Granted Patent B2

US 12,411,990 · App. 17/961,766 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventors: Xi Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Huangwei Wu (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.

G06F21/629G06F8/61G06F21/51G06F21/52G06F21/604G06F21/62G06F21/6281H04L63/102G06F2221/033

Abstract

Claims (71)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a storage device configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors coupled to the storage device and configured to execute the instructions to:

receive an installation package of a first application program, wherein the installation package comprises a first disable permission of the first application program pre-recorded in the installation package, wherein the first disable permission forbids a second application program from invoking a system function, and wherein the system function comprises a short message service (SMS) function;

install, based on the installation package, the first application program by:

applying for the first disable permission from a system that provides system functions to the apparatus:

receiving a grant of the first disable permission from the system that provides the system functions to the apparatus; and

configuring, in response to receiving the grant of the first disable permission, the first disable permission pre-recorded in the installation package, wherein the first disable permission is configured to forbid the second application program from invoking the system function when the first application program is running:

run the first application program;

forbid, according to the first disable permission and in response to running the first application program, the second application program from invoking the system function by preventing the second application program from passing a permission check of the SMS function when the first application program is in a running state;

exit the first application program; and

permit, after exiting the first application program, the second application program to invoke the system function.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:

store the first disable permission; and

enable the first disable permission when running the first application program.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to end an invocation of the system function by the second application program when the second application program has invoked the system function and when the system function is currently in an invoked state of being invoked by the second application program.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to suspend an invocation of the system function by the second application program when the second application program has invoked the system function and when the system function is currently in an invoked state of being invoked by the second application program.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second application program is one of a plurality of application programs in the apparatus other than the first application program.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to forbid the second application program from invoking the system function by:

searching, according to the first disable permission and in response to running the first application program, for disabling information; and

returning, when the disabling information is found, a null value or a false value to the second application program.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first disable permission comprises a PERMISSION_DISABLE permission in the installation package.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the system comprises an ANDROID system.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:

read configuration information of a plurality of permissions in a configuration file of the installation package, wherein the plurality of permissions comprises the first disable permission;

present, to a user, a plurality of function introductions of the plurality of permissions, wherein the plurality of function introductions comprises a first function introduction corresponding to the first disable permission;

implement an installation process of the first application program when the user grants permission to the first application program according to the first function introduction; and

exit the installation process of the first application program when the user forbids granting permission to the second application program according to the first function introduction.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a storage device configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors coupled to the storage device and configured to execute the instructions to:

receive an installation package of a first application program, wherein the installation package comprises a first disable permission of the first application program pre-recorded in the installation package, wherein the first disable permission forbids a second application program from invoking a system function, and wherein the system function comprises a short message service (SMS) function;

install, based on the installation package, the first application program by:

applying for the first disable permission from a system that provides system functions to the apparatus:

receiving a grant of the first disable permission from the system that provides the system functions to the apparatus; and

configuring, in response to receiving the grant of the first disable permission and based on the first disable permission pre-recorded in the installation package, a first mode associated with the first application program, wherein the first mode is configured to forbid the second application program from invoking the system function:

enter, in response to a second operation, the first mode;

forbid, according to the first disable permission and in response to entering the first mode, the second application program from invoking the system function by preventing the second application program from passing a permission check of the SMS function when the first application program is in the first mode;

exit, in response to a third operation, the first mode; and

permit, after exiting the first application program, the second application program to invoke the system function.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:

store the first mode; and

enable the first mode when running the first application program.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to end an invocation of the system function by the second application program when the second application program has invoked the system function and when the system function is currently in an invoked state of being invoked by the second application program.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to suspend an invocation of the system function by the second application program when the second application program has invoked the system function and when the system function is currently in an invoked state of being invoked by the second application program.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to forbid the second application program from invoking the system function by:

searching, according to the first disable permission and in response to entering the first mode, for disabling information; and

returning, when the disabling information is found, a null value or a false value to the second application program.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

a storage device configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors coupled to the storage device and configured to execute the instructions to:

receive an installation package of a first application program, wherein the installation package comprises a first disable permission of the first application program pre-recorded in the installation package, wherein the first disable permission forbids a second application program from invoking a system function, and wherein the system function comprises a short message service (SMS) function;

install, based on the installation package, the first application program by:

applying for the first disable permission from a system that provides system functions to the apparatus:

receiving a grant of the first disable permission from the system that provides the system functions to the apparatus; and

configuring, in response to receiving the grant of the first disable permission and based on the first disable permission pre-recorded in the installation package, a first mode, wherein the first mode is configured to forbid the second application program from invoking the system function when the first application program is running:

run, in response to a second operation, the first application program;

enter, in response to running the first application program, the first mode;

forbid, according to the first disable permission and in response to entering the first mode, the second application program from invoking the system function by preventing the second application program from passing a permission check of the SMS function when the first application program is in a running state;

exit the first application program;

exit, in response to exiting the first application program, the first mode; and

permit, after exiting the first mode, the second application program to invoke the system function.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:

store the first mode; and

enable the first mode when running the first application program.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to end an invocation of the system function by the second application program when the second application program has invoked the system function and when the system function is currently in an invoked state of being invoked by the second application program.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to suspend an invocation of the system function by the second application program when the second application program has invoked the system function and when the system function is currently in an invoked state of being invoked by the second application program.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the second application program is one of a plurality of application programs in the apparatus other than the first application program.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to forbid the second application program from invoking the system function by:

searching, according to the first disable permission and in response to entering the first mode, for disabling information; and

returning, when the disabling information is found, a null value or a false value to the second application program.

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