Device capability based discovery, packaging and provisioning of content for wireless mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to content for use on wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
- receiving and storing in a server system a plurality of items of content to be made available for use in wireless communication devices used by a plurality of wireless services subscribers; and
associating each of the items of content in the server system with a plurality of different provisioning models for provisioning the content in wireless communication devices, each of the provisioning models corresponding to a different set of device capabilities.
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Abstract
A network server system includes a download manager that manages the publication, purchase and delivery of digital products from multiple suppliers to wireless services subscribers in multiple domains. Product suppliers can publish and manage their products on the server system via a computer network and make their products available to the subscribers for purchase or licensing. The subscribers in each domain can access the server remotely to purchase rights to download and use the products on associated wireless communication devices. Multiple different implementations of any product can be maintained, where each implementation corresponds to a different set of device capabilities. Each product can also be associated with multiple different provisioning models, each corresponding to a different set of device capabilities.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to content for use on wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing in a server system a plurality of items of content to be made available for use in wireless communication devices used by a plurality of wireless services subscribers; and
associating each of the items of content in the server system with a plurality of different provisioning models for provisioning the content in wireless communication devices, each of the provisioning models corresponding to a different set of device capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
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5. A method of providing access to content for use on wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing a plurality of items of content to be made available for use in wireless communication devices used by a plurality of wireless services subscribers, including receiving a plurality of different implementations of at least one of the items of content, where each implementation of any given item of content corresponds to a different set of device capabilities; and
maintaining a product catalog containing a description of the items of content, the product catalog including, in association with each item of content, a reference to each implementation of said item of content.
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6. A method of providing access to digital content for use on wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing in a server system a plurality of items of digital content to be made available for use in wireless communication devices used by a plurality of wireless services subscribers, including receiving and storing a plurality of different implementations of at least one of the items of digital content, where each implementation of any given item of digital content corresponds to a different set of device capabilities;
operating the server system to maintain a product catalog containing a description of the items of digital content, wherein the product catalog includes, in association with each item of digital content, a reference to each implementation of said item of digital content;
receiving a request from a wireless device used by one of the subscribers;
in response to the request, selecting a portion of the product catalog to be presented to the subscriber, based on device capabilities of the wireless device used by the subscriber; and
presenting the selected portion of the product catalog to the subscriber via a wireless network, such that the selected portion, as presented to the subscriber, provides only a single description of each item of digital content in said portion, regardless of the number of implementations of each said item. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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