Method and apparatus for providing a time period for starting an application

摘要

Disclosed are methods and systems for determining the time for a remote computer to begin executing an application downloaded over a network. A portion of the application to begin execution of the application is determined. The portion is less than the entirety of the application. The time to start the application on a remote computer is calculated and displayed. The time to start can be calculated based on an obtained a speed of the network to the remote computer, a time to transmit the portion of the application to the remote computer based on the portion of the application and the obtained connection speed, and a loading time for the portion of the application to load on the remote computer.

主权项

1. A method for calculating the time to begin using an application, the method comprising:
connecting a remote computer through a network to a server having the application; determining a size of a portion of the application needed to begin execution of the application on the remote computer, the portion being less than the entirety of the application; calculating the time to load the portion needed to start the application on the remote computer; and transmitting the calculated time to begin the application to the remote computer, wherein the calculated time is a graphic indicating the time remaining to begin execution of the application that is updated as the application is transmitted to the remote computer.