System and method for enabling asynchronous push-based applications on a wireless device

• US 20070011292A1
• Filed: 04/13/2006
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Shenfield, Michael, Bibr, Viera, Fritsch, Brindusa, Goring, Bryan
• Granted Patent: US 8,060,554 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/288 Distributed intermediate devices, i.e. intermediate devices for interaction with other intermediate devices on the same level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network 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 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

There is provided a system and method of enabling asynchronous push-based applications on a wireless device in a system having an application gateway server including an application repository and a server proxy including an event sink for communicating between the system and the device. The method comprises reading a Web service interface, generating a Web service interface therefrom conforming to a notification protocol, creating a notification-based application bundle for the Web service, publishing the notification-based application bundle, creating an event source. The system comprises an application gateway server, an application repository and an application registry. The application gateway includes an event sink for communicating between the system and the device. The application gateway server is configured for communication with a backend server including an event source.

Claims

1. A system for enabling asynchronous push-based applications on a wireless device, the system comprising:

an application gateway server including an event sink for communicating between the system and the device;

an application registry; and

an application repository;

the application gateway server configured for communication with a backend server via an event source.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the event source is in the backend server.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the event sink is a proxy in the application gateway.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the application registry includes an entry for a component application in the application repository.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the application repository includes a component application for accessing the backend via the event source.

6. A method of enabling the execution of asynchronous push-based applications on a wireless device in a system having an application registry, an application repository and an application gateway server including an event sink for communicating between the system and the device, the application gateway server configured for communication with a backend server via an event source, the method comprising the steps of:

reading a Web service interface;

generating a Web service interface therefrom conforming to a notification protocol;

creating a notification-based application bundle for the Web service;

publishing the notification-based application bundle; and

creating an event source.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of publishing an application bundle name and location.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of obtaining an application bundle for a mobile device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of receiving a subscription message from the application bundle of a mobile device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of sending a subscribe message to an event source.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of forwarding a notification from the event source in a form appropriate for the mobile device.

12. A computer-readable medium storing instructions or statements for use in the execution in a computer of a method of enabling the execution of asynchronous push-based applications on a wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:

reading a Web service interface;

generating a Web service interface therefrom conforming to a notification protocol;

creating a notification-based application bundle for the Web service;

publishing the notification-based application bundle; and

creating an event source.

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 enabling the execution of asynchronous push-based applications on a wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:

reading a Web service interface;

generating a Web service interface therefrom conforming to a notification protocol;

creating a notification-based application bundle for the Web service;

publishing the notification-based application bundle; and

creating an event source.