System and method for communication to enterprise environment users of a mobile application by the mobile application provider

• US 9,973,497 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2015
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Sheel, Vinay
• Primary Examiner(s): Najjar, Saleh
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chao, Michael W
• Application Number:
  US14/959,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20170163634A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method for communicating with enterprise users of an enterprise mobile application on a mobile communication device includes providing the enterprise mobile application to a distribution platform server for downloading to memory of a plurality of mobile communication devices. Including in the enterprise mobile application instructions to connect to the application distribution platform server, and to cause a respective device identifier token to be downloaded to the memory of the mobile communication device, where the device identifier token is specific to that instantiation of the downloaded enterprise mobile application. Where an enterprise mobile application developer and/or provider uses the respective device identifier token to address a message to respective ones of a plurality of mobile communication devices at about the same time. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for implementing the method are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for communicating with enterprise users of an enterprise mobile application on a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

providing the enterprise mobile application to a mobile application distribution platform server, the enterprise mobile application available for downloading to memory of a plurality of mobile communication devices;

including in the enterprise mobile application computer executable instructions to connect a respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices to the application distribution platform server;

the computer executable instructions including instructions causing a respective device identifier token to be downloaded from the application distribution platform server to the memory of the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices, the respective device identifier token identifying a particular specific instantiation of the enterprise mobile application downloaded to the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices; and

one of an enterprise mobile application developer and an enterprise mobile application provider using the respective device identifier token to push-communicate at least one of a configuration update and upgrade of the enterprise mobile application to the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices.

2. The method of claim 1, including the respective device identifier token being specific to an instantiation of the enterprise mobile application downloaded to the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices.

3. The method of claim 1, including:

performing the providing step including uploading the enterprise mobile application to the mobile application distribution platform server by one of an enterprise mobile application developer and an enterprise mobile application provider;

the computer executable instructions including instructions to connect the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices to a demonstration server of the enterprise mobile application developer or provider; and

receiving at the demonstration server the respective device identifier token from the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices.

4. The method of claim 1, including push-communicating at least one of the configuration update and the upgrade of the enterprise mobile application to a plurality of mobile communication devices at about the same time using a plurality of respective device identifier tokens.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method for communicating with enterprise users of an enterprise mobile application on a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

providing the enterprise mobile application to a mobile application distribution platform server, the enterprise mobile application available for downloading to memory of a plurality of mobile communication devices;

including in the enterprise mobile application computer executable instructions to connect a respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices to the application distribution platform server;

the computer executable instructions of the enterprise mobile application including instructions causing a respective device identifier token to be downloaded from the application distribution platform server to the memory of the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices, the respective device identifier token identifying a particular specific instantiation of the enterprise mobile application downloaded to the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices; and

one of an enterprise mobile application developer and an enterprise mobile application provider using the respective device identifier token to push-communicate at least one of a configuration update and upgrade of the enterprise mobile application to the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, including instructions to cause the processor to provide a respective device identifier token specific to an instantiation of the enterprise mobile application downloaded to the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, including instructions to cause the processor to:

perform the providing step including uploading the enterprise mobile application to the mobile application distribution platform server by one of an enterprise mobile application developer and an enterprise mobile application provider;

the computer executable instructions of the enterprise mobile application including instructions to connect the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices to a demonstration server of the enterprise mobile application developer or provider; and

receive at the demonstration server the respective device identifier token from the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, including instructions to cause the processor to push-communicate at least one of the configuration update and the upgrade of the enterprise mobile application to a plurality of mobile communication devices at about the same time using a plurality of respective device identifier tokens.

9. A system for communicating with enterprise users of an enterprise mobile application on a mobile communication device, the system comprising:

an application distribution platform server in communication with a data store containing the enterprise mobile application, the application distribution platform server connected to an electronic communication network;

the mobile communication device configured to download an instantiation of the enterprise mobile application through the application distribution platform server to a memory unit of the mobile communication device; and

the enterprise mobile application including computer executable instructions that cause a control processor of the mobile communication device to connect to the application distribution platform server and obtain a respective device identifier token unique to that instantiation of the enterprise mobile application downloaded to the mobile communication device, the respective device identifier token identifying a particular specific instantiation of the enterprise mobile application downloaded to the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices; and

the application distribution platform server configured to use the respective device identifier token to push-communicate at least one of a configuration update and upgrade of the enterprise mobile application to the respective one of the plurality of mobile communication devices.

10. The system of claim 9, including:

a demonstration server in communication with the electronic communication network, the demonstration server configured to provide the enterprise mobile application to the application distribution platform server; and

the demonstration server configured to receive a communication from the mobile communication device, the communication including the respective device identifier token.

11. The system of claim 10, including the demonstration server configured to push communicate the at least one of a configuration update and upgrade of the enterprise mobile application to a plurality of mobile communication devices using a plurality of respective device identifier tokens, each respective device identifier token identifying a particular specific instantiation of the enterprise mobile application downloaded to a respective one of the mobile communication devices.