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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Zhong Hai Luo, Toronto, CA;
Bryan Goring, Milton, CA;
David Debruin, Guelph, CA;
Michael Shenfield, Richmond Hill, CA;
Zhong Hai Luo, Toronto, CA;
Bryan Goring, Milton, CA;
David Debruin, Guelph, CA;
Michael Shenfield, Richmond Hill, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for developing an application for execution on a target device is described. The system comprises: a processor and a memory for storing instructions and data to configure the processor to provide: a development platform interface for developing a presentation component for output by the target device to a user interface in accordance with a target device appearance definition; a plurality of development platform appearance definitions for configuring the appearance of output of the development platform interface; and a mapping mechanism for mapping between the target device appearance definition and a corresponding development platform appearance definition to simulate on the system the output of the presentation component by the target device.