Method, system and apparatus for management of push content when changing computing devices

• US 8,364,810 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2010
• Issued: 01/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Rudenko, Vladlen, Svazic, John Ivan, Gentle, Cassidy Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Walsh, John B.
• Application Number:
  US12/712,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20110113135A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/60 Business processes related to postal services shipping G06Q10/083; franking apparatus G07B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for management of push content when changing computing devices is provided. In an example embodiment, a computing device is configured to maintain an absolute identifier of the device that remains unchangeable, and a relative identifier that can be changed. The processor of the device is configured to ascertain if the relative identifier has been changed, and accordingly notify any network infrastructure that is configure to send push content to the device to cease delivery of such push content.

Claims

1. A method for management of push content on a computing device comprising:

determining, at a processor of the computing device, that a relative device identifier associated with the computing device has changed;

receiving, at the processor, content subscription information;

the content subscription information identifying content to be pushed to the computing device via a link connected to the computing device;

the content subscription information maintained within at least one storage device of the computing device;

sending at least one message to a network component instructing the network component to unsubscribe the computing device from the content to be pushed;

the message identifying an absolute identifier associated with the device and the content.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a local message on an output mechanism of the device requesting input to identify whether to re-subscribe to the content;

on receiving an affirmative response to the local message via an input mechanism of the device, initiating a subscription process to the network component to re-subscribe the computing device to receive the content to be pushed.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

on receiving a negative response to the local message via the input device, uninstalling an application from the storage device;

the application configured to receive the content via the network component and to generate the content on the output mechanism.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the network component is a policy server in an intermediation infrastructure;

the policy server connected to a content server for hosting the content;

the policy server configured to maintain a policy indicating whether delivery of the push content to the computing device is permitted.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the network component is a content server for hosting the content;

the content server configured to maintain a policy indicating whether delivery of the push content to the computing device is permitted.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining is performed by detecting whether a removable information module within the computing device has been changed.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the removable information module is a Subscriber Information Module (SIM) card.

8. A computing device comprising:

storage configured to maintain a relative device identifier;

the relative device identifier changeable;

the storage configured to maintain an absolute device identifier that is not changeable;

the storage further configured to maintain content subscription information identifying content to be pushed to the computing device via a link connectable to the computing device;

a processor connected to the storage;

the processor configured to determine that the relative device identifier has changed;

the processor further configured to receive the content subscription information;

the processor further configured to send to at least one message to network component connectable to the link;

the message instructing the network component to unsubscribe the computing device from the content to be pushed;

the message identifying the absolute device identifier.

9. The computing device of claim 8 further comprising an output mechanism connected to the processor and an input mechanism connected to the processor and wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate a local message on the output mechanism of the device requesting input to identify whether to re-subscribe to the content;

receive an affirmative response to the local message via an input mechanism of the device, whereupon the processor is configured to initiate a subscription process to the network component to re-subscribe the computing device to receive the content.

10. The computing device of claim 9 wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a negative response to the local message via the input device, and uninstall an application from the storage;

the application executable by processor to configure the processor to receive the content via the network component and to generate the content on the output mechanism.

11. The computing device of claim 8 wherein the network component is a policy server in an intermediation infrastructure;

the policy server connected to a content server for hosting the content;

the policy server configured to maintain a policy indicating whether delivery of the push content to the computing device is permitted.

12. The computing device of claim 8 wherein the network component is a content server for hosting the content;

the content server configured to maintain a policy indicating whether delivery of the push content to the computing device is permitted.

13. The computing device of claim 8 further comprising a removable information module within the computing device and the processor is configured to determine that the relative device identifier has changed by detecting whether the removable information module has changed.

14. The computing device of claim 13 wherein the removable information module is a Subscriber Information Module (SIM) card.

15. A system for management push content comprising:

a network component for pushing content and connectable to a network;

a computing device connectable to the server via the network;

the computing device comprising storage configured to maintain a relative device identifier;

the relative device identifier changeable;

the storage configured to maintain an absolute device identifier that is not changeable;

the storage further configured to maintain content subscription information identifying content to be pushed to the computing device from the network component;

the computing device comprising connected to the storage;

the processor configured to determine that the relative device identifier has changed;

the processor further configured to receive the content subscription information;

the processor further configured to send to at least one message to the network component via the network;

the message instructing the network component to unsubscribe the computing device from the content to be pushed;

the message identifying the absolute device identifier.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the computing device further comprises an output mechanism connected to the processor and the computing device further comprises an input mechanism connected to the processor and wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate a local message on the output mechanism of the device requesting input to identify whether to re-subscribe to the content;

receive an affirmative response to the local message via an input mechanism of the device, whereupon the processor is configured to initiate a subscription process to the network component to re-subscribe the computing device to receive the content.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a negative response to the local message via the input device, and to uninstall an application from the storage;

the application executable by processor to configure the processor to receive the content via the network component and to generate the content on the output mechanism.

18. The system according to claim 15 wherein the network component is a policy server in an intermediation infrastructure;

the policy server connected to a content server for hosting the content;

the policy server configured to maintain a policy indicating whether delivery of the push content to the computing device is permitted.

19. The system according to claim 15 wherein the network component is a content server for hosting the content;

the content server configured to maintain a policy indicating whether delivery of the push content to the computing device is permitted.

20. The system according to claim 15 wherein the computing device further comprises a removable information module within the computing device and the processor is configured to determine that the relative device identifier has changed by detecting whether the removable information module has changed.