Method for multi-tasking multiple java virtual machines in a secure environment

• US 8,006,117 B1
• Filed: 08/18/2010
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MicroPairing Technologies LLC (Micropairing Technologies Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Eagle Harbor Holdings, L.L.C.
• Inventors: Lutter, Robert Pierce
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DIEU MINH T
• Application Number:
  US12/858,994
• Time in Patent Office: 370 Days
• Field of Search: 714 1- 3, 714 10- 13, 717/118, 717/148, 718/100, 718101-108
• US Class Current: 714/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/37 Hardware or software details of the signal processing chain
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/468 Specific access rights for resources, e.g. using capability register
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

Abstract

The present invention allows construction of a secure, real-time operating system from a portable language such as Java that appears to be a Java virtual machine from a top perspective but provides a secure operating system from a bottom perspective. This allows portable languages, such as Java, to be used for secure embedded multiprocessor environments.

Claims

1. A computer system, comprising:

a memory;

a real-time operating system;

a user interface;

one or more processors in a processing system, wherein the processing system is configured to;

operate a transceiver,

detect a new device within communication range of the transceiver,

detect a protocol used by the new device,

communicate with the new device in response to the detected protocol conforming with a protocol used by the processing system;

an application management system configured to;

identify data parameters that include at least one of data codes, data type and device ID associated with the new device,

verify the new device data parameters as at least one of authorized or unauthorized; and

responsive to verifying the data parameters as authorized, connect to the new device, dynamically configure an application to process the data types and launch the application in the distributed processing system, wherein the application in response to launching is configured to take over control and operation of the new device including;

initiating transfer of data from the new device to the operating system; and

initiate processing of the data received from the new device.

2. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the first processor in response to verifying the data parameters as unauthorized prevents the new device from accessing other software applications in the computer system.

3. The application management system of claim 2 wherein the processor is further configured to:

operate the transceiver to detect a second new device that generates streaming audio data;

disconnect the streaming audio data generated from the first new device; and

connect the streaming audio data generated from the second new device according to a priority level set in at least one of the processor and inputs received from the user interface.

4. The application management system of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises at least one of:

an information display, a touch screen, a user operated switch, a voice responsive input, a haptic feedback, or an audio output.

5. The application management system of claim 4 wherein the user interface initiates control operations carried out by the processor.

6. The application management system of claim 4 wherein the user interface generates feedback to a user, wherein the feedback is derived in response to selection of information displayed on the user interface.

7. The application management system of claim 1 wherein the detected new device has an integrated display screen.

8. The application management system of claim 7 wherein at least a portion of content displayed on the integrated display screen is communicated to the processor for displaying on the user interface.

9. The application management system of claim 1 wherein the detected new device includes a data storage device comprising at least one of a hard disk drive, solid state device, or compact disk.

10. The application management system of claim 9 wherein the processor is coupled to a readable and writeable data storage comprising at least one of a solid state device, hard disk drive, or compact disk.

11. The application management system of claim 1 wherein the detected new device is connected to the processor via a wired or wireless connection.

12. The application management system of claim 1 wherein the detected new device includes wireless speakers or wireless headphones.

13. The application management system of claim 1 wherein the processor is coupled to a multimedia system.

14. The application management system of claim 13 wherein the multimedia system receives signals from multiple sources.

15. The application management system of claim 14 wherein the multimedia system is wired to speakers.

16. The application management system of claim 1 wherein the detected new device runs a global positioning system application.

17. The application management system of claim 1 wherein one of the processors is configured to:

detect a data source when the detected new device is connected to the processor;

identify the detected data source; and

communicate the identity of the detected data source to a display processor for indication on the user interface.

18. A method for reconfiguring applications, comprising:

operating a wireless device manager in a first processor, the wireless device manager configured to;

monitor for wireless signals from a new device not currently coupled to the first processor, wherein the new device runs a first software application that processes a first type of data; and

wirelessly connect the new device to the first processor;

operate a configuration manager, the configuration manager configured to;

monitor operations of the first processor,

identify data codes in wireless signals from the new device and use the data codes to identify the first type of data processed by the first software application running on the new device,

responsive to identifying the data codes from the new device, identify a second software application from among multiple different software applications, wherein the second software application is associated with the first type of data processed by the new device,

download a copy of the second software application to a second processor,

configure the second processor to run the second software application,

process data from the new device with the second software application; and

operate a security manager configured to verify authority of the new device or authority of the first type of data to access at least some of the software applications by configuring the second software application according to the data codes.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the new device is an audio device, and further comprising receiving streaming audio data from the audio device with the processor.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the new device is at least one of a cellular telephone, media player, navigation system or video system.

21. The method of claim 18 wherein the new device is an audio device that includes an integrated display screen.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising a display, and communicating at least a portion of content displayed on the integrated display screen of the new device to the display.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the display communicates with a multimedia system.

24. The method of claim 23 further comprising receiving at the multimedia system signals from multiple sources.

25. The method of claim 18 wherein the new device includes a data storage device selected from the group of a hard disk drive, solid state device, or compact disk, and further comprising wirelessly receiving the data from the data storage device.

26. The method of claim 18 wherein the new device is a wired or wireless speaker, and further comprising communicating audio signals from the processor to the speaker.

27. The method of claim 18 wherein the new device comprises a global positioning device, and further comprising receiving data via the global positioning device from a satellite network.

28. The method of claim 18 wherein the processor is coupled to a speaker and further comprising displaying an image representing the speaker on a display, and operating the processor to route audio signals from the new device to the speaker represented on the display.

29. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

operating the device manager to monitor for wireless signals from an additional new device not currently coupled to the processor;

determining whether a wireless communication interface used by the additional new device is compatible with at least one protocol used by the processor;

adding the additional new device to the processor; and

using the additional new device concurrently with the new device or using the additional new device in place of the new device.

30. The method of claim 29 further comprising operating the new device and the additional new device to communicate with the processor using Bluetooth signals.