Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine

• US 10,831,468 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2019
• Issued: 11/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: S3G Technology LLC
• Original Assignee: S3G Technology LLC
• Inventors: Chatterjee, Shuvam, Chatterjee, Sandeep
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Application Number:
  US16/544,801
• Publication Number:
  US 20190369983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• 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 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A method including (i) displaying a first prompt by a terminal machine by running a terminal application, the terminal application comprising first computer-executable instructions and first code that conduct the terminal machine'"'"'s portion of a dialogue sequence between the terminal machine and a service provider machine, the first code comprising information to be translated, (ii) receiving entry of first data at the first prompt, (iii) communicating information associated with the first data to a provider application at the service provider machine, the provider application comprising second computer-executable instructions and second code that conduct the service provider machine'"'"'s portion of the dialogue sequence, wherein the second code comprises information to be translated, and (iv) receiving third code that replaces or supplements at least a portion of the first code to produce first updated code, the first updated code adapting the terminal application to conduct a modified dialogue sequence with the service provider machine.

Claims

1. A method of conducting a dialogue sequence between a terminal machine and a service provider machine, the method comprising:

displaying a first prompt on a terminal display of the terminal machine by running a terminal application, the terminal application comprising first computer-executable instructions and first code that conduct the terminal machine'"'"'s portion of the dialogue sequence between the terminal machine and the service provider machine, wherein the first code comprises information to be translated;

receiving entry of first data at the first prompt;

communicating information associated with the first data from the terminal machine to a provider application at the service provider machine, the provider application comprising second computer-executable instructions and second code that conduct the service provider machine'"'"'s portion of the dialogue sequence, wherein (i) the second code comprises information to be translated, and (ii) the terminal application is capable of receiving an authorization signal from the service provider machine; and

receiving, at the terminal machine, third code that replaces or supplements at least a portion but not all of the first code to produce first updated code, wherein the first updated code adapts the terminal application to conduct a modified dialogue sequence with the service provider machine, wherein;

the third code comprises information to be translated;

receiving the third code is performed after the terminal machine satisfies a trigger condition;

the third code is received from an update server machine that is separate and distinct from the terminal machine and the service provider machine;

the terminal machine and the service provider machine include different types of processors, whereby the first computer-executable instructions are not able to be executed on the service provider machine and the second computer-executable instructions are not able to be executed on the terminal machine;

the first and second computer-executable instructions are fully compiled; and

the terminal machine is distinct from the service provider machine.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving at the service provider machine fourth code that replaces or supplements at least a portion, but not all, of the second code to produce second updated code, wherein:

the fourth code comprises information to be translated; and

the second updated code adapts the provider application to conduct the service provider machine'"'"'s portion of the modified dialogue sequence with the terminal machine.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the fourth code is provided from an update server machine that is separate and distinct from the terminal machine and the service provider machine.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein either the third code is received by the terminal machine directly from the update server machine or the fourth code is received by the service provider machine directly from the update server machine.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the terminal machine and the update server machine is a cell phone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the terminal machine and the update server machine uses a wireless network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal machine receives the third code over a wireless network.

8. A terminal machine for conducting a dialogue sequence, comprising:

a terminal machine processor;

a terminal machine display; and

memory storing one or more programs, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the terminal machine to;

display a first prompt on the terminal machine display by running a terminal application, the terminal application comprising first computer-executable instructions and first code that conduct the terminal machine'"'"'s portion of a dialogue sequence between the terminal machine and a service provider machine, herein the first code comprises information to be translated;

receive entry of first data at the first prompt;

communicate information associated with the first data from the terminal machine to a provider application at the service provider machine, the provider application comprising second computer-executable instructions and second code that conduct the service provider machine'"'"'s portion of the dialogue sequence, wherein (i) the second code comprises information to be translated, and (ii) the terminal application is capable of receiving an authorization signal from the service provider machine;

receiving third code that replaces or supplements at least a portion, but not all, of the first code to produce first updated code, wherein the first updated code adapts the terminal application to conduct a modified dialogue sequence with the service provider machine, wherein;

the third code comprises information to be translated;

receiving the third code is performed after the terminal machine satisfies a trigger condition;

the third code is received from an update server machine that is separate and distinct from the terminal machine and the service provider machine;

the terminal machine and the service provider machine include different types of processors, whereby the first computer-executable instructions are not able to be executed on the service provider machine and the second computer-executable instructions are not able to be executed on the terminal machine;

the first and second computer-executable instructions are fully compiled machine code; and

the terminal machine is distinct from the service provider machine.

9. The terminal machine of claim 8, wherein the service provider machine is configured to receive fourth code that replaces or supplements at least a portion, but not all, of the second code to produce second updated code, wherein:

the fourth code comprises information to be translated; and

the second updated code adapts the provider application to conduct the service provider machine'"'"'s portion of the modified dialogue sequence with the terminal machine.

10. The terminal machine of claim 9, wherein the fourth code is provided from an update server machine that is separate and distinct from the terminal machine and the service provider machine.

11. The terminal machine of claim 9, wherein either the third code is received by the terminal machine directly from the update server machine or the fourth code is received by the service provider machine directly from the update server machine.

12. The terminal machine of claim 8, wherein at least one of the terminal machine and the update server machine is a cell phone.

13. The terminal machine of claim 8, wherein at least one of the terminal machine and the update server machine uses a wireless network.

14. The terminal machine of claim 8, wherein the terminal machine receives the third code over a wireless network.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising procedures, which when executed by one or more electronic devices conduct a dialogue sequence between a terminal machine and a service provider machine, cause the devices to:

display a first prompt on a terminal display of a terminal machine by running a terminal application, the terminal application comprising first computer-executable instructions and first code that conduct the terminal machine'"'"'s portion of a dialogue sequence between the terminal machine and a service provider machine, wherein the first code comprises information to be translated;

receive entry of first data at the first prompt;

communicate information associated with the first data from the terminal machine to a provider application at the service provider machine, the provider application comprising second computer-executable instructions and second code that conduct the service provider machine'"'"'s portion of the dialogue sequence, wherein (i) the second code comprises information to be translated, and (ii) the terminal application is capable of receiving an authorization signal from the service provider machine;

receive, at the terminal machine, third code that replaces or supplements at least a portion, but not all, of the first code to produce first updated code, wherein the first updated code adapts the terminal application to conduct a modified dialogue sequence with the service provider machine, wherein;

the third code comprises information to be translated;

receiving the third code is performed after the terminal machine satisfies a trigger condition;

the third code is received from an update server machine that is separate and distinct from the terminal machine and the service provider machine;

the terminal machine and the service provider machine include different types of processors, whereby the first computer-executable instructions are not able to be executed on the service provider machine and the second computer-executable instructions are not able to be executed on the terminal machine;

the first and second computer-executable instructions are fully compiled machine code; and

the terminal machine is distinct from the service provider machine.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the procedures further cause the service provider machine to receive fourth code that replaces or supplements at least a portion, but not all, of the second code to produce second updated code, wherein:

the fourth code comprises information to be translated; and

the second updated code adapts the provider application to conduct the service provider machine'"'"'s portion of the modified dialogue sequence with the terminal machine.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the fourth code is provided from an update server machine that is separate and distinct from the terminal machine and the service provider machine.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein at least one of the terminal machine and the update server machine is a cell phone.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein at least one of the terminal machine and the update server machine uses a wireless network.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the terminal machine receives the third code over a wireless network.