Coordination method and mobile terminal
When a command for starting up a specific versatile application of a versatile application section is made during an execution of a native application included in a basic processing section, a judgment of the following condition for combining is satisfied: whether or not the specific versatile application is in a paused state, and the specific versatile application has made a request for starting up the native application, is made (step S 51 ). When a judgment that the condition for combining is satisfied is made, an execution of the specific versatile application is restarted (step S 56 ). As a result, it is possible to have a prompt coordination between the basic processing section and the versatile application, while respecting a feeling of presence which is established in the mind of a user.
1. A coordination method for operating by coordination between a basic processing section which performs a control and a processing of an internal resource, and a versatile application section which includes at least one versatile application which uses a function of the basic processing section, in a mobile terminal comprising steps of:
judging a condition for combining at which, when a start-up command for a specific versatile application of the versatile application section is made while a native application included in the basic processing section is being executed, a judgment of whether or not the specific versatile application is in a paused state, and a judgment whether or not the native application is executing in accordance with a request for a start-up of the native application issued by the specific versatile application, is made; and
restarting an execution at which, when both judgment results at the step of judging the condition for combining are affirmative, an execution of the specific versatile application is restarted.
2. The coordination method according to claim 1 , further comprising steps of:
judging a condition for a pausing at which, when at least one of the results of the judgment is negative, a judgment of whether or not there exists a versatile application which is in a paused state is made;
stopping at which, when a judgment result at the step of judging the condition for the pausing is affirmative, the versatile application which is in the paused state is stopped; and
starting up at which the specific versatile application is started up.
3. The coordination method according to claim 2 , wherein
when the judgment result at the step of judging the condition for the pausing is negative, the step of starting up is performed immediately.
4. The coordination method according to claim 1 , wherein
the native application is a television process application of processing upon receiving a television broadcasting signal, and
the specific versatile application is an electronic program guide application.
5. A mobile terminal which is operated by coordination between a basic processing section which performs a control and a processing of an internal resource, and a versatile application section which includes at least one versatile application which uses a function of the basic processing section, wherein the basic processing section comprises
a native application,
a condition judging means which, when a start-up command for a specific versatile application of the versatile application section is made while the native application is being executed, makes a judgment of whether the following condition for combining is satisfied or not: the specific versatile application is in a paused state, and the native application is executing in accordance with a request for a start-up of the native application issued by the specific versatile application, and
an application execution controlling means which, when a judgment result by the condition judging means is affirmative, restarts an execution of the specific versatile application.
6. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , wherein
the condition judging means further makes a judgment of a condition for a pausing by judging whether or not there exists a versatile application which is in a paused state, when the result of judging the condition for combining is negative, and
the application execution controlling means which after stopping the versatile application which is in the paused state, starts up the specific versatile application, when the judgment result of judging the condition for the pausing is affirmative.
7. The mobile terminal according to claim 6 , wherein
the application execution controlling means immediately starts up the specific versatile application, when the judgment result of judging the condition for pausing is negative.
8. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a television processing means which performs processing upon receiving a television broadcasting signal, wherein
the specified native application is a television processing application which controls the television processing means, and
the specific versatile application is an electronic program guide application.
9. The mobile terminal according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a wireless communication section which performs a wireless communication with a base station of a mobile communication network.