METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method by a user terminal for managing applications executable by the user terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating folder information that defines folders of the applications;
generating action rule information that defines, for each of the folders of applications, an action to be performed on the folder of applications and a rule that initiates performance of the action;
determining that a first one of the rules is satisfied;
selecting a first one of the folders of the applications associated with the satisfied first one of the rules;
identifying applications missing from a memory of the user terminal that are members of the selected first one of the folders of the applications; and
downloading the identified applications from an application storage node via a network to the memory of the user terminal.
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Abstract
A method by a user terminal are a related user terminal are disclosed for managing applications that are executable by the user terminal. Folder information is generated that defines folders of applications. Action rule information is generated which defines, for each of the folders, an action to be performed on the folder and a rule that initiates performance of the action. A first one of the rules is determined to be satisfied. A first one of the folders is selected which is associated with the satisfied first rule. Applications are identified which are missing from a memory of the user terminal that are members of the selected first folder. The identified applications are downloaded from an application storage node via a network to the memory of the user terminal. Related methods and network nodes are disclosed for managing which applications are downloaded to user terminals.
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20 Claims
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1. A method by a user terminal for managing applications executable by the user terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating folder information that defines folders of the applications; generating action rule information that defines, for each of the folders of applications, an action to be performed on the folder of applications and a rule that initiates performance of the action; determining that a first one of the rules is satisfied; selecting a first one of the folders of the applications associated with the satisfied first one of the rules; identifying applications missing from a memory of the user terminal that are members of the selected first one of the folders of the applications; and downloading the identified applications from an application storage node via a network to the memory of the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A user terminal comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and comprising computer readable program code embodied in the at least one memory that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising; generating folder information that defines folders of the applications; generating action rule information that defines, for each of the folders of applications, an action to be performed on the folder of applications and a rule that initiates performance of the action; determining that a first one of the rules is satisfied; selecting a first one of the folders of the applications associated with the satisfied first one of the rules; identifying applications missing from a memory of the user terminal that are members of the selected first one of the folders of the applications; and downloading the identified applications from an application storage node via a network to the memory of the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method by at least one network node, which includes a folder ID repository node of a distributed computing system, for managing which applications are downloaded to user terminals, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving folder information via the network from a plurality of user terminals, wherein the folder information defines folders of applications that the user terminals can select among for downloading; receiving a query from one of the user terminals that identifies a search criteria for searching among the folders of applications defined by the folder information; identifying one of the folders of applications that satisfies the search criteria; and communicating a list of the applications within the identified one of the folders of applications, to the one of the user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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