Extending mobile applications to the lock screen of a mobile device

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program executable on a mobile device for displaying content on the mobile device, the computer program comprising:

• computer program code for receiving a first content request provided by a native app executing on one or more processors of the mobile device;
• computer program code for, responsive to receiving the first content request, determining whether the native app is permitted to display app content on a lock screen of the mobile device, wherein said determining includes examining at least one of:
• mobile device location, mobile device motion, and date/time;
• and
• computer program code for, in the event that the native app is permitted to display app content on the lock screen of the mobile device:
• transmitting a second content request to a content server;
• receiving app content from the content server in response to the second content request;
• and
• displaying the app content on the lock screen of the mobile device.

A method of displaying content on a mobile device, the method comprising:

• receiving a content request provided by a native app executing on one or more processors of the mobile device;
• responsive to receiving the content request, determining whether the native app is permitted to display content on a lock screen of the mobile device, wherein said determining includes examining at least one of:
• mobile device location, mobile device motion, and date/time;
• and
• in the event that the native app is permitted to display content on the lock screen of the mobile device:
• obtaining app content from the native app;
• and
• displaying the app content on the lock screen of the mobile device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program executable on a mobile device for displaying content on the mobile device, the computer program comprising:

• computer program code for receiving a first content request provided by a native app executing on one or more processors of the mobile device;
• computer program code for, responsive to receiving the first content request, determining whether the native app is permitted to display app content on a lock screen of the mobile device, wherein said determining includes examining at least one of:
• mobile device location, mobile device motion, and date/time;
• and
• computer program code for, in the event that the native app is permitted to display app content on the lock screen of the mobile device:
• obtaining app content from the native app;
• and
• displaying the app content on the lock screen of the mobile device.

A mobile computing device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a display component;
• and
• a data storage component storing source code of at least one native app executable by the at least one processor;
• an app content application programming interface (API) accessible by the at least one native app;
• a mediation module associated with the API for determining whether a requesting one of the at least one native app is permitted to display app content on a lock screen displayed by the display component, wherein said determining includes examining at least one of:
• mobile device location, mobile device motion, and date/time;
• a content manager responsive to the mediation module for obtaining the app content;
• and
• a content display module providing app content retrieved by the content manager to the display component for display on the lock screen.