Method and apparatus for shared mobile device app with unique business function adaptation and rendering

• US 10,623,929 B1
• Filed: 08/11/2017
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mahesh Harpale
• Original Assignee: Mahesh Harpale
• Inventors: Harpale, Mahesh
• Primary Examiner(s): Lin, Kenny S
• Application Number:
  US15/675,592
• Time in Patent Office: 977 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

The present invention provides a new and innovative way to provide a method for a small business or any entity to utilize a shared mobile app platform with unique business function adaptation and dynamic rendering. Using the method presented the small business save time, effort, resources, and monetary investments that would be required to develop and maintain an independent mobile app and can still keep business function uniqueness in the shared app. Additionally, the consumer can save time, effort, and resources to search, download, and install a new app and still achieve personalized service offered by unique app and process flow rendering.

Claims

1. A method provided by a non-transitory computer-readable medium for secure sharing of a mobile app for a small business with unique business function adaptation and rendering, implementing the steps of:

(a) requesting, verifying, and recording in a system data store, information from the small business comprising login credentials and business identification information;

(b) requesting, verifying, and recording configuration information of a shared virtual app comprising name and a plurality of information fields related to services offered by the shared virtual app, and recording an identification number to be associated with the shared virtual app identifying the shared virtual app uniquely;

(c) recording information of a plurality of shared resources associated with the said configuration information of the shared virtual app, the said information of the plurality of shared resources being information required for rendering resources for the shared virtual app;

(d) requesting and recording a consumer'"'"'s identification and a plurality of preferences used in determining access privileges for a plurality of shared virtual apps

(e) identifying a request by the consumer for the shared virtual app that is identified by the identification number;

(i) retrieving the configuration information associated with the identification number of the shared app, and retrieving the said information of the plurality of shared resources associated with the configuration information;

(g) translating the said information of the plurality of share resources into a device or a technology platform specific-executable code;

(h) executing the device or the technology platform specific code to render the shared virtual app by rendering the said information of the plurality of shared resources associated with the shared virtual app.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in addition to recording the said configuration information of the shared virtual app, recording a user or a user type information for the shared virtual app.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in addition to recording the said configuration information, recording a usage rights information for the shared virtual app specifying access rights of any additional service providers of the shared virtual app.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording the said information of the plurality of shared resources associated with the configuration information of the shared virtual app from a set of a plurality of prerecorded or preset shared resource associations with a prerecorded configuration information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording the said information of the plurality of shared resources associated with the configuration information of the shared virtual app by requesting from the small business information of a plurality of custom shared resources and recording information of the said plurality of custom shared resources in addition to or in lieu of the said configuration information of a shared virtual app, making the information of the said plurality of custom shared resources specific to a unique business operation provided by the small business.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

recording information of the said plurality of custom shared resources as a prerecorded or preset shared resource.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording the retrieved configuration information associated with identification number of the shared app and the said information of the plurality of shared resources with a synchronization data field on the system data store and a device data store locally and subsequently for the said request by the consumer for the shared virtual app retrieving only the synchronization data field from the system data store first and compare the retrieved synchronization data field from the system data store it with the synchronization field recorded on the device data store locally and upon failure of the verification, retrieving the said configuration information of the shared virtual app and the said information of the plurality of shared resources dynamically.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording a plurality of requests by the consumer in using the shared virtual app and analyzing the recorded plurality of requests and the recorded preferences in determining access privileges for the shared virtual app.