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Automatic updating of applications

  • US 9,542,172 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2013
  • Issued: 01/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • installing applications on a mobile device;

    periodically sending from the mobile device a request to an application service for application update information corresponding to the one or more installed applications;

    receiving application update information from the application service identifying application updates available for downloading from the application service for one or more of the installed applications;

    waiting a first specified period of time for the mobile device to connect to a wireless access point;

    automatically downloading the application updates when the mobile device connects to the wireless access point within the first specified period of time, wherein automatically downloading the application updates comprises;

    determining that a user has enabled a first option on the mobile device for automatic updating of installed applications of a first type and disabled a second option on the mobile device for automatic updating of installed applications of a second type; and

    in response to determining that the user has enabled the first option and disabled the second option, automatically downloading application updates for installed applications of the first type without downloading application updates for installed applications of the second type.

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