WO2017166679A1

WO2017166679A1 - Method and apparatus for managing storage space of applications, and electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2017166679A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/097279
Authority: WO
Inventors: 童天成
Original assignee: 乐视控股（北京）有限公司; 乐视移动智能信息技术（北京）有限公司
Priority date: 2016-03-28
Filing date: 2016-08-30
Publication date: 2017-10-05
Also published as: CN105867845A

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for managing storage space of applications, and an electronic device. The method comprises: first monitoring storage space occupied by applications (S1); determining whether storage space occupied by each application reaches preset an upper-limit threshold (S2); and if yes, managing the storage space of the application (S4). By presetting upper-limit thresholds for applications and monitoring storage space of the applications, the solution effectively avoids the problem in the art that a prompt is provided only when the storage space is insufficient, effectively manages the storage space of the applications during the use of the applications, thereby improving the effectiveness and timeliness of storage space management of the applications.

Description

Method, device and electronic device for managing application storage space

cross reference

This application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application filed on March 28, 2016, the Chinese Patent Office, Application No. 201610182887.X, entitled "Management Method and Apparatus for Application Storage Space", the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. The citations are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of software management, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and an electronic device for managing an application storage space.

Background technique

With the development of communication technology, electronic mobile terminals such as mobile phones and tablet computers have become one of the indispensable devices in people's daily life, and these devices are becoming more and more closely related to people's lives. For example, with the development of smart phone technology, its functions are becoming more and more powerful, and various applications supporting mobile terminal devices have emerged. Since many mobile applications are very convenient to use, many users download a large number of applications on their mobile phones.

A variety of applications need to occupy a certain amount of storage space, especially video, music, etc., users can use these applications, you can download the required video, music, etc. as needed, if the user does not regularly clean up, this makes a certain Some applications take up more and more storage space. When the total storage space of the mobile phone is limited, when some applications occupy too much space and the remaining space is insufficient, it will affect the user to download new applications or affect the mobile phone. Normal update of other applications.

In addition, since users are not always paying attention to the storage space occupied by these applications when they use the application, some applications are automatically downloaded, stored in cache files, etc. Because it takes up more storage space, but the user can not get this information in time, the user will only receive the reminder when the remaining storage space is insufficient. It can be seen that in the prior art, the user cannot manage the storage space of each installed application in time.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defect that the storage space of the application program in the prior art is inconvenient to manage.

The invention provides a method for managing an application storage space, comprising the steps of: monitoring a storage space occupied by each application; determining whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold; and prompting a user to the application Perform storage space management.

Preferably, the step of performing storage space management on the application comprises: displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application for the user to select; and deleting the corresponding file according to the user's selection.

Preferably, performing storage space management on the application comprises: deleting a file with the earliest download date in the application or deleting a file with the lowest frequency of use.

Preferably, an upper threshold of a storage space corresponding to the application may be adjusted.

Preferably, the monitoring the storage space occupied by each application comprises: periodically acquiring the storage space occupied by the application; or acquiring the application occupied by the application when the application has a new download task. storage.

The present invention also provides a management device for an application storage space, comprising: a monitoring unit, configured to monitor a storage space occupied by each application; a determining unit, configured to determine whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold; Unit for when the storage space exceeds the upper limit The threshold is sent to the user; the space management unit is configured to perform storage space management on the application.

Preferably, the space management unit includes: a display subunit for displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application; manually deleting the subunit, and deleting the corresponding file according to the user's selection.

Preferably, the space management unit comprises: automatically deleting the sub-unit, deleting the file with the earliest download date or the file with the lowest frequency of use in the application.

Preferably, the method further includes a threshold adjustment unit, configured to adjust an upper threshold of the storage space corresponding to the application.

Preferably, the monitoring unit includes: a periodic monitoring subunit for periodically acquiring a storage space occupied by the application; or a timing monitoring unit, configured to acquire a location when the application has a new download task The storage space occupied by the application.

Embodiments of the invention further disclose an electronic device comprising at least one processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor The instruction is executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to monitor a storage space occupied by each application; determine whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold; Perform storage space management on the application.

The electronic device, wherein the step of performing storage space management on the application comprises: displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application for selection by a user; Select and delete the corresponding file.

In the above electronic device, the storage space management of the application includes: deleting a file with the earliest download date in the application or deleting a file with the lowest frequency of use.

In the above electronic device, an upper limit threshold of a storage space corresponding to the application may be adjusted.

The electronic device, wherein the monitoring the storage space occupied by each application comprises: periodically acquiring a storage space occupied by the application; or acquiring the application when the application has a new download task The storage space occupied by the program.

The present invention also discloses a non-volatile computer storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by an electronic device, enable the electronic device to: monitor each application The storage space occupied; determining whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold; and prompting the user to perform storage space management on the application.

The above storage medium, wherein the step of performing storage space management on the application comprises: displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application for selection by a user; and deleting a corresponding file according to a user selection.

In the above storage medium, the storage space management of the application includes: deleting a file with the earliest download date in the application or deleting a file with the lowest frequency of use.

In the above storage medium, an upper limit threshold of a storage space corresponding to the application may be adjusted.

The storage medium, wherein the monitoring the storage space occupied by each application comprises: periodically acquiring a storage space occupied by the application; or acquiring the application when the application has a new download task The storage space occupied by the program.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions, when the program instructions are executed by a computer The computer is caused to perform the method of any of the above.

The technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages:

The method for managing an application storage space provided by the present invention firstly monitors a storage space occupied by each application, and determines whether the storage space occupied by the application reaches a preset upper threshold, and the application is Perform storage space management. In this solution, the storage space of each application is monitored by setting an upper threshold for each application in advance, and since the upper threshold can be set by the user, the application can be stored for an important application or an application requiring more space. The space setting is larger, and the rest of the settings are smaller. When the storage space of an application reaches the upper limit, the user is reminded to perform storage space management or automatically perform storage space management according to the preset settings, thereby effectively avoiding the prior art. Only when there is insufficient storage space can the problem be reminded, and the storage space is effectively managed during the use of each application, which improves the validity and timeliness of the storage space management of the application.

2. The management method of the application storage space provided by the present invention can provide a user with a delete interface or automatically delete according to a preset when the storage space is managed by the application, so that the user does not need to wait until the storage space is insufficient to manage the storage. Space optimizes resource utilization.

3. The management method of the application storage space provided by the present invention can also adjust the upper threshold according to requirements. When the threshold setting is unreasonable during use, the change can be made in time.

The management method of the application storage space provided by the present invention can periodically acquire the storage space occupied by each application program; or when the application has a new download task, obtain the storage space occupied by the application program, so that Each time there is a new download task, the application is managed once according to the preset upper threshold, which avoids the problem of centralized management and time consuming when the final storage space is insufficient.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings to be used in the specific embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, and obviously, the attached in the following description The drawings are some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative work.

1 is a flowchart of a specific example of a method for managing an application storage space in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a structural block diagram of a specific example of an apparatus for managing an application storage space in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of hardware of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the described embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. Based on this issue All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. The orientation or positional relationship of the indications is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for the convenience of the description of the invention and the simplified description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or component referred to has a specific orientation, in a specific orientation. The construction and operation are therefore not to be construed as limiting the invention. Moreover, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "installation", "connected", and "connected" are to be understood broadly, and may be fixed or detachable, for example, unless otherwise explicitly defined and defined. Connection, or integral connection; may be mechanical connection or electrical connection; may be directly connected, may also be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or may be internal communication of two components, may be wireless connection, or may be wired connection. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in a specific case by those skilled in the art.

Further, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not constitute a conflict with each other.

Example 1

In this embodiment, a method for managing an application storage space is provided, which can be used in a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, an iPad, or a tablet computer to manage a storage space of an downloaded application.

The management method of the application storage space needs to set an upper limit threshold of the storage space for each application in advance.

When a user downloads an application, the application takes up a certain amount of storage space. In addition, when the application is used, additional storage space is added according to the needs of the application. For example, Youku video, Baidu music and other applications can download video or music when using, and the downloaded file needs to occupy a certain storage space. In addition, like WeChat, QQ, etc., when sending and receiving messages, it is also necessary to increase the storage space. When you set the upper threshold for storage for each application, the threshold must be greater than the storage space required for the application installation. For example, Youku installer takes up 200M of space. Because you need to use it to download video or cache video, you can set its corresponding storage space limit to 1G.

The management method of the application storage space includes the following steps:

S1. Monitor the storage space occupied by each application. The system can capture and record the storage space occupied by each application. There are a variety of ways to monitor here. For example, the storage space occupied by each application is periodically acquired. When the periodic acquisition method is adopted, the monitoring period needs to be set in advance, such as checking every hour and acquiring each application every hour. The storage space occupied by the program.

In order to avoid the waste of resources caused by periodic inspection, it is also possible to obtain the storage space occupied by the application when the application has a new download task. This way, when you do not use the new storage space, you do not need to obtain the storage space occupied by the application. For example, when using Youku to download a new video, check the storage space currently occupied by Youku. In this way, each time there is a new download task, the application is managed once according to the preset upper threshold, which avoids the problem of centralized management and time consuming when the final storage space is insufficient.

S2. Determine whether the storage space occupied by the application reaches a preset upper threshold. The value is to manage the storage space of the application, otherwise go to S1 to continue monitoring.

For example, the upper limit threshold of the storage space of Youku is set to 1G in advance, and when the storage space is reached to 1G, the storage space of the Youku application is managed.

There are two ways to manage it:

The first way to manage storage space for this application includes:

First, the download file that can be deleted in the application is displayed for the user to select. For Youku videos, you can display the downloaded files and let the user check the files that need to be deleted.

Second, the user's selection is received and the user selected file is deleted. When the user selects, the files selected by the user are deleted, thereby releasing the corresponding storage space.

The second way to manage the storage space of the application is to pre-define one or several ways to automatically clear the space for releasing the file, such as deleting the file with the earliest download date in the application or deleting the file with the lowest frequency of use. Of course, for the playback application such as Youku, you can also set to delete the files you have watched by default, keep the downloaded files that have not been viewed, or combine these methods to create a deletion order, such as deleting the earliest download date and the lowest frequency of use. One or more files in this way to delete one or more files in turn.

The storage space management of the application in the above two manners can provide the user with a delete interface or automatically delete according to preset settings, so that the user does not need to wait until the storage space is insufficient to manage the storage space, thereby optimizing resource utilization.

As a further optimized implementation, the method further includes adjusting an upper threshold of a storage space corresponding to the application as needed. The upper threshold is not set due to lack of experience during the first setup Suitably, the upper limit threshold may be adjusted as needed, and the upper limit threshold may be increased or reduced, such that the threshold is within a reasonable range.

In this solution, the storage space of each application is monitored by setting an upper threshold for each application in advance, and since the upper threshold can be set by the user, the application can be stored for an important application or an application requiring more space. The space setting is larger, and the rest of the settings are smaller. When the storage space of an application reaches the upper limit, the user is reminded to perform storage space management or automatically perform storage space management according to the preset settings, thereby effectively avoiding the prior art. The problem of reminding can only be made when there is insufficient storage space, and the storage space is effectively managed during the use of each application.

Example 2

In this embodiment, a management device for an application storage space is provided. The structural block diagram is as shown in FIG. 2, and includes:

The monitoring unit 01 is configured to monitor storage space occupied by each application;

The determining unit 02 is configured to determine whether the storage space occupied by the application reaches its corresponding upper threshold;

The reminding unit 03 is configured to send a reminder to the user when the storage space exceeds an upper threshold;

The space management unit 04 is configured to perform storage space management on the application when the storage space occupied by the application reaches a preset upper threshold.

Preferably, the space management unit 04 comprises:

a display subunit for displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application;

The subunit is manually deleted, and the corresponding file is deleted according to the user's selection.

As other embodiments, the space management unit 04 includes:

Automatically delete subunits, delete the files with the oldest download date in the application, or delete the files with the lowest frequency of use.

Further, the solution further includes a threshold adjustment unit, configured to adjust an upper threshold of the storage space corresponding to the application as needed.

As a specific implementation manner, the monitoring unit 01 includes:

Periodically monitoring sub-units for periodically acquiring storage space occupied by each application; or

The timing monitoring unit is configured to acquire the storage space occupied by the application when the application has a new download task.

The management device for the application storage space provided by the present invention comprises a threshold setting unit, a judging unit and a space management unit. When the storage space of an application reaches an upper limit, the user is reminded to perform storage space management or automatically according to the preset setting. Storage space management improves the effectiveness and timeliness of application storage space management.

Example 3

As shown in FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention further discloses an electronic device including at least one processor 810; and a memory 800 communicably connected to the at least one processor 810; The memory 800 stores instructions executable by the at least one processor 810, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor 810 to enable the at least one processor 810 to monitor storage occupied by each application a space; determining whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold; and prompting the user to perform storage space management on the application. The electronic device also includes an input device 830 and an output device 840 that are electrically coupled to the memory 800 and the processor, the electrical connections preferably being connected by a bus.

In the electronic device of this embodiment, preferably, the step of performing storage space management on the application program includes: displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application program for the user to select; and deleting the corresponding file according to the user's selection.

In the electronic device of this embodiment, preferably, performing storage space management on the application includes: deleting a file with the earliest download date in the application or deleting a file with the lowest frequency of use.

In the electronic device of this embodiment, preferably, an upper limit threshold of a storage space corresponding to the application may be adjusted.

In the electronic device of the embodiment, the monitoring, by the monitoring, the storage space occupied by each application includes: periodically acquiring the storage space occupied by the application; or acquiring when the application has a new download task. The storage space occupied by the application.

Example 4

Embodiments of the present invention also disclose a non-volatile computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by an electronic device, enable an electronic device to monitor occupancy by each application Storage space; determining that the storage space is Whether the preset upper threshold is reached; the user is reminded to perform storage space management on the application.

The storage medium of the embodiment, preferably, the step of performing storage space management on the application, includes: displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application for the user to select; and deleting the corresponding file according to the user's selection.

In the storage medium of the embodiment, preferably, performing storage space management on the application includes: deleting a file with the earliest download date in the application or deleting a file with the lowest frequency of use.

In the storage medium of this embodiment, preferably, the upper limit threshold of the storage space corresponding to the application may be adjusted.

The storage medium of the embodiment, wherein the monitoring the storage space occupied by each application comprises: periodically acquiring the storage space occupied by the application; or acquiring when the application has a new download task The storage space occupied by the application.

Example 5

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions, when the program instructions are executed by a computer The computer is caused to perform the method described in the above embodiments.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Therefore, the present invention can adopt an entirely hardware embodiment, completely soft An embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

It is apparent that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the examples, and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations or modifications of the various forms may be made by those skilled in the art in light of the above description. There is no need and no way to exhaust all of the implementations. Obvious changes or variations resulting therefrom are still within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A method for managing an application storage space, comprising the steps of:

Monitor the storage space occupied by each application;

Determining whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold;

Yes, the user is reminded to perform storage space management on the application.
The management method according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing storage space management on the application comprises:

Displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application for selection by the user;

Delete the corresponding file according to the user's choice.
The management method according to claim 1, wherein the storage space management of the application comprises:

Delete the file with the oldest download date in the application or delete the file with the lowest frequency of use.
The management method according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the upper limit threshold of the storage space corresponding to the application is adjustable.
The management method according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the monitoring the storage space occupied by each application comprises:

Periodically obtaining storage space occupied by the application; or

When the application has a new download task, the storage space occupied by the application is obtained.
A management device for an application storage space, comprising:

a monitoring unit for monitoring the storage space occupied by each application;

a determining unit, configured to determine whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold;

a reminding unit, configured to send a reminder to the user when the storage space exceeds an upper threshold;

a space management unit, configured to perform storage space management on the application.
The device according to claim 6, comprising: said space management unit comprises:

a display subunit for displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application;

The subunit is manually deleted, and the corresponding file is deleted according to the user's selection.
The device according to claim 6, wherein the space management unit comprises:

The subunit is automatically deleted, and the file with the earliest download date or the file with the lowest frequency of use in the application is deleted.
The device according to claim 6 or 7 or 8, further comprising a threshold adjusting unit, configured to adjust an upper threshold of a storage space corresponding to the application.
The device according to claim 6 or 7 or 8, wherein the monitoring unit comprises:

Periodically monitoring a subunit for periodically acquiring storage space occupied by the application; or

The timing monitoring unit is configured to acquire a storage space occupied by the application when the application has a new download task.
An electronic device characterized by comprising at least one processor; and

At least one processor communicatively coupled memory; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to

Monitor the storage space occupied by each application;

Determining whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold;

Yes, the user is reminded to perform storage space management on the application.
The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the step of performing storage space management on the application comprises:

Displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application for selection by the user;

Delete the corresponding file according to the user's choice.
The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the storage space management of the application comprises:

Delete the file with the oldest download date in the application or delete the file with the lowest frequency of use.
The electronic device according to claim 11 or 12 or 13, wherein the upper limit threshold of the storage space corresponding to the application is adjustable.
The electronic device according to claim 11 or 12 or 13, wherein the monitoring the storage space occupied by each application comprises:

Periodically obtaining storage space occupied by the application; or

When the application has a new download task, the storage space occupied by the application is obtained.
A non-volatile computer storage medium characterized by the storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by an electronic device, enable the electronic device to:

Monitor the storage space occupied by each application;

Determining whether the storage space reaches a preset upper threshold;

Yes, the user is reminded to perform storage space management on the application.
The storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the step of performing storage space management on the application comprises:

Displaying a list of files that can be deleted in the application for selection by the user;

Delete the corresponding file according to the user's choice.
The storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the storage space management of the application comprises:

Delete the file with the oldest download date in the application or delete the file with the lowest frequency of use.
The storage medium according to claim 16 or 17 or 18, wherein an upper limit threshold of a storage space corresponding to the application is adjustable.
The storage medium according to claim 16 or 17 or 18, wherein the monitoring the storage space occupied by each application comprises:

Periodically obtaining storage space occupied by the application; or

When the application has a new download task, the storage space occupied by the application is obtained.
A computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions, wherein when the program instructions are executed by a computer, The computer performs the method of any of the preceding claims.