METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING APPLICATIONS TO MOBILE USERS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- selecting an application to recommend to a user based on user profile information associated with the user and application profile information associated with the application; and
propagating recommended application information toward a user device of the user, wherein the recommended application information comprises an application executable of the recommended application.
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Abstract
Various deficiencies in the prior art are addressed by embodiments for recommending applications to users. A method and apparatus are provided for selecting an application to recommend to a user based on user profile information associated with the user and application profile information associated with the application, and propagating recommended application information toward a user device of the user, where the recommended application information includes an application executable of the recommended application. A method and apparatus are provided for receiving, at a user device, recommended application information comprising an application executable of an application recommended for a user of the user device, and automatically installing the application executable on the user device.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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selecting an application to recommend to a user based on user profile information associated with the user and application profile information associated with the application; and propagating recommended application information toward a user device of the user, wherein the recommended application information comprises an application executable of the recommended application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured for; selecting an application to recommend to a user based on user profile information associated with the user and application profile information associated with the application; and propagating recommended application information toward a user device of the user, wherein the recommended application information comprises an application executable of the recommended application.
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured for; receiving, at a user device, recommended application information comprising an application executable of an application recommended for a user of the user device; and automatically installing the application executable of the recommended application on the user device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a user device, recommended application information comprising an application executable of an application recommended for a user of the user device; and automatically installing the application executable of the recommended application on the user device.
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