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Multi-operating system

US8898443B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2011
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2009/45575
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile computing device with a mobile operating system and desktop operating system running concurrently and independently on a shared kernel without virtualization. The mobile operating system provides a user experience for the mobile computing device that suits the mobile environment. The desktop operating system provides a full desktop user experience when the mobile computing device is docked to a secondary terminal environment. The mobile computing device may be a smartphone running the Android mobile OS and a full desktop Linux distribution on a modified Android kernel.

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