RUN-TIME DETERMINATION OF APPLICATION DELIVERY

• US 20100275195A1
• Filed: 07/07/2010
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gorti, Sreenivasa R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,839,229 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/76 Adapting program code to run in a different environment; Porting
• 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 67/30 Profiles

Abstract

A software application is delivered to a client device. A plurality of alternate component versions for a first software component of a software application are stored. A plurality of alternate component versions for a second software component of the software application are stored. One of the plurality of alternate component versions for the first software component is selected. One of the plurality of alternate component versions for the second software component is selected. The selected alternate component version for the first software component is delivered to a client device. The selected alternate component version for the first software component is executed by the client device and the selected alternate component version for the second software component is executed by an application server.

Claims

1. A method for delivering a software application to a client device, comprising:

storing a plurality of alternate component versions for a first software component of a software application;

storing a plurality of alternate component versions for a second software component of the software application;

selecting one of the plurality of alternate component versions for the first software component;

selecting one of the plurality of alternate component versions for the second software component;

delivering the selected alternate component version for the first software component to a client device,

wherein the selected alternate component version for the first software component is executed by the client device and the selected alternate component version for the second software component is executed by an application server.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a profile of the client device,

wherein the selected alternate component version for the first software component and the selected alternate component version for the second software component are selected based on the determined profile.

3. The method according to claim 2,

wherein the selected alternate component version for the first software component and the selected alternate component version for the second software component are dynamically partitioned into a first group and a second group based on the determined profile.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

delivering the first group to the client device from the application server; and

retaining the second group at the application server.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the application server, a request from the client device to launch the software application.

6. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the selected alternate component version for the first software component comprises a presentation layer software component.

7. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the selected alternate component version for the first software component comprises:

at least one of an interaction layer software component, a business objects layer software component and a data layer software component.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a profile of the client device by determining at least one of a physical display characteristic of the client device, a processing potential of the client device, a processor configuration of the client device, available client device memory, and client device network connection speed.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a user selection of a delivery preference and partitioning the selected alternate component version for the first software component and the selected alternate component version for the second software component into a first group and a second group according to the determined user selection.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

forwarding an application manager to the client device to determine a profile of the client device.

11. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

requesting the client device to forward the profile.

12. A system for delivering a software application to a requesting client device, comprising:

a storage that stores a plurality of alternate component versions for a first software component of a software application and that stores a plurality of alternate component versions for a second software component of the software application; and

an application server that selects one of the plurality of alternate component versions for the first software component;

that selects one of the plurality of alternate component versions for the second software component; and

that delivers the selected alternate component version for the first software component to a client device,

wherein the selected alternate component version for the first software component is executed by the client device and the selected alternate component version for the second software component is executed by an application server.

13. The system according to claim 12,

wherein the application server further determines a profile of the client device, and

wherein the selected alternate component version for the first software component and the selected alternate component version for the second software component are selected based on the determined profile.

14. The system according to claim 13,

wherein the selected alternate component version for the first software component and the selected alternate component version for the second software component are dynamically partitioned into a first group and a second group based on the determined profile.

15. The system according to claim 14,

wherein the first group is delivered to the client device from the application server;

wherein the second group is retained at the application server;

wherein the first group is executed by the client device, and

wherein the application is executed using the first group and second group.

16. The system according to claim 14,

wherein the first group comprises a presentation layer software component.

17. The system according to claim 14,

wherein the first group comprises at least one of an interaction layer software component, a business objects layer software component and a data layer software component.

18. The system according to claim 12,

wherein the application server determines at least one of a physical display characteristic of the client device, a processing potential of the client device, processor configuration of the client device, available client device memory, and client device network connection speed.

19. The system according to claim 14,

wherein the application server determines a user selection of a delivery preference and partitions the selected alternate component version for the first software component and the selected alternate component version for the second software component according to the determined user selection.

20. The system according to claim 12,

wherein the application server forwards an application manager to the client device to determine a profile of the client device.