In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first content item on a screen of a computing device, the first content item occupying the entire screen and comprising an icon representing a second content item; and in response to a first user input, displaying a first animation sequence depicting the icon opening up to reveal the second content item, the second content item eventually replacing the first content item and occupying the entire screen. In one embodiment, the method further includes in response to a second user input, displaying a second animation sequence depicting the second content item closing down and returning to the icon included in the first content item, the second content item eventually disappearing from the screen.

Animation Sequence Associated with Content Item

The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for integrating native applications into web portals. One computer-implemented method includes connecting a business enterprise portal (BEP) with a mobile device, wherein the BEP provides web-based and native-application-based content; analyzing the mobile device with the BEP to identify a native application applicable to the BEP, the native application associated with the web-based and native-application-based content and locally operational in the mobile device; generating metadata associated with at least the native application; generating a data object representing the native application and the associated metadata; and launching, from the BEP, the native application using the generated metadata.

Integrating native application into web portal

A control module reflash system includes a control module located in a vehicle that controls at least one function of the vehicle according to stored vehicle software. An external interface module receives a software file from a source external to the vehicle and receives a part number for the stored vehicle software in the control module. The external interface module retrieves a comparison software file from the source external to the vehicle corresponding to the part number and compares the software file and the comparison software file. The external interface module identifies differences between the software file and the comparison software file, generates a compressed file based on the differences, and provides the compressed file to the control module. The control module generates a flash file based on the received compressed file and the stored vehicle software and modifies the stored vehicle software based on the flash file.

System and method to improve control module reflash time

Provided are a video display device and a method of operating the same. The video display device request content recognition configuration information to a third party server that is not dependent on any single channel, and receives the content recognition configuration information from the third party server. The video display device extracts a plurality of content recognition configuration information items from the content recognition configuration information and configures the plurality of content recognition configuration information item in the video display device. The video display device obtains contents information of uncompressed content on the basis of the plurality of content recognition configuration information item, obtains an application on the basis of the content information, and executes the application.

Video display apparatus and operating method thereof

In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to automatically download and install updates to applications installed on the mobile device. In some implementations, the automatic updates can be performed based on how the mobile device is connected to a network that provides access to the application updates. In some implementations, the automatic updates can be performed based on whether the mobile device has previously downloaded applications or application updates from a caching server. In some implementations, indicia can be presented on a graphical user interface of the mobile device to indicate which applications have been updated. In some implementations, an application update can be downloaded while the corresponding application is in use by the user. The application can be installed when the application is no longer being used by the user.

Automatic Updating of Applications

In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining a version of a software application targeted for a computing device. The method includes receiving, at an application marketplace system and from a user associated with a computing device that operates remotely from the application marketplace system, a request that corresponds to a software application distributed by the application marketplace system, the software application having multiple versions on the application marketplace system. The method also includes determining one or more device attributes that are associated with the computing device, and identifying a particular version of the software application, from among the multiple versions on the application marketplace system, that is targeted for the computing device based on the device attributes. The method also includes providing, for display to the user and in response to the request, information related to the particular version of the software application.

Multiple application versions

A computer-implemented method may include identifying first capability information for a computer device. The first capability information may be provided by the computing device. The method may further include augmenting the first capability information to produce second capability information that reflects capabilities of the computing device that were not reported by the computing device, comparing the second device capability information to application requirements that define device characteristics required or preferred for one or more applications in an online application marketplace that is accessible to the computing device, and providing one or more representations of applications filtered by the comparing of the second device capability information to the device requirements. The one or more representations may be provided for presentation by the computing device.

Device capability filtering

A method includes receiving, from a remote computing device, an update request, the update request including a first signature corresponding to a client-side application package that is stored at the remote computing device The method also includes identifying a first server-side application package using the first signature The method also includes generating a differential update package using the first server-side application package and a second server-side application package as inputs, wherein the differential update package, when applied to the client side application package, is operable to modify to the client-side application package such that it is functionally equivalent to the second server-side application package

Methods for updating applications

A system includes a server system interface arranged to receive, from a client application of one of a plurality of client computing devices, a communication that corresponds to a request to obtain or update a software application; and an application marketplace server system programmed to identify, in response to the communication, application files that include an application binary file that corresponds to the software application and one or more supplemental files associated with the software application, and to send information that relates to the application files to the client application in response to receiving the communication, and identify stored files on the computing device that correspond to the application files, determine particular ones of the application files to download based on the identified stored files and the information that relates to the application files sent from the application marketplace server system, and initiate download.

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Methods for updating applications

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Method for determining a version of a software application targeted for a computing device