TW201935235A - System for temporarily storing and restoring application procedure and method thereof that enables temporary storage of an application procedure in a temporary storage module and generates a restoration interface to allow a user to restore the application procedure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for temporarily storing and restoring an application procedure and a method thereof, which enables temporary storage of an application procedure that was originally running in a foreground area in a temporary storage module and simultaneously generates a corresponding restoration interface to allow a user to selectively operate for restoring the application procedure in the foreground area. The system comprises a temporary storage module, which is operable for temporarily storing a first application procedure, wherein the first application procedure in the temporary storage module is temporarily held in operation or maintains the operation thereof; and a procedure monitoring module, which is connected to the temporary storage module, such that when the procedure monitoring module detects the first application procedure is not displayed on a foreground area, the procedure monitoring module generates a restoration interface in the foreground area, wherein when the restoration interface is operated, the first application procedure returns from the temporary storage module back to the foreground area.

Description

System and method for temporarily storing and replying application program

The present invention relates to the technical field of scheduling applications, and in particular, to a system and method for temporarily storing and replying to an application program temporarily storing application status and for a user to reply to the temporarily stored application program.

Mobile communication devices, especially mobile phones and tablet computers, currently lack a fast and effective mechanism for switching applications.

The application executed by the user in the foreground area may be switched to another application when the hyperlink is switched on or some file types are viewed, so that the application originally executed in the foreground area is switched to the background area. When the user wants to reply to the application in the background area, he needs to go back to the homepage and reselect the same application as the background area or use the function key to display all the applications in use side by side. Application and reply. The aforementioned mechanism will cause inconvenience to users.

In view of this, the present invention provides a system and method for temporarily storing and responding to application programs, so as to solve the lack of conventional technologies.

A first object of the present invention is to provide an application program temporary storage and recovery system, which includes a program monitoring module and a temporary storage module. A first application program is used as the foreground application program (herein defined as an application program operating in the foreground area). When it is switched to the background area or is no longer used as the foreground application program for other reasons, the program monitoring module will An application program is temporarily stored in a temporary storage module, and a response interface is generated or activated for a user to operate to restore the first application program into a foreground application program.

A second object of the present invention is to temporarily store and restore the application program according to the above-mentioned application. The restore interface includes, but is not limited to, a virtual button, a physical button, a camera, a microphone, or other sensors such as a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor, Gyroscopes and the like correspond to user operations including, but not limited to, a touch, a gesture, a voice message, an action, and the like.

A third object of the present invention is to temporarily store and restore the application program according to the above-mentioned application. When the restore interface is a virtual button, it is displayed in a preset shape, position, and transparency. The shape, position, and transparency can be further improved. Set by the user.

A fourth object of the present invention is to use the above-mentioned application temporary storage and recovery system. The current application is switched from the first application to a second application, and the first application is temporarily stored in the temporary storage module. When the foreground application is switched from the second application to a third application again, the first application of the temporary storage module may be maintained, updated to the second application, or the first and second applications may be temporarily stored simultaneously. .

A fifth object of the present invention is to temporarily store and respond to the system according to the above application program, wherein the application program of the temporary storage module can be set to be suspended or continuously run.

A sixth object of the present invention is to provide a method for temporarily storing and restoring an application program, which temporarily stores the foreground application program after exiting from the foreground area, and generates a reply interface for the user to quickly and conveniently restore the foreground application program in the foreground area.

A seventh object of the present invention is to switch the application of the current scene from the first application to a second application according to the foregoing application temporary storage and recovery method. The first application is temporarily stored in the temporary storage module. When the foreground application is switched from the second application to a third application again, the first application of the temporary storage module can be maintained and updated to the second application, and the first application and the second application are temporarily stored.

An eighth object of the present invention is to provide a graphical user interface as a recovery interface according to the above-mentioned method for temporarily storing and restoring an application program, with a preset shape, position, and transparency display. The shape, position, and transparency can be determined by the user. Settings.

To achieve the foregoing or other objectives, the present invention provides an application temporary storage and recovery system for operating a first application including a temporary storage module and a program monitoring module. A temporary storage module for temporarily storing the first application program. Among them, the first application of the temporary storage module is suspended or maintained; the program monitoring module is connected to the temporary storage module. If the program monitoring module detects that the first application is not displayed in a foreground area, the program monitoring module The group generates a corresponding reply interface in the foreground area; wherein when the reply interface is operated, the first application returns to the foreground area from the temporary storage module.

In order to achieve the foregoing or other objectives, the present invention provides a method for temporarily storing and restoring application status, including step (a), a first application is displayed in a foreground area; and step (b), detecting a first in the foreground area An application program, if the foreground area has a first application program, execute step (a), if the first application program disappears or is about to disappear in the foreground area, execute step (c); step (c), temporarily store the first application program, and The temporarily stored first application is suspended or maintained; and step (d), a reply interface is generated for returning the temporarily stored first application to the foreground area.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the following specific embodiments are used in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to make a detailed description of the present invention, which will be described later:

In the present invention, "a" or "an" is used to describe the units, elements and components described herein. This is only for convenience of explanation and provides a general meaning to the scope of the present invention. Therefore, unless it is obvious that he meant otherwise, such a description should be understood to include one, at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.

In the present invention, the terms "including", "including", "having", "containing" or any other similar terms are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, an element, structure, article, or device containing a plurality of elements is not limited to only those elements listed herein, but may include other elements, structures, articles, or devices that are not explicitly listed but are generally inherent in the element, structure, article, or device Requirements. In addition, unless expressly stated to the contrary, the term "or" means an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or".

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a system block diagram of an application temporary storage and recovery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the application temporary storage and recovery system 10 is applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a processor and a memory.

The processor and the memory are connected by, for example, a system bus.

In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, a first application program 104, a second application program 105, and a third application program 106 are additionally provided. Various application programs 104-106 can be run on the processor, and each application program 104- The operating state of 106 corresponds to a configuration on the memory.

In the following description of the embodiment, the initial state is taken as an example of the first application program 104 running in the foreground area, and the former scenic area referred to herein refers to the display screen of the electronic device.

The application temporary storage and response system 10 includes a temporary storage module 110 and a program monitoring module 111. The temporary storage module 110 may correspond to a memory, and the program monitoring module 111 may correspond to a processor.

The temporary storage module 110 can temporarily store the first application program 104. The first application program 104 in the temporary storage module 110 is suspended or maintained.

The program monitoring module 111 is connected to the temporary storage module 110. If the program monitoring module 111 detects that the first application 104 is not displayed in the foreground area, the program monitoring module 111 generates a corresponding response interface 112 in the foreground area. The response interface 112 is generated from at least one of a user input unit and a sensor unit.

When the first application 104 is not in the foreground area as the foreground application (including but not limited to the first application 104 being closed or jumping to another application), the program monitoring module 111 temporarily stores the first application 104 to the temporary application. Storage module 112, and generating (or activating) a reply interface 112 for user operation. When the reply interface 112 is operated by the user, the first application program 104 returns to the foreground area from the temporary storage module 110, that is, displays in the foreground area. First Application 104.

The types of the reply interface 112 include, but are not limited to, virtual keys, physical keys, cameras, microphones, or other sensors such as a gravity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope, and the like; corresponding user operations include, but are not limited to, one-touch Control, a gesture, a voice message, an action, etc. In this embodiment, the recovery interface 112 is described by using a virtual button as an example. Therefore, after the user touches the virtual button, the first application program 104 can be restored from the temporary storage module 110 to the foreground area. The virtual keys have a preset area, transparency, and position overlay (or overlay) on a user interface when the first application 104 is executed. The aforementioned area, transparency, and position are based on the principle that the user does not affect the user interface operation of the first application 104, and the area, transparency, and position can be freely configured / moved by the user.

In other embodiments, the recovery interface 112 may also be a gravity acceleration sensor, a gyroscope, or a gravity sensor. The user can restore the first application program 104 temporarily stored in the temporary storage module 110 to the foreground area by triggering an operation on the recovery interface 112 by an action.

In another embodiment, when the first application 104 is switched to the second application 105, when the first application 104 originally in the foreground area is about to be replaced by the second application 105, the first application 104 temporarily stores the temporary storage module 110, and executes the second application program 105 in the foreground area. When the second application program 105 is running in the foreground area, the user can restore the first application program 104 from the temporary storage module 110 through the operation of the recovery interface 112.

Further, in a case where the second application program 105 will be switched to the third application program 106 again, when the second application program 105 originally in the foreground area is about to be or has been replaced by the third application program 106, the second application program 105 The temporary storage module 110 is temporarily stored or replaces the first application 104 that has been temporarily stored, and the third application 106 is executed in the foreground area. When the third application program 106 is running in the foreground area, the user may choose to restore the first application program 104 or the second application program 105 from the temporary storage module 110 through the operation of the recovery interface 112.

In another embodiment, the program monitoring module 111 may also temporarily store and reply to the first application 104, that is, when the first application 104 in the foreground area is switched to the second application 105 and it is desired to switch to the first application 104. When three applications 106 are used, the program monitoring module 111 does not update the temporary storage module 112. Therefore, when the third application program 106 is run in the foreground area, when the user operates the reply interface 112, the third application program 106 returns to the first application program 104 instead of the second application program 105 in the foreground area.

In another embodiment, the applications 104-106 temporarily stored in the temporary storage module 110 may be set to run continuously. When the user operates the response interface 112, the applications 104-106 and their connections are restored in the foreground area. The running state of the temporary storage module 110; in another embodiment, the applications 104-106 temporarily stored in the temporary storage module 110 may be set to suspend operation. When the user operates the recovery interface 112, the application is restored in the foreground area. When the procedures 104-106, the suspended state of the temporary storage module 110 is continued (that is, the user needs further operation to resume operation) or the suspended state is released and executed automatically.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a method for temporarily storing and restoring an application according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the method for temporarily storing and restoring an application program is applied to an electronic device, and its description is the same as that of the first embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

The method for temporarily storing and replying an application program starts in step S201, and a first application program is executed in the foreground area, that is, the first application program is displayed in a foreground area.

Then, step S202 is performed to detect whether the foreground area has the first application program. If the foreground area has the first application program, step S201 is performed. When the first application program disappears or is about to disappear in the foreground area, step S203 is performed.

Following step S203, the first application is temporarily stored, and the temporarily stored first application is suspended or maintained.

Step S204 is followed by generating a reply interface for returning the temporarily stored first application to the foreground area.

In another embodiment, the method for temporarily storing and restoring an application program may further include between step S202 and step S203 or after step S203, and provide a second application program instead of the first application program to be displayed in the foreground area.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of an application program temporary storage and recovery method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the method for temporarily storing and responding to an application program is applied to an electronic device. The method for temporarily storing and responding to an application program includes steps S301, S302, and S303 in addition to the steps of the second embodiment.

In this embodiment, a third application program is provided instead of the second application program to be displayed in the foreground area. Before replacing the second application program, one of steps S301, S302, and S303 can be executed according to a setting mechanism.

Step S301: release the first application and replace the first application with a second application, wherein the first application in step S204 is replaced by the second application and the temporarily stored second application is suspended or Keep it running.

Step S302: Maintain the temporary storage as the first application program.

Step S303: temporarily storing the first application program and the second application program, wherein the first application program in step S204 can be optionally replaced with the second application program, and the temporarily stored first application program and the second application program are respectively Pause or maintain operation.

The purpose of the foregoing setting mechanism is to determine whether to update the first application program or the second application program temporarily stored in the temporary storage module. If it is set to update, the first application originally located in the temporary storage module is updated to the second application; otherwise, if it is not set to update, the temporary storage application in the temporary storage module is still the first application.

Figures 4 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are schematic diagrams illustrating an example interface of the method for temporarily storing and restoring an application according to the present invention. In FIG. 4 (a), the handheld device 400 includes a display screen 401, and a first application program 402 is displayed on the display screen 401. The first application program 402 uses a navigation program as the first application program 402 as an example.

In FIG. 4 (b), before the first application 402 is switched to the second application 403 on the display screen 401 (here, an instant messaging software is used as an example), the first application 402 is temporarily stored in a temporary storage module. (Not shown), and a virtual key is generated as the reply interface 405 before or after the second application 403 is displayed on the display screen 401. The virtual key covers a user interface of the second application 403 with a preset area, a transparency, and a position. The area, transparency, and position of the virtual key do not affect the operation of the second application 403 by the user. And the area, transparency, and position can be set by the user.

In Figures 4 (c) and (d), after the user performs a touch operation on the virtual key as the reply interface 405, the second application program 403 is switched to the first application program 402 temporarily stored in the temporary storage module. , Which is the navigation application.

The present invention has been disclosed in the foregoing with a preferred embodiment, but those skilled in the art should understand that this embodiment is only for describing the present invention, and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to this embodiment should be included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be defined by the scope of the patent application.

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FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of an application temporary storage and recovery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an application program temporary storage and recovery method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of an application program temporary storage and recovery method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Figures 4 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are schematic diagrams illustrating an example interface of the method for temporarily storing and restoring an application according to the present invention.

Claims (10)

An application temporary storage and response system for operating a first application includes: a temporary storage module for temporarily storing the first application, wherein the first application in the temporary storage module is suspended or Maintaining operation; and a program monitoring module connected to the temporary storage module. If the program monitoring module detects that the first application program is not displayed in a foreground area, the program monitoring module generates a corresponding one in the foreground area. A reply interface; wherein when the reply interface is operated, the first application returns to the foreground area from the temporary storage module. According to the application temporary storage and recovery system described in item 1 of the patent application scope, it further includes a second application stored in the temporary storage module or a storage unit, and the program monitoring module detects that the foreground area does not exist. When the first application is obtained, it obtains the second application from the temporary storage module or the storage unit and displays the second application in the foreground area to replace the first application in the foreground area. For example, the application temporary storage and recovery system described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, further includes a third application stored in the temporary storage module or the storage unit. The program monitoring module uses the first When the second application is taken by three applications, the program monitoring module may further update the first application located in the temporary storage module to the second application according to a setting mechanism, and maintain the temporary storage module. The first application program or the second application program is stored simultaneously in the temporary storage module, wherein the first application program and the second application program in the temporary storage module are suspended or maintained respectively. . The temporary storage and recovery system for an application program according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the recovery interface is generated from at least one of a user input unit and a sensor unit. According to the application temporary storage and recovery system described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the recovery interface is a virtual key formed in the foreground area, the virtual key has an area, a transparency, and a position, and The area, the transparency and the position can be set freely. An application state temporary storage and recovery method includes the following steps: (a) a first application is displayed in a foreground area; (b) the first application in the foreground area is detected, if the foreground area has the first area; An application program executes step (a), and if the first application program disappears or is about to disappear in the foreground area, then step (c) is executed; (c) the first application program is temporarily stored, and the first application program is temporarily stored The program is suspended or maintained; and (d) a reply interface is generated for returning the temporarily stored first application to the foreground area. The method for temporarily storing and restoring the application status described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, further comprising the steps of: (e) providing a second application instead of the first application to be displayed in the foreground area, wherein step (e) It may be between step (b) and step (c) or after step (c). According to the method for temporarily storing and restoring the application status described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, after step (d) or (e), the method further includes the steps: (f) providing a third application instead of the second application to be displayed in The foreground area, before replacing the second application, performs one of the following steps according to a setting mechanism: (i) releasing the first application and replacing the first application with the second application, wherein the steps (d) the first application is replaced by the second application, and the temporarily stored second application is suspended or maintained; (ii) maintained temporarily as the first application; and (iii) ) Temporarily storing the first application and the second application, wherein the first application in step (d) may be optionally replaced by the second application, and the temporarily stored first application and the The second application is suspended or maintained, respectively. The method for temporarily storing and restoring an application program according to item 6 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the restoration interface is generated from at least one of a user input unit and a sensor unit. According to the method for temporarily storing and restoring an application program according to item 9 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the restoration interface is a virtual button, the virtual button is formed in the foreground area, and the virtual button has an area, a transparency, and a position. And the area, the transparency and the position can be set freely.