Reuse of a mobile device application in a desktop environment

• US 20070226327A1
• Filed: 03/27/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Redpath, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 7,925,250 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45537 Provision of facilities of other operating environments, e.g. WINE I/O emulation G06F13/105
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method, system, and program product for providing for reuse of a mobile device application in a desktop environment is disclosed. The method includes obtaining an application that is configured for running on a mobile device, and then running the mobile device application on a desktop. A method for deploying an application that includes providing a computer infrastructure that is operable to run the application on a desktop and provide user preferences for the application on the desktop is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of providing reuse of a mobile device application in a desktop environment, comprising:

obtaining an application configured for running on a mobile device; and

running the mobile device application on a desktop.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the running further comprises running the mobile device application on an emulator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device application comprises a MIDlet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the running includes providing a plurality of user preferences on the desktop.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein at least one of the plurality of user preferences is selected from the group consisting of opacity, scaling, font selection, framing, draggable for positioning, popup menus, background selection of MIDlet contents, sounds options when data is received, and combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the emulator is a java virtual machine (JVM).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the running further comprises displaying a user interface.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a palm top computer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the desktop is selected from the group consisting of a personal computer (PC), a lap-top PC, and a tablet.

10. A system for providing reuse of a mobile device application in a desktop environment, comprising:

a system for obtaining an application configured for running on a mobile device; and

a system for running the mobile device application on a desktop.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the system for running further comprises a system for running the mobile device application on an emulator.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the mobile device application comprises a MIDlet.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the system for running includes a system for providing a plurality of user preferences on the desktop.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein at least one of the plurality of user preferences is selected from the group consisting of:

opacity, scaling, font selection, framing, draggable for positioning, popup menus, background selection of MIDlet contents, sounds options when data is received, and combinations thereof.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the emulator is a java virtual machine (JVM).

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the system for running further comprises a system for displaying a user interface.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a palm top computer.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the desktop is selected from the group consisting of a personal computer (PC), a lap-top PC, and a tablet.

19. A program product stored on a computer readable medium for providing reuse of a mobile device application in a desktop environment, the computer readable medium comprising program code for performing the steps of:

running a mobile device application on a desktop, wherein the mobile device application is configured for running on a mobile device; and

providing at least one user preference on the desktop for the mobile device application.

20. A method for deploying an application for providing reuse of a mobile device application in a desktop environment, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

run an application on a desktop, wherein the application is configured for running on a mobile device; and

provide at least one user preference on the desktop for the application.