System and method for bi-directional communication and execution of dynamic instruction sets

• US 7,117,494 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2002
• Issued: 10/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Rajaram, Gowri
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhen, Wei
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOW, CHIH CHING
• Application Number:
  US10/206,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20030110479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,531 Days
• Field of Search: 717/147, 717/140, 701/200, 455/517, 455/419, 455/115, 455/418, 709/224, 715/500, 704/275
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/658 Incremental updates; Differential updates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44521 Dynamic linking or loading; Link editing at or after load time, e.g. Java class loading
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A system and method for bi-directional communication of dynamic instruction sets between a handset and a wireless communication network is provided. A dynamic instruction set represents a discrete function or a discrete action that is to be carried out by the recipient device. A wireless communication device can send a dynamic instruction set to the network in order to instruct the network to perform certain operations such as providing information, software, or other data to the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device is also configured to receive and execute dynamic instruction sets sent from the network.

Claims

1. A wireless communication computer device comprising:

a library of server operation codes;

a library of remote operation codes;

a set of executable instructions, each executable instruction corresponding to an operation code in the library of remote operation codes;

a runtime engine configured to compile a set of server operation codes and send the set of server operation codes to a server computer communicatively coupled with the wireless communication device via a wireless communication network, the runtime engine further configured to receive a set of remote operation codes and execute a set of executable instructions, each executable instruction corresponding to an operation code in the received set of remote operation codes.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the compiled set of server operation codes further comprises a data payload.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the runtime engine is configured to automatically compile and send the set of server operation codes at a predetermined time.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the runtime engine is configured to compile and send the set of server operation codes in response to input from a user of the wireless communication device.

5. A bidirectional computer system for sending operational instructions between a wireless communication device and a server computer, wherein the wireless communication device and the server computer are communicatively coupled via a wireless communication network, the system comprising:

a wireless communication device having a runtime engine, a library of server operation codes, a library of remote operation codes, and a first set of executable instructions, each executable instruction in said first set corresponding to an operation code in the library of remote operation codes; and

a server computer having a control module, the library of server operation codes, the library of remote operation codes, and a second set of executable instructions, each executable instruction in said second set corresponding to an operation code in the library of server operation codes;

wherein the runtime engine is configured to compile a set of server operation codes and send the set of server operation codes to the server computer, and wherein the server computer is configured to receive the set of server operation codes and execute a set of instructions, each instruction corresponding to an operation code in the set of server operation codes.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the compiled set of server operation codes further comprises a data payload.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the runtime engine is configured to automatically compile and send the set of server operation codes at a predetermined time.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the runtime engine is configured to compile and send the set of server operation codes in response to input from a user of the wireless communication device.

9. A method for sending operational instructions between a wireless communication device and a server computer, wherein the wireless communication device and the server computer are communicatively coupled via a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

compiling a set of server operational codes from a library of server operational codes compiling a set of server operational codes from a library of server operational codes within a runtime engine of the wireless communication device;

attaching a data payload to the set of server operational codes, wherein the data payload corresponds to the set of server operational codes; and

sending the set of server operational codes and data payload to the server computer for execution thereon.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the attaching step further comprising the steps of:

determining whether corresponding data is required for each operational code included in the set of operational codes;

fetching the required corresponding data for each operational code; and

compiling the corresponding data for each operational code into a data payload.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the compiling step further comprises the steps of:

fetching an operational code from a library of operational codes; and

storing the operational code in a temporary memory location housing the set of server operational codes.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the data payload comprises diagnostic information.

13. A computer readable medium having stored thereon one or more sequences of instructions for causing one or more microprocessors to perform the steps for sending operational instructions to a server computer communicatively coupled with the wireless communication device via a wireless communication network, the steps comprising:

compiling a set of server operational codes from a library of server operational codes compiling a set of server operational codes from a library of server operational codes within a runtime engine of the wireless communication device;

attaching a data payload to the set of server operational codes, wherein the data payload corresponds to the set of server operational codes; and

sending the set of server operational codes and data payload to a server computer for execution thereon.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising one or more sequences of instructions for performing the steps of:

determining whether corresponding data is required for each operational code included in the set of operational codes;

fetching the required corresponding data for each operational code; and

compiling the corresponding data for each operational code into a data payload.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising one or more sequences of instructions for performing the steps of:

fetching an operational code from a library of operational codes; and

storing the operational code in a temporary memory location housing the set of server operational codes.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the data payload comprises diagnostic information.

17. A wireless communication device including a microprocessor, a persistent storage area, a volatile storage area, and a wireless communication means, the wireless communication device configured to send operational instructions to a server computer communicatively coupled with the wireless communication device via a wireless communication network, the wireless communication device further including an execution engine configured to compile a set of server operation codes from a library of server operation codes and send the set of server operation codes to the server computer via a wireless communication means.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the compiled set of server operation codes further comprises a data payload.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the runtime engine is configured to automatically compile and send the set of server operation codes at a predetermined time.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the runtime engine is configured to compile and send the set of server operation codes in response to input from a user of the wireless communication device.