Method and System for Establishing a User-Friendly Data Transfer Service Application Executing Within a Heterogeneous Distributed Service Application Execution Environment

• US 20100125651A1
• Filed: 01/22/2010
• Published: 05/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Ontela Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Shapiro, Daniel, Schultz, Brian, Zapata, Charles
• Application Number:
  US12/692,476
• Publication Number:
  US 20100125651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0681 Configuration of triggering conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0442 wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• 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 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for data transfer between electronic, hand-held devices, including cell phones, and computer systems, including servers and PCs, as well as component methods and systems of these data-transfer methods and systems. Component methods and systems of the present invention include secure links between various devices, enhancements to electronic hand-held devices that enable service applications to run continuously or intermittently on the devices, deployment of dynamically created service applications to electronic, hand-held devices, and various additional component methods and systems that facilitate the above-mentioned component methods and systems. One embodiment of the present invention is a robust, efficient, secure, and user-friendly method and system for transferring data between cell phones and personal computers.

Claims

1. A method for deploying a device-side service application to an electronic, hand-held device, the method comprising:

receiving a deployment request from a user;

authenticating the user;

using information supplied by the user to locate and identify the electronic, hand-held device;

creating a version of the device-side service application specifically tailored for the electronic, hand-held device;

delivering the specifically tailored device-side service application to the electronic, hand-held device; and

installing the specifically tailored device-side service application for execution within the electronic, hand-held device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein authenticating the user further comprises one or more of:

requesting identifying information from the user and comparing identifying information received in response with previously stored information; and

matching information extracted from the deployment request with previously stored information.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein using information supplied by the user to locate and identify the electronic, hand-held device further comprises:

sending an installation message to the electronic, hand-held device and extracting information from a response returned by the electronic, hand-held device to identify a type of the electronic, hand-held device.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

when the type of the electronic, hand-held device cannot be determined from information extracted from the response returned by the electronic, hand-held device, transmitting a probe application to the electronic, hand-held device and installing the probe application on the electronic, hand-held device to determine the type of the electronic, hand-held device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein creating a version of the device-side service application specifically tailored for the electronic, hand-held device further includes one or more of:

compiling source code;

assembling assembly code;

modifying existing executables;

activating functions provided by client already installed on the electronic, hand-held device;

installing a minimal set of additional clients on the electronic, hand-held device;

selecting data to transfer to the electronic, hand-held device; and

securely transferring executables and data to the electronic, hand-held device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said creating a version of the device-side service application specifically tailored for the electronic, hand held device includes configuring credentials for said electronic device to facilitate communication with an intermediary server.

7. An apparatus for deploying a device-side service application to an electronic, hand-held device, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a deployment request from a user;

authenticating the user;

means for using information supplied by the user to locate and identify the electronic, hand-held device;

means for creating a version of the device-side service application specifically tailored for the electronic, hand-held device;

means for delivering the specifically tailored device-side service application to the electronic, hand-held device; and

means for installing the specifically tailored device-side service application for execution within the electronic, hand-held device.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the means for authenticating the user further comprises one or more of:

means for requesting identifying information from the user and comparing identifying information received in response with previously stored information; and

means for matching information extracted from the deployment request with previously stored information.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein using information supplied by the user to locate and identify the electronic, hand-held device further comprises:

sending an installation message to the electronic, hand-held device and extracting information from a response returned by the electronic, hand-held device to identify a type of the electronic, hand-held device.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising:

means for transmitting a probe application to the electronic, hand-held device and installing the probe application on the electronic, hand-held device to determine the type of the electronic, hand-held device.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the means for creating a version of the device-side service application specifically tailored for the electronic, hand-held device further includes one or more of:

means for compiling source code;

assembling assembly code;

modifying existing executables;

means for activating functions provided by client already installed on the electronic, hand-held device;

means for installing a minimal set of additional clients on the electronic, hand-held device;

selecting data to transfer to the electronic, hand-held device; and

means for securely transferring executables and data to the electronic, hand-held device.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said means for creating a version of the device-side service application specifically tailored for the electronic, hand held device includes a means for configuring credentials for said electronic device to facilitate communication with an intermediary server.

13. A device for deploying a device-side service application to an electronic, hand-held device, the device comprising:

processor for receiving a deployment request from a user;

authenticating the user;

processor for using information supplied by the user to locate and identify the electronic, hand-held device;

processor for creating a version of the device-side service application specifically tailored for the electronic, hand-held device;

processor for delivering the specifically tailored device-side service application to the electronic, hand-held device; and

processor for installing the specifically tailored device-side service application for execution within the electronic, hand-held device.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein said processor for creating a version of the device-side service application specifically tailored for the electronic, hand held device is configured to provide credentials for said electronic device to facilitate communication with an intermediary server.