Electronic device for executing application and method of controlling same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016239659-A1
Application number	US-201615044858-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 16, 2016
Priority date	Feb 16, 2015
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A electronic device and a control method of the electronic device are provided. A control method includes providing a first environment in which at least one application can operate and a second environment having an operation environment at least partially different from the first environment; determining whether a first application among the at least one application is to be executed in the second environment, when an execution command of the first application is acquired; and executing the first application in the second environment, when it is determined that the first application is to be executed in the second environment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
an input/output interface; a processor; and a memory that stores instructions, which when executed, instruct the processor to:
provide a first environment in which at least one application can operate and a second environment having an operation environment at least partially different from the first environment,
determine whether a first application among the at least one application is to be executed in the second environment, when an execution command of the first application is acquired through the input/output interface, and
execute the first application in the second environment, when is the processor determines that the first application is to be executed in the second environment.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a display that displays an execution icon of the first application, wherein the input/output interface acquires a designation of the displayed execution icon of the first application.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first environment and the second embodiment correspond to respective user identification information.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor identifies metadata included in the first application, the metadata indicating whether the first application is executed in the second environment.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the metadata includes at least one of data inserted into the first application when the first application is produced, a security level of the first application, and an authentication result of the first application.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor determines whether the first application is installed in the second environment.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein, when the first application is not installed in the second environment, the processor does not execute the first application or executes the first application in the first environment.

8 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein, when the first application is installed in the second environment, the processor executes the first application in the second environment.

9 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor determines whether an authentication result of the first application is successful and determines whether data of the first application is stored in the second environment.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor receives a selection of one of the first environment and the second environment and executes the first application in the selected environment.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an icon corresponding to the first application executed in the second environment is arranged on a screen corresponding to the first environment.

12 . A control method of an electronic device, the control method comprising:
providing a first environment in which at least one application can operate and a second environment having an operation environment at least partially different from the first environment; determining whether a first application among the at least one application is to be executed in the second environment, when an execution command of the first application is acquired; and executing the first application in the second environment, when it is determined that the first application is to be executed in the second environment.

13 . The control method of claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying an execution icon of the first application; and acquiring a selection of the displayed execution icon of the first application.

14 . The control method of claim 12 , wherein each of the first environment and the second embodiment correspond to respective user identification information.

15 . The control method of claim 12 , further comprising identifying metadata included in the first application, the metadata indicating whether the first application is executed in the second environment.

16 . The control method of claim 15 , wherein the metadata includes at least one of data inserted into the first application when the first application is produced, a security level of the first application, and an authentication result of the first application.

17 . The control method of claim 12 , further comprising determining whether the first application is installed in the second environment.

18 . The control method of claim 17 , further comprising, when the first application is not installed in the second environment, not executing the first application or executing the first application in the first environment.

19 . The control method of claim 17 , further comprising, when the first application is installed in the second environment, executing the first application in the second environment.

20 . The control method of claim 17 , further comprising:
determining whether an authentication result of the first application is successful; and determining whether data of the first application is stored in the second environment.

21 . The control method of claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving a selection of one of the first environment and the second environment; and executing the first application in the selected environment.

22 . The control method of claim 12 , further comprising arranging and displaying an icon corresponding to the first application executed in the second environment on a screen corresponding to the first environment.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Young-Su
• Kodihalli Nandeeshwar
• Park Joon-Ho
• Song Hye-Min
• Jung Yu-Jin
• Kim Yong-Jip
• Lee Tae-Soo
• Lim Bum-Taek
• Choi Dong-Jin
• Lee Jun-Tae

Classifications

• G06F21/53 Primary

  by executing in a restricted environment, e.g. sandbox or secure virtual machine · CPC title

• G06F21/44

  Program or device authentication · CPC title

• G06F9/44

  Arrangements for executing specific programs · CPC title

• G06F21/30

  Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title