Mobile application and content provisioning using web services technology

• US 20050071448A1
• Filed: 09/29/2003
• Published: 03/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ram, Roni, Paleiov, IIan, Katz, Neil, Vortman, Pnina, McConnell, James
• Granted Patent: US 7,353,512 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• 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: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A method for provisioning one or more mobile applications. The method including deploying the mobile application as a web service in a UDDI directory, downloading the mobile applications from the UDDI directory by invoking the web service. The method may also include locating the mobile application in the UDDI directory. The method further includes extending a WSDL template to define the mobile application, wherein the extending provides for wrapping the mobile application as the web service, and publishing the WSDL defined mobile application in the UDDI directory.

Claims

1. A method for provisioning one or more mobile applications, the method comprising the steps of:

deploying said mobile application as a web service in a UDDI directory; and

downloading said mobile applications from said UDDI directory by invoking said web service.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of deploying comprises the steps of

extending a WSDL template to define said mobile application, wherein said extending provides for wrapping said mobile application as said web service;

and

publishing said WSDL defined mobile application in said UDDI directory.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of downloading comprises the steps of

locating said mobile application in said UDDI directory.

4. The method of claim 2, and further including the step of:

providing said wrapped mobile application with web service provisions, wherein said provisions comprise one or more of the following;

fully automated application-to-application communication, accounting services, monitoring services, discovery via said UDDI directory, maximized extension flexibility, ability to enable grid services, standard implementation, integration within the enterprises with other web services, and use of the provisioning system for web services.

5. A method for provisioning one or more mobile applications, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving information relating to at least one mobile user;

according to said information, personalizing a mobile application to support said at least one mobile user, wherein each said personalized mobile application is different for each user; and

downloading said personalized mobile application to a mobile device associated with said at least one user.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said personalizing step comprises stamping said personalized mobile application according to said information relating to at least one mobile user.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein said personalizing step comprise receiving at least a user name and password.

8. A computer product readable by a machine, tangibly embody a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps, said product comprising:

a first code segment operative to deploy a mobile application as a web service in a UDDI directory; and

a second code segment operative to download said mobile application from said UDDI directory by invoking said web service.

9. The computer product of claim 8, further comprising

a third code segment operative to extend a WSDL template to define said mobile application, wherein said extending provides for wrapping said mobile application as said web service;

and

a fourth code segment operative to publish said WSDL defined mobile application in said UDDI directory.

10. The computer product of claim 8, further comprising

a fifth code segment operative to locate said mobile application in said UDDI directory.

11. A computer product readable by a machine, tangibly embody a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps, said product comprising:

a first code segment operative to receive information relating to at least one mobile user;

a second code segment operative to, according to said information, personalize a mobile application to support said at least one mobile user, wherein each said personalized mobile application is different for each user; and

a third code segment operative to download said personalized mobile application to a mobile device associated with said at least one user.

12. The computer product of claim 11, wherein said second code segment is operative to stamp said personalized mobile application according to said information relating to at least one mobile user.

13. The computer product of claim 11, wherein said second code segment is operative to receive at least a user name and password.