Apparatus and associated method for downloading an application with a variable lifetime to a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method comprising steps of:
- receiving from a user a choice of a first application, the first application being one of a plurality of applications; and
transmitting the first application via a wireless network to a mobile terminal associated with the user, the first application being configured to become unavailable for use on the mobile terminal upon either expiration of a predetermined time period, or use of the first application a predetermined number of times.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and associated method, provides for downloading an application with a selectable lifetime from an application database to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal user'"'"'s identification information and the selected lifetime for the application are stored in an application-license database. When the user seeks to download the same application on a subsequent occasion the user is able to download that application for a reduced fee if lifetime remains from when the application was first downloaded. In addition, the application may be configured to delete or uninstall itself from the mobile terminal when the selected lifetime for the application expires.
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83 Claims
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1. A method comprising steps of:
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receiving from a user a choice of a first application, the first application being one of a plurality of applications; and
transmitting the first application via a wireless network to a mobile terminal associated with the user, the first application being configured to become unavailable for use on the mobile terminal upon either expiration of a predetermined time period, or use of the first application a predetermined number of times. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising steps of:
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receiving from a user a choice of a first application, the first application being one of a plurality of applications;
storing data regarding the user and the first application in an application license database; and
transmitting the first application via a network to a mobile terminal associated with the user, the first application being configured to become unavailable for use on the mobile terminal upon either expiration of a predetermined time period, or use of the first application a predetermined number of times. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising steps of:
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receiving from a user a choice of a first ringing tone, the first ringing tone being one of a plurality of ringing tones; and
transmitting the first ringing tone via a wireless network to a mobile terminal associated with the user, the first ringing tone being configured to become unavailable for use on the mobile terminal upon either expiration of a predetermined time period, or use of the first ringing tone a predetermined number of times. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method comprising steps of:
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receiving from a user a choice of a first ringing tone, the first ringing tone being one of a plurality of ringing tones;
storing data regarding the user and the first ringing tone in an application license database; and
transmitting the first ringing tone via a network to a mobile terminal associated with the user, the first ringing tone being configured to become unavailable for use on the mobile terminal upon either expiration of a predetermined time period, or use of the first ringing tone a predetermined number of times. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A server, comprising:
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a link to one or more databases;
a link to a mobile network, wherein the server is configured to perform steps including receiving from a user a choice of a first application, the first application being one of a plurality of applications stored in a database, and transmitting the first application via the mobile network to a mobile terminal associated with the user, the first application being configured to become unavailable for use on the mobile terminal upon either expiration of a predetermined time period, or use of the first application a predetermined number of times. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76)
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75. The server of 74, wherein the data stored in the application-license database includes one of the predetermined time period and the predetermined number of times.
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77. A server comprising:
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a link to an application license database;
a link to a network, wherein the server is configured to perform steps including receiving from a user a choice of a first application, the first application being one of a plurality of applications, storing data regarding the user and the first application in the application license database, and transmitting the first application via the network to a mobile terminal associated with the user, the first application being configured to become unavailable for use on the mobile terminal upon either expiration of a predetermined time period, or use of the first application a predetermined number of times. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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