Computing system with support for ecosystem mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,772,832 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2013
• Issued: 09/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HP Printing Korea Co., Ltd. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: S-Printing Solution Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Rubio, Ramon
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhen, Wei
• Assistant Examiner(s): LUU, BINH K
• Application Number:
  US13/746,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20130191822A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,709 Days
• Field of Search: 717177
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A method of operation of a computing system includes: receiving an application package for operating on a first device and a second device; parsing the application package for an ecosystem, a first application, and a second application; installing the first application for operating with the first device; and installing the second application for operating on the second device and with the first application.

Claims

1. A method of operation of a computing system, comprising:

receiving an application ecosystem information identifying an ecosystem to which an application package is related, the application ecosystem information including an associated application information for linking a first application operating on a first device and a second application operating on a second device, such that automatic updating of the second application operating on the second device can be performed when updating of the first application operating on the first device is performed, the second application having a provider different from the first application and the first device and the second device being different types of devices, the associated application information including;

a platform filter for designating constraints required by the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof on a platform to be installed with the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof, the platform filter including a version of the platform that is required for the application package to be installed in the platform, and

a platform target identification for identifying a platform where the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof can be installed;

providing a platform information for designating a platform where the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof can be installed, the platform information including;

a platform identification for identifying the platform,

a platform restriction for defining restrictions for when the platform should be used, and

an application information to describe a content of the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof, the application information including an ecosystem identification;

associating the first application with the first device and associating the second application with the second device in the ecosystem, by matching the application ecosystem information from the application ecosystem information with the ecosystem identification included in the application information, matching the platform filter from the application ecosystem information with the platform restriction included in the platform information, and matching the platform target identification from the application ecosystem information with the platform identification included in the platform information;

creating the application package including the application ecosystem information and the platform information based on the associating, for updating the second application when the first application is updated or vice versa; and

transmitting the application package to the first device thereby providing an update to the first application operating on the first device based on the application package and thereby automatically providing an update to the second application operating on the second device when updating of the first application operating on the first device is performed.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising providing a provider identification for indicating the provider.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising providing a custom interface for allowing the different types of the devices to access an ecosystem.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising providing a single package structure for the application package for implementing the application packages in the different types of the devices.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the platform filter further includes information on a user interface constraint for enabling a user interface for the different types of the devices.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the version of the platform corresponds to a version of an operating system of the platform where the application package can be installed.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the application information further includes license information, certification information, or a combination thereof for running the application package on the platform.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the platform filter further includes information on a resource constraint for limiting the application package from running on the first device, the second device, or a combination thereof.

9. A computing system, comprising:

a controller configured to;

receive an application ecosystem information identifying an ecosystem to which an application package is related, the application ecosystem information including an associated application information for linking a first application operating on a first device and a second application operating on a second device, such that automatic updating of the second application operating on the second device can be performed when updating of the first application operating on the first device is performed, the second application having a provider different from the first application and the first device and the second device being different types of devices, the associated application information including;

a platform filter for designating constraints required by the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof on a platform to be installed with the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof, the platform filter including a version of the platform that is required for the application package to be installed in the platform, and

a platform target identification for identifying a platform where the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof can be installed,

provide a platform information for designating a platform where the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof can be installed, the platform information including;

a platform identification for identifying the platform,

a platform restriction for defining restrictions for when the platform should be used, and

an application information to describe a content of the first application, the second application, or a combination thereof, the application information including an ecosystem identification,

associate the first application with the first device and associate the second application with the second device in the ecosystem, by matching the application ecosystem information from the application ecosystem information with the ecosystem identification included in the application information, matching the platform filter from the application ecosystem information with the platform restriction included in the platform information, and matching the platform target identification from the application ecosystem information with the platform identification included in the platform information, and

create the application package including the application ecosystem information and the platform information based on the association of the first application with the first device and the association of the second application with the second device; and

a transmitter-receiver, coupled to the controller, to transmit the application package to the first device thereby providing an update to the first application operating on the first device based on the application package and thereby automatically providing an update to the second application operating on the second device when updating of the first application operating on the first device is performed.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the controller is configured to provide a provider identification for indicating the provider.

11. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the controller is configured to provide a custom interface for allowing the different types of the devices to access an ecosystem.

12. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the controller is configured to provide a single package structure for the application package for implementing the application packages in the different types of the devices.

13. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the platform filter further includes information on a user interface constraint for enabling a user interface for the different types of the devices.

14. The system as claimed in claim 9 wherein the version of the platform corresponds to a version of an operating system of the platform where the application package can be installed.

15. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the application information further includes license information, certification information, or a combination thereof for running the application package on the platform.

16. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the platform filter further includes information on a resource constraint for limiting the application package from running on the first device, the second device, or a combination thereof.