at least one of the launching application and the emulator in accordance with the update signal
Further comprising the steps of: 13. A computer program stored on a medium for executing a method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 in combination with hardware.

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