SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTRATION FOR APPLICATION PROGRAM DEPLOYMENT

• US 20090036125A1
• Filed: 10/15/2008
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apriva, LLC (APPSware Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Appsware Wireless LLC (APPSware Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Klingen, Michael S., Coppinger, Paul D., Spinella, Rinaldo Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 8,295,835 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/435.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 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 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/02 Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A communication system includes a development sector for registering a plurality of wireless devices, a business sector for controlling utilization of an application program and for receiving application data, a service sector for deploying the application program and for providing the application data to the business sector in accordance with communication with at least one wireless device of the plurality; and a mobile sector comprising the plurality of wireless devices, each device for receiving the application program deployed by the service sector, executing the application program in response to the business sector, and communicating with the service sector to support provision of the application data to the business sector. The wireless device, such as a cell phone, personal digital assistant, or palm top computer may include an auxiliary device such as a bar code scanner, a magnetic stripe card reader, or a printer. The business sector or service sector may monitor or limit utilization of the auxiliary device. Deployment of application programs may be controlled by the business sector or the development sector by rendering an application program or auxiliary device available for use only after a particular time or after receipt of a message. Distributed processing application programs having components in the business, service, and mobile sectors may thereby be updated in an orderly manner. An application program on a wireless device may assist confirmation of an order made by a buyer via a web site. The wireless device is expected to be operated by the buyer. Fraud reporting is accomplished by comparing data obtained by registration of the wireless device with data provided in the confirmation.

Claims

1. A system for registering a wireless device comprising:

a server receiving first indicia of identification of the wireless device, receiving second indicia of identification of an auxiliary device for use with the wireless device, and storing the first indicia in association with the second indicia and in association with a unique account identifier.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the server receives at least one of the first indicia and second indicia from a browser.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the server provides an application engine to the wireless device.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the server enables the wireless device to execute an application engine.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the server provides data to the wireless device for storage in the wireless device, the data for confirming identify of a user of the wireless device.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the server provides an algorithm to the wireless device for storage in the wireless device, the algorithm for confirming identify of a user of the wireless device.

7. A system for registering a wireless device, comprising:

a browser providing indicia of device type of the wireless device; and

a server obtaining the indicia of device type from the browser and storing indicia of identification of the wireless device in association with an account identifier.

8. The system of claim 7 further comprising means for providing, via communication between the browser and the wireless device, an application engine to the wireless device.

9. The system of claim 7 further comprising means for enabling, via communication between the browser and the wireless device, the wireless device to execute an application engine of the wireless device.

10. The system of claim 7 further comprising means for providing, via communication between the browser and the wireless device, data to the wireless device for storage in the wireless device, the data for confirming identify of a user of the wireless device.

11. The system of claim 7 further comprising means for providing, via communication between the browser and the wireless device, an algorithm to the wireless device for storage in the wireless device, the algorithm for confirming identify of a user of the wireless device.

12. The system of claim 7 further comprising means for receiving data from the wireless device for storage in association with the account identifier, the data for confirming identify of a user of the wireless device.

13. A wireless device comprising:

means for sending a request for registration to a provided server, the server comprising an account; and

means for sending indicia of an identification of the wireless device to the server for storing the indicia of identification in association with the account.

14. The wireless device of claim 13, further comprising

means for receiving software from the server in accordance with the request;

and

means for determining the indicia of identification in accordance with the software.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 wherein the software comprises instructions for execution by the wireless device.

16. The wireless device of claim 13, further comprising

means for determining indicia of quantity of memory in the wireless device;

and

means for sending the indicia of quantity to the server.

17. The wireless device of claim 13, further comprising means for sending a message via a wireless interface of the wireless device to verify an effect of registration