KR20160105274A - Electronic device and applacation controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device includes: a memory storing a first application list including at least one application installed in the electronic device; and at least one processor set to update the first application list based on at least one among the operation of the application, usage history, and a users request, and to restrict the operation of at least one application among at least one application included in the first application list when a designated event occurs. In addition, other embodiments are possible.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND APPLICATION CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001]

Various embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an application in an electronic device.

Electronic devices can provide a variety of services, and portable electronic devices such as, for example, smartphones and tablet computers are evolving to provide a greater variety of performance and greater convenience for users. For example, various applications are being used in electronic devices due to popularization of user devices such as smart phones.

Applications executable via the electronic device may be executed, for example, at the request of the user to perform various commands or functions. The applications can also be executed, for example, automatically, or according to predetermined conditions, to perform various operations.

Applications may perform a variety of operations using resources provided through an electronic device, such as a power source (e.g., a battery), a network, a memory, or a processor. Also, for example, some applications may run in the background and use the resources of the electronic device while the screen associated with the application is not displayed. There may also be applications that are executed while the electronic device is in an inactive state (e.g., a sleep state, a standby state, a low power operational state, or a display deactivation state) to use the resources of the electronic device.

Various embodiments of the present invention can provide an apparatus and method for performing service and resource management of an electronic device by controlling an application executed through the electronic apparatus according to various conditions.

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes: a memory for storing a first application list including at least one application installed in the electronic device; And updating the first application list based on at least one of an operation of an application, a use history or a user request, and, when a specified event occurs, updating at least one of the applications of at least one application included in the first application list At least one processor configured to limit the number of processors.

An application control method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes updating a first application list including at least one application installed in the electronic device based on at least one of an operation of an application, And limiting an operation of at least one of the applications included in the first application list when a specified event occurs.

An electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention includes a display, a memory, and at least one processor, wherein the memory, in execution, causes the at least one processor to perform the steps of: Based on the operation, it may store instructions that refrain from performing the function of the electronic device related to the operation while at least a portion of the display is inactive.

An electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention includes a processor electrically coupled to a display, a wireless communication circuit, a volatile memory, the display, a wireless communication circuit, and a volatile memory, Volatile memory, wherein the processor, when executed, loads and executes at least a portion of the OS on the volatile memory, and executes at least one of An application program is loaded on the volatile memory and executed, and the operation of the part of the OS is monitored to monitor the operation of the application program to be executed. By the operation of the part of the OS, On some basis, if the display is off , Instructions for causing at least a portion of the application program to be unloaded from the volatile memory may be stored.

The electronic device and method according to various embodiments of the present invention can reduce the current consumption by the application, for example, while the electronic device is operating, thereby increasing the battery usage time.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
Figure 2 illustrates an example of limiting the operation of an application in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an application of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an application of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating an operation limiting effect of an application according to various embodiments of the present invention.
12 shows a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments.
13 is a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present document will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that this invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments described herein but includes 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 similar components.

In this document, the expressions "having," " having, "" comprising," or &Quot;, and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, the expressions "A or B," "at least one of A or / and B," or "one or more of A and / or B," etc. may include all possible combinations of the listed items . For example, "A or B," "at least one of A and B," or "at least one of A or B" includes (1) at least one A, (2) Or (3) at least one A and at least one B all together.

As used herein, the terms "first," "second," "first," or "second," and the like may denote various components, regardless of their order and / or importance, But is used to distinguish it from other 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, the first component can be named as the second component, and similarly the second component can also be named as the first component.

(Or functionally or communicatively) coupled with / to "another component (eg, a second component), or a component (eg, a second component) Quot; connected to ", it is to be understood that any such element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (e.g., a third element). On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component (e.g., a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (e.g., a second component) It can be understood that there is no other component (e.g., a third component) between other components.

As used herein, the phrase " configured to " (or set) to be "configured according to circumstances may include, for example, having the capacity to, To be designed to, "" adapted to, "" made to, "or" capable of ". The term " configured to (or set up) "may not necessarily mean" specifically designed to "in hardware. Instead, in some situations, the expression "configured to" may mean that the device can "do " with other devices or components. For example, a processor configured (or configured) to perform the phrases "A, B, and C" may be implemented by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device or a dedicated processor (e.g., an embedded processor) , And a generic-purpose processor (e.g., a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing the corresponding operations.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the other embodiments. The singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The general predefined terms used in this document may be interpreted in the same or similar sense as the contextual meanings of the related art and, unless expressly defined in this document, include ideally or excessively formal meanings . In some cases, even the terms defined in this document can not be construed as excluding the embodiments of this document.

An electronic device (e.g., electronic device 100 or external electronic device 200) according to various embodiments of the present document may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone mobile phones, video telephones, e-book readers, desktop personal computers, laptop personal computers, netbook computers, workstations, servers, PDAs a personal digital assistant (PMP), a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, a mobile medical device, a camera, or a wearable device. According to various embodiments, the wearable device may be of the accessory type (e.g., a watch, a ring, a bracelet, a bracelet, a necklace, a pair of glasses, a contact lens or a head-mounted-device (HMD) (E. G., Electronic apparel), a body attachment type (e. G., A skin pad or tattoo), or a bioimplantable type (e.g., implantable circuit).

In some embodiments, the electronic device may be a home appliance. Home appliances include, for example, televisions, digital video disc (DVD) players, audio, refrigerators, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, ovens, microwaves, washing machines, air cleaners, set- Such as a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a TV box such as Samsung HomeSync, Apple TVTM or Google TVTM, a game console such as Xbox ™, PlayStation ™, a digital camera, a camcorder, or an electronic photo frame.

In an alternative embodiment, the electronic device may be any of a variety of medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measurement devices such as a blood glucose meter, a heart rate meter, a blood pressure meter, or a body temperature meter), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) Navigation systems, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), event data recorders (EDRs), flight data recorders (FDRs), infotainment (infotainment) systems, ) Automotive electronic equipment (eg marine navigation systems, gyro compass, etc.), avionics, security devices, head units for vehicles, industrial or home robots, automatic teller's machines (ATMs) Point of sale, or internet of things (eg, light bulbs, various sensors, electrical or gas meters, sprinkler devices, fire alarms, thermostats, street lights, Of the emitter (toaster), exercise equipment, hot water tank, a heater, boiler, etc.) may include at least one.

According to some embodiments, the electronic device is a piece of furniture or a part of a building / structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, Water, electricity, gas, or radio wave measuring instruments, etc.). In various embodiments, the electronic device may be a combination of one or more of the various devices described above. An electronic device according to some embodiments may be a flexible electronic device. Further, the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present document is not limited to the above-described devices, and may include a new electronic device according to technological advancement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An electronic apparatus according to various embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this document, the term user may refer to a person using an electronic device or a device using an electronic device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device).

1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

1, an electronic device 100 includes a communication module 110, a memory 120, an input module 130, a time management module 140, a battery 150, a display 160 or a control module 170, . ≪ / RTI >

The communication module 110 may communicate with, for example, an external electronic device (e.g., an external electronic device 200) or a server (e.g., a push server 300). According to one embodiment, the communication module 110 may include an RF module, a cellular module, a wirless-fidelity module, a Bluetooth module, a global positioning system (GPS) (or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) The electronic device 100 may be connected to at least one of the modules described above, for example, a network (e.g., the Internet network or a mobile communication network) to communicate with the external electronic device 200 The electronic device 100 can communicate directly with the external electronic device 200, for example.

According to one embodiment, the communication module 110 may communicate with the push server 300. The push server 300 means a server capable of providing a push service. The push service means, for example, an information transfer service in which a request for transmission of information is initiated by the push server 300. For example, the push server 300 may send the specified data to the client device even if there is no request from the client device (e.g., the electronic device 100). The client device may process (e.g., display) the received data through, for example, an application or to a user.

According to one embodiment, when an application uses a push service, the communication module 110 transmits information related to the application or the electronic device 100 to the push server 300 under the control of the control module 170 You can register. For example, the communication module 110 may transmit user identification information (or device identification information) to the push server 300. Upon receiving the user identification information, the push server 300 can generate registration information (e.g., a registration ID) for the push service based on the received user identification information and transmit the registration information to the electronic device 100. [ When registered in the push server 300, the communication module 110 can receive push data related to various applications from the push server 300.

Memory 120 may store instructions or data associated with at least one other component included in electronic device 100, for example. The memory 120 may include a first memory 121 and a second memory 123, for example. According to one embodiment, the first memory 121 may be a volatile memory (e.g., random access memory (RAM)). According to one embodiment, the first memory 121 may store instructions or data related to the operation of the application. For example, when the specific application is executed, the first memory 121 may temporarily store some of the data of the executing application (e.g., data related to execution of the application).

According to one embodiment, the second memory 123 may be a non-volatile memory (e.g., flash memory, secure digital (SD) card, etc.). According to one embodiment, the second memory 123 may store software or programs. For example, the second memory 123 may store a kernel, a middleware, an application programming interface (API), or an application (or an application program).

According to one embodiment, the second memory 123 includes an application list (e.g., a first application list) that includes at least a portion of the applications installed in the electronic device 100 (or that may be executed by the electronic device 100) ). ≪ / RTI > The application list stored in the memory 123 can be updated. For example, a new application may be added to the application list or some of the applications included in the application list may be deleted. As another example, the properties of the application included in the application list can be changed.

Application Type Last execution Notification check State facebook push service
Periodic Timer May 25, 2015
21:05 100% normal hangout 비 - 주기기imer Dec 15, 2014
15:23 20% frozen chaton push service Feb 02, 2014
09:46 80% semi-frozen

Table 1 shows an example of an application list. Referring to Table 1, the application list may include an application name, an operation type of an application, a last execution time, a notification check, or an application state item.

According to one embodiment, the action type of the application may include information about whether the application uses a push service.

According to one embodiment, the type of operation of the application may include information as to whether the application performs the specified operation periodically or aperiodically. According to one embodiment, an application may set a timer and perform a specified operation after a predetermined time elapses. For example, an application that performs a periodically specified operation may have a periodic timer attribute. For another example, an application that performs an aperiodically specified action may have a non-periodic timer attribute.

According to one embodiment, the notification acknowledgment may indicate whether the user, another application, or external electronic device is responding to the notification associated with the application. According to one embodiment, the notification confirmation may include probability information that the user confirmed the notification. According to one embodiment, the notification acknowledgment may include the time taken for the user to respond to the notification associated with the application. According to one embodiment, the notification confirmation may include information about the location (e.g., home or office, etc.) where the user responded to the notification associated with the application, the date and time (e.g.

According to one example, the state of the application may be divided into at least one or more operating states of the current application. For example, it may include information on whether the operation is permitted or restricted for the current application. For example, the state of the application may include information on whether it is in the 'normal', 'frozen', and 'semi-frozen' states. The 'normal' state is a state in which the operation of the application is allowed, the 'frozen' state is a state in which at least a part of the operations of the application are prohibited, the 'semi-frozen' state is an operation of the application, It may mean a state where the cycle is delayed or the number of operations is reduced. According to one embodiment, in a 'frozen' state, execution of an application that is not based on a user's request may be prohibited.

According to one embodiment, the state of the application may be determined in the process of registering the application in the application list. For example, when an application is registered in an application list, it can be determined to be one of 'normal', 'semi-frozen', or 'frozen' states for the application. According to one embodiment, a specified event may be generated for an application registered in an application list, or may be changed to another state by a user request.

The input module 130 may receive commands from a user or other external device. According to one embodiment, the input module 130 may include a touch sensor panel that senses a touch operation of a user or a pen sensor panel (e.g., a digitizer) that senses the operation of the user's pen. According to one embodiment, the input module 130 may include a motion recognition sensor that recognizes a user's motion or a voice recognition sensor that recognizes a user's voice.

According to one embodiment, the input module 130 may receive a user command to select whether to use the application operation restriction function according to various embodiments of the present invention. According to one embodiment, the input module 130 may receive a user command to add a specific application to the application list or delete a specific application from the application list. According to one embodiment, the input module 130 may receive a condition (or a reference setting) for restricting the operation of the application included in the application list from the user. For example, the conditions may include at least one of the location, time, user, battery level, battery consumption rate, or wireless communication usage (e.g., cellular data usage) of the electronic device 100.

The time management module 140 may manage time information. According to one embodiment, the time management module 140 may store the information on year / month / day / hour / minute / second in the memory 120 by counting the time. The time management module 140 may include, for example, a real time clock (RTC) circuit. According to one embodiment, the time management module 140 may set a timer. For example, the time management module 140 can periodically or non-periodically set a timer according to a request of an application. When the set time comes, the control module 170 can notify the completion of the timer. The control module 170 can control the operation of the application related to the timer when the set time comes.

The battery 150 may supply power to the electronic device 100. For example, the battery 150 may supply power to each configuration included in the electronic device 100 to perform a function.

Display 160 may display a user interface. According to one embodiment, the display 160 may display a user interface for adding a specific application to the application list or for deleting a specific application from the application list. For example, the user may add at least one application to the application list or delete at least one application from the application list through the user interface displayed on the display 160. [

According to one embodiment, the display 160 may display a user interface for changing the status of applications included in the application list. For example, the user can change the state of a specific application from 'normal' to 'frozen', change the state from 'frozen' to 'normal' through the user interface displayed on the display 160, can be changed to '-frozen'.

According to one embodiment, the display 160 may display a user interface that includes information about at least some applications included in the application list. For example, the user interface may include battery consumption rate or consumption by the application. The application may be, for example, an application whose operation is restricted.

According to one embodiment, the display 160 may display an icon of an application installed in the electronic device 100. According to one embodiment, the application icon may be changed and displayed depending on whether the application is restricted or not.

The control module 170 may control the overall operation of the electronic device 100. For example, the control module 170 controls each of the communication module 110, the memory 120, the input module 130, the time management module 140, the battery 150, and the display 160, The operation of the application can be controlled according to various embodiments.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may include at least one processor. According to one embodiment, the control module 170 (e.g., an application processor) may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC) including a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU)

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may include an active mode (or a wakeup mode) and an inactive mode (or a sleep mode). The active mode means, for example, a state in which the control module 170 executes an application or a state in which a specific operation is performed by an executing application or a state that can be performed. In the active mode, the control module 170 can execute an application and provide various services such as a social network service (SNS), an instant message, and a game to a user. The sleep mode means a state in which the control module 170 does not perform any operation or can not perform the sleep mode, for example.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may enter the sleep mode if it meets certain conditions in the active mode. For example, the control module 170 may enter the sleep mode if no user command is input for a specified time. According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may enter the sleep mode after deactivating the display 160 (e.g., turning off the display 160 power) before entering the sleep mode.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may recognize a trigger signal for entering the active mode in the sleep mode. According to one embodiment, when the trigger signal for entering the active mode in the sleep mode is received, the control module 170 can enter the active mode and perform the operation. For example, when a touch to the touch sensor panel, a hardware key input, an output from a designated sensor, a voice recognition of a specific word, or a gesture (or motion) of a specific pattern is input in the sleep mode in the sleep mode, And can perform an operation corresponding to a user command.

In this document, various embodiments described by way of example in the sleep mode are referred to as a display deactivation state or other modes in which an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 100) operates at low power (e.g., a hibernation mode )). ≪ / RTI >

According to one embodiment, the application may request the control module 170 to perform a specific operation when the control module 170 is in the sleep mode. Accordingly, the control module 170 operates in an active mode to perform an operation requested by the application, and can operate in a sleep mode again when the operation is completed.

There may be a moment when the control module 170 temporarily wakes up when the wake-up operation is performed at the request of the application in the sleep mode. In addition to the operations required for the execution of the application during the operation requested by the application, unnecessary or optional operations may be included. For example, although the messaging application can receive data through the push server 300, it can maintain a connection with the application server by sending a keep alive message to the application server. Alternatively, the application using the location information may set a timer in the time management module 140 to periodically check the location of the electronic device 100 and transmit it to the application server.

If the control module 170 does not continuously or sufficiently maintain the sleep mode state due to unnecessary or selective operation of the application, the battery consumption may become excessive. In particular, as more applications are installed in the electronic device 100, there is a possibility that the wake-up operation of the control module 170 frequently occurs in the sleep mode, thereby reducing the battery usage time.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may control the application to prevent battery drain due to unnecessary or selective operation of the application in the sleep mode.

According to one embodiment, the application control may include limiting (e.g., inhibiting or delaying) at least some operations of the application. Additionally, the limit may be maintained until a specified deactivation event (e.g., an execution of an application in response to a user request) or a request to deactivate a user's operation is received. For example, the operation restriction can be maintained regardless of the sleep mode or the active mode until the user makes a request to release the operation restriction.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may perform the application control based on the disabling of the display 160 regardless of whether the control module 170 is in the sleep mode or not. In addition, the control module 170 may perform the application control after the display 160 is deactivated and after a certain period of time.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may include an application list management module 171 and an application control module 173.

The application list management module 171 can generate and manage a list of applications corresponding to specified conditions among the applications installed in the electronic device 100. [ According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may include an application installed in another electronic device, in which some functions can be performed through the electronic device 100, in the application list.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may generate an application list and store the application list in the memory 120. For example, the application list management module 171 may store the application list in a nonvolatile memory (e.g., the second memory 123). Accordingly, even if the electronic device 100 is rebooted, the application list stored before rebooting can be used as it is.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may generate an application list based on at least one of an operation of an application, a usage record, or a user request and store the application list in the memory 120.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may update the application list stored in the memory 120 based on at least one of an operation of the application, a usage record, or a user request. For example, the application list management module 171 may add a new application to the application list or delete some of the applications included in the application list. For example, the application list management module 171 may change information about the application registered in the application list (e.g., type, last execution, notification check, or state).

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may add an application for performing the registration process to the push server 300 to the application list or change the state of an already added application.

According to one embodiment, when an application requires a push service, the application can register information related to the application or the electronic device 100 in the server. The application registered in the push server 300 can receive data through the push server 300 even when the application is not being executed or the control module 170 is in the sleep mode.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 adds an application for setting a timer to the time management module 140 to the application list in order to perform a designated operation, ) Can be changed. For example, the application list management module 171 may add an application that sets a periodic timer (e.g., a timer that repeats at a specified time interval) to the time management module 140 to the application list. For example, the application list management module 171 may add an application registered in the application list to the time management module 140 for a predetermined number of times or more.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may check the usage history of the application and add the application determined to have not been used for a specified level (for example, a number of times or a time) Or change the state of an already added application.

For example, the application list management module 171 may add to the application list an application that is determined not to be used for a specified amount of time (for example, 5 days, a week, or a month).

According to an exemplary embodiment, it is possible to determine whether a predetermined level or more has not been used in consideration of the state of the application. For example, the application list management module 171 may change the status of an application that has been judged not to be used for a specified time (for example, 3 days) to 'semi-frozen' status in the 'normal' state. Or, you can change the state of the application to 'frozen' state in the 'semi-frozen' state for a specified amount of time (for example, 2 days)

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may classify the operation of the application according to the operation type, and determine whether the application is used based on the classified operation. For example, the operation of the application may include a first operation that is performed while displaying the information (or operating state of the application) corresponding to the operation of the application on the display 160, And a third operation of providing information related to the application to another application according to a request of another application and a second operation performed without displaying information corresponding to the operation of the first application. According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 can determine which operation among the divided operations is performed when the application is operated by the application.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 can accumulate the points corresponding to each operation and judge that the application is used when the specified criteria are reached. According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 can set different criteria according to the type of application.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may assign a different point (or weight) to each operation to determine whether to use the application. For example, the application list management module 171 may assign 0.1 (or 10%) points to the first operation at 0.8 (or 80%) and 0.1 (or 10%) to the third operation can do.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 can set different weights assigned to each operation according to the type of application. For example, the application list management module 171 may assign 0.8 for the first operation, 0.1 for the second operation and 0.1 point for the third operation for the first application and 0.9 for the first application, 0.1 can be assigned to the second operation, and 0 point can be given to the third operation (that is, whether or not the application is used without considering the third operation). Alternatively, the application list management module 171 may assign one point to the first operation and zero points to the second operation and the third operation for the third application (i.e., Is used).

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may determine whether the user has acknowledged the notification associated with the application. According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may determine the probability of notification related to an application, add an application whose confirmation probability of notification is lower than a specified value to the application list, or change the state of an already added application have. For example, the application list management module 171 can add an application having a notice probability of 20% (or 50%) or less to the application list. Alternatively, the application list management module 171 may change an application whose notification confirmation probability is 50% or less from a 'normal' state to a 'semi-frozen' state. Alternatively, the application list management module 171 can change an application whose notification confirmation probability is 20% or less from a 'semi-frozen' state to a 'frozen' state.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may add the application to the application list if the user response associated with the notification is not received within a specified time period (e.g., 5 days) (For example, change from 'normal' state to 'frozen' state).

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may register an application executed (or used) for a specified number of times (for example, seven times) for a specified time (for example, one week) You can delete or change the state of an already added application (eg, change from 'frozen' state or 'semi-frozen' state to 'normal' state).

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 deletes an application having a probability of notifying of a notification among applications included in the application list equal to or greater than a designated value (for example, 50%) from the application list, Can be changed. For example, the application list management module 171 can delete the application from the application list when the user responds to the notification of the application included in the application list.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 may add a specific application to the application list or delete a specific application from the application list according to a user request.

According to one embodiment, the application list management module 171 can change the status of the application included in the application list according to a user request.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 can control the operation of the applications included in the application list.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 restricts at least some of the operations performed by the application to at least one application included in the application list when a specified event (e.g., entering into the sleep mode) occurs (e.g., Prohibited or delayed).

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may limit at least some of the operations performed by the application based on the status of the applications included in the application list. For example, the application control module 173 may restrict the operation of an application whose state is 'frozen'. Alternatively, the application control module 173 may delay the operation cycle of the application whose state is 'semi-frozen' or reduce the operation frequency.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may restrict (or ignore) at least some of the operations associated with the application having the 'frozen' attribute when the control module 170 enters the sleep mode. For example, when the state of the application setting the timer is designated as the 'frozen' attribute, the application control module 173 determines that the control module 170 is in the sleep mode, Can be executed. For example, the application control module 173 may restrict operations related to communication among operations associated with the application having the " frozen " attribute. For example, the application control module 173 may process the operations requested by the application having the 'semi-frozen' attribute collectively every predetermined period (for example, 30 minutes) after waiting without performing the operations immediately.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may control at least some of the operations associated with communication for applications registered in the application list. The communication may include a native short-range communication scheme such as cellular, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. For example, the application control module 173 may restrict the operation of using the communication module 110 when the control module 170 is in the sleep mode. For example, when the status of an application using a push service is designated as the 'frozen' attribute, the application control module 173 permits operations related to the push service or operations requested by the user, It can be restricted after the control module 170 enters the sleep mode.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may control at least some of the operations associated with the sensors for applications registered in the application list.

According to one embodiment, when there is another application providing the same function as the application registered in the application list, the application control module 173 can restrict the operation related to at least one of the other applications. According to one embodiment, when the application providing the same function as the application included in the application list is installed in the electronic device 100, the application control module 173 performs the same operation as the application included in the application list Can be limited.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may limit the operation of the applications included in the application list after a predetermined time has elapsed after entering the sleep mode (or after the display 160 is turned off). For example, the application control module 173 may restrict the operation of the application included in the application list at the same time (or almost simultaneously) entering the sleep mode. Alternatively, the application control module 173 may restrict the operation of the application included in the application list when a predetermined time (for example, about 10 minutes) elapses after entering the sleep mode.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may monitor the operation of the application when entering the sleep mode (or when the display 160 is off). For example, the application control module 173 can determine which application has performed an operation after entering the sleep mode (or after the display 160 is turned off).

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may limit the operation of the remaining applications except for the application that has performed an operation within a designated time after the electronic device enters the sleep mode from among the applications included in the application list.

Figure 2 illustrates an example of limiting the operation of an application in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.

The x-axis of the graph shown in Fig. 2 represents the time, and the y-axis represents the current consumption of the electronic device 100. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the current consumption of the display 160 when the power (or the screen) is turned on (or activated) Screen) is turned off (or in an inactive state)) is shown.

According to one embodiment, when the electronic device 100 enters the inactive state, or the control module 170 enters the sleep mode, the display 160 may be deactivated (e.g., screen off).

For example, the control module 170 may deactivate the display (e.g., power off or screen off the display) before entering the sleep mode or after a specified time elapses after entering the sleep mode.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may transition to the wake-up mode periodically or intermittently after entering the sleep mode, perform the designated operation, and return to the sleep mode. In this case, the display 160 can remain in the inactive state. When the application control module 173 wakes up and performs an operation according to a request of an application in a state where the power of the display 160 is turned off, current consumption may temporarily increase. The application control module 173 can confirm, for example, which application has performed the operation for a designated time after entering the sleep mode.

Referring to Figure 2 (a), operations associated with applications A and B were performed for 10 minutes after the display was powered off (or after control module 170 entered sleep mode). Accordingly, the application list management module 171 can designate, for example, the states of the applications A and B as the 'normal' state and the state of the application C as the 'frozen' state. The application control module 173 may limit the operation of the application C during the sleep mode, except for A and B among the applications A, B and C included in the application list, for example. The application control module 173 changes from the sleep mode to the wake-up mode to perform an operation related to the application, for example, when there is an operation request related to the applications A and B having the 'normal' attribute, . ≪ / RTI >

Referring to FIG. 2 (b), the operation by the application is not performed for 10 minutes after the power of the display is turned off (or after the control module 170 enters the sleep mode). Accordingly, the application list management module 171 can designate, for example, the states of the applications A, B, and C as a frozen state. The application control module 173 may limit the operation of the applications A, B, and C included in the application list, for example, during the sleep mode.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may determine that at least some of the applications included in the application list (e.g., when the electronic device 100 enters a designated location (or enters a designated location and a specified time elapses) quot; frozen " or " semi-frozen " attribute). The application control module 173 can restrict at least some operations related to the application, for example, during the sleep mode if there is an application whose operation is restricted in the corresponding place among the applications included in the application list . The application control module 173 can determine the position of the electronic device using the GPS information, the base station, the WiFi positioning system (WPS), and the beacon signal received by the GPS module.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may limit the operation of at least some of the applications included in the application list when the electronic device 100 is connected (or connected and specified time elapses) to the designated external device . For example, the application control module 173 may limit the operation while the control module 170 is in the sleep mode. For example, the application control module 173 may limit at least some of the operations associated with a designated application when the electronic device 100 is associated with an access point (AP) located in a particular space (e.g., home or office) .

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may allow the operation of the application included in the application list when the electronic device 100 is disconnected from the designated external device.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may limit the operation of at least some of the applications included in the application list at a specified time. For example, the application control module 173 may limit the operation while the control module 170 is in the sleep mode. For example, the application control module 173 may limit at least some of the operations associated with the application specified at a time set by the user (e.g., 11:00 AM to 8:00 AM).

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may limit the operation of at least some of the applications included in the application list based on the remaining amount of the battery. For example, the application control module 173 may receive information on the battery remaining amount from the power management module (e.g., 1295 in Fig. 12). For example, the application control module 173 may restrict the operation of at least a part of the applications included in the application list if the remaining amount of the battery is less than a specified value. For example, the application control module 173 may limit at least some operations related to the designated application if the remaining amount of the battery is 20% (or 50%) or less.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may identify the expected battery duration and thereby limit at least some of the operations associated with the specified application. The expected battery duration may be, for example, an estimate of the amount of current consumed by the electronic device or the current amount of the battery 150 for a specified time period.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may not limit the operation of at least some of the applications included in the application list while the electronic device is connected to a power supply (e.g., a wired or wireless charging device).

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may limit the operation of at least some of the applications included in the application list based on the network usage. For example, if cellular data usage is above a specified criterion, then at least some of the applications included in the application list may be restricted. For example, the application control module 173 may restrict operations related to communication among operations associated with the application having the " frozen " attribute.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may restrict at least some operations of the application included in the application list when a user request for limiting the operation of the specific application is input. In addition, for example, the application control module 173 may restrict other applications related to the operation of the application or other functions of the electronic device 100. [

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may terminate the application in the 'frozen' state among the currently running applications. For example, the application control module 173 may terminate the application in the 'frozen' state when the display is turned off or when the electronic device 100 is operating in a low power mode. The application control module 173 may terminate the application in the 'frozen' state after the display is turned off or the electronic device 100 is operating in the low power mode and the specified time (eg, 10 minutes) has elapsed. The application control module 173 may delete data related to execution of the 'frozen' application in the first memory 121 and terminate the application.

3 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the display 160 may display a user interface that can restrict the operation of a specific application included in the application list or cancel the operation restriction of a specific application.

According to one embodiment, the user interface can sort and display an application included in the application list according to a specified condition (e.g., name of application, recent usage time, notification confirmation value, status, or battery consumption amount). According to one embodiment, the user interface may include an object 10 from which each application can be selected.

According to one embodiment, the user interface may display applications that are restricted in operation (e.g., applications that are in a 'frozen' state) differently from other applications. For example, an object of an application whose operation is restricted may display text different from an object of an application whose operation is not restricted, or may be displayed in different shapes, colors, shades, and the like.

The user can limit the operation of the specific application included in the application list or cancel the operation restriction by using the object 10 included in the user interface. For example, when the user selects an object of the first application (App 1) among the applications shown in (a) of FIG. 3, the state of the application corresponding to the first object is changed to 'frozen' The operation may be limited. Referring to FIG. 3B, in the first application (App 1) whose operation is restricted, the text of the object may be changed from 'normal' to 'frozen', and the color and brightness of the object may be changed.

4 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may display a user interface on the display 160 that includes the applications included in the application list. According to one embodiment, the user interface may provide a list of applications with limited operation and a list of applications permitted to operate through different menus, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 4 (a), a list of applications whose operations are restricted in the display 160 may be displayed. For example, when the 'FROZEN' tab is selected by the user, a list of applications whose operations are restricted on the display 160 may be displayed.

According to one embodiment, the display 160 displays an application list (e.g., App 1 to App 11) and a list of applications (e.g., App 1 to App 11) whose operations are restricted according to a user request (or a user setting) 12 to App 14) can be displayed in the divided areas.

According to one embodiment, applications whose operations are restricted may be moved to an application list permitted to operate or an operation restriction / unconfirmed application list by an operation restriction release event or a user request. For example, when the user executes an application registered in the operation restriction application list according to a specified condition, the application can be moved from the operation restriction application list to the application list permitted to operate or to the operation restriction / permission unset application list.

According to an embodiment, applications whose operation is restricted according to a user request may be moved to an application list permitted to be operated by a user request.

According to one embodiment, the user can select at least a part of applications whose operation is restricted according to a specified condition, and set the operation to be restricted by a user request. For example, if an application whose operation is restricted according to a specified condition is set to be restricted by a user, the application can be moved to the application list whose operation is restricted according to a user's request.

Referring to FIG. 4B, an application list permitted to operate on the display 160 may be displayed. For example, if the 'NORMAL' tab is selected by the user, an application list whose operation is restricted on the display 160 may be displayed.

According to one embodiment, the user can select at least some of the applications for which operation is permitted and set the operation to be restricted. For example, an application whose operation is restricted by a user may be moved to an application list whose operation is restricted according to user setting among the user interfaces shown in FIG. 4A.

5 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.

According to one embodiment, the control module 170 may display a user interface on the display 160 that includes the applications included in the application list. According to an exemplary embodiment, the user interface may display an application list having an operation restricted and an application list allowing an operation to be displayed in different areas.

5A, an application list (for example, 'always sleep') whose operation is restricted by a user's request is displayed on the display 160, an application list (for example, 'automatic power saving' And a list of applications allowed to operate (e.g., 'No power save').

Referring to FIG. 5B, when one of the applications belonging to the application list is selected by the user, the display 160 may display a user interface for changing the application list to which the selected application belongs. For example, the user interface may be provided in the form of a pop-up window 15. According to one embodiment, the user interface may include a list of operation restricted applications (e.g., 'Always') by a user, a list of operation restricted applications (e.g.,' Automatic) '). The object 17 can be selected from among a plurality of objects. For example, the user can select one of the objects 17 to change the application list to which the application belongs.

6 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.

6A and 6B, the user interface displayed on the display 160 may include at least one application icon.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may control the application icon displayed on the display 160 to be changed and displayed when the operation of the application is restricted.

For example, the application control module 173 can control to change the color or brightness of the basic icon of the application, to combine it with another image, or to replace it with another image, when the operation of the application is restricted. Alternatively, the application control module 173 can change the display position of the icon of the application when the operation of the application is restricted.

6 (a) shows a user interface displayed on the display 160 in a state where the operation of the application is not restricted. Referring to FIG. 6A, the user interface may include icons for a plurality of applications. Of the plurality of applications, for example, a 'ChatOn' application may be included in the application list. In the 'ChatOn' application, the basic icon 20 provided by the application can be displayed when the operation of the application is not restricted.

6B shows a user interface displayed on the display 160 in a state in which at least some applications have limited operations. Referring to FIG. 6 (b), the display 160 may display an icon of the 'ChatOn' application included in the application list among a plurality of application icons by changing the icon. For example, referring to FIG. 6 (b), the display 160 may display the basic icon 20 of the 'ChatOn' application with an icon 25 enclosed in ice. Also, for example, at least one of the shape, color, transparency, size, or position of the icon may be changed and displayed.

7 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 can inform the user that the operation of the application is restricted or the operation of the application is restricted or permitted before / after the operation restriction is released. For example, the application control module 173 may apply a blinking (or blinking) effect to the application icon displayed on the display 160 for a specific time. Alternatively, the application control module 173 may cause the display 160 to display an object (e.g., a text object) indicating that the operation restriction state of the application is changed.

Referring to FIG. 7A, an object 27 indicating that the operation restriction state of the application is changed may be displayed on the display 160.

7B, when the object 27 is selected by the user, the display 160 displays an application list in which the operation restriction state is changed ('recent power save') and an operation state of the application included in the application list A user interface that can be displayed can be displayed.

According to one embodiment, when the application control module 173 is changed from the sleep mode to the wake-up mode by a user or an application having the " normal " attribute, a notification related to the action requested by the application having the & (Eg, visual, auditory, or tactile output).

8 is a diagram illustrating a user interface according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the display 160 may display information 30 for an application whose operation is restricted through a user interface that provides notification information. For example, the display 160 may display at least one of a name of an application whose operation is restricted to a user interface providing notification information or battery consumption information (consumption or consumption rate) by an application.

According to one embodiment, a user interface (e.g., status bar or quick menu) that provides notification information may be viewed or hidden on the display 160 via a touch gesture or voice command.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may allow the operation of the application when an event related to the application whose operation is restricted occurs. According to one embodiment, an event associated with an application for which the operation is restricted may include an event generated by an external device (e.g., an application server or an external electronic device). For example, an event associated with an application whose operation is restricted may be an event in which the electronic device 100 receives information such as an instant message, e-mail, advertisement, news, weather, etc. from an external device.

When an event related to an application whose operation is restricted in a state where the operation of the application is limited occurs, a problem that the occurrence of an event can not be notified to the user may occur. According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may allow an operation of an application in which an event occurs temporarily when an event related to an application whose operation is restricted, to perform an operation related to the event. For example, the application control module 173 can execute an application in which an event has occurred, and can provide information on a message, e-mail, advertisement, news, etc. received from an external device in a notification form. According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may restrict the operation of the application in which the event occurs once the operation related to the event is completed.

1, the application list management module 171 and the application control module 173 are included in the control module 170 of the electronic device 100. However, the application list management module 171 or the application control module 173 May be a module or a processor different from the control module 170 of the electronic device 100. [

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 is capable of communicating with the external electronic device 200 in communication. According to one embodiment, the external electronic device 200 may be a wearable device. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100, when coupled with the external electronic device 200, can verify an executable application list (second application list) on the external electronic device 200. For example, the electronic device 100 can receive an application list (second application list) installed in the external electronic device 200 from the external electronic device 200. [

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 compares the application list (first application list) of the electronic device 100 with the application list (second application list) of the external electronic device 200, . According to one embodiment, if the same application is present in the first application list and the second application list, the application control module 173 may update the application installed in the electronic device 100 and the application installed in the external electronic device 200 It can be controlled to limit the operation. For example, when it is determined that the operation of the application installed in the external electronic device 200 is restricted, the application control module 173 transmits a command for restricting the operation of the specific application to the external electronic device 200 via the communication module 110 As shown in Fig. Accordingly, one of the applications installed in the electronic device 100 and the same application installed in the external electronic device 200 can operate normally.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 compares the application list (first application list) of the electronic device 100 with the application list (second application list) of the external electronic device 200, It can be determined whether there are other applications that provide the functionality of the application. For example, if the applications providing the same functionality are in an application list (e.g., a list of at least one of the first application list or the second application list), the applications may be stored in the electronic device 100 or the external electronic device 200, At least some of its associated operations may be limited.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may select an electronic device to limit the operation of the application according to the battery remaining amount of the electronic device 100 and the external electronic device 200. [ For example, the application control module 173 may restrict the operation of the application installed in the electronic device 100 and the external electronic device 200, which is installed in the electronic device having a small battery residual amount. The remaining battery capacity of the external electronic device 200 may be received from the external electronic device 200 via the communication module 110. [

According to one embodiment, when at least one of the electronic device 100 or the external electronic device 200 is connected to a power supply (e.g., a wired or wireless charging device), at least some of the limited operations Can be allowed.

According to one embodiment, the application control module 173 may control the application installed in the electronic device 100 and the same application installed in the external electronic device 200 only when the electronic device 100 is connected to the external electronic device 200 It can be controlled to limit one operation.

According to one embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is connected to the external electronic device 200, the application control module 173 controls the operation of the electronic device 100, It is possible to control the operation of one of the applications installed in the device 100 and the application installed in the external electronic device 200 to be limited. According to one embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is disconnected from the external electronic device 200, the application control module 173 determines whether an event that restricts the operation of the application included in the first application list is generated The operation of the application included in the first application list can be restricted.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a memory for storing a first application list including at least one application installed in the electronic device and a memory for storing the first application list, And at least one processor configured to update one application list and to limit the operation of at least one of the at least one applications included in the first application list when a specified event occurs.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the at least one processor is configured to perform at least one of: an application that provides a push service; an application that is configured to perform a specified action at least once during a specified time period; The user's response to the notification associated with the application may be set to register at least one of the applications below the specified probability and the application with no user response for the specified time to the notification associated with the application in the first application list.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device further comprises a display, wherein the operation of the application comprises a first operation carried out while displaying information corresponding to the operation of the application on the display, A second operation performed without displaying information corresponding to the operation and a third operation for providing information related to the application to another application according to a request of another application, , The second operation, and the third operation based on at least one of the first operation and the second operation.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the at least one processor may be configured to determine whether to use the application by assigning different weights to the first operation, the second operation, and the third operation.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the at least one processor is configured to perform, for each of the applications included in the first application list, a first state that permits operation of the application, A second state for delaying the cycle or decreasing the number of operations and a third state for limiting at least a part of the operation of the application, and to set the operation of the at least one application based on the state of the application have.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the at least one processor may be configured to change a state set in the application based on user input and to limit the operation of the at least one application based on the state of the changed application have.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device may further include a display functionally coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is operable, when at least a portion of the display is deactivated, May be set to limit the operation of the application.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the at least one processor is configured to determine whether the current time, the current location of the electronic device, the remaining battery level (or battery consumption rate), the amount of wireless communication data usage (e.g., And may be configured to limit the operation of the at least one application based on at least one.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device may further comprise a communication module in communication with the external electronic device, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive at least one Receiving a second application list including an application, comparing the first application list and the second application list, and if there is an application performing the same function, executing the same function in one of the electronic device and the external electronic device May be set to limit the operation of the executing application.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, when the at least one processor is configured to limit the operation of an application installed in the external electronic device, It may be set to transmit a command to limit the operation.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a display, a memory, and at least one processor, wherein the memory, in execution, causes the at least one processor to perform operations of an application program executable via the electronic device , It may store instructions that refrain from performing the function of the electronic device related to the operation while at least a portion of the display is inactive.

According to various embodiments of the invention, the function may comprise a wireless communication function.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, theinstructions may include instruc- tions that cause the electronic device to verify the operation, at least based on a determination that the electronic device is in a low-power mode.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an application of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

The flowchart shown in FIG. 9 may be configured with operations that are processed in the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. Therefore, the contents described with respect to the electronic device 100 with reference to Figs. 1 to 8 can be applied to the flowchart shown in Fig. 9, even if omitted from the following description. According to some embodiments, at least some of the operations according to various embodiments of the present invention may be performed on other external electronic devices (e.g., servers).

According to one embodiment, data associated with at least some of the operations in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be stored in a server.

Referring to FIG. 9, the electronic device 100 may update the application list in 910 operation.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate and store an application list in the memory 120 based on at least one of an action, an activity record, or a user setting of the application.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may update the list of applications stored in the memory 120 based on at least one of an action, a usage record, or a user request of the application. For example, the electronic device 100 can register and add a new application to the application list, or delete some of the applications included in the application list.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may add an application that performs registration to the push server 300 to the application list.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check the user's application usage history and add the unused application to the application list for a specified amount of time or more.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine the probability of a notification related to an application, and add an application having a notification probability of a value lower than a specified value to the application list.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may delete an application that has been executed (or used) for a specified number of times (e.g., 7 times) for a specified time (e.g., a week) of applications included in the application list.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 can delete, from the application list, an application whose probability of confirmation of the notification among the applications included in the application list is equal to or higher than a specified value (e.g., 50%).

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may add a specific application to the application list or delete a specific application from the application list according to a user's request.

The electronic device 100 may determine in 920 operation that, for example, a specified event has occurred. For example, the electronic device 100 may determine whether the control module 170 has entered the sleep mode (or whether the display 160 is off). For example, the electronic device 100 can determine whether it has entered a designated place or connected to a specified external device. For example, the electronic device 100 can determine whether it corresponds to the time set by the user. For example, the electronic device 100 can determine whether the remaining amount of the battery is less than a specified value. For example, the electronic device 100 may determine whether a user request to limit the operation of the application has been entered.

The electronic device 100 may limit the operation of the application included in the application list in operation 930 when a specified event occurs.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may restrict the operation of an application included in the application list after a specified time elapses after a specified event occurs.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may restrict the operation of other applications included in the application list except an application that has performed an operation within a designated time after the electronic device enters the sleep mode.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may display, via the display 160, an icon (or list) of applications that may be executed by the electronic device 100.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may change and display an application icon displayed on the display 160 when the operation of the application is restricted.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 can inform the user that the operation of the application is restricted or the operation restriction function of the application is changed before / after the operation restriction is released. For example, the electronic device 100 may control the application icon displayed on the display 160 to be blinking (or blinking) for a certain period of time.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an application of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. The flowchart shown in Fig. 10 shows an operation that can be additionally performed in the method described with reference to the flowchart shown in Fig.

If the operation of the application is restricted, the electronic device 100 may determine in 1010 operation that an event related to, for example, an application whose operation is restricted has occurred. An event associated with an application whose operation is restricted may refer to an event generated by an external device (e.g., an application server or an external electronic device) other than an event by an application installed in the electronic device 100, for example. For example, an event associated with an application with limited activity may be an event where the electronic device 100 receives information such as an instant message, email, advertisement, news, weather, etc. from an external device (e.g., push server 300) .

The electronic device 100 may, for example, permit operation of the application in which the event occurred, in 1020 operation. For example, the electronic device 100 may execute an application in which an event occurs.

The electronic device 100 may, for example, perform operations associated with an event at 1030 operations. For example, the electronic device 100 may provide information on a message, e-mail, advertisement, news, etc. received from an external device in a notification form.

The electronic device 100 may again limit the operation of the application in which the event occurred in operation 1040, e.g., when the operation associated with the event is complete.

An application control method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes updating a first application list including at least one application installed in the electronic device based on at least one of an operation of an application, And limiting an operation of at least one of the applications included in the first application list when a specified event occurs.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the updating of the first application list may include an application providing a push service, an application configured to perform an operation specified at least once during a specified time period, Registering in the first application list at least one of an application for which the user's response to the notification related to the application is less than or equal to the specified probability and an application for which there is no user response for a specified period of time for the notification associated with the application, have.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the operation of the application may include a first operation performed while displaying information corresponding to an operation of the application on the display, a first operation performed while displaying information corresponding to the operation of the application on the display And a third operation of providing information related to the application to another application in response to a request of another application, and the operation of updating the first application list may include the first operation, the second operation And determining whether to use the application based on at least one of the third operation and the third operation.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the operation of determining whether or not the application is used may include assigning different weights to the first operation, the second operation, and the third operation to determine whether to use the application .

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the operation for restricting the operation of the at least one application may include: a step of, for each of the applications included in the first application list, 1 state, a second state for decreasing the number of operations of the application, and a third state for limiting at least a part of the operation of the application, and an operation for limiting the operation of the at least one application based on the state of the application . ≪ / RTI >

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the act of restricting the operation of the at least one application comprises the steps of changing the state set in the application based on the user input and changing the state of the at least one application And may further include an operation to limit the operation.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the act of restricting the operation of the at least one application includes determining whether the display is inactivated, the current time, the current location of the electronic device, the remaining battery charge (or battery consumption rate) And restricting operation of the at least one application based on at least one of the at least one application.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising: receiving a second application list including at least one application installed in the external electronic device from an external electronic device; comparing the first application list and the second application list Determining whether an application performing the function exists, and restricting operations of the application performing the same function in one of the electronic device and the external electronic device.

11 is a diagram illustrating an operation restriction function of an application according to various embodiments of the present invention.

The two graphs 40 and 50 shown in FIG. 11 show some of the results of measuring the amount of data packets transmitted and received by the electronic device 100. The first graph 40 is a graph showing the amount of packet transmission / reception with respect to time when the operation of the application is not restricted. The second graph 50 is a graph showing the amount of packet transmission and reception according to the time when the operation of the application is restricted (50). The x-axis of the graph shown in Fig. 11 represents time, and the y-axis represents a packet amount (byte). The y-axis may correspond to, for example, current consumption.

Referring to the two graphs 40 and 50 shown in FIG. 11, when the control module 170 operates in response to an application request in a sleep mode, there may be a point at which packets are transmitted and received. Comparing the two graphs shown in FIG. 11, it can be seen that the graph 50 in the case of limiting the operation of the application substantially reduces the number of packet transmission / reception times compared to the graph 40 in the case where the operation of the application is not limited have.

The table 60 shown in FIG. 11 shows the result of measuring the consumed current for 6 hours in the display off (or the sleep state of the control module) using the Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9005) . The average current of W / O (without AppFreezer) is 26.833 mA and the average current of the application with limited operation (With AppFreezer) is 16.454 mA, which is 10.379 mAh current is saved, and a current consumption reduction effect of about 38.67% can be obtained.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, for example, the unnecessary or optional operation of the application is restricted while the display of the electronic device 100 is turned off or the control module enters the sleep mode, thereby reducing current consumption by the application So that the use time of the electronic device 100 can be increased. The operation restriction can be maintained irrespective of the display off or sleep mode, until the designated release event occurrence or user release request input.

12 is a block diagram of an electronic device 1100 in accordance with various embodiments.

The electronic device 1200 may include, for example, all or part of the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. The electronic device 1200 may include one or more processors (e.g., an application processor (AP)) 1210, a communication module 1220, a subscriber identification module 1224, a memory 1230, a sensor module 1240, ), A display 1260, an interface 1270, an audio module 1280, a camera module 1291, a power management module 1295, a battery 1296, an indicator 1297, and a motor 1298 have.

The processor 1210 may, for example, control an operating system or application programs to control a plurality of hardware or software components coupled to the processor 1210, and may perform various data processing and operations. The processor 1210 may be implemented with, for example, a system on chip (SoC). According to one embodiment, the processor 1210 may further include a graphics processing unit (GPU) and / or an image signal processor. Processor 1210 may include at least some of the components shown in FIG. 12 (e.g., cellular module 1221). Processor 1210 may load and process instructions or data received from at least one of the other components (e.g., non-volatile memory) into volatile memory and store the various data in non-volatile memory have.

The communication module 1220 may have the same or similar configuration as the communication module 110 of FIG. The communications module 1220 may include a cellular module 1221, a WiFi module 1223, a Bluetooth module 1225, a GNSS module 1227 (e.g., a GPS module, Glonass module, Beidou module, or Galileo module) An NFC module 1228, and a radio frequency (RF) module 1229. [

The cellular module 1221 may provide voice calls, video calls, text services, or Internet services, for example, over a communication network. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 1221 may utilize a subscriber identity module (e.g., a SIM card) 1224 to perform the identification and authentication of the electronic device 1200 within the communication network. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 1221 may perform at least some of the functions that the processor 1210 may provide. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 1221 may include a communication processor (CP).

Each of the WiFi module 1223, the Bluetooth module 1225, the GNSS module 1227, or the NFC module 1228 may include a processor for processing data transmitted and received through a corresponding module, for example. At least some (e.g., two or more) of the cellular module 1221, the WiFi module 1223, the Bluetooth module 1225, the GNSS module 1227, or the NFC module 1228, according to some embodiments, (IC) or an IC package.

The RF module 1229 can, for example, send and receive communication signals (e.g., RF signals). The RF module 1229 may include, for example, a transceiver, a power amplifier module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), or an antenna. According to another embodiment, at least one of the cellular module 1221, the WiFi module 1223, the Bluetooth module 1225, the GNSS module 1227 or the NFC module 1228 transmits and receives RF signals through separate RF modules .

The subscriber identity module 1224 may include, for example, a card containing a subscriber identity module and / or an embedded SIM and may include unique identification information (e.g., an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) Subscriber information (e.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)).

The memory 1230 (e.g., memory 120) may include, for example, an internal memory 1232 or an external memory 1234. [ The built-in memory 1232 may be a volatile memory such as a dynamic RAM (DRAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), or a synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), a non-volatile memory Programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, flash memory (e.g., NAND flash or NOR flash) A hard drive, or a solid state drive (SSD).

The external memory 1234 may be a flash drive such as a compact flash (CF), a secure digital (SD), a micro secure digital (SD), a mini secure digital (SD) digital, a multi-media card (MMC), a memory stick, and the like. The external memory 1234 may be functionally and / or physically connected to the electronic device 1200 via various interfaces.

The sensor module 1240 may, for example, measure a physical quantity or sense an operating state of the electronic device 1200 to convert the measured or sensed information into an electrical signal. The sensor module 1240 includes a gesture sensor 1240A, a gyro sensor 1240B, an air pressure sensor 1240C, a magnetic sensor 1240D, an acceleration sensor 1240E, a grip sensor 1240F, 1240G, a color sensor 1240H (e.g., an RGB (red, green, blue) sensor), a biosensor 1240I, a temperature / humidity sensor 1240J, an illuminance sensor 1240K, Sensor 1240M. ≪ / RTI > Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module 1240 may include, for example, an E-nose sensor, an electromyography sensor, an electroencephalogram sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, , An infrared (IR) sensor, an iris sensor, and / or a fingerprint sensor. The sensor module 1240 may further include a control circuit for controlling at least one or more sensors belonging to the sensor module 1240. In some embodiments, the electronic device 1200 further includes a processor configured to control the sensor module 1240, either as part of the processor 1210 or separately, so that while the processor 1210 is in a sleep state, The sensor module 1240 can be controlled.

The input device 1250 may include, for example, a touch panel 1252, a (digital) pen sensor 1254, a key 1256, or an ultrasonic input device 1258). As the touch panel 1252, for example, at least one of an electrostatic type, a pressure sensitive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type can be used. Further, the touch panel 1252 may further include a control circuit. The touch panel 1252 may further include a tactile layer to provide a tactile response to the user.

(Digital) pen sensor 1254 may be part of, for example, a touch panel or may include a separate recognition sheet. Key 1256 may include, for example, a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad. The ultrasonic input device 1258 can sense the ultrasonic wave generated from the input tool through the microphone (e.g., the microphone 1288) and confirm the data corresponding to the sensed ultrasonic wave.

Display 1260 (e.g., display 160) may include panel 1262, hologram device 1264, or projector 1266. Panel 1262 may include the same or similar configuration as display 160 of FIG. The panel 1262 can be embodied, for example, flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel 1262 may be composed of one module with the touch panel 1252. [ The hologram device 1264 can display the stereoscopic image in the air using the interference of light. The projector 1266 can display an image by projecting light on a screen. The screen may, for example, be located inside or outside the electronic device 1200. According to one embodiment, the display 1260 may further include control circuitry for controlling the panel 1262, the hologram device 1264, or the projector 1266.

The interface 1270 may be any of a variety of devices such as a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) 1272, a universal serial bus (USB) 1274, an optical interface 1276, or a D- ) ≪ / RTI > Additionally or alternatively, the interface 1270 can be, for example, a mobile high-definition link (MHL) interface, a secure digital (SD) card / multi-media card (MMC) data association standard interface.

The audio module 1280 can, for example, convert sound and electrical signals in both directions. The audio module 1280 can process sound information input or output through, for example, a speaker 1282, a receiver 1284, an earphone 1286, or a microphone 1288 or the like.

The camera module 1291 may be, for example, a device capable of capturing still images and moving images, and may include one or more image sensors such as a front sensor or a rear sensor, a lens, an image signal processor (ISP) , Or a flash (e.g., an LED or xenon lamp, etc.).

The power management module 1295 can manage the power of the electronic device 1200, for example. According to one embodiment, the power management module 1295 may include a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a charger integrated circuit (PWM), or a battery or fuel gauge. The PMIC may have a wired and / or wireless charging scheme. The wireless charging scheme may include, for example, a magnetic resonance scheme, a magnetic induction scheme, or an electromagnetic wave scheme, and may further include an additional circuit for wireless charging, for example, a coil loop, a resonant circuit, have. The battery gauge can measure, for example, the remaining amount of the battery 1296, the voltage during charging, the current, or the temperature. The battery 1296 may include, for example, a rechargeable battery and / or a solar battery.

Indicator 1297 may indicate a particular state of electronic device 1200 or a portion thereof (e.g., processor 1210), such as a boot state, a message state, or a state of charge. The motor 1298 can convert an electrical signal into mechanical vibration and can generate vibration, haptic effects, and the like. Although not shown, the electronic device 1200 may include a processing unit (e.g., a GPU) for mobile TV support. The processing device for supporting mobile TV can process media data conforming to standards such as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), or media flow (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 be changed according to the type of the electronic device. In various embodiments, the electronic device may comprise at least one of the components described herein, some components may be omitted, or may further include additional other components. In addition, some of the components of the electronic device according to various embodiments may be combined into one entity, so that the functions of the components before being combined can be performed in the same manner.

13 is a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments.

According to one embodiment, program module 1310 includes an operating system (OS) that controls resources associated with an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 100) and / or various applications running on the operating system can do. The operating system may be, for example, android, iOS, windows, symbian, tizen, or bada.

The program module 1310 may include a kernel 1320, a middleware 1330, an application programming interface (API) 1360, and / or an application 1370. At least a portion of the program module 1310 may be preloaded on an electronic device or downloaded from an external electronic device.

The kernel 1320 may include, for example, a system resource manager 1321 and / or a device driver 1323. The system resource manager 1321 can perform control, allocation, or recovery of system resources. According to one embodiment, the system resource manager 1321 may include a process management unit, a memory management unit, or a file system management unit. The device driver 1323 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 .

The middleware 1330 may provide various functions commonly required by the application 1370 or may be provided through the API 1360 in various ways to enable the application 1370 to efficiently use limited system resources within the electronic device. Functions may be provided to application 1370. According to one embodiment, the middleware 1330 includes a runtime library 1335, an application manager 1341, a window manager 1342, a multimedia manager 1343, a resource manager a resource manager 1344, a power manager 1345, a database manager 1346, a package manager 1347, a connectivity manager 1348, a notification manager 1349, a location manager 1350, a graphic manager 1351, a security manager 1352, an alarm manager 1353, a UsageStats manager UsageStats manager) or LpNet manager (LpNet manager).

The runtime library 1335 may include, for example, a library module used by the compiler to add new functionality via a programming language while the application 1370 is running. The runtime library 1335 may perform input / output management, memory management, or functions for arithmetic functions.

The application manager 1341 can manage the life cycle of at least one of the applications 1370, for example.

The window manager 1342 can manage GUI resources used on the screen.

The multimedia manager 1343 can recognize the format required for reproducing various media files and can encode or decode a media file using a codec suitable for the corresponding format.

The resource manager 1344 can manage resources such as source code, memory or storage space of at least one of the applications 1370.

The power manager 1345 operates in conjunction with a basic input / output system (BIOS), for example, to manage a battery or a power source, and to provide power information necessary for the operation of the electronic device.

The database manager 1346 may create, retrieve, or modify a database to be used in at least one of the applications 1370.

The package manager 1347 can manage installation or update of an application distributed in the form of a package file.

The connection manager 1348 may manage wireless connections, such as, for example, WiFi or Bluetooth.

The notification manager 1349 may display or notify events such as arrival messages, appointments, proximity notifications, etc. in a way that is not disturbed to the user.

The location manager 1350 may manage the location information of the electronic device.

The graphic manager 1351 may manage the graphical effect to be provided to the user or a user interface associated therewith.

The security manager 1352 can provide all security functions necessary for system security or user authentication.

The alarm manager 1353 provides a function of providing an alarm at a specified time. The application 1370 can perform a desired function at a predetermined time or periodically using an alarm manager.

UsageStats manager 1354 can manage information on when and how much the application has been used. For example, it is possible to manage information such as a user account, execution time, end time, operation time, used memory, used hardware, consumed current, and degree of usage of the user (for example, notification confirmation probability).

The LpNet manager 1355 collects and analyzes information from other managers, including the application manager 1341, the package manager 1347, the location manager 1350, the alarm manager 1353, and the UsageStats manager 1354, . The control result is provided to the user through the smart manager 1385. Receives the user request through the smart manager 1385 and transmits it to the LpNet manager 1355, and the LpNet manager 1355 can perform the corresponding operation to the user request. For example, the LpNet manager 1355 receives the application execution information from the application manager 1341, the app information from the package manager 1347, the location information from the location manager 1350, and Wakeup From the UsageStats manager 1354, the user can obtain information on how many times the application has been used. For example, the LpNet manager 1355 may determine an unused application based on information gathered from the other manager (s) and limit the operation of the application. Or an application that is executed by a user among the applications whose operation is restricted can release the operation restriction. For example, the LpNet manager 1355 may notify the user of the restricted application through the notification manager 1349 as shown in FIG. 4 (d). For example, the LpNet manager 1355 may request the application manager 1341 to prohibit execution. Alternatively, the application manager 1341 may prohibit execution of a limited application by the LpNet manager 1355. [ For example, the LpNet manager 1355 may include an application list whose operation is restricted based on information collected from the other manager (s), an application list whose operation is restricted by a user's request received via the smart manager 1385, The remaining application list can be managed. At least one of the application list may be provided to the user through the smart manager 1385. [ The user can control the application list provided to the user through the interface of the smart manager 1385. [ The control signal may be communicated to the LpNet manager 1355 for processing.

According to one embodiment, when the electronic device includes a telephone function, the middleware 1330 may further include a telephony manager for managing the voice or video call function of the electronic device.

Middleware 1330 may include a middleware module that forms a combination of various functions of the above-described components. The middleware 1330 may provide a module specialized for each type of operating system to provide differentiated functions. In addition, middleware 1330 may dynamically delete some existing components or add new ones.

The API 1360 can be provided in a different configuration depending on the operating system, for example, as a set of API programming functions. For example, for Android or iOS, you can provide one API set per platform, and for tizen, you can provide more than two API sets per platform.

The application 1370 may include a home 1371, a dialer 1372, an SMS / MMS 1373, an instant message 1374, a browser 1375, a camera 1376, an alarm 1377, Contact 1378, voice dial 1379, email 1380, calendar 1381, media player 1382, album 1383, clock 1384, health care (e.g., Or provide one or more applications or smart managers 1385 that can provide environmental information (e.g., provide atmospheric pressure, humidity, or temperature information, etc.).

According to one embodiment, an application 1370 is an application that supports the exchange of information between an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 100) and an external electronic device (hereinafter referred to as an "information exchange application" ). The information exchange application may include, for example, a notification relay application for communicating specific information to an external electronic device, or a device management application for managing an external electronic device.

For example, the notification delivery application may include the ability to forward notification information generated by other applications of the electronic device (e.g. SMS / MMS application, email application, healthcare application, or environmental information application) to an external electronic device . Further, the notification delivery application can receive notification information from, for example, an external electronic device and provide it to the user.

The device management application may, for example, control the turning on / off of at least one function (e.g., the external electronic device itself (or some component) of the external electronic device communicating with the electronic device, (E.g., install, delete, or update) services provided by an external electronic device or external electronic device (e.g., call service or message service).

According to one embodiment, the application 1370 may include an application (e.g., a healthcare application of a mobile medical device, etc.) that is specified according to the attributes of the external electronic device. The application 1370 may include an application received from an external electronic device such as an external electronic device 200 or a push server 300. According to one embodiment the application 1370 may be a preloaded application, Downloadable third party applications. The names of the components of the program module 1310 according to the illustrated embodiment may vary depending on the type of the operating system.

The smart manager 1385 can provide an application list and an interface associated with the application list. For example, the application list may be an application list managed by the LpNet manager 1355 or a list obtained by acquiring individual application information from the LpNet manager 1355. For example, the application list may be an application list whose operation is restricted by the LpNet manager 1355. For example, the interface associated with the application list may be an interface for coordinating the application list. The user can restrict the operation or cancel the operation restriction for a specific application through the interface. For example, the interface associated with the application list may determine whether an application registered in the application list, an application history, a use history, or a usage level of the user is to be monitored.

According to various embodiments, at least some of the program modules 1310 may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two of them. At least some of the program modules 1310 may be implemented (e.g., executed) by, for example, a processor (e.g., control module 170). At least some of the program modules 1310 may include, for example, modules, programs, routines, sets of instructions or processes, etc., to perform one or more functions.

As used in this document, the term "module" may refer to a unit comprising, for example, one or a combination of two or more of hardware, software or firmware. A "module" may be interchangeably used with terms such as, for example, unit, logic, logical block, component, or circuit. A "module" may be a minimum unit or a portion of an integrally constructed component. A "module" may be a minimum unit or a portion thereof that performs one or more functions. "Modules" may be implemented either mechanically or electronically. For example, a "module" may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or programmable-logic devices And may include at least one.

At least a portion of a device (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or a method (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments may include, for example, computer-readable storage media in the form of program modules, As shown in FIG. When the instructions are executed by a processor (e.g., the control module 170), the one or more processors may perform the functions corresponding to the instructions. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, a memory 120 ).

The computer readable recording medium may be a hard disk, a floppy disk, a magnetic media (e.g., a magnetic tape), an optical media (e.g., a compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM) digital versatile discs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, hardware devices such as read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM) Etc. The program instructions may also include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. The above- May be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiment, and vice versa.

Modules or program modules according to various embodiments may include at least one or more of the elements described above, some of which may be omitted, or may further include additional other elements. Operations performed by modules, program modules, or other components in accordance with various embodiments may be performed in a sequential, parallel, iterative, or heuristic manner. Also, some operations may be performed in a different order, omitted, or other operations may be added.

And the embodiments disclosed in this document are presented for the purpose of explanation and understanding of the disclosed technology and do not limit the scope of the technology described in this document. Accordingly, the scope of this document should be interpreted to include all modifications based on the technical idea of this document or various other embodiments.

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In an electronic device,
A memory for storing a first application list including at least one application installed in the electronic device; And
Updating the first application list based on at least one of an operation of an application, a use history, or a user request, and when at least one event occurs, And at least one processor configured to limit the electronic device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
An application that provides a push service, an application that is set to perform an action specified at least once during a specified time period, an application that has not been used for a specified amount of time, And registering, in the first application list, at least one of the applications that has no user response for the specified time for the notification related to the notification. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a display,
The operation of the application may include a first operation performed while displaying information corresponding to an operation of the application on the display, a second operation performed without displaying information corresponding to the operation of the application on the display, And a third operation for providing information related to the application to another application in accordance with the second operation,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
And determine whether to use the application based on at least one of the first operation, the second operation, and the third operation. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
And determine whether to use the application by assigning weights different from each other to the first operation, the second operation, and the third operation. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
For each of the applications included in the first application list, a first state for permitting the operation of the application, a second state for decreasing the number of operations of the application, and at least a part of the operation of the application And to limit the operation of the at least one application based on the state of the application. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Change the state set in the application based on user input, and restrict the operation of the at least one application based on the state of the changed application. The method according to claim 1,
And a display operatively coupled to the at least one processor,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
And to limit the operation of the at least one application if at least a portion of the display is deactivated. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Wherein the at least one application is configured to limit the operation of the at least one application based on at least one of a current time, a current location of the electronic device, a remaining battery amount, and a cellular data usage. The method according to claim 1,
And a communication module for communicating with the external electronic device,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Receiving a second application list including at least one application installed in the external electronic device from the external electronic device, comparing the first application list and the second application list, and if there is an application performing the same function, An electronic device, and an external electronic device. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
And to transmit, via the communication module, a command for restricting the operation of the application installed in the external electronic device to the external electronic device, when it is set to limit the operation of the application installed in the external electronic device. A method of controlling an application of an electronic device,
Updating a first application list including at least one application installed in the electronic device based on at least one of an operation of the application, a use history or a user request; And
And limiting the operation of at least one of the at least one applications included in the first application list when a designated event occurs. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the updating of the first application list comprises:
An application that provides a push service, an application that is set to perform an action specified at least once during a specified time period, an application that has not been used for a specified amount of time, And registering in the first application list at least one of the applications that does not have a user response for a specified time for the notification associated with the notification. 12. The method of claim 11,
The operation of the application may include a first operation performed while displaying information corresponding to the operation of the application on the display, a second operation performed without displaying information corresponding to the operation of the application on the display, And a third operation of providing information related to the application to another application,
Wherein the updating of the first application list comprises:
And determining whether to use the application based on at least one of the first operation, the second operation, and the third operation. 14. The method of claim 13,
The method of claim 1,
And assigning weights different from each other to the first operation, the second operation, and the third operation to determine whether to use the application. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the act of limiting the operation of the at least one application comprises:
For each of the applications included in the first application list, a first state for permitting the operation of the application, a second state for decreasing the number of operations of the application, and at least a part of the operation of the application To one of the third states; And
And restricting operation of the at least one application based on the status of the application. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the act of limiting the operation of the at least one application comprises:
Changing the state set in the application based on user input; And
And restricting operation of the at least one application based on the status of the changed application. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the act of limiting the operation of the at least one application comprises:
Limiting the operation of the at least one application based on at least one of whether the display is inactive, a current time, a current location of the electronic device, a remaining battery amount, and a cellular data usage. 12. The method of claim 11,
Receiving a second application list including at least one application installed in the external electronic device from an external electronic device;
Comparing the first application list and the second application list to determine whether there is an application performing the same function; And
Further comprising restricting operation of an application that performs the same function at one of the electronic device and the external electronic device. In an electronic device,
display;
Memory; And
At least one processor,
Wherein the memory, upon execution, causes the at least one processor to:
And refrain from performing the function of the electronic device related to the operation while at least a portion of the display is inactive, based on an operation of an application program executable via the electronic device. 20. The method of claim 19,
The instructions,
And to cause the electronic device to confirm the operation based on a determination that the electronic device is in a low power mode. In an electronic device,
display;
A wireless communication circuit;
Volatile memory;
A processor electrically coupled to the display, a wireless communication circuit, and a volatile memory; And
And a nonvolatile memory electrically connected to the processor and storing software for implementing an operating system (OS)
The non-volatile memory, when executed,
Loading and executing at least a part of the OS on the volatile memory,
At least one application program that interfaces with the OS is loaded on the volatile memory and executed,
Monitors the operation of the application program to be executed by the operation of the part of the OS,
Storing instructions for causing at least a portion of the application program to be unloaded from the volatile memory, with the display being off, based at least in part on the result of the monitoring, by operation of a portion of the OS . 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
And to monitor at least one of an execution frequency of the executed application program, a time, and a degree of use by a user based on a part of the OS. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
Wherein when at least one of the execution frequency, the time, and the degree of use of the user does not reach the selected threshold, the application program is unloaded from the volatile memory after a predetermined time has passed after the display is turned off Lt; / RTI > 24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
After the application program is unloaded from the volatile memory, a signal relating to the application program is received via the communication circuit,
And not to execute the application program despite receipt of the signal. 24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
After the application program is unloaded from the volatile memory, a signal relating to the application program is received via the communication circuit,
Responding at least in part to the reception of the signal, re-executing the application program,
And after the re-execution, unloads the application program from the volatile memory again. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
Classifying the application program into one of a plurality of categories based on at least one of an execution frequency of the executed application program, a time, a degree of use by user, and a user's input,
And stores the information on the classification in the nonvolatile memory. 26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
Based at least in part on the stored classification,
Limiting the execution of the application program,
Controlling the execution of the application program based on the monitoring,
To permit execution of the application program despite the monitoring. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
And stores information related to the unloaded application program in the nonvolatile memory. 29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
To display on the display a user interface that displays at least a portion of the information stored in the non-volatile memory. 30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
Via the user interface, an input relating to the application program,
And to prevent unloading from the volatile memory, regardless of the result of the monitoring, based on at least a part of the input.

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