KR102353305B1 - Electronic device and method for sharing application in electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes a display and a control unit electrically connected to the display, wherein the control unit requests version information and compatibility information of the electronic device from the first electronic device using a P2P connection method , transmits version information and compatibility information of the electronic device to the first electronic device, and based on the first electronic device verifying whether the electronic device meets a condition for executing an application, the first electronic device Receive first data that is partial data of the application, name information of the application, and capacity information of the first data from the first electronic device, and request information of the application to a second electronic device based on the name information of the application transmits, receives the usage condition information of the application including the capacity information of the application from the second electronic device, and determines the total data of the application based on the capacity information of the first data and the capacity information of the application Check the capacity of the second data that is the remaining data, transmit a request for the second data to the second electronic device, and receive the second data from the second electronic device based on the use condition information of the application and combining the first data and the second data to generate the entire data of the application.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING APPLICATION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Various embodiments relate to an electronic device and a method for sharing an application of the electronic device.

The application market service may store the seller's application in the server and provide the application to buyers who request the application based on the business logic specified in each application market service.

The application market service prevents the application installation files sold in the application market from being stored in a place other than a secure server for reasons such as protecting developer interests and maintaining platform security.

In addition, the application market service has a closed policy that completely disallows the installation of applications (installation file sharing, etc.) introduced through other paths other than the official server and client. Accordingly, in order for a user to install an application using an application market service, an Internet connection such as Wi-Fi or a wireless operator network must be used.

In the conventional application market service, since an application can be installed only by using a network connection, it is difficult to use the application market service in an environment (eg, India, Indonesia, etc.) where network connection is not smooth due to lack of infrastructure.

In addition, when using a mobile network or paid Wi-Fi, when downloading an application from an application app market service, a data cost proportional to the data size of the application may be charged. Considering a situation in which several users request the same application, unnecessary waste of network resources may occur if each user connects to the network and installs the application.

When distributing an application offline to overcome the above restrictions, business logic for the application market service applied to the process of downloading the application from the application market service (eg, paid billing, purchase record addition, compatibility determination, DRM, etc.) ) does not work.

Accordingly, the providers of the conventional application market service can only allow downloading using the network.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an electronic device capable of installing an application without wasting network resources and burdening data costs, ensuring compatibility of the installed application, and enabling update management, and an application sharing method of the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes a display and a control unit electrically connected to the display, wherein the control unit requests version information and compatibility information of the electronic device from the first electronic device using a P2P connection method , transmits version information and compatibility information of the electronic device to the first electronic device, and based on the first electronic device verifying whether the electronic device meets a condition for executing an application, the first electronic device Receive first data that is partial data of the application, name information of the application, and capacity information of the first data from the first electronic device, and request information of the application to a second electronic device based on the name information of the application transmits, receives the usage condition information of the application including the capacity information of the application from the second electronic device, and determines the total data of the application based on the capacity information of the first data and the capacity information of the application Check the capacity of the second data that is the remaining data, transmit a request for the second data to the second electronic device, and receive the second data from the second electronic device based on the use condition information of the application and combining the first data and the second data to generate the entire data of the application.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for sharing an application of an electronic device includes: receiving a request for version information and compatibility information of the electronic device from a first electronic device using a P2P connection method; Based on the operation of transmitting the device version information and compatibility information, and the first electronic device verifying whether the electronic device meets a condition for executing the application, the first electronic device that is the partial data of the application from the first electronic device Receiving data, name information of the application, and capacity information of the first data, transmitting a request for information of the application to a second electronic device based on the name information of the application, from the second electronic device The operation of receiving the usage condition information of the application including the capacity information of the application, the capacity of the second data that is the remaining data of the entire data of the application based on the capacity information of the first data and the capacity information of the application checking, transmitting the request for the second data to the second electronic device, receiving the second data from the second electronic device based on the use condition information of the application, and the first and combining data and the second data to generate the entire data of the application.

An electronic device and an application sharing method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure include a network used to download an application from a server by sharing a part of the same application between two electronic devices that are in an application compatibility relationship (using the same platform). As resources (WiFi, mobile networks, etc.) are not used redundantly, time and money can be saved.

Also, by sharing a part of the same application between two electronic devices that have no application compatibility relationship (using different platforms), the network resources (WiFi, mobile network, etc.) used to download applications from the server are not duplicated. Therefore, time and cost can be saved. In addition, since most application data is received by being connected to another electronic device that has already been downloaded, application installation can be performed smoothly even in a poor network environment.

In addition, some data of the application is kept in a secure storage to minimize security problems, and the existing business logic is performed the same during the final application installation process, so it can be used without modification of the existing system.

1 illustrates a network environment according to various embodiments.
2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
3 is a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments.
4A - 4E are diagrams for explaining an operation of sharing an application in an application sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5B is a diagram illustrating header information of a connection request signal for connection with a server using a different platform in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining an application download operation in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
7 is a diagram for explaining an operation of transmitting a shared application in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
8 is a diagram for explaining an operation of receiving a shared application in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
9A to 9C are flowcharts illustrating an application sharing operation in an application sharing system according to various embodiments of the present invention.
10A to 10C are flowcharts illustrating a method for downloading an application in an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method for downloading an application in an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for downloading an application in an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present document will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it is not intended to limit the technology described in this document to specific embodiments, and it should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the embodiments of this document. . In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like components.

In this document, expressions such as "have", "may have", "includes", or "may include" indicate the presence of a corresponding characteristic (eg, a numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, expressions such as “A or B”, “at least one of A or/and B”, or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", or "at least one of A or B" means (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B; Or (3) it may refer to all cases including both at least one A and at least one B.

Expressions such as "first", "second", "first", or "second" used in this document may modify various elements, regardless of order and/or importance, and may modify one element to another. It is used only to distinguish it from the components, and does not limit the components. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the rights described in this document, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be renamed as a first component.

One component (eg, a first component) is "coupled with/to (operatively or communicatively)" to another component (eg, a second component); When referring to "connected to", it should be understood that the certain element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (eg, a third element). On the other hand, when it is said that a component (eg, a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (eg, a second component), the component and the It may be understood that other components (eg, a third component) do not exist between other components.

The expression "configured to (or configured to)" as used in this document, depending on the context, for example, "suitable for", "having the capacity to" It can be used interchangeably with "," "designed to", "adapted to", "made to", or "capable of". The term “configured (or configured to)” may not necessarily mean only “specifically designed to” in hardware. Instead, in some circumstances, the expression “a device configured to” may mean that the device is “capable of” with other devices or parts. For example, the phrase "a processor configured (or configured to perform) A, B, and C" refers to a dedicated processor (eg, an embedded processor) for performing the corresponding operations, or by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. , may mean a generic-purpose processor (eg, a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

Terms used in this document are only used to describe specific embodiments, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. The singular expression may include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art described in this document. Among terms used in this document, terms defined in a general dictionary may be interpreted with the same or similar meaning as the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this document, ideal or excessively formal meanings is not interpreted as In some cases, even terms defined in this document cannot be construed to exclude embodiments of the present document.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present document may include, for example, a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a video phone, and an e-book reader. , desktop personal computer, laptop personal computer, netbook computer, workstation, server, personal digital assistant (PDA), portable multimedia player (PMP), MP3 player, mobile It may include at least one of a medical device, a camera, and a wearable device. According to various embodiments, the wearable device may be an accessory type (eg, a watch, ring, bracelet, anklet, necklace, eyeglass, contact lens, or head-mounted-device (HMD)), a fabric or an integrated garment (HMD). It may include at least one of: electronic clothing), body attachable (eg skin pad or tattoo), or bioimplantable (eg implantable circuit).

In some embodiments, the electronic device may be a home appliance. Home appliances are, for example, televisions, digital video disk (DVD) players, audio devices, refrigerators, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, ovens, microwave ovens, washing machines, air purifiers, set-top boxes, home automation controls. panel (home automation control panel), security control panel (security control panel), TV box (eg Samsung HomeSync ^TM , Apple TV ^TM , or Google TV ^TM ), game console (eg Xbox ^TM , PlayStation ^TM ), electronic dictionary , an electronic key, a camcorder, or an electronic picture frame.

In another embodiment, the electronic device may include various medical devices (eg, various portable medical measuring devices (eg, a blood glucose monitor, a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, or a body temperature monitor), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Computed tomography (CT), imager, or ultrasound machine, etc.), navigation devices, global navigation satellite system (GNSS), event data recorder (EDR), flight data recorder (FDR), automotive infotainment ) devices, ship electronic equipment (e.g. ship navigation systems, gyro compasses, etc.), avionics, security devices, vehicle head units, industrial or domestic robots, automatic teller's machines (ATMs) in financial institutions. , point of sales (POS) in stores, or internet of things (e.g. light bulbs, sensors, electricity or gas meters, sprinkler devices, smoke alarms, thermostats, street lights, toasters) , exercise equipment, hot water tank, heater, boiler, etc.) may include at least one.

According to some embodiments, the electronic device is a piece of furniture or a building/structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, or various measuring instruments (eg, water, electricity, gas, or a radio wave measuring device). In various embodiments, the electronic device may be a combination of one or more of the various devices described above. The electronic device according to an embodiment may be a flexible electronic device. In addition, the electronic device according to the embodiment of this document is not limited to the above-described devices, and may include a new electronic device according to technological development.

Hereinafter, an electronic device according to various embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this document, the term user may refer to a person who uses an electronic device or a device (eg, an artificial intelligence electronic device) using the electronic device.

1 , an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 is described, in various embodiments. The electronic device 101 may include a bus 110 , a processor 120 , a memory 130 , an input/output interface 150 , a display 160 , and a communication interface 170 . In some embodiments, the electronic device 101 may omit at least one of the components or may additionally include other components.

The bus 110 may include, for example, a circuit that connects the components 120 , 130 , 150-170 to each other and transmits communication (eg, control messages and/or data) between the components. have.

The processor 120 may include one or more of a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), and a communication processor (CP). The processor 120 may, for example, execute an operation or data processing related to control and/or communication of at least one other component of the electronic device 101 . The processor 120 may be referred to as a control circuit, include the control circuit as a part thereof, or configure the control circuit.

The memory 130 may include volatile and/or non-volatile memory. The memory 130 may store, for example, commands or data related to at least one other component of the electronic device 101 . According to one embodiment, the memory 130 may store software and/or a program 140 . Program 140 may include, for example, kernel 141 , middleware 143 , application programming interface (API) 145 , and/or application programs (or “applications”) 147 , etc. may include At least a portion of the kernel 141 , the middleware 143 , or the API 145 may be referred to as an operating system (OS).

The kernel 141 is, for example, system resources (eg, middleware 143 , API 145 , or application program 147 ) used to execute an operation or function implemented in other programs (eg, middleware 143 , API 145 , or application program 147 ). : Bus 110, processor 120, memory 130, etc.) can be controlled or managed. In addition, the kernel 141 may provide an interface capable of controlling or managing system resources by accessing individual components of the electronic device 101 from the middleware 143 , the API 145 , or the application program 147 . can

The middleware 143 may, for example, play an intermediary role so that the API 145 or the application program 147 communicates with the kernel 141 to send and receive data.

Also, the middleware 143 may process one or more work requests received from the application program 147 according to priority. For example, the middleware 143 may use a system resource (eg, the bus 110 , the processor 120 , or the memory 130 ) of the electronic device 101 for at least one of the application programs 147 . You can give priority. For example, the middleware 143 may process the one or more work requests according to the priority given to the at least one, thereby performing scheduling or load balancing for the one or more work requests.

The API 145 is, for example, an interface for the application 147 to control functions provided by the kernel 141 or the middleware 143, for example, file control, window control, image processing, or text. It may include at least one interface or function (eg, a command) for control and the like.

The input/output interface 150 may serve as an interface capable of transmitting, for example, a command or data input from a user or other external device to other component(s) of the electronic device 101 . Also, the input/output interface 150 may output a command or data received from other component(s) of the electronic device 101 to a user or other external device.

Display 160 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, or microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) displays, or electronic paper displays. The display 160 may display, for example, various contents (eg, text, image, video, icon, or symbol) to the user. The display 160 may include a touch screen, and may receive, for example, a touch input using an electronic pen or a part of the user's body, a gesture, a proximity, or a hovering input.

The communication interface 170 may, for example, establish communication between the electronic device 101 and an external device (eg, the first external electronic device 102 , the second external electronic device 104 , or the server 106 ). can For example, the communication interface 170 may be connected to the network 162 through wireless communication or wired communication to communicate with an external device (eg, the second external electronic device 104 or the server 106 ). The communication interface 170 may include a communication processor (CP), and the communication processor may configure one of a plurality of modules constituting the communication interface 170 . In one embodiment, the communication processor may be included in the processor 120 .

Wireless communication is, for example, a cellular communication protocol, for example, long-term evolution (LTE), LTE Advance (LTE-A), code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), universal (UMTS). At least one of mobile telecommunications system), Wireless Broadband (WiBro), or Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) may be used. Also, wireless communication may include, for example, short-range communication 164 . The short-range communication 164 may include, for example, at least one of wireless fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), or global navigation satellite system (GNSS). GNSS is, depending on the area or bandwidth used, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System), Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System), Beidou Navigation Satellite System (hereinafter "Beidou") or Galileo, the European global satellite-based navigation system. It may include at least one. Hereinafter, in this document, "GPS" may be used interchangeably with "GNSS". Wired communication may include, for example, at least one of universal serial bus (USB), high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), recommended standard232 (RS-232), or plain old telephone service (POTS). The network 162 may include at least one of a telecommunications network, for example, a computer network (eg, LAN or WAN), the Internet, or a telephone network.

Each of the first and second external electronic devices 102 and 104 may be the same as or different from the electronic device 101 . According to one embodiment, server 106 may include a group of one or more servers. According to various embodiments, all or part of the operations executed by the electronic device 101 may be executed by one or a plurality of other electronic devices (eg, the electronic devices 102 and 104 , or the server 106 ). Accordingly, when the electronic device 101 is to perform a function or service automatically or upon request, the electronic device 101 performs at least some functions related thereto instead of or in addition to executing the function or service itself. may request from another device (eg, electronic device 102, 104, or server 106) The other electronic device (eg, electronic device 102, 104, or server 106) may request the requested function or The additional function may be executed and the result may be transmitted to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may provide the requested function or service by processing the received result as it is or additionally. For example, cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic device 201 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The electronic device 201 may include, for example, all or a part of the electronic device 101 illustrated in FIG. 1 . The electronic device 201 includes one or more processors (eg, an application processor (AP)) 210 , a communication module 220 , a memory 230 , a sensor module 240 , an input device 250 , and a display 260 . The electronic device 201 may include a subscriber identification module 224 , an interface 270 , an audio module 280 , a camera module 291 , a power management module 295 , a battery 296 , and an indicator. 297 , and at least one of a motor 298 may be further included.

The processor 210 may control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the processor 210 by, for example, driving an operating system or an application program, and may perform various data processing and operations. The processor 210 may be implemented as, for example, a system on chip (SoC). According to an embodiment, the processor 210 may further include a graphic processing unit (GPU) and/or an image signal processor. The processor 210 may include at least some of the components shown in FIG. 2 (eg, the cellular module 221 ). The processor 210 may load and process commands or data received from at least one of other components (eg, non-volatile memory) into a volatile memory, and store various data in the non-volatile memory. have.

The communication module 220 may have the same or similar configuration to the communication interface 170 of FIG. 1 . The communication module 220 is, for example, a cellular module 221 , a WiFi module 223 , a Bluetooth module 225 , a GNSS module 227 (eg, a GPS module, a Glonass module, a Beidou module, or a Galileo module). , may include at least one of an NFC module 228 and a radio frequency (RF) module 229 .

The cellular module 221 may provide, for example, a voice call, a video call, a text service, or an Internet service through a communication network. According to an embodiment, the cellular module 221 may use a subscriber identification module (eg, a SIM card) 224 to identify and authenticate the electronic device 201 within a communication network. According to an embodiment, the cellular module 221 may perform at least some of the functions that the processor 210 may provide. According to an embodiment, the cellular module 221 may include a communication processor (CP).

Each of the WiFi module 223 , the Bluetooth module 225 , the GNSS module 227 , or the NFC module 228 may include, for example, a processor for processing data transmitted and received through a corresponding module. According to some embodiments, at least some (eg, two or more) of the cellular module 221 , the WiFi module 223 , the Bluetooth module 225 , the GNSS module 227 , or the NFC module 228 is one integrated chip. (IC) or contained within an IC package.

The RF module 229 may transmit and receive, for example, a communication signal (eg, an RF signal). The RF module 229 may include, for example, a transceiver, a power amp module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), or an antenna. According to another embodiment, at least one of the cellular module 221, the WiFi module 223, the Bluetooth module 225, the GNSS module 227, or the NFC module 228 transmits and receives an RF signal through a separate RF module. can

The subscriber identification module 224 may include, for example, a card including a subscriber identification module and/or an embedded SIM (SIM), and may include unique identification information (eg, integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID)) or Subscriber information (eg, international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)) may be included.

The memory 230 (eg, the memory 130 ) may include, for example, an internal memory 232 and/or an external memory 234 . The internal memory 232 may include, for example, a volatile memory (eg, dynamic RAM (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), or synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)), a non-volatile memory (eg, One time programmable ROM (OTPROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable and programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, flash memory (such as NAND flash or NOR flash); It may include at least one of a hard drive and a solid state drive (SSD).

External memory 234 is a flash drive (flash drive), for example, CF (compact flash), SD (secure digital), Micro-SD (micro secure digital), Mini-SD (mini secure digital), xD (extreme) digital), a multi-media card (MMC), or a memory stick may be further included. The external memory 234 may be functionally and/or physically connected to the electronic device 201 through various interfaces.

The sensor module 240 may, for example, measure a physical quantity or sense an operating state of the electronic device 201 , and convert the measured or sensed information into an electrical signal. The sensor module 240 is, for example, a gesture sensor 240A, a gyro sensor 240B, a barometric pressure sensor 240C, a magnetic sensor 240D, an acceleration sensor 240E, a grip sensor 240F, a proximity sensor ( 240G), color sensor (240H) (e.g. RGB (red, green, blue) sensor), biometric sensor (240I), temperature/humidity sensor (240J), illuminance sensor (240K), or UV (ultra violet) sensor ) may include at least one of the sensors 240M. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module 240 is, for example, an olfactory sensor (E-nose sensor), an electromyography sensor (EMG sensor), an electroencephalogram sensor (EEG sensor), an electrocardiogram sensor (ECG sensor) , an infrared (IR) sensor, an iris sensor, and/or a fingerprint sensor. The sensor module 240 may further include a control circuit for controlling at least one or more sensors included therein. In some embodiments, the electronic device 201 further comprises a processor configured to control the sensor module 240 , either as part of the processor 210 or separately, while the processor 210 is in a sleep state; The sensor module 240 may be controlled.

The input device 250 may include, for example, a touch panel 252 , wherein the input device 250 includes a (digital) pen sensor 254 and a key. 256 , or at least one of an ultrasonic input device 258 . The touch panel 252 may use, for example, at least one of a capacitive type, a pressure sensitive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type. Also, the touch panel 252 may further include a control circuit. The touch panel 252 may further include a tactile layer to provide a tactile response to the user.

The (digital) pen sensor 254 may be, for example, a part of a touch panel or may include a separate recognition sheet. Key 256 may include, for example, a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad. The ultrasonic input device 258 may detect an ultrasonic wave generated by an input tool through a microphone (eg, the microphone 288 ), and check data corresponding to the sensed ultrasonic wave.

Display 260 (eg, display 160 ) may include panel 262 , and display 260 may further include hologram device 264 , and/or projector 266 . The panel 262 may have the same or similar configuration to the display 160 of FIG. 1 . The panel 262 may be implemented as, for example, flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel 262 may be composed of the touch panel 252 and one module. The hologram device 264 may display a stereoscopic image in the air by using light interference. The projector 266 may display an image by projecting light onto the screen. The screen may be located inside or outside the electronic device 201 , for example. According to one embodiment, the display 260 may further include a control circuit for controlling the panel 262 , the hologram device 264 , or the projector 266 .

The interface 270 is, for example, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) 272 , a universal serial bus (USB) 274 , an optical interface 276 , or a D-subminiature (D-sub). ) (278). The interface 270 may be included in, for example, the communication interface 170 shown in FIG. 1 . Additionally or alternatively, the interface 270 may be, for example, a mobile high-definition link (MHL) interface, a secure digital (SD) card/multi-media card (MMC) interface, or an infrared (IrDA) interface. data association) standard interface.

The audio module 280 may interactively convert a sound and an electrical signal, for example. At least some components of the audio module 280 may be included in, for example, the input/output interface 150 illustrated in FIG. 1 . The audio module 280 may process sound information input or output through, for example, the speaker 282 , the receiver 284 , the earphone 286 , or the microphone 288 .

The camera module 291 is, for example, a device capable of capturing still images and moving images, and according to an embodiment, one or more image sensors (eg, a front sensor or a rear sensor), a lens, and an image signal processor (ISP). , or a flash (eg, an LED or xenon lamp, etc.).

The power management module 295 may manage power of the electronic device 201 , for example. According to an embodiment, the power management module 295 may include a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a charger integrated circuit (IC), or a battery or fuel gauge. The PMIC may have a wired and/or wireless charging method. The wireless charging method includes, for example, a magnetic resonance method, a magnetic induction method or an electromagnetic wave method, and may further include an additional circuit for wireless charging, for example, a coil loop, a resonance circuit, or a rectifier. have. The battery gauge may measure, for example, the remaining amount of the battery 296 , voltage, current, or temperature during charging. The battery 296 may include, for example, a rechargeable battery and/or a solar battery.

The indicator 297 may display a specific state of the electronic device 201 or a part thereof (eg, the processor 210 ), for example, a booting state, a message state, or a charging state. The motor 298 may convert an electrical signal into mechanical vibration, and may generate vibration, a haptic effect, or the like. Although not shown, the electronic device 201 may include a processing unit (eg, GPU) for supporting mobile TV. The processing device for supporting mobile TV may process media data according to standards such as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), or mediaFlo ^{TM , for example.}

Each of the components described in this document may be composed of one or more components, and the name of the component may vary depending on the type of the electronic device. In various embodiments, the electronic device may be configured to include at least one of the components described in this document, and some components may be omitted or may further include additional other components. In addition, since some of the components of the electronic device according to various embodiments are combined to form a single entity, the functions of the components prior to being combined may be identically performed.

3 is a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; According to an embodiment, the program module 310 (eg, the program 140 ) is an operating system (OS) and/or an operating system that controls resources related to the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 ). Various applications (eg, the application program 147) running on the system may be included. The operating system may be, for example, Android, iOS, Windows, Symbian, Tizen, or bada.

The program module 310 may include a kernel 320 , middleware 330 , an application programming interface (API) 360 , and/or an application 370 . At least a portion of the program module 310 may be preloaded on the electronic device or may be downloaded from an external electronic device (eg, the electronic devices 102 and 104 , the server 106 , etc.).

The kernel 320 (eg, the kernel 141 ) may include, for example, a system resource manager 321 and/or a device driver 323 . The system resource manager 321 may control, allocate, or recover system resources. According to an embodiment, the system resource manager 321 may include a process management circuit, a memory management circuit, or a file system management circuit. The device driver 323 may include, for example, a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, a shared memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a WiFi driver, an audio driver, or an inter-process communication (IPC) driver. .

The middleware 330 provides, for example, functions commonly required by the applications 370 or provides various functions through the API 360 so that the applications 370 can efficiently use limited system resources inside the electronic device. Functions may be provided to the application 370 . According to an embodiment, the middleware 330 (eg, the middleware 143 ) includes a runtime library 335 , an application manager 341 , a window manager 342 , and a multimedia manager. ) (343), resource manager (344), power manager (345), database manager (346), package manager (347), connectivity manager (connectivity manager) ) 348 , a notification manager 349 , a location manager 350 , a graphic manager 351 , or a security manager 352 . can do.

The runtime library 335 may include, for example, a library module used by the compiler to add a new function through a programming language while the application 370 is being executed. The runtime library 335 may perform input/output management, memory management, or a function for an arithmetic function.

The application manager 341 may manage, for example, a life cycle of at least one application among the applications 370 . The window manager 342 may manage GUI resources used in the screen. The multimedia manager 343 may identify a format required for reproduction of various media files, and may encode or decode the media file using a codec suitable for the format. The resource manager 344 may manage resources such as source code, memory, or storage space of at least one of the applications 370 .

The power manager 345 may, for example, operate together with a BIOS (basic input/output system), etc. to manage a battery or power, and provide power information required for the operation of the electronic device. The database manager 346 may create, search, or change a database to be used by at least one of the applications 370 . The package manager 347 may manage installation or update of applications distributed in the form of package files.

The connection manager 348 may manage a wireless connection such as WiFi or Bluetooth, for example. The notification manager 349 may display or notify the user of events such as arrival messages, appointments, and proximity notifications in an unobtrusive manner. The location manager 350 may manage location information of the electronic device. The graphic manager 351 may manage graphic effects to be provided to the user or a user interface related thereto. The security manager 352 may provide various security functions necessary for system security or user authentication. According to an embodiment, when the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101) includes a phone function, the middleware 330 further includes a telephony manager for managing the voice or video call function of the electronic device. can do.

The middleware 330 may include a middleware module that forms a combination of various functions of the aforementioned components. The middleware 330 may provide a specialized module for each type of operating system in order to provide a differentiated function. Also, the middleware 330 may dynamically delete some existing components or add new components.

The API 360 (eg, the API 145 ) is, for example, a set of API programming functions, and may be provided in a different configuration according to an operating system. For example, in the case of Android or iOS, one API set may be provided for each platform, and in the case of Tizen, two or more API sets may be provided for each platform.

The application 370 (eg, the application program 147 ) may include, for example, a home 371 , a dialer 372 , an SMS/MMS 373 , an instant message (IM) 374 , a browser 375 , Camera 376 , Alarm 377 , Contacts 378 , Voice Dial 379 , Email 380 , Calendar 381 , Media Player 382 , Album 383 , or Clock 384 , Health Care It may include one or more applications capable of performing a function such as health care (eg, measuring exercise amount or blood sugar) or providing environmental information (eg, providing information on air pressure, humidity, or temperature).

According to an embodiment, the application 370 is an application that supports information exchange between an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 ) and an external electronic device (eg, the electronic devices 102 and 104 ) For convenience, "information exchange application") may be included. The information exchange application may include, for example, a notification relay application for transmitting specific information to an external electronic device or a device management application for managing the external electronic device.

For example, the notification delivery application transmits notification information generated by another application of the electronic device (eg, an SMS/MMS application, an email application, a health management application, or an environment information application) to an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 ). , 104)). Also, the notification delivery application may receive notification information from, for example, an external electronic device and provide it to the user.

The device management application is, for example, the turn-of at least one function (eg, the external electronic device itself (or some component) of the external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102, 104) that communicates with the electronic device) Manages (eg, installs, deletes, etc.) applications running on/off or display brightness (or resolution) adjustments), applications running on external electronic devices, or services provided by external electronic devices (eg, call service or message service, etc.) , or update).

According to an embodiment, the application 370 may include an application (eg, a health management application of a mobile medical device, etc.) designated according to a property (eg, the electronic device 102 or 104 ) of the external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 or 104 ). According to an embodiment, the application 370 may include an application received from an external electronic device (eg, the server 106 or the electronic devices 102 and 104). may include a preloaded application or a third party application downloadable from a server The names of components of the program module 310 according to the illustrated embodiment depend on the type of the operating system. Therefore, it may vary.

According to various embodiments, at least a portion of the program module 310 may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two or more thereof. At least a portion of the program module 310 may be implemented (eg, executed) by, for example, a processor (eg, the processor 210 ). At least a portion of the program module 310 may include, for example, a module, a program, a routine, sets of instructions, or a process for performing one or more functions.

4A - 4E are diagrams for explaining an operation of sharing an application in an application sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A - 4E , the application sharing system may include an application storage unit 100 , an application market service server 200 , a first electronic device 300 , and at least one second electronic device 400 . have.

The application storage unit 100 according to various embodiments may store a physical application, application-related information, and information of an electronic device from which an application is downloaded. In the physical application, total data of the application and first data, which is partial data of the entire data of the application, for one application may be stored, respectively. Application market service server 200 according to various embodiments 106) or the electronic device 104 of FIG. 1, hereinafter referred to as a “server”) is connected to an electronic device using a market service and the Internet to perform business logic such as payment, security, and compatibility determination, and finally, the electronic device An authority to download and install an application stored in the application storage unit 100 may be granted to the user.

The server 200 according to an embodiment is connected to the first electronic device 300 through the Internet as shown in FIG. 4A , and when a download of the first application A is requested from the first electronic device 300, the business logic After performing , the first application stored in the application storage unit 100 may be transmitted to the first electronic device 300 .

According to an embodiment, the server 200 transmits all data of the first application to the first electronic device 300 according to the request of the first electronic device 300 , or partial data of all data of the first application. It is possible to transmit only the first data a1 which is the first data a1 to the first electronic device 300 .

According to an embodiment, the server 200 transmits the last update information of the first application (A) to the first electronic device (300) when a request to check the update information of the first application is requested from the first electronic device (300). ) can be sent to

According to one embodiment, when the server 200 is connected to the Internet with the second electronic device 400 as shown in FIG. 4E and the information of the first application A is requested, the server 200 receives information on conditions of use for executing the business logic. It can be transmitted to the second electronic device 400 . The usage condition information may include at least one of user rights, paid information, permission information, and application information.

According to an embodiment, after receiving the information agreeing to the terms of use from the second electronic device 400 , the server 200 is the second data that is the remaining data except for the first data a1 among all data of the first application. When 2 data (a2) is requested, the business logic is executed, and second data (a2), which is the remaining data except for the first data, among all data of the first application (A) finally stored in the application storage unit 100 . ) may be detected and transmitted to the second electronic device 400 . The server 200 may transmit DRM information together with the second data a2 of the first application A to the second electronic device 400 . For example, when the server 100 requests the second data 1M among the total data 100M of the first application from the second electronic device 400, 0M - The remaining 1M data excluding the first data 99M corresponding to 99M may be detected as the second data 1M and transmitted to the second electronic device 400 . The first electronic device 300 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure requests the server 200 for a first application, and from the server 200, Only 1 data (a1) can be received. According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 300 downloads and stores the entire data (a1+a2) of the first application A received from the server 100 connected to the Internet as shown in FIG. 4A , and stores the data a1+a2. In order to share the first application, the first data a1 among all the data a1+a2 of the first application may be separately stored in the shared storage unit.

According to an embodiment, when the first electronic device 300 uses the same platform as the server 100 , the first electronic device 300 receives the entire data a1 of the first application from the server 100 . +a2) is downloaded and stored, and the first data (a1) among all data of the first application may be separately stored as shared application data of the first application according to the setting of the shared application. The first electronic device 300 may execute the first application in the first electronic device 300 based on the total data of the first application, and also the first data (a1) of the total data of the first application. ) may be used as shared application data of the first application.

According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 300 connects to the Internet as shown in FIG. 4B and receives first data a1 among all data a1+a2 of the first application A received from the server 100 . can be stored as data of the shared application of the first application.

According to an embodiment, when the first electronic device 300 uses a different platform from the server 100 , the first electronic device 300 may recognize that the first electronic device uses the same platform as the server. The connection request signal with the changed header information is transmitted to the server 300 so as to be connected to the server 300 . The first electronic device 300 may download and store only the first data a1 among all data of the first application from the server 100 . The first electronic device 300 transmits the first data a1 among all the data of the first application received from the server 100 to the second electronic device 400, the first application sharing It can be used as application data.

According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 300 may be connected to the second electronic device 400 as shown in FIG. 4C , and the first electronic device 300 may be connected to P2P such as USB, WI-FI P2P, and Bluetooth. It may be connected to the second electronic device 400 using a connection method. Creation of a P2P group using Wi-Fi P2P technology enables 1:N connection as well as 1:1 connection, so that the first electronic device 300 can be connected to a plurality of second electronic devices 400 .

According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4D , the first electronic device 300 provides the first data a1 of all data of the first application A and basic information of the first application (eg, of the first application). The name and capacity information of the first data a1 of the first application) may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400 .

The second electronic device 400 according to various embodiments is connected to the first electronic device 300 and receives the first data from the first electronic device 300 among all data (a1+a2) of the first application (A). After receiving (a1) and performing business logic in connection with the server 200 , the second data a2 among all data of the first application A may be received from the server 200 .

According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 400 may be connected to the first electronic device 300 as shown in FIG. 4C , and the second electronic device 400 may be connected to a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection such as USB, WI-FI DIRECT, and Bluetooth. It may be connected to the first electronic device 100 using a method.

According to an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4D , the second electronic device 400 provides the first data a1 among all the data of the first application A and basic information of the first application (eg, of the first application). Name information and capacity information of the first data (a) of the first application) may be received from the first electronic device 300 .

According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 400 is connected to the server 200 as shown in FIG. 4E and retrieves information of the first application based on name information among basic information of the first application received from the first electronic device. you can request The second electronic device 400 includes first application data included in the capacity information of the first data of the first application among the basic information received from the first electronic device and the use condition information received from the server 200 . based on the total data capacity information of the first application, the capacity of the second data (a2) that is the remaining data of the first application may be detected, and the second data (a2) of the first application may be requested from the server;

According to an embodiment, the second electronic device 400 includes the first data a1 of all data of the first application A received from the first electronic device 300 and the first data a1 received from the server 200 . All data of the first application A may be generated by combining the second data a2 that is the remaining data among all data of the first application.

The configuration of the first electronic device 300 and the second electronic device 400 of FIGS. 4A to 4E may be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5A below.

5A is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5A , the electronic device 501 may become the first electronic device 300 that can transmit first data, which is part of the entire data (a1+a2) of the application, to the second electronic device 400 in FIG. 4 . and may become the second electronic device 400 that can receive the first data, which is some data among all data of the application, from the first electronic device 300 .

Referring to FIG. 5A , the electronic device 501 (the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) may include a control unit 510 , a display 520 , a memory 530 , and a communication unit 540 .

According to various embodiments, the controller 510 (the processor 120 of FIG. 1 ) may be the controller of the first electronic device 300 of FIG. 4 .

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the controller 510 may be configured such that the first electronic device 501 has the same platform as the server (the server 106 of FIG. 1 , the electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 , and the server 200 of FIG. 4 ). In the case of using , it is possible to download and store the entire data of the first application from the server, the first data that is some data of the entire data of the first application may be separately stored, and the first data that is some data of the first application may be transmitted to the second electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 of FIG. 1 and the second electronic device 400 of FIG. 4 ).

According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 is connected to the server through the first communication unit 540a (the RF module 229 of FIG. 2 ), and when a first application is selected from among a plurality of applications provided from the server, After performing business logic such as payment, security, and compatibility determination with the server, the first application may be provided from the server.

According to an embodiment, when the controller 510 sets the first application as a shared application when the download of the first application is selected among a plurality of applications provided by the server, the first application received from the server of the entire data (a1+ a2) of the memory 530, and the shared storage unit of the memory 530 (not shown) for the first data (a1), which is some data among the total data (a1+ a2) of the first application can be stored in The first data a1 of all data a1+ a2 of the first application may include an installation file of the first application. The control unit 510 may set the first data a1 among the total data a1+a2 of the first application, for example, 90% of the data of the total data a1+a2 of the first application. 1 data (a1) can be set. The first data a1 among all data a1+ a2 of the first application may be set by the server.

According to an embodiment, when the control unit 510 downloads and stores the first application from the server, it displays information inquiring whether to set the first application as a shared application, and displays the shared application for the first application. When the setting of is selected, the entire data (a1+ a2) of the first application is stored in the memory 530, and the first data (a1), which is a part of the total data (a1+ a2) of the first application, is stored in the memory 530 ) can be stored in the shared storage unit (not shown).

According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 stores the entire data of the first application in the memory 530 and then, when a setting of a shared application for the first application is selected, the entire data of the first application ( The first data a1, which is some data among a1+ a2), may be stored in a shared storage unit (not shown) of the memory 530 .

6 is a diagram for explaining an application download operation in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

When a specific application market (eg, Tizen) is selected by the user as shown in (a) of FIG. 6 in the electronic device 501, the type of application provided by the specific application market as shown in FIG. can be displayed

When the first application (A) is selected by the user among the types of applications, as shown in FIG. 6(c), a screen for downloading the first application (A) and setting the first application (A) as a shared application is displayed can be displayed

After setting (601) the first application (A) as a shared application as shown in FIG. 6(c), as shown in FIG. 6(d), when the download of the first application (A) is selected (602), the first application (A) may be stored in the memory 530 , and first data a1 , which is some data among all data of the first application, may be stored in a separate shared storage unit (not shown) of the memory 530 .

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the first electronic device 501 uses a different platform from the server, the controller 510 may be configured to request a connection in which header information is changed so that the first electronic device 501 recognizes the same platform as the server. A signal is transmitted to the server, and only the first data, which is some data among the first applications, is downloaded from the server (the server 106 of FIG. 1 , the electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 , and the server 200 of FIG. 4 ). It may be stored as a shared application of the first application.

According to one embodiment, the control unit 510 is connected to the server through the first communication unit 540a (RF module 229 in FIG. 2 ) according to the connection request signal in which the header information is changed, and is provided from the server. When the first application is selected from among the plurality of applications, the first application may be provided from the server after performing business logic such as payment, security, and compatibility determination with the server.

According to an embodiment, the controller 510 is configured to, when the download of the first data a1, which is some data among the total data a1+a2 of the first application among a plurality of applications provided by the server, is selected, the Receive only the first data (a1) of all data (a1+ a2) of the first application (A) from the server, and store the first data (a1) of the first application (A) as a shared application of the first application ( 530) may be stored in a shared storage unit (not shown).

According to one embodiment, the controller 510 may be configured such that the server uses a first platform (eg, Tizen) and the first electronic device uses a second platform (eg, Android) different from the first platform. In case of use, the first electronic device may transmit a connection request signal in which header information is changed to the server to recognize that it is used as the same first platform as the server. 5B is a diagram illustrating header information of a connection request signal for connection with a server using a different platform in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a second electronic device using a second platform connects to a first platform The header part of the connection request signal transmitted to connect with the used server is shown.

As shown in FIG. 5B , the first electronic device using the second platform changes information on at least one item among a plurality of items included in the header of the connection request signal so that the first electronic device is the same as the server. 1 It can be recognized as being used as a platform.

A language supported by the first platform (eg, “Language = en”) may be input to a first item 571 in which language information supported by the platform is input among the plurality of items of the header.

Program version information (eg, Tizen) of the application store supporting the first platform (eg, Tizen) in the second item 572 to which version information of the application store supporting the platform is input among the plurality of items of the header , "TizenStore Verion = 1.0.7") can be entered.

Version information (eg, "OpenApiversion = T3.0.0) of the first platform (eg, Tizen) can be input to the third item 573, in which platform version information is input, among the plurality of items of the header. have.

A country code (eg, "MCC = 404) supporting the first platform (eg, Tizen) in the fourth item 574 in which the country code in which the platform is supported is input among the plurality of items of the header (eg, "MCC = 404) can be entered.

Among the plurality of items of the header, a carrier code supporting the first platform (eg, Tizen) is entered in the fifth item 575 in which the platform-supported carrier code is input (eg, "MNC = 01)" can be entered.

Among the plurality of items of the header, the model name of the terminal supporting the first platform (eg, Tizen) (eg, "DeviceModel = SM-Z400F) can input.

An ID that can be logged into the first platform (eg Tizen) account in the 7th item 577 that the ID of the platform account is input among the plurality of items of the header (eg, "UserID = sdken8dke") ) can be entered.

Among the plurality of items of the header, in the eighth item 578 to which the shared device ID of the terminal supported by the platform is input, the unique ID of the terminal supporting the first platform (eg, Tizen) (eg, "Duid = YPW7/YSAxi4hLmZxm2Wj7F9DQA") can be entered.

According to various embodiments, the controller 510 may be connected to the second electronic device (the second electronic device 400 of FIG. 4 ) and transmit at least one shared application stored in the shared storage unit of the memory.

According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 uses the second communication unit 540b, the WI-FI module 221, the BT module 225, and the NFC module 228 of FIG. 2) to the second electronic device (FIG. 4). When connected to the second electronic device 400 of can be transmitted The control unit 5100 may be connected to the second electronic device using a P2P connection method capable of transferring files between electronic devices such as USB, WI-FI Direct, and Bluetooth.

According to an embodiment, the controller 510 may transmit a shared application list to the second electronic device when the second electronic device is connected to the second electronic device by requesting a connection.

According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 may be connected to the second electronic device according to the connection request of the second electronic device and transmit the shared application list to the second electronic device according to the connection request of the second electronic device. .

7 is a diagram for explaining an operation of transmitting a shared application in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 7A , a plurality of shared applications A, B, and C separately stored in a shared storage unit of a memory in a state connected to the second electronic device may be displayed. As shown in (b) of FIG. 7 , when all the shared applications A, B, and C are selected from among the plurality of shared applications (A, B, C) and transmission is input ( 701 ), all the shared applications A, A list of shared applications including B and C) may be transmitted to the second electronic device.

According to an embodiment, when a first application from the list of shared applications is requested from the second electronic device, the controller 510 may be configured to control a server (the server 106 of FIG. 1 , the electronic device 104 of FIG. 2 , and the server of FIG. 4 ). (200)) may request final update information of the first application. Based on the last update information of the first application received from the server, the first application may be updated and the first data of the first application may be updated.

According to an embodiment, when the data of the first application (A) requested from the two electronic devices are stored as total data (a1+a2) and first data (a1) among all data, respectively , requests installation information of the second electronic device from the second electronic device to confirm whether the second electronic device uses the same platform as the first electronic device 501, and based on the installation information of the second electronic device to determine whether the second electronic device meets a condition for executing the first application. When the installation information of the second electronic device does not meet a condition for executing the first application, the controller 510 transmits information informing the second electronic device of transmission failure and communicates with the second electronic device. can be disconnected from When the installation information of the second electronic device meets the condition for executing the first application, the control unit 510 is configured to control first data a1 and basic information ( For example, the first application name information and the capacity information of the first data a1 of the first application) may be transmitted to the second electronic device. The installation information may include at least one of version information or compatibility information (eg, API (OS) and resolution) of the electronic device.

According to an embodiment, when only the first data a1 of all data of the first application A requested from the two electronic devices is stored, the control unit 510 without checking whether to use the same platform, To the second electronic device, first data a1 among all data of the first application and basic information of the first application (eg, first application name information and capacity information of the first data a1 of the first application) ) may be transmitted to the second electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the controller 510 may be a controller of the second electronic device 400 of FIG. 4 .

According to an embodiment, first data, which is a part of all data of an application, is received from a first electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 of FIG. 1 , and the second electronic device 400 of FIG. 4 ); , after performing business logic with the server ((the server 106 of FIG. 1 , the electronic device 104 of FIG. 2 and the server 200 of FIG. 4 ), the second data that is the remaining data among all data of the application from the server can receive

According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 uses the second communication unit 540b, the WI-FI module 221, the BT module 225, and the NFC module 228 of FIG. 2) to the first electronic device (FIG. 4). When connected to the first electronic device 300 of the , a shared application list may be received from the first electronic device. The control unit 510 may be connected to the first electronic device using a P2P connection method capable of transferring files between electronic devices such as USB, WI-FI Direct, and Bluetooth.

According to an embodiment, the controller 510 may request a connection from the first electronic device to request a shared application list from the second electronic device when the connection is made with the first electronic device.

According to an embodiment, the controller 510 may be connected to the first electronic device according to the connection request of the first electronic device and receive a shared application list from the first electronic device.

According to an embodiment, the controller 510 may request the first electronic device for a first application selected by the user from the list of shared applications received from the first electronic device.

8 is a diagram for explaining an operation of receiving a shared application in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 8A , a list of shared applications including a plurality of shared applications A, B, and C received from the first electronic device while connected to the first electronic device may be displayed. As shown in FIG. 8(b), when a transmission is inputted after a first application (A) is selected by a user among a plurality of shared applications (A, B, C) (801), the first application (A) is A request may be made to the first electronic device.

According to an embodiment, when the installation information of the electronic device is requested from the first electronic device, the controller 510 may transmit the installation information of the electronic device to the first electronic device. The installation information may include at least one of version information or compatibility information (eg, API (OS) and resolution) of the electronic device.

According to an embodiment, the controller 510 is configured to control the first data a1 of all data of the first application from the first electronic device and basic information of the first application (eg, name information of the application and information on the first application). Capacity information ) of the first data (a) may be received. According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 uses the first communication unit 540a (the RF module 229 of FIG. 2 ) to the server ((the server 106 of FIG. 1 , the electronic device 104 of FIG. 2 ), and the electronic device 104 of FIG. 4), the remaining data among the total data of the first application to the server based on the basic information of the first application received from the first electronic device and the usage condition information received from the server. The download of the second data may be requested.

According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 may receive the use condition information for the first application from the server, and when the user of the electronic device does not agree to the use condition information, from the first electronic device The received first data a1 of the first application may be deleted.

According to an embodiment, when the use condition information for the first application received from the server is accepted by the user of the electronic device, the control unit 510 is configured to perform the control unit 510 on the basis of the agreement of the use condition information. can perform business logic with the server. After performing the business logic with the server, the control unit 510 is configured to select among the total capacity information of the first application among the application information included in the usage condition information and the basic information of the first application received from the first electronic device. Based on the capacity information of the first data of the first application, the server may request the second data a2 that is the remaining data among all data of the first application. The usage condition information may include at least one of user rights, paid information, permission information, and application information.

According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 is configured to control the rest of the total data (a1 + a2) of the first application based on the application information included in the usage condition information, for example, the total data capacity information of the first application. The second data a2 as data may be detected, and the second data a2 of the total data a1 + a2 of the first application may be requested from the server. When it is assumed that the first data a1 among the total data of the first application is d% of the total data size M of the first application, the controller 510 is configured to control the second data that is the remaining data among the total data of the first application Data a2 has a size of (M*(100-d)). The controller 510 may access the server and request the second data a2 of the first application.

According to an embodiment, the control unit 510 may control the capacity information 99M of the first data a1 of the first application received from the first electronic device, and the first application included in the usage condition information from the server. Based on the total data capacity information 100M, the capacity information 1M of the second data a2 that is the remaining data of the first application is detected, and the data of the second data a2 that is the remaining data of the first application to the server is detected. Capacity information (1M) may be requested.

According to an embodiment, when the second data a2 of the first application is received from the server, the controller 510 receives the first data a1 of the first application from the first electronic device and By combining the received second data a2 of the first application, the entire data of the first application may be generated and stored. The controller 510 may receive Digital Rights Management (DRM) information when receiving the second data a2 of the first application from the server.

According to an embodiment, when the first application is set as a shared application when the second data a2 of the first application is received from the server, the controller 510 stores the first data a1 of the first application into memory. separately stored in the shared storage unit of 530, and by combining the first data (a1) and the second data (a2) of the first application of the first application can be saved to generate the full data of the first application.

According to an embodiment, the controller 510 transmits the installation information of the electronic device to the first electronic device according to the request of the first electronic device, and then the installation information of the electronic device meets the condition for executing the first application. If not, information indicating transmission failure may be received from the first electronic device, and the connection with the first electronic device may be disconnected.

According to an embodiment, when receiving information notifying transmission failure from the first electronic device and disconnecting from the first electronic device, the controller 510 accesses a server and downloads all data of the first application. Information of the electronic device may be requested. The controller 510 searches for nearby electronic devices by performing a scan operation through the second communication unit 540b, and when an electronic device corresponding to the electronic device information received from the server is found among the searched electronic devices , a shared application list may be requested by requesting a connection to the electronic device corresponding to the information of the electronic device received from the server.

According to an embodiment, when receiving information notifying transmission failure from the first electronic device and disconnecting from the first electronic device, the controller 510 performs a scan operation using the second communication unit 540b to at least one electronic device of . The controller 510 may detect information indicating the existence of a shared application from a beacon signal received from each of the one or more electronic devices found through a scan operation. The control unit 510 displays the existence of the shared application in the at least one electronic device that has transmitted a beacon signal including information indicating the existence of the shared application while displaying the types of the at least one found electronic device on the display 520 . You can display an icon to inform you. The controller 510 may request a list of shared applications by being connected to an electronic device selected by a user from among at least one electronic device displaying an icon indicating the existence of the shared application.

According to an embodiment, when the controller 510 is connected to a server and requests a first application for downloading the first application, the first electronic device (eg, the first electronic device that has downloaded all data of the first application from the server) For example, information of the first electronic device 300 of FIG. 4 may be received. The control unit 510 may search for nearby electronic devices by performing a scan operation using the second communication unit 540b. Upon detecting the received information of the first electronic device, a connection request may be made to the first electronic device, and a list of shared applications may be requested.

According to an embodiment, in order to download the first application, the controller 510 may first search for at least one nearby electronic device through a scan operation using the second communication unit 540b. The controller 510 may detect information indicating the existence of a shared application from a beacon signal received from each of the one or more electronic devices found through a scan operation. The control unit 510 displays the existence of the shared application in the at least one electronic device that has transmitted a beacon signal including information indicating the existence of the shared application while displaying the types of the at least one found electronic device on the display 520 . You can display an icon to inform you. The controller 510 may request a list of shared applications by being connected to an electronic device selected by a user from among at least one electronic device displaying an icon indicating the existence of the shared application.

According to various embodiments, the display 520 may be, for example, the display 160 illustrated in FIG. 1 .

According to an embodiment, the display 520 may display a list of shared applications.

According to an embodiment, the display 520 may display information informing that transmission of an application has failed.

According to various embodiments, the memory 530 may be, for example, the memory 130 illustrated in FIG. 1 .

According to an embodiment, the memory 530 may include a separate shared storage unit for storing first data that is part data of an application set as a shared application.

According to various embodiments, the communication unit 540 may include a first communication unit 540a and a second communication unit 540b, and may be, for example, the communication module 220 of FIG. 2 .

The first communication unit 540a includes, for example, the RF module 229 illustrated in FIG. 2 , and the second communication unit 540b includes, for example, the Wi-Fi module 223 illustrated in FIG. 2 . , may include a BT module 225 and an NFC module 228 .

display 520 according to various embodiments; and a control unit 510 electrically connected to the display, wherein the control unit 510 receives first data that is partial data of all data of an application from the first electronic device, and receives the application received from the second electronic device. If the user agrees to the usage condition information, the second electronic device may be configured to receive second data, which is the remaining data among all data of the application, from the second electronic device to generate the entire data of the application.

According to various embodiments, the controller 510 is connected to the first electronic device, and when a shared application list is received from the first electronic device, the controller 510 is configured to request an application selected from the shared application list from the first electronic device. can be configured.

According to various embodiments, the control unit 510 transmits the installation information of the electronic device to the first electronic device according to the request of the first electronic device, and based on the installation information of the electronic device, the electronic device When a condition for executing the application is satisfied, the first data of the application may be received from the first electronic device.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device does not meet a condition for executing the application based on the installation information of the electronic device, the controller 510 displays information indicating a transmission failure of the application, and It may be configured to release a connection with the first electronic device.

According to various embodiments, when the first data of the application is received from the first electronic device, the controller 510 requests the information of the application from the second electronic device, and according to the information request of the application, Receives the use condition information of the application from the second electronic device, and when the electronic device agrees to the use condition information of the application, based on the information of the application included in the use condition information of the application, the second and request data from the second electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the controller 510 may be configured to delete first data of the application received and stored from the first electronic device when the electronic device does not agree to the usage condition information of the application. .

According to various embodiments, the usage condition information of the application may include at least one of user rights, paid information, permission information, and application information.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the controller 510 requests the second electronic device to download the application, and receives and downloads the application from the second electronic device. When the application is set as a shared application, the The application may be configured to separately store the first data among all data.

According to various embodiments, when the first data among the total data of the first application and the total data of the first application are respectively stored in the electronic device, the controller 510 shares the data with the first electronic device. When an application list is transmitted and reception of the application is requested from the first electronic device, installation information of the first electronic device is requested, and the installation information of the first electronic device received from the first electronic device is When a condition for executing the application is satisfied, the first data of the application may be transmitted to the first electronic device.

According to various embodiments, when the first data among all data of the first application is stored without storing the entire data of the first application in the electronic device, the controller 510 sends the information to the first electronic device. It may be configured to transmit the first data of the application.

9A to 9C are flowcharts illustrating an application sharing operation in an application sharing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In FIGS. 9A to 9C , the server 200 , the first electronic device 300 , and the second electronic device 400 are the server 200 , the first electronic device 300 , and the second electronic device 400 of FIG. 4 , respectively. ) can be

In FIG. 9A, the server 200, the first electronic device 300a, and the second electronic device using the same first platform are described as examples.

Referring to FIG. 9A , in operation 901a , the first electronic device 300a is connected to the server 200 through the Internet, and then downloads a first application from among a plurality of applications provided by the server 200 and Information for setting the first application as a shared application may be requested. In operation 903a, the server 200 performs business logic (DRM information, server internal download record storage, paid payment processing, etc.) with the first electronic device 300a. and transmit the first application to the first electronic device 300a.

In operation 905a, the first electronic device 300a may download the entire data of the first application received from the server 200 and store it in the memory. In operation 907a, the first electronic device 300a stores, in a memory, the first data a1, which is a part of the total data a1+ a2 of the first application, according to the shared application setting for the first application. can be stored in wealth. The first data a1 of the first application may include an installation file.

In operation 909a, the first electronic device 300a may be connected to the second electronic device 400 using a P2P connection method.

In operation 911a, a list of shared applications including at least one shared application selected by a user among at least one shared application stored in the shared storage unit of the memory of the first electronic device 300a is transmitted to the second electronic device 400 can

In operation 913a, the second electronic device 400 displays a list of shared applications received from the first electronic device 300a, and when a first application is selected by the user from among the list of shared applications, the first electronic device 300a ) to request the first application.

In operation 915a, when the first application is requested from the second electronic device 400, the first electronic device 300a may request the server 200 to check the last update information of the first application.

In operation 917a , the first electronic device 300a may receive last update information of the first application from the server 200 .

In operation 919a, the first electronic device 300a determines whether to perform the update of the first application based on last update information of the first application, and when the update of the first application is to be performed, the first electronic device 300a The application may be updated and the first data a1 of the first application may be updated, respectively.

In operation 921a , the first electronic device 300a may request installation information of the second electronic device from the second electronic device 400 to determine whether the second electronic device uses the same platform.

In operation 923a , the second electronic device 400 provides the first electronic device 300a as installation information of the second electronic device, at least of version information or compatibility information (eg, API (OS) and resolution) of the electronic device. You can send one.

In operation 925a, the first electronic device 300a adjusts to a condition in which the second electronic device 400 can install the first application based on the installation information of the second electronic device received from the second electronic device 400. You can decide if it fits.

If it is determined in operation 925a that the second electronic device 400 does not meet the condition for installing the first application, the first electronic device 300a transmits the application to the second electronic device 400 in operation 927a. Information indicating failure may be transmitted and the connection with the second electronic device 400 may be released.

If it is determined in operation 925a that the second electronic device 400 meets the condition for installing the first application, in operation 929 , the first electronic device 300a displays the first data a1 of the first application and the first application. Basic information of one application (eg, name information of the first application and capacity information of the first data a1 of the first application) may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400 .

In FIG. 9B , the server 200 and the second electronic device 400 using the same first platform and the first electronic device 300b using a second platform different from the first platform are described as examples.

Referring to FIG. 9B , in operation 901b , the first electronic device 300b transmits a connection request signal in which header information is changed to determine that the first electronic device 300b uses the same platform as the server 200 . It can be transmitted to the server 200 . In operation 901b, after transmitting the connection request signal in which the header information is changed, the first electronic device 300 may be connected to the server 200 through the Internet. In operation 901b, the first electronic device 300b selects a first application from among a plurality of applications provided by the server 200, and first data a1 that is some data among all data of the selected first application. You can request your own download.

In operation 903b, the server 200 performs business logic (DRM information, server internal download record storage, paid payment processing, etc.) with the first electronic device 300b, and the entire data of the first application (a1+a2) Among them, the first data a1 may be transmitted to the first electronic device 300b.

In operation 905b, the first electronic device 300b downloads the first data of the first application in order to use the first data among all data of the first application received from the server 200 as data of the shared application. can be stored in memory. The first data a1 of the first application may include an installation file.

In operation 907b, the first electronic device 300b may be connected to the second electronic device 400 using a P2P connection method.

In operation 909b, a shared application list including at least one shared application selected by a user among at least one shared application stored in the shared storage unit of the memory of the first electronic device 300b is transmitted to the second electronic device 400 can

In operation 911b, the second electronic device 400 displays a list of shared applications received from the first electronic device 300b, and when a first application is selected by the user from the list of shared applications, the first electronic device 300b ) to request the first application.

In operation 913b , when the first application is requested from the second electronic device 400 , the first electronic device 300b may request the server 200 to check the last update information of the first application.

In operation 915b , the first electronic device 300b may receive last update information of the first application from the server 200 .

In operation 917b, the first electronic device 300b determines whether to perform the update of the first application based on the last update information of the first application, and when the update of the first application is to be performed, the first electronic device 300b The first data a1 of the application may be updated.

In operation 919b, the first electronic device 300b provides the first data a1 of the first application and basic information of the first application (eg, name information of the first application and first data a1 of the first application) ) capacity information) may be transmitted to the second electronic device 400 .

In FIG. 9C , a second electronic device that has received first data that is partial data of all data of a first application from the first electronic device through FIGS. 9A through 9B sends a server to a server among all data of the first application. An operation for requesting second data, which is the remaining data, will be described.

Referring to FIG. 9C , in operation 931 , the second electronic device 400 may request information of the first application from the server 200 .

In operation 933 , the server 200 may transmit usage condition information of the first application. The usage condition information may include at least one of user rights, paid information, permission information, and application information.

In operation 935 , the second electronic device 400 displays the use condition information of the first application received from the server, consent is not received for the use condition information of the first application, and in operation 937 the first electronic device ( The first data a1 of the first application received from 300a and 300b may be deleted.

In operation 935 , when consent is received from the user for the use condition information of the first application, the second electronic device 400 performs business logic with the server 200 based on the consent for the first application use condition information. (Storing download records inside the server, processing paid payments, etc.) can be performed.

In operation 939 , the second electronic device 400 requests the server 200 to request the second data a2 that is the remaining data of the first application based on the information of the first application included in the usage condition information of the first application. can The second electronic device 400 includes the capacity information of the first data a1 of the first application among the basic information of the first application received from the first electronic devices 300a and 300b and the usage received from the server. Based on the total data capacity information of the first application among the first application information included in the condition information, the capacity of the second data a2 that is the remaining data among the total data a1+a2 of the first application may be detected. .

In operation 941 , the server 200 excluding the capacity of the first data among all data of the first application based on the capacity information of the second data a2 of the first application received from the second electronic device. The capacity of the second data may be detected and transmitted to the second electronic device 400 .

In operation 943 , the second electronic device 400 receives the first data a1 of the first application received from the first electronic devices 300a and 300b and the second data of the first application received from the server 200 . By combining (a2), the entire data (a1+a2) of the first application may be generated and stored.

10A to 10C are flowcharts illustrating a method for downloading an application in an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The detailed operation of the second electronic device 400 of FIG. 9 is described in FIG. 10 .

Referring to FIG. 10A , in operation 1001 , the control unit of the electronic device (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the control unit 510 of FIG. 5 ) of the first electronic device (eg, the first electronic device of FIG. 4 ) It may be connected to the first electronic device 300 and the first electronic device 300a of FIG. 9A ). The control unit may be connected to the first electronic device using, for example, a P2P connection method.

In operation 1003, the controller may receive a shared application list from the first electronic device.

In operation 1005, the controller may request a first application selected from the shared application list from the first electronic device. The controller may display a list of shared applications received from the first electronic device through a display, and transmit the first application selected by the user to the first electronic device.

In operation 1007, the controller may transmit installation information of the electronic device to the first electronic device according to the request of the first electronic device. When installation information of the electronic device is requested from the first electronic device to determine whether the electronic device satisfies the first application execution condition, the control unit is the electronic device installation information, such as version information or compatibility information (eg, For example, at least one of API (OS) version and resolution) may be transmitted to the first electronic device.

In operation 1009, the controller determines whether the electronic device satisfies the first application execution condition, the first data of the first application and basic information of the first application (eg, the name of the first application from the first electronic device) ) can be determined whether or not it has been received.

In operation 1009, as the electronic device meets the first application execution condition (using the same platform), the controller includes first data among all data of the first application from the first electronic device and basic information of the first application (eg, For example, when the name of the first application) is received, the controller may request information of the first application from the server in operation 1011 . The controller may request information of the first application from the server together with basic information of the first application received from the first electronic device.

In operation 1013, the control unit may receive the use condition information of the first application from the server. The usage condition information may include at least one of user rights, paid information, permission information, and application information.

In operation 1015 , if consent to the use condition information of the first application received from the server is not received, in operation 1016 , the controller may delete the first data a1 from among all data of the first application.

In operation 1015, when consent to the use condition information of the first application received from the server is received, the controller may perform business logic with the server based on the agreement to the use condition information.

Referring to FIG. 10B , in operation 1017 , the controller may request second data a2 that is the remaining data among all data of the first application from the server. The control unit may request the second data (a2) of the total data (a1+a2) of the first application from the server based on the application information included in the usage condition information,

In operation 1019, the controller may receive the second data a2 of all data of the first application from the server.

When the controller downloads the second data a2 of the first application received from the server in operation 1021, if the first application is set as a shared application, in operation 1023 the controller stores the first data a1 of the first application into memory You can save it to the shared storage of The size of the first data a1 of the first application stored in the shared storage unit of the memory may be different from that of the first data a1 of the first application received from the first electronic device.

In operation 1025, the control unit generates total data of the first application by combining the first data a1 of the first application received from the first electronic device and the second data a2 of the first application received from the server. can

In operation 1009, in response to the electronic device not meeting the first application execution condition, the controller receives from the first electronic device first data of the first application and basic information of the first application (eg, the first application). name) is not received, and in operation 1027 , information indicating an application transmission failure may be received from the first electronic device.

Referring to FIG. 10C , in operation 1029 , the controller accesses the server and requests information on the electronic device that has downloaded all data of the first application.

In operation 1031, the controller may receive information on the third electronic device that has downloaded the first application.

In operation 1033, the controller may search for at least one nearby electronic device through a scan operation. The control unit may perform a scan operation through a second communication unit (eg, the second communication unit 540b of FIG. 5 ) to search for nearby electronic devices.

In operation 1035, the controller may search for a third electronic device corresponding to the information of the third electronic device among at least one electronic device found through the scan operation. If a third electronic device exists among the at least one electronic device found through the scan operation, the control unit may request a connection to the third electronic device in operation 1037 to be connected to the third electronic device. When the first electronic device and the third electronic device are included in the at least one electronic device found through the scan, the first electronic device that has transmitted information indicating application transmission failure may be excluded from the connection target.

In operation 1039, the controller may request the third electronic device to share the first application.

In operation 1041, installation information of the electronic device may be transmitted to the first electronic device according to the request of the third electronic device. When installation information of the electronic device is requested from the third electronic device to determine whether the electronic device meets the first application execution condition, the control unit is the electronic device version information or compatibility information (eg, the electronic device installation information). For example, at least one of API (OS) version and resolution) may be transmitted to the third electronic device.

In operation 1043, according to whether the electronic device meets the first application execution condition, the control unit receives first data of the first application and basic information of the first application (eg, the name of the first application from the third electronic device) ) can be determined whether or not it has been received.

In operation 1043, when the first data of the first application and basic information of the first application are received from the third electronic device as the electronic device meets the first application execution condition, the control unit performs operations 1011 to 1025. can

As the electronic device does not meet the first application execution condition in operation 1043, the control unit does not receive the first data of the first application and basic information of the first application from the third electronic device, and transmits the application in operation 1045 When information indicating failure is received, the connection with the third electronic device may be released.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method for downloading an application in an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11 , in operation 1101 , the control unit (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the control unit 510 of FIG. 5 ) of the electronic device uses a second communication unit (eg, FIG. 5 ) to download an application. 5) by performing a scan operation through the second communication unit 540b) to search for nearby electronic devices.

In operation 1103, the controller detects a first electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 300a of FIG. 9A ) in which a shared application exists from at least one electronic device found through a scan operation. Information indicating the existence of a shared application may be detected from a beacon signal received from each of the one or more electronic devices found through a scan operation, while the controller displays the types of the one or more found electronic devices on the display; An icon notifying the existence of the shared application may be displayed on at least one electronic device that has transmitted a beacon signal including information indicating the existence of the shared application.

In operation 1105, when a first electronic device is selected by a user from among at least one electronic device displaying an icon indicating the existence of the shared application, the controller may request a connection from the first electronic device.

In operation 1107, the controller may request a list of shared applications from the first electronic device.

Subsequent operations are performed in the same manner as operations 1003 to 1025 of FIG. 10 , and thus a description thereof may be omitted.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for downloading an application in an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12 , in operation 1201 , the control unit (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or the control unit 510 of FIG. 5 ) of the electronic device may request to download the first application by accessing the server. The controller may request the download of the first application by accessing the server through the first communication unit (eg, the first communication unit 540a of FIG. 5 ) to download the first application.

In operation 1203, the controller may receive information on the first electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 300a of FIG. 9A ) that has downloaded all data of the first application from the server.

In operation 1205, the controller may perform a scan operation through the second communication unit (eg, the second communication unit 540b of FIG. 5) to search for nearby electronic devices.

In operation 1207, the controller may determine whether the first electronic device is included among the electronic devices found through the scan operation. If the first electronic device is included among the found electronic devices, the controller may request a connection to the first electronic device in operation 1209 to be connected to the first electronic device.

In operation 1211, the controller may request the first electronic device to share the first application.

Subsequent operations are performed in the same manner as operations 1007 to 1025 of FIG. 10 , and thus a description thereof may be omitted.

In operation 1207, if the first electronic device is not included among the found electronic devices, in operation 1213, the controller accesses the server and requests the download of the first application.

In operation 1215, if the first application is set as a shared application when downloading the first application received from the server, the controller stores the entire data of the first application in the memory, The first data may be separately stored in the shared storage unit of the memory.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for sharing an application of an electronic device includes: receiving first data that is partial data among all data of an application from a first electronic device; and if you agree to the usage condition information of the application received from the second electronic device and generating the application by receiving second data that is the remaining data among all data of the application from the second electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the operation of receiving the partial data of the application includes an operation of being connected to the first electronic device, an operation of receiving a shared application list from the first electronic device, and an application selected from the shared application list. It may include an operation of requesting the first electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device executes the application based on the operation of transmitting the installation information of the electronic device to the first electronic device according to the request of the first electronic device, and the installation information of the electronic device The method may further include receiving first data of the application from the first electronic device when a possible condition is satisfied.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device does not meet a condition for executing the application based on the installation information of the electronic device, information indicating a transmission failure of the application is displayed and communication with the first electronic device is performed. The operation of releasing the connection may be further included.

According to various embodiments, the operation of receiving the second data of the application includes the operation of requesting the information of the application from the second electronic device, and the operation of the application from the second electronic device according to the information request of the application. An operation of receiving the use condition information, and when the electronic device agrees to the use condition information of the application, the second data of the application is transferred to the second electronic device based on the information of the application included in the use condition information of the application It may include an action to request from.

According to various embodiments, the usage condition information of the application may include at least one of user rights, paid information, permission information, and application information.

According to various embodiments, when the application is set as a shared application during an operation of requesting the second electronic device to download the application, and receiving and downloading the application from the second electronic device, the application is converted to the entire data It may further include an operation of separately storing the first data.

According to various embodiments, when the first data among the total data of the first application and the total data of the first application are respectively stored in the electronic device, transmitting the shared application list to the first electronic device , when the application is requested from the first electronic device, requesting the installation information of the first electronic device, and the installation information of the first electronic device received from the first electronic device can execute the application If the condition is satisfied, the method may further include transmitting first data of the application to the first electronic device.

According to various embodiments, if the installation information of the first electronic device does not meet the conditions for executing the application, information notifying the application transmission failure is transmitted to the first electronic device, and It may further include an operation of releasing the connection.

According to various embodiments, when the first data among all data of the first application is stored without storing the entire data of the first application in the electronic device, transmitting the shared application list to the first electronic device movement; and when the application is requested from the first electronic device, transmitting the first data of the application to the first electronic device.

According to various embodiments, in a storage medium storing instructions, the instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to perform at least one operation when executed by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one operation is , receiving, from the first electronic device, first data that is partial data among all data of the application; and if you agree to the usage condition information of the application received from the second electronic device A program for receiving second data that is the remaining data among all data of the application from the second electronic device and executing an operation for generating the application may be recorded.

Claims (20)

In an electronic device,
display; and
a control unit electrically connected to the display;
The control unit is
receiving a request for version information and compatibility information of the electronic device from a first electronic device using a P2P connection method, and transmitting version information and compatibility information of the electronic device to the first electronic device;
Based on the first electronic device verifying whether the electronic device satisfies the condition for executing the application, first data that is part data of the application, name information of the application, and the first data from the first electronic device receive capacity information of
Transmitting a request for information of the application to a second electronic device based on the name information of the application,
Receive usage condition information of the application including capacity information of the application from the second electronic device,
Checking the capacity of the second data that is the remaining data of the entire data of the application based on the capacity information of the first data and the capacity information of the application,
transmitting a request for the second data to the second electronic device;
receiving the second data from the second electronic device based on the use condition information of the application;
The electronic device is configured to combine the first data and the second data to generate the entire data of the application.
According to claim 1, wherein the control unit,
An electronic device connected to the first electronic device and configured to request an application selected from the shared application list from the first electronic device when a shared application list is received from the first electronic device.
delete According to claim 1, wherein the control unit,
an electronic device configured to display information indicating a transmission failure of the application and disconnect the connection with the first electronic device when the electronic device does not meet a condition for executing the application based on the installation information of the electronic device Device.
delete delete According to claim 1, wherein the use condition information of the application,
An electronic device including at least one of user rights, paid information, permission information, and application information.
According to claim 1, wherein the control unit,
requesting the download of the application to the second electronic device;
an electronic device configured to separately store the first data among the entire data of the application when the application is set as a shared application when receiving and downloading the application from the second electronic device.
The method of claim 8, wherein the control unit,
When the first data among the total data of the application and the total data of the application are stored in the electronic device, respectively, transmitting a shared application list to the first electronic device;
When the reception of the application is requested from the first electronic device, it requests installation information of the first electronic device,
The electronic device is configured to transmit the first data of the application to the first electronic device when the installation information of the first electronic device received from the first electronic device meets a condition for executing the application.
The method of claim 8, wherein the control unit,
The electronic device is configured to transmit the first data of the application to the first electronic device when the first data among the entire data of the application is stored without storing the entire data of the application in the electronic device.
A method for sharing an application of an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving a request for version information and compatibility information of the electronic device from a first electronic device using a P2P connection method;
transmitting, to the first electronic device, version information and compatibility information of the electronic device;
Based on the first electronic device verifying whether the electronic device satisfies the condition for executing the application, first data that is part data of the application, name information of the application, and the first data from the first electronic device receiving capacity information of
transmitting a request for information of the application to a second electronic device based on the name information of the application;
receiving, from the second electronic device, use condition information of the application including capacity information of the application;
checking a capacity of second data that is the remaining data of all data of the application based on the capacity information of the first data and the capacity information of the application;
transmitting the second data request to the second electronic device;
receiving the second data from the second electronic device based on the use condition information of the application; and
and generating the entire data of the application by combining the first data and the second data.
The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving of the first data of the application comprises:
connecting to the first electronic device;
receiving a shared application list from the first electronic device; and
and requesting an application selected from the shared application list to the first electronic device.
delete 12. The method of claim 11,
When the electronic device does not meet the conditions for executing the application based on the installation information of the electronic device, displaying information indicating a transmission failure of the application and releasing the connection with the first electronic device How to include more.
delete delete 12. The method of claim 11,
requesting the download of the application to the second electronic device; and
and separately storing the first data among the entire data of the application when the application is set as a shared application when receiving and downloading the application from the second electronic device.
18. The method of claim 17,
transmitting a shared application list to the first electronic device when the first data among the total data of the application and the total data of the application are respectively stored in the electronic device;
requesting installation information of the first electronic device when the application is requested from the first electronic device; and
The method further comprising transmitting the first data of the application to the first electronic device when the installation information of the first electronic device received from the first electronic device meets a condition for executing the application .
19. The method of claim 18,
If the installation information of the first electronic device does not meet the conditions for executing the application, transmitting information informing that the application transmission has failed to the first electronic device and disconnecting the connection with the first electronic device How to include more.
18. The method of claim 17,
transmitting a shared application list to the first electronic device when the first data among the entire data of the application is stored without storing the entire data of the application in the electronic device; and
The method further comprising transmitting the first data of the application to the first electronic device when the application is requested from the first electronic device.

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