Apparatus and methods for managing widgets in a wireless communication environment
First Claim
1. A method of managing a mobile widget, comprising:
- receiving performance data corresponding to operation of a mobile widget;
obtaining a mobile widget specification corresponding to the mobile widget, wherein the mobile widget specification includes one or more acceptable activity standards for a respective one or more activities of an acceptable mobile widget;
comparing the performance data to the mobile widget specification;
identifying the mobile widget either as a non-hostile mobile widget if the performance data meets the respective one or more acceptable activity standards or as a hostile mobile widget if the performance data does not meet the respective one or more acceptable activity standards; and
storing, based on the identifying, an identification corresponding to the mobile widget that indicates whether or not the mobile widget is hostile or non-hostile.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods relating to mobile widgets. In particular, apparatus and methods for integrating network services and/or network resources with widget capabilities, managing mobile widgets, providing portability to mobile widgets, and generating content with respect to a mobile widget. In one aspect, a method for integration of network services and/or resources with widget capabilities is provided. The method may include providing for an interface between a widget management component and at least one of a network resource or a network service. The method may also include accessing, at the widget management component via the interface, at least one of a network resource or network service. Further, the method may include integrating the network resource or the network service with a widget functionality.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of managing a mobile widget, comprising:
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receiving performance data corresponding to operation of a mobile widget; obtaining a mobile widget specification corresponding to the mobile widget, wherein the mobile widget specification includes one or more acceptable activity standards for a respective one or more activities of an acceptable mobile widget; comparing the performance data to the mobile widget specification; identifying the mobile widget either as a non-hostile mobile widget if the performance data meets the respective one or more acceptable activity standards or as a hostile mobile widget if the performance data does not meet the respective one or more acceptable activity standards; and storing, based on the identifying, an identification corresponding to the mobile widget that indicates whether or not the mobile widget is hostile or non-hostile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of managing a mobile widget on a wireless communication device, comprising:
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tracking performance data corresponding to operation of a mobile widget on a wireless communication device; forwarding the tracked performance data across a wireless network for analysis; receiving a widget disabling message based on a comparison of the performance data to a mobile widget specification, wherein the mobile widget specification includes one or more acceptable activity standards for a respective one or more activities of an acceptable mobile widget; and disabling the mobile widget based on the widget disabling message, wherein the one or more acceptable activity standards for the respective one or more activities further include one or more of; a number of generated messages, or an amount of memory usage, or an amount of processor usage, or a number of wireless connections, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile widget manager, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; receive performance data corresponding to operation of a mobile widget; obtain a mobile widget specification corresponding to the mobile widget, wherein the mobile widget specification includes one or more acceptable activity standards for a respective one or more activities of an acceptable mobile widget; compare the performance data to the mobile widget specification; identify the mobile widget either as a non-hostile mobile widget if the performance data meets the respective one or more acceptable activity standards or as a hostile mobile widget if the performance data does not meet the respective one or more acceptable activity standards; and storing an identification corresponding to the mobile widget that indicates whether or not the mobile widget is hostile or non-hostile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; track performance data corresponding to operation of a mobile widget on a wireless communication device; forward the tracked performance data across a wireless network for analysis; receive a widget disabling message based on a comparison of the performance data to a mobile widget specification, wherein the mobile widget specification includes one or more acceptable activity standards for a respective one or more activities of an acceptable mobile widget; and disable the mobile widget based on the widget disabling message, wherein the one or more acceptable activity standards for the respective one or more activities further include one or more of; a number of generated messages, or an amount of memory usage, or an amount of processor usage, or a number of wireless connections, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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