SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE MOBILE APPLICATION DOWNLOAD

• US 20120222129A1
• Filed: 02/24/2011
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bouyant Holdings Limited
• Original Assignee: Cidway Technologies, Ltd.
• Inventors: Racciopi, Gustavo, Pulluelo, Alain, Filliat, Laurent
• Application Number:
  US13/034,427
• Publication Number:
  US 20120222129A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/57 Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities

Abstract

Methods and systems for downloading applications to a mobile communicator and for protecting access to stored mobile applications are disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of providing an application to a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:

configuring an application download link to download the application when activated;

providing a user with the application download link;

detecting when the application download link is activated;

starting an activation code lifespan by a server;

providing the user with a relevant lifespan limited activation code;

receiving the activation code; and

initiating a provisioning process for the application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

providing a first application download link that can differ from a first user to a second user; and

tracing the first user when the first user uses the first application link to download the application.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

providing the user with a first application download link;

detecting when the first application download link is activated; and

redirecting the user'"'"'s mobile device to a second download link to download the application.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing the application download link to the user by one of short message service (SMS), e-mail, phone call, mobile voice, or other data transmission.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing the application download link to a user'"'"'s computer by one of e-mail, voice, or other data transmission.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing the application download link by one of mail, fax, paper or other non-computer data transmission.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing the activation code to the mobile device by one of SMS, e-mail, phone call, mobile voice, or other data transmission.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing the activation code to a user'"'"'s computer by one of e-mail, voice, or other computer data transmission.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing the activation code by mail, fax, paper, or other non-computer data transmission.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the application provisioning is performed using mobile communication capabilities such as SMS, hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), wireless application protocol (WAP), WIFI or any other mobile device communication capability.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the application provisioning is performed without using mobile communication capabilities, and wherein the application provisioning is performed using a mobile display, a keyboard or a physical communication link such as Infra Red, universal serial bus (USB), craddle or any other mobile physical connection.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the application provisioning comprises providing the application with access to authentication secrets.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the application provisioning comprises providing the application with access to digital signature secrets.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the application provisioning comprises providing the application with access to a public key infrastructure (PKI) key.