Mobile device application execution

Abstract

A method of executing an application on a mobile computing device includes providing a first host application on a mobile computing device. The first host application includes a sub-application. The first host application is executed by the mobile computing device, including executing the sub-application.

The claimed invention is: 
     
         1 . A method of executing an application on a mobile computing device, comprising:
 providing a first host application on a mobile computing device, wherein the first host application includes a sub-application;   executing the first host application by the mobile computing device, including executing the sub-application;   wherein the sub-application is configured to execute a method including:
 determining a location of the mobile computing device; and 
 if the mobile computing device is determined to be at a location within a first geographic area, then sending digital content to the mobile computing device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sub-application operates when the host application is in a background mode. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a second host application on the mobile computing device, wherein the second host application includes the sub-application;   executing the second host application by the mobile computing device;   wherein the sub-application is executed by only one of the first and second host application.   
     
     
         4 . A method of executing an application on a mobile computing device, comprising:
 providing a first host application on a mobile computing device, wherein the first host application includes a sub-application;   providing a second host application on the mobile computing device, wherein the first host application includes the sub-application;   executing the sub-application by the only the first host application.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the sub-application is configured to execute a method including:
 determining a location of the mobile computing device; and   if the mobile computing device is determined to be at a location within a first geographic area, then sending digital content to the mobile computing device.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the sub-application operates when the first host application is in a background mode. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the second host application executes the sub-application if the first host application does not execute the sub-application.