Method and System for Enabling a Communication Device to Remotely Execute an Application

• US 20160360042A1
• Filed: 08/19/2016
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Inventors: Hammond, Daniel D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,716,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1016 Telecontrol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A communication system capable of enabling one or more communication devices to remotely execute one or more applications includes one or more communication devices that are coupled to a data connection. At least one of the one or more communication devices is operable to communicate a request to establish a communication session over the data connection. The system also includes one or more application servers that are coupled to the data connection. At least one of the one or more application servers is adapted to execute an application to establish the requested communication session with the at least one communication device. The at least one application server resides at a location remote from the at least one communication device. The at least one application server communicates a request for processing service to the at least one communication device. The request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection.

Claims

1. An application server, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having stored thereon software code that, when executed by the processor, causes the application server to;

receive, or have previously received, over a communication link an application software program from at least one repository having access to one or more applications maintained in at least one database coupled to the at least one repository;

execute the received application;

establish a communication session with a client device at a location remote from the application server in response to a request from the client device to establish the communication session, wherein the application server is coupled to a communication link comprising a data connection to the client device; and

receive processing services from the client device over the data connection, wherein the processing services include responding to one or more queries for information from a user of said client device.

2. The application server of claim 1, wherein the application software program further causes the application server to:

collect, store, or communicate information to or from the client device, wherein the information is stored to a database coupled to the application server or to at least one database coupled to the at least one repository.

3. The application server of claim 1, wherein the one or more queries for information comprise one or more queries for identification or authentication of the client device or a user of said client device.

4. The application server of claim 1, wherein the client device is coupled to the application server via a wireless network or a Wi-Fi connection.

5. The application server of claim 1, wherein the client device comprises one or more of the following capabilities:

a display capable of presenting text, video and image information to the user, a speaker capable of playing audio information to the user, and input devices capable of receiving voice input, stylus input, keyboard input, and touch input.

6. The application server of claim 1, wherein the processing services provided by the client device include receiving data content, including data representing audio, voice, text, video, image, or a software program, from a source located remote from the client device.

7. The application server of claim 1, wherein processing services provided by the client device to include sending data content, including data representing audio, voice, text, video, image, or a software program, to a destination located remote from the client device.

8. The application server of claim 1, wherein the software code further causes the application server to:

receive application content from the at least one database coupled to the at least one repository or from at least one repository memory.

9. The application server of claim 1, wherein the application server, the at least one repository, and the at least one database comprise a plurality of clusters located at one or more sites.

10. The application server of claim 1, wherein the client device is a mobile device.

11. A repository, comprising:

a communication link to an application server; and

application logic that causes the repository to;

retrieve one or more applications from at least one database coupled to the repository;

send the one or more applications from the repository to the application server for execution of the application, wherein the application server is operable to connect to and receive processing services from a client device over a data connection, wherein the request for processing services includes one or more queries for information from a user of said client device.

12. The repository of claim 11, further comprising:

an application software development environment accessible to one or more users, the application software development environment utilized to develop applications to be stored on the repository.

13. The repository of claim 12, wherein application software developed using the software development environment is executable on the application server, the repository, and/or the client device.

14. The repository of claim 11, further comprising:

application logic that controls distribution or communication of applications stored on the repository.

15. The repository of claim 14, wherein said distribution of applications comprises communicating said applications to a predetermined set of application servers or to the device.

16. The repository of claim 14, wherein said distribution of applications comprises communicating said applications to one or more application servers as determined by dynamic information.

17. The repository of claim 14, wherein the applications are distributed to application servers as determined by load requirements.

18. The repository of claim 14, wherein the applications are distributed to application servers in response to a request from said application servers.

19. A client device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having stored thereon a device software program that, when executed by the processor, causes the client device to;

establishing a first communications link to one or more application servers, the first communication link comprising a data connection, wherein at least one of the one or more application servers is adapted to establish a communication session with the client device;

transmitting a request from the client device to establish the communication session, wherein the one or more application servers reside at locations remote from the client device;

wherein the one or more application servers are operable to receive, or have previously received, an application over a second communication link, wherein the one or more application servers are further operable to execute the received application remote from the client device and to establish the communication session with the client device; and

receiving, at the client device, a request for a processing service, wherein the request for the processing service is communicated to the client device over the data connection, and wherein the request for the processing service comprises one or more queries for information from a user.

20. The client device of claim 20, wherein said device software program comprises a portion of a system application, and a portion of the system application is executed at a location remote from the client device.

21. The client device of claim 20, wherein the device software program is downloaded to or previously installed on the client device and facilitates communication between the user and the one or more application servers or a repository via the client device.

22. The client device of claim 21, wherein the device software program is suitable to execute on a mobile device.

23. The client device of claim 21, wherein the device software program causes the client device to access services from a plurality of additional applications servers having additional system application content.

24. The client device of claim 21, wherein the device software program comprises a portion of a certain system application'"'"'s logic and is uniquely suited to operate in conjunction with the certain system application having content on the one or more application servers or the one repository or both.

25. The client device of claim 21, wherein the device software program enables the client device to collect information from and present information to the user of said client device in response to said one or more queries.

26. The client device of claim 21, wherein responses to said one or more queries or information collected from the user via the device software program or both are selected from the group consisting of a voice input, a DTMF input, a stylus input, a keyboard input, and a touch input and any input that is comprehensible to the client device.

27. The client device of claim 21, wherein the device software program is capable of converting text to speech.

28. The client device of claim 25, wherein the information presented to the user via the device software program, including information prompting a response to the one or more queries or information associated with said response to the one or more queries, is comprised of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of audio, voice, text, video, and image.

29. The client device of claim 28, wherein the device software program receives and decodes a user response and executes a next portion of the application based at least in part on the user'"'"'s response.

30. The client device of claim 28, wherein the device software program continues to interact with the user until remaining information has been collected from or presented to the user of the client device.