Background Application Management via Foreground Closure Prompts

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Solution Overview

Problem

Mobile devices face inefficiencies due to resource wastage from unnecessary background applications, as users often neglect to close them, leading to reduced operating performance.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that determine whether a background application's operating feature satisfies preset conditions, such as idle time or resource usage, and display a user interface in the foreground to prompt the user to close the application, thereby reducing resource wastage and improving efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If background applications are allowed to run concurrently, then application functionality and user convenience are improved, but device resource consumption increases and operating efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication functionalityVSAvoiddevice resource consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically monitors background applications and prompts users to close them when resource consumption thresholds are exceeded, enabling the system to self-regulate resource usage without requiring constant user intervention. The determination unit automatically identifies which applications should be closed based on resource usage data.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback loop where resource consumption data from background applications is continuously monitored, analyzed by the determination unit, and used to generate closure prompts. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures resource consumption remains within acceptable limits while maintaining necessary application functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of energy

If users manually close background applications through task manager, then resource wastage is reduced, but user operation complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource wastageVSAvoiduser operation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of energyVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically identifies and prompts users to close background applications that are consuming excessive resources, eliminating the need for users to manually monitor and manage each application. The determination unit performs the analysis and generates targeted closure prompts, reducing user effort to a simple acknowledgment action.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system proactively monitors resource consumption and generates closure prompts before resources are completely depleted or performance degradation occurs. By performing preliminary monitoring and notification, the system prevents resource wastage rather than reacting to it after the fact.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If users are prompted to close background applications, then resource efficiency is improved, but risk of inadvertently closing necessary applications increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperating efficiencyVSAvoidapplication closure accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The determination unit continuously monitors resource consumption data and uses this feedback to intelligently determine which applications should be closed. By basing closure decisions on actual measured resource usage rather than arbitrary rules, the system accurately identifies problematic applications while preserving necessary ones.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system monitors multiple parameters including CPU usage, memory consumption, and battery impact to comprehensively evaluate background applications. By considering multiple parameters rather than a single metric, the system more accurately distinguishes between applications that can be safely closed and those that are necessary.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

4Measurement precision

If comprehensive resource monitoring is implemented, then accuracy in identifying unnecessary applications is improved, but system complexity and processing overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication assessment accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The determination unit is divided into specialized sub-units that each handle specific aspects of resource monitoring and analysis. This segmentation allows complex monitoring tasks to be distributed across modular components, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10031772B2Method and apparatus for managing background application

Publication Date: 2018.07.24 ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD

AI summary

A method for managing a background application is provided. The method includes determining whether an operating feature of the background application satisfies a preset condition, and when it is determined that the operating feature of the background application satisfies the preset condition, displaying an operating interface in a foreground interface of a mobile device for a user to close the background application.