KR102532298B1 - Apparatus and method for managing an application - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for managing a plurality of applications running on an electronic device, wherein a mode of at least one application is updated from a non-working mode to a working mode based on a first external input to at least one of the plurality of applications. doing; updating a mode of an application other than the at least one application from a working mode to a non-working mode based on the first external input; and displaying a working time for the at least one application determined based on at least one of a time of acquiring the first external input and a time of updating to a work mode.

Description

Apparatus and method for managing an application}

The present disclosure relates to a method and an electronic device for determining working times for a plurality of applications running on an electronic device or working times for a plurality of applications running on a plurality of electronic devices without overlapping time intervals.

As the business of providing remote services such as telemedicine using web applications increases, a work time calculation method that serves as an objective standard when billing for the provision of remote services has become necessary. However, existing technologies do not determine which web browser tabs/windows the user is actually working on when tabs/windows of multiple web browsers are running on a single or multiple electronic devices, overlapping the work time, I have a problem where I can't calculate the amount of work I can do.

Therefore, there is a need for a method of determining an application for which an actual user performs a task among a plurality of applications running in an electronic device and calculating a work time for the determined application, thereby increasing the reliability of the calculated work time.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a plurality of applications are running in a single electronic device or a plurality of applications are running in a plurality of electronic devices, by determining a working time for an application in which a task is actually performed by a user , a reliable work time calculation method is provided.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, a first aspect of the present disclosure is a method for managing a plurality of applications running on an electronic device, based on a first external input for at least one of the applications. , updating a mode of at least one application from a non-working mode to a working mode, updating a mode of an application other than the at least one application from a working mode to a non-working mode based on a first external input, and A management method may include displaying a working time for at least one application determined based on at least one of a time point of obtaining a first external input and a time point of updating to a work mode.

Also, according to a second aspect of the present disclosure, in an electronic device that executes a plurality of applications, a mode of at least one application is set to a non-working mode based on a first external input for at least one application among the plurality of applications. Based on at least one of a processor for updating to a work mode and updating a mode of an application other than the at least one application from a work mode to a non-work mode, and a time point of acquiring the first external input or a time point of updating to the work mode An electronic device including a display unit displaying a working time for the determined at least one application may be provided.

In addition, a third aspect of the present disclosure includes obtaining view information including information indicating an acquisition time point of an external input for at least one application among a plurality of applications executed in a first electronic device and a second electronic device. , determining a working time for at least one application based on the time point information, and transmitting a message including information indicating the determined working time to at least one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device. can provide a way to do it.

Also, the timing information may include information indicating a timing when the mode of at least one application is updated from a non-working mode to a working mode based on an external input.

In addition, the determining of the working time may include determining the working time based on at least one of information indicating when an external input is obtained and information indicating when the mode of at least one application is updated from a non-working mode to a working mode. steps may be included.

The determining of the working time may include obtaining a first working time, which is a working time for at least one application executed in the first electronic device, and a working time for at least one application executed in the second electronic device. obtaining a second working time, and determining, as the working time, a time minus the overlapping time between the first working time and the second working time from the sum of the first working time and the second working time. there is.

Also, the obtaining of viewpoint information may include obtaining first viewpoint information representing a timing of obtaining a first external input for an application executed in a first electronic device from among at least one application, and obtaining a second of at least one application. The method may include acquiring second viewpoint information indicating an acquisition timing of a second external input for an application executed in the electronic device.

The obtaining of viewpoint information may include obtaining third viewpoint information indicating a timing of obtaining an external input other than the first external input for an application executed in the first electronic device among at least one application; and The method may further include acquiring fourth viewpoint information indicating acquisition timing of an external input other than the second external input for an application executed in the second electronic device among applications of the .

Also, in the step of determining the working time, the working time may be determined based on information of first to fourth viewpoints.

In addition, the step of determining the working time may include determining a time from the first time point to the fourth time point as the working time when the first time point is ahead of the second time point and the second time point is ahead of the third time point. can

In addition, the step of determining the work time may include, when the third time point precedes the second time point, the sum of the time from the acquisition time of the first external input to the third time point and the time from the second time point to the fourth time point. It may include determining by time.

In addition, the step of determining the working time includes determining a time from the first time point to the third time point as the working time when the first time point is ahead of the second time point and the fourth time point is ahead of the third time point. can do.

Also, acquiring the viewpoint information may include receiving a heartbeat message including the viewpoint information from each of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

In addition, a fourth aspect of the present disclosure may provide a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method of the first aspect in a computer.

1 is a diagram illustrating a method of determining working time for one or more applications executed in an electronic device in association with each other by an electronic device or a server according to an embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining, by an electronic device, a working time for at least one application among a plurality of applications executed in the electronic device according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining, by a server, an operating time for an application executed in an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining, by an electronic device, a working time for an application executed in the electronic device based on a plurality of external inputs, according to an embodiment.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by an electronic device when an application mode is updated to a working mode or a non-working mode based on an external input.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining, by a server, working time for an application based on information indicating an acquisition time point of each of a plurality of external inputs received from each of a plurality of electronic devices, according to an embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a server determines work hours for an application based on one or more work time records received from one or more electronic devices, according to an embodiment.
8 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a method of determining a working time for an application executed in an electronic device in association with each other by an electronic device or a server, according to an embodiment.
9 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a method of processing an idle state in association with each other by an electronic device or a server, according to an embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the opacity of an area displaying an application changes according to a change from a normal state to an idle state.
11 is a graph illustrating a relationship between opacity of an area where an application is displayed with respect to idle time according to an exemplary embodiment.
12 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly describe the present disclosure in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a method in which an electronic device 100 or a server 150 determines working hours for one or more applications executed in the electronic device 100 in association with each other according to an embodiment.

In the present application, the application may include any application having a specific purpose, such as, for example, a web application executed through a web browser, a game application, and a remote service providing application.

Also, when the mode of an application executed in the electronic device 100 is a work mode, it may mean that a work is being performed in the corresponding application. For example, when the mode of an application is a work mode, it may mean a state in which the application is executed in an electronic device and currently has focus. Conversely, if the mode of an application is non-working mode, it may mean that no work is performed in the corresponding application. For example, when an application that is executed and activated in an electronic device is not currently focused, the mode of the corresponding application may be a non-working mode.

In the present application, according to an embodiment, the external input may include an input of calling at least one application that is a target of the external input or an input of clicking a certain area corresponding to at least one application that is a target of the external input. but not limited thereto. For example, if the application is an execution window of a specific application, it may include an input for calling the execution window, an input for activating the execution window, or an input for clicking a certain area corresponding to the execution window.

The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment may execute a plurality of applications. For example, the electronic device 100 may execute the first application 115 and the second application 125 . Also, the electronic device 140 according to an embodiment may execute one or more applications. Also, according to an embodiment, the server 150 may transmit/receive data with the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 140 through a transceiver.

According to an embodiment, the first application 115 and the second application 125 may be displayed in the first execution window and the second execution window of a specific application, respectively. For example, when a specific application is a web browser, the first application 115 may be a first web browser instance and the second application 125 may be a second web browser instance. In this case, the web browser instance may include an object in which a web browser is embodied, for example, a web browser window/tab.

The electronic device 100 changes the mode of the first application 115 from the non-working mode to the working mode based on the first external input 110 to the first application 115 executed on the electronic device 100. can be renewed For example, when the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input 110 for the first application 115 when the mode of the first application 115 is a non-working mode, the electronic device 100 may update the mode of the first application 115 to a working mode.

When obtaining the first external input 110, the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment may determine whether the mode of the first application 115 is a working mode or a non-working mode. According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 determines that the mode of the first application 115 is the work mode when the first external input 110 is obtained, the electronic device 100 sets the mode of the first application 115 to the work mode. can be maintained as In addition, when the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input 110 and determines that the mode of the first application 115 is the non-working mode, the electronic device 100 sets the mode of the first application 115 to the non-working mode. It can be updated in working mode.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may store the ID of the first application 115 that is the target of the first external input 110 in the memory 130 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 updates the mode of the first application 115 to a work mode based on the information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input 110 and the first external input 110 . At least one piece of information representing a viewpoint may be stored in the memory 130 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes information indicating a time point at which the first external input 110 was acquired and information indicating a time point when the mode of the first application 115 was updated to a work mode based on the first external input. At least one of the pieces of information may be combined with the ID of the first application 115 and stored in the memory 130 .

The term "memory" should be interpreted broadly to include any electronic component capable of storing electronic information. The term memory includes random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable-programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrical may refer to various types of processor-readable media, such as erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical data storage, registers, and the like. A memory is said to be in electronic communication with the processor if the processor can read information from and/or write information to the memory to the memory. Memory integrated with the processor is in electronic communication with the processor.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine that a task is being performed in the first application 115 while the mode of the first application 115 executed in the electronic device 100 is a work mode. Also, while the mode of the first application 115 is the work mode, the electronic device 100 may determine the work time based on the execution time of the first application 115 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 operates the mode of the second application 125 based on the first external input 110 for the first application 115 executed in the electronic device 100. You can update from mode to non-working mode. For example, when the electronic device 100 acquires the first external input 110 for the first application 115 when the mode of the second application 115 is the work mode, the electronic device 100 The mode of the second application 115 may be updated to a non-working mode.

When obtaining the first external input 110, the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment may determine whether the mode of the second application 125 is a working mode or a non-working mode. According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 determines that the mode of the second application 125 is a working mode when obtaining the first external input 110, the mode of the second application 125 is a non-working mode. can be updated with In addition, when the electronic device 100 determines that the mode of the second application 125 is the non-working mode when the first external input 110 is obtained, the electronic device 100 maintains the mode of the second application 125 as the non-working mode. can

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may store the ID of the second application 125 that is the target of the second external input in the memory 130 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 changes the mode of the second application 125 to the non-working mode based on the information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input 110 and the first external input 110 . At least one piece of information indicating an updated time may be stored in the memory 130 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 changes the mode of the second application 125 to the non-working mode based on the information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input 110 and the first external input 110 . At least one piece of information indicating the updated time may be combined with the ID of the second application 125 and stored in the memory 130 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine that a task is not performed in the second application 125 while the mode of the second application 125 executed in the electronic device 100 is a non-working mode. there is. According to an embodiment, while the mode of the second application 125 executed in the electronic device 100 is the non-working mode, the electronic device 100 determines the running time of the second application 125 as the working time. may not be considered.

The electronic device 100 changes the mode of the second application 125 from the non-working mode to the working mode based on the second external input 120 to the second application 125 executed on the electronic device 100. can be renewed For example, when the electronic device 100 acquires the second external input 120 for the second application 125 when the mode of the second application 115 is the non-working mode, the electronic device 100 may update the mode of the second application 121 to a work mode.

According to an embodiment, when obtaining the second external input 120, the electronic device 100 may determine whether the mode of the second application 125 is a working mode or a non-working mode. According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 determines that the mode of the second application 125 is the work mode when the second external input 120 is obtained, the mode of the second application 125 is the work mode. can be maintained as Also, when the electronic device 100 determines that the mode of the second application 125 is the non-working mode when the second external input 120 is obtained, the mode of the second application 125 is set to work in the non-working mode. The mod can be updated.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may store the ID of the second application 125 that is the target of the second external input 120 in the memory 130 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 updates the mode of the second application 125 to a working mode based on the information indicating the acquisition time of the second external input 120 and the second external input 120 . At least one piece of information representing a viewpoint may be stored in the memory 130 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes information representing the acquisition time of the second external input 120 and information indicating the time when the mode of the second application 125 is updated to the work mode based on the second external input. At least one of the pieces of information may be combined with the ID of the second application 125 and stored in the memory 130 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine that a task is being performed in the second application 125 while the mode of the second application 125 executed in the electronic device 100 is a work mode. According to an embodiment, while the mode of the second application 125 is the work mode, the electronic device 100 may determine the work time based on the execution time of the second application 125 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 operates the mode of the first application 115 based on the second external input 120 for the second application 125 executed in the electronic device 100. You can update from mode to non-working mode. For example, when the electronic device 100 obtains the second external input 120 for the second application 125 when the mode of the first application 115 is the work mode, the electronic device 100 The mode of the first application 121 may be updated to a non-working mode.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 obtains the second external input 120 for the second application 125 as the second external input 120 for the second application 125 is obtained. At this time, it may be determined whether the mode of the first application 115 is a working mode or a non-working mode. According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 determines that the mode of the first application 115 is a work mode when obtaining the second external input 120 for the second application 125, the first application ( 115) can be updated from working mode to non-working mode.

According to an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 obtains the second external input 120 for the second application 125 and determines that the mode of the first application 115 is the non-work mode, the first application The mode of (115) can be maintained as a non-working mode.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may store the ID of the first application 115 in the memory 130 . According to an embodiment, information indicating a time point when the second external input 120 was obtained and information indicating a time point when the mode of the first application 115 was updated to a non-working mode based on the second external input 120 At least one piece of information may be stored in the memory 130 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 changes the mode of the first application 115 to a non-working mode based on the information indicating the acquisition time of the second external input 120 and the second external input 120 . At least one piece of information indicating the updated time may be combined with the ID of the first application 115 and stored in the memory 130 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine that a task is not performed in the first application 115 while the mode of the first application 115 executed in the electronic device 100 is a non-working mode. there is. According to an embodiment, while the mode of the first application 115 executed in the electronic device 100 is in the non-working mode, the electronic device 100 determines the running time of the first application 115 as the working time. may not be considered.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 determines working times for the first application 115 and the second application 125 executed in the electronic device 100 based on time information stored in the memory 130. can be displayed

According to an embodiment, the working time may be the sum of the working time for the first application 115 and the working time for the second application 125 . According to an embodiment, the working time for the first application 115 may be a time during which the mode of the first application 115 maintains the working mode.

For example, the working time for the first application 115 is any one of a first external input time and a time when the mode of the first application 115 is updated to the working mode based on the first external input 110. It may be the time from the point of time to the point of time of the second external input and the point of time when the mode of the first application 115 is updated to the non-working mode based on the second external input 110 .

According to an embodiment, the working time for the second application 125 may be a time during which the mode of the first application 115 maintains the working mode. The working time for the first application 115 and the second application 125 according to an embodiment is the time the first application 115 maintains the working mode and the time the second application 125 maintains the working mode. may be the sum of

According to an embodiment, working times for the first application 115 and the second application 125 executed on the electronic device 100 may be determined by the electronic device 100 and/or the server 150 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may transmit the ID and viewpoint information of the application stored in the memory 130 to the server 150 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may transmit a heartbeat message including an ID of an application stored in the memory 130 and time information to the server 150 . The heartbeat message may include a periodic signal generated by the browser.

According to an embodiment, the timing information transmitted by the electronic device 100 to the server 150 includes the acquisition timing of the first external input 110 for the first application 115 and the mode of the first application 115. may include at least one of information representing a time point when the non-working mode is updated to a working mode and a time point when the mode of the first application 115 is updated from the working mode to the non-working mode.

According to an embodiment, the timing information transmitted by the electronic device 100 to the server 150 includes the acquisition timing of the second external input 120 for the second application 125 and the mode of the second application 125. It may include at least one of information representing a time point when the non-working mode is updated to a working mode and a time point when the mode of the second application 125 is updated from the working mode to the non-working mode.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 may receive viewpoint information from the electronic device 100 . In addition, the server 150 may receive viewpoint information corresponding to the viewpoint information received from the electronic device 100 from the second electronic device 140 . According to an embodiment, the server 150 may store point information received from each of the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 140 in the memory 170 .

According to an embodiment, the server 150 includes one server executed in each of the electronic device 100 and the second electronic device 140 based on the timing information received from each of the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 140. You can determine working hours for the above applications. According to an embodiment, the server 150 may transmit information indicating the determined work time to the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 140, respectively. According to an embodiment, the server 150 may transmit a heartbeat message including information indicating the determined working time to the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 140, respectively.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining, by the electronic device 100, a working time for at least one application among a plurality of applications executed in the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment.

In step S210, according to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 selects a mode of at least one application based on a first external input for at least one application among a plurality of applications executed in the electronic device 100. You can update from non-working mode to working mode.

The electronic device 100 may obtain a first external input for at least one application through an input/output device constituting the electronic device 100 . For example, the first external input includes, but is not limited to, a click input of a keyboard button or a click input of a mouse button.

Also, as the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input, it may determine at least one application that is a target of the first external input.

Also, when obtaining the first external input, the electronic device 100 may determine the mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input. The mode of at least one application may be a working mode or a non-working mode. In FIG. 2 , when obtaining a first external input according to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine a mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input as a non-working mode.

Also, when obtaining the first external input, the electronic device 100 determines the mode of at least one application that is the target of the first external input, and updates the mode of the at least one application from a non-working mode to a working mode, or The mode of at least one application may be maintained as a working mode.

Upon obtaining the first external input, if it is determined that the mode of at least one application that is the target of the first external input is a non-working mode, the electronic device 100 may update the mode of the at least one application to a working mode. Also, when obtaining the first external input, if it is determined that the mode of at least one application that is the target of the first external input is the work mode, the electronic device 100 may maintain the mode of the at least one application as the work mode.

In FIG. 2 , when the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input, the electronic device 100 determines that the mode of the at least one application that is the target of the first external input is a non-working mode, and thus at least one application You can update the mode of to the working mode.

In step S220, based on the first external input, the electronic device 100, according to an embodiment, disables a mode of an application other than at least one application that is the target of the first external input among a plurality of applications from the work mode. It can be updated in working mode.

When obtaining the first external input, the electronic device 100 may determine whether a mode of an application other than at least one application that is a target of the first external input is a working mode or a non-working mode. In FIG. 2 , when obtaining the first external input, the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment may determine that a mode of an application other than at least one application that is a target of the first external input is a work mode.

In addition, when the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input, by determining the mode of an application other than at least one application that is the target of the first external input, the electronic device 100 updates the mode of the other application to a non-working mode or at least one application. can keep the application's mode in non-working mode.

Upon obtaining the first external input, if the mode of the other application is determined to be the working mode, the electronic device 100 may update the mode of the other application to a non-working mode. If it is determined that the mode of another application is the non-working mode when the first external input is obtained, the electronic device 100 may maintain the mode of the other application as the non-working mode.

In FIG. 2 , upon obtaining the first external input, the electronic device 100 may update the mode of the other application to the non-working mode according to determining that the mode of the other application is the non-working mode. there is.

In step S230, the electronic device 100 sends at least one piece of information out of information indicating when a first external input was acquired and information indicating when the mode of at least one application was updated to a work mode based on the first external input. Working hours for at least one application determined based on the above may be displayed.

The electronic device 100 may obtain at least one of information indicating a time point of obtaining the first external input and information indicating a time point when the mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input is updated to a work mode. For example, the electronic device 100 may set a time stamp indicating when a first external input was obtained and a time stamp indicating when the mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input is updated to a working mode. stamp) can be acquired. At this time, the time stamp means time information displayed at a specific location to prove that data existed at a certain point in time.

In addition, the electronic device 100 changes the mode of at least one application that is the target of the first external input from the non-working mode to the working mode based on the timing at which the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input and the first external input. A time from at least one of the updated points in time to a point in time at which the work time is determined may be determined as the work time for at least one application.

Also, the electronic device 100 may perform at least one of a time point when the first external input is acquired and a time point when the mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input is updated from a non-work mode to a work mode based on the first external input. A time from the point of time to the point of acquiring another external input for at least one application in a work mode may be determined as the work time for the at least one application.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 calculates the sum of the work time for at least one application that is the target of the first external input and the previous work time, and the work time performed for the plurality of applications executed in the electronic device 100. can be determined by

Also, the electronic device 100 may display a working time for at least one application. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may display work times for a plurality of applications.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining, by the server 150, an operating time for an application executed in the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment.

Since steps SS310 and S320 of FIG. 3 correspond to steps S210 and S220 of FIG. 2, respectively, detailed descriptions are omitted to simplify the overall description.

In step S330, the electronic device 100 performs at least one of information indicating a time point of obtaining a first external input and information indicating a time point when the mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input is updated to a work mode based on the first external input. A message including one piece of information may be transmitted to the server 150 .

According to an embodiment, at least one of information indicating when a first external input is acquired and transmitted from the electronic device 100 to the server 150 and information indicating when the mode of at least one application is updated to a work mode. may be stored in the memory 130 of the electronic device 100.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 determines whether a mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input is updated to a work mode based on the information indicating the time of obtaining the first external input and the first external input. A heartbeat message including information representing at least one time point may be transmitted to the server 150 .

According to an embodiment, the heartbeat message may be transmitted from the electronic device 100 to the server 150 based on a counter assigned to at least one application in a working mode. The heartbeat message may be transmitted from the electronic device 100 to the server 150 at predetermined intervals based on at least one application in a work mode.

In operation S340, the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment determines information about at least one application determined based on at least one of information indicating a time point of obtaining a first external input and information indicating a time point of updating to a work mode. The working time may be received from the server 150 .

For example, the server 150 may set the time from one of the time of acquiring the first external input and the time of updating the mode of the at least one application to the work mode to the time of determining the work time for the at least one application. It can be determined by working hours. Alternatively, the server 150 may be configured from one of the time of acquiring the first external input and the time of updating the mode of the at least one application to the work mode to the time of acquiring the other external input for the at least one application in the work mode. The time of can be determined as the working time for at least one application.

In addition, the server 150 may determine, as the working time for the plurality of applications, the sum of the working time for at least one application that is the target of the first external input and the previous working time. For example, in FIG. 3 , based on the first external input, before the mode of the other application is updated from the working mode to the non-working mode, based on the working time of the other application and the first external input, at least one After the mode of the application is updated from the non-work mode to the work mode, the sum of the work times for at least one application may be determined as the work time for the plurality of applications.

Also, the electronic device 100 may receive a working time for at least one application from the server 150 . The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment may receive work times for a plurality of applications from the server 150 .

In step S350, the electronic device 100 may display the work hours received from the server 150. The electronic device 100 may display the working time of at least one application that is the target of the first external input received from the server 150 on the display unit. Also, the electronic device 100 may display working times for a plurality of applications received from the server 150 on the display unit.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining, by the electronic device 100, a working time for an application executed in the electronic device 100 based on a plurality of external inputs, according to an embodiment.

Since steps SS410 and S420 of FIG. 4 correspond to steps SS210 and S220 of FIG. 2, respectively, detailed descriptions are omitted to simplify the overall description.

In step S430, according to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain a second external input for at least one application while the mode of the at least one application is a work mode.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain a second external input for at least one application through an input unit.

In step S440, the electronic device 100 may display a working time for at least one application determined based on the acquisition time of the first external input and the acquisition time of the second external input.

The electronic device 100 may determine a working time for at least one application based on the acquisition time of the first external input and the acquisition time of the second external input. For example, the electronic device 100 may receive a second external input from at least one of a time point when a first external input is acquired and a time point when the mode of at least one application is updated to a work mode based on the first external input. The time until the point of acquisition may be determined as the working time for at least one application.

In FIG. 2 , after the mode of at least one application is updated from a non-working mode to a working mode according to a first external input for the at least one application, while the mode of the at least one application maintains the working mode, at least one application When the second external input for the application of , the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input and when the mode of at least one application is updated from the non-work mode to the work mode according to the first external input A time from at least one point of time to a point of time when the second external input is obtained may be determined as a working time for at least one application.

Also, the electronic device 100 may display a working time for at least one application.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by the electronic device 100 when an application mode is updated to a working mode or a non-working mode based on an external input.

In step S510, the electronic device 100 may obtain a first external input.

In step S520, the electronic device 100 may determine at least one application that is a target of the first external input from among a plurality of applications executed in the electronic device 100.

In step S530, the electronic device 100 sets a counter assigned to at least one application that is the target of the first external input among at least one counter assigned to each of a plurality of applications and triggering message transmission to the server 150. can be activated. Activation of a counter allocated to at least one application that is the target of the first external input and triggering message transmission to the server 150 means that the mode of the at least one application that is the target of the first external input is updated to a work mode. can do.

According to an embodiment, when obtaining an external input, the electronic device 100 may store information indicating an acquisition time of the external input in a shared memory shared by a plurality of applications running in the electronic device 100 . In addition, when acquiring an external input, the electronic device 100 may store the acquisition time of the external input in a local memory allocated to at least one application that is a target of the external input among local memories allocated to each of a plurality of applications.

For example, as the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input, it may store information indicating the acquisition time point of the first external input in a shared memory. In addition, the electronic device 100 may store information indicating an acquisition time of the first external input in a local memory allocated to at least one application that is a target of the first external input.

In addition, the electronic device 100 may compare the latest external input acquisition time stored in the shared memory with the latest external input acquisition time for each application stored in each local memory. When the latest external input acquisition time stored in the local memory allocated to the application is the same as the latest external input acquisition time stored in the shared memory, at least one counter allocated to the application may be activated.

For example, when the first external input for at least one application is acquired, the information indicating the acquisition time of the latest external input stored in the shared memory is information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input, and the target of the first external input is at least Since the information indicating the acquisition time of the latest external input for at least one application stored in the local memory allocated to one application is also the information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input, the electronic device 100 allocates the information to the at least one application. and a counter triggering message transmission to the server 150 may be activated.

According to an embodiment, when a counter triggering message transmission to the server 150 is activated, the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment, information indicating the acquisition time point of the first external input for at least one application to which the activated counter is assigned is activated. may be transmitted to the server 150. In addition, the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment, while a counter triggering message transmission to the server 150 is activated, every predetermined period, an external input for at least one application acquired most recently within each period Information indicating the acquisition time of can be transmitted to the server 150. However, it is not limited thereto.

In step S540, the electronic device 100 sets a counter assigned to an application other than the at least one application that is the target of the first external input among at least one counter assigned to each of a plurality of applications and triggering message transmission to the server 150. can be disabled. Activation of a counter allocated to an application other than at least one application that is the target of the first external input and triggering message transmission to the server 150 may mean that the mode of the other application is updated to a non-working mode.

For example, when a first external input for at least one application is acquired, the information indicating the acquisition time of the latest external input stored in the shared memory is information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input, and the local Since the information indicating the acquisition time of the latest external input for the other application stored in the memory is different from the information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input, the electronic device 100 is allocated to the other application and transmits a message to the server 150. You can disable counters that trigger

6 illustrates a method for determining working hours based on information indicating acquisition time points of each of a plurality of external inputs received from each of the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 140 by the server 150 according to an embodiment. It is the flow chart shown.

In FIG. 6 , the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment may obtain a first external input and a third external input for a first application executed on the electronic device 100 . The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment may update the mode of the first application from a non-work mode to a work mode based on a first external input for the first application. Also, while the first application maintains the work mode, the electronic device 100 may obtain a third external input for the first application.

Also, the electronic device 140 may obtain a second external input and a fourth external input for a second application executed in the electronic device 140 . The electronic device 140 according to an embodiment may update the mode of the second application from a non-working mode to a working mode based on a second external input for the second application. Also, while the second application maintains the work mode, the electronic device 140 may obtain a fourth external input for the second application.

In step S610, the server 150 may receive first view information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input and third view information indicating the acquisition time of the third external input from the electronic device 100. In an embodiment of FIG. 6 , the first viewpoint may precede the third viewpoint.

In step S620, the server 150 may receive second view information indicating the acquisition time of the second external input and fourth view information indicating the acquisition time of the fourth external input from the electronic device 140. In an embodiment of FIG. 6 , the second viewpoint may precede the fourth viewpoint. Also, the first viewpoint may precede the second viewpoint.

In step S630, the server 150 may determine whether the second time point precedes the third time point.

If it is determined in step S630 that the third point in time precedes the second point in time, in step S640, the server 150 calculates the sum of the time from the first point in time to the third point in time and the time from the second point in time to the fourth point in time. It can be determined as the working time for a plurality of applications executed in the electronic device 100 of the .

In step S630, when it is determined that the second viewpoint precedes the third viewpoint, the server 150 may determine whether the third viewpoint precedes the fourth viewpoint in S650.

If it is determined in step S650 that the third point in time precedes the fourth point in time, in step S660, the time from the first point in time to the fourth point in time is set as working time for a plurality of applications executed in the plurality of electronic devices 100 and 140 . can be determined by If it is determined in step S650 that the fourth point in time precedes the third point in time, and if it is determined in step S670 that the fourth point in time does not precede the second point in time, the time from the first point in time to the third point in time is determined by the plurality of electronic devices 100, 140) can be determined as the working time for a plurality of applications executed.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the server 150 determines work hours for an application based on one or more work time records received from each of one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100, according to an embodiment. It is an illustrated drawing.

In FIG. 7 , the continuous work section may indicate a section in which the mode of at least one application among one or more applications executed in one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100 is a work mode at all times within the section. For example, when the first application and the second application are executed in the electronic device 100 and only the third application is executed in the electronic device 140, at least one of the first to third applications is selected within the continuous work section. The mode of may be a working mode.

In addition, the continuous work section may include "start time" and "end time".

The "start time" of the continuous work section is at least one of one or more applications running in one or more electronic devices in a section in which the entire mode of one or more applications running in one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100 is a non-work mode. It may be a time indicating a point in time when the mode of the application of is changed to a working mode section.

According to an embodiment, when an entire mode of one or more applications executed in one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100 is a non-working mode, as an external input for at least one application is obtained, an external input is received. When the corresponding at least one application mode is updated from the non-working mode to the working mode, the "start time" of the continuous working section is the time indicating the acquisition of external input and the time when the mode of at least one application is updated to the working mode. It may be set to at least one of the times indicating the.

For example, when the mode of each of the first application and the second application executed in the electronic device 100 is a non-working mode and the mode of a third application executed in the electronic device 140 is also a non-working mode, the electronic device When the mode of the first application is updated to the work mode as the 100 obtains the first external input for the first application, the "start time" of the continuous work section is the time indicating the first external input acquisition time and It may be set to at least one of times indicating when the mode of the first application is updated to the work mode.

The "end time" of the continuous work section refers to one or more applications executed in one or more electronic devices in a section in which the mode of at least one application among one or more applications executed in one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100 is the work mode. It may be a time indicating a time point when the entire mode is changed to a non-work mode section.

For example, when only a first application among first to third applications executed in the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 140 is in a work mode, the electronic device 100 terminates the first application. When the mode of the first application is updated to the non-working mode as an input and an external input for an application other than the application are acquired, the first to third applications executed in the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 140 Each mode is a non-working mode, and the "end time" of the continuous work section may be set to a time indicating the time of external input acquisition or a time indicating the time when the mode of the first application is updated from the working mode to the non-working mode. .

The work time record is the amount of work time for an application from the time when the mode of each application executed in each of one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100 is updated to the work mode and before the time is updated to the non-work mode. It may contain visual information necessary for decision-making. Specifically, according to an embodiment, the work time record may include “start time” and “end time” of a task for an application that is a target of the work time record.

The "start time" of the work time record is the time indicating the acquisition of external input for the application when the mode of the application, which is the target of each work time record, is non-working mode, or the mode of the application is updated from non-working mode to working mode. It may be a time indicating a viewpoint.

For example, when the mode of the first application is updated to the work mode as the electronic device 100 obtains the first external input for the first application running on the electronic device 100, the target of the work time record The application is the first application, and the "start time" of the work time record is the time indicating the time of obtaining the first external input for the first application, which is the target of the work time record, and the time of the first application being updated to the work mode. It may be at least one of the views.

In addition, when the mode of an application other than the target application of the working hours record is updated from the non-working mode to the working mode, the "start time" of the working hours record may be changed.

When the application that is the target of the working hours record is the first application, and the electronic device 100 obtains a second external input for the second application, the mode of the first application is updated to a non-working mode, and the second application When the mode is updated to the work mode, the application that is the target of the work time record is changed to the second application, and the "start time" of the work time record is the time indicating the acquisition time of the second external input and the mode of the second application is work. It may be changed to at least one of the times indicating the time when the mode is updated.

In addition, the "end time" of the work time record indicates the time of acquisition of external input for the application that is the target of the work time record while the mode of the application that is the target of the work time record is in working mode, and the mode of the application is in non-working mode. It may be at least one of times indicating the time when the mode is updated. In addition, while the mode of the application that is the target of the work time record is the work mode, whenever an external input to the application that is the target of the work time record is obtained, the "end time" of the work time record is the time indicating the acquisition time of the external input. can be updated

For example, while the mode of the first application of the electronic device 100 is the work mode, the target of the work time record is the first application, and as the electronic device obtains the second external input for the first application, the work time record The “end time” of the record may be set to a time indicating acquisition time of the second external input, for example, “13:00”. Next, when the electronic device 100 obtains the third external input for the first application, the "end time" of the work time record is the time indicating the acquisition time of the third external input, for example, "14:00 " can be changed to

In addition, the work time record may be stored in a predetermined area of the memory 130 allocated to each of one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100, and may be transmitted to the server 150 from each of the one or more electronic devices. .

The work time record list may be a list of one or more work time records received by the server 150 from each of one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100 . For example, the work time record list may be a list in which one or more work time records stored in the DB in the server 150 are sorted in ascending order based on “start time”.

Referring to steps SS710 to SS770 below, using one or more work time records stored in the work time record list, the server 150 processes one or more applications that are executed in one or more electronic devices including the electronic device 100. Explain how to determine time.

In step S710, the server 150 may obtain a working time record from the working time record list. As described above, the work time records in the work time record list may be sorted in ascending order based on the "start time" of the work time records. For example, the server 150 sequentially selects each work time record from a work time record list composed of one or more work time records stored on a DB in the server 150 and sorted in ascending order based on "start time". can be obtained

In step S715, the server 150 may determine whether the start time of the continuous work section exists. For example, if the work time record is the first work time record among the work time records in the work time record list, the start time of the continuous work section may not exist.

In step S715, if it is determined that the start time of the continuous work section does not exist, in step S720, the server 150 sets the start time of the continuous work section as the start time of the current work time record, and performs step S725.

In step S720, if it is determined that the start time of the continuous work section exists, the server 150 immediately performs step S725.

In step S725, the server 150 may determine whether there is an end time of the continuous work section. For example, if the work time record is the first work time record among the work time records of the work time record list, the end time of the continuous work section may not exist.

In step S725, if the server 150 determines that the end time of the continuous work section does not exist, in step S730, the server 150 sets the end time of the continuous work section as the end time of the current work time record, and S735 is performed.

In step S725, when the server 150 determines that the end time of the continuous work section exists, the server 150 immediately performs step S735.

In step S735, the server 150 may determine whether the start time of the working time record is after the start time of the continuous work section and before the end time of the continuous work section.

In step S735, when it is determined that the start time of the work time record is after the start time of the continuous work section and before the end time of the continuous work section, the server 150 determines that the end time of the work time record is the end of the continuous work section in step S740. You can decide if it is after the time. In step S740, when it is determined that the end time of the work time record is after the end time of the continuous work section, the end time of the continuous work section may be updated to the end time of the work time record. In step S740, if it is determined that the end time of the work time record is not after the end time of the continuous work section, the server 150 performs step S750.

In step S750, the server 150 may determine whether the end time of the continuous work section is earlier than the start time of the work time record.

In step S750, when it is determined that the end time of the continuous work section is earlier than the start time of the work time record, the server 150 performs steps S755 to S765 and then performs step S770. The server 150 may update the working time to the sum of the time from the start time of the continuous work section to the end time of the continuous work section and the existing work time in step S755. In addition, in step S760, the server 150 may update the start time of the continuous work section to the start time of the work time record. Also, in step S765, the server 150 may update the end time of the continuous work section to the end time of the work time record. Afterwards, step S770 is performed.

In step S750, when it is determined that the end time of the continuous work section is not earlier than the start time of the work time record, the server 150 immediately performs step S770.

In step S770, the server 150 may determine whether the next working time record exists in the working time record list.

In step S770, when the server 150 determines that the next work time record exists in the work time record list, it returns to step S710 and performs subsequent steps. In addition, when it is determined in step S770 that the next work time record does not exist in the work time record list, in step S775, the server 150 divides the work time from the start time of the continuous work section to the end time of the continuous work section and It can be updated with the sum of the existing working hours.

FIG. 8 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a method in which the electronic device 100 or the server 150 determines a working time for an application executed in the electronic device 100 in association with each other, according to an embodiment.

In step S820, the electronic device 100 may obtain a first external input. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may update the mode of an application that is a target of the first external input to a work mode based on the first external input.

In step S825, the electronic device 100 may transmit to the server 150 a message requesting an ID of an application updated in work mode. According to an embodiment, the ID request message is information indicating a time point when a first external input is obtained, a time point when the mode of an application that is a target of the first external input is updated to a working mode, or a time point when an ID request message is transmitted to the server 150 can include

In step S830, the server 150 may generate an ID of an application updated in work mode upon receiving a message requesting an ID from the electronic device 100.

In step S835, according to an embodiment, the server 150 may store the generated ID in the memory 170. According to an embodiment, the server 150 updates the mode of the application that is the target of the first external input to the working mode at the time of obtaining the first external input included in the ID request message received from the electronic device 100 with the generated ID. It can be stored in the memory 170 in combination with information indicating the time when the ID request message is transmitted to the server 150 by the electronic device 100 or when the ID request message is transmitted to the server 150.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 may store the generated ID in the memory 170 by combining the generated ID with information indicating the time of receiving the ID request message from the electronic device 100 . According to an embodiment, the server 150 may combine the generated ID with information indicating the time when the generated ID was stored in the memory 170 and store it in the memory.

In step S840, the server 150 may determine the working time for the application to which the ID is assigned by using the processor.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 may determine an initial working time of an application to which an ID is assigned as 0. According to an embodiment, the server 150 may store information stored in the memory 170 and indicate when a first external input is obtained for an application to which an ID is assigned, or when the mode of an application to which an ID is assigned is updated to a work mode. Based on this, it is possible to determine the working time for the application to which the ID is assigned.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 may perform the electronic device 100 from any one of the time of obtaining the first external input for the application to which the ID has been assigned and the time of updating the mode of the application to which the ID has been assigned to the work mode. ) may determine the time until the point at which the ID request message is transmitted to the server 150 as the initial working time.

According to an embodiment, the server 150, from any one of the time of obtaining the first external input for the application to which the ID has been assigned and the time of updating the mode of the application to which the ID has been assigned to the work mode, the server 150 A time up to a point in time when the ID request message is received from the electronic device 100 may be determined as the initial working time.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 stores the ID from any one of the time of obtaining the first external input for the application to which the ID has been assigned and the time of updating the mode of the application to which the ID has been assigned to the work mode ( 170) can be determined as the initial working time.

In step S845, according to an embodiment, the server 150 may transmit the generated ID and the determined work time to the electronic device 100.

In step S850, according to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may wait to transmit a message to the server 150 for a predetermined period (T) from the time of receiving the ID from the server 150. there is. According to an embodiment, the predetermined period T may be a transmission period in which the electronic device 100 transmits a message to the server 150. According to an embodiment, the predetermined period T may be a transmission period of a heartbeat message transmitted from the electronic device 100 to the server 150.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain a second external input (not shown) for an application in a work mode to which an ID is assigned within a predetermined period (T) in step S850.

In step S855, according to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 performs a task including the ID received from the server 150 when a predetermined period T has reached from the time of receiving the ID from the server 150. A time update request message may be transmitted to the server 150 .

According to an embodiment, the work hours update request message includes an ID of an application, information indicating when a second external input is acquired for an application to which the ID is assigned, and information indicating a time when the work time update request message is transmitted to the server 150. can include

In step S860, the server 150 may store information included in the working time update request message in the memory 170 as the server 150 receives the working time update request message from the electronic device 100.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 uses the ID of the application included in the work hours update request message to obtain information indicating a second external input acquisition time point for the application to which the ID is assigned, or the electronic device 100 requests the work hours update. The message may be stored in the memory 170 in combination with information indicating the time when the message was transmitted to the server 150 .

According to an embodiment, the server 150 combines the ID of the application included in the work time update request message with information indicating the time when the work time update request message is received from the electronic device 100 and stores it in the memory 170. can According to an embodiment, the server 150 may store the ID of the application included in the working time update request message in the memory 170 by combining the information indicating the time of storing the working time update request message in the memory 170. there is.

In step S865, the server 150 may determine the working hours for the application to which the ID included in the working hours update message is assigned.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 receives the application to which the ID is assigned from any one of the time of acquiring the first external input of the application to which the ID has been assigned and the time of updating the mode of the application to which the ID has been assigned to the work mode. A time until a point in time when the second external input is acquired for may be determined as a working time. \

According to an embodiment, the server 150 transmits the first external input acquisition time of the application to which the ID is assigned, the time when the mode of the application to which the ID is assigned is updated to the work mode, and the ID request message to the electronic device 100 A time from any one of the times when the work time update request message is transmitted to the server 150 to the time when the electronic device 100 transmits the work time update request message to the server 150 may be determined as the working time.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 receives a first external input of an application to which an ID is assigned, a time point when the mode of the application to which an ID is assigned is updated to a work mode, and the server 150 sends an ID request message. A time from any one of the times when the work time update request message is received from the electronic device 100 to the time when the server 150 receives the work time update request message from the electronic device 100 may be determined as the work time.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 receives a first external input of an application to which an ID is assigned, a time point when the mode of the application to which an ID is assigned is updated to a work mode, and the server 150 sends an ID request message. The time from any one of the points of time when the ID generated upon reception is stored in the memory 170 to the point when the server 150 stores the information included in the work time update request message in the memory 170 is the work time. can be determined by

In step S870, the electronic device 100 may receive, from the server 150, the working time for the application to which the ID has been assigned.

According to an embodiment, steps from step S855 to step S870 may be repeated while the mode of the application to which the ID is assigned is the work mode.

9 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a method of processing an idle state in association with each other by the electronic device 100 or the server 150, according to an embodiment.

The signal flow diagram shown in FIG. 9 according to an embodiment is a process performed when the electronic device 100 detects that an application to which an ID has been assigned is idle after steps S820 to S870 shown in FIG. 8 are performed. It is to explain.

In step S920, according to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine that the application to which the ID is assigned is in an idle state based on a predetermined maximum allowable idle time T1.

According to an embodiment, the idle state may be a state in which an external input to an application in a work mode to which an ID is assigned is not sensed for a predetermined maximum allowable idle time T1.

In step S925, according to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may transmit a message informing the server 150 of the lapse of the predetermined maximum allowable idle time T1.

According to an embodiment, the message notifying the lapse of the maximum allowable idle time T1 may include an ID of an application in an idle state. According to an embodiment, the message notifying the lapse of the maximum allowable idle time may include the maximum allowable idle time T1. The message notifying the lapse of the maximum allowable idle time according to an embodiment may be sent to an application in an idle state. It may include information indicating the time of the last external input acquisition for According to an embodiment, the message notifying the lapse of the maximum allowable idle time may include information indicating a time when the electronic device 100 transmits a message notifying the lapse of the maximum allowable idle time T1 to the server 150. there is.

In step S930, according to an embodiment, the server 150 may determine the working time for the application to which the ID is assigned according to receiving the maximum allowable idle time elapsed notification message.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 may determine that the task has not been performed during the maximum allowable idle time T1 from the time of obtaining the last external input for the application to which the ID is assigned. According to an embodiment, the server 150 sends an application to which an ID has been assigned from any one of a time when the first external input is obtained for an application to which an ID is assigned and a time when the mode of the application to which an ID is assigned is updated to a work mode. The time until the last external input acquisition point for the task can be determined as the working time.

In step S935, according to an embodiment, the server 150 may transmit the determined work time to the electronic device 100.

In step S940, according to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may discontinue the work time update request to the server 150.

If the idle state is not resolved (S945), the process proceeds to steps S945 to S950.

In step S945, the electronic device 100 may detect that the idle state release allowable time T2 has elapsed. The idle state resolution allowable time T2 is the time when the maximum allowable idle time T1 elapses from the time of the last external input to the application in the work mode, by obtaining an external input to the application to which the ID is assigned, thereby resolving the idle state. This is the maximum allowable time to resolve.

In step S950, the electronic device 100 may terminate an application to which an ID is assigned running on the electronic device 100. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may terminate all of a plurality of applications running on the electronic device 100 and sharing a session with an application to which an ID is assigned.

When the idle state is resolved (960), the process proceeds from step S965 to step S980.

In step S965, the electronic device 100 may obtain an external input for an application in a work mode within the allowable idle state release time T2.

In step S970, the electronic device 100 may transmit a message notifying the cancellation of the idle state to the server 150. According to an embodiment, the message notifying the cancellation of the idle state is the time when the ID of the application and the external input causing the cancellation of the idle state are acquired or the time when the electronic device 100 transmits the message notifying the cancellation of the idle state to the server 150 may include information indicating

In step S975, the server 150 may determine the working time for the application to which the ID has been assigned, as the server 150 receives a message notifying the cancellation of the idle state from the electronic device 100.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 is in an idle state from any one of the time of obtaining the first external input for the application to which the ID has been assigned and the time of updating the mode of the application to which the ID has been assigned from the non-work mode to the work mode. The time until the external input acquisition point that resolves can be determined as the working time.

According to an embodiment, the server 150 is configured to send the electronic device 100 to the server 150 from any one of the time of obtaining the first external input for the application to which the ID has been assigned and the time of activation of the application to which the ID has been assigned. The time until the point at which the message informing of the cancellation of the idle state is transmitted may be determined as the working time.

In step S980, the server 150 may transmit the determined working time to the electronic device 100.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which opacity of an area displaying an application changes according to a change from a normal state to an idle state.

In FIG. 10 , the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment may display an application on a screen. As shown in FIG. 10 , the areas of the screen of the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment include areas 1010-1, 1010-2, and 1010-3 where applications are not displayed and areas where applications are displayed. Areas 1020-1, 1020-2, and 1020-3 may be distinguished.

According to an embodiment, compared to the opacity of the area 1010-1 on which the application is not displayed in the normal state, the opacity of the area 1010-2 on which the application is not displayed may not change in the idle state. . On the other hand, the opacity of the area 1020-2 where the application is displayed may increase compared to the opacity of the area 1020-1 where the application is not displayed in the normal state.

In addition, when the idle state is resolved and returns to the normal state, the opacity of the region 1010-2 on which the application is not displayed does not change compared to the opacity of the region 1010-2 on which the application is not displayed during the idle state. there may be no On the other hand, when the idle state is resolved and returns to the normal state, the opacity of the region 1020-3 where the application is displayed is reduced compared to the opacity of the region 1020-2 where the application is not displayed during the idle state. , the opacity of the area 1020-1 where the application is displayed may return to the normal state.

Although FIG. 10 shows an example in which the transparency of an area where an application is displayed discontinuously changes, the opacity may continuously change over time.

11 is a graph illustrating a relationship between opacity of an area where an application is displayed with respect to idle time, according to an embodiment.

In FIG. 11 , the horizontal axis of the graph may mean idle time. As described above, the idle time may refer to a time elapsed from the point at which the electronic device 100 obtains the last external input for an application. However, it is not limited thereto.

Also, a vertical axis of the graph may mean opacity of an area where an application is displayed on the display unit. The minimum value of opacity may be 0 and the maximum value may be 1. For example, if the opacity is minimal, the application may be displayed as it is. Also, for example, when the opacity is at maximum, the application may not be completely displayed. However, it is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, opacity may be a monotonically increasing function with respect to idle time. For example, opacity may increase exponentially with idle time. Also, for example, the opacity according to the idle time may discontinuously increase from a minimum value of 0 to a maximum value of 1 at a specific point in time. However, it is not limited thereto.

Also, the opacity may have a minimum value when the idle time starts and a maximum value when the idle time is the maximum allowable idle time.

12 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of an electronic device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11 , the electronic device 100 may determine a working time for an application. In addition, the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 12 may implement all the embodiments of determining the work time described above in FIGS. 1 to 11 .

Referring to FIG. 12 , the electronic device 100 may include an input unit 1210, a processor 1220, a memory 1230, a transceiver 1250, and a display unit 1240. The input unit 1210, the processor 1220, the memory 1230, the transmission/reception unit 1250, and the display unit 1240 according to an embodiment may be electrically connected through a bus or the like. In the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 12 , only elements related to the present embodiment are shown. Therefore, those of ordinary skill in the art related to the present embodiment will understand that other general-purpose components may be further included in addition to the components shown in FIG. 12 .

Hereinafter, the above components are examined in turn.

The input unit 1210 according to an embodiment means a means through which a user inputs data for controlling the electronic device 100 . The input unit 1210 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad (contact capacitance method, pressure resistance film method, infrared detection method, surface ultrasonic conduction method, integral tension measurement method, piezo effect method, etc.), key buttons and the like, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the electronic device 100 obtains an external input for updating the mode of the application to a work mode or a non-work mode, such as an input of executing an application or clicking a certain area corresponding to the application, through the input unit 1210. can

According to an embodiment, the processor 1220 may include at least one or more processors such as a CPU or a GPU, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the processor 1220 selects a mode of at least one application based on a first external input for at least one application among a plurality of applications executed in the electronic device 100 obtained through an input unit. You can update from non-working mode to working mode.

Also, as the first external input is obtained through the input unit 1210, the processor 1220 may determine at least one application that is a target of the first external input.

Also, as the first external input is obtained through the input unit 1210, the processor 1220 may determine a mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input. The mode of at least one application may be a working mode or a non-working mode. In FIG. 12 , when obtaining the first external input according to an embodiment, the processor 1220 may determine a mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input as a non-working mode.

Further, when the first external input is obtained through the input unit 1210, the processor 1220 determines the mode of at least one application that is the target of the first external input, and sets the mode of the at least one application to the work mode. update or keep the mode of at least one application in working mode. When the first external input is acquired, if it is determined that the mode of at least one application that is the target of the first external input is a non-working mode, the processor 1220 may update the mode of the at least one application to a working mode.

Also, when the processor 1220 determines that the mode of at least one application that is the target of the first external input is the work mode when the first external input is obtained through the input unit 1210, the processor 1220 sets the mode of the at least one application to the work mode. can be maintained as

For example, when the first external input is obtained through the input unit 1210, the processor 1220 determines that the mode of the at least one application that is the target of the first external input is a non-working mode, and thus the at least one application You can update the mode of to the working mode.

According to an embodiment, the processor 1220, based on the first external input obtained through the input unit, sets a mode of an application other than at least one application that is a target of the first external input among a plurality of applications in a work mode. It can be updated in non-working mode.

When the first external input is obtained, the processor 1220 may determine whether a mode of an application other than at least one application that is a target of the first external input is a working mode or a non-working mode. For example, when the first external input is obtained, the processor 1220 may determine that a mode of an application other than at least one application that is a target of the first external input is a work mode.

In addition, when the first external input is obtained through the input unit, the processor 1220 determines the mode of an application other than at least one application that is the target of the first external input, and updates the mode of the other application to a non-working mode. Alternatively, the mode of at least one application may be maintained in a non-working mode.

When the processor 1220 determines that the mode of the other application is a working mode when the first external input is obtained, the processor 1220 may update the mode of the other application to a non-working mode.

Also, when the processor 1220 determines that the mode of the other application is the non-working mode when the first external input is obtained, the processor 1220 may maintain the mode of the other application as the non-working mode. For example, when the first external input is obtained, the processor 1220 may update the mode of the other application to the non-working mode according to determining that the mode of the other application is the non-working mode.

The processor 1220 determines based on at least one of information indicating the acquisition time of the first external input and information indicating the time when the mode of the application that is the target of the first external input is updated to the work mode, stored in the memory 1230. , a working time for at least one application that is a target of the first external input may be determined.

Also, the processor 1220 may determine the time from the acquisition of the first external input to the determination of the working time as the working time for at least one application that is the target of the first external input. In addition, the processor 1220 transmits the time from when the mode of the application, which is the target of the first external input, is updated from the non-working mode to the working mode, to the time when the working time is determined, to at least one application, which is the target of the first external input. It can be determined by the working time for

In addition, the processor 1220 may determine a time from the acquisition of the first external input to the acquisition of another external input for at least one application that is a target of the first external input as the working time for the at least one application.

In addition, the processor 1220 defines the time from when the mode of the application that is the target of the first external input is updated to the working mode to the time when another external input for the at least one application is acquired as the working time for the at least one application. can decide According to an embodiment, the processor 1220 may determine, as the working time for a plurality of applications executed in the electronic device 100, the sum of the working time for at least one application that is the target of the first external input and the previous working time. there is.

According to an embodiment, the memory 1230 stores at least one of information representing a time point when the first external input is acquired and information indicating a time point when a mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input is updated to a work mode. can be saved For example, the memory 1230 may include a time stamp indicating when a first external input was acquired and a time stamp indicating when a mode of at least one application that is a target of the first external input was updated to a working mode. ) can store at least one of them.

As described above, the time stamp may include time information displayed at a specific location in order to prove that data exists at a certain point in time.

Here, the memory 1230 may include a non-volatile storage medium for storing digital data, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or flash memory.

The display unit 1240 according to an embodiment may include a means for visually displaying a screen such as an LCD or LED module. The display unit 1240 may display a working time for at least one application. According to an embodiment, the display unit 1240 may display work times for a plurality of applications.

The transceiver 1250 according to an embodiment may include a Network Interface Card (NIC) or a modem. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may transmit/receive predetermined data with the external electronic device 100 or the server 150 through the transceiver 1250 .

As used herein, the term "processor" should be interpreted broadly to include general purpose processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, and the like. In some circumstances, “processor” may refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like. The term "processor" refers to a combination of processing devices, such as, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. may also refer to

The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored as one or more instructions on a computer-readable medium. The term "computer-readable medium" or "computer-program product" refers to any available medium that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example and not limitation, computer-readable media may be in the form of RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or instructions or data structures. It may also include any other medium that can store or hold desired program code and that can be accessed by a computer. Disk and Disc, as used herein, is a disc that reproduces data optically with a laser, whereas a disc usually reproduces data magnetically and is referred to as a compact disc (CD). , including laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs (DVD), floppy discs and Blu-ray ® discs.

Software or instructions may also be transmitted over a transmission medium. For example, the software may use coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave to connect to a website, server, or other If transmitted from a remote source, coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of transmission medium.

Claims (20)

A method for managing a plurality of applications running on an electronic device,
updating a mode of the at least one application from a non-working mode to a working mode based on a first external input of the at least one application among the plurality of applications;
transmitting to a server a message including at least one of information indicating when the first external input was acquired and information indicating when the mode of the at least one application was updated from a non-working mode to a working mode;
receiving, from the server, an operating time for the at least one application determined based on the at least one piece of information included in the message;
determining the sum of the working time received from the server and the previous working time of the at least one application as the working time for the plurality of applications; and
Including the step of displaying the determined working time,
The updating to the work mode may include activating a counter assigned to each of the at least one application among at least one counter assigned to each of the plurality of applications and triggering message transmission to the server; ,
The transmitting of the message to the server may include transmitting the message to the server when the at least one counter is activated. delete delete According to claim 1,
In the step of displaying the working time,
a working time for the at least one application determined as a time from at least one of a time of obtaining the first external input and a time of updating the mode of the at least one application to a time of determining the working time; A management method comprising the step of displaying. According to claim 1,
In the step of displaying the working time,
When the second external input for the at least one application updated to the work mode is obtained, the time from the acquisition time of the first external input to the acquisition time of the second external input is determined for the at least one application. A management method that includes the step of displaying working hours. According to claim 1,
In the step of displaying the working time,
When an external input other than the first external input is not obtained within a predetermined time from the time of obtaining the first external input, the time from the time of the first external input to the time of determining the work time and displaying working hours for the at least one application determined excluding hours. obtaining viewpoint information including information indicating an acquisition timing of an external input for at least one application among a plurality of applications executed in the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
determining a working time for the at least one application based on the timing information; and
Transmitting a message including information indicating the determined working time to at least one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device; includes,
The timing information includes information indicating a timing when the mode of the at least one application is updated from a non-working mode to a working mode based on the external input;
The determining of the working time may include performing the task based on at least one of information indicating a time point at which the external input was acquired and information indicating a time point when a mode of the at least one application was updated from a non-working mode to a working mode. Including the step of determining the time,
The step of determining the working time is,
obtaining a first working time that is a working time for the at least one application executed in the first electronic device;
obtaining a second working time that is a working time for the at least one application executed in the second electronic device; and
determining, as the working time, a time obtained by excluding the overlapping time between the first working time and the second working time from the sum of the first working time and the second working time; How to manage applications of. delete delete According to claim 7,
The step of obtaining the viewpoint information,
obtaining information about a first point in time representing a point in time of obtaining a first external input for an application executed in the first electronic device among the at least one application; and
and acquiring information about a second point in time indicating a point in time of acquiring a second external input for an application executed in the second electronic device from among the at least one application. According to claim 10,
The step of obtaining the viewpoint information,
obtaining information about a third point in time representing a point in time at which an external input other than the first external input for an application executed in the first electronic device among the at least one application is obtained; and
Acquiring information on a fourth point in time representing a point in time of acquiring an external input other than the second external input for an application running on the second electronic device among the at least one application;
The determining of the working time may include determining the working time based on information about the first to fourth time points. According to claim 11,
The step of determining the working time is,
and determining a time from the first point in time to the fourth point in time as the working time when the first point in time is ahead of the second point in time and the second point in time is ahead of the third point in time. . According to claim 11,
The step of determining the working time is,
When the third point in time is earlier than the second point in time, the sum of the time from the acquisition of the first external input to the third point in time and the time from the second point in time to the fourth point in time is determined as the working time. A management method comprising the steps of According to claim 11,
In the step of determining the working time, when the first time point is ahead of the second time point and the fourth time point is ahead of the third time point, the time from the first time point to the third time point is the working time A management method comprising the step of determining as. According to claim 7,
The step of obtaining the viewpoint information,
and receiving a heartbeat message including the timing information from each of the first electronic device and the second electronic device. In an electronic device running a plurality of applications,
Based on a first external input for at least one application among the plurality of applications, updating the mode of the at least one application from a non-working mode to a working mode;
Transmitting a message including at least one of information indicating when the first external input was acquired and information indicating when the mode of the at least one application was updated from a non-working mode to a working mode, to a server;
receiving, from the server, an operating time for the at least one application determined based on information included in the message;
determining the sum of the working time received from the server and the previous working time of the at least one application as the working time for the plurality of applications;
updating a mode of the at least one application to a work mode by activating a counter allocated to each of the at least one application among at least one counter allocated to each of the plurality of applications and triggering message transmission to the server;
at least one processor transmitting the message to a server when the at least one counter is activated; and
Electronic device comprising a; display unit for displaying the determined work time. delete delete 17. The method of claim 16,
The task determined by the display unit as a time from at least one of the time of acquiring the first external input and the time of updating the mode of the at least one application from the non-work mode to the work mode to the time of determining the work time An electronic device that displays the time. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method of claim 1 on a computer.

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