Patent ID: 8234708
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing device, comprising: a first program that operates in a first native software environment for executing a first function; a second program that operates in a second native software environment for executing a second function; a memory having a memory area for executing operation of the first program and the second program; and memory management unit for securing a prescribed memory area for operation by the first program or the second program from the memory, wherein the memory management unit secures the memory area for the second program from the memory area for the first program when the second program is started up during operation processing by the first program, wherein the memory management unit determines whether or not the memory area initially secured for the second program is sufficient for executing the second program, and when the memory area initially secured for the second program is not sufficient the memory management unit requests additional memory from the memory area of the first program.