APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CLIENT-DRIVEN SERVER-SIDE INSTALLATION

• US 20080141244A1
• Filed: 12/12/2006
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: KELLEY, Brian Harold
• Granted Patent: US 8,645,948 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/178
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• 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 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data

Abstract

A server for automatically installing a required application responsive to a client device is described. The server comprises an interface agent arranged to receive a first signal from a client wireless device where the first signal comprises an identifier. A retrieval application is arranged to obtain an executable application corresponding to the identifier and an installer application is arranged to install the executable application responsive to the retrieval application obtaining the executable application. The interface agent is arranged to cause execution of the installed executable application.

Claims

1. A server for automatically installing a required application responsive to a client device, the server comprising:

an interface agent arranged to receive a first signal from a client wireless device, wherein the first signal comprises an identifier;

a retrieval application arranged to obtain an executable application corresponding to the identifier;

an installer application arranged to install the executable application responsive to the retrieval application obtaining the executable application; and

wherein the interface agent is arranged to cause execution of the installed executable application.

2. A server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises a network address of the executable application.

3. A server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises an identifier of a corresponding executable application on the client wireless device.

4. A server as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a data store comprising one or more executable applications, wherein each of the executable applications comprises an application identifier.

5. A server as claimed in claim 1, wherein one or more application identifiers correspond to the identifier.

6. A server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retrieval application is further arranged to authenticate an obtained executable application.

7. A client wireless device for requesting installation of a required application at a server, the client wireless device comprising:

an executable application comprising an application identifier; and

an interface agent arranged to transmit an install request to a server, wherein the install request comprises an identifier corresponding to the application identifier.

8. A client wireless device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the executable application comprises at least one of a pre-installed application and a downloaded application.

9. A client wireless device as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

a device identifier.

10. A client wireless device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the install request further comprises the device identifier.

11. A client wireless device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the identifier comprises an another application identifier.

12. A method of automatically installing a required application responsive to a client device, comprising:

receiving an install request comprising an identifier from a client device;

installing an application determined based on at least a portion of the identifier;

executing the application responsive to receipt of the identifier;

generating a result responsive to receipt of an action request for the application; and

transmitting the generated result to the client device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the installing comprises authenticating the application prior to executing the application.

14. A method of requesting installation of and interacting with a required application at a server, comprising:

transmitting an install request to a server, wherein the install request comprises an identifier corresponding to an application identifier;

transmitting an action request to the server, responsive to receipt of an acknowledgement message in response to the install request; and

receiving a result from the server responsive to the action request.

15. At least one processor configured to perform the actions of:

receiving an install request comprising an identifier from a client device;

installing an application determined based on at least a portion of the identifier;

executing the application responsive to receipt of the identifier;

generating a result responsive to receipt of an action request for the application; and

transmitting the generated result to the client device.

16. At least one processor configured to perform the actions of:

transmitting an install request to a server, wherein the install request comprises an identifier corresponding to an application identifier;

transmitting an action request to the server, responsive to receipt of an acknowledgement message in response to the install request; and

receiving a result from the server responsive to the action request.

17. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, comprising:

a first set of instructions for receiving an install request comprising an identifier from a client device;

a second set of instructions for installing an application determined based on at least a portion of the identifier;

a third set of instructions for executing the application responsive to receipt of the identifier;

a fourth set of instructions for generating a result responsive to receipt of an action request for the application; and

a fifth set of instructions for transmitting the generated result to the client device.

18. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, comprising:

a first set of instructions for transmitting an install request to a server, wherein the install request comprises an identifier corresponding to an application identifier;

a second set of instructions for transmitting an action request to the server, responsive to receipt of an acknowledgement message in response to the install request; and

a third set of instructions for receiving a result from the server responsive to the action request.

19. A server device for automatically installing a required application responsive to a client device, comprising:

means for receiving an install request comprising an identifier from a client device;

means for installing an application determined based on at least a portion of the identifier;

means for executing the application responsive to receipt of the identifier;

means for generating a result responsive to receipt of an action request for the application; and

means for transmitting the generated result to the client device.

20. A client device for requesting installation of and interacting with a required application at a server, comprising:

means for transmitting an install request to a server, wherein the install request comprises an identifier corresponding to an application identifier;

means for transmitting an action request to the server, responsive to receipt of an acknowledgement message in response to the install request; and

means for receiving a result from the server responsive to the action request.