Coordinating activity views across operating system domains

• US 9,467,329 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2014
• Issued: 10/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: 2236008 Ontario Inc. (Blackberry Limited), Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Singh, Ravi, Major, Daniel Jonas, Goodman, Kevin Dennis, Nagarajan, Sivakumar
• Primary Examiner(s): SERRAO, RANODHI N
• Application Number:
  US14/290,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20150350005A1
• Time in Patent Office: 866 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45533 Hypervisors; Virtual machine monitors
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/026 using e-messaging for transporting management information, e.g. email, instant messaging or chat
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/042 comprising distributed management centres cooperatively managing the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/143 Termination or inactivation of sessions, e.g. event-controlled end of session

Abstract

A device and its operations are described herein. In some examples, the operations can include executing a first application within a first operating system domain of a device, the first application associated with at least a first activity view. The operations can further include detecting user input associated with the first application. The user input is associated with activating a second activity view of a second application. The operations can further include determining that the second application corresponds to a second operating system domain of the device. The operations can further include establishing a first proxy link within the first operating system domain that corresponds with a second proxy link within the second operating system domain. The first proxy link is associated with causing the second proxy link to invoke the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

executing a first application within a first operating system domain of a device, the first application associated with at least a first activity view;

detecting user input associated with the first application, wherein the user input activates a second activity view of a second application;

responsive to determining that the second application corresponds to a second operating system domain of the device, generating a first proxy link within the first operating system domain;

sending a message to the second operating system domain to generate a second proxy link after generating the first proxy link; and

establishing a link between the first proxy link within the first operating system domain and the second proxy link within the second operating system domain, the first proxy link associated with causing the second proxy link to invoke the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining that the second application corresponds to the second operating system domain of the device comprises determining, from an application list stored in the first operating system domain, that the second application is associated with the second operating system domain and not with the first operating system domain.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises:

storing an identifier in the first operating system domain for the first proxy link;

sending the identifier to the second operating system domain to generate the second proxy link; and

causing the second operating system domain to generate the second proxy link responsive to the sending the identifier.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the storing the identifier in the first operating system domain comprises:

storing the identifier in a database record within the first operating system domain, wherein the database record further includes a reference to an object for the first proxy link, wherein the object for the first proxy link is associated with the first activity view.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein causing the second operating system domain to generate the second proxy link comprises:

generating, via the second operating system domain, the second proxy link using the identifier; and

storing, via the second operating system domain, the identifier within the second proxy link in the second operating system domain.

6. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

using, via the second operating system domain, the identifier for communications with the first operating system domain that pertain to the second proxy link.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

using the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the using the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain comprises:

determining, via the first proxy link, that the second proxy link indicates that the second activity view terminates within the second operating system domain;

causing the first proxy link to activate responsive to the determining, via the first proxy link, that the second proxy link indicates that the second activity view terminated within the second operating system domain; and

causing the first activity view to be displayed via a display of the device responsive to the causing the first proxy link to activate.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining, via the first proxy link, that the second proxy link indicates that the second activity view terminates within the second operating system domain comprises:

detecting that a communication generated via the second operating system domain identifies the first proxy link, wherein the communication is responsive to additional user input associated with the second application, wherein the additional user input is associated with activating the first activity view of the first application.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the using the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain comprises:

launching a task switcher responsive to additional user input received via the device, wherein the task switcher is configured to present a representation of tasks that are running on the device;

determining that the first proxy link was established with the second proxy link responsive to the launching the task switcher; and

presenting, via the task switcher, a representation of the second activity view responsive to the determining that the first proxy link was established with the second proxy link.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

preventing presentation of a representation of the first activity view responsive to determining that the first proxy link was established with the second proxy link.

12. A device comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memory units configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the device to;

execute a first application within a first operating system domain of the device, the first application associated with at least a first activity view,

detect user input associated with the first application, wherein the user input is associated with activating a second activity view of a second application,

determine that the second application corresponds to a second operating system domain of the device,

generate a first proxy link within the first operating system domain in response to determining that the second application corresponds to the second operating system domain,

send a message to the second operating system domain to generate a second proxy link after generating the first proxy link, and

establish a link between the first proxy link within the first operating system domain and the second proxy link within the second operating system domain, the first proxy link configured to cause the second proxy link to invoke the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the one or more memory units configured to store the instructions to determine that the second application corresponds to the second operating system domain of the device is configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the device to determine, from an application list stored in the first operating system domain, that the second application is assigned to the second operating system domain and not to the first operating system domain.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the one or more memory units configured to store the instructions to establish the first proxy link within the first operating system domain that corresponds with the second proxy link within the second operating system domain is configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the device to:

store an identifier in the first operating system domain for the first proxy link;

use the identifier to generate the second proxy link in the second operating system domain; and

store the identifier in the second operating system domain for the second proxy link.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the one or more memory units are configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, further cause the device to:

use the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more memory units configured to store the instructions to use the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain is configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, further cause the device to:

determine that the second proxy link indicates that the second activity view terminates within the second operating system domain;

activate the first proxy link responsive to determining that the second proxy link indicated that the second activity view terminated; and

present the first activity view via a display of the device responsive to the first proxy link being activated.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the one or more memory units configured to store the instructions to use the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain is configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, further cause the device to:

launch a task switcher responsive to additional user input received via the device, wherein the task switcher is configured to present a representation of tasks that are running on the device;

determine that the first proxy link was established with the second proxy link responsive to the task switcher being launched; and

present, via the task switcher, a representation of the second activity view responsive to determination that the first proxy link was established with the second proxy link.

18. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

executing a first application within a first operating system domain of a device, the first application associated with at least a first activity view;

detecting user input associated with the first application, wherein the user input is associated with activating a second activity view of a second application;

responsive to determining that the second application corresponds to a second operating system domain of the device, generating a first proxy link within the first operating system domain;

sending a message to the second operating system domain to generate a second proxy link after generating the first proxy link; and

establishing a link between the first proxy link within the first operating system domain and the second proxy in within the second operating system domain, the first proxy link associated with causing the second proxy link to invoke the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the operation of determining that the second application corresponds to the second operating system domain of the device includes operations comprising determining, from an application list stored in the first operating system domain, that an entry in the list associated with the second application indicates that the second application is assigned to the second operating system domain.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the operation of establishing the first proxy link within the first operating system domain that corresponds with the second proxy link within the second operating system domain includes operations comprising:

storing an identifier in the first operating system domain for the first proxy link;

sending the identifier to the second operating system domain to generate the second proxy link using the identifier; and

causing the second operating system domain to generate the second proxy link and store the identifier in the second operating system domain for the second proxy link responsive to the sending the identifier.

21. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 18, said operations further comprising:

using the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain.

22. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 21, wherein the operation of using the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain includes operations comprising:

determining, via the first proxy link, that the second proxy link indicates that the second activity view terminates within the second operating system domain;

causing the first proxy link to activate responsive to determining that the second proxy link indicated that the second activity view terminated within the second operating system domain; and

causing the first activity view to be displayed via a display of the device responsive to causing the first proxy link to activate.

23. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 21, wherein the operation of using the first proxy link within the first operating system domain to represent the second activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain includes operations comprising:

launching a task switcher responsive to additional user input received via the device, wherein the task switcher is configured to present a representation of tasks that are running on the device;

determining that the first proxy link was established with the second proxy link responsive to the launching the task switcher; and

presenting, via the task switcher, representation of the second activity view responsive to determining that the first proxy link was established with the second proxy link.

24. A method comprising:

determining that an input, to a first application in a first operating system domain, indicates an activity view of a second application in a second operating system domain;

associating a first proxy within the first operating system domain with a second proxy within the second operating system domain after determining that the input indicates the activity view of the second application;

indicating the activity view of the second application to the second proxy using the first proxy;

causing, by the second proxy responsive to the first proxy indicating the activity view of the second application to the second proxy, cohesive presentation of the activity view of the second application within the second operating system domain with respect to an activity view of the first application in the first operating system domain; and

causing, by the first proxy responsive to the second proxy indicating that the activity view of the second application terminated within the second operating system domain, presentation of the activity view of the first application.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the causing the cohesive presentation of the activity view of the second application with respect to the activity view of the first application comprises causing presentation of the activity view of the second application as if it originated from the first application.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the causing the cohesive presentation of the activity view of the second application with respect to the activity view of the first application comprises presenting a copy of the activity view of the second application via an application task list and preventing presentation of a copy of the activity view of the first application via the task list until the second proxy indicates to the first proxy that the activity view of the second application has terminated.

27. A method comprising:

launching a task switcher in response to receiving an input associated with presenting a task list on an electronic device, wherein the task switcher is configured to present a representation of tasks that are running on the electronic device;

determining that a first task comprises at least a first activity view in a first operating system domain of the electronic device and a second activity view in a second operating system domain of the electronic device;

establishing a first proxy within the first operating system domain that corresponds with a second proxy within the second operating system domain; and

presenting the task list including a single representation of the first task that is based at least in part on one of the first activity view or the second activity view, wherein the task list is presented by the task switcher responsive to determining that the first proxy was established with the second proxy.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising preventing presentation of another representation of the first task that is based on the other one of the first activity view or the second activity view.

29. The method of claim 27, further comprising determining that the at least the first activity view in the first operating system is linked to the second activity view in the second operating system domain based at least in part on a proxy link between the first activity view and the second activity view.

30. The method of claim 27 further comprising:

associating, in the first operating system domain, a first identifier for the first task with a first activity view identifier for the first activity view and with a proxy identifier of a proxy link between the first activity view and the second activity view; and

associating, in the second operating system domain, a second identifier for the first task with a second activity view identifier for the second activity and with the proxy identifier.