AUTOMATIC APPLICATION MANAGEMENT IN A SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS SYSTEM

• US 20110280403A1
• Filed: 05/12/2010
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: DeLuca, Michael Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 8,515,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/278
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

Method, device and computer readable storage medium for managing applications on a wireless device by providing applications on the wireless device. The wireless device is used in a short-range wireless system with an effective range. The wireless device and a client device are brought into proximity and thereby into the effective range of the short-range wireless system. The wireless device and the client device are connected and associated. The application is associated with the client device. The application is then automatically launched on the wireless device.

Claims

1. A method for managing applications on a wireless device for:

providing one or more applications on the wireless device, the wireless device used in a short-range wireless system having an effective range;

detecting a presence of a client device in the effective range of the short-range wireless system;

associating the wireless device with the client device,

selecting an application from the one or more applications for the associated client device;

associating the application with the client device; and

launching the application on the wireless device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless system is a Bluetooth™

system; and

the associating the wireless device with the client device comprises pairing the wireless device with the client device.

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

authenticating the wireless device and the client device; and

exchanging link keys between the wireless device and the client device.

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

exchanging encryption keys between the wireless device and the client device.

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

disassociating the wireless device and the client device;

associating the wireless device with a second client device;

associating the selected application with the second client device; and

continuing the execution of the application on the wireless device.

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

receiving data after the disassociating the wireless device and the client device;

buffering the data on the wireless device; and

continuing the execution of the application on the wireless device using the buffered data.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the application is an audio only application and the client device is an audio reproduction device.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the application is a video application and the client device is a video reproduction device.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the application is a data exchange application and the client device is a data exchange device.

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

sending data from the wireless device to the client device or from the client device to the wireless device.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless system uses Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Z-Wave or ZigBee.

18. The method according to claim 1, wherein the authentication uses numeric comparison, out-of-band (OOB), Just Works, or passkey entry protocol.

19. The method according to claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless system is a wireless personal area network (PAN).

20. The method according to claim 1, wherein the client device is an accessory.

10. A wireless device used in a short-range wireless system, the wireless device comprising:

a memory including one or more applications, and an application device association table for associating one or more applications with a plurality of client devices; and

a processor for;

detecting a presence of a client device in an effective range of the short-range wireless system;

associating the wireless device with the client device;

selecting an application from the one or more applications for the associated client device;

associating the application with the client device; and

launching the application.

11. The wireless device according to claim 10, wherein the short-range wireless system is a Bluetooth™

system; and

the associating the wireless device with the client device comprises pairing the wireless device with the client device.

12. The wireless device according to claim 10, wherein the wireless device authenticates with the client device;

and exchanges link keys with the client device.

13. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions or statements for use in the execution in a computer of a method for managing applications on a wireless device in a short-range wireless system, the method comprising:

executing one or more applications;

detecting a presence of a client device in an effective range of the short-range wireless system;

associating the wireless device with the client device;

selecting an application from the one or more applications suitable for the associated client device;

associating the selected application with the client device; and

launching the application.

14. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the short-range wireless system is a Bluetooth™

system; and

the associating the wireless device with the client device comprises pairing the wireless device with the client device.

15. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, the method further comprising:

authenticating the wireless device and the client device; and

exchanging link keys between the wireless device and the client device.