Run-time determination of application delivery

• US 9,134,995 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2014
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gorti, Sreenivasa R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Ted T
• Application Number:
  US14/334,883
• Publication Number:
  US 20140331219A1
• Time in Patent Office: 424 Days
• Field of Search: 717101-102, 717106-107, 717120-122, 717171-172, 717177-178
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/76 Adapting program code to run in a different environment; Porting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles

Abstract

Each of a first and second component version for each of a first and second component of a software application are stored. Upon receipt of a launch request for the software application from a client device, a profile of the client device is determined. The profile includes a programming language requirement for the client device. Component versions are selected based on the profile of the client device including the programming language requirement for the client device. One of the selected component version for the first component and the second component of the software application is executed by an application server, and the other of the selected component version for the first component and the second component of the software application is executed by the client device.

Claims

1. A method for delivering a software application to a client device, comprising:

storing a first component version for a first component of a software application;

storing a second component version for the first component of the software application;

storing a first component version for a second component of the software application;

storing a second component version for the second component of the software application;

upon receipt of a launch request for the software application from a client device, determining a profile of the client device including a programming language requirement for the client device;

selecting, based on the profile of the client device including the programming language requirement for the client device, one of the first component version and the second component version for the first component of the software application;

selecting, based on the profile of the client device including the programming language requirement for the client device, one of the first component version and the second component version for the second component of the software application;

wherein one of the selected component version for the first component and the second component of the software application is executed by an application server, and the other of the selected component version for the first component and the second component of the software application is executed by the client device.

2. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the selected component version for the first component and the selected component version for the second component are dynamically partitioned into a first group and a second group based on the determined profile, and

wherein the first group is delivered to the client device from the application server, and the second group is retained at the application server.

3. The method according to claim 2,

wherein the profile further includes a processing capability of the client device.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a user deployment preference for deploying components to the client device,

wherein the one of the first component version and the second component version for the second component of the software application are selected also based on the determined user deployment preference for deploying components to the client device.

5. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the selected component version for the first component comprises a presentation layer component.

6. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the selected component version for the first component comprises an interaction layer component.

7. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the profile further includes a display requirement of the client device.

8. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the client device comprises a mobile device.

9. The method according to claim 1,

further comprising determining a user selection of a delivery preference and partitioning the selected component version for the first component and the selected component version for the second component into a first group and a second group according to the determined user selection.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

forwarding an application manager to the client device to determine the profile of the client device.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

requesting the client device to forward the profile.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether an application component already exists on the client device prior to selecting any component version.

13. A system for delivering a software application to a requesting client device, comprising:

a memory that stores instructions, and

a processor that executes the instructions, wherein, when executed by the processor, the instructions cause the system to perform a process comprising;

storing a second component version for the first component of the software application;

storing a first component version for a second component of the software application;

storing a second component version for the second component of the software application;

upon receipt of a launch request for the software application from a client device, determining a profile of the client device including a programming language requirement for the client device;

selecting, based on the profile of the client device including the programming language requirement for the client device, one of the first component version and the second component version for the first component of the software application; and

selecting, based on the profile of the client device including the programming language requirement for the client device, one of the first component version and the second component version for the second component of the software application;

wherein one of the selected component version for the first component and the second component of the software application is executed by an application server of the system, and the other of the selected component version for the first component and the second component of the software application is executed by the client device.

14. The system according to claim 13,

wherein the selected component version for the first component and the selected component version for the second component are dynamically partitioned into a first group and a second group based on the determined profile;

wherein the first group is delivered to the client device from the application server;

wherein the second group is retained at the application server;

wherein the first group is executed by the client device, and

wherein the application is executed using the first group and second group.

15. The system according to claim 13,

wherein the process performed by the system further comprises selecting a plurality of components as a group based on the profile.

16. The system according to claim 13,

wherein the process performed by the system further comprises iteratively selecting each of a plurality of components based on the profile.

17. The system according to claim 13,

wherein the application server determines a processor configuration of the client device to determine the processing capability.

18. The system according to claim 14,

wherein the application server determines a user selection of a delivery preference and dynamically partitions the selected component version for the first component and the selected component version for the second component according to the determined user selection.

19. The system according to claim 13,

wherein the application server forwards an application manager to the client device to determine a profile of the client device.

20. A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a computer program for delivering a software application to a client device, the computer program, when executed by a processor of a system that includes an application server causing the processor to perform a process comprising:

storing a first component version for a first component of a software application;

storing a second component version for the first component of the software application;

storing a first component version for a second component of the software application;

storing a second component version for the second component of the software application;

upon receipt of a launch request for the software application from a client device, determining a profile of the client device including a programming language requirement for the client device;

selecting, based on the profile of the client device including the programming language requirement for the client device, one of the first component version and the second component version for the first component of the software application; and

selecting, based on the profile of the client device including the programming language requirement for the client device, one of the first component version and the second component version for the second component of the software application;

wherein one of the selected component version for the first component and the second component of the software application is executed by an application server of the system, and the other of the selected component version for the first component and the second component of the software application is executed by the client device.