US 11,838,842 B2
Method and device for controlling an application, and storage medium
Fengqi Yang, Beijing (CN); Xuan Ma, Beijing (CN); and Bo Wang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD., Beijing (CN)
Filed by BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD., Beijing (CN)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/240,029.
Claims priority of application No. 202010797292.1 (CN), filed on Aug. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0046400 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 4/80 (2018.02) [H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling an application, comprising:
triggering reading of information of a second device included in a near-field communication (NFC) sensor in response to a distance between a first device and the NFC sensor external to the first device reaching an NFC effective communication distance, and determining the second device based on the information of the second device;
determining a function currently executed by the first device, and determining a capability of the second device;
switching to the second device to continue to execute the function in response to determining that the capability of the second device matches the function; and
displaying, by the first device, relevant information indicating that the second device synchronously executes the function currently executed by the first device;
wherein the function currently executed by the first device comprises an active application of the first device and a function currently executed by the active application, and the capability of the second device comprises applications currently installed on the second device;
and the determining that the capability of the second device matches the function comprises:
determining that the capability of the second device matches the function currently executed by the first device, in response to the second device being installed with at least one of:
the active application of the first device,
an application with the same function as the function currently executed by the active application and
an application with the same function as a part of the function currently executed by the active application.