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Device, method, and system for installing and managing applications in a handheld device

  • US 10,019,246 B2
  • Filed: 04/15/2013
  • Issued: 07/10/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable apparatus comprising:

  • a wireless communication unit configured to (i) transmit a log-in ID, a password, and a serial ID of the portable apparatus to a server as authentication data, (ii) receive a list of downloadable applications from the server, and (iii) download an application selected by a user among the list of the downloadable applications from the server, wherein the log-in ID, the password, and the serial ID are cataloged in advance in a user database of the server;

    a storage unit configured to store the downloaded application; and

    a processor configured to run the downloaded application on an operating system (OS), control the storage unit to store an activation count for the downloaded application, and select an application from a plurality of downloaded applications based on the activation count,wherein the server manages user data associated with the portable apparatus, andwherein the server charges a fee for downloading the application, the fee being charged to a credit card of the user based on the user data that includes credit card information of the user.

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