Method for code execution
View Patent ↗Method for executing a software application is provided. The method includes detecting a host operating system; executing a virtual operating system in a virtual environment, wherein the virtual operating system is stored in a non-volatile memory device; and executing a software application in the virtual environment, wherein the software application is stored in the non-volatile memory device; and the virtual operating system and the software application are executed independently of the host operating system execution.
1. A method for executing a software application, comprising:
authenticating a non-volatile memory device coupled to a host system;
detecting a host operating system, wherein the non-volatile memory device detects the host operating system;
executing a virtual operating system in a virtual environment, wherein the virtual operating system is stored in a read only segment of the non-volatile memory device; and
executing the software application in the virtual operating system while the virtual operating system executes in the virtual environment, wherein the software application is stored in a read-only segment of the non-volatile memory device; wherein the virtual environment is controlled by a virtual engine rather than by the host operating system and wherein execution of the virtual engine code is split such that a first portion of the virtual engine code is executed by the host system and a second portion of the virtual engine code is executed by the non-volatile memory device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the software application is a web-browser.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a remote server authenticates the non-volatile memory device using a device certificate stored in a secure area of the nonvolatile memory device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual operating system and the software application are executed within the virtual environment controlled by the virtual engine executing on a host system processor after the first portion of the virtual engine code, the virtual operating system, and the software application are loaded by the non-volatile memory device to a host system memory.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual operating system and the software application are executed within the virtual environment controlled by the second portion of the virtual engine code executing on a non-volatile memory device controller.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-volatile memory device is a universal serial bus (USB) device that interfaces with the host system via a USB interface.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual operating system and the software application are stored in a secured area of the non-volatile memory device.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the host system opens a virtual network connection based on code stored in the non-volatile memory device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the software application can be executed in more than one hardware and software environment.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual engine code is stored in a read only segment of the non-volatile memory device.
11. A method for executing a software application, comprising:
detecting a host operating system;
executing a virtual operating system in a virtual environment, wherein the virtual operating system is stored in a non-volatile memory device; and
executing a software application in the virtual operating system while the virtual operating system executes in the virtual environment, wherein the software application is stored in the non-volatile memory device; wherein the virtual environment is controlled by a virtual engine rather than by the host operating system and wherein execution of the virtual engine code is split such that a first portion of the virtual engine code is executed by the host and a second portion of the virtual engine code is executed by the non-volatile memory device.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the software application is a web-browser.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein a remote server authenticates the non-volatile memory device using a device certificate stored in the non-volatile memory device.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the virtual operating system and the software application are stored in a read-only segment of the non-volatile memory device; and the virtual operating system and the software application are executed within the virtual environment controlled by the first portion of the virtual engine code executing on a host system processor after the virtual engine, the virtual operating system, and the software application are loaded by the non-volatile memory device to a host system memory.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the virtual operating system and the software application are stored in a read-only segment of the non-volatile memory device; and the virtual operating system and the software application are executed within the virtual environment controlled by the second portion of the virtual engine code executing on a non-volatile memory device controller.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the non-volatile memory device is a universal serial bus (USB) device that interfaces with the host system via a USB interface.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the virtual operating system and the software application are stored in a secured area of the non-volatile memory device.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the host system opens a virtual network connection based on code stored in the non-volatile memory device.
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the software application can be executed in more than one hardware and software environment.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein code for the virtual engine is stored in a read only segment of the nonvolatile memory device.