Systems and methods for application program and application program update deployment to a mobile device

• US 20080003991A1
• Filed: 03/01/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fidelity Information Services, LLC (Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: mFoundry Incorporated (Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated)
• Inventors: Aiglstorfer, Rodney, Sievers, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 8,855,620 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• 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 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading

Abstract

The present invention comprises a system and method for receiving at an application server a request for a software application from a mobile device wherein the request includes an indicator that allows the application server to tell whether the mobile device currently has a software application interpreter installed, sending the software application interpreter to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device if the indicator shows that the mobile device does not have the application interpreter installed, and sending the software application to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device. The invention further comprises a system and method for updating the software application in a way that seems automatic to a user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at an application server an updated software application from a development environment;

identifying the updated software application with an updated version identifier;

receiving a first version identifier for a software application corresponding to the updated software application from a mobile device during a first session via a cellular network;

comparing the first version identifier to the updated version identifier; and

sending the updated software application to the mobile device according to the comparison.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the updated software application according to the comparison comprises:

sending an update flag to the mobile device;

receiving a request for the updated software application from the mobile device during a subsequent session based on the sent update flag;

sending the updated software application to the mobile device based on the received request;

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the software application is configured to present a user interface at the mobile device, the user interface is configured to display:

a first display screen displaying a plurality of group names; and

a second display screen displaying one or more item names, wherein

selecting one of the plurality of group names causes a second display screen to appear having one or more item names corresponding to the selected group name.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the software application is configured to receive content from a computer system connected to the mobile device via the cellular network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the updated software application is configured to change the user interface of the software application.

6. A server device comprising:

a first component configured to receive an updated software application from a development environment;

a second component configured to identify the updated software application with an updated version identifier;

a third component configured to receive a first version identifier for a software application corresponding to the updated software application from a mobile device during a first session via cellular network;

a fourth component configured to compare the first version identifier to the updated version identifier; and

a fifth component configured to send the updated software application to the mobile device according to the comparison.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the fifth component comprises:

a first subcomponent configured to send an update flag to the mobile device;

a second subcomponent configured to receive a request for the updated software application from the mobile device during a subsequent session based on the sent update flag; and

a third subcomponent configured to send the updated software application to the mobile device based on the received request.

8. The device of claim 6, wherein the software application is configured to display:

a first display screen displaying a plurality of group names; and

a second display screen displaying one or more item names, wherein

selecting one of the plurality of group names causes a second display screen to appear having one or more item names corresponding to the selected group name.

9. The device of claim 6 wherein the software application is configured to receive content from a computer system connected to the mobile device via the cellular network.

10. The device of claim 6, wherein the updated software application is configured to change the user interface of the software application.

11. A method comprising:

receiving at an application server a request for a software application from a mobile device wherein the request includes an indicator that allows the application server to tell whether the mobile device currently has a software application interpreter installed;

sending the software application interpreter to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device if the indicator shows that the mobile device does not have the application interpreter installed; and

sending the software application to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device.

12. A server device comprising:

a first component configured to receive a request for a software application from a mobile device via a cellular wireless network;

second component configured to determine if the mobile device has an application interpreter installed based on the contents of the request;

third component configured to send an application interpreter to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device if it was determined that an application interpreter is not currently installed on the mobile device; and

fourth component configured to send an application to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device.