Terminal device and program

A terminal device comprising:

• display means;
• control means;
• operating means;
• a first storage means in which detailed information about each of a plurality of Java™ application programs, which is information that is added or updated following use of the Java application program, is stored in a different storage area for each Java application program;
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• a second storage means in which each of the plurality of Java application programs is stored in a different storage area, with each storage area storing basic information that includes predetermined unique information about the Java application program corresponding to the storage area,
• wherein each of the plurality of Java application programs has two operation modes including a normal operation mode of executing processing unique to the Java application program and an information providing mode of reading out the detailed information about the Java application program from the second storage means to deliver the detailed information to a launcher thereof, and
• the control means is configured to execute:
• a first process of prohibiting, with respect to each storage area in the first storage means, access by Java application programs other than the Java application program corresponding to the storage area, under the control of a JAM (Java Application Manager);
• a second process of reading out the basic information of each of the plurality of Java application programs from the first storage means, and displaying on the display means a window that includes the basic information under the control of the JAM;
• a third process of moving a cursor to a position where one of the pieces of basic information is displayed in the window, according to content of an operation on the operating means;
• a fourth process of launching, in the information providing mode, a first Java application program corresponding to the basic information where the cursor is positioned in the third process and a second Java application program whose basic information is displayed in a vicinity of the basic information of the first Java application program in the window to acquire the detailed information of the respective Java application programs, under control of the JAM;
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• a fifth process of displaying the detailed information about the first Java application program on the display means.

A program for causing a computer device to execute a process, the computer device including a first storage means in which detailed information about each of a plurality of application programs, which is information that is added or updated following use of the application program, is stored in a different storage area for each application program, and, a second storage means in which each of the plurality of application programs is stored in a different storage area, with each storage area storing basic information that includes predetermined unique information about the application program corresponding to the storage area, in which each of the plurality of application programs has two operation modes including a normal operation mode of executing processing unique to the application program and an information providing mode of reading out the detailed information about the application program from the second storage means to deliver the detailed information to a launcher thereof, the process comprising:

• a first process of prohibiting, with respect to each storage area in the first storage means, access by application programs other than the application program corresponding to the storage area;
• a second process of displaying on the display means a window that includes the basic information of each of the plurality of application programs;
• a third process of moving a cursor to a position where one of the pieces of basic information is displayed in the window, according to content of an operation on the operating means of the computer device;
• a fourth process of launching, in the information providing mode, a first application program corresponding to the basic information where the cursor is positioned in the third process and a second application program whose basic information is displayed in a vicinity of the basic information of the first application program in the window to acquire the detailed information of the respective application programs;
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• a fifth process of displaying the detailed information about the first application program on the display means.

A program for causing a computer device to execute a process, the computer device including a first storage means in which detailed information about each of a plurality of Java application programs, which is information that is added or updated following use of the Java application program, is stored in a different storage area for each Java application program, and, a second storage means in which each of the plurality of Java application programs is stored in a different storage area, with each storage area storing basic information that includes predetermined unique information about the Java application program corresponding to the storage area, in which each of the plurality of Java application programs has two operation modes including a normal operation mode of executing processing unique to the Java application program and an information providing mode of reading out detailed information of the Java application program from the second storage means to deliver the detailed information to a launcher thereof, the process comprising:

• a first process of prohibiting, with respect to each storage area in the first storage means, access by Java application programs other than the Java application program corresponding to the storage area, under the control of a JAM (Java Application Manager);
• a second process of reading out the basic information of each of the plurality of Java application programs from the first storage means, and displaying on the display means a window that includes the basic information of each of the plurality of application programs, under the control of the JAM;
• a third process of moving a cursor to a position where one of the pieces of basic information is displayed in the window, according to content of an operation on the operating means;
• a fourth process of launching, in the information providing mode, a first Java application program corresponding to the basic information where the cursor is positioned in the third process and a second Java application program whose basic information is displayed in a vicinity of the basic information of the first Java application program in the window to acquire the detailed information of the respective Java application programs, under the control of the JAM;
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• a fifth process of displaying the detailed information about the first Java application program on the display means.