Transmitting mobile device data

• US 9,654,897 B1
• Filed: 02/08/2013
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SITO Mobile R&D IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: SITO Mobile R&D IP, LLC
• Inventors: Macaluso, Anthony G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Frenel, Vanel
• Application Number:
  US13/763,525
• Time in Patent Office: 1,558 Days
• Field of Search: 705 34, 455557, 709220, 709221, 717159
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/63 Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 999/99 dummy group

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, for transmitting mobile device data are described. A method includes querying a first mobile device for data residing on the first mobile device; wirelessly transmitting, to a computer system, a specification of the data residing on the first mobile device; determining suitability of data for a second mobile device; and receiving, at the second mobile device, a specification of data for the second mobile device that is based on the specification of the data residing on the first mobile device. Another method includes wirelessly receiving, at a computer system, a specification of data residing on the first mobile device; and wirelessly transmitting, to the second mobile device, a specification of data for the second mobile device that is based on the specification of the data residing on the first mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting data to a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving at a computer system, a specification of data residing on a first mobile device;

wirelessly transmitting to a second mobile device, a specification of data for the second mobile device that is based on the specification of the data residing on the first mobile device; and

searching, at the computer system, for at least one application for the second mobile device based on an application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first mobile device and the second mobile device are mobile phones.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, at a first point in time, that the at least one application for the second mobile device is not available for downloading; and

notifying, at a second point in time, the second mobile device that the at least one application for the second mobile device is available for downloading, in response to the data being available for downloading.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device is not suitable for the second mobile device; and

searching for at least one substitute application that is suitable for the second mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

searching a plurality of mobile content providers for the at least one substitute application.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one substitute application is a newer version of an application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the program data for the application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device is not suitable for the second mobile device;

converting the program data to a format suitable for the second mobile device; and

wirelessly transmitting the converted program data to the second mobile device.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions executable by at least one processor to perform operations at a computer system, the operations comprising:

receiving, at a computer system, a specification of data residing on a first mobile device;

wirelessly transmitting to a second mobile device, a specification of data for the second mobile device that is based on the specification of the data residing on the first mobile device; and

searching, at the computer system, for at least one application for the second mobile device based on an application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 encoded with instructions to further perform the operations of:

determining, at a first point in time, that the at least one application for the second mobile device is not available for downloading; and

notifying, at a second point in time, the second mobile device that the at least one application for the second mobile device is available for downloading, in response to the data being available for downloading.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 encoded with instructions causing the computer system to further perform the operations of:

determining that the application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device is not suitable for the second mobile device; and

searching for at least one substitute application that is suitable for the second mobile device.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, encoded with instructions causing the computer system to further perform the operations of:

searching a plurality of mobile content providers for the at least one substitute application.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the at least one substitute application is a newer version of an application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 encoded with instructions causing the computer system to further perform the operations of:

determining the program data for the application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device is not suitable for the second mobile device;

converting the program data to a format suitable for the second mobile device; and

wirelessly transmitting the converted program data to the second mobile device.

14. A system of transmitting data to a mobile device, the system comprising:

a computer system including at least one processor to;

receive a specification of data residing on a first mobile device;

transmit, to a second mobile device, a specification of data for the second mobile device that is based on the specification of the data residing on the first mobile device; and

search for at least one application for the second mobile device based on an application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first mobile device and the second mobile device are mobile phones.

16. The system of claim 14, further comprising the at least one processor to:

determine, at a first point in time, that the at least one application for the second mobile device is not available for downloading; and

notify at a second point in time, the second mobile device that the at least one application for the second mobile device is available for downloading, in response to the data being available for downloading.

17. The system of claim 14, further comprising the at least one processor to:

determine that the application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device is not suitable for the second mobile device; and

search for at least one substitute application that is suitable for the second mobile device.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising the at least one processor to:

search a plurality of mobile content providers for the at least one substitute application.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one substitute application is a newer version of an application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device.

20. The system of claim 14, further comprising the at least one processor to:

determine the program data for the application identified in the specification of data residing on the first mobile device is not suitable for the second mobile device;

convert the program data to a format suitable for the second mobile device; and

transmit the converted program data to the second mobile device.