System and method for customizing services for applications

• US 20060259577A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Shenfield, Michael, Vitanov, Kamen, Bibr, Viera, Fritsch, Brindusa, Matovsky, Michael, Taylor, Sean Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/405,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20060259577A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42144 by service provider

Abstract

A system and method of customizing services on a wireless device are provided. The system comprises a device and an application gateway server for communicating with the device. The device has a device runtime environment having core services, a default system application and at least one custom system application. The application gateway server configured for communication with a default back-end service and at least one custom back-end service. The at least one custom back-end service provides customized services to the device. The method comprises the steps of configuring a device runtime environment with core services, a default system application and at least one custom system application, and communicating with at least one custom back-end service to customize services of the device.

Claims

1. A system for customizing services on wireless devices, the system comprising:

a device having a device runtime environment having;

core services;

a default system application; and

at least one custom system application; and

an application gateway server for communicating with the device, the application gateway server configured for communication with a default back-end service and at least one custom back-end service, the at least one custom back-end service providing customized services to the device.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the default system application is preconfigured.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the a custom system application of the at least one custom system application is preconfigured.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a custom system application of the at least one custom system application is activated at runtime.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the custom system application is capable of runtime customization.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a custom system application of the at least one custom system application is installed at runtime in response to a request.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a custom system application of the at least one custom system application permits downloading of applications from the at least one custom back-end service.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a custom system application of the at least one custom system application permits discovery of applications from the at least one custom back-end service.

9. A method of customizing services on a device, the method comprising the steps of:

configuring a device runtime environment with;

core services;

a default system application; and

at least one custom system application; and

communicating with at least one custom back-end service to customize services of the device.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of activating the at least one custom system application at runtime.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of customizing the runtime environment using the at least one custom system application.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of downloading an application using the at least one custom application.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of discovering an application using the at least one custom application.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of installing an application using the at least one custom application.

15. A computer-readable medium storing instructions or statements for use in the execution in a computer of a method of customizing services on a device, the method comprising the steps of

configuring a device runtime environment with:

core services;

a default system application; and

at least one custom system application; and

communicating with at least one custom back-end service to customize services of the device.

16. A propagated signal carrier carrying signals containing computer-executable instructions that can be read and executed by a computer, the computer-executable instructions being used to execute a method of customizing services on a device, the method comprising the steps of:

configuring a device runtime environment with;

core services;

a default system application; and

at least one custom system application; and

communicating with at least one custom back-end service to customize services of the device.