Granted Patent B2

US 12,386,653 · App. 17/469,248 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Inventors: Qiulin Chen (Shanghai, CN); Bailin Wen (Hangzhou, CN); Xicai Chen (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

G06F9/485G06F9/48G06F9/4843G06F9/4881G06F12/023

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. An application start method performed by a terminal, the application start method comprising:

storing, by the terminal, a target application list when a first size of free memory of the terminal is greater than a preset threshold;

releasing, by the terminal, a memory occupied by one or more applications, wherein the target application list is a list of one or more application identifiers of the one or more applications whose memory is released;

starting, in a background of the terminal and when the first size is greater than a preset threshold, a process of at least one application identified by at least one application identifier of the one or more application identifiers listed in the target application list;

starting, in the background, an activity of the at least one application; and

starting, in the background, a process of an associated application, wherein the associated application is associated with the at least one application.

2. The application start method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a new task for the at least one application;

creating a first application stack when a second stack does not comprise any application stack, wherein the first application stack is located at a bottom of the second stack; and

storing the new task in the first application stack.

3. The application start method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a new task for the at least one application; and

storing the new task in a first application stack when the first application stack is comprised in a second stack,

wherein the first application stack further stores a task for a first application other than the one or more applications,

wherein the first application stack is located at a top of the second stack, and

wherein the new task is stored close to a bottom of the first application stack.

4. The application start method of claim 1 , wherein a second size of memory occupied by the at least one application is not greater than the first size, wherein a priority of the at least one application ranks in a top n of priorities of the one or more applications, and wherein n is greater than zero.

5. The application start method of claim 1 , wherein a second size of memory occupied by the at least one application is not greater than the first size, and wherein a quantity of times of using the at least one application is not less than a preset quantity of times.

6. A terminal, comprising:

a plurality of applications;

memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the terminal to:

store, in the memory, a target application list when a first size of free memory of the memory is greater than a preset threshold;

release, by the terminal, memory occupied by one or more applications, wherein the target application list is a list of one or more application identifiers of the one or more applications, of the plurality of applications, whose memory is released;

start, in a background of the terminal and when the first size is greater than the preset threshold, a process of at least one application identified by at least one application identifier of the one or more application identifiers listed in the target application list;

start, in the background, an activity of the at least one application; and

start, in the background, a process of an associated application that is associated with the at least one application.

7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the terminal to:

create a new task for the at least one application;

create a first application stack when a second stack does not comprise any application stack, wherein the first application stack is located at a bottom of the second stack; and

store the new task in the first application stack.

8. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the terminal to:

create a new task for the at least one application; and

store the new task in a first application stack when the first application stack is comprised in a second stack,

wherein the first application stack stores a task for a first application other than the one or more applications,

wherein the first application stack is located at a top of the second stack, and

wherein the new task is stored close to a bottom of the first application stack.

9. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein a second size of memory occupied by the at least one application is not greater than the first size, wherein a priority of the at least one application ranks in a top n of priorities of the one or more applications, and wherein n is greater than zero.

10. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein a second size of memory occupied by the at least one application is not greater than the first size, and wherein a quantity of times of using the at least one application is not less than a preset quantity of times.

11. A computer program product comprising instructions that are stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and that, when executed by a processor, cause a terminal to:

store a target application list when a first size of free memory of the terminal is greater than a preset threshold;

release, by the terminal, a memory occupied by one or more applications, wherein the target application list is a list of one or more application identifiers of the one or more applications, of the terminal, whose memory is released;

start, in a background of the terminal and when the first size is greater than the preset threshold, a process of at least one application identified by at least one application identifier of the one or more application identifiers listed in the target application list;

start, in the background, an activity of the at least one application; and

start, in the background, a process of an associated application that is associated with the at least one application.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein a second size of memory occupied by the at least one application is not greater than the first size, wherein a priority of the at least one application ranks in a top n of priorities of the one or more applications, and wherein n is greater than zero.

13. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein a second size of memory occupied by the at least one application is not greater than the first size, and wherein a quantity of times of using the at least one application is not less than a preset quantity of times.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein

the instructions, when executed by the processor further cause the terminal to:

create a new task for the at least one application;

create a first application stack when a second stack does not comprise any application stack, wherein the first application stack is located at a bottom of the second stack; and

store the new task in the first application stack.

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