Patent attributes
A method and an apparatus for running mobile device software, the method comprising: receiving a request to run mobile device software on the apparatus; activating an application of the apparatus to determine whether a platform for operating the mobile device software is installed on the apparatus and whether the mobile device software is installed on the apparatus; downloading and installing the platform and/or the mobile device software, if applicable; determining screen size and/or orientation for displaying graphical contents of the mobile device software on a display; running the mobile device software through the platform; displaying translated graphical contents of the mobile device software on the display; and converting user controls received at the apparatus to controls for the mobile device software based on predefined configuration data, wherein the platform is configured to operate in an existing operating system of the apparatus not originally configured to run the mobile device software.
