Apparatus and method for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management
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1. A method for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising:
- launching, at an access terminal, a software application comprising an application service associated with an application service provider;
detecting, via the software application, a need for connectivity with a connectivity network to use the application service associated with the software application;
establishing connectivity via a processor using an inbuilt connectivity management of the software application, wherein the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information necessary to establish the connectivity, wherein the information identifies a connectivity agent associated with the application service provider that negotiates connectivity on behalf of the software application, wherein the connectivity agent negotiates a connectivity agreement with the connectivity network including at least one parameter for connectivity, wherein the connectivity agent is located across the connectivity network from the access terminal; and
executing the application service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising launching a software application; detecting a need for connectivity to use the service associated with the software application; establishing connectivity; determining whether connectivity is established; and executing the service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity.
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1. A method for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising:
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launching, at an access terminal, a software application comprising an application service associated with an application service provider; detecting, via the software application, a need for connectivity with a connectivity network to use the application service associated with the software application; establishing connectivity via a processor using an inbuilt connectivity management of the software application, wherein the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information necessary to establish the connectivity, wherein the information identifies a connectivity agent associated with the application service provider that negotiates connectivity on behalf of the software application, wherein the connectivity agent negotiates a connectivity agreement with the connectivity network including at least one parameter for connectivity, wherein the connectivity agent is located across the connectivity network from the access terminal; and executing the application service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An access terminal for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising:
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a software application for detecting a need for connectivity with a connectivity network to use an application service associated with the software application and with an application service provider; a processor for launching the software application; a communications component for establishing connectivity per directions from an inbuilt connectivity management of the software application, wherein the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information necessary to establish the connectivity, wherein the information identifies a connectivity agent associated with the application service provider that negotiates connectivity on behalf of the software application, wherein the connectivity agent negotiates a connectivity agreement with the connectivity network including at least one parameter for connectivity, wherein the connectivity agent is located across the connectivity network from the access terminal; and wherein the processor executes the application service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising:
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means for launching, at an access terminal, a software application comprising an application service associated with an application service provider; means for detecting, via the software application, a need for connectivity with a connectivity network to use the application service associated with the software application; means for establishing connectivity using an inbuilt connectivity management of the software application, wherein the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information necessary to establish connectivity, wherein the information identifies a connectivity agent associated with the application service provider that negotiates connectivity on behalf of the software application, wherein the connectivity agent negotiates a connectivity agreement with the connectivity network including at least one parameter for connectivity, wherein the connectivity agent is located across the connectivity network from the access terminal; and means for executing the application service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code, comprising code for:
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launching, at an access terminal, a software application comprising an application service associated with an application service provider; detecting, via the software application, a need for connectivity with a connectivity network to use the application service associated with the software application; establishing connectivity using an inbuilt connectivity management of the software application, wherein the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information necessary to establish connectivity, wherein the information identifies a connectivity agent associated with the application service provider that negotiates connectivity on behalf of the software application, wherein the connectivity agent negotiates a connectivity agreement with the connectivity network including at least one parameter for connectivity, wherein the connectivity agent is located across the connectivity network from the access terminal; and executing the application service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. At least one processor configured to bundle application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising:
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a first module for launching, at an access terminal, a software application comprising an application service associated with an application service provider; a second module for detecting, via the software application, a need for connectivity with a connectivity network to use the application service associated with the software application; a third module for establishing connectivity using an inbuilt connectivity management of the software application, wherein the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information necessary to establish the connectivity, wherein the information identifies a connectivity agent associated with the application service provider that negotiates connectivity on behalf of the software application, wherein the connectivity agent negotiates a connectivity agreement with the connectivity network including at least one parameter for connectivity, wherein the connectivity agent is located across the connectivity network from the access terminal; and a fourth module for executing the application service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity.
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