System and method for managing client application enablement

• US 9,182,976 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2012
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smith Micro Software Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Location Labs (Gen Digital Inc.)
• Inventors: Hodges, Daniel, Roumeliotis, Tasos, Myers, Jesse, Ozer, Mitchell Scott, Anakata, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Gillis, Brian J
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D
• Application Number:
  US13/678,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20140136651A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,090 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/217, 709/218, 709/223, 709201-203, 719/313, 719/318, 705/26.7, 725/76, 713/168
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3055 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring the status of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring if the computing system is on, off, available, not available error or fault processing without redundancy G06F11/0703; error detection or correction by redundancy in data representation G06F11/08; error detection or correction by redundancy in operation G06F11/14; error detection or correction by redundancy in hardware G06F11/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/654 using techniques specially adapted for alterable solid state memories, e.g. for EEPROM or flash memories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading

Abstract

A method for implementation by a network-connectable computing system is provided. The method includes receiving an indication of a service corresponding to a mobile device, the indication based on a user action, and transmitting at least one message to the mobile device responsive to the indication of the service. The at least one message includes an instruction for a particular application corresponding to the service to provide a status of the particular application and an instruction for a user of the mobile device to initiate contact with a network resource to access data corresponding to the particular application. Further provided is a system for managing client application enablement and operation.

Claims

1. A method for implementation by a network-connectable computing system, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of a service corresponding to a mobile device, the indication based on a user action; and

transmitting at least one text message to the mobile device responsive to the indication of the service, the at least one text message comprising;

an instruction for a particular application corresponding to the service to provide a status of the particular application; and

an instruction for a user of the mobile device to initiate contact with a network resource to access data corresponding to the particular application;

wherein the instruction for the particular application is a unique code represented by any one of a token, a pattern, or an encoded signal, and is included in the text message as an attachment to the instruction to the user of the mobile device;

determining based on a lack of a response from the particular application that at least one of an update of the particular application and installation of the particular application is required;

determining that a response from the user has been received; and

rendering to the mobile device data enabling at least one of an update of the particular application and installation of the particular application responsive to the response from the user and based on the lack of a response from the particular application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one text message comprises a short message service (SMS) protocol message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one text message comprises an encoded signal detectable by the particular application.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving from the particular application via the mobile device the status responsive to the instruction to provide the particular application'"'"'s status.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the status of the particular application includes an indication that the particular application is installed on the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving from the user via the mobile device a request for application data corresponding to the particular application based on the instruction for the user to access data corresponding to the particular application;

transmitting the application data to the mobile device via the network.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the particular application via the mobile device the status of the particular application based on the instruction to provide the status;

receiving from the user via the mobile device a communication based on the instruction for the user of the mobile device to initiate contact with a network resource; and

providing the user an indication of the status of the particular application responsive to receiving the communication from the user.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the indication of the status of the particular application indicates that the particular application is installed on the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling a user account registration corresponding to the particular application, wherein the user action comprises the user account registration.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising

enabling the network resource;

receiving from the user via the mobile device a communication based on the instruction for the user of the mobile device to initiate contact with the network resource; and

at least one of providing the user an indication of the status of the particular application and rendering application data corresponding to the particular application accessible for download.

11. A method comprising:

receiving with a first network-connectable computing system an indication of a service corresponding to a second network-connectable computing system, the indication based on a user action;

responsive to the indication of the service, transmitting with the first computing system at least one text message, the at least one text message comprising;

an instruction for a particular application to provide a status of the particular application; and

an instruction for a user to initiate contact with a network resource to access data corresponding to the particular application;

wherein the instruction for the particular application is a unique code represented by any one of a token, a pattern, or an encoded signal, and is included in the text message as an attachment to the instruction to the user of the mobile device;

receiving with the second computing system the at least one text message from the first computing system;

responsive to the at least one text message, using the particular application via the second computing system to provide the status of the particular application; and

receiving with the first computing system the status of the particular application from the particular application via the second computing system;

determining with the first computing system based on the received status from the particular application that at least one of an update of the particular application and installation of the particular application is required;

determining that a response from the user has been received; and

rendering to the mobile device data enabling at least one of an update of the particular application and installation of the particular application based on the contact from the user and based on the received status from the particular application.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second computing system comprises a mobile device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first computing system comprises a plurality of network-connectable systems.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

enabling with the second computing system a user transmission from the user responsive to the instruction to initiate contact with the network resource;

receiving with the first computing device the user transmission;

using the first computing device, providing the user with an indication of the status of the particular application.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the indication of the status comprises an indication that a setup process associated with the particular application has been completed.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising using the particular application to at least one of delete, move, hide and modify the at least one text message on the second computing system based on the status of the particular application.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising using the first computing system to provide the user with an indication of the status of the particular application.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising using the particular application via the second computing system to at least one of modify and replace the at least one text message to provide the user with an indication of the status of the particular application.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising using the particular application via the second computing system to at least one of modify and replace the at least one text message to provide the user with a link to a network resource configured to provide an indication of the status of the particular application.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising using the particular application to provide the user with a link to a network resource configured to provide an indication of the status of the particular application.

21. The method of claim 11, further comprising using the particular application to provide the user with an indication of the status of the particular application.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising providing the indication of the status of the particular application in a user interface enabled by the particular application.

23. The method of claim 11, wherein the first network-connectable computing system comprises the network resource.

24. A computing system comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the system, cause the system to perform a process including:

receiving an indication of a service corresponding to a mobile device, the indication based on a user action; and

transmitting at least one text message to the mobile device, the at least one text message comprising;

an instruction for a particular application corresponding to the service to provide a status of the particular application; and

an instruction for a user of the mobile device to initiate contact with a network resource to access data corresponding to the particular application;

wherein the instruction for the particular application is a unique code represented by any one of a token, a pattern, or an encoded signal, and is included in the text message as an attachment to the instruction to the user of the mobile device;

determining based on a lack of a response from the particular application that at least one of an update of the particular application and installation of the particular application is required;

determining that a response from the user has been received; and

rendering to the mobile device data enabling at least one of an update of the particular application and installation of the particular application based on the response from the user and based on the lack of a response from the particular application.

25. A network-enabled communication system comprising:

a first network-connectable computing system configured for;

receiving an indication of a service corresponding to a mobile device, the indication based on a user action; and

transmitting at least one text message to the mobile device, the at least one text message comprising;

an instruction for a particular application corresponding to the service to provide a status of the particular application; and

an instruction for a user of the mobile device to initiate contact with a network resource to access data corresponding to the particular application;

wherein the instruction for the particular application is a unique code represented by any one of a token, a pattern, or an encoded signal, and is included in the text message as an attachment to the instruction to the user of the mobile device; and

a second network-connectable computing system configured for executing the particular application, the particular application operable to enable a process comprising;

using the particular application to access the at least one text message;

responsive to the at least one text message, providing the status of the particular application; and

using the particular application to at least one of delete, move, hide and modify the at least one text message on the second computing system based on the status of the particular application.