Providing web service for new user account after installation of application on mobile device

• US 9,288,608 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2014
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lookout Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Lookout Incorporated
• Inventors: Richardson, David, Mahaffey, Kevin, Grubb, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Su, Sarah
• Application Number:
  US14/553,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20150087270A1
• Time in Patent Office: 476 Days
• Field of Search: 726/2, 726/3, 726/5, 726/26, 726/27, 726/28, 713/182
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/12 Protecting executable software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Mobile devices often communicate with network services that require an account. Because it may be undesirable to require user interaction when creating an account, it may be desirable to automatically create an account associating a mobile device to a network service after a new application is installed on the mobile device. In an embodiment, a new application is remotely installed on a mobile device. After the installation, the device monitors itself for an occurrence of an event. In response to detecting the occurrence, the device launches the new application. After the launch, the new application automatically obtains data from the mobile device, and then sends the data to a server that automatically creates an account for the user. The server also provides a service associated with the account.

Claims

1. A non-transitory storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed, cause a mobile device of a user to:

receive a new application for remote installation on the mobile device;

after the remote installation of the new application, monitor for an occurrence of an event on the mobile device;

in response to a detection of the occurrence, automatically launch the new application, wherein the launch of the new application is a first execution of the new application on the mobile device;

after the launch, execute the new application to automatically obtain data from the mobile device; and

send the data to a first computing device configured to create an account for the user, and to provide a service associated with the account.

2. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile device to store authentication information associated with the account, and use the authentication information to log into the service.

3. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 1, wherein the data is an identifier of the user, the data is obtained from the mobile device during the first execution, and the data is sent to the first computing device during the first execution.

4. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 3, wherein an address to be used for a notification to the user will be based on the identifier, the notification is to include first authentication information associated with the account, and the instructions further cause the mobile device to receive second authentication information associated with the account.

5. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 3, wherein the data further comprises an identification number of the mobile device.

6. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile device to display, via a web browser, a web page to the user, the web page associated with the first computing device, and the web page comprising data previously sent from the mobile device to the first computing device.

7. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile device to receive parameters from the user for configuration of the service, and send the parameters to the first computing device.

8. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the mobile device to, in response to an instruction sent from a second computing device associated with the account, perform a function of the mobile device to obtain information.

9. A system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processor to;

receive data from a mobile device of a user, wherein the mobile device is configured to monitor, after remote installation of a new application on the mobile device, for one of a plurality of events on the mobile device, to automatically launch, in response to a detection of a first event of the plurality of events, the new application, wherein the launch of the new application is a first execution of the new application on the mobile device, and to execute the new application to automatically provide the data during the first execution; and

in response to receiving the data, automatically create an account for the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the data comprises a messaging address of the user and an identification number of the mobile device.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further configured to instruct the at least one processor to, subsequent to creating the account, log in the user to the account.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further configured to instruct the at least one processor to, subsequent to creating the account, provide the user with remote access to the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further configured to instruct the at least one processor to provide a web or network service associated with the account.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the service is a remote access service permitting the user to remotely perform an action on the mobile device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the service is a photo sharing service comprising storing of photos provided by the user.

16. A method, comprising:

receiving data from a mobile device of a user, wherein the mobile device is configured to monitor, after remote installation of a new application on the mobile device, for one of a plurality of events on the mobile device, to automatically launch, in response to a detection of a first event of the plurality of events, the new application, wherein the launch of the new application is a first execution of the new application on the mobile device, and to execute the new application to automatically provide the data;

in response to receiving the data, automatically creating an account for the user; and

providing a service associated with the account, the service comprising causing, over a network, an action on the mobile device in response to an instruction received from the user.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising causing the mobile device to execute the new application in order to perform the action.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising sending authentication information associated with the account to the mobile device.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the data is automatically provided during the first execution of the new application.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the service further comprises a policy management service.