Application catalog on an application server for wireless devices
First Claim
1. A system for providing an application catalog over a wireless network, comprising:
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one or more application download servers, each application download server operable to sort each of a plurality of applications that are available for download into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications, to generate the application catalog comprising a list of the first set of preferred applications and the second set of applications, wherein the application catalog is configured with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications to one or more wireless device users based on the fiscal factor, and to download the application catalog to the wireless device across the wireless network,wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is downloaded to the wireless device based upon an end-user input.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program for providing an application catalog of served applications and data to wireless devices on a wireless network seeking to download the applications and/or data. The application catalog is displayable to a wireless device across the wireless network, and the application catalog lists at least a plurality of applications and/or data downloadable to wireless devices and the application catalog is optimized based upon predetermined criteria such that the preferred application and/or data to be downloaded by a wireless device is initially displayed to a wireless device attempting to access the application catalog.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for providing an application catalog over a wireless network, comprising:
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a wireless device; and one or more application download servers, each application download server operable to sort each of a plurality of applications that are available for download into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications, to generate the application catalog comprising a list of the first set of preferred applications and the second set of applications, wherein the application catalog is configured with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications to one or more wireless device users based on the fiscal factor, and to download the application catalog to the wireless device across the wireless network, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is downloaded to the wireless device based upon an end-user input.
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2. A method for providing an application catalog over a wireless network, the method comprising:
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sorting each of a plurality of applications that are available for download into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications; generating the application catalog comprising a list of the first set of preferred applications and the second set of applications, wherein the application catalog is configured with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications to one or more wireless device users based on the fiscal factor, receiving a request from a wireless device for the application catalog; and transmitting the application catalog to the wireless device, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is transmitted to the wireless device based upon an end-user input. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing an application catalog over a wireless network, the method comprising:
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sorting each of a plurality of applications that are available for download into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications; generating the application catalog comprising a list of the first set of preferred applications and the second set of applications, wherein the application catalog is configured with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications to one or more wireless device users based on the fiscal factor; receiving a catalog request from a wireless device; and transmitting the application catalog to the wireless device, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is transmitted to the wireless device based upon an end-user input.
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, comprising:
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a first set of instructions for sorting each of a plurality of applications that are available for download into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications; a second set of instructions for generating an application catalog comprising a list of the first set of preferred applications and the second set of applications, wherein the application catalog is configured with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications to one or more wireless device users based on the fiscal factor; a third set of instructions for receiving a request from a wireless device for the application catalog; and a fourth set of instructions for transmitting the application catalog to the wireless device, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is transmitted to the wireless device based upon an end-user input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless device, comprising:
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a processor; a wireless communication interface, coupled to said processor; a display, coupled to said processor; and a memory, coupled to said processor; wherein; said processor is configured to request an application catalog from an application server over a wireless network, the application catalog comprising a plurality of applications that are sorted into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications, to receive the application catalog via said wireless communication interface, store said application catalog in said memory, and display said application catalog on said display in accordance with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications based on the fiscal factor, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is received at the wireless device based upon an end-user input. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of obtaining an application to download onto a wireless device, comprising:
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requesting an application catalog from an application server on a wireless network, the application catalog comprising a plurality of applications that are sorted into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications; receiving the application catalog; and presenting the application catalog on a user interface of the wireless device in accordance with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications based on the fiscal factor, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is received at the wireless device based upon an end-user input. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 40)
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33. A wireless device, comprising:
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a first means for requesting an application catalog from an application server on a wireless network, the application catalog comprising a plurality of applications that are sorted into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications; a second means for receiving the application catalog; and a third means for presenting the application catalog on the wireless device in accordance with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications based on the fiscal factor.
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34. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, comprising:
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a first set of instructions for requesting an application catalog from an application server on a wireless network, the application catalog comprising a plurality of applications that are sorted into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications; a second set of instructions for receiving the application catalog; and a third set of instructions for presenting the application catalog on a wireless device in accordance with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications based on the fiscal factor, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is received at the wireless device based upon an end-user input.
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35. An apparatus for providing an application catalog over a wireless network, comprising:
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means for sorting each of a plurality of applications that are available for download into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications; means for generating the application catalog comprising a list of the first and second sets of applications, wherein the application catalog is configured with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications to one or more wireless device users based on the fiscal factor; means for receiving a request from a wireless device for the application catalog; and means for transmitting the application catalog to the wireless device, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is transmitted to the wireless device based upon an end-user input. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for providing an application catalog over a wireless network, comprising:
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a processor configured to sort each of a plurality of applications that are available for download into either a first set of preferred applications or a second set of applications based on at least one ranking criteria that includes, for one or more of the plurality of applications, a fiscal factor related to profit associated with purchasing of the one or more of the plurality of applications, and to generate the application catalog comprising a list of the first set of preferred applications and the second set of applications, wherein the application catalog is configured with a prioritized presentation scheme that presents the first set of preferred applications more prominently than the second set of applications to one or more wireless device users based on the fiscal factor; and a communications interface configured to receive a request from a wireless device for the application catalog, and to transmit the application catalog to the wireless device, wherein the prioritized presentation scheme is changeable after the application catalog is transmitted to the wireless device based upon an end-user input.
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