Application Interaction Method for Cross-Terminal Session Setup

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing application interaction methods are complex and inefficient, often resulting in failed interactions due to incorrect determination of application types between terminals, leading to mismatched applications being started on second terminals.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that receive application invitation information, detect whether the triggered and target applications are the same, and send a notification message to establish a session connection if they are different, ensuring the correct interaction application is started and connected.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the user manually determines the application type and starts the corresponding application, then the application interaction can be performed, but the operation becomes complex and the processing efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication interaction processing efficiencyVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines the application type and starts the corresponding application without requiring manual user intervention. The terminal device autonomously completes the application matching and launching process, eliminating the need for users to manually determine application types and reducing operational complexity while maintaining interaction functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If the user incorrectly determines the application type, then the wrong application is started, but the interaction fails

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication interaction success rateVSAvoiddetermination accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system receives application invitation information from the first terminal, automatically determines the application type based on this information, and starts the corresponding application. This automated feedback loop eliminates manual determination errors by using system-based recognition of application types, thereby improving interaction success rates without increasing operational burden.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple applications are available for interaction, then the user has more choices, but the user needs to determine which application to start

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication selection flexibilityVSAvoidapplication determination process
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

When multiple applications are available for interaction, the system automatically determines which application to start based on the received invitation information, eliminating the need for users to manually evaluate and select from multiple options. This maintains the versatility of having multiple available applications while removing the complexity of the selection process through automated determination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP3229446B1Application interaction method, device and terminal
Publication Date: 2020.10.14 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention disclose an application interaction method and apparatus, and a terminal. The application interaction method includes: receiving application invitation information sent by a target application running in a first terminal, where the application invitation information carries application interaction information of the target application; detecting, according to the application interaction information, whether a currently triggered interactive application and the target application are a same application. If the interactive application and the target application are different applications, sending a notification message to an interaction application, corresponding to the application interaction information, in a preset storage area according to the application invitation information, so that the interaction application establishes a session connection to the target application according to the notification message. By means of the embodiments of the present invention, operations are easy, and application interaction processing efficiency can be improved.