Method and apparatus for presenting screensaver of application program, and mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11221859-B2
Application number	US-201616067515-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2016
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and mobile terminal for presenting a screen saver of an application are disclosed. The method comprises: sending broadcast information by a first application installed on the mobile terminal to other applications when a screen saver is to be activated; obtaining version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications based on the received broadcast information from other applications; obtaining the latest version of configuration information based on the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application and the received version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications; determining whether the first application has the highest priority among the first application and other applications based on the priorities of the applications contained in the latest version of configuration information; and if so, presenting the screen saver of the first application. In the embodiment, only one application presents its screen saver on a mobile terminal. The stability of the system is improved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for presenting a screen saver of an application, which is applicable in a mobile terminal, comprising:
sending broadcast information by a first application installed on the mobile terminal to other applications when a screen saver is to be activated, wherein the broadcast information contains a version number of configuration information, saved by the first application, which contains priority information of each of applications;
obtaining version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications based on the received broadcast information from other applications;
obtaining the latest version of configuration information based on the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application and the received version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications;
determining whether the first application has the highest priority among the first application and other applications based on the priorities of the applications contained in the latest version of configuration information; and
if so, presenting the screen saver of the first application.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, obtaining the latest version of configuration information based on the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application and the received version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications, comprises:
identifying the latest version number from all the version numbers of the configuration information based on the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application and the received version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications; and
determining whether the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application is the latest version number; if so, obtaining the configuration information saved by the first application as the latest version of configuration information, and sending broadcast information containing the configuration information saved by the first application; or otherwise, receiving broadcast information, sent by another application, which contains the configuration information with the latest version number, and obtaining the configuration information contained in the received broadcast information as the latest version of configuration information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the broadcast information further contains configuration information, saved by the first application, which contains priority information of each of applications;
obtaining the latest version of configuration information based on the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application and the received version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications, comprises:
obtaining the latest version of configuration information based on the configuration information saved by the first application and the version number thereof and the received configuration information saved by other applications and the version numbers thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, presenting the screen saver of the first application comprises:
presenting, in a notification bar, a prompt message about whether to turn on the switch for screen saver of the first application, when the switch for screen saver of the first application is in an OFF state; and
presenting the screen saver of the first application in response to a selection of the user to turn on the switch for screen saver of the first application.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein, presenting, in a notification bar, a prompt message about whether to turn on the switch for screen saver of the first application comprises:
determining whether the user closes a prompt message for turning on the switch for a screen saver of another application within a preset time period; and
if not, presenting a prompt message about whether to turn on the switch for screen saver of the first application in the notification bar.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the broadcast information further comprises a state of the switch for screen saver of the first application;
determining whether the first application has the highest priority among the first application and other applications based on the priorities of the applications contained in the latest version of configuration information, comprises:
identifying an application whose switch for screen saver is in an ON state based on the states of the switches for screen saver of the applications in the broadcast information sent by each of the other applications; and
determining whether the first application has the highest priority among the first application and the other applications, whose switches for screen saver are in an ON state, based on the priorities of the applications contained in the latest version of configuration information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
updating the configuration information saved by the first application at a preset time interval.

8. A mobile terminal, comprising: a housing, a processor, a memory, a circuit board and a power supply circuit, wherein, the circuit board is placed inside a space enclosed by the housing, the processor and the memory are arranged on the circuit board; the power supply circuit is configured to provide power for various circuits or components of the mobile terminal; the memory is configured to store executable program codes; and the processor executes a program corresponding to the executable program codes by reading the executable program codes stored in the memory so as to carry out a method for presenting a screen saver of an application, the method comprises:
sending broadcast information by a first application installed on the mobile terminal to other applications when a screen saver is to be activated, wherein the broadcast information contains a version number of configuration information, saved by the first application, which contains priority information of each of applications;
obtaining version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications based on the received broadcast information from other applications;
obtaining the latest version of configuration information based on the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application and the received version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications;
determining whether the first application has the highest priority among the first application and other applications based on the priorities of the applications contained in the latest version of configuration information; and
if so, presenting the screen saver of the first application.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein, obtaining the latest version of configuration information based on the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application and the received version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications, comprises:
identifying the latest version number from all the version numbers of the configuration information based on the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application and the received version numbers of the configuration information saved by other applications; and
determining whether the version number of the configuration information saved by the first application is the latest version number; if so, obtaining the configuration information saved by the first application as the latest version of configuration information, and sending broadcast information containing the configuration information saved by the first application; or

Assignees

• Beijing Kingsoft Internet Security Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Kangzong
• Luo Yong

Classifications

• G06F9/44505 Primary

  Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F9/542

  Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications · CPC title

• G06F8/71

  Version control (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57); Configuration management · CPC title

• G06F9/4418

  Suspend and resume; Hibernate and awake · CPC title