WO2022089207A1

WO2022089207A1 - Cross-device application interaction method, electronic device, and server

Info

Publication number: WO2022089207A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/123510
Authority: WO
Inventors: 姚艳兵; 李伟; 崔威风
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2020-10-28
Filing date: 2021-10-13
Publication date: 2022-05-05
Also published as: CN114428618A

Abstract

A cross-device application interaction method, an electronic device, and a server, being used for achieving the flexibility of cross-device application interaction between electronic devices. The method comprises: an electronic device receives an application interaction request transmitted from other electronic devices, the application interaction request comprising target intention information; the electronic device determines that a target application is not locally installed, and then transmits an application download request carrying the target intention information to a server; and the electronic device receives the download information of the target application from the server, downloads and installs the target application according to the download information of the target application, starts the target application, and by means of the target application, executes an action corresponding to the target intention information. The method does not limit that two electronic devices performing cross-device application interaction install the same application in advance any more, solves the problem that the cross-device application interaction is failed when the same application is not installed, and achieves the flexibility of the cross-device application interaction between the electronic devices.

Description

A cross-device application interaction method, electronic device and server

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application filed on October 28, 2020 with the application number 202011171571.3 and the application title is "A cross-device application interaction method, electronic device and server", the entire contents of which are by reference Incorporated in this application.

technical field

The present application relates to the field of terminal control, and in particular, to a cross-device application interaction method, an electronic device and a server.

Background technique

With the enrichment of types and functions of electronic devices, a user may have multiple electronic devices at the same time, such as tablet computers, mobile phones, smart watches, and so on. Multiple electronic devices can interact with each other to bring a richer user experience to the user.

Cross-device application interaction is a process of interaction between multiple electronic devices, and a user can operate one of the electronic devices to cause the applications of other electronic devices to perform corresponding actions. For example, when the first electronic device runs the application, in response to the application interaction instruction triggered by the user, it sends an application interaction request to the second electronic device, thereby distributing the tasks currently executed by the application in the first electronic device to the second electronic device, and the first electronic device sends an application interaction request to the second electronic device. The same application in the two electronic devices executes the action corresponding to the application interaction request. If the first electronic device distributes the received information to the second electronic device, the user can continue to view or process the information on the second electronic device.

It can be seen from the above description that the same application needs to be installed on multiple electronic devices that perform cross-device application interaction. If the user triggers an application interaction instruction in the navigation application on the first electronic device, the first electronic device sends an application interaction request to the second electronic device, and the second electronic device needs to have the same navigation application installed; If the navigation application is not installed on the device, the application interaction request of the first electronic device cannot be responded to, and corresponding actions cannot be performed.

Therefore, the existing cross-device application interaction methods are relatively simple, have many restrictions, and are not flexible enough.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application provides a cross-device application interaction method, an electronic device and a server, so as to realize the flexibility of cross-device application interaction between electronic devices.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a cross-device application interaction method, which is applied to an electronic device. The electronic device receives an application interaction request sent from other electronic devices, the application interaction request includes target intent information, and the application interaction The request is used to instruct the target application in the electronic device to perform the action corresponding to the target intent information; after the electronic device determines that the target application is not installed locally, it sends an application download request carrying the target intent information to the server; the electronic device Receive the download information of the target application from the server, after downloading and installing the target application according to the download information of the target application, start the target application, and execute the target application corresponding to the target intent information. Actions.

With this method, when the electronic device receives an application interaction request sent by another device, if it determines that the target application is not installed locally, it can obtain the download information of the target application from the server according to the target intent information included in the application interaction request, so that it can obtain the download information of the target application from the server according to the application interaction request. The download information of the target application downloads and installs the target application, and starts the target application to complete the cross-device application interaction. The cross-device application interaction method provided by the embodiments of the present application no longer restricts the two electronic devices that perform cross-device application interaction from having the same application installed in advance, and the target application can be silently installed in the cross-device application interaction without requiring the user to manually install the target application. application, thereby solving the problem of failure of cross-device application interaction when the same application is not installed, providing a flexible cross-device application interaction method, improving the efficiency of cross-device application interaction, and improving user experience.

In a possible design, the target intent information includes at least one of an application package name, function information, action information, and intent extension parameters.

Optionally, the function information includes a meta-capability type and/or a meta-capability name.

Through the above design, the target intent information is carried in the application interaction request, so that the electronic device can be instructed to perform the corresponding action through the target application according to the target intent information, and when the target application is not installed locally on the electronic device, the electronic device can be based on the target intent information. Obtain the download information of the target application from the server, download and install the target application, so as to complete the cross-device application interaction.

In a possible design, the download information includes installation package information of the target application, a download address of the target application, an instant installation identifier, and a version number.

Through this design, after acquiring the download information of the target application, the electronic device can download and install the target application according to the download information, without requiring the user to manually install the application, thereby improving the user experience.

In a possible design, when the electronic device determines that the target application is not installed locally, it may be determined for the electronic device that the application information database saved does not contain the installation package information of the target application; After the download information of the target application is stored, the installation package information of the target application in the download information is stored in the application information database.

Through this design, the electronic device can save the installation package information of the installed application in the local application information database, so that after receiving the application interaction request, it can determine whether to install the target application locally by looking up the installation package information of the target application, and then determine whether the target application is installed locally. Whether it is necessary to request the download information of the target application from the server to solve the problem of no response when the target application is not installed in the prior art.

In a possible design, download information of at least two candidate applications from the server is received, and the at least two candidate applications include the target application; after downloading and installing the target application according to the download information of the target application Before the target application is selected, an application selection interface including the at least two candidate applications is displayed; an application selection instruction triggered by the user is received, and the application selection instruction is used to indicate that the application selected by the user is the target application.

Through this design, when the electronic device receives the download information of at least two candidate applications sent by the server, the electronic device displays the application selection interface to the user, and uses the application selected by the user as the target application, so that when the server cannot accurately find the target application, a prompt is displayed. Users select applications and flexibly implement cross-device application interaction.

In a second aspect, a cross-device application interaction method is provided, which is applied to a server, where the server receives an application download request carrying target intent information sent by an electronic device; inquires the intent information matching the target intent information in an intent management service; determines Download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matched with the target intent information; send the download information of the target application to the electronic device.

Through this method, after receiving the application download request sent by the electronic device, the server can query the intent information matching the target intent information in the intent management service, then determine the download information of the target application, and send the download information of the target application to the electronic device. device, without the need for the user to manually find the target application and trigger the download instruction, provide a flexible cross-device application interaction method, and improve the user experience.

Through the above design, the server saves the intent information of the application in the intent management service, and determines the intent information of the target application by matching with the target intent information, providing a way for the server to find the target application, without the user actively triggering the download instruction. The target intent information finds the target application.

In a possible design, at least two candidate intent information matching the target intent information is queried in the intent management service, and each candidate intent information corresponds to a candidate application; the at least two candidate intent information is selected. In the intent information, the intent information with a higher degree of matching with the target intent information is regarded as the intent information matched with the target intent information.

Through this design, when the server finds at least two candidate intent information matching the target intent information in the intent management service, it can determine the matching degree between the candidate intent information and the target intent information, and compare the matching degree with the target intent information. The higher intent information is used as the intent information of the target application, so as to determine the target application accurately and flexibly.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including a communication unit and a processing unit, configured to execute the cross-device application interaction method described in the first aspect above.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a server, including a communication unit and a processing unit, configured to execute the cross-device application interaction method described in the second aspect above.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, comprising at least one processor, at least one memory, and a transceiver, wherein the at least one memory is used to store programs and data, and the at least one processor is used to execute the above application The cross-device application interaction method provided by the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a server, comprising at least one processor, at least one memory, and a communication module, wherein the at least one memory is used to store programs and data, and the at least one processor is used to execute the above-mentioned first step of the present application. The cross-device application interaction method provided by the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system, including the electronic device provided in the third aspect, and the server provided in the fourth aspect.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program, which, when the computer program runs on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer is made to execute the above-mentioned first A method provided in the aspect or the second aspect.

In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, where the chip is configured to read a computer program stored in a memory, and execute the method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a chip system, where the chip system includes a processor for supporting a computer device to implement the method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing necessary programs and data of the computer device. The chip system can be composed of chips, and can also include chips and other discrete devices.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of a software structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario provided by an embodiment of the present application;

4 is a flowchart of a method for cross-device application interaction provided by an embodiment of the present application;

5 is a schematic diagram of a triggering application interaction instruction provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a device selection interface provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an application selection interface provided by an embodiment of the present application;

8 is a schematic structural diagram of a frame layer of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

9 is a flowchart of a cross-device application interaction method implemented by a framework layer of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

10 is a schematic diagram of a mobile phone navigation interface provided by an embodiment of the present application;

11 is a schematic diagram of a smart watch navigation interface provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a “touch and touch” function provided by an embodiment of the present application;

13 is a schematic diagram of an application selection interface on a smart watch provided by an embodiment of the present application;

14 is a schematic diagram of a smart watch displaying a navigation application interface according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, some terms in the embodiments of the present application will be explained, so as to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art.

1. Cross-device application interaction, which is an interaction process between the same application on multiple electronic devices. The user can operate the first electronic device to send an application interaction request to the second electronic device, so as to distribute the tasks currently executed by the application in the first electronic device to the second electronic device, so that the same application on the second electronic device can continue to execute related tasks. Task.

2. Electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices (eg, watches, bracelets, helmets, headphones, necklaces, etc.), in-vehicle devices, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) Devices, notebook computers, ultra-mobile personal computers (ultra-mobile personal computers, UMPCs), netbooks, personal digital assistants (personal digital assistants, PDAs), etc., the embodiments of the present application do not impose any restrictions on the specific types of electronic devices.

In this embodiment of the present application, a connection may be established between at least two electronic devices through a wireless local area network, a Bluetooth network, or a peer-to-peer (P2P) network.

Taking two electronic devices (such as a first electronic device and a second electronic device) as an example, the second electronic device is the electronic device used when the user triggers the application interaction request, and the user can trigger the cross-device application interaction request through the second electronic device, The tasks performed by the second electronic device are distributed to the first electronic device.

The first electronic device is an electronic device that is easy to carry or use by the user during subsequent use. After the user operates the second electronic device to trigger an application interaction request, the first electronic device executes the operation corresponding to the application interaction request.

For example, the user uses the navigation application in the second electronic device (mobile phone) to plan a navigation route, the user triggers a cross-device application interaction request through the mobile phone, and distributes the navigation task to the first electronic device (smart watch), and the smart watch displays the navigation route. It is convenient for users to view at any time.

For another example, the user uses the player application in the second electronic device (mobile phone) to play a video file, the user triggers a cross-device application interaction request through the mobile phone, and distributes the task of playing the video file to the first electronic device (tablet computer), and the tablet The computer continues to play the video file to improve the user's viewing experience.

3. The application can provide users with corresponding service functions. The electronic device can run the application by installing the application program (also referred to as application software) of the application, and realize the service function of the application. For example, with a camera application that provides a shooting service function, the electronic device needs to install the camera application program, and when the camera application runs, the shooting service function can be provided to the user. Another example is a WeChat application or QQ application that provides a chat service function. The electronic device needs to install the WeChat application software or QQ application software and run the WeChat application or QQ application, that is, the chat service function can be provided to the user.

It should be noted that the application software of the application may be developed by the supplier of the electronic device, or by the application supplier, which is not limited in this application.

4. The application package name is the unique identifier of the application. The package name of an application must be unique, and a package name represents an application. Two applications are not allowed to use the same application package name. The application package name is mainly used by the system to identify the application and is hardly seen by the user.

5. Meta-capability, which is the service function that the application can provide. For example, the meta-capability of the navigation application is navigation, map search, etc. The meta-capability can be the meta-capability with page or the meta-capability without page, which is used to indicate whether the meta-capability is used or not. on the instructed display page.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the following embodiments of the present application.

Exemplarily, FIG. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device 100 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 may include a processor 110 , an external memory interface 120 , an internal memory 121 , a universal serial bus (USB) interface 130 , a charging management module 140 , a power management module 141 , and a battery 142 , Antenna 1, Antenna 2, Mobile Communication Module 150, Wireless Communication Module 160, Audio Module 170, Speaker 170A, Receiver 170B, Microphone 170C, Headphone Interface 170D, Sensor Module 180, Key 190, Motor 191, Indicator 192, Camera 193 , a display screen 194, and a subscriber identification module (subscriber identification module, SIM) card interface 195 and the like.

The processor 110 may include one or more processing units, for example, the processor 110 may include an application processor (application processor, AP), a modem processor, a graphics processor (graphics processing unit, GPU), an image signal processor (image signal processor, ISP), controller, memory, video codec, digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), baseband processor, and/or neural-network processing unit (NPU) Wait. Wherein, different processing units may be independent devices, or may be integrated in one or more processors. The controller may be the nerve center and command center of the electronic device 100 . The controller can generate an operation control signal according to the instruction operation code and timing signal, and complete the control of fetching and executing instructions. A memory may also be provided in the processor 110 for storing instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in processor 110 is cache memory. This memory may hold instructions or data that have just been used or recycled by the processor 110 . If the processor 110 needs to use the instruction or data again, it can be called directly from the memory. Repeated accesses are avoided and the latency of the processor 110 is reduced, thereby increasing the efficiency of the system.

The USB interface 130 is an interface that conforms to the USB standard specification, and may specifically be a Mini USB interface, a Micro USB interface, a USB Type C interface, and the like. The USB interface 130 can be used to connect a charger to charge the electronic device 100, and can also be used to transmit data between the electronic device 100 and peripheral devices. The charging management module 140 is used to receive charging input from the charger. The power management module 141 is used for connecting the battery 142 , the charging management module 140 and the processor 110 . The power management module 141 receives input from the battery 142 and/or the charging management module 140 and supplies power to the processor 110 , the internal memory 121 , the external memory, the display screen 194 , the camera 193 , and the wireless communication module 160 .

The wireless communication function of the electronic device 100 may be implemented by the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobile communication module 150, the wireless communication module 160, the modulation and demodulation processor, the baseband processor, and the like. Antenna 1 and Antenna 2 are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in electronic device 100 may be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be reused to improve antenna utilization. For example, the antenna 1 can be multiplexed as a diversity antenna of the wireless local area network. In other embodiments, the antenna may be used in conjunction with a tuning switch.

The mobile communication module 150 may provide wireless communication solutions including 2G/3G/4G/5G etc. applied on the electronic device 100 . The mobile communication module 150 may include at least one filter, switch, power amplifier, low noise amplifier (LNA) and the like. The mobile communication module 150 can receive electromagnetic waves from the antenna 1, filter and amplify the received electromagnetic waves, and transmit them to the modulation and demodulation processor for demodulation. The mobile communication module 150 can also amplify the signal modulated by the modulation and demodulation processor, and then turn it into an electromagnetic wave for radiation through the antenna 1 . In some embodiments, at least part of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 may be provided in the processor 110 . In some embodiments, at least part of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 may be provided in the same device as at least part of the modules of the processor 110 .

The wireless communication module 160 can provide applications on the electronic device 100 including wireless local area networks (WLAN) (such as wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks), bluetooth (BT), global navigation satellites Wireless communication solutions such as global navigation satellite system (GNSS), frequency modulation (FM), near field communication (NFC), and infrared technology (IR). The wireless communication module 160 may be one or more devices integrating at least one communication processing module. The wireless communication module 160 receives electromagnetic waves via the antenna 2 , frequency modulates and filters the electromagnetic wave signals, and sends the processed signals to the processor 110 . The wireless communication module 160 can also receive the signal to be sent from the processor 110 , perform frequency modulation on it, amplify it, and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation through the antenna 2 .

In some embodiments, the antenna 1 of the electronic device 100 is coupled with the mobile communication module 150, and the antenna 2 is coupled with the wireless communication module 160, so that the electronic device 100 can communicate with the network and other devices through wireless communication technology. The wireless communication technology may include global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), code division multiple access (CDMA), broadband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Time Division Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), BT, GNSS, WLAN, NFC , FM, and/or IR technology, etc. The GNSS may include global positioning system (global positioning system, GPS), global navigation satellite system (global navigation satellite system, GLONASS), Beidou navigation satellite system (beidou navigation satellite system, BDS), quasi-zenith satellite system (quasi -zenith satellite system, QZSS) and/or satellite based augmentation systems (SBAS).

The display screen 194 is used to display a display interface of an application, such as a navigation interface of a navigation application and the like. Display screen 194 includes a display panel. The display panel can be a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode or an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (active-matrix organic light). emitting diode, AMOLED), flexible light-emitting diode (flex light-emitting diode, FLED), Miniled, MicroLed, Micro-oLed, quantum dot light-emitting diode (quantum dot light emitting diodes, QLED) and so on. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include one or N display screens 194 , where N is a positive integer greater than one.

Camera 193 is used to capture still images or video. The object is projected through the lens to generate an optical image onto the photosensitive element. The photosensitive element may be a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistor. The photosensitive element converts the optical signal into an electrical signal, and then transmits the electrical signal to the ISP to convert it into a digital image signal. The ISP outputs the digital image signal to the DSP for processing. DSP converts digital image signals into standard RGB, YUV and other formats of image signals. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include 1 or N cameras 193 , where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

Internal memory 121 may be used to store computer executable program code, which includes instructions. The processor 110 executes various functional applications and data processing of the electronic device 100 by executing the instructions stored in the internal memory 121 . The internal memory 121 may include a storage program area and a storage data area. The storage program area may store the operating system, and the software code of at least one application (eg, iQIYI application, WeChat application, etc.). The storage data area may store data generated during the use of the electronic device 100 (eg, captured images, recorded videos, etc.) and the like. In addition, the internal memory 121 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, universal flash storage (UFS), and the like.

The external memory interface 120 can be used to connect an external memory card, such as a Micro SD card, to expand the storage capacity of the electronic device. The external memory card communicates with the processor 110 through the external memory interface 120 to realize the data storage function. Such as saving pictures, videos and other files in an external memory card.

The electronic device 100 may implement audio functions through an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C, an earphone interface 170D, an application processor, and the like. Such as music playback, recording, etc.

The sensor module 180 may include a pressure sensor 180A, an acceleration sensor 180B, a touch sensor 180C, and the like.

The pressure sensor 180A is used to sense pressure signals, and can convert the pressure signals into electrical signals. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor 180A may be provided on the display screen 194 .

The touch sensor 180C is also called "touch panel". The touch sensor 180C may be disposed on the display screen 194, and the touch sensor 180C and the display screen 194 form a touch screen, also called a "touch screen". The touch sensor 180C is used to detect a touch operation on or near it. The touch sensor can pass the detected touch operation to the application processor to determine the type of touch event. Visual output related to touch operations may be provided through display screen 194 . In other embodiments, the touch sensor 180C may also be disposed on the surface of the electronic device 100 , which is different from the location where the display screen 194 is located.

The keys 190 include a power-on key, a volume key, and the like. Keys 190 may be mechanical keys. It can also be a touch key. The electronic device 100 may receive key inputs and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the electronic device 100 . Motor 191 can generate vibrating cues. The motor 191 can be used for vibrating alerts for incoming calls, and can also be used for touch vibration feedback. For example, touch operations acting on different applications (such as taking pictures, playing audio, etc.) can correspond to different vibration feedback effects. The touch vibration feedback effect can also support customization. The indicator 192 can be an indicator light, which can be used to indicate the charging state, the change of the power, and can also be used to indicate a message, a missed call, a notification, and the like. The SIM card interface 195 is used to connect a SIM card. The SIM card can be connected to and separated from the electronic device 100 by inserting into the SIM card interface 195 or pulling out from the SIM card interface 195 .

It can be understood that the components shown in FIG. 1 do not constitute a specific limitation to the electronic device 100, and the mobile phone may also include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or combine some components, or disassemble some components, Or a different component arrangement. In addition, the combination/connection relationship between the components in FIG. 1 can also be adjusted and modified.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a software structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 2 , the software structure of the electronic device may be a layered architecture, for example, the software may be divided into several layers, and each layer has a clear role and division of labor. Layers communicate with each other through software interfaces. In some embodiments, the Android system is divided into four layers, which are, from top to bottom, an application layer, an application framework layer (framework, FWK), an Android runtime (Android runtime) and a system library, and a kernel layer.

The application layer can include a series of application packages. As shown in FIG. 2, the application layer may include camera, settings, skin modules, user interface (UI), third-party applications, and the like. Among them, the three-party applications can include WeChat, QQ, gallery, calendar, call, map, navigation, WLAN, Bluetooth, music, video, short message and so on.

The application framework layer provides an application programming interface (application programming interface, API) and a programming framework for applications in the application layer. The application framework layer can include some predefined functions. As shown in Figure 2, the application framework layer may include a window manager, a content provider, a view system, a telephony manager, a resource manager, a notification manager, a distributed execution framework, a package management service, and a meta-capability management service (Ability Manager Service, AMS), package instant installation service, etc.

A window manager is used to manage window programs. The window manager can get the size of the display screen, determine whether there is a status bar, lock the screen, take screenshots, etc. Content providers are used to store and retrieve data and make these data accessible to applications. The data may include video, images, audio, calls made and received, browsing history and bookmarks, phone book, etc.

The view system includes visual controls, such as controls for displaying text, controls for displaying pictures, and so on. View systems can be used to build applications. A display interface can consist of one or more views. For example, the display interface including the short message notification icon may include a view for displaying text and a view for displaying pictures.

The phone manager is used to provide the communication function of the electronic device. For example, the management of call status (including connecting, hanging up, etc.).

The resource manager provides various resources for the application, such as localization strings, icons, pictures, layout files, video files and so on.

The notification manager enables applications to display notification information in the status bar, which can be used to convey notification-type messages, and can disappear automatically after a brief pause without user interaction. For example, the notification manager is used to notify download completion, message reminders, etc. The notification manager can also display notifications in the status bar at the top of the system in the form of graphs or scroll bar text, such as notifications of applications running in the background, and notifications on the screen in the form of dialog windows. For example, text information is prompted in the status bar, a prompt sound is issued, the electronic device vibrates, and the indicator light flashes.

The distributed execution framework can call the package management service according to the intent information carried in the received application interaction request to query whether the application corresponding to the intent information has been installed on the device, and can obtain the information according to the package management service when the application is not installed. The download information requests the meta-capability management service (Ability Manager Service, AMS) to start the process of downloading and installing the application.

The package management service is a system service, which is mainly used to implement functions such as application installation and uninstallation, component query matching, and permission management. In the embodiment of the present application, the package management service is used to maintain the application information database of the installed applications of the electronic device, and can search the application information database for the download information of the target application corresponding to the target intent information issued by the distributed execution framework, so as to determine Whether the target application is installed locally. The package management service may also request the server to obtain download information corresponding to the target application when it is determined that the target application is not installed locally.

The meta-capability management service is used to manage the meta-capability information of the applications installed on the electronic device, and can start the application according to the intent information and perform operations corresponding to the intent information.

The instant package installation service is used to install applications silently according to the request parameters sent by the AMS, and update the download information of the applications successfully installed silently to the package management service.

The Android runtime includes core libraries and a virtual machine. Android runtime is responsible for scheduling and management of the Android system.

The core library consists of two parts: one is the function functions that the java language needs to call, and the other is the core library of Android. The application layer and the application framework layer run in virtual machines. The virtual machine executes the java files of the application layer and the application framework layer as binary files. The virtual machine is used to perform functions such as object lifecycle management, stack management, thread management, safety and exception management, and garbage collection.

A system library can include multiple functional modules. For example: surface manager (surface manager), media library (media library), 3D graphics processing library (eg: OpenGL ES), 2D graphics engine (eg: SGL), etc.

The Surface Manager is used to manage the display subsystem and provides a fusion of 2D and 3D layers for multiple applications.

The media library supports playback and recording of a variety of commonly used audio and video formats, as well as still image files. The media library can support a variety of audio and video encoding formats, such as: MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, etc.

The 3D graphics processing library is used to implement 3D graphics drawing, image rendering, compositing, and layer processing.

2D graphics engine is a drawing engine for 2D drawing.

In addition, the system library may also include an image processing library, which is used to process the image to realize the shooting effects of pan, shift, rise and fall.

The kernel layer is the layer between hardware and software. The kernel layer contains at least display drivers, camera drivers, audio drivers, and sensor drivers.

The hardware layer may include various types of sensors, for example, an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and a touch sensor involved in the embodiments of the present application.

Cross-device application interaction is a process of interaction between multiple electronic devices. Taking two electronic devices (a first electronic device and a second electronic device) as an example, the user can trigger the The executed task is distributed to the second electronic device, and after receiving the application interaction request, the second electronic device executes the action corresponding to the application interaction request. However, multiple electronic devices need to install the same application before performing cross-device application interaction. If the application corresponding to the application interaction request is not installed on the electronic device that receives the application interaction request, it cannot respond to the application interaction request, resulting in cross-device application interaction. fail.

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present application provides a cross-device application interaction method, so as to realize the flexibility of cross-device application interaction between electronic devices.

A possible application scenario to which the cross-device application interaction method provided by the embodiment of the present application is applicable, as shown in FIG. 3 , the application scenario includes a server 31 and multiple electronic devices (the first electronic device 32 and the first electronic device shown in FIG. The second electronic device 33), the first electronic device 32 and the second electronic device 33 are used as examples for description below.

A connection can be established between the first electronic device 32 and the second electronic device 33 through a wireless local area network, a Bluetooth network or a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, so as to transmit data to each other. The first electronic device 32, the second electronic device 33 and the server 31 may establish a connection and transmit data through a wireless local area network and a mobile communication network.

The server 31 may be an application store server for managing applications in the application store, and upon receiving a download request sent by the electronic device, sends the download information of the application requested by the electronic device to the electronic device. In this way, after downloading and installing the application according to the download information of the application, the electronic device can start the application and use the services provided by the application.

In one embodiment, the server 31 further includes an intent management service for managing intent information of applications supporting on-demand download. The application developer uploads the installation package of the application to the server 31. If the installation package of the application includes a configuration file, it means that the application supports on-demand downloading. Specifically, the configuration file may include: package name, version number, supported electronic device types, startup parameters, system permission information to be used, and the like. The server 31 extracts the information in the configuration file, and synchronizes the extracted information to the intent management service as intent information corresponding to the application.

It should be noted that an application may correspond to multiple intent information. The intent information may include at least one of the following: application package name, function information (such as meta-capability type, meta-capability name), and the like. The application supports on-demand download means that the electronic device obtains the download information of the application from the server to download and install it without the user actively triggering the download instruction.

A cross-device application interaction method provided by an embodiment of the present application can be applied to the application scenario shown in FIG. 3 , and the steps of the method are described in detail below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 . The first electronic device involved in this embodiment is an electronic device that receives an application interaction request, and the second electronic device is an electronic device that sends an application interaction request.

S401: The second electronic device sends an application interaction request including target intent information to the first electronic device.

In a specific implementation, the second electronic device sends an application interaction request to the first electronic device in response to the application interaction instruction triggered by the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 , when the second electronic device runs the navigation application, the user clicks the "application interaction" button on the display interface to trigger the application interaction instruction; or when the second electronic device runs the navigation application, the user clicks the "application interaction" button on the display interface; Trigger the application interaction instruction, for example, the user uses the "touch" function of the second electronic device and the first electronic device to trigger the application interaction instruction.

Optionally, if there are multiple electronic devices connected to the second electronic device at the same time, when the user triggers the application interaction instruction, the second electronic device displays a device selection interface that includes multiple electronic devices connected to itself, and responds to the user in the In the operation of selecting an electronic device in the device selection interface, the selected electronic device is used as the first electronic device, and the second electronic device sends an application interaction request to the first electronic device. For example, the second electronic device displays a device selection interface as shown in FIG. 6 . The device selection interface displays electronic devices that establish a connection with the second electronic device, such as smart watches and tablet computers, and the user can select on the device selection interface. One electronic device is used as the first electronic device. If the user selects a smart watch as the first electronic device, the second electronic device sends an application interaction request to the smart watch.

It should be noted that the application interaction request includes target intent information, and the application interaction request is used to instruct the target application in the electronic device to execute an action corresponding to the target intent information. For example, the action corresponding to the target intent information is to display a navigation page in the navigation application, or the action corresponding to the target intent information is to play a video in a video player application.

Specifically, the target intent information may include at least one of an application package name, function information, action information, and intent extension parameters. The function information may include the meta-capability type and/or the meta-capability name; the action information is used to describe the functions supported by the meta-capability; the intent extension parameter is the operation parameter corresponding to the target intent information, if the display page is a navigation page, the intent extension parameter It can be navigation routes (such as starting point and terminal location information, passing intersection location information, etc.) and navigation methods (such as walking, self-driving, cycling, etc.).

S402: The first electronic device determines that the target application is not installed locally.

In a specific implementation, the first electronic device locally saves/maintains an application information database, and the application information database includes installation package information corresponding to applications installed on the first electronic device. The installation package information includes the meta-capability name of the application, the meta-capability type, and the action information supported by the meta-capability. After receiving the application interaction request containing the target intent information sent by the second electronic device, the first electronic device searches the application information database for the installation package information of the target application. If the installation package information of the target application is found in the application information database , indicating that the target application has been installed on the first electronic device, and the operation corresponding to the target intent information is executed through the target application. If the installation package information of the target application is not found in the application information database, it means that the target application is not installed on the first electronic device.

Further, according to the meta-capability name and meta-capability type included in the target intention information, it is searched whether the installation package information of the target application is included in the application information database, because the installation package information of the application includes the meta-capability name and meta-capability type of the application, If the meta-capability name and meta-capability type in the installation package information match the meta-capability name and meta-capability type in the target intent information, it is determined that the application information database includes the installation package information of the target application, that is, the first electronic device has installed it. The target application; otherwise, it is determined that the installation package information of the target application is not included in the application information database, that is, the target application is not installed in the first electronic device.

S403: The first electronic device sends an application download request carrying target intent information to the server.

S404: The server queries the intent management service for intent information matching the target intent information.

In a specific implementation, the intent management service includes intent information of applications that support on-demand download in the application store. If intent information matching the target intent information is found in the intent management service, it is determined that the target application supports on-demand download.

S405: The server determines the download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matched with the target intent information.

Optionally, the download information may include an application package name of the target application, installation package information, a download address corresponding to the application package name, an instant installation identifier, a version number, and the like. The instant installation identifier indicates that the target application needs to be downloaded and installed.

In a specific implementation, the download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information is determined according to the following methods:

Manner 1: If the target intent information includes the target application package name, the server searches for the corresponding download information according to the target application package name.

Mode 2. If the target intent information includes function information (meta-capability name and/or meta-capability type), and/or action information, the server searches for intent information that matches the target intent information according to the function information and/or action information, and Determine the download information corresponding to the found intent information.

Optionally, if multiple intent information is found and the applications corresponding to the multiple intent information are different, that is, when there are multiple candidate applications, the target application can be determined according to the following methods:

1. The server sends the download information corresponding to the multiple candidate applications to the first electronic device respectively, and the first electronic device selects one of the multiple candidate applications as the target application.

In a specific implementation, the first electronic device displays an application selection interface including multiple candidate applications; receives an instruction to select a target application from the multiple candidate applications triggered by the user, and uses the candidate application selected by the user as the target application.

For example, the first electronic device displays the application selection interface shown in FIG. 7 according to the download information corresponding to the received multiple candidate applications. The user can click the logo of a candidate application in the interface, and the first electronic device selects the candidate application selected by the user. application as the target application.

2. The server determines the matching degree between the multiple intent information and the target intent information, sorts the multiple intent information according to the matching degree between the multiple intent information and the target intent information, and selects the application corresponding to the intent information with the highest matching degree as the target application.

S406: The server sends the download information of the target application to the first electronic device.

S407: The first electronic device downloads and installs the target application according to the download information of the target application.

It should be noted that the first electronic device silently installs the target application according to the download information of the target application, that is, the target application can be installed on the first electronic device without user operation.

S408: The first electronic device starts the target application, and executes the action corresponding to the target intent information through the target application.

In the specific implementation, if the target intent information includes the meta-capability name, the meta-capability type, and the intent-extension parameter, the corresponding action is performed according to the meta-capability name, the meta-capability type, and the intent-extension parameter; otherwise, the default interface of the target application is displayed; wherein , the default interface of the target application can be the main interface of the target application.

It should be noted that when the target intent information does not include the application package name, the target application downloaded and installed by the first electronic device may be different from the application triggering the application interaction request on the second electronic device, but with the same meta-capability. Application, that is, the first electronic device can execute the action corresponding to the target intent information through the target application, and the target application does not need to be the same as the application on the second electronic device, so that application interaction can be flexibly realized.

Based on the same technical idea, the embodiments of the present application also provide a cross-device application interaction method. The method takes the first electronic device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 as the main body, and analyzes the execution process of the method by the first electronic device from the perspective of the framework layer. As shown in FIG. 8 , the first electronic device is divided according to logical functions, and its framework layer may include: distributed execution framework 81 , meta-capability management service 82 , package management service 83 and package instant installation service 84 .

When the first electronic device implements the cross-device application interaction method, as shown in FIG. 9 , the following steps are included:

S901. The distributed execution framework 81 receives an application interaction request including target intent information sent by the second electronic device.

S902 , the distributed execution framework 81 sends the target intent information to the package management service 83 .

S903: The package management service 83 determines that the installation package information of the target application corresponding to the target intent information is not queried in the application information database.

S904, the package management service 83 sends an application download request carrying the target intent information to the server.

S905. The server queries the intent management service for intent information matching the target intent information.

S906. The server determines the download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information.

S907 , the server sends the download information of the target application to the package management service 83 .

S908 , the package management service 83 returns the download information of the target application to the distributed execution framework 81 .

S909 , the distributed execution framework 81 sends the download information of the target application to the meta-capability management service 82 .

S910. The meta-capability management service 82 sends a download and installation request including the download information of the target application to the instant package installation service 84.

S911, the instant package installation service 84 downloads and installs the target application.

S912, the instant package installation service 84 updates the installation package information in the download information of the target application to the package management service.

S913, the meta-capability management service 82 starts the target application.

In some embodiments, taking the first electronic device as a smart watch and the second electronic device as a mobile phone as an example, the smart watch and the mobile phone establish a connection through Bluetooth. The navigation application is run on the mobile phone, and the navigation interface shown in Figure 10 is displayed. The user clicks the "application interaction" button on the display interface of the navigation application to trigger the distribution of the navigation tasks performed by the mobile phone to the smart watch.

The mobile phone sends an application interaction request to the smart watch, and the application interaction request contains target intent information. Specifically, the target intent information includes: application package name (eg: com.map), meta-capability name (eg com.map.activity. NavigationActivity), meta-capability type (such as PAGE, indicating that the meta-capability is used to indicate the display page corresponding to the meta-capability), and intent extension parameters. Referring to FIG. 10, the intent extension parameters can be the location information of the start and end points of the navigation route, the route The location information of the intersection and the navigation method (such as walking, cycling, self-driving, etc.). Optionally, the location information of the starting point and the ending point can be the latitude and longitude coordinates of the starting point and the ending point, and the location information of the crossing intersection can be the location information of the crossing intersection. Latitude and longitude coordinates.

The smart watch queries the installation package information of the navigation application corresponding to the target intent information in the application information database of the device, and determines that the application information database of the device does not contain the installation package information corresponding to the navigation application, then the smart watch sends the target intent to the server. Information about the application download request.

The server queries the intent information matching the target intent information through the intent management service, and sends the download information of the navigation application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information to the smart watch. Specifically, the download information of the navigation application may include the application package name , the installation package information of the application, the download address in the application store corresponding to the application package name, the instant installation identifier, the version number and other information.

The smart watch downloads and silently installs the navigation application according to the received download information of the navigation application. After the installation of the navigation application is completed, it starts the navigation application and displays the navigation interface according to the target intent information. For example, the smart watch displays the navigation as shown in Figure 11. interface.

In some embodiments, taking the first electronic device as a computer and the second electronic device as a mobile phone as an example, the computer and the mobile phone establish a connection through P2P. Run the music player application on the computer to play music, as shown in Figure 12, the user triggers the application interaction instruction through the "touch" function of the computer and the mobile phone, and the computer sends the application interaction request containing the target intent information to the mobile phone. Specifically, the target intent information includes: application package name (such as com.music), meta-capability name (such as com.music.activity.PlayerActivity), meta-capability type (such as SERVICE, indicating that the meta-capability is used to instruct the execution of the meta-capability) The action corresponding to the capability) and the intention extension parameter, where the intention extension parameter may be information such as the address of the music to be played, the playback mode, and the like.

The mobile phone queries the installation package information of the music player application corresponding to the target intent information in the application information database of the device, and determines that the application information database of the device does not contain the installation package information corresponding to the music player application, then the smartphone sends the server to the server. Application download request carrying target intent information.

The server queries the intent information matching the target intent information through the intent management service, and sends the download information of the music player application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information to the smartphone. Specifically, the download information of the music player application can be Including the application package name, the installation package information of the application, the download address in the application store corresponding to the application package name, the instant installation identifier, the version number and other information.

The mobile phone downloads and silently installs the music player application according to the received download information corresponding to the music player application, starts the music player application after the installation of the music player application is completed, and plays music according to the target intent information.

In some embodiments, taking the first electronic device as a mobile phone and the second electronic device as a smart watch as an example, the mobile phone and the smart watch establish a connection through P2P. After the user triggers the instruction to activate the navigation function on the mobile phone, the application distribution instruction is triggered; for example, after the user enters the instruction to activate the navigation function through voice, the application interaction instruction is triggered through the "touch" function of the mobile phone and the smart watch.

The mobile phone sends an application interaction request to the smart watch, and the application interaction request includes target intention information, specifically, the target intention information includes: action information (specifically, it may be action information for starting a navigation function).

The smart watch queries the application information database of the device whether there is installation package information of the target application corresponding to the target intent information. Specifically, it can search the application information database for the installation package information that includes the action information in the target intent information to determine the application. When none of the installation package information in the information database includes the action information in the target intent information, it is determined that the target application is not installed on the smart watch, and the smart watch sends an application download request carrying the target intent information to the server.

The server queries the intent information matching the target intent information through the intent management service, and sends the download information of the navigation application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information to the smart watch. The matching intent information, for example, the intent information of multiple applications is found to include the action information in the target intent information; then the server sends the download information of the candidate applications corresponding to the multiple intent information to the smart watch.

The smart watch displays an application selection interface that includes multiple candidate application names. For example, the application selection interface shown in Figure 13 is displayed. The application selection interface includes candidate applications: application A, application B, and application C; Select Application A on the interface, then use Application A as the target application. The smartwatch downloads and silently installs Application A according to the received download information of Application A. After the installation of Application A is completed, Application A is started, and the application is displayed according to the target intent information. The interface, for example, the smart watch displays the navigation application interface as shown in Figure 14.

Based on the above embodiments, the present application further provides an electronic device, where the electronic device is used to implement the cross-device application interaction method shown in FIG. 4 . Referring to FIG. 15 , the electronic device 1500 includes: a communication unit 1501 and a processing unit 1502 . The function of each unit is described below.

The communication unit 1501 is configured to receive an application interaction request sent from other electronic devices, where the application interaction request includes target intent information, and the application interaction request is used to instruct a target application in the electronic device to execute the target intent information Corresponding action: after the processing unit 1502 determines that the target application is not installed locally, it is configured to send an application download request carrying the target intent information to the server, and receive the download information of the target application from the server.

The processing unit 1502 is configured to determine that the target application is not installed, and after downloading and installing the target application according to the download information of the target application, start the target application, and execute the target intent information through the target application corresponding action.

In an implementation manner, the target intent information includes at least one of an application package name, function information, action information, and intent extension parameters.

In an implementation manner, the download information includes installation package information of the target application, a download address of the target application, an instant installation identifier, and a version number.

It should be noted that the instant installation identifier is used to indicate that the target application needs to be installed.

In an implementation manner, the processing unit 1502 is specifically configured to: determine that the stored application information database does not contain the installation package information of the target application; after receiving the download information of the target application from the server, to The installation package information of the target application in the download information is stored in the application information database.

In an implementation manner, the communication unit 1501 is specifically configured to: receive download information of at least two candidate applications from the server, where the at least two candidate applications include the target application;

The processing unit 1502 is specifically configured to: display an application selection interface including the at least two candidate applications before downloading and installing the target application according to the download information of the target application; receive an application selection instruction triggered by the user, the application The selection instruction is used to indicate that the application selected by the user is the target application.

Based on the above embodiments, the present application further provides a server, where the server is configured to implement the cross-device application interaction method shown in FIG. 4 . Referring to FIG. 16 , the server 1600 includes: a communication unit 1601 and a processing unit 1602 . The function of each unit is described below.

The communication unit 1601 is configured to receive an application download request carrying target intent information sent by the electronic device; and after the processing unit 1602 determines the download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matched with the target intent information, the target application The download information is sent to the electronic device.

a processing unit 1602, configured to query the intent information matching the target intent information in the intent management service; determine the download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information;

In one implementation, the processing unit 1602 is specifically configured to: query the intent management service to find at least two candidate intent information matching the target intent information, and each candidate intent information corresponds to a candidate application; Among the at least two candidate intent information, the intent information with a higher degree of matching with the target intent information is used as the intent information matching the target intent information.

Based on the above embodiments, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, where the electronic device is used to implement the cross-device application interaction method shown in FIG. 4 . Referring to FIG. 17 , the electronic device 1700 includes: a processor 1701, a memory 1702, and of course, may also have various peripheral or internal hardware shown in FIG. 1 .

The memory 1702 and other components are interconnected with the processor 1701 .

Specifically, the electronic device 1700 can communicate and interact with other devices through the transceiver 1703 . Optionally, the transceiver 1703 may be a Bluetooth module, a WiFi module, an RF circuit, or the like.

The processor 1701 is configured to receive, through the transceiver 1703, an application interaction request sent from other electronic devices, where the application interaction request includes target intent information, and the application interaction request is used to indicate a target application in the electronic device Execute the action corresponding to the target intent information; after determining that the target application is not installed locally, send an application download request carrying the target intent information to the server through the transceiver 1703; receive the application download request from the server through the transceiver 1703 Download information of the target application; after downloading and installing the target application according to the download information of the target application, start the target application, and execute the action corresponding to the target intent information through the target application.

In an implementation manner, the processor 1701 is specifically configured to: determine that the stored application information database does not contain the installation package information of the target application; receive the download of the target application from the server through the transceiver 1703 After the information is obtained, the installation package information of the target application in the download information is stored in the application information database.

In an implementation manner, the processor 1701 is specifically configured to: receive, through the transceiver 1703, download information of at least two candidate applications from the server, where the at least two candidate applications include the target application; The download information of the target application Before downloading and installing the target application, displaying an application selection interface including the at least two candidate applications; receiving an application selection instruction triggered by the user, where the application selection instruction is used to indicate the application selected by the user for the target application.

The memory 1702 is used to store program instructions and data (eg, image templates corresponding to different motion types) and the like. Specifically, the program instructions may include program code, which includes instructions for computer operation. The memory 1702 may include random access memory (RAM), and may also include non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory), such as at least one disk storage. The processor 1701 executes the program stored in the memory 1702, and implements the above functions through the above components, thereby finally implementing the methods provided by the above embodiments.

Based on the above embodiments, an embodiment of the present application further provides a server, where the server is configured to implement the cross-device application interaction method shown in FIG. 4 . Referring to Fig. 18, the server 1800 includes: a processor 1801 and a memory 1802.

The memory 1802 and other components are interconnected with the processor 1801 .

Specifically, the server 1800 can communicate and interact with other devices through the communication module 1803 .

The processor 1801 is configured to receive, through the communication module 1803, an application download request carrying target intent information sent by an electronic device; query the intent management service for intent information that matches the target intent information; determine the target intent information Download information of the target application corresponding to the matched intent information; send the download information of the target application to the electronic device through the communication module 1803 .

In one implementation, the processor 1801 is specifically configured to: query the intent management service to find at least two candidate intent information matching the target intent information, and each candidate intent information corresponds to a candidate application; The intent information that has a higher degree of matching with the target intent information among the at least two candidate intent information is selected as the intent information that matches the target intent information.

The memory 1802 is used to store program instructions and data (eg, image templates corresponding to different motion types) and the like. Specifically, the program instructions may include program code, which includes instructions for computer operation. The memory 1802 may include random access memory (RAM), and may also include non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory), such as at least one disk storage. The processor 1801 executes the program stored in the memory 1802, and implements the above functions through the above components, thereby finally realizing the methods provided by the above embodiments.

Based on the above embodiments, an embodiment of the present application further provides a cross-device application interaction system, including an electronic device as shown in FIG. 15 and a server as shown in FIG. 16 .

Based on the above embodiments, the embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program, which, when the computer program runs on a computer, causes the computer to execute the cross-device application interaction method provided by the above embodiments.

Based on the above embodiments, the embodiments of the present application further provide a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer executes the crossover provided by the above embodiments. Device application interaction method.

The storage medium may be any available medium that the computer can access. By way of example and not limitation, computer readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, or be capable of carrying or storing instructions or data structures in the form of desired program code and any other medium that can be accessed by a computer.

Based on the above embodiments, the embodiments of the present application further provide a chip for reading a computer program stored in a memory and implementing the cross-device application interaction method provided by the above embodiments.

Based on the above embodiments, the embodiments of the present application provide a chip system, where the chip system includes a processor for supporting a computer device to implement the functions involved in the service equipment, forwarding equipment, or site equipment in the above embodiments. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing necessary programs and data of the computer device. The chip system may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, a system, or a computer program product. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may 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.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present application is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to the present application. It will be understood that each process and/or block in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of processes and/or blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to the processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine such that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device produce Means for implementing the functions specified in a flow or flow of a flowchart and/or a block or blocks of a block diagram.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory result in an article of manufacture comprising instruction means, the instructions The apparatus implements the functions specified in the flow or flow of the flowcharts and/or the block or blocks of the block diagrams.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded on a computer or other programmable data processing device to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process such that The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flow or blocks of the flowcharts and/or the block or blocks of the block diagrams.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present application without departing from the protection scope of the present application. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

A cross-device application interaction method, applied to an electronic device, characterized in that the method comprises:

receiving an application interaction request sent from another electronic device, where the application interaction request includes target intent information, and the application interaction request is used to instruct a target application in the electronic device to perform an action corresponding to the target intent information;

After determining that the target application is not installed locally, send an application download request carrying the target intent information to the server;

receiving download information of the target application from the server;

After the target application is downloaded and installed according to the download information of the target application, the target application is started, and the action corresponding to the target intent information is executed through the target application.
The method of claim 1, wherein the target intent information includes at least one of an application package name, function information, action information, and intent extension parameters.
The method of claim 2, wherein the function information includes a meta-capability type and/or a meta-capability name.
The method of claim 1, wherein the download information includes installation package information of the target application, a download address of the target application, an instant installation identifier, and a version number.
The method of claim 4, wherein determining that the target application is not installed locally comprises:

Determine that the stored application information database does not contain the installation package information of the target application;

After the receiving the download information of the target application from the server, the method further includes:

The installation package information of the target application in the download information is stored in the application information database.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein receiving the download information of the target application from the server comprises:

receiving download information of at least two candidate applications from the server, the at least two candidate applications including the target application;

Before downloading and installing the target application according to the download information of the target application, the method further includes:

presenting an application selection interface including the at least two candidate applications;

An application selection instruction triggered by the user is received, where the application selection instruction is used to indicate that the application selected by the user is the target application.
A cross-device application interaction method, applied to a server, characterized in that the method includes:

Receive an application download request that carries target intent information sent by an electronic device;

query the intent management service for intent information matching the target intent information;

determining the download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information;

Send the download information of the target application to the electronic device.
The method of claim 7, wherein the target intent information includes at least one of an application package name, function information, action information, and intent extension parameters.
The method of claim 8, wherein the function information includes a meta-capability type and/or a meta-capability name.
The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the querying the intent information matching the target intent information in the intent management service comprises:

At least two candidate intent information matching the target intent information are queried in the intent management service, and each candidate intent information corresponds to a candidate application;

The intent information that has a higher degree of matching with the target intent information among the at least two candidate intent information is selected as the intent information that matches the target intent information.
An electronic device, comprising:

A communication unit, configured to receive an application interaction request sent from other electronic devices, where the application interaction request includes target intent information, and the application interaction request is used to instruct the target application in the electronic device to execute the corresponding target intent information After the processing unit determines that the target application is not installed locally, it sends an application download request carrying the target intent information to the server; receives the download information of the target application from the server;

a processing unit, configured to determine that the target application is not installed locally; and, after downloading and installing the target application according to the download information of the target application, start the target application, and execute the target intent through the target application Actions corresponding to the information.
The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the target intent information includes at least one of an application package name, function information, action information, and intent extension parameters.
The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the function information includes a meta-capability type and/or a meta-capability name.
The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the download information includes installation package information of the target application, a download address of the target application, an instant installation identifier, and a version number.
The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

Determine that the stored application information database does not include the installation package information of the target application;

After the communication unit receives the download information of the target application from the server, the installation package information of the target application in the download information is stored in the application information database.
The electronic device according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein the communication unit is specifically used for:

receiving download information of at least two candidate applications from the server, where the target application is included in the at least two candidate applications;

The processing unit is specifically used for:

Before downloading and following the target application according to the download information of the target application, displaying an application selection interface including the at least two candidate applications; receiving an application selection instruction triggered by the user, where the application selection instruction is used to instruct the user to select The application is the target application.
A server, characterized in that it includes:

a communication unit, configured to receive an application download request carrying target intent information sent by an electronic device; after the processing unit determines the download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information, the download information of the target application is sent to the electronic device;

The processing unit is configured to query the intent information matching the target intent information in the intent management service; and determine the download information of the target application corresponding to the intent information matching the target intent information.
The server of claim 17, wherein the target intent information includes at least one of an application package name, function information, action information, and intent extension parameters.
The server of claim 18, wherein the function information includes a meta-capability type and/or a meta-capability name.
The server according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

At least two candidate intent information matching the target intent information is queried in the intent management service, and each candidate intent information corresponds to a candidate application; select the at least two candidate intent information that matches the target intent information The intent information with a higher degree of information matching is used as the intent information matching the target intent information.
An electronic device, comprising:

memory, for storing programs and data;

Transceivers for receiving and transmitting data;

A processor for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 6.
A server, characterized in that it includes:

memory, for storing programs and data;

Communication module for receiving and sending data;

A processor for performing the method as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 10.
A cross-device application interaction system, characterized in that it includes:

The electronic device of any one of claims 11 to 16; and

A server as claimed in any one of claims 17 to 20.
A computer program, characterized in that, when the computer program is run on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
A computer storage medium, characterized in that, a computer program is stored in the computer storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
A chip, characterized in that, the chip is used to read a computer program stored in a memory, and execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.