Method for simulating screen sharing for multiple applications running concurrently on a mobile platform

摘要

A system for sharing a physical display screen among multiple applications on a mobile platform includes an Internet-connected client device and software executing on the client device from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function assigning dominancy to one of the multiple running applications, a second function mitigating application background transparency among the multiple running applications, a third function establishing a messaging mechanism and protocol between the multiple running applications, and a fourth function enabling the dominant application to intercept digital input directed toward individual ones of the multiple running applications and to dispatch the input to the appropriate application.

主权项

1. A system for sharing a physical display screen among multiple applications on a mobile platform, comprising:
a processor; and memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
host multiple running applications on the mobile platform; provide a messaging mechanism for the multiple applications to exchange information relative to a location of at least one application feature;
receive in a first application of the multiple running applications information relative to the application feature for a second application of the multiple running applications;determine a portion of a background of the first application that overlays the location of the application feature for the second application and render transparent the determined portion of the background of the first application to allow the application feature for the second application to show through to the physical display screen;determine a portion of the physical display;render transparent a periodically updated application feature of the first application in the portion of the physical display until an event is registered for the first application and, responsive to the event, render non-transparent the periodically updated application feature of the application for a determined period of time;launch a third application; andadjust a size of the application feature of the third application such that the application feature of the third application does not overlay a location of the application feature for the second application.