Platform sensitive application characteristics

• US 9,009,662 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Nelson, Dave
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAYIM, SAMUEL E
• Application Number:
  US12/338,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20130219376A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,308 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

Systems and methods which provide platform sensitive application characteristics with respect to multi-platform applications are shown. As application aspects are developed in the application, embodiments include platform sensitivity characteristics for the application aspects in the application to provide for adaptation of application characteristics for multiple platforms. Embodiments provide an application runtime environment which, although independently defining its own user interface rendering attributes, operates to adjust application characteristics in accordance with a host platform. As application aspects of a multi-platform application are to be executed, if there are relevant cross platform differences, application aspect characteristics are adjusted so as to be appropriate to the host platform. The appropriately adjusted aspects are executed to thereby provide platform sensitive application characteristics with respect to the multi-platform application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a particular platform of multiple platforms prior to execution of an application by a runtime environment;

initiating execution, by the runtime environment, of the application having a plurality of aspects, wherein said application comprises unique code for each of multiple platforms having relevant cross platform differences with respect to at least one of said plurality of aspects of said application;

determining information with respect to the particular platform hosting said application, wherein the particular platform is an operating system, wherein the information indicates a selection of the unique code for adjusting an aspect of said plurality of aspects based on detecting the particular platform of the multiple platforms, the selection of the unique code for adjusting said aspect of said plurality of aspects is based at least in part on detecting platform characteristics of the particular platform of the multiple platforms at execution of said aspect within the application;

determining if said aspect of said plurality of aspects has a relevant cross platform difference associated therewith; and

dynamically adjusting said aspect at execution of said aspect, using said information with respect to the particular platform, to provide platform sensitive operation appropriate to the particular platform with respect to at least one attribute of said aspect, wherein said adjusting said aspect comprises executing optional application code with respect to said aspect to provide said platform sensitive adjustment of said at least one attribute of said aspect at runtime.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said application comprises code executable upon a plurality of different platforms.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining information with respect to the particular platform comprises:

determining the particular platform of a plurality of different platforms said application is adapted for execution upon.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining information with respect to the particular platform said host platform comprises:

determining a user interface environmental attribute of the particular platform.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said optional application code comprises an algorithm operable to adaptively adjust said at least one attribute at runtime.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said adjusting said aspect comprises:

setting a variable using a value with respect to said aspect associated with the particular platform to provide platform sensitive adjustment of said at least one attribute of said aspect at runtime.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing at least a second attribute of said aspect independent of the particular platform while said at least one attribute is provided adjustment appropriate to the particular platform.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said second attribute comprises a style of said aspect.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said at least one attribute comprises a display position associated with said aspect.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said at least one attribute comprises a user interface environmental attribute associated with said aspect.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting said aspect comprises adjusting an aspect of a user interface of the operating system.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the adjusted aspect of the user interface is associated with a placement control of the user interface.

11. A system comprising:

a memory coupled to a processor; and

a first runtime environment component stored on said memory, wherein when executed by said processor said first runtime environment component generates a first application runtime environment adapted for operation on a first platform which is an operating system, detects the first platform of multiple platforms prior to execution of an application, said first application runtime environment operable to execute the application having at least one aspect to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to a first attribute of said at least one aspect and to provide platform agnostic operation with respect to a second attribute of said at least one aspect, wherein said application comprises unique code selected based on detection of the first platform of the multiple platforms having relevant cross platform differences with respect to at least one of said plurality of aspects of said application said platform sensitive operation dynamically adjusting said first attribute to provide operation in accordance with the first platform, said platform agnostic operation providing said second attribute in accordance with the application, wherein the unique code selected to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to the first attribute of said at least one aspect is based at least in part on detecting platform characteristics of the first platform of the multiple platforms at execution of said at least one aspect within the application, wherein said dynamically adjusting said first attribute comprises executing optional application code with respect to said first attribute to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to the first attribute of said at least one aspect.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a second runtime environment component, wherein when executed said second runtime environment component generates a second application runtime environment adapted for operation on a second platform, said second application runtime environment operable to execute said application to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to said first attribute of said at least one aspect and to provide platform agnostic operation with respect to a second attribute of said at least one aspect, said platform sensitive operation adjusting said first attribute in accordance with said second platform, said platform agnostic operation providing said second attribute in accordance with said application.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said platform sensitive operation with respect to a first attribute of said at least one aspect operates to adaptively adjust said at least one attribute at runtime.

14. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a first application provided comprising code executable upon a plurality of different platforms, said first application having said aspect adapted to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to said plurality of different applications.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said application comprises code for different platforms of said plurality of platforms, said first application runtime environment operable to execute a portion of said code appropriate to said first platform to provide said platform sensitive operation.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein said application comprises code executable by said first runtime environment for determining a particular platform of a plurality of different platforms said application is executing upon.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said application comprises code executable by said first runtime environment for determining a user interface environmental attribute of said first platform.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein said application comprises a variable and associated values for different platforms, said first application runtime environment operable to set said variable using a value of said associated values appropriate to said first platform to provide said platform sensitive operation.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

an application development environment operable to develop said application and to adapt said at least one aspect to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to said first attribute of said at least one aspect and to provide said platform agnostic operation with respect to said second attribute of said at least one aspect.

20. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, said computer program product having computer executable code for providing a runtime environment, said computer program product comprising:

code for detecting a particular platform of multiple platforms prior to execution of an application by a runtime environment;

code for initiating execution, by the runtime environment, of the application having a plurality of aspects, wherein said application comprises unique code for each of multiple platforms having relevant cross platform differences with respect to at least one of said plurality of aspects of said application;

code for determining information with respect to the particular platform hosting said application, wherein the particular platform is an operating system, wherein the information indicates a selection of the unique code for adjusting an aspect of said plurality of aspects based on detecting the particular platform of the multiple platforms, the selection of the unique code for adjusting the aspect of said plurality of aspects is based at least in part on detecting platform characteristics of the particular platform of the multiple platforms at execution of said aspect within the application;

code for determining if said aspect of said plurality of aspects has a relevant cross platform difference associated therewith; and

code for dynamically adjusting said aspect to provide platform sensitive operation appropriate to the particular platform with respect to at least one attribute of said aspect, said adjusting using said information with respect to the particular platform to adjust said aspect appropriate to operate in the particular platform, wherein said adjusting said aspect comprises executing optional application code with respect to said aspect to provide said platform sensitive operation of said at least one attribute of said aspect at runtime.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said code for determining information with respect to said host platform comprises:

code for determining the particular platform of a plurality of different platforms said application is adapted for execution upon.

22. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said code for determining information with respect to the particular platform comprises:

code for determining a user interface environmental attribute of the particular platform.

23. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said optional application code comprises an algorithm operable to adaptively adjust said at least one attribute at runtime.

24. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said code for adjusting said aspect comprises:

code for setting a variable using a value with respect to said aspect associated with the particular platform to provide platform sensitive adjustment of said at least one attribute of said aspect at runtime.

25. The computer program product of claim 20, further comprising:

code for providing at least a second attribute of said aspect independent of the particular platform while said at least one attribute is provided adjustment appropriate to the particular platform.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein said second attribute comprises a style of said aspect.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein said at least one attribute comprises a display position associated with said aspect.

28. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein said at least one attribute comprises a user interface environmental attribute associated with said aspect.

31. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein code for adjusting said aspect comprises code for adjusting an aspect of a user interface of the operating system.