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Transition experience during loading and updating an interface and applications pack

  • US 9,442,709 B1
  • Filed: 10/24/2012
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for loading interface and applications packs on a mobile device, comprising:

  • transmitting, by an application stored in a non-transitory memory on a server and executable by a processor of the server, a core portion of an initial interface and applications pack to the mobile device via a wireless network,wherein the initial interface and applications pack replaces a default user interface on the mobile device with a user interface associated with the initial interface and applications pack, comprises at least three of a media file, an application, a web widget, and a network service, and is used to customize the communication experience of using the mobile device,wherein the core portion of the initial interface and applications pack comprises a self-installation routine and enables core communication functionality of the mobile device including at least one of enabling dialing, enabling wireless voice communications via the wireless network, enabling access to voice mail, and enabling access to emergency services before a remaining portion of the initial interface and applications pack has been transmitted to the mobile device, andwherein the user interface associated with the initial interface and applications pack comprises a plurality of icons corresponding to applications or services provided as part of the initial interface and applications pack, the plurality of icons including;

    a first viewable indicia indicating that an application or service corresponding to an unavailable icon is currently being downloaded to the mobile device,a second viewable indicia indicating, based on a threshold of usage by the mobile communication device, that an application or service corresponding to an available icon has been used more than the threshold of usage, anda third viewable indicia indicating, based on the threshold of usage, that an application or service corresponding to an available icon has been used less than the threshold of usage;

    transmitting at least one additional bundle of the initial interface and applications pack to the mobile device via the wireless network after transmitting the core portion of the initial interface and applications pack, wherein the at least one additional bundle of the initial interface and applications pack comprises instructions executable by a processor of the mobile device for providing additional functionality to the mobile device;

    storing a plurality of retail interface and applications packs in a content server, wherein each of the plurality of retail, interface and applications packs comprises at least three of a media file, an application, a web widget, and a network service associated with a retail outlet and comprises a self-installation routine to configure the mobile device; and

    selecting and transmitting a retail interface and applications pack of the plurality of retail interface and applications packs to the mobile device via the wireless network, wherein the retail interface and applications pack replaces the user interface associated with the initial user interface and applications pack with a user interface associated with the retail outlet.

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