Patent ID: 8020028

Claim:
An application management system for a multiprocessor system, comprising: one or more processors coupled together into a multiprocessor system, wherein at least one of the processors in the multiprocessor system is configured to: operate a transceiver configured to detect a new device within communication range of the multiprocessor system; detect a protocol used by the new device; configure the multiprocessor system to communicate with the new device when the protocol conforms with a protocol used in the multiprocessor system; identify a particular type of data used in the new device and processed with a first software application controlled and operated by the new device; identify a second software application from among multiple different software applications located in a memory in the multiprocessor system, wherein the second software application is currently not loaded in or operated by any the on board processors in the multiprocessor system, and wherein the second software application is also configured to process the same particular type of data processed by the first software application controlled and operated by the new device; download a copy of the second software application selected from the memory to one of the multiple processors in the multiprocessor system; configure said processor to run the second software application moved from the memory, wherein running the second software application causes said processor to take over control and operation of the new device; initiate transfer of the data from the new device to said processor and initiate processing of the particular type of data received from the new device with the second software application running on said processor; and prevent at least one of an unauthorized device, unauthorized application, or unauthorized data from accessing at least some of the software applications or data in the multiprocessor system.