SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING APPLICATION PROGRAM COMPONENTS HAVING A SERVICE SECTOR

• US 20090043700A1
• Filed: 10/14/2008
• Published: 02/12/2009
• 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 9,008,638 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 system comprising:

a database storing indicia of registration of each of one or more wireless devices and storing an application program in association with the indicia of registration; and

a server coupled to the database and effectuating a transfer of the application program to each of the one or more wireless devices indicated by the indicia of registration, the transfer being for execution of the application program by each of the one or more wireless devices.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the database stores indicia of registration of multiple wireless devices and the server transfers the application program to each of the multiple devices.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the application program is a portion of a distributed application program.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the server provides application data to a business sector upon execution of the application program by at least one of the one or more wireless devices.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the application program implements a payment transaction.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the application program implements a personal payment service.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the application program implements a credit authorization from a remote location.

8. A method, performed by a computer system, comprising the steps of:

storing in a database indicia of registration of each of one or more wireless devices in association with an application program; and

transferring, to each of the one or more wireless devices indicated by the indicia of registration, the application program for execution by each of the one or more wireless devices.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of storing the indicia of registration comprises storing indicia of registration of multiple wireless devices and the step of transferring the application program comprises transferring the application program to each of the multiple devices.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the application program is a portion of a distributed application program.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of providing application data to a business sector upon execution of the application program by at least one of the one or more wireless devices.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the application program implements a payment transaction.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the application program implements a personal payment service.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the application program implements a credit authorization from a remote location.

15. A method, performed by a wireless device, comprising the steps of:

obtaining in a database an application program from a computer system that stores, in association with the application program, indicia of registration of each of one or more wireless devices; and

executing the application program if the wireless device is associated with the indicia of registration.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the application program is a portion of a distributed application program.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of providing application data to a business sector upon execution of the application program by at least one of the one or more wireless devices.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the application program implements a payment transaction.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the application program implements a personal payment service.

20. The system of claim 15 wherein the application program implements a credit authorization from a remote location.