Task management method and device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11209894-B2
Application number	US-201916427944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2019
Priority date	Dec 10, 2013
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

A task management method and device where the method includes determining, according to a foreground task, a first scenario corresponding to the foreground task, searching for at least one background task corresponding to the first scenario when the first scenario corresponding to the foreground task is in a first list, where the first list includes a scenario in which task limitation is allowed, and performing limitation processing on the at least one background task corresponding to the first scenario, where the limitation processing refers to processing for reducing system resource usage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A task management method, implemented by an electronic device, the task management method comprising:
executing a foreground task based on an input to the electronic device;
determining, according to the foreground task, that a background task limitation is allowed;
determining a first background task and a second background task;
performing limitation processing on the first background task, wherein a user identifier of the first background task corresponds to a common user, wherein the limitation processing comprises at least one of freezing the first background task, stopping the first background task, or limiting a system resource used by the first background task;
stopping the first background task from using a system component when the first background task uses the system component before performing the limitation processing on the first background task; and
skipping limitation processing on the second background task, wherein a user identifier of the second background task corresponds to a system user.

2. The task management method of claim 1 , wherein performing the limitation processing on the first background task comprises reducing system resource usage of the first background task.

3. The task management method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first background task comprises determining the first background task when a system resource usage of the first background task reaches a preset threshold.

4. The task management method of claim 1 , wherein determining the second background task comprises determining the second background task when a system resource usage of the second background task reaches a preset threshold.

5. The task management method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, according to the foreground task, a third background task; and
performing limitation processing on the third background task.

6. The task management method of claim 1 , further comprising saving a status value of the system component when the system component stops using the first background task.

7. An electronic device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store computer instructions for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the computer instructions cause the at least one processor to be configured to:
execute a foreground task based on an input to the electronic device;
determine, according to the foreground task, that a background task limitation is allowed;
determine a first background task and a second background task;
perform limitation processing on the first background task, wherein a user identifier of the first background task corresponds to a common user, wherein the limitation processing comprises at least one of freezing the first background task, stopping the first background task, or limiting a system resource used by the first background task;
stop the first background task from using a system component when the first background task uses the system component before performing the limitation processing on the first background task; and
skip limitation processing on the second background task, wherein a user identifier of the second background task corresponds to a system user.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the computer instructions cause the at least one processor to be configured to perform limitation processing on the first background task by reducing system resource usage of the first background task.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the computer instructions further cause the at least one processor to be configured to determine the first background task when a system resource usage of the first background task reaches a preset threshold.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the computer instructions further cause the at least one processor to be configured to determine the second background task when a system resource usage of the second background task reaches a preset threshold.

11. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the computer instructions further cause the at least one processor to be configured to:
determine, according to the foreground task, a third background task; and
perform limitation processing on the third background task.

12. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the computer instructions further cause the at least one processor to be configured to save a status value of the system component when the system component stops using the first background task.

13. An electronic device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store computer instructions for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the computer instructions cause the at least one processor to be configured to:
allow a background task limitation;
determine a background task that needs to be frozen;
freeze the background task;
stop the background task from using a system component when the background task uses the system component before freezing the background task;
resume the system component when the electronic device displays a main user interface; and
unfreeze the background task when the electronic device displays the main user interface.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the background task that needs to be frozen comprises a background task that is prohibited from calling a system resource, and wherein the computer instructions further cause the at least one processor to be configured to prohibit the background task from calling the system resource.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the computer instructions further cause the at least one processor to be configured to save a status value of the system component when the system component is stopped.

16. The task management method of claim 1 , wherein the first background task and the second background task correspond to threads of application programs.

17. The task management method of claim 1 , wherein the first background task and the second background task correspond to tasks that do not require user interaction.

18. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first background task and the second background task correspond to threads of application programs.

19. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first background task and the second background task correspond to tasks that do not require user interaction.

20. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the background task corresponds to a thread of an application program and does not require user interaction.

Assignees

• Huawei Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wei Konggang
• Peng Yu
• Zhao Jing

Classifications

• Y02D10/00

  Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management · CPC title

• G06F1/3287

  by switching off individual functional units in the computer system · CPC title

• G06F1/329 Primary

  by task scheduling · CPC title

• G06F1/3228

  Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timers, stop commands or wait commands · CPC title

• G06F9/461

  Saving or restoring of program or task context · CPC title