Disabling the self-referential appearance of a mobile application in an intent via a background registration
US9195519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/542
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for disabling the self-referential appearance of a mobile application in an Intent via a background thread are disclosed. On the Android platform, an application such as a mobile application for providing access to a cloud environment or cloud based service including cloud-based storage and/or collaborative services, can serve as both a source and a target for a given Intent. In one implementation, such a mobile application that can receive and send the same Intent, can include a background service that detects when the Intent is about to be issued, and unregisters the application to prevent the application from receiving the Intent. When a target application for handling the Intent is identified, the background service re-registers the application to receive the Intent.
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