Location based applications

• US 9,351,105 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2013
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Wetzold, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TIMOTHY X
• Application Number:
  US13/934,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20150011187A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 455/411, 455/456.3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/61 Time-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A server provides location-based applications to an application of a mobile device based on a geographic location of the mobile device. The server receives an application definition and metadata comprising a geographic area associated with the application definition. The server generates a location-based application based on the application definition and metadata. The server identifies a geographic location of the mobile device and one or more location-based applications based on the geographic location of the mobile device. One or more location-based applications are provided within the application in the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a location-based application distribution server, an application definition and metadata comprising a geographic area and a time validity parameter associated with the application definition, the application definition and the metadata corresponding to an application distributed by an application store server to a mobile device;

generating at least one location-based application based on the application definition and metadata;

identifying a geographic location of mobile device using the distributed application in the mobile device;

selecting, at the location-based application distribution server, one or more of the generated location-based applications based on the geographic location of the mobile device, the time validity parameter and an identification of a user of the mobile device;

providing the mobile device with the selected location-based applications within the distributed application in the mobile device, the selected location-based applications being provided by the location-based application distribution server independently of the application store server; and

rendering the selected location-based applications by the distributed application based on a source code in the application definition and a library in a storage device of the location-based application distribution server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering the selected location-based applications based on a set of parameters in the application definition corresponding to the application distributed by the application More server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating, at the location-based application distribution server, the identification of the user of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1;

further comprising;

disabling at least one of the selected location-based applications within the distributed application in the mobile device in response to identifying termination conditions being met based on the geographic location of the mobile device, the metadata comprising termination conditions.

5. The method of claim 1, the selecting further comprising:

providing the distributed application in the mobile device with a list of the generated location-based applications based on the location of the mobile device; and

receiving, at the location-based application distribution server, a selection of a generated location-based application from the list by the user via the distributed, application in the mobile device.

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

generating a notification in the mobile device of at least one of the generated location-based applications based on the location of the mobile device; and

receiving, at the location-based application distribution server, a selection of at least one of the generated location-based applications from the notification by the user via the distributed application in the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the distributed application in the mobile device comprises a local application rendering engine configured to render a sub-application of the distributed application based on a set of parameters received from a distribution module of the location-based application distribution server, the sub-application of the distributed application comprising one of the selected location-based applications based on the set of parameters.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the distributed application in the mobile device comprises a location-based application receiver configured to receive the one or more selected location-based applications from the location-based application distribution server.

9. A server comprising:

a processor comprising a developer interface, an application building module, a mobile device location identifier module, a location-based application identifier module, and a distribution module;

the developer interface configured to receive an application definition and metadata comprising a geographic area and a time validity parameter associated with the application definition, the application definition and the metadata corresponding to an application distributed by an application store server to a mobile device;

the application building module configured to generate at least one location-based application based on the application definition and metadata;

the mobile device location identifier module configured to identify a geographic location of the mobile device using the distributed application in the mobile device;

the location-based application identifier module configured to select one or more of the generated location-based applications based on the geographic location of the mobile device, the time validity parameter and an identification of a user of the mobile device;

the distribution module configured to provide the mobile device with the one or more selected location-based applications within the distributed application in the mobile device; and

the application building module is further configured to render the selected location-based applications using the distributed application based on a source code in the application definition and a library in a storage device of the server.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the application definition comprises a set of parameters, and wherein the application building module comprises an application rendering engine configured to render the selected location-based applications based on the set of parameters.

11. The server of claim 9, further comprising:

an authentication module configured to authenticate the identification of the user of the mobile device.

12. The server of claim 9, wherein the metadata comprises application termination conditions, the distribution module configured to disable at least one of the selected location-based application within the distributed application in the mobile device in response to identifying termination conditions being met based on the geographic location of the mobile device.

13. The server of claim 9, wherein the location-based application identifier module is configured to provide the distributed application in the mobile device with a list of the generated location-based applications based on the location of the mobile device, and to receive a selection of a generated location-based application from the list by the user via the distributed application in the mobile device.

14. The server of claim 9, wherein the location-based application identifier module is configured to generate a notification in the mobile device of at least one of the generated location-based applications based on the location of the mobile device, and to receive a selection of at least one of the generated location-based applications from the notification by the user via the distributed application in the mobile device.

15. The server of claim 9, wherein the distributed application in the mobile device comprises:

a local application rendering engine configured to render a sub-application of the distributed application based on a set of parameters received from the distribution module, the sub-application of the distributed application comprising one of the selected location-based applications based on the set of parameters.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, performs operations comprising:

receiving, at a location-based application distribution server, an application definition and metadata comprising a geographic area and a time validity parameter associated with the application definition, the application definition and the metadata corresponding to an application distributed by an application store server to a mobile device;

generating at least one location-based application based on the application definition and metadata;

identifying a geographic location of the mobile device distribute application in the mobile device;

selecting, at the location-based application distribution server, one or more of the generated location-based applications based on the geographic location of the mobile device, the time validity parameter and an identification of a user of the mobile device;

providing the mobile device with the selected location-based applications within the distributed application in the mobile device, the selected location-based applications being provided by the location-based application distribution server independently of the application store server; and

rendering the selected location-based applications by the distributed application based on a source code in the application definition and a library in a storage device of the location-based application distribution server.