Reuse of a mobile device application in a desktop environment

• US 7,925,250 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2006
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Redpath, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US11/390,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20070226327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,842 Days
• Field of Search: 455/557, 455418-420, 455423-425, 455/566, 455 901- 902, 707/100, 709/223, 709/238, 703 13- 14, 703 20- 24, 703/27, 717/118, 717/138, 717/168, 717/178
• US Class Current: 455/420
• 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 a mobile device application configured for running on a mobile device comprising a Mobile Information Device Applet (MIDlet) configured for a display area associated with the mobile device; and

running the mobile device application on a desktop, wherein the running comprises running the mobile device application on an emulator, that visually and functionally emulates the display area of the mobile device in a window on the desktop.

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

3. The method of claim 2, 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.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the emulator is a java virtual machine (JVM).

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

a system for obtaining a mobile device application configured for running on a mobile device comprising a Mobile Information Device Applet (MIDlet) configured for a display area associated with the mobile device; and

a system for running the mobile device application on a desktop, wherein the system for running comprises a system for running the mobile device application on an emulator that visually and functionally emulates the display area of the mobile device in a window on the desktop.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the system for running includes a system for providing a plurality of user preferences on the desktop.

10. The system of claim 9, 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.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the emulator is a java virtual machine (JVM).

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the system for running further comprises a system for displaying a user interface.

13. The system of claim 8, 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.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the desktop is selected from the group consisting of a personal computer (PC), a lap-top PC, and a tablet.

15. A computer program product for providing reuse of a mobile device application in a desktop environment, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code, comprising:

computer readable program code configured to obtain a mobile device application configured for running on a mobile device comprising a Mobile Information Device Applet (MIDlet) configured for a display area associated with the mobile device;

computer readable program code configured to run a mobile device application on a desktop, wherein the mobile device application is configured for running on a mobile device, running the mobile device application on a desktop, wherein the running comprises running the mobile device application on an emulator that visually and functionally emulates the display area of the mobile device in a window on the desktop; and

computer readable program code configured to provide at least one user preference on the desktop for the mobile device application.

16. 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;

obtain a mobile device application configured for running on a mobile device comprising a Mobile Information Device Applet (MIDlet) configured for a display area associated with the mobile device;

run an application on a desktop, wherein the application is configured for running on a mobile device, wherein the run comprises running the mobile device application on an emulator that visually and functionally emulates the display area of the mobile device in a window on the desktop; and

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