SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING APPLICATION PROGRAM COMPONENTS

• US 20090037330A1
• 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 9,480,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/40
• 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 method for deploying an application program to wireless devices, the method comprising the steps of:

identifying a plurality of wireless devices registered to operate with the application program;

publishing the application program to the plurality of wireless devices; and

rendering the application program available for use by each of the plurality of wireless devices.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of publishing the application program comprises publishing the application program in accordance with at least one specified parameter identifying characteristics of the wireless devices to receive the application program.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices having a specified device type.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices having a specified address.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices identified as being active during a specified period of time.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices already having an application program of a specified name.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices already having a specified version of a particular application program.

8. The method of claim 2 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices already having an application program that has been activated during a specified period of time.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of rendering the application program available for use comprises the steps of compiling the application program and transferring a copy of the compiled application program to the multiple wireless devices.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the application program is a distributed application program.

11. A system for deploying an application program to wireless devices, the system comprising:

means for identifying a plurality of wireless devices registered to operate with the application program;

a first server identifying at least one specified parameter identifying characteristics of the wireless devices to receive the application program; and

a second server publishing the application program to the plurality of wireless devices and rendering the application program available for use by each of the plurality of wireless devices.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the application program is a distributed application program.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices having a specified device type.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices having a specified address.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices identified as being active during a specified period of time.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices already having an application program of a specified name.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices already having a specified version of a particular application program.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein the specified parameter identifies wireless devices already having an application program that has been activated during a specified period of time.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein the first server is a content server.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein the second server is a wireless gateway server.