Customized mobile applications for special interest groups
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1. A method for customizing a non-browser based mobile application running on a mobile communication device of a user, the method comprising:
- sending a request from the non-browser based mobile application to login to a special interest group (SIG), the request received at a management server;
sending a request from the non-browser based mobile application to the management server for customized information associated with the (SIG) for display within a specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen after login;
receiving customized information associated with the (SIG) from the management server after login for display within the specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen; and
displaying the customized information associated with the (SIG) within the specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen;
wherein the non-browser based mobile application generated screen includes one or more of a logo, advertisement, coupon, alert, notification, or map that is customizable based on an affiliation of the user to the special interest group (SIG).
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Abstract
A method and system for customizing a mobile application running on a mobile communication device of a user. In one implementation, the method includes providing the mobile application to the mobile communication device of the user, the mobile application having a generic platform; determining a special interest group (SIG) that is affiliated with the user; and customizing the generic platform of the mobile application based on information specific to the special interest group (SIG) that is affiliated with the user.
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1. A method for customizing a non-browser based mobile application running on a mobile communication device of a user, the method comprising:
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sending a request from the non-browser based mobile application to login to a special interest group (SIG), the request received at a management server; sending a request from the non-browser based mobile application to the management server for customized information associated with the (SIG) for display within a specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen after login; receiving customized information associated with the (SIG) from the management server after login for display within the specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen; and displaying the customized information associated with the (SIG) within the specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen; wherein the non-browser based mobile application generated screen includes one or more of a logo, advertisement, coupon, alert, notification, or map that is customizable based on an affiliation of the user to the special interest group (SIG). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for customizing a non-browser based mobile application running on a mobile communication device of a user, the system comprising:
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a mobile communication device associated with a user, the mobile communication device executing the non-browser based mobile application having a non-browser based application generated screen and sends a request from the non-browser based mobile application to login to a special interest group (SIG); sends a request after login from the non-browser based mobile application to management server for display of customized information associated with the (SIG) within a specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen; receives customized information associated with the (SIG) from the management server for display within a specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen associated with the (SIG) and displays customized information associated with the (SIG) within the specific non-browser based mobile application generated screen; wherein the non-browser based mobile application generated screen includes one or more of a logo, advertisement, coupon, alert, notification, or map that is customizable based on an affiliation of the user to the special interest group (SIG). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for customizing a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
delivering customized advertising information from an advertising engine executing at a server for display within a specific non-browser based application generated screen of the mobile application running on the mobile communication device, the customized advertising information based on an affiliation of a user associated with the mobile communication device and a special interest group (SIG); delivering coupons from the advertising engine executing at the server for display within a specific non-browser based application generated screen of the mobile application running on the mobile communication device, the customized advertising information based on the affiliation of the user with the special interest group; delivering notifications for display within a specific non-browser based application generated screen of the mobile application running on the mobile communication device, wherein the notifications are processed by an application executing at the mobile communication device, the notifications based on the affiliation of the user with the special interest group; and delivering location based information for display within a specific non-browser based application generated screen of the mobile application running on the mobile communication device, wherein the location based information concerns the affiliation of the user with the special interest group; wherein the non-browser based mobile application generated screen includes one or more of a logo, advertisement, coupon, alert, notification, or map that is customizable based on an affiliation of the user to the special interest group (SIG). - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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