SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING FUNCTIONALITY TO AN APPLICATION FOR USE WITH A NETWORK SERVICE
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1. A method for operating a computing device to receive a network service, the method being implemented by one or more processors and comprising:
- launching an application that is linked to operate with the network service, wherein launching the application includes executing instructions for initiating the application on the computing device, and for communicating with one or more servers of the network service;
receiving, from communicating with the one or more servers of the network service, instructions for implementing new functionality for the network service;
storing new functionality information that is accessible to initiate the computing device in executing the instructions for implementing the new functionality when the application is re-launched;
implementing one or more processes to monitor multiple types of application failures;
in response to detecting an application failure of one of the multiple types of application failures, storing a data set which is indicative of the application failure;
upon the application being initiated to re-launched, determining, based at least in part on the stored data set, that the application previously failed upon the instructions for implementing the new functionality being executed; and
re-launching the application without accessing the new functionality information, so that the new functionality is not triggered.
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Abstract
A computing device operates an application to receive and implement new functionality from a network service. If the new functionality causes the application to fail, the application can automatically discard or ignore the new functionality when the application is re-launched.
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1. A method for operating a computing device to receive a network service, the method being implemented by one or more processors and comprising:
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launching an application that is linked to operate with the network service, wherein launching the application includes executing instructions for initiating the application on the computing device, and for communicating with one or more servers of the network service; receiving, from communicating with the one or more servers of the network service, instructions for implementing new functionality for the network service; storing new functionality information that is accessible to initiate the computing device in executing the instructions for implementing the new functionality when the application is re-launched; implementing one or more processes to monitor multiple types of application failures; in response to detecting an application failure of one of the multiple types of application failures, storing a data set which is indicative of the application failure; upon the application being initiated to re-launched, determining, based at least in part on the stored data set, that the application previously failed upon the instructions for implementing the new functionality being executed; and re-launching the application without accessing the new functionality information, so that the new functionality is not triggered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15)
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9. A method for changing functionality of a network service provided to a population of user computing devices, the method being implemented by one or more processors and comprising:
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providing an application for a population of computing devices operated by users, each computing device of the population being operable to run the application to receive the network service, wherein the application runs on each computing device to cause the application to (i) initiate on each computing device of the population, (ii) communicate over one or more networks with one or more servers that provide the network service, and (iii) perform tasks specified by the one or more servers; introducing a new functionality to the application on a given set of computing devices in the population when each computing device in the set launches the application; and providing instructions with the new functionality to each computing device in the set, including providing each computing device with;
(i) new functionality instructions to cause the computing device to persistently store information for use when the application launches with introduction of the new functionality, (ii) failure detection instructions to cause the computing device to detect if launching the application with introduction of the new functionality causes the application to fail, (iii) default mode instructions to cause the computing device to implement a default mode re-launch process for the application that uses the stored information, and (iv) safe mode instructions to cause the computing device to implement a safe mode re-launch that omits use of the stored information if launching the application with introduction of the new functionality is detected as causing the application to fail on that computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a system, cause the system to perform operations that comprise:
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launching an application that is linked to operate with the network service, wherein launching the application includes executing instructions for initiating the application on the computing device, and for communicating with one or more servers of the network service; receiving, from communicating with the one or more servers of the network service, instructions for implementing new functionality for the network service; storing new functionality information that is accessible to initiate the computing device in executing the instructions for implementing the new functionality when the application is re-launched; implementing one or more processes to monitor multiple types of application failures; in response to detecting an application failure of one of the multiple types of application failures, storing a data set which is indicative of the application failure; upon the application being initiated to re-launched, determining, based at least in part on the stored data set, that the application previously failed upon the instructions for implementing the new functionality being executed; and re-launching the application without accessing the new functionality information, so that the new functionality is not triggered. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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