SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTS IN A MULTI-ENVIRONMENT OPERATING SYSTEM

摘要

VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDE A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE THAT OPERATES MULTIPLE, CO-EXISTING AND INDEPENDENT OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTS ON A COMMON KERNEL. A BOOTING PROCESS FOR INITIATING A MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION INCLUDE PROCESSES FOR MANAGING A SWITCH BETWEEN ONE OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT (22) TO A SECOND OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT (24). (FIGURE 12)