System for providing multiple window environments in a mobile computing system and method thereof

• US 20050177700A1
• Filed: 09/22/2004
• Published: 08/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Ju-Young
• Granted Patent: US 8,042,059 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for providing multiple window environments in a mobile computing system and a method thereof, which enables a user to conveniently and selectively use a window system suitable for the use environment. A plurality of sub-window systems having different user interfaces and application programs are installed in separate user partitions provided in a non-volatile memory. If a predetermined event occurs, a currently executing sub-window system, from among the plurality of sub-window systems, is terminated, and a user partition corresponding to the terminated sub-window system is dismounted. Then, a user partition from among the separate user partitions, designated corresponding to the predetermined event is mounted so that the sub-window system of the mounted user partition is executed.

Claims

1. A system for providing multiple window environments in a mobile computing system, comprising:

a non-volatile memory for storing

a plurality of user partitions in which a plurality of sub-window systems having different user interfaces and application programs are installed, and

a system mounting engine executable according to the steps of;

detecting occurrence of a predetermined event,

terminating the sub-window system being executed among the sub-window systems,

dismounting the user partition corresponding to the terminated sub-window system,

mounting the user partition designated corresponding to the predetermined event among the user partitions, and

executing the sub-window system of the mounted user partition; and

a central processing unit (CPU) for executing the system mounting engine in response to the occurrence of the predetermined event.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user partitions are provided within storage areas used by the respective sub-window systems.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the non-volatile memory is provided with a common storage area for use by the sub-window systems.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined event is a sub-window system switching key input for selecting one of the sub-window systems.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined event is that the portable terminal to which the mobile computing system is applied connects with a designated wireless local area network (WLAN).

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined event is the portable terminal to which the mobile computing system is applied entering into a designated zone.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system mounting engine keeps an execution of the corresponding sub-window system if the sub-window system of the designated user partition corresponding to the predetermined event is executed when the predetermined event occurs.

8. A method for providing multiple window environments in a mobile computing system having a programmable non-volatile memory, the method comprising the steps of:

a first step of separately installing a plurality of sub-window systems having different user interfaces and application programs in a plurality of different user partitions provided in the non-volatile memory; and

a second step of terminating a sub-window system being currently executed among the sub-window systems, if a predetermined event occurs,

dismounting the user partition according to the terminated sub-window system,

mounting the user partition designated from among the plurality of user partitions according to the predetermined event, and

executing the sub-window system of the mounted user partition.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the plurality of user partitions include storage areas used by the plurality of respective sub-window systems.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the predetermined event is a sub-window system switching key input for selecting one of the plurality of sub-window systems.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the predetermined event is the portable terminal to which the mobile computing system is applied connecting to a designated wireless local area network (WLAN).

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the predetermined event is the portable terminal to which the mobile computing system is applied entering into a designated zone.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the second step further comprises the step of keeping an execution of the corresponding sub-window system if the sub-window system of the user partition designated corresponding to the predetermined event is executed when the predetermined event occurs.