Systems and method for recommending an application from a mobile station
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1. A method of recommending and downloading a mobile station application to an end-user of a mobile station, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving a mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application, through a mobile communication network from a recommending mobile station, the received recommending message comprising an application identifier associated with the recommended mobile station application and one or more mobile station identifiers of mobile stations to which to recommend the application;
responsive to receiving the mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application and for each of the one or more mobile station identifiers received in the mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application, determining whether a corresponding mobile station is capable of executing the recommended mobile station application, to identify only those mobile stations capable of executing the recommended mobile station application;
storing provisioning information with respect to the recommended mobile station application to prepare the recommended mobile station application for transmission to each of those mobile stations identified as being capable of executing the recommended mobile station application;
upon completion of storing the provisioning information, transmitting a mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application through the mobile communication network to only those mobile stations identified as being capable of executing the recommended mobile station application;
receiving a response to the transmitted message through the mobile communication network from a responding mobile station among those mobile stations identified as being capable of executing the recommended mobile station application; and
downloading the recommended mobile station application through the mobile communication network to the responding mobile station.
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Systems and methods for recommending an application from a mobile station are shown and described. Components of the network and components in communication with the network cooperate to confirm whether a mobile station recommended to receive the application is capable of executing the application and provisioning the application for transmission to the recommended mobile station.
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1. A method of recommending and downloading a mobile station application to an end-user of a mobile station, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving a mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application, through a mobile communication network from a recommending mobile station, the received recommending message comprising an application identifier associated with the recommended mobile station application and one or more mobile station identifiers of mobile stations to which to recommend the application; responsive to receiving the mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application and for each of the one or more mobile station identifiers received in the mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application, determining whether a corresponding mobile station is capable of executing the recommended mobile station application, to identify only those mobile stations capable of executing the recommended mobile station application; storing provisioning information with respect to the recommended mobile station application to prepare the recommended mobile station application for transmission to each of those mobile stations identified as being capable of executing the recommended mobile station application; upon completion of storing the provisioning information, transmitting a mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application through the mobile communication network to only those mobile stations identified as being capable of executing the recommended mobile station application; receiving a response to the transmitted message through the mobile communication network from a responding mobile station among those mobile stations identified as being capable of executing the recommended mobile station application; and downloading the recommended mobile station application through the mobile communication network to the responding mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communication network, comprising:
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a service creation manager device that stores information related to whether a mobile station can execute a mobile station application; a zone provisioning network device that communicates with an application server to prepare a mobile station application for transmission to a mobile station; and a group provisioning manager network device in communication with the service creation manager and the zone provisioning network device, the group provisioning manager network device configured to perform functions comprising; receiving a mobile messaging service message recommending the mobile station application, the received recommending message comprising an application identifier associated with the recommended mobile station application and one or more mobile station identifiers of mobile stations to which to recommend the mobile station application; receiving an indication from the service creation manager device whether each of the those mobile stations identified in the recommendation messaging service message is capable of executing the recommended mobile station application; transmitting provisioning information to the zone provisioning network device, the provisioning information used to prepare the recommended mobile station application for transmission to only those mobile stations capable of executing the recommended application; receiving a response from the zone provisioning network device, the response indicating that the recommended mobile station application is prepared for transmission to only those mobile stations capable of executing the recommended application; and transmitting, responsive to receiving the response, a messaging service message to only those mobile stations identified as capable of executing the recommended mobile station application, the message indicating that the mobile station application has been recommended. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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