TW201610845A - Method for integrating primary and secondary applications and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for integrating primary and secondary applications includes a plurality of electronic devices, each of which is equipped with a primary application, and a servo host. The servo host stores a plurality of secondary applications and communicates through the Internet with at least one electronic device executing the primary application. A method for integrating primary and secondary applications includes the following steps: establishing a plurality of hyperlinks respectively corresponding to the secondary applications and embedding the hyperlinks into the primary applications; receiving a call message comprising one of the hyperlinks from the electronic device; and transmitting the secondary application corresponding to the hyperlink for being temporarily stored in the electronic device so as to allow the electronic device to perform the secondary application. Thus, by integrating a primary application with a plurality of independent secondary applications, the resources of the secondary applications can be shared without installing any secondary application, thereby achieving the purposes of conveniently managing and enhancing resources availability of the system.

Description

Parent-child application integration method and system thereof

The present invention relates to an integration method, and more particularly to a child-mother application integration method and system thereof.

With portable mobile electronic devices, such as smart phones and tablets, popularized in daily life, the application (Application, APP) is quickly becoming an important core in daily life, and gradually replaces the status of mobile browsers. Clothing, housing, travel, education, music, can find a variety of applications developed by different developers in the software store.

Since users have to download the aforementioned applications one by one, they can enjoy the information provided by each application. Therefore, in the case of the above-mentioned applications, such as stars, users often cannot know whether the application is good or bad, or have no knowledge of the relevant applications. The application message downloads and installs many useless, unusable or low-use applications, which not only causes confusion in use and management, but also consumes system resources, resulting in insufficient storage space of the portable mobile electronic device. And the speed is getting slower and slower.

Referring to Figure 1, the establishment of a folder 1 can manage the shortcuts of multiple applications 11 in a centralized manner, but it still causes the use of each application 11 and the use of system resources. Lack of storage space, slower speeds, etc.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for integrating child and child applications that facilitate management and increase the resources available to the system.

Therefore, the method for integrating the application of the present invention is to use a server and a plurality of electronic devices respectively attached to different users as a tool, and each of the electronic devices is provided with a parent application, and the method for integrating the application includes the following steps:

Step (a): The server host stores a number of sub-applications.

Step (b): The server host establishes a number hyperlink corresponding to the sub-applications, and embeds the hyperlinks into the parent application.

Step (c): The server communicates with any one of the electronic devices executing the parent application via the Internet.

Step (d): The server receives a call message from the electronic device and includes one of the hyperlinks.

Step (e): The server host transmits a sub-application corresponding to the hyperlink to the electronic device, so that the electronic device executes the sub-application.

A child-mother application integration system includes: a digital electronic device, and a servo host.

The electronic devices are each installed with a parent application.

The server has a storage medium for storing a plurality of applications, a server communication module for communicating with any one of the electronic devices executing the parent application through the Internet, and a server processor. The server processor establishes a number hyperlink for the corresponding sub-applications, and embeds the hyperlinks into the parent application, and receives a call message from the electronic device and includes one of the hyperlinks, and then transmits the The sub-application corresponding to the hyperlink is temporarily stored in the electronic device, so that the electronic device executes the sub-application.

The effect of the invention: the use of the parent application to integrate multiple independent sub-applications, sharing the sub-application resources without installing sub-applications, facilitating management, and improving system available resources.

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51‧‧‧Sub-application

52‧‧‧Sub-application

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52’‧‧‧Sub-application

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a shortcut of a plurality of applications being concentrated in a folder; FIG. 2 is a schematic view. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the embodiment of the present invention; An electronic device mounts a parent application; and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the electronic device in the embodiment executing a parent application.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted in the following In the description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, an embodiment of the mother-child application integration system of the present invention includes: a digital electronic device 2, and a servo host 3.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 2 is a portable mobile electronic device, such as a smart phone or a tablet, and has a non-volatile storage medium 21 for installing and storing a parent application (Application) 4. a storage medium 22, a client communication module 23 communicating with the outside world via a wireless communication protocol, a client processor 24 executing the parent application 4, and a user operation interface for operating the parent application 4. 25. The non-volatile storage medium 21 is a flash memory in this embodiment. The volatile storage medium 22 is a random access memory (RAM) in this embodiment. The user operation interface 25 is a touch screen in this embodiment.

The server 3 has a storage medium 31 for storing a number of application applications (APPs) 51, 52, and a server communication module for communicating with the client communication module 23 of the electronic devices 2 via the Internet. Group 32, and a server processor 33.

It should be noted that the parent application 4 and the sub-applications 51 and 52 are respectively published in a software store that can be downloaded through the Internet, such as an app store of the IOS system, or a google play of the Android system, and the parent application program 4 is associated with the same owner as the server 3, and the sub-applications 51, 52 are attributed to at least one manager. In this embodiment, the sub-application 51 belongs to Jiatai Enterprise Co., Ltd., and the sub-application 52 belongs to Hongsheng Marble Enterprise Co., Ltd.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the following steps are described in conjunction with the embodiment:

Step 61: The storage medium 31 of the server 3 stores the number of sub-applications 51, 52 from the software store.

Step 62: The server processor 33 of the server host 3 establishes two hyperlinks 51', 52' respectively corresponding to the child applications 51, 52, and embed the hyperlinks 51', 52' into the parent application. 4.

Step 63: The server 3 communicates with any one of the electronic devices 2 executing the parent application 4 via the Internet.

In this embodiment, the user operates the parent application 4 through the user interface 25 of the electronic device 2, and the client processor 24 of the electronic device 2 passes through the user during the execution of the parent application 4. The end communication module 23 communicates with the servo host 3.

Step 64: The servo host 3 receives the communication from the electronic device 2 via the communication relationship between the server communication module 32 and the user communication module 23 of the electronic device 2, and includes one of the hyperlinks 51' (or hyperlink) 52') a call message.

In this embodiment, when the user selects any hyperlink 51' (or hyperlink 52') representing the child applications 51, 52 through the user operation interface 25 of the electronic device 2, the user terminal of the electronic device 2 The processor 24 transmits a call message to the server host 3 via the client communication module 23.

Step 65: The server end processor 33 of the server host 3 transmits the corresponding hyperlink 51' (or hyperlink) through the server communication module 32. The sub-application 51 (or the sub-application 52) of the 52') is temporarily stored in the volatile storage medium 22 of the electronic device 2, so that the client processor 24 of the electronic device 2 executes the sub-application 51 (or sub-application) Program 52).

In this way, the user only needs to install a parent application 4 to obtain the usage function of the child application 51 (or the child application 52), and the child application 51 (or the child application 52) temporarily exists due to execution. The volatile storage medium 22, therefore, disappears from the volatile storage medium 22 of the electronic device after the aforementioned sub-application 51 (or sub-application 52) is interrupted. It is worth mentioning that, since the parent application 4 is stored in the non-volatile storage medium 21, when the parent application 4 is interrupted, the non-volatile storage medium 21 of the electronic device 2 is still stored, and The non-volatile storage medium 21 further stores data input by the user through the user operation interface 25 when the parent application 4 or the child applications 51 and 52 are executed.

In addition, since the parent application 4 and the child applications 51 and 52 each have an independent owner or manager, the version in the software store can be updated at any time for the electronic device 2 or the server 3 The updated parent application 4, the sub-applications 51, 52 are downloaded by the software store.

In summary, the mother-child application integration method and system thereof of the present invention have the following advantages and effects:

1. The present invention is capable of connecting more than two independent sub-applications 51, 52, and fully utilizing all the functions of the sub-applications 51, 52, and is different from the yellow pages currently connected to related websites by an application on the market. Query function to improve the integrity and convenience of use.

Second, since the parent application 4 and the child applications 51, 52 each have an independent owner or manager, the owner of the parent application 4, or the administrators of the child applications 51, 52 are always available. You can update the latest information, replace the product photos, etc. without restricting each other, and for the server, you only need to maintain the parent application 4. For the user, you can get the updated sub-applications synchronously. 51, 52, and can greatly simplify the management process.

Third, the user only needs to download a parent application 4, and can acquire a large number of sub-applications 51 and 52 functions. What is important is that, in the case of obtaining a large amount of data, only one parent application 4 storage space is occupied, and further The space benefits and execution benefits of the non-volatile storage medium 21 of the electronic devices 2 are greatly enhanced.

4. In addition to the marketing promotion in the aforementioned software store, the aforementioned sub-applications 51 and 52 may be integrated into the marketing promotion of the parent application 4, and all the information related to the product or service may be managed and integrated, for example, The mother application 4 integrates the application of the marble building materials, or integrates the application information about the tourism information with the parent application 4, thereby increasing the accuracy and breadth of the advertisement, and forming a ubiquitous trend of marketing.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and the patent specification of the present invention are still It is within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

A method for integrating a child-mother application is a tool of a server and a plurality of electronic devices respectively attached to different users, each of which is installed with a parent application, and the method for integrating the child application includes the following steps: Step (a) The server host stores a number of sub-applications; step (b): the server host establishes a number hyperlink corresponding to the sub-applications, and embeds the hyperlinks into the parent application; step (c): the servo The host communicates with any one of the electronic devices executing the parent application through the Internet; step (d): the server receives a call message from the electronic device and includes one of the hyperlinks; and step (e) The server sends a sub-application corresponding to the hyperlink to the electronic device, so that the electronic device executes the sub-application. The parent-child application integration method of claim 1, wherein the parent application of the electronic device is still stored in the electronic device after the execution of the electronic device is interrupted, and the sub-application of the electronic device is interrupted, The electronic device disappears. The method for integrating a child application according to claim 1, wherein the server can increase or decrease the number of the child applications. The parent-child application integration method according to claim 1, wherein the parent application and the sub-applications are separately published in a software store that can be downloaded through the Internet, and the parent application and the server are owned by the server. For the same owner, the sub-applications belong to at least one manager. The method for integrating a child application according to claim 4, wherein the server updates the stored child application according to the latest version of the software store publishing the sub-application. A child-mother application integration system comprising: a plurality of electronic devices each having a parent application; and a server having a storage medium for storing a plurality of applications, executing the parent application over the Internet and any one or more a server communication module for communicating with each other, and a server processor for establishing a number hyperlink corresponding to the sub-applications, and embedding the hyperlinks in the parent application And receiving a call message from the electronic device and including one of the hyperlinks, and transmitting a sub-application corresponding to the hyperlink to the electronic device, so that the electronic device executes the sub-application. The child-mother application integration system of claim 6, wherein the electronic device has a client-side communication module that communicates with the server-side server communication module, and executes the parent application and the child application. A client processor and a user interface for operating the parent application and the child application. The child-mother application integration system of claim 7, wherein the electronic device further has a volatile storage medium for storing the sub-application. The child-mother application integration system as claimed in claim 7 or 8, wherein Program. The child-mother application integration system of claim 9, wherein the non-volatile storage medium of the electronic device further stores at least one of the parent application and the child application, and the user transmits the use The information entered by the operator interface.