Associating hardware to store applications
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a memory to store data and instructions;
at least one processor in communication with the memory, wherein the at least one processor is operable to;
receive an application request to determine available applications for use with a computer device, wherein the application request includes hardware information for the computer device and a requested relationship type of the available applications, wherein the requested relationship type is one of a companion application, a compatible application, or an enhancer application;
access a listing of a plurality of applications, wherein the listing for each of the plurality of applications includes application relationship metadata that identifies hardware supported by each application and a relationship type of each application;
filter the listing of the plurality of applications based on the application relationship metadata to define an application list identifying a subset of application where the hardware supported by the subset of applications matches the hardware information for the computer device and where the relationship type of the subset of applications matches the requested relationship type; and
transmit the application list to the computer device.
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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.
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18 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a memory to store data and instructions; at least one processor in communication with the memory, wherein the at least one processor is operable to; receive an application request to determine available applications for use with a computer device, wherein the application request includes hardware information for the computer device and a requested relationship type of the available applications, wherein the requested relationship type is one of a companion application, a compatible application, or an enhancer application; access a listing of a plurality of applications, wherein the listing for each of the plurality of applications includes application relationship metadata that identifies hardware supported by each application and a relationship type of each application; filter the listing of the plurality of applications based on the application relationship metadata to define an application list identifying a subset of application where the hardware supported by the subset of applications matches the hardware information for the computer device and where the relationship type of the subset of applications matches the requested relationship type; and transmit the application list to the computer device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for identifying available applications for use with a computer device executed by a processor on a device, comprising:
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receiving, by the processor, an application request to determine the available applications for use with the computer device, wherein the application request includes hardware information for the computer device and a requested relationship type of the available applications, wherein the requested relationship type is one of a companion application, a compatible application, or an enhancer application; accessing, by the processor, a listing of a plurality of applications, wherein the listing for each of the plurality of applications includes application relationship metadata that identifies hardware supported by each application and a relationship type of each application; filtering, by the processor, the listing of the plurality of applications based on the application relationship metadata to define an application list identifying a subset of applications where the hardware supported by the subset of applications matches the hardware information for the computer device and where the relationship type of the subset of applications matches the requested relationship type; and transmitting, by the processor, the application list to the computer device for presentation on the computer device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer device, comprising:
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at least one instruction for causing the computer device to receive an application request to determine available applications for use with a computer device, wherein the application request includes hardware information for the computer device and a requested relationship type of the available applications, wherein the requested 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 access a listing of a plurality of applications, wherein the listing for each of the plurality of applications includes application relationship metadata that identifies hardware supported by each application and a relationship type of each application; at least one instruction for causing the computer device to filter the listing of the plurality of applications based on the application relationship metadata to define an application list identifying a subset of application where the hardware supported by the subset of applications matches the hardware information for the computer device and where the relationship type of the subset of applications matches the requested relationship type; and at least one instruction for causing the computer device to transmit the application list to the computer device.
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