On demand resources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9880824-B2
Application number	US-201514861885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2015
Priority date	Jun 5, 2015
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for building a software application is disclosed. The method includes: generating a plurality of application resources; creating a plurality of tags; applying one of the tags on each of the plurality of application resources; grouping the application resources by their tags to form at least two asset packs, each identifiable by at least one tag shared by all application resources in the asset pack; and creating an asset pack manifest comprising a location of each of the asset packs and an order in which the asset packs are to be downloaded.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method of running an application on a device, comprising:
obtaining an app start bundle of the application from a network source;
installing the application using the app start bundle;
determining a first running status of the application at a first time based on one or more functions being performed by the application;
in response to determining the first running status of the application at the first time, requesting a first on demand resource of a plurality of on demand resources not on the device at the first time and associated with the application, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the first running status of the application meets a first running status criterion, the first on demand resource comprises a first resource,
in accordance with a determination that the first running status of the application meets a second running status criterion, different from the first running status criterion, the first on demand resource comprises a second resource, different from the first resource, and
the first running status of the application is independent of a user input to the device for running a portion of the application corresponding to the first on demand resource;

receiving the first on demand resource, without receiving a second on demand resource of the plurality of on demand resources, from the network source; and
loading the first on demand resource in the application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a second running status of the application at a second time, after the first time, based on one or more functions being performed by the application;
in response to determining the second running status of the application at the second time, requesting the second on demand resource of the plurality of on demand resources, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the second running status of the application meets a third running status criterion, the second on demand resource comprises a third resource,
in accordance with a determination that the second running status of the application meets a fourth running status criterion, different from the third running status criterion, the second on demand resource comprises a fourth resource, different from the third resource, and
the second running status of the application is independent of a user input to the device for running a portion of the application corresponding to the second on demand resource;

receiving the second on demand resource from the network source; and
loading the second on demand resource in the application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , comprising checking whether the first on demand resource is available on the device before requesting it, wherein requesting the first on demand resource is in response to a determination that the first on demand resource is not available on the device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , comprising:
determining if an asset pack manifest is available on the device, the asset pack manifest comprising an address of the first on demand resource;
obtaining the asset pack manifest; and
requesting the first on demand resource using the address in the asset pack manifest.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , comprising determining an order in which a plurality of on demand resources, including the first on demand resource, are to be requested based on the first running status of the application.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , comprising:
determining if a shortage of storage space is detected on the device;
determining at least one on demand resource of the application to be purged from the device if a shortage of storage space is detected on the device; and
purging the at least one on demand resource from the device while the application is running on the device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein determining at least one on demand resource to be purged is based, at least partially, on the first running status of the application.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein determining at least one on demand resource to be purged is based, at least partially, on a predetermined purging order of a plurality of on demand resources.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein determining at least one on demand resource to be purged is based, at least partially, on a usage pattern associated with the application.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer readable medium containing instructions, that, when executed, perform a method of running an application on a device, the method comprising:
obtaining an app start bundle of the application from a network source;
installing the application using the app start bundle;
determining a first running status of the application at a first time based on one or more functions being performed by the application;
in response to determining the first running status of the application at the first time, requesting a first on demand resource of a plurality of on demand resources not on the device at the first time and associated with the application, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the first running status of the application meets a first running status criterion, the first on demand resource comprises a first resource,
in accordance with a determination that the first running status of the application meets a second running status criterion, different from the first running status criterion, the first on demand resource comprises a second resource, different from the first resource, and
the first running status of the application is independent of a user input to the device for running a portion of the application corresponding to the first on demand resource;

receiving the first on demand resource, without receiving a second on demand resource of the plurality of on demand resources from the network source; and
loading the first on demand resource in the application.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , the method further comprising:
determining a second running status of the application at a second time, after the first time, based on one or more functions being performed by the application;
in response to determining the second running status of the application at the second time, requesting the second on demand resource of the plurality of on demand resources, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the second running status of the application meets a third running status criterion, the second on demand resource comprises a third resource,
in accordance with a determination that the second running status of the application meets a fourth running status criterion, different from the third running status criterion, the second on demand resource comprises a fourth resource, different from the third resource, and
the second running status of the application is independent of a user input to the device for running a portion of the application corresponding to the second on demand resource;

receiving the second on demand resource from the network source; and
loading the second on demand resource in the application.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , the method further comprising checking whether the first on demand resource is available on the device before requesting it, wherein requesting the first on demand resource is in response to a determination that the first on demand resource is not available on the device.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of clai

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Lewallen Stephen Richard
• Makower David
• Hess Jonathan Joseph
• Heynen Patrick
• Santamaria Terry J
• Bumgarner William M
• Pickford David
• Oklota Christopher L
• Parker Anthony S

Classifications

• G06F8/60 Primary

  Software deployment · CPC title

• G06F9/44526

  Plug-ins; Add-ons · CPC title

• G06F8/61 Primary

  Installation · CPC title

• H04L67/34

  involving the movement of software or configuration parameters  (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416) · CPC title