System and method for discovering component applications

• US 20060282516A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Inventors: Shenfield, Michael, Bibr, Viera, Fritsch, Brindusa, Taylor, Sean Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/405,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20060282516A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data

Abstract

A mobile application discovery system and methods for providing and obtaining information associated with mobile applications available to be downloaded to a mobile device are provided. The system comprises a publishing module for publishing a mobile application to a discovery service, a discovery module for searching a UDDI registry and a deployment descriptor for receiving and holding data in response to the inquiry. The method of providing comprises the steps of publishing mobile application information to a discovery service, receiving an inquiry for information associated with a mobile application from the discovery service and sending the information associated with the mobile application to a deployment descriptor of the discovery service in response to the inquiry. The method of obtaining mobile applications comprises the steps of searching a UDDI registry for information associated with available mobile applications, receiving the information and storing the information.

Claims

1. A mobile application discovery system for providing and obtaining information associated with mobile applications available to be downloaded to a mobile device, the mobile application discovery system comprising:

a publishing module for publishing a mobile application to a discovery service;

a discovery module for searching a UDDI registry; and

a deployment descriptor for receiving and holding data in response to the inquiry.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the deployment descriptor stores mobile application information associated with one or more of:

Application URI;

Application name;

Version;

Vendor;

Description;

Size;

Type;

Install Notify URL;

Application (jar) URL;

Dependencies;

Supported languages;

Target folder; and

Dedicated Server URL.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a development toolkit for assisting in the development of mobile applications.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile application is a Web service.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile application is a database service.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile application is an enterprise service.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an application gateway server including a message broker for communicating with a plurality of mobile devices, the application gateway server configured for communication with a back-end service and a discovery server providing mobile applications the mobile device; and

a discovery server for hosting the mobile application discovery system.

8. A method of providing mobile applications, the method comprising the steps of:

publishing mobile application information to a discovery service;

receiving an inquiry for information associated with a mobile application from the discovery service; and

in response to the inquiry, sending the information associated with the mobile application to a deployment descriptor of the discovery service.

9. A method of obtaining mobile applications, the method comprising the steps of:

searching a UDDI registry for information associated with available mobile applications;

receiving the information; and

storing the information.

10. A computer-readable medium storing instructions or statements for use in the execution in a computer of a method of providing mobile applications, the method comprising the steps of:

publishing mobile application information to a discovery service;

receiving an inquiry for information associated with a mobile application from the discovery service; and

in response to the inquiry, sending the information associated with the mobile application to a deployment descriptor of the discovery service.

11. A propagated signal carrier carrying signals containing computer-executable instructions that can be read and executed by a computer, the computer-executable instructions being used to execute a method of providing mobile applications, the method comprising the steps of:

publishing mobile application information to a discovery service;

receiving an inquiry for information associated with a mobile application from the discovery service; and

in response to the inquiry, sending the information associated with the mobile application to a deployment descriptor of the discovery service.

12. A computer-readable medium storing instructions or statements for use in the execution in a computer of a method of obtaining mobile applications, the method comprising the steps of:

searching a UDDI registry for information associated with available mobile applications;

receiving the information; and

storing the information.

13. A propagated signal carrier carrying signals containing computer-executable instructions that can be read and executed by a computer, the computer-executable instructions being used to execute a method of obtaining mobile applications, the method comprising the steps of:

searching a UDDI registry for information associated with available mobile applications;

receiving the information; and

storing the information.