CENTRALIZED CLIENT APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

• US 20160147526A1
• Filed: 11/24/2015
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Sreepathi, Gireesh, Camp, Roy Leon, Chen, Hui, van Voorden, Frederik
• Granted Patent: US 10,649,756 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• 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 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

Systems and methods for centralized client application management are provided. In an example embodiment, device data is received from a user device. The user device is identified according to an identification rule. A client state is received from the user device. A match between the client state and a specified state is determined. Based on the client state matching the specified state, an instruction to be performed on the user device is generated. The instruction is caused to be performed on the user device. The instruction causes a change to the client state stored on the user device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a communication module to receive, from a user device, device data indicating a device attribute of the user device;

an identification module, implemented by at least one hardware processor of a machine, to identify the user device according to an identification rule that specifies a particular device attribute;

a state module to;

receive, from the user device, a client state indicating a status of a task, and

determine that the client state matches a specified state; and

an instruction module to;

generate an instruction associated with the task to be performed at the user device based on the client state matching the specified state, and

cause performance of the instruction at the user device, the instruction causing a change to the client state stored on the user device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the device attribute includes at least one of a device type, a device identifier, a software version, or a locale.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user device performs the instruction according to a management SDK installed on the user device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the instruction prevents execution of an application on the user device until a condition included in the instruction is satisfied.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the instruction causes a change in access to a feature of an application on the user device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the instruction comprises a process flow to be completed at the user device, the process flow including at least one of a password reset flow, a logout flow, or a security change flow.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, from a user device, device data indicating a device attribute of the user device;

identifying the user device according to an identification rule that specifies a particular device attribute;

receiving, from the user device, a client state indicating a status of a task;

determining that the client state matches a specified state;

based on the client state matching the specified state, generating an instruction associated with the task to be performed at the user device; and

causing performance of the instruction at the user device, the instruction causing a change to the client state stored on the user device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the device attribute includes at least one of a device type, a device identifier, a software version, or a locale.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user device performs the instruction according to a management SDK installed on the user device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the instruction prevents execution of an application on the user device until a condition included in the instruction is satisfied.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the instruction causes a change in access to a feature of an application on the user device.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the instruction comprises a process flow to be completed at the user device, the process flow including at least one of a password reset flow, a logout flow, or a security change flow.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining, based on the client state, that the user device has not performed the task for a time period; and

generating the instruction to include the task not previously performed by the user device.

14. A machine-readable medium having no transitory signals and storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a user device, device data indicating a device attribute of the user device;

identifying the user device according to an identification rule that specifies a particular device attribute;

receiving, from the user device, a client state indicating a status of a task;

determining that the client state matches a specified state;

based on the client state matching the specified state, generating an instruction associated with the task to be performed at the user device; and

causing performance of the instruction at the user device, the instruction causing a change to the client state stored on the user device.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the device attribute includes at least one of a device type, a device identifier, a software version, or a locale.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the user device performs the instruction according to a management SDK installed on the user device.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instruction prevents execution of an application on the user device until a condition included in the instruction is satisfied.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instruction causes a change in access to a feature of an application on the user device.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instruction comprises a process flow to be completed at the user device, the process flow including at least one of a password reset flow, a logout flow, or a security change flow.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the client state, that the user device has not performed the task for a time period; and

generating the instruction to include the task not previously performed by the user device.