Delivering a customized service to a mobile device using a link

• US 8,346,223 B1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Flurry Incorporated (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Vanrenen, Gabriel, Byrnes, Sean N., Scholnick, Dan
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah, Charles
• Assistant Examiner(s): YI, ALEXANDER J.
• Application Number:
  US11/594,573
• Time in Patent Office: 2,247 Days
• Field of Search: 717/178, 717/177, 717/174, 717/172, 717/167, 717/168, 717/173, 717/176, 717/169, 717/170, 717/171, 717/175, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 455/418, 455/419, 370/486, 709/213, 709/216, 709/217, 709/201, 709/203, 709/221
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0816 the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

A method of delivering a user specific customized service to a mobile user device is disclosed. User specific customized service information is received over a first channel. An identifier for the user specific customized service is generated. A link is sent that includes the identifier of the user specific customized service over a second channel. The user specific customized service identifier is received. The user specific customized service over a third channel is sent.

Claims

1. A method of delivering a user specific customized service to a mobile user device comprising:

receiving user specific customized service information over a first channel, wherein the first channel is web browser based;

generating an identifier for the user specific customized service;

sending a link that includes the identifier of the user specific customized service over a second channel, wherein the second channel is messaging service based;

receiving the user specific customized service identifier based on activation of the link, wherein the user specific customized service identifier includes a user agent providing a unique identification of the mobile user device;

creating a meta-data signature for the mobile user device based at least in part on at least one of the user agent, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) for the mobile user device, and information about a network gateway the mobile user device is using to reach a network, wherein the meta-data signature includes fundamental features comprising at least one of display colors, memory for installation of an application, and display screen size available on the mobile user device; and

sending the user specific customized service over a mobile user device web browser protocol, wherein the user specific customized service is created in part based on the meta-data signature; and

wherein the user specific customized service is an application executable file from a custom compilation based on the meta-data signature of the mobile user device; and

when an installation is unsuccessful, recompilation of the application executable file is performed with a correction to the meta-data signature of the mobile device.

20. A method as recited in claim 1, further including creating the user specific customized service in response to the received user specific customized service information.

21. A method as recited in claim 1, further including creating the user specific customized service in response to the received user specific customized service identifier.

22. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user specific customized service includes an application.

23. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user specific customized service includes a customized application.

25. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes security information.

26. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes security information, wherein the security information includes credentials.

27. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes service enrollment information.

28. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes user information.

29. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first channel includes a web browser protocol including HTTP or WAP.

30. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile user device web browser protocol includes HTTP or WAP.

2. A system of delivering a user specific customized service to a mobile user device including:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to;

receive user specific customized service information over a first channel, wherein the first channel is web browser based;

generate an identifier for the user specific customized service;

send a link that includes the identifier of the user specific customized service over a second channel, wherein the second channel is messaging service based;

receive the user specific customized service identifier based on activation of the link, wherein the user specific customized service identifier includes a user agent providing a unique identification of the mobile device;

create a meta-data signature for the mobile user device based at least in part on at least one of the user agent, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) for the mobile user device, and information about a network gateway the mobile user device is using to reach a network, wherein the meta-data signature includes fundamental features comprising at least one of display colors, memory for installation of an application, and display screen size available on the mobile user device; and

send the user specific customized service over a mobile user device web browser protocol, wherein the user specific customized service is created in part based on the meta-data signature; and

wherein the user specific customized service is an application executable file from a custom compilation based on the meta-data signature of the mobile user device; and

when an installation is unsuccessful, recompilation of the application executable file is performed with a correction to the meta-data signature of the mobile device.

3. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to create the user specific customized service in response to the received user specific customized service information.

4. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the memory is further configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to create the user specific customized service in response to the received user specific customized service identifier.

5. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the user specific customized service includes an application.

6. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the user specific customized service includes a customized application.

7. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the user specific customized service includes a customized application, wherein the customized application is customized based on the received user specific customized service information.

8. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes security information.

9. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes security information, wherein the security information includes credentials.

10. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the user specific customized service includes security information.

11. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the user specific customized service includes security information, wherein the security information includes credentials.

12. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes service enrollment information.

13. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes service enrollment information, wherein the service enrollment information includes email service enrollment information.

14. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes user information.

15. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the received user specific customized service information includes user information, wherein the user information includes an address.

16. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the first channel includes a web browser protocol including HTTP or WAP.

17. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the first channel includes a web browser page, wherein the web browser page includes a web browser form.

18. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the second channel includes a messaging service protocol including mobile user device short messaging service (SMS) protocol.

19. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the mobile user device web browser protocol includes HTTP or WAP.

24. A system as recited in claim 2, wherein the user specific customized service includes a customized application, wherein the customized application is customized based on the received user specific customized service information.