Storage of applications and associated digital goods for use in wireless communication devices and systems
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1. A method of restoring digital goods previously acquired and associated with an application, comprising:
- receiving, at an application delivery server, a request for the application to be delivered to a communication device, the request identifying the application to be delivered; and
in response to receiving the request;
retrieving the application associated with the request;
sending the application associated with the request to the communication device; and
automatically restoring the digital goods previously acquired and associated with the application to the communication device, wherein the digital goods are goods purchased within the application for use within the application, wherein the digital goods include additional features in a game application.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for restoring digital goods previously acquired and associated with an application are described. In one aspect, the method includes: receiving, at an application delivery server, a request for the application to be delivered to a communication device; and in response to receiving the request: retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application associated with the request to the communication device; and restoring the digital goods previously acquired and associated with the application to the communication device.
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1. A method of restoring digital goods previously acquired and associated with an application, comprising:
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receiving, at an application delivery server, a request for the application to be delivered to a communication device, the request identifying the application to be delivered; and in response to receiving the request; retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application associated with the request to the communication device; and automatically restoring the digital goods previously acquired and associated with the application to the communication device, wherein the digital goods are goods purchased within the application for use within the application, wherein the digital goods include additional features in a game application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19)
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13. An application delivery system comprising:
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an application delivery server including a communication subsystem to communicate over a wireless communications network, the application delivery server comprising a controller configured to; receive, at the application delivery server, a request for the application to be delivered to a communication device, the request identifying the application to be delivered; and in response to receiving the request; retrieve the application associated with the request; send the application associated with the request to the communication device; and automatically restore digital goods previously acquired and associated with the application to the communication device, wherein the digital goods are goods purchased within the application for use within the application, wherein the digital goods include additional features in a game application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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14. A method of managing the use of applications from an application delivery server to wireless communication devices, comprising:
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storing, in a memory, application data for applications authorized for delivery to a first wireless communication device, the application data including information regarding digital goods acquired at the first wireless communication device from within authorized applications; receiving, at the application delivery server, a request for an authorized application to be delivered to a second wireless communication device, the request identifying the application to be delivered; in response to receiving the request, retrieving the authorized application associated with the request, retrieving application data associated with the authorized application, delivering the authorized application and the application data to the second wireless communication device; and automatically restoring digital goods within the authorized application delivered to the second wireless communication device based upon the application data including the information regarding digital goods, wherein the digital goods are goods purchased within the application for use within the application, wherein the digital goods include additional features in a game application.
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