Seamless integration, migration and installation of non-native application into native operating system
US8387048B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/445
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product migrating non-native applications include launching a first Virtual Machine (VM) and a first original guest OS in the VM, on a computing system that has the host OS and a host desktop, wherein the first VM has a non-native application associated with the first VM and the first original guest OS; replacing the first original guest operating system (OS) system in the first VM with a different version of the guest OS; upon a user attempting to launch the non-native application, migrating the non-native application in the first VM to the second VM; launching a second Virtual Machine (VM) and a second original guest OS in the VM, on the computing system; associating the non-native application with the second VM; launching the non-native application inside the second VM; and displaying a non-native application window to the user.
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