NortonLifeLock Inc.
Employing beacon messages to restart an application on a mobile device

Abstract:

Employing beacon messages to restart an application on a mobile device. In some embodiments, a method may include subscribing, at the secondary mobile device, to a beacon publisher of the primary mobile device. The method may also include determining, based on historical location data, that the primary mobile device is likely within range of the secondary mobile device for beacon communication therebetween. The method may further include activating, at the primary mobile device, the beacon publisher. The method may also include publishing, at the primary mobile device, a beacon message configured to cause a secondary mobile application on the secondary mobile device to restart. The method may further include receiving, at the secondary mobile device, the beacon message. The method may also include, in response to receiving the beacon message, restarting, at the secondary mobile device, the secondary mobile application of the secondary mobile device.