TWI634481B - System and method for packaging applications - Google Patents

Abstract

An application assembly method and system for assembling an installation package of an application that can be installed on a user device. The system includes: a user interface module selection unit, a user interface module for selecting a screen adapted to the screen of the user equipment according to the screen information of the user equipment; and an installation package assembly unit for selecting the unit by the user interface module The selected user interface module is assembled with the operational logic module to form an installation package of the application, the operational logic module being independent of the screen of the user device.

Description

Application assembly method and system

The content disclosed in the present application relates to an assembly method and system for an application installation package, and in particular to a method and system for assembling an application package that is adapted and dynamic with a user device.

Portable smart electronic devices such as smart phones and tablets have become more and more widely used. These smart electronic devices have powerful processing power and can run various applications on them. Some applications are pre-installed on these electronic devices, usually at the factory. In addition, users can additionally install other applications on these electronic devices according to their personal needs.

In the prior art, the manner in which an application is installed on a portable smart electronic device can be roughly divided into two types: one is that the user directly uses an application such as an "app store" on the electronic device (for example, The "Google Play" application on Android) selects the application to be installed, then downloads the application installation package of the selected application and installs it on the electronic device on the electronic device; the other way is that the user utilizes, for example, an individual A device such as a computer accesses a specific application server to select an application to be installed, and then downloads or pushes the application installation package of the selected application to the user's portable smart device for installation. However, regardless of the form, the application installation package is obtained through a download or push. This means that the application's installation package cannot be dynamically configured until the application is installed. However, various electronic devices have differences in hardware configuration, for example, the pixel density of the screen may include 1 DPI (for example, 120DPI), mDPI (eg, 160DPI), hDPI (eg, 240DPI), and xhDPI (320DPI) four basic pixel densities, there are many different resolutions for the same pixel density, and the hardware architecture can include x86, ARM, MIPS, and more. In order to be able to run and display properly on a variety of differently configured electronic devices, the application installation package is typically large in size to cover a variety of possible hardware configurations, thereby consuming more network resources during download or push.

In addition, service applications such as "app store" periodically scan the versions of each application installed on the electronic device and compare it with the latest version of the application on the application server. When the application installed on the electronic device is found to be not the latest version, the user will be prompted to upgrade the application. The upgrade method is to download or push the latest version of the application installation package to the user's electronic device for installation to replace or overwrite the old version of the application. Since the application installation package is not dynamically configured, there is a situation where the latest version of the application on the application server is an improvement for a particular hardware-configured device, for example, fixed on a specific screen resolution. Display problems under the degree. However, such improvements do not make sense for other hardware-like devices. As a result, users often perform unnecessary application upgrades and waste more network resources.

The inventive concept has been proposed in response to these problems in the prior art. According to the application assembling method and system of the present invention, the application installation package can be dynamically configured according to the actual situation of the user equipment, so that the size of the application installation package for the specific user equipment is minimized, thereby saving network resources. In addition, you can avoid unnecessary application upgrades for your users.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an application assembling method is provided for assembling an installation package of an application that can be installed on a user device, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a screen suitable for the user device according to the screen information of the user device; User interface module; and the selected The user interface module is assembled with the operational logic module to form an installation package of the application, the operational logic module being independent of the screen of the user device.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the method may further comprise the step of: determining, in response to an operation on the installed application, whether there is a means for implementing the operation on the user device, when the component is not present: The architectural information of the user device selects a component for implementing the operation; and assembles the selected component to the installed application on the user device.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the user interface module can be selected by the application server and the selected user interface module and the operation logic module can be assembled together.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the component may be selected by an application server, and the selected component may be assembled to the installed application through the user device itself or an application installation server.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the screen information of the user equipment may include pixel density information and/or resolution information of the screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an application assembly system is provided for assembling an installation package of an application that can be installed on a user device, the system comprising: a user interface module selection unit for The screen information selects a user interface module adapted to the screen of the user device; and the installation package assembling unit is configured to assemble the user interface module selected by the user interface module selection unit and the operation logic module to form the The installation package of the application, the operation logic module is independent of the screen of the user equipment.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the application assembling system may further include a component selection unit and a component assembly unit. Responding to the operation of the installed application, determining whether there is a component for realizing the operation on the user device, when the component is not present, the component selecting unit is configured to select according to the architecture information of the user device a member that implements the operation, and the member is spelled The loading unit is configured to assemble the component selected by the component selecting unit to the installed application on the user device.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the user interface module selection unit and the installation package assembly unit may be implemented in an application server.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the component selection unit may be implemented in an application server, and the component assembly unit may be implemented in a user device or in an application installation server.

According to the application assembling method and system of the present invention, the dynamic configuration of the application installation package can be realized, that is, each module adapted to the user equipment is selected to assemble the application installation package, and the user is only required when needed. The device-fitted components are assembled to the installed application, minimizing the size of the application installation package for a particular user device to save the network resources needed to transfer the application installation package.

In addition, when the user interface module or component of the specific hardware configuration is upgraded on the application server, the user equipment irrelevant to the hardware configuration may not need to be upgraded, thereby avoiding unnecessary for the user. Application upgrade operation.

10‧‧‧Application installation package

11‧‧‧User Interface Module

12‧‧‧Operational logic module

20‧‧‧Assembly components

100‧‧‧User equipment

200‧‧‧Application Server

300‧‧‧Network

400‧‧‧Application Install Server

500‧‧‧Application Assembly System

501‧‧‧User Interface Module Selection Unit

502‧‧‧Installation package assembly unit

503‧‧‧Build selection unit

504‧‧‧Component assembly unit

The above as well as other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings. In the drawings: FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an application installation package according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of assembling components in an installed application according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4 illustrate an application environment in which an application assembling method and system according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied; and FIG. 5 shows a schematic block diagram of an application assembling system according to an embodiment of the present invention; as well as FIG. 6 shows a schematic flow chart of an application assembling method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and the scope of the invention will be fully disclosed to those skilled in the art. In the figures, the various components are not drawn to scale, and the same reference numerals will be used to refer to the same or similar components.

The terms "a", "an", "the" and "the" and "the" The terms "including", "comprising", "comprising" and "comprising" are to be interpreted as an open term (ie, meaning "including but not limited to").

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning meaning meaning It is also to be understood that the invention is not to be construed as limited Moreover, unless otherwise defined, all terms defined in a commonly used dictionary may not be overly interpreted.

The present invention provides an application assembly method and system that can be adapted and dynamic with a user device. In the technical solutions of the present invention, the application installation package is dynamically assembled.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of an application installation package in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the application installation package 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a dynamically configured user interface module 11 and an operation logic module 12.

The user interface module 11 is associated with the screen of the user device. In particular, the user interface module 11 can be related to the pixel density of the screen of the user device and/or to the resolution of the screen. The pixel density of the screen may include four basic pixel densities of 1 DPI (eg, 120 DPI), mDPI (eg, 160 DPI), hDPI (eg, 240 DPI), and xhDPI (320 DPI). Thus, for the same application, there may be four different user interface modules 11-1 through 11-4 to correspond to four pixel bases, respectively. However, the inventive concept is not limited thereto. For example, the user interface module 11 may correspond to pixel density other than four basic pixel densities; for the same pixel density, there may be multiple user interface modules 11 to correspond to different resolutions; or for the same application. That is, there may be fewer or more than four different user interface modules 11. In the user interface module 11, for example, display elements of an application such as a window, a function table, and a button can be implemented, and mutual positional relationships between the display elements can be realized.

The operational logic module 12 is independent of the screen of the user equipment. For the same application, only one operational logic module 12 is required. Specifically, in the operation logic module 12, various execution-independent application parts, such as various algorithms and data structures, can be implemented, and a call relationship between display elements can also be implemented, for example, by clicking in the current window. A menu item to switch to another window.

In the prior art, in order to be able to adapt to a plurality of different hardware configurations, a plurality of user interface modules 11 and operation logic modules 12 are included in one application installation package, so that the size of the application installation package is large.

According to the technical solution of the present invention, the user interface module 11 can be dynamically configured to adapt the screen of the user device (eg, the pixel density of the screen) such that the size of the application installation package for the specific user device is minimized. As shown in FIG. 1, one of the user interface modules 11-1 to 11-4 can be selected as the user interface module 11 according to the screen of the user equipment, and included in the application installation package.

In addition, taking the Android system as an example, the application on it actually runs in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and obtains/accesses the underlying system resources through the JVM. In some cases, the JVM does not meet all the requirements, so Java provides the Java Native Interface (JNI) to enable code written in languages such as C/C++ to integrate with Java code running in the JVM via JNI. . In some applications, in order to achieve a specific function or improve the efficiency of the application, you need to call the instruction set of the underlying hardware platform. Developers can access the underlying hardware platform's instruction set, for example, through code written in languages such as C/C++, to achieve a specific function or to improve the efficiency of the application. Thus, the same application's runtime (or component) on different hardware platforms is different because different hardware platforms provide different instruction sets.

In the prior art, in order to enable the same application to run on multiple user devices having different hardware architectures, an application installation package includes a runtime written for different hardware architectures, so that the size of the application installation package Larger. Take the Android application package as an example. In order to implement a cross-hardware platform, an Android package (Android PacKage, APK) document can include a runtime library for both ARM and x86 hardware architecture.

According to the technical solution of the present invention, the runtime (or component) can be dynamically configured to adapt to different hardware architectures (eg, ARM, x86, MIPS, etc.), so that the size of the application installation package for a specific user device is minimized. . In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, when assembling the application installation package 10, the components 1 to 3 are not included (shown only by the dashed box), but only when the user operates the installed application. The components are assembled to the installed application, which further reduces the size of the application installation package.

2 shows an illustration of assembling components in an installed application in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, for example, in response to an operation on an installed application, a component 1-1 (eg, a component for an ARM architecture) or a component 1-2 may be selected according to the architecture of the user device (eg, for an x86 architecture) The component) comes as component 1 and is assembled in the installed application. In addition, The corresponding component can be selected according to the component information of the component. Component information may include, but is not limited to, a unique identification, name, and/or version number of the component.

3 and 4 illustrate an application environment in which an application assembling method and system according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the illustrated application environment, a user device 100, an application server 200, and a network 300 for implementing communication between the user device 100 and the application server 200 are included. The user device 100 can be any device on which an application can be installed, including (but not limited to) a portable smart device such as a smart phone or a tablet. The application server 200 may be various types of servers that provide an application that can be installed on the user device 100, and the application server 200 can provide various applications in the form of an application installation package. Network 300 can be any wired network, wireless network, or a combination thereof.

Compared with the application environment shown in FIG. 3, the application installation server 400 is further included in the application environment shown in FIG. The application installation server 400 is for installing various applications provided by the application server 200 on the user device 100.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic block diagram of an application assembly system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, an application assembling system 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a user interface module selecting unit 501 and an installation package assembling unit 502. The user interface module selecting unit 501 is configured to select a user interface module that is adapted to the screen of the user equipment 100 according to the screen information of the user equipment 100 (for example, the user interface modules 11-1 to 11-4 shown in FIG. 1). One). The installation package assembling unit 502 is configured to assemble the user interface module selected by the user interface module selection unit 501 and the operation logic module (for example, the operation logic module 12 shown in FIG. 1) to form an application installation. Package (for example, the application installation package 10 shown in Figure 1). The operational logic module 12 is independent of the screen of the user device 100.

Referring to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the user interface module selection unit 501 and the installation package assembly unit 502 can be implemented in the application server 200. The application server 200 can select a user interface module adapted to the screen information provided by the user device 100 through the user interface module selection unit 501 in response to a request from the user device 100. The screen information provided by the user device 100 may include pixel density information and/or resolution information of the screen. The installation package assembling unit 502 can assemble the user interface module selected by the user interface module selection unit 501 and the operation logic module to form an application installation package. Subsequently, the application server 200 transmits the assembled application installation package to the user device 100 via the network 300, and installs the application on the user device 100.

In addition, in the application environment shown in FIG. 4, the screen information of the user equipment 100 can be obtained through the application installation server 400, and the screen information can be sent to the application server 200 through the network 300. The application server 200 transmits the assembled application installation package to the application installation server 400 via the network 300, and installs the application on the user device 100 through the application installation server 400.

Additionally, the application assembling system 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a component selecting unit 503 and a component assembling unit 504. In response to the operation of the installed application, it is determined whether there is a component for realizing the operation on the user device 100. When the component is not present: the component selecting unit 503 is configured to select according to the architecture information of the user device 100. The component used to implement this operation. The component assembling unit 504 is configured to assemble the component selected by the component selecting unit 503 to the installed application on the user device 100.

As mentioned above, an application may include components that need to call the instruction set of the underlying hardware platform to implement a particular function. In this case, in response to the operation of the installed application, it is first determined whether there is a component for realizing the operation on the user device, and when the component is not present, the component that implements the specific function needs to be assembled to The installed application. The component selection unit 503 can select a component for implementing the operation according to the architecture information of the user device 100. Component fight The loading unit 504 can assemble the components selected by the component selecting unit 503 onto the installed application on the user device 100, thereby implementing a specific function.

In addition, the corresponding components can be selected based on the component information of the components. Specifically, in response to the operation of the installed application, when it is determined that there is no means for realizing the operation on the user device 100, the component information of the means for realizing the operation can be acquired. The component selection unit 503 can select a component corresponding to the component information according to the architecture information of the user device 100. Component information may include, but is not limited to, a unique identification, name, and/or version number of the component.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the application is initially installed on the user device 100, the application installation package 10 may not include various components that need to call the instruction set of the underlying hardware platform, so that the size of the application installation package 10 is further Reduced.

When running an application, if the user's action (for example, clicking a button or selecting a menu item) requires calling one (or more) widgets to implement a particular function, first determine if there is a presence on the user device. There is one (or more) of the components. If it does not exist, you can get the corresponding components in the above way and assemble the components to the installed application to achieve specific functions. The component obtained in the above manner is a component that is adapted to the hardware platform of the user device, thereby enabling the application to operate normally. In addition, there is no need to obtain components that are independent of the hardware platform of the user device, thereby saving network resources.

Referring to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the component selection unit 503 can be implemented in the application server 200, and the component assembly unit 504 can be implemented in the user device 100 or in the application installation server 400. That is, although the application assembly system 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated as a whole in FIG. 5, the various units in the application assembly system 500 may be implemented in different devices or servers, respectively. Those skilled in the art will be able to arbitrarily arrange the various units as needed, and the present invention is intended to cover all such possible variations.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic flow chart of an application assembling method in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the user interface module adapted to the screen of the user equipment is first selected according to the screen information of the user equipment (S601). The screen information of the user device may include pixel density information and/or resolution information of the screen. Subsequently, the selected user interface module and the operation logic module are assembled together to form an installation package of the application (S602). The operational logic module is independent of the screen of the user equipment.

Additionally, in response to operation of the installed application, it is determined whether there is a component on the user device for implementing the operation. When the member is not present, the member for realizing the operation may be selected according to the architecture information of the user device (S603). Subsequently, the selected component is assembled to the installed application on the user device (S604).

While various embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, the embodiments of the invention The scope of the invention is intended to cover all such modifications and modifications.

Claims (8)

An application assembling method for assembling an installation package of an application that can be installed on a user device, the method comprising the steps of: selecting a user interface module adapted to a screen of the user device according to screen information of the user device; The selected user interface module is assembled with the operation logic module to form an installation package of the application, the operation logic module is independent of the screen of the user equipment; in response to the operation of the installed application, the determination is Whether there is a component on the user device for implementing the operation, when the component is not present: selecting a component for implementing the operation according to the architecture information of the user device; and assembling the selected component to the user device The installed application. The application assembling method according to claim 1, wherein the user interface module is selected by an application server and the selected user interface module is assembled with the operation logic module. The application assembling method of claim 1, wherein the component is selected by an application server, and the selected component is assembled to the installed by the user device itself or an application installation server. Application. The application assembling method according to claim 1, wherein the screen information of the user equipment includes pixel density information and/or resolution information of the screen. An application assembling system for assembling an installation package of an application that can be installed on a user equipment, the system comprising: a user interface module selection unit, configured to select and match a screen of the user equipment according to screen information of the user equipment User interface module; installation package assembly unit for user interface selected by the user interface module selection unit The module is assembled with the operation logic module to form an installation package of the application, the operation logic module is independent of the screen of the user equipment; and the component selection unit and the component assembly unit, wherein, in response to the installed An operation of the application determines whether there is a component for implementing the operation on the user equipment, and when the component is not present, the component selection unit is configured to select a component for implementing the operation according to the architecture information of the user equipment. And the component assembly unit is configured to assemble the component selected by the component selection unit to the installed application on the user device. The application assembly system of claim 5, wherein the user interface module selection unit and the installation package assembly unit are implemented in an application server. The application assembly system of claim 5, wherein the component selection unit is implemented in an application server, and the component assembly unit is implemented in a user device or implemented in an application installation server. . The application assembly system of claim 5, wherein the screen information of the user equipment includes pixel density information and/or resolution information of the screen.