Method of and system for providing application store service
First Claim
1. A method of providing an Application Store (AppStore) service in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- transmitting a first request message to a directory service server, the first request message including a request for an AppStore list, wherein the AppStore list comprises information of a plurality of AppStore servers, each of the AppStore servers providing a corresponding AppStore service which provides a plurality of applications available for download to the mobile terminal;
receiving a first response message including the AppStore list from the directory service server;
receiving an input signal selecting at least one AppStore server from the received AppStore list;
transmitting a second request message to the selected at least one AppStore server, the second request message including a request for an AppStore browser application including an AppStore service of a corresponding AppStore server;
receiving a second response message including the AppStore browser application from the selected at least one AppStore server; and
creating items corresponding to the AppStore browser application and displaying the items in the form of a list.
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Abstract
A method of providing an Application Store (AppStore) service is provided. The method includes executing searching application, transmitting first request message to a directory service server, the first request message including a request for an AppStore list, receiving a first response message including the AppStore list from the directory service server, transmitting a second request message to at least one AppStore server that is selected from the AppStore list, the second request message including a request for a browser application, receiving a second response message including the browser application from at least one AppStore server, and creating items corresponding to the browser application and displaying the items as a list.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of providing an Application Store (AppStore) service in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first request message to a directory service server, the first request message including a request for an AppStore list, wherein the AppStore list comprises information of a plurality of AppStore servers, each of the AppStore servers providing a corresponding AppStore service which provides a plurality of applications available for download to the mobile terminal; receiving a first response message including the AppStore list from the directory service server; receiving an input signal selecting at least one AppStore server from the received AppStore list; transmitting a second request message to the selected at least one AppStore server, the second request message including a request for an AppStore browser application including an AppStore service of a corresponding AppStore server; receiving a second response message including the AppStore browser application from the selected at least one AppStore server; and creating items corresponding to the AppStore browser application and displaying the items in the form of a list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing an Application Store (AppStore) service, the method comprising:
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requesting, by a mobile terminal, an AppStore list from a directory service server by a mobile terminal, wherein the AppStore list comprises information of a plurality of AppStore servers, each of the AppStore servers providing a corresponding AppStore service which provide a plurality of applications available for download to the mobile terminal; transmitting, by the directory service server, an AppStore list in response to the request from the mobile terminal; receiving, by the mobile terminal, an input signal selecting at least one AppStore server from the received AppStore list; requesting, by the mobile terminal, an AppStore browser application including an AppStore service of a corresponding AppStore server from the selected at least one AppStore server; transmitting, by the selected at least one AppStore server, the AppStore browser application in response to the request from the mobile terminal; and creating, by the mobile terminal, when at least one AppStore browser application is received, an item corresponding to the corresponding AppStore browser application. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An Application Store (AppStore) service providing system comprising:
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a plurality of AppStore servers for providing an application corresponding to an AppStore service which provides a plurality of applications available for download to the mobile terminal; a directory service server for communicating with the plurality of AppStore servers and managing AppStore server information provided from the plurality of AppStore servers as an AppStore list; and a mobile terminal for acquiring the AppStore from the directory service server, for acquiring an AppStore browser application including an AppStore service of a corresponding AppStore server from at least one AppStore server selected from the AppStore list, for creating an item corresponding to the acquired AppStore browser application, and for processing access to a corresponding AppStore server based on the item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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