METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE ACTIVATION OF WEB CLIPPING APPLICATIONS

• US 20070289027A1
• Filed: 06/26/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palmsource Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Palmsource Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Inventors: Johnson, Scott, Johnson, Suena
• Granted Patent: US 7,971,263 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

The invention disclosed is a method and system for the secure activation of web clipping applications upon a portable information device (PID). In an embodiment of the invention, the method first provides for preventing a user from accessing web clipping applications that are installed on the PID and located within installed software. The method then continues with a user registering the PID with a proxy server by using a registration application within the installed software. Upon the authorized registration of the PID with the proxy server, the web clipping applications are revealed to the user, and with the web clipping applications thus revealed, the user may retrieve information from the proxy server through the implementation of any of the web clipping applications. The invention further provides for a method and system for the secure access of a proxy server by a PID such that the recurring step of device identification can be eliminated. This provides for reduced overhead in recurring data transmissions and affords more efficient communications.

Claims

1. In a portable information device (PID) having previously installed software therein for accessing a proxy server, a method comprising the steps of:

a) preventing a user from accessing web clipping applications that are previously installed on said PID and located within said installed software;

b) said user registering said (PID) with said proxy server using a registration application of said installed software; and

c) upon authorized registration of said (PID) with said proxy server, allowing said web clipping applications to be made available for use by said user and otherwise preventing access of said web clipping applications by said user.