# US 2017/0286174 A1 · Terminal application process management method and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0286174 A1 - Document ID: US20170286174A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/625,701 - Filed: 2017-06-16 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-22 - Assignees: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited - Applicants: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited - Inventors: Peng JIANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170286174A1 ## CPC - G06F 9/5055: {considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine} - G06F 9/485: {Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution (G06F9/4881 takes precedence)} - G06F 9/5022: {Mechanisms to release resources} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A terminal application process management method includes: detecting a first-type terminal application, the first-type terminal application being a preset terminal application that needs to be accelerated but has not been started yet; obtaining attribute information of a second-type terminal application if the first-type terminal application is trigger-started, the second-type terminal application being another currently-running terminal application; and terminating a process of the second-type terminal application according to the attribute information of the second-type terminal application until there is sufficient resource for starting the first-type terminal application. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a terminal application process management apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A terminal application process management method performed at a terminal having one or more processors and memory for storing programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the method comprising: detecting, by the terminal, a first-type terminal application to obtain a detection result, the first-type terminal application being a preset terminal application that needs to be accelerated but has not been started yet; obtaining, by the terminal, attribute information of a second-type terminal application when the detection result indicates that the first-type terminal application is trigger-started, the second-type terminal application being another currently-running terminal application; and terminating, by the terminal, a process of the second-type terminal application according to the attribute information of the second-type terminal application until there is sufficient resource for starting the first-type terminal application. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The terminal application process management method according to claim 1, further comprising: after terminating the process of the second-type terminal application: obtaining the attribute information of another second-type terminal application when it is determined that the first-type terminal application is currently running; and terminating the process of the second-type terminal application according to the attribute information of the second-type terminal application. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The terminal application process management method according to claim 1, further comprising: after terminating the process of the second-type terminal application: obtaining the attribute information of another second-type terminal application when it is determined that the first-type terminal application is currently running; receiving, by using a preset acceleration control, an operating instruction entered by a user; and terminating, triggered by the user-entered operating instruction, the process of the second-type terminal application according to the attribute information of the second-type terminal application. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The terminal application process management method according to claim 2, wherein the operation of obtaining the attribute information of another second-type terminal application when it is determined that the first-type terminal application is currently running comprises: detecting whether frame freezing occurs during running of the first-type terminal application, when it is determined that the first-type terminal application is currently running; and obtaining the attribute information of the second-type terminal application, when it is determined that frame freezing occurs during running of the first-type terminal application. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The terminal application process management method according to claim 4, wherein the operation of detecting whether frame freezing occurs during running of the first-type terminal application comprises: detecting a quantity of screen frames; and determining that frame freezing occurs during running of the first-type terminal application, when it is determined that the quantity of screen frames is less than a preset threshold; and determining that frame freezing does not occur during running of the first-type terminal application, when it is determined that the quantity of screen frames is greater than or equal to a preset threshold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The terminal application process management method according to claim 1, further comprising: before detecting a first-type terminal application to obtain a detection result: determining whether there is a preset first-type local terminal application set, the first-type terminal application set comprising at least one first-type terminal application; obtaining attribute information of currently-running terminal applications when it is determined that the terminal application set is currently trigger-started; and terminating processes of the corresponding terminal applications according to the attribute information of the currently-running terminal applications. ### Claim 7 A terminal, comprising: one or more processors; memory; and programs stored in the memory that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the terminal to perform a plurality of operations including: detecting a first-type terminal application to obtain a detection result, the first-type terminal application being a preset terminal application that needs to be accelerated but has not been started yet; obtaining attribute information of a second-type terminal application when the detection result indicates that the first-type terminal application is trigger-started, the second-type terminal application being another currently-running terminal application; terminating a process of the second-type terminal application according to the attribute information of the second-type terminal application until there is sufficient resource for starting the first-type terminal application. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The terminal according to claim 7, wherein the terminal is further configured to obtain the attribute information of the second-type terminal application when it is determined that the first-type terminal application is currently running. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The terminal according to claim 7, wherein the terminal is further configured to: receive, by using a preset acceleration control, an operating instruction entered by a user; and terminate, triggered by the user-entered operating instruction, the process of the second-type terminal application according to the attribute information of the second-type terminal application. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the terminal is further configured to: detect whether frame freezing occurs during running of the first-type terminal application, when it is determined that the first-type terminal application is currently running; and obtain the attribute information of the second-type terminal application, when it is determined that frame freezing occurs during running of the first-type terminal application. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the terminal is further configured to: detect a quantity of screen frames; and determine that frame freezing occurs during running of the first-type terminal application, when it is determined that the quantity of screen frames is less than a preset threshold; and determining that frame freezing does not occur during running of the first-type terminal application, when it is determined that the quantity of screen frames is greater than or equal to a preset threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The terminal according to claim 7, wherein the terminal is further configured to: determine whether there is a preset first-type local terminal application set, the first-type terminal application set comprising at least one first-type terminal application; obtain attribute information of currently-running terminal applications when it is determined that the terminal application set is currently trigger-started; and terminate processes of the corresponding terminal applications according to the attribute information of the currently-running terminal applications. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a plurality of programs in connection with a terminal having one or more processors, which, when executing the plurality of programs, cause the terminal to: detect a first-type terminal application to obtain a detection result, the first-type terminal application being a preset terminal application that needs to be accelerated but has not been started yet; obtain attribute information of a second-type terminal application when the detection result indicates that the first-type terminal application is trigger-started, the second-type terminal application being another currently-running terminal application; and terminate a process of the second-type terminal application according to the attribute information of the second-type terminal application until there is sufficient resource for starting the first-type terminal application.