Patent ID: 8677476
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from an information channel repository of a computing device, a sequence of instructions executable on the computing device and at least one permission indicator associated with the sequence of instructions, a first of the at least one permission indicators associated with a code extension to a virtual machine on the computing device adapted to execute at least a portion of the sequence of instructions and the code extension adapted to perform one or more operations that supplement the operations supported by the virtual machine, wherein the sequence of instructions are adapted to provide at least one of an interactive user interface or services on the computing device based on content included in the information channel repository; identifying an instruction, within the sequence of instructions, adapted for execution by the code extension, the instruction further adapted to perform an activity related to at least one operation that supplements the operations supported by the virtual machine; and providing, to the code extension, the first permission indicator, wherein the code extension determines whether performance of the activity is permitted based, at least in part, on the first permission indicator.