MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING APPLICATION

• US 20130225087A1
• Filed: 12/04/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: UHM, Yoon Sun
• Application Number:
  US13/693,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20130225087A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• 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: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A method for sharing an application includes selecting an application for sharing in a first mobile terminal device, attaching application information corresponding to the selected application to a message in the first mobile terminal device, and transmitting a message including the application information to a second terminal device. A first mobile terminal device includes an interface to receive a selection input of an application to be shared, an application information processing unit to identify application information corresponding to the selected application, and a transmission interface to transmit the application information to a second mobile terminal device.

Claims

1. A method for sharing an application, comprising:

selecting an application for sharing in a first mobile terminal device;

attaching application information corresponding to the selected application to a message in the first mobile terminal device; and

transmitting a message comprising the application information to a second terminal device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a fee is associated with the application.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving the message in a second mobile terminal;

receiving an input for downloading the application; and

running an agent program for downloading the application.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving the message in a second mobile terminal;

receiving an input for downloading the application;

determining whether the input is a first type input or a second type input; and

running an agent program for downloading the application if the input is determined to be the first type input.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining whether the input is a first type input or a second type input; and

running a download program for downloading the application if the input is determined to be the second type input.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the first type input is an input detected for a predetermined period of time or longer, and the second type input is an input detected for a duration less than the predetermined period of time.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the application information comprises the application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the application information comprises at least one of identification information of a transmitting mobile terminal device, identification information of a receiving mobile terminal device, an application biography, application download path, and header information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is selected from a list of applications comprised in the first mobile terminal.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is selected by clicking on a separate sharing sub-icon associated with an application icon corresponding to the application.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is generated by a message writing program.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the application information comprises an icon image.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the application information is transmittable when the first mobile terminal device is within a range of a short-range communication network.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the application information is received when the second mobile terminal device is within a range of a short-range communication network.

15. A first mobile terminal device, comprising:

an interface to receive a selection input of an application to be shared;

an application information processing unit to identify application information corresponding to the selected application; and

a transmission interface to transmit the application information to a second mobile terminal device.

16. The first mobile terminal device of claim 15, wherein the application information comprises the application.

17. The first mobile terminal device of claim 15, wherein the application information comprises an icon image.

18. The first mobile terminal device of claim 17, wherein the application information is transmitted in a message.

19. The first mobile terminal device of claim 15, wherein the application information comprises at least one of identification information of the first mobile terminal device, identification information of the second mobile terminal device, an application biography, application download path, and header information.

20. The first mobile terminal device of claim 15, wherein the application is selected from a list of applications comprised in the first mobile terminal.

21. The first mobile terminal device of claim 15, wherein the application is selected by clicking on a separate sharing sub-icon associated with an application icon corresponding to the application.

22. The first mobile terminal device of claim 15, wherein the application information is transmittable when the first mobile terminal device is within a range of a short-range communication network.

23. A mobile terminal device, comprising:

a reception interface to receive application information corresponding to an application of another mobile terminal device;

a drive processing unit to download the application; and

a download controller to extract information associated with the application, and to determine whether to download the application.

24. The mobile terminal device of claim 23, wherein the reception interface receives an input to download the application from the message, and the drive processing unit determines whether the input is a first type input or a second type input.

25. The mobile terminal device of claim 24, wherein the drive processing unit executes an agent program if the input is determined to be the first type.

26. The mobile terminal device of claim 24, wherein the drive processing unit executes a download program if the input is determined to be the second type.

27. The mobile terminal device of claim 23, wherein the download controller determines whether a fee is associated with the application.

28. The mobile terminal device of claim 23, wherein the application information is receivable if the mobile terminal device is determined to be located within a range of a short-range communication network.

29. The mobile terminal device of claim 23, wherein the application information comprises an icon image of an application.

30. The mobile terminal device of claim 29, wherein the application information is received in a message.