Google Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Andrew N Tzakis

Joshua David Galicia

Jeffrey C Carlyle

Nicholas C Hopman

Binu Abraham

Christopher M Wolfe

Tae Jin Kim

A method includes providing data and associated contextual information, to a first operating system environment by a second operating system environment, both operating system environments utilizing a common kernel. The data is utilized by the first operating system environment, based on the contextual information. The method may include installing the data as an application file, using the contextual information to understand that the data is an application file. An apparatus that performs the method includes a programmable processor, and memory containing executable instructions. The processor runs multiple operating system environments utilizing a common kernel. The second operating system environment is operative to provide data and contextual information for the data, to the first operating system environment, and the first operating system environment is operative to utilize the data based on the contextual information.

Method and apparatus for providing contextual information between operating system environments

A device with multiple, co-existing, and independent environments interacting with a common kernel, and related methods of operation, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the device is a mobile device on which a run-time method is performed. The run-time method includes interpreting a first software application on a register-based virtual machine coupled to a kernel. The method additionally includes concurrently executing a second software application also coupled to the kernel, where the second software application is a compiled software application. The interpreting of the first software application is performed using a first library, and the executing of the second software application is performed using a second library.

Multi-environment operating system

Various embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile computing device that operates multiple, co-existing and independent operating system environments on a common kernel. A booting process for initiating a multiple operating system environment is also provided. Additionally, various embodiments of the present invention include processes for managing a switch between one operating system environment to a second operating system environment.

System and method for initiating a multi-environment operating system

A device with multiple, co-existing, and independent environments interacting with a common kernel, and related methods of operation, are disclosed herein. Operation is altered or dependent on the device being or entering a docked mode.

A device () and method () for providing windows in a multi-environment operating system is provided. A first operating system environment (first OSE) () is executed in a native mode on a mobile device (). The mobile device comprises a first graphical user interface (GUI). The first OSE generates graphical data for a first OSE window (). The first OSE window can be used on the first GUI for interfacing with the first OSE. A second operating system environment (second OSE) () is executed in a native mode on the mobile device, wherein the second OSE generates a GUI desktop () that is displayed on a second GUI (). A second window () is rendered on the GUI desktop that comprises the first OSE window. The second OSE communicates relevant events to the first OSE, which are used by the first OSE to update the information used to render the first OSE window within the second OSE window.

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Andrew N Tzakis