CN112306714A - Control method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a control method and a control device, wherein the method comprises the following steps: in the process of running the application process, if an operating system of the electronic equipment obtains a first notice of entering a suspended running state sent by a target application process, the electronic equipment is controlled to be switched from a current first running mode to a second running mode, wherein the performance of the electronic equipment in the first running mode is higher than that of the electronic equipment in the second running mode. According to the scheme, the resource consumption of the electronic equipment can be reduced under the condition that the application process enters the suspended state.

Description

Control method and device

technical field

The present application relates to the field of control technology, and more particularly, to a control method and device.

Background technique

At present, there are more and more applications involving complex data processing such as games in electronic devices.

Among them, the operation of this type of application needs to occupy more resources. In many cases, although the user does not close the application, he does not need to operate the application temporarily. For example, taking the game as an example, the user may suspend the game due to a temporary event. However, as long as the application is not closed, the electronic device will consume more resources due to running the application, resulting in high resource consumption of the electronic device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application provides a control method and device.

Among them, a control method includes:

In the process of running the application process, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification of entering the suspended operation state sent from the target application process, the electronic device is controlled to switch from the current first running mode to the second running mode, wherein the said The performance of the electronic device in the first mode of operation is higher than its performance in the second mode of operation.

In an implementation manner, the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification sent from the target application process to enter the suspended operation state, including:

If the first preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device is obtained, the first preset operation is used to make the target application process enter the suspended operation state, and the target application process is notified, so that the target application process enters the suspension state A first notification of entering a suspended operation state is sent to the operating system in the running state, wherein the target application process at least includes an application process whose display window is currently located at the forefront of the display component of the electronic device.

In yet another implementation manner, wherein the target application process enters a suspended running state, including:

All child processes of the target application process enter the suspended state; and/or,

Pauses the update of the display window of the target application process.

In an implementation manner, controlling the electronic device to adjust from the current first operation mode to the second operation mode includes:

After the first notification is obtained, at least the system resources related to the target application process are optimized by the operating system or the preset driver, so that the electronic device is adjusted from the current first operation mode to the second operation mode model.

In another implementation manner, at least system resources related to the target application process are optimized by the operating system or a preset driver, including:

Release the hardware resources occupied by the target application process through the operating system or the preset driver, and release the relevant cache resources and/or memory resources to the preset storage location; or,

Release the hardware resources occupied by the target application process and other application processes different from the target application process through the operating system or the preset driver, and release the relevant cache resources and/or memory resources to the preset storage location; or,

Adjust the operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process to run through the operating system or the preset driver; or,

The operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process and other application processes different from the target application process to be run are adjusted down by the operating system or the preset driver. In yet another implementation manner, after obtaining the first notification, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the second notification of resuming the running state sent from the target application process, the electronic device is controlled to adjust from the current second running mode to The first operating mode.

In yet another implementation manner, the operating system of the electronic device obtains a second notification sent from the target application process for resuming the running state, including:

If a second preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device is obtained, the second preset operation is used to make the target application process enter the continuous running state, and notify the target application process, so that the target application process enters the recovery state running state and sending a second notification to the operating system to enter a resume running state.

In yet another implementation manner, after obtaining the second notification sent by the target application process for resuming the running state, the method further includes:

At least the cache resources and/or memory resources related to the target application process released to the preset storage location are loaded into the memory and/or cache of the electronic device through the operating system or the preset driver;

or,

The operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process to run are called back through the operating system or the preset driver.

In yet another implementation manner, after obtaining the first notification, if no notification is obtained within a preset time period or a third preset operation acting on the electronic device is obtained, the electronic device is controlled from the current second operating mode A third mode of operation is adjusted, wherein the power consumption of the electronic device in the second mode of operation is higher than its power consumption in the third mode of operation.

Among them, a control device, including:

a notification receiving unit, configured to obtain, through the operating system, a first notification sent from the target application process to enter the suspended operation state;

The mode control unit is used to control the electronic device to adjust from the current first operation mode to the second operation mode if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification of entering the suspended operation state sent from the target application process during the process of running the application process mode, wherein the performance of the electronic device in the first mode of operation is higher than its performance in the second mode of operation.

In yet another aspect, the present application also provides an electronic device, the electronic device including at least a memory and a processor;

Wherein, the processor is used to execute the control method described in any one of the above.

The memory is used to store programs required by the processor to perform operations.

In another aspect, the present application also provides a storage medium for storing a program, which, when executed, is used to implement the control method described in any one of the above.

It can be seen from the above solutions that during the process of running the application process, if the application process sends a notification to the operating system to enter the suspended operation state, the operating system will control the electronic device to switch from the first operating mode with higher performance to the second operating mode with lower performance. Two operating modes, so that the resource consumption of the electronic device can be reduced when the application process enters a suspended state.

Description of drawings

In order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application more clearly, the following briefly introduces the drawings that are used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

1 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a control method provided by the present application;

2 is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of the control method provided by the present application;

3 is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of the control method provided by the present application;

4 is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of the control method provided by the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of the implementation of the control method of the present application in an application scenario;

6 is a schematic diagram of an implementation principle in an application game scene of the control method of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the composition and structure of an embodiment of the control device provided by the application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a composition structure of an embodiment of an electronic device provided by the present application.

The terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. (if any) in the description and claims and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar parts and not necessarily to describe a particular order or sequence. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the application described herein can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated herein.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method of this embodiment can be applied to an electronic device, and the electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a personal computer.

The method of this embodiment may include:

S101 , in the process of running the application process, the operating system of the electronic device obtains a first notification sent from the target application process to enter a suspended operation state.

It can be understood that the electronic device can install and run the application process of at least one application. The at least one application may include: at least one application capable of realizing human-computer interaction, and the operation of this type of application consumes relatively more resources. An application that implements human-computer interaction refers to an application that can receive user input and respond to user input.

For example, an application capable of human-computer interaction can output a display window to the display unit of the electronic device, so that the user can input information into the application through the application interface. For example, applications for realizing human-computer interaction may be game applications, virtual reality applications, entertainment applications, office applications, and so on.

During the running process of the application process, if the user leaves the electronic device, the user may control the application process to enter the suspended state by operating the electronic device, so that the application process controls itself to enter the suspended running state.

For example, the user can make the application obtain a pause instruction by performing a preset operation such as clicking on an input component such as a mouse or a keyboard of the electronic device, and correspondingly, the application process will enter a pause state.

For another example, when the application process detects that the operation control button on the application interface corresponding to the application process is pressed, for example, the "pause/run" button is pressed by the user, the application process will enter the suspended operation state.

In a possible situation, if the first preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device is obtained, the electronic device will notify the target application process, so that the target application process enters the suspend running state and sends the operating system to enter the suspend operation First notification of running status. For example, in the case that the input component of the electronic device has a first preset operation, a basic input output system (Basic Input Output System, BIOS) or an embedded controller (Embed Controller, EC) in the electronic device can obtain the input component A message (or called an input event) corresponding to the first preset operation, and the message is notified to the target application process through the BIOS or the EC. After obtaining the message, the target application enters the suspended operation state, and sends the first notification of entering the suspended operation state to the operating system.

Wherein, the input component of the electronic device may be a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen, a remote control or a control handle, etc. of the electronic device.

The first preset operation is used to make the target application process enter a suspended running state.

In this case, the target application process includes at least the application process whose display window is currently located at the frontmost of the display part of the electronic device. It can be understood that when the target application process is at the forefront of the display component of the electronic device, the target application can be controlled to enter the suspended state by performing a first preset operation such as clicking through an input component such as a mouse or a keyboard.

For example, in a game application, on the basis that the cursor is on the display interface of the game application, the user can trigger and control the game to pause by clicking the mouse.

In yet another possible implementation manner, the application process can also monitor whether the conditions for entering the suspended operation state are met according to the operation state of the user. If the application detects that the conditions for entering the suspended operation state are currently met, it automatically enters the suspended operation state, and sends the first notification of entering the suspended operation state to the operating system.

For example, the application process detects whether the user leaves the electronic device and the length of time. If the user leaves the electronic device for longer than the set time, it is determined that the conditions for entering the suspended operation state are met, and the suspended operation state is naturally entered, and a message is sent to the operating system. First notice.

For another example, if the application process does not detect the user's input operation for a set period of time, it enters a suspended operation state, and sends a first notification to the operating system. It is understandable that since the running of the application process requires memory and some hardware resources, if only the application process controls itself in a suspended state, some sub-processes related to the application process are actually still running in the background, but the user does not See the update of the interface corresponding to the application process.

For example, when the application process enters the suspended running state, the target application process suspends the update of the display window of the target application process; or, all sub-processes of the target application process enter the suspended state. For example, after the target application process is suspended, the sub-processes related to the update display window can be suspended to reduce the consumption of memory and hardware resources; or all sub-processes can be suspended to reduce the consumption of hardware resources. Of course, in an actual application, it is also possible that all sub-processes of the target application process enter a suspended state while the update of the display window of the target application process is suspended.

It can be seen from this that although the user controls the application process to enter the suspended running state, the data of the application process may still run in the background, which will still occupy and consume resources such as memory and hardware of the electronic device.

In order to reduce the resources consumed after the application process enters the suspended operation state, in the present application, the application process can send a notification of entering the suspended operation state to the operating system, so that the operating system can obtain that the application process has entered the suspended operation state; or, the notification operation The system controls the application process to enter the suspended running state.

For convenience of distinction, the notification that the application process sends to the operating system to enter the suspended operation state is called the first notification, and the application process that sends the first notification is called the target application process. The target application process belongs to the application process run by the electronic device.

S102, in response to the first notification, control the electronic device to adjust from the current first operation mode to the second operation mode.

Wherein, the performance of the electronic device in the first operating mode is higher than its performance in the second operating mode.

It can be understood that, if the target application process sends a notification to the operating system to enter the suspended operation state, it means that the user does not need to use the application temporarily, and may not even need to use the electronic device.

For example, if the target application program includes at least the application process whose display window is currently located at the front end of the display part of the electronic device, the target application program sends a notification to the operating system to enter the suspended operation state, indicating that the user may For reasons such as the electronic device, the display part of the electronic device is temporarily left. Therefore, the operating system of the electronic device can control and adjust the electronic device to be in the second operating mode with relatively low performance.

In a possible implementation manner, after the first notification is obtained, the operating system or the preset driver may at least optimize the system resources related to the target application process, so that the electronic device can change from the current first notification The operating mode is switched to the second operating mode.

Wherein, optimizing the system resources related to the target application process can reduce system resources such as memory occupied by the target application process. The specific optimization method is not limited in this application.

It can be seen that in the present application, in the process of running the application process, if the application process sends a notification to the operating system to enter the suspended operation state, the operating system will control the electronic device to switch from the first operating mode of higher performance to the lower performance. The second operation mode of the electronic device can reduce the resource consumption of the electronic device when the application process enters the suspended operation state.

At the same time, by reducing the resource consumption of the electronic device, the use time of the battery and the service life of the electronic device can be extended.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the specific implementation of adjusting the electronic device from the current first operation mode to the second operation mode, the following description is given by taking at least the optimization of system resources related to the target application process as an example.

First, a system resource optimization method is used as an example to illustrate. Referring to FIG. 2, it shows a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of a control method of the present application. The method of this embodiment may include:

S201, in the process of running the application process, if a first preset operation acting on an input component of the electronic device is obtained, notify the target application process so that it enters a suspended operation state and sends to the operating system a message that enters the suspended operation state First notice.

The first preset operation is used to make the target application process enter a suspended running state, wherein the target application process at least includes an application process whose display window is currently located at the forefront of the display component of the electronic device.

For ease of understanding, this embodiment takes a situation in which the first notification is obtained as an example. However, it can be understood that if the target application process obtains virtual keys, voice input or gesture input acting on the target application process through the electronic device, the target application process can also enter the suspended running state. In this case, the target application process This first notification can still be sent to the operating system. This application does not limit the way in which the target application process enters the suspended operation state. In this application, no matter which method is used to make the target application process enter the suspended operation state, the target application process will send the first information to the operating system of the electronic device. a notice.

S202, release the hardware resources occupied by the target application process through the operating system or the preset driver, and release the relevant cache resources and/or memory resources to the preset storage location.

Wherein, the preset driver may be a driver in the operating system.

For example, the hardware resources occupied by the target application process can be released by suspending the target application process, and the related cache or memory resources can be released to the preset storage location.

It can be understood that, after the target application process is in a suspended state, the application resources occupied by the target application process are released, and the cache resources and/or memory resources related to the target application process are released to the preset storage location, The consumption of hardware and memory resources caused by the target application process still running in memory can be reduced.

As an optional method, the present application can also use the operating system or the preset driver to occupy other application processes different from the target application process while releasing the hardware resources and resources such as memory or cache of the target application process. The hardware resources are released, and the cache resources and/or memory resources related to the other application process are released to the preset storage location.

The other application process different from the target application process may be an application process running in the foreground in the electronic device, or an application process running in the background.

It can be understood that, considering that the display window of the target application process is at the top layer of the display component of the electronic device, and the target application process enters the suspended state, the user may temporarily not need to use the electronic device due to reasons such as leaving the electronic device. , therefore, in this case, resources such as hardware and memory occupied by the target application process and other application processes can be released, which can further reduce resource consumption.

It can be understood that FIG. 2 is taken as an example to illustrate at least one way of optimizing system resources related to the target application process. In practical applications, the present application may also optimize the system resources related to the target application process by adjusting the operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process to run through the operating system or a preset driver.

The operating parameters of the hardware components can affect various operating parameters of the resource consumption of the electronic device, for example, the hardware components can be CPU and internal memory, etc. Correspondingly, the operating parameters can be the operating speed of the CPU required to run the target application process , the storage speed of the internal memory, etc.

For example, to lower the operating parameters of the hardware components, a control instruction can be issued to the corresponding hardware components to instruct the hardware components to lower their own operating parameters. Of course, there may also be other possible implementation manners, which are not limited.

It can be understood that, after the target application process sends a notification to the operating system to enter the suspended operation state, by reducing the operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process to run, the performance of the electronic device can be reduced, thereby reducing the suspension of the target application process. The resources consumed after the process.

As an optional method, after the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification sent from the target application process to enter the suspended operation state, optimizing the system resources related to the target application process may also be: through the operating system or preset The driver adjusts the operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process and other application processes different from the target application process to run.

The operating parameters and adjustment methods of the hardware components for other application processes to run may refer to the above introduction, and will not be repeated here.

It can be understood that, in the above embodiments of the present application, after the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the second notification from the target application The current second operating mode is switched to the first operating mode.

Wherein, the second notification is actually a notification that the target application process requests to resume from the suspended running state to the normal running state.

By controlling the electronic device to adjust from the second operation mode to the first operation mode, the performance of the electronic device can be improved, so as to facilitate the operation performance of the target application process.

For example, the second notification sent by the target application process to resume the running state may be a notification sent by the target application process to the operating system after the target application process transitions from the suspended running state to the running state, so that the operating system controls the resumption of the running of the target application process The required related system resources are restored, so that the system resources are restored to the state before optimization, and the target application process is restored to the normal running state.

Similar to obtaining the first notification, in a possible implementation manner, if the second preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device is obtained, the target application process is notified, so that the target application process enters the resume operation state and sends a message to the target application process. The operating system sends a second notification to enter a resumed state.

Wherein, the second preset operation is used to make the target application process enter a continuous running state.

For example, the second preset operation may be clicking a mouse or a designated key in a keyboard of the electronic device. After the target application process is triggered to enter the suspended running state through a preset operation such as clicking the mouse, the target application process can be triggered to resume from the suspended running state to the normal running state through the preset operation such as clicking the mouse again.

The process of obtaining the second preset operation and notifying the target application process is similar to the process of the electronic device obtaining the first preset operation and notifying the target application process, and details are not repeated here.

It can be understood that if the target application process obtains the second preset operation acting on the virtual keys on the display window of the target application process, in order to enable the target application process to resume normal operation, the target application process will also report to the operating system. Send the second notification.

In another possible implementation manner, the target application process may also enter the resume running state and report to the operating system before detecting that the user has left the electronic device or has detected an input operation by the user. Send a second notification.

It can be understood that the target application process enters a suspended running state, and the target application process suspends the updating of the display interface or the running of some sub-processes. If the target application process confirms that the second preset operation is detected, the target application will resume updating the display interface or running the suspended sub-process. The process sends the second notification to the operating system, so that the operating system resumes the processing related to the running of the target application.

It can be understood that, after the operating system obtains the second notification, the operating system or the preset driver controls the electronic device to adjust from the second operating mode to the first operating mode, which may provide a possibility for the target application process to return to the normal operating state. Further, in order to restore the target application process to the normal running state, after the operating system obtains the second notification, the memory resources or cache resources related to the target application process can also be called back into the memory or cache; The operating parameters of the hardware components on which the target application process runs.

For ease of understanding, a possible situation is taken as an example to illustrate, as shown in FIG. 3 , which shows a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of a control method of the present application. The method of this embodiment may include:

S301 , in the process of running the application process, the operating system of the electronic device obtains a first notification sent from the target application process to enter a suspended operation state.

S302, in response to the first notification, release the hardware resources occupied by the target application process through the operating system or the preset driver, and release the relevant cache resources and/or memory resources to the preset storage location.

For the above steps S301 and S302, reference may be made to the relevant introductions in the previous embodiments, and details are not repeated here.

S303, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the second notification from the target application process of restoring the running state, at least the cache resources related to the target application process that are released to the preset storage location and are related to the target application process are released through the operating system or the preset driver. and/or memory resources are loaded into the cache and/or memory of the electronic device.

In this embodiment, after the target application process enters the suspended running state and sends the first notification to the operating system, the operating system or the preset driver program may select one or both of cache resources and memory resources related to the target application process. Release to a preset storage location to suspend the target application process. When it is necessary to restore the normal running state of the target application process, the operating system or the preset driver will reload the cache or memory resources related to the target application process in the preset storage location into the cache and/or memory so that the target application process can resume normal operation.

The resources reloaded into the cache and/or memory may be consistent with the cache and/or memory resources related to the target application process before the release.

For example, if there are only memory resources before the target application process is suspended, when the target application process is suspended, the memory of the target application process is released to the preset storage location. Correspondingly, when the normal operation of the target application process needs to be restored, the memory resources of the target application process in the preset storage location can be loaded into the memory.

It can be understood that, after the cache and/or memory resources related to the target application process are reloaded into the cache and/or memory resources, the hardware resources occupied by the target application process can also be restored.

In an optional manner, if the cache resources and/or memory resources related to the target application process are released to the preset storage location, the cache resources and/or memory resources related to other application processes other than the target application process are also released. Or the memory resources are released to the preset storage location, then while performing this step S303, the cache resources and/or memory resources of other application processes other than the target application process in the preset storage location can also be reloaded to the preset storage location. cache and/or in memory.

It can be understood that, in this embodiment, after the second notification is obtained, the electronic device is still controlled to be adjusted from the current second operation mode to the first operation mode. On this basis, reloading the released resources corresponding to the target application process in the memory or cache can more reliably ensure that the target application process returns to a normal running state.

After obtaining the second notification, the electronic device calls back the running parameters of the hardware components for the target application to run as an example, as shown in FIG. 4 , which shows a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of a control method of the present application , the method of this embodiment may include:

S401, in the process of running the application process, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification sent from the target application process to enter the suspended operation state, adjust down the hardware for the target application process to run through the operating system or the preset driver The operating parameters of the component.

For the process of obtaining the first notification, reference may be made to the relevant introduction of the foregoing embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

S402 , if a second preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device is obtained, notify the target application process so that the target application process enters the resumption state and sends a second notification of entering the resumption state to the operating system.

For ease of understanding, this embodiment is described by taking as an example that the target application process is triggered to enter the resumption state by the second preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device. However, for the other situations mentioned above, this application is also applicable. There is no limit to this.

S403, in response to the second notification, call back the running parameters of the hardware components for the target application process to run through the operating system or a preset driver.

In this embodiment, if the target application process enters the suspended running state, the operating system or a driver preset by the operating system will at least lower the operating parameters of the hardware components running the target application process, so as to reduce the target application process entering the suspended running state resources that still need to be expended. Correspondingly, when the running state of the target application process needs to be restored, the running parameters of the corresponding hardware components can be called back to meet the normal running requirements of the target application process.

In an optional implementation manner, if the operating system, after obtaining the first notification, adjusts the operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process and other application processes other than the target application process to run through the operating system or a preset driver, Then, after the operating system obtains the second notification, the operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process and the other application processes to run can be recalled through the operating system or the preset driver.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, after the second notification is obtained, the electronic device can still be controlled to be adjusted from the current second operation mode to the first operation mode.

It can be understood that, in any of the above embodiments of the present application, after the operating system obtains the first notification, if no notification is obtained within a preset time period or a third preset operation acting on the electronic device is obtained, the system may also The control electronics are switched from the current second operating mode to the third operating mode. Wherein, the power consumption of the electronic device in the second operation mode is higher than that in the third operation mode.

For example, in the second operation mode, the running of the target application process in the memory can be suspended, and if the operating system does not receive any notification or detects any operation for a long time, it means that the user has not operated the electronic device for a relatively long time, in this case , you can adjust the electronic device to a lower functional sleep mode, etc.

In order to facilitate understanding of the solution of the present application, an application scenario is combined to introduce the following. Take the running application process including the game process of the game application as an example. As shown in FIG. 5 , which shows a schematic diagram of a flow interaction in which a control method of the present application is applied to a game scene, the method of this embodiment is applied to an electronic device, and the electronic device runs at least one game application, which can include:

S501 , in the process of running the game application process, if a first preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device is obtained, the game application process is notified.

In this embodiment, the display window of the game application process is currently located at the forefront of the display component of the electronic device. In this case, after the electronic device detects the first preset operation of an input component such as a mouse or a keyboard, the operating system may notify the game process that the first preset operation exists.

S502, the game application process suspends the update of the display window.

In this embodiment, the game application process can confirm that the user inputs an instruction to pause the game based on the first preset operation. In this case, the game application controls itself to enter the pause state and stops updating game data to the display window (game window).

For example, the cursor is positioned on the game window of the running game application through the mouse, and the mouse is clicked to generate the first preset operation for triggering the pause of the game window. Alternatively, click on the game window of the running game application through the touch screen, so that the operating system detects the first preset operation.

S503, the game application process sends a first notification to the operating system for entering a suspended running state.

When the game application process receives the pause instruction input by the user, only the game application process suspends the data update of the game window, the operating system cannot obtain that the game has been paused, the game application process is still running in the memory, and still needs to consume resources such as memory.

Based on this, in the present application, when the game application suspends the update of the display window, it also sends a notification to the operating system to enter the suspended operation state, so that the operating system can control to suspend the running of the game application process in the memory.

S504, the operating system releases the memory resources related to the game application process to a preset storage location.

For example, the operating system may suspend the game application process to temporarily transfer the game application process from the memory.

It can be understood that, for a single-player game, data interaction with the server side is not involved in the game running process. In this case, the application can release all memory resources related to the game application process to the preset storage location, So that all child processes of the game application process in the memory stop running.

If the game application is an online game, etc., in order to ensure that the game can communicate with the server, so that the game can still synchronize with the data of the server after the game is restored from the suspended state to the normal state, the application can also use the game application process in addition to being used for Memory resources related to other processes other than the process responsible for data communication processing are released, and only the process responsible for data communication processing runs in memory.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an implementation principle in which the solution of the present application is applied to a game scene.

In FIG. 6 , in the game scene, a handle or keyboard for controlling game operations is provided with a pause button for pausing and resuming the game.

If the user wants to pause the game, he can click the pause button in the handle or keyboard. In this case, the BIOS or EC of the electronic device can sense the event of the pause button being touched and notify the game application process.

The game application process suspends the update of the game window of the game application process after obtaining the notification that the pause button is pressed. At the same time, the game application process will send the first notification to the operating system to enter the suspended running state. In this case, the operating system or the preset driver (not shown in the figure) will control to suspend the game application process running in the memory, that is, release the memory resources of the game application process in the memory to the preset storage location .

Of course, in this embodiment, after the operating system obtains the first notification, the operating system or a preset driver may also adjust the hardware parameters of the hardware device for the game application process to run. For example, the main frequency of the CPU can be reduced; it can also be that the hardware parameters of the related hardware such as the main frequency of the CPU can be reduced while releasing the memory resources related to the game process in the memory to the preset positions.

S505, if the operating system obtains the second preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device, notify the target application process.

S506, the game application process enters the running resume state, and sends a second notification of entering the running resume state to the operating system.

Wherein, the second preset operation is used to make the target application process enter a continuous running state.

For example, in the case where the game window of the game application is paused by clicking the game window with the mouse, the game window can also be clicked with the mouse, so that the operating system detects the second preset operation and notifies the game application, so that the game application Suspend the suspend operation of suspending the update of the game window, and in order to enable the related process of the game application to still run in the background, the operating system needs to be notified so that the operating system can recall the suspended game application process back to the memory.

S507, at least load the memory resources related to the target application process released to the preset storage location into the memory of the electronic device through the operating system or the preset driver.

After research, it is found that, compared with the existing game application that only suspends the update of the game window when the first prediction operation is detected, the solution of this embodiment can reduce the CPU usage rate of the electronic device from about 67% to about 3%, which is greatly improved. The consumption of memory resources and hardware resources such as CPU is reduced.

Corresponding to a control method of the present application, the present application also provides a control device.

As shown in FIG. 7 , which shows a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a control device of the present application, the device of this embodiment may include:

a notification receiving unit 701, configured to obtain, through the operating system, a first notification sent from a target application process to enter a suspended operation state;

The mode control unit 702 is configured to control the electronic device to adjust from the current first operation mode to the second operation mode if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification of entering the suspended operation state sent from the target application process during the process of running the application process. A mode of operation, wherein the performance of the electronic device in the first mode of operation is higher than its performance in the second mode of operation.

In a possible implementation manner, the notification receiving unit is specifically configured to notify the target application process if the first preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device is obtained, so that the target application process enters the suspended operation state and send to the operating system a first notification of entering the suspended operation state, the first preset operation is used to make the target application process enter the suspended operation state, wherein the target application process at least includes the display window currently located in the electronic device. The frontmost application process of the display widget.

Optionally, the target application process enters a suspended running state, including:

All child processes of the target application process enter the suspended state; and/or,

Pauses the update of the display window of the target application process.

In yet another possible implementation, the mode control unit includes:

The resource optimization unit is configured to, during the process of running the application process, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification sent from the target application process to enter the suspended operation state, the operating system or the preset driver shall at least match the The system resources related to the target application process are optimized, so that the electronic device is adjusted from the current first operation mode to the second operation mode.

In an optional manner, the resource optimization unit includes:

The first resource release unit is configured to, during the process of running the application process, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification sent from the target application process to enter the suspended running state, the The hardware resources occupied by the target application process are released, and the relevant cache resources and/or memory resources are released to the preset storage location;

or,

The second resource release unit is used for running the application process, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the first notification sent from the target application process to enter the suspended operation state, the operating system or the preset driver Release the hardware resources occupied by the application process and other application processes different from the target application process, and release the relevant cache resources and/or memory resources to the preset storage location;

or,

a first parameter lowering unit, configured to lower the running parameters of the hardware components for the target application process to run through the operating system or a preset driver;

or,

A second parameter lowering unit, configured to lower the running parameters of the hardware components for the target application process and other application processes different from the target application process to run through the operating system or a preset driver.

In a possible implementation manner, any one of the above device embodiments further includes:

The mode callback unit is configured to control the electronic device to adjust from the current second operation mode to the first operation mode if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the second notification from the target application process to restore the running state after obtaining the first notification run mode.

In an optional manner, the modal callback unit includes:

The notification obtaining subunit is configured to notify the target application process if the second preset operation acting on the input component of the electronic device is obtained after the first notification is obtained, so that the target application process enters the resume operation state and sending a second notification to the operating system for entering a running resume state, wherein the second preset operation is used to make the target application process enter a running state;

The mode callback subunit is used for, for example, the operating system obtains the second notification, and controls the electronic device to adjust from the current second operation mode to the first operation mode.

In an optional manner, the device further includes:

The first mode callback subunit is configured to, after obtaining the first notification, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the second notification of resuming the running state sent from the target application process, through the operating system or the preset driver at least Loading the cache resources and/or memory resources related to the target application process released to the preset storage location into the memory and/or cache of the electronic device;

or,

The second mode callback subunit is configured to, after obtaining the first notification, if the operating system of the electronic device obtains the second notification of resuming the running state sent from the target application process, the operating system or the preset driver will call the The running parameters of the hardware components for running the target application process are returned.

In another possible implementation manner, any one of the above devices in the present application further includes:

The mode changing unit is configured to, after obtaining the first notification, control the electronic device to adjust from the current second operation mode to A third mode of operation, wherein the power consumption of the electronic device in the second mode of operation is higher than its power consumption in the third mode of operation.

On the other hand, the present application also provides an electronic device, for example, the electronic device can be the specific structure of the aforementioned second electronic device. As shown in FIG. 8 , which shows a schematic diagram of the composition and structure of an electronic device of the present application, the electronic device in this embodiment at least includes: a processor 801 and a memory 802 .

Wherein, the processor is configured to execute the control method of any one of the above embodiments.

The memory is used to store programs required by the processor to perform operations.

The memory can also be used for operating systems and BIOS programs, among others.

It can be understood that the electronic device further includes other components. As shown in FIG. 8 , the electronic device may further include a display 803 , an input device 804 connected to the electronic device, and a communication bus 805 . The processor, the memory, the display and the input device can be connected through a communication bus.

Of course, the electronic device may also include more or less components as shown in FIG. 8 , which is not limited.

In another aspect, the present application also provides a storage medium for storing a program, which, when executed, is used to implement the control method described in any one of the above embodiments.

It should be noted that the various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. For the same and similar parts among the various embodiments, refer to each other Can. Meanwhile, the features described in each embodiment in this specification can be replaced or combined with each other, so that those skilled in the art can realize or use the present application. As for the apparatus-type embodiments, since they are basically similar to the method embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and for related parts, please refer to the partial descriptions of the method embodiments.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables any person skilled in the art to make or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, this application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. A control method, comprising:

in the process of running the application process, if an operating system of the electronic equipment obtains a first notice of entering a suspended running state sent by a target application process, the electronic equipment is controlled to be switched from a current first running mode to a second running mode, wherein the performance of the electronic equipment in the first running mode is higher than that of the electronic equipment in the second running mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining, by an operating system of the electronic device, a first notification from the target application process to enter a suspended state of operation comprises:

and if a first preset operation acting on an input component of the electronic equipment is obtained, the first preset operation is used for enabling the target application process to enter a suspended running state, informing the target application process so as to enable the target application process to enter the suspended running state, and sending a first notice of entering the suspended running state to the operating system, wherein the target application process at least comprises an application process of which a display window is positioned at the forefront of a display component of the electronic equipment currently.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the target application process entering a suspended state of operation comprises:

all sub-processes of the target application process enter a pause running state; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

the update of the display window of the target application process is suspended.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the electronic device to change from the current first mode of operation to the second mode of operation comprises:

after obtaining the first notification, optimizing, by the operating system or a preset driver, at least system resources related to the target application process so that the electronic device is adjusted from the current first operation mode to the second operation mode.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein optimizing, by the operating system or a preset driver, at least system resources associated with the target application process comprises:

releasing hardware resources occupied by the target application process through the operating system or a preset driver, and releasing related cache resources and/or memory resources to a preset storage position; or,

releasing hardware resources occupied by the target application process and other application processes different from the target application process through the operating system or a preset driving program, and releasing related cache resources and/or memory resources to a preset storage position; or,

the operating parameters of the hardware components for the target application process to run are reduced through the operating system or a preset driver; or,

and reducing the operation parameters of the hardware component for the target application process and other application processes different from the target application process through the operating system or a preset driver.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein after obtaining the first notification, if an operating system of the electronic device obtains a second notification for restoring the running state sent by the target application process, the electronic device is controlled to be adjusted from the current second running mode to the first running mode.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein obtaining, by the operating system of the electronic device, the second notification from the target application process to restore the running state comprises:

and if a second preset operation acting on an input component of the electronic equipment is obtained, the second preset operation is used for enabling the target application process to enter a continuous running state, informing the target application process, enabling the target application process to enter a running recovery state and sending a second notice of entering the running recovery state to the operating system.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein after obtaining the second notification to resume the running state sent by the target application process, further comprising:

loading at least the cache resources and/or the memory resources related to the target application process, which are released to a preset storage position, to a memory and/or a cache of the electronic device through the operating system or a preset driver; or,

and calling back the running parameters of the hardware component for the target application process to run through the operating system or a preset driver.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein after obtaining the first notification, if no notification is obtained within a preset time period or a third preset operation acting on the electronic device is obtained, the electronic device is controlled to be adjusted from the current second operation mode to a third operation mode, wherein the power consumption of the electronic device in the second operation mode is higher than that in the third operation mode.

10. A control device, comprising:

the notification receiving unit is used for obtaining a first notification of entering a suspended running state sent by a target application process through an operating system;

and the mode control unit is used for controlling the electronic equipment to be adjusted to a second operation mode from a current first operation mode if an operating system of the electronic equipment obtains a first notice of entering a suspended operation state sent by a target application process in the process of operating the application process, wherein the performance of the electronic equipment in the first operation mode is higher than that of the electronic equipment in the second operation mode.

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