System and method for deploying application programs having a browser

• US 7,254,390 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2004
• Issued: 08/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Apriva, LLC (APPSware Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Appsware Wireless LLC (APPSware Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Klingen, Michael S., Coppinger, Paul D., Spinella, Rinaldo
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; CongVan
• Application Number:
  US10/929,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20050090258A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 455/432.3, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/436, 455/412.1, 4554261- 2, 455/424, 455/425
• US Class Current: 455/432.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/02 Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A communication system includes a development sector for registering a plurality of wireless devices, a business sector for controlling utilization of an application program and for receiving application data, a service sector for deploying the application program and for providing the application data to the business sector in accordance with communication with at least one wireless device of the plurality; and a mobile sector comprising the plurality of wireless devices, each device for receiving the application program deployed by the service sector, executing the application program in response to the business sector, and communicating with the service sector to support provision of the application data to the business sector. The wireless device, such as a cell phone, personal digital assistant, or palm top computer may include an auxiliary device such as a bar code scanner, a magnetic stripe card reader, or a printer. The business sector or service sector may monitor or limit utilization of the auxiliary device. Deployment of application programs may be controlled by the business sector or the development sector by rendering an application program or auxiliary device available for use only after a particular time or after receipt of a message. Distributed processing application programs having components in the business, service, and mobile sectors may thereby be updated in an orderly manner. An application program on a wireless device may assist confirmation of an order made by a buyer via a web site. The wireless device is expected to be operated by the buyer. Fraud reporting is accomplished by comparing data obtained by registration of the wireless device with data provided in the confirmation.

Claims

1. A method of developing an application program for deployment to a plurality of wireless devices, the method performed by a server and a browser in communication, the method comprising:

describing via the browser a plurality of functions to be performed by a provided wireless device, a plurality of associations, and a plurality of parametric values;

receiving from the browser a multiplicity of selected functions, selected associations, and selected parametric values;

determining each type of the plurality of wireless devices;

forming a program in accordance with the multiplicity of selected functions, selected associations, and selected parametric values, the program adapted for being compiled into a respective format for execution by each type of the plurality of determined types of wireless devices, execution being only after activation.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of associations comprises a relationship for series functional execution and a relationship for parallel functional execution.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of functions include a communication function via a protocol of the OSI application layer.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein at least one respective compiled format is in accordance with WBXML.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the program is formed in accordance with an extensible markup language.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein activation is in accordance with a time of day.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein activation at a particular wireless device is in accordance with receipt of a message at the particular wireless device.