METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARTIAL PERSONALIZATION DURING MOBILE APPLICATION UPDATE

• US 20160103675A1
• Filed: 10/13/2015
• Published: 04/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Inventors: Aabye, Christian, Pirzadeh, Kiushan, Powell, Glenn, Karpenko, Igor
• Granted Patent: US 9,582,267 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• 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 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed at methods and systems for providing a partial personalization process that allows for more efficient and effective personalization of a mobile application on a communication device after updating the mobile application. For example, personalization profiles associated with multiple versions of the mobile application may be stored at an application update provisioning system and the application update provisioning system may determine the appropriate partial provisioning information to update the mobile application for each migration notification. Accordingly, a tailored partial personalization script including only that personalization information that is to be updated for the updated version of the mobile application may be generated and installed to enable new functionality and/or update the information contained within an updated mobile application, without requiring re-personalization of all personalized information into the updated mobile application.

Claims

1. A method for updating personalization information associated with an updated mobile application on a communication device managed by an application provider computer, the method comprising:

receiving, by a server computer, a migration notification from the application provider computer, the migration notification including device identification information, applet identification information, and application version information for a mobile application installed on the communication device by the application provider computer;

identifying, by the server computer, an account associated with the migration notification using the device identification information and the applet identification information;

identifying, by the server computer, a current personalization profile associated with the mobile application using the received application version information;

identifying, by the server computer, an updated personalization profile associated with the updated mobile application;

determining, by the server computer, partial personalization information associated with a difference between the current personalization profile and the updated personalization profile;

generating partial personalization scripts including the partial personalization information for updating the personalization information stored in the mobile application of the communication device; and

providing, by the server computer, the partial personalization scripts to the application provider computer for installation on the communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the partial personalization information includes at least one of an encryption key, a credential, a shared secret, and user information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the application version information indicates a previous version of the mobile application installed on the communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile application is in an inactive state until the partial personalization scripts are installed on the communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein updated functionality associated with the updated mobile application is disabled until the partial personalization scripts are installed on the communication device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the migration notification from the communication device further comprises:

establishing, by the server computer, a secure channel with the communication device using the applet identification information and the communication device information;

sending, by the server computer, a mobile status update command preparing the mobile application for the update;

receiving, by the server computer, validation information from the mobile application of the communication device through the secure channel; and

validating, by the server computer, the validation information to authenticate the mobile application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the migration notification is generated by the mobile application in response to an event associated with the mobile application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the generation of the partial provisioning scripts is performed by an issuer computer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein an issuer may request an update of the mobile application on the communication device before the migration notification is received.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

validating, by the server computer, the authenticity of the migration notification by comparing a stored application version of the personalization profile of the mobile application with the received application version information.

11. A server computer comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor, the computer-readable medium comprising code, executable by the processor, to perform a method for updating personalization information associated with an updated mobile application on a communication device, the method comprising;

receiving a migration notification from the application provider computer, the migration notification including device identification information, applet identification information, and application version information for a mobile application installed on the communication device by the application provider computer;

identifying an account associated with the migration notification using the device identification information and the applet identification information;

identifying a current personalization profile associated with the mobile application using the received application version information;

identifying an updated personalization profile associated with the updated mobile application;

determining partial personalization information associated with a difference between the current personalization profile and the updated personalization profile;

generating partial personalization scripts including the partial personalization information for updating the personalization information stored in the mobile application of the communication device; and

providing the partial personalization scripts to the application provider computer for installation on the communication device.

12. The server computer of claim 11, wherein the partial personalization information includes at least one of an encryption key, a credential, a shared secret, and user information.

13. The server computer of claim 11, wherein the application version information indicates a previous version of the mobile application installed on the communication device.

14. The server computer of claim 11, wherein the mobile application is in an inactive state until the partial personalization scripts are installed on the communication device.

15. The server computer of claim 11, wherein updated functionality associated with the updated mobile application is disabled until the partial personalization scripts are installed on the communication device.

16. The server computer of claim 11, wherein receiving the migration notification from the communication device further comprises:

establishing a secure channel with the communication device using the mobile application information and the communication device information;

sending a mobile status update command preparing the mobile application for the update;

receiving validation information from the mobile application of the communication device through the secure channel; and

validating the validation information to authenticate the mobile application.

17. The server computer of claim 11, wherein the migration notification is generated by a mobile application in response to an event associated with the mobile application.

18. The server computer of claim 11, wherein the generation of the partial provisioning scripts is performed by an issuer computer.

19. The server computer of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

validating the authenticity of the migration notification by comparing a stored application version of the personalization profile of the mobile application with the received application version information.

20. A system comprising:

a communication device including an updated mobile application configured to;

send a migration notification in response to an update event, the migration notification including device identification information, applet identification information, and application version information to an application provider computer;

the application provider computer configured to;

receive the migration notification;

determine a provisioning computer associated with the mobile application;

transmit the migration notification to the provisioning computer;

receive partial personalization scripts from the provisioning computer; and

install the partial personalization scripts on the communication device; and

the provisioning computer configured to;

receive the migration notification from the application provider computer;

identify a current personalization profile associated with the communication device using the device identification information and the applet identification information;

identify an account associated with the migration notification using the device identification information and the applet identification information;

identify a current personalization profile associated with the mobile application using the received application version information;

identify an updated personalization profile associated with the updated mobile application on the communication device;

determine partial personalization information associated with a difference between the current personalization profile and the updated personalization profile;

generate the partial personalization scripts including the partial personalization information for updating the personalization information stored in the mobile application of the communication device; and

provide the partial personalization scripts to the master application provider for installation.