Associating hardware to store applications

• US 10,417,232 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2017
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Adams, Samuel D., Rajeev, Kumar, McGregor, Benjamin S., Holan, Doron J., Gandhi, Viraf R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nahar, Qamrun
• Application Number:
  US15/852,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20190197164A1
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24553 of query operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

Methods and devices for identifying available applications for use with hardware of a computer device may include generating an application request with at least one device identification and a hardware identification to determine available applications. The methods and devices may include transmitting the application request to a remote application store. The methods and devices may include receiving, from the remote application store, an available application list with one or more applications having application relationship metadata that identifies compatible usage with the at least one hardware identification. The methods and devices may include presenting the available application list on a display of the computer device.

Claims

1. A computer device, comprising:

a memory to store data and instructions;

a processor in communication with the memory;

an operating system in communication with the memory and the processor, wherein the operating system is operable to;

generate an application request with at least one device identification, a hardware identification, and a relationship type of an application to determine available applications, wherein the relationship type is one of a companion application, a compatible application, or an enhancer application;

transmit the application request to a remote application store;

receive, from the remote application store, an available application list with one or more applications having application relationship metadata that identifies compatible usage with the hardware identification and the relationship type; and

present the available application list on a display of the computer device.

2. The computer device of claim 1, wherein the operating system is further operable to:

automatically install at least one application from the one or more applications in the available application list based at least on the relationship type of the at least one application.

3. The computer, device of claim 1, wherein the operating system is further operable to:

receive one or more device identifications and one or more hardware identifications of one or more devices in communication with the computer device.

4. The computer device of claim 3, wherein the one or more devices are connected to the computer device via a wired connection.

5. The computer device of claim 3, wherein the one or more devices are in wireless communication with the computer device via a network.

6. The computer device of claim 3, wherein the application request further includes the one or more device identifications and the one or more hardware identifications of the one or more devices.

7. The computer device of claim 6, wherein the available application list includes the one or more applications having application relationship metadata that identifies compatible usage with the hardware identification of the computer device and the one or more hardware identifications of the one or more devices.

8. The computer device of claim 1, wherein the operating system is further operable to:

receive a selection of at least one application from the one or more applications in the available application list to install on the computer device; and

install the at least one application on the computer device.

18. The computer device of claim 1, wherein the operating system is further operable to automatically generate the application request to determine the available applications for use with hardware of a new device in communication with the computer device.

9. A method for identifying available applications for use with hardware of a computer device, comprising:

generating, at an operating system executing on the computer device, an application request with at least one device identification, a hardware identification, and a relationship type of an application to determine available applications, wherein the relationship type is one of a companion application, a compatible application, or an enhancer application;

transmitting the application request to a remote application store;

receiving, from the remote application store, an available application list with one or more applications having application relationship metadata that identifies compatible usage, with the hardware identification and the relationship type; and

presenting the available application list on a display of the computer device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

automatically installing at least one application from the one or more applications in the available application list based at least on the relationship type of the at least one application.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving one or more device identifications and one or more hardware identifications of one or more devices in communication with the computer device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more devices are connected to the computer device via a wired connection.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more devices are in wireless communication with the computer device via a network.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the application request further includes the one or more device identifications and the one or more hardware identifications of the one or more devices.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the available application list includes the one or more applications having application relationship metadata that identifies compatible usage with the hardware identification of the computer device and the one or more hardware identifications of the one or more devices.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a selection of at least one application from the one or more applications in the available application list to install on the computer device; and

installing the at least one application on the computer device.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein the application request is automatically generated to determine the available applications for use with hardware of a new device in communication with the computer device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable instructions executable by a computer device, comprising:

at least one instruction for causing the computer, device to generate an application request with at least one device identification, a hardware identification, and a relationship type of an application to determine available applications, wherein the relationship type is one of a companion application, a compatible application, or an enhancer application;

at least one instruction for causing the computer device to transmit the application request to a remote application store;

at least one instruction for causing the computer device to receive, from the remote application store, an available application list with one or more applications having application relationship metadata that identifies compatible usage with the hardware identification and the relationship type; and

at least one instruction for causing the computer device to present the available application list on a display of the computer device.