Method and system for enabling a communication device to remotely execute an application

• US 9,716,732 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2016
• Issued: 07/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Inventors: Hammond, Daniel D.
• Primary Examiner(s): SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L
• Application Number:
  US15/241,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20160360042A1
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: 709219, 726 15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1016 Telecontrol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A communication system capable of enabling one or more communication devices to remotely execute one or more applications includes one or more communication devices that are coupled to a data connection. At least one of the one or more communication devices is operable to communicate a request to establish a communication session over the data connection. The system also includes one or more application servers that are coupled to the data connection. At least one of the one or more application servers is adapted to execute an application to establish the requested communication session with the at least one communication device. The at least one application server resides at a location remote from the at least one communication device. The at least one application server communicates a request for processing service to the at least one communication device. The request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection.

Claims

1. An application server, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having stored thereon software code that, when executed by the processor, causes the application server to;

couple to a first communication link, the first communication link comprising a data connection; and

execute an application to establish a communication session with at least one communication device coupled to the data connection in response to a request from the at least one communication device to establish the communication session, the application server residing at a location remote from the at least one communication device;

wherein the application server is further operable to receive over a second communication link an identified application from a repository having access to one or more applications maintained in a database coupled to the at least one repository, wherein the application server is further operable to execute the identified application remote from the at least one communication device and to establish the communication session with the at least one communication device, wherein the application server is operable to communicate a request for processing service to the at least one communication device, and wherein the request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection, and wherein the request for processing service comprises one or more queries for information from a user.

2. The application server of claim 1, wherein the software code further causes the application server to:

collect, store, or communicate information to or from the communication device, wherein the information is stored to a database coupled to the application server or to at least one database coupled to the at least one repository.

3. The application server of claim 1, wherein the one or more queries for information comprise one or more queries for identification or authentication of the communication device or a user of said communication device.

4. The application server of claim 1, wherein the communication device is coupled to the application server via a wireless network or a Wi-Fi connection.

5. The application server of claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises one or more of the following capabilities:

a display capable of presenting text, video and image information to the user, a speaker capable of playing audio information to the user, and input devices capable of receiving voice input, stylus input, keyboard input, and touch input.

6. The application server of claim 1, wherein the processing services provided by the communication device include receiving data content, including data representing audio, voice, text, video, image, or a software program, from a source located remote from the communication device.

7. The application server of claim 1, wherein processing services provided by the communication device to include sending data content, including data representing audio, voice, text, video, image, or a software program, to a destination located remote from the communication device.

8. The application server of claim 1, wherein the software code further causes the application server to:

receive application content from the at least one database coupled to the at least one repository or from at least one repository memory.

9. The application server of claim 1, wherein the application server, the at least one repository, and the at least one database comprise a plurality of clusters located at one or more sites.

10. The application server of claim 1, wherein the communication device is a mobile device.

11. A repository, comprising:

a first communication link to an application server;

a second communication link coupled to a database maintaining one or more applications;

and

application logic that causes the repository to;

send one or more identified applications from the repository to the application server over the first communication link;

wherein the application server is coupled to a third communication link, the third communication link comprising a data connection, the application server adapted to execute an application to establish a communication session with at least one communication device coupled to the data connection in response to a request from the at least one communication device to establish the communication session, the at least one application server residing at a location remote from the at least one communication device;

wherein the application server is operable to execute the one or more identified applications received from the repository remote from the at least one communication device and to establish the communication session with the at least one communication device, wherein the at least one application server is operable to communicate a request for processing service to the at least one communication device, and wherein the request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection, and wherein the request for processing service comprises one or more queries for information from a user.

12. The repository of claim 11, further comprising:

an application software development environment accessible to one or more users, the application software development environment utilized to develop applications to be stored on the repository.

13. The repository of claim 12, wherein application software developed using the software development environment is executable on the application server, the repository, and/or the communication device.

14. The repository of claim 11, further comprising:

application logic that controls distribution or communication of applications stored on the repository.

15. The repository of claim 14, wherein said distribution of applications comprises communicating said applications to a predetermined set of application servers or to the device.

16. The repository of claim 14, wherein said distribution of applications comprises communicating said applications to one or more application servers as determined by dynamic information.

17. The repository of claim 14, wherein the applications are distributed to application servers as determined by load requirements.

18. The repository of claim 14, wherein the applications are distributed to application servers in response to a request from said application servers.

19. A communication device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having stored thereon a device software program that, when executed by the processor, causes the communication device to;

establish a first communications link to one or more application servers, the one or more application servers coupled to the first communication link, the first communication link comprising a data connection, at least one of the application servers adapted to execute an application to establish a communication session with the communication device coupled to the data connection in response to a request from the communication device to establish a communication session, the at least one application server residing at a location remote from the communication device;

wherein the at least one application server is operable to receive over a second communication link an identified application from a repository having access to one or more applications maintained in a database coupled to the at least one repository, wherein the at least one application server is further operable to execute the identified application remote from the communication device and to establish the communication session with the communication device; and

receiving, at the communication device, a request for a processing service from the at least one application server, wherein the request for the processing service is communicated to the communication device over the data connection, and wherein the request for the processing service comprises one or more queries for information from a user.

20. The communication device of claim 19, wherein said device software program comprises a portion of a system application, and a portion of the system application is executed at a location remote from the communication device.

21. The communication device of claim 20, wherein the device software program is downloaded to or previously installed on the communication device and facilitates communication between the user and the one or more application servers or a repository via the communication device.

22. The communication device of claim 21, wherein the device software program is suitable to execute on a mobile device.

23. The communication device of claim 21, wherein the device software program causes the communication device to access services from a plurality of additional applications servers having additional system application content.

24. The communication device of claim 21, wherein the device software program comprises a portion of a certain system application'"'"'s logic and is uniquely suited to operate in conjunction with the certain system application having content on the one or more application servers or the one repository or both.

25. The communication device of claim 21, wherein responses to said one or more queries or information collected from the user via the device software program or both are selected from the group consisting of a voice input, a DTMF input, a stylus input, a keyboard input, and a touch input and any input that is comprehensible to the communication device.

26. The communication device of claim 21, wherein the device software program is capable of converting text to speech.

27. The communication device of claim 21, wherein the device software program enables the communication device to collect information from and present information to the user of said communication device in response to said one or more queries.

28. The communication device of claim 27, wherein the information presented to the user via the device software program, including information prompting a response to the one or more queries or information associated with said response to the one or more queries, is comprised of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of audio, voice, text, video, and image.

29. The communication device of claim 28, wherein the device software program receives and decodes a user response and executes a next portion of the application based at least in part on the user'"'"'s response.

30. The communication device of claim 28, wherein the device software program continues to interact with the user until remaining information has been collected from or presented to the user of the communication device.