System and method for provisioning component applications
First Claim
1. A system for provisioning component applications for retrieval by a device, the system comprising:
- (a) an application gateway server including a message broker for communicating between the system and the device, the application gateway server configured for communication with a provisioning server and a discovery server;
(i) the provisioning server including a provisioning service for servicing a provisioning request and a provisioning depot for storing packaged component applications;
(ii) the discovery server for storing and managing component application bundles; and
(iii) a packaging application in communication with application gateway for retrieving a component application bundle, selecting elements from the component application bundle in accordance with the device for which the component application is being provisioned, creating a component application package using the selected elements, and making the packaged component application available to the device.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for provisioning component applications for retrieval by a device. The system includes an application gateway server, which includes a message broker for communicating between the system and the device. The application gateway server is configured for communication with a provisioning server and a discovery server. The provisioning server includes a provisioning service for servicing a provisioning request and a provisioning depot for storing packaged component applications. The discovery server stores and manages component application bundles. The system further includes a packaging application in communication with application gateway for retrieving a component application bundle, selecting elements from the component application bundle in accordance with the device for which the component application is being provisioned, creating a component application package using the selected elements, and making the packaged component application available to the device.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for provisioning component applications for retrieval by a device, the system comprising:
(a) an application gateway server including a message broker for communicating between the system and the device, the application gateway server configured for communication with a provisioning server and a discovery server;
(i) the provisioning server including a provisioning service for servicing a provisioning request and a provisioning depot for storing packaged component applications;
(ii) the discovery server for storing and managing component application bundles; and
(iii) a packaging application in communication with application gateway for retrieving a component application bundle, selecting elements from the component application bundle in accordance with the device for which the component application is being provisioned, creating a component application package using the selected elements, and making the packaged component application available to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for provisioning a component application for a device by a gateway application server, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving, at the gateway application server, a request to provision a component application;
(b) determining whether or not the component application is packaged and, if so, making it available to the device;
(c) locating and retrieving a component application bundle, associated with the component application, from a component application depot for packaging;
(d) packaging the component application by selecting elements from the component application bundle in accordance with the device for which the component application is being provisioned, creating a component application package using the selected elements; and
(e) making the packaged component application available to the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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