Google Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Motorola Corporation

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Binu Abraham

Joshua David Galicia

Ansuman Satpathy

Andrew N Tzakis

Judy C Tsai

Doris W Ling

Jorge Kirch

Tae Jin Kim

Joshua Galicia

A method and apparatus for modifying resource usage by a computing system including a first environment and a second environment is disclosed. A status signal is received and applications executed by the first environment and by the second environment are monitored. The status signal may indicate whether the computing system is coupled to an external device. It is determined whether a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment. Responsive to determining the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, an amount of resources allocated to the first application by each of the environments is calculated. Based on the first amount of resources allocated by the different environments, execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment is halted.

Optimization of resource usage in a multi-environment computing system

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.

Method and apparatus for presenting a window in a system having two operating system environments

A method in a communications terminal, including generating a message in a message format that requires transmission of the message in separate transmissions and packaging the message in a message format other than the message format that requires transmission of the message in separate transmissions if a number of separate transmissions required to transmit the message exceeds a threshold.

Message format conversion in communications terminals and networks

In at least one embodiment, a mobile device system includes an external display device in communication with a mobile device. The mobile device has a touchscreen display, an operating system and at least one additional software component executed by processing component(s), where one or more input signals from the display are communicated to the operating system. The at least one additional software component generates output signals based upon one or more image signals communicated at least indirectly from the operating system. The external display device receives the output signals and based thereon displays an image having two components, one of which is reflective of a mobile device status/operational condition and is substantially similar to another image that would have been displayed on the touchscreen display if the external display device and mobile device were not in communication. Methods of operating such mobile device systems, and mobile devices, are also disclosed.

Method and system for adapting mobile device to accommodate external display

A method in a communications network, for example a messaging server, including receiving () a message having a first message format, converting () the message to a format different than the first message format, the conversion of the message based upon either content type or content length of the message received. In one embodiment, the message is converted without regard for a messaging capability of the recipient.

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Round Lake, IL, United States of America

Binu Abraham