Process management providing operating mode switching within an electronic device

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having encoded thereon instructions to be executed by a processor of an electronic device for performing:

• initiating a first process associated, in a configuration file stored in the electronic device, with a first operating mode of the electronic device, the configuration file including:
• a plurality of processes associated with the first operating mode;
• a plurality of processes associated with a second operating mode;
• for each of the first operating mode and the second operating mode, an indication as to whether the operating mode is a default operating mode;
• for each of the first operating mode and the second operating mode, a start up sequence of the plurality of processes associated with the operating mode;
• and
• for each process, an indication as to whether the process is authorized to request switching of operating mode of the electronic device;
• receiving a request from the first process to switch to the second operating mode;
• accessing configuration data to determine if the first process is authorized to issue the request, the configuration data having been derived from the configuration file and stored in the electronic device;
• and
• in response to the request, if the first process is authorized to issue the request, initiating a second process associated in the configuration file with the second operating mode of the electronic device.

An electronic device, comprising:

• first data storage comprising instructions for each of a plurality of processes, instructions for a process manager, and configuration data, the configuration data indicating
• a plurality of processes associated with a first operating mode of the electronic device;
• a plurality of processes associated with a second operating mode of the electronic device;
• if each of the first operating mode and the second operating mode is a default operating mode;
• for each of the first operating mode and the second operating mode, a start up sequence for the plurality of processes associated with the operating mode, and
• for each process, if the process is authorized to request switching of operating mode of the electronic device;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the instructions for the process manager to:
• initiate execution of instructions for a first process, associated in the configuration data with the first operating mode of the electronic device,
• receive a request from the first process to switch to the second operating mode;
• access the configuration data to determine if the first process is authorized to issue the request;
• and
• in response to the request, if the first process is authorized to issue the request, initiate execution of instructions for a second process associated, in the configuration data, with the second operating mode.