UNIFIED LAUNCHER USER INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING MULTIPLE DISPARATE ENVIRONMENTS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20080282205A1
• Filed: 02/06/2008
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Access Company Limited
• Original Assignee: ACCESS Systems Americas Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Inventors: Toki, Hiroyuki, Dykstra-Erickson, Elizabeth, Chavez, Tom
• Application Number:
  US12/027,262
• Publication Number:
  US 20080282205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/866
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A unified launcher user interface system and method for integrating a plurality of applications in different runtime environments on an electronic device, for example a mobile device is disclosed. The unified launcher user interface system includes a user interface presenting icons representing the plurality of applications configured to run in separate runtime environments, wherein the applications are launched from the unified launcher user interface system within a normalized environment.

Claims

1. A user interface system for integrating a plurality of applications operating in different runtime environments on an electronic device, comprising:

a processing unit configured to execute an operating system platform and application programs stored in a memory;

a display device coupled to the processing unit to receive and provide displays on the display device;

a user interface launching capability providing displays for the plurality of applications operating in separate runtime environments, wherein the applications are configured to launch by the user interface launching capability within a normalized environment.

2. A user interface system according to claim 1, wherein the displays for the plurality of applications include icon representations.

3. A method for integrating a plurality of applications operating in different runtime environments on an electronic device, comprising the step of:

utilizing a processor to execute an operating system platform and application programs stored in a memory;

providing displays on a display device coupled to the processor for the plurality of applications operating in separate runtime environments, wherein the applications are configured to provide a single display for viewing by a user;

providing a user interface launching capability configured to launch the applications within a normalized environment.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the displays for the plurality of applications include icon representations.