Application launcher systems, methods, and apparatuses

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to said at least one processor;
• a resident service access module tangibly embodied on said computer-readable medium, said resident service access module configured to direct said at least one processor to access at least one media service provided by a media content service provider over a network;
• and
• an application launcher module tangibly embodied on said computer-readable medium, said application launcher module configured to direct said at least one processor to:
• detect a request to launch an application,
• access metadata for said application over said network,
• use said metadata to determine whether sufficient resources are available to launch said application on said device, and
• perform at least one action based on said determination.

A system comprising:

• a media content provider subsystem configured to provide a media service and maintain application data representative of an application and application metadata descriptive of said application;
• a resident service access facility within a media content processing subsystem, said resident service access facility configured to access said media service over a network;
• and
• an application launcher facility within said media content processing subsystem, said application launcher facility configured to:
• detect a request to launch said application on said media content processing subsystem,
• access said application metadata descriptive of said application over said network,
• use said application metadata to determine whether sufficient resources are available to launch said application on said media content processing subsystem, and
• perform at least one action based on said determination.