Systems and methods for creating integrated applications for electronic devices

Abstract

The present technology relates to providing application users methods and systems for dynamically loading an entire application, or a portion of another application, within a currently operating application without having to (a) exit that first application or (b) download the executable code for the other application or part of the other application. For example, in one embodiment, a method of making a mobile application includes: providing a content layout of the mobile application; receiving content to populate the content layout of the mobile application; and providing an executable framework that matches the content to the content layout to render the mobile application.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 running a first mobile application on a mobile device;   requesting a portion of a second mobile application by the first mobile application for display within the first mobile application;   receiving the portion of the second mobile application from a remote server; and   presenting the portion of the second mobile application in the first mobile application.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the first mobile application includes first core information and an encasement, wherein the first core information includes a structured data file describing a first content layout and first content and the encasement includes an executable framework that enables the functioning of the structured data file. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the second mobile application includes second core information, the second core information including a structured data file describing a second content layout and second content. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein the encasement from the first mobile application is configured to enable the functioning of the structured data file of the portion of the second mobile application.