Supporting a consistent user interface within a virtualized environment
US10310696B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A consistent user interface is provided in a virtualized environment. A first and second application are executed within first and second operating systems running within separate virtual machines upon the same device. A first application receives, from the second application, a request that identifies a particular type of text to be received from a user. The first application selects an associated text input type and displays a text input interface on the device in a configuration allowing text in the selected text input type to be submitted. Optionally, the first virtual machine may have exclusive permission to display a user interface on the device; however, the user interface may include elements whose appearance was determined within other virtual machines.
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