Cloud Application Warehouse for Installation-Free App Launch
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of downloading, installing, and running applications is complicated, affecting user experience and occupying local terminal resources.
Innovation Solution
An application management method and device that simplifies application transmission by allowing applications to be managed through warehouses, eliminating the need for installation packages and enabling applications to call associated functions directly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If applications are distributed through traditional application stores requiring download and installation, then application functionality is provided, but the process is complicated and occupies local terminal resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the application installation step from the traditional distribution process. Instead of requiring download and installation on local terminals, applications are directly launched from cloud-based application warehouses, eliminating the complex installation process while maintaining application functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces cloud-based application warehouses as an intermediary between the application store and the user terminal. The application warehouse receives applications from the application store and distributes them to terminals on demand, simplifying the user experience by hiding the complexity of installation and management behind this intermediary layer.
2Productivity
If applications are installed on local terminals, then applications can be run, but local terminal resources are occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application lifecycle into separate functions: application storage and management are handled by cloud-based application warehouses, while only application execution occurs on local terminals. This segmentation allows terminals to run applications without permanently storing them, reducing resource occupation while maintaining execution capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of installing full application copies on local terminals, the system uses lightweight application descriptors or references that point to the actual application in the cloud warehouse. When execution is needed, the application is temporarily accessed or streamed, avoiding permanent resource occupation on the terminal.
3Productivity
If applications are downloaded and installed from application stores, then applications are available for use, but the process is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-loading and pre-positioning applications in cloud-based application warehouses before users need them. Applications are maintained in a ready-to-execute state in the cloud, eliminating the need for download and installation time when users want to access them.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent skips the traditional download and installation steps entirely by using a direct launch mechanism from the application warehouse to the terminal. The system rushes through the traditional multi-step process by eliminating unnecessary intermediate steps, allowing users to access applications immediately without waiting for download or installation.
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AI summary
The present application relates to the technical field of software, and provides an application management method and a related device. The application management method is applied to a first application warehouse, and the method includes: sending a first download request to an application store, where the first download request is used to request to download a first application in the application store, and the first application is stored in the application store; and receiving the first application from the application store.