SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO APPLICATIONS AND INTERACTIVE SERVICES

• US 20140379776A1
• Filed: 08/26/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aprese Systems Texas, LLC
• Original Assignee: Aprese Systems LLC
• Inventors: Jonnala, Premkumar, GOKUL, KEERTIKIRAN
• Granted Patent: US 9,210,214 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• 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 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• 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 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/04 Speed or phase control by synchronisation signals H04L7/0075 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention provides a system, a method and a computer program product that facilitate access to one or more applications by a computing device. The invention includes determining one or more contexts associated with at least one of the computing device and a user of the computing device, such that the one or more contexts describe at least one of an environment and an activity of the at least one of the user and the computing device. Thereafter at least one contextual tag corresponding to the one or more contexts is generated. Subsequently, the one or more applications associated with the at least one contextual tag are identified and the computing device is enabled to access the one or more applications.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program stored therein, said computer-readable program executable by a processor associated with a client device, said computer-readable program comprising sets of instructions to enable said processor to at least:

determine a contextual tag wherein said contextual tag comprises at least a portion of at least one of;

a phone number;

a number dialed by a user; and

a number associated with a phone call associated with said client device;

determine a first information associated with said contextual tag, wherein;

said first information can comprise a second information retrieved from a second device; and

said second device and said client device are physically separate devices; and

display at least a portion of said first information on a display associated with said client device.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is associated with one of a smart phone, a tablet, a smart device, a mobile device, a laptop, a desktop and a gaming console.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said computer-readable program further comprises sets of instructions to enable said processor to allow a user to interact with at least a portion of said first information, wherein the interaction enables said processor to at least:

determine one or more applications; and

enable access to at least one application of said one or more applications.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein said computer-readable program further comprises sets of instructions to enable said processor to activate at least one of said one or more applications.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3. wherein at least one of said one or more applications is a web application.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein at least one of said one or more applications is present on said client device.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program stored therein, said computer-readable program executable by a processor associated with a client device, said computer-readable program comprising sets of instructions to enable said processor to at least:

determine a contextual tag comprising information related to at least one of;

moving of said client device;

location of said client device;

time;

connect of said client device to a second device; and

input of some data by a user;

determine one or more applications associated with said contextual tag; and

enable access to at least one of said one or more applications.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein said non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is associated with one of a smart phone, a tablet, a smart device, a mobile device, a laptop, a desktop and a gaming console.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein at least one of said one or more applications is present on said client device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein said computer-readable program further comprises instructions to enable said processor to activate at least one of said one or more applications.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein at least one of said one or more applications is a web application.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein said computer-readable program further comprises instructions to enable said processor to at least:

a. enable display of information related to at least one of said one or more applications on a display associated with said client device; and

b. enable at least one of installation and activation of a second application when a user interacts with information related to said second application, wherein said second application can be one of said one or more applications.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein determination of said one or more applications associated with said contextual tag comprises:

a. determining a first information associated with said contextual tag;

b. enabling display of at least a portion of said first information on a display associated with said client device; and

c. allowing a user to interact with at least a portion of said first information, wherein the interaction enables said processor to determine said one or more applications.

12-23. -23. (canceled)

24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program stored therein, said computer-readable program executable by a processor associated with a client device, said computer-readable program comprising sets of instructions, to enable said processor to at least:

a. determine at least one set of message handler instructions, based on at least a portion of contents of at least one message received by said client device, wherein at least;

i. at least one of said at least one message is received by said client device from one of at least one provider device over a wireless communication medium; and

ii. at least one of said at least one message can be received by said client device when said client device is not physically presented to or physically associated with at least one of said at least one provider device; and

b. execute at least one instruction from said at least one set of message handler instructions;

wherein, said computer-readable program is related to or part of an application from an application repository, said application repository allows applications to be updated or modified or added to said application repository or deleted from said application repository over a period of time.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein said non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is associated with one of a smart phone, a tablet, a smart device, a mobile device, a laptop, a desktop and a gaming console.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein at least one of said at least one message is received by said client device over one of WiFi and Bluetooth communication medium.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein at least one of said at least one message is received by said client device by a broadcast or a multicast communication in a wireless communication medium.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein at least one of said at least one set of message handler instructions further comprises instructions to enable display of a user interface on a display associated with said client device.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein said computer-readable program further comprises sets of instructions to enable said client device to send a context message to at least one secondary device in a network comprising one or more secondary devices, wherein:

a. a secondary device comprises a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a secondary computer-readable program stored therein, said secondary computer-readable program executable by a processor associated with said secondary device;

b. said secondary computer-readable program can be selected from a set of one or more distinct secondary computer-readable programs;

c. said context message comprises at least a portion of information determined based on at least one of;

i. at least a portion of content of said at least one message received by said client device;

ii. at least a portion of at least one of an environment and activity associated with at least one of a user associated with said client device and said client device; and

iii. information associated with at least one of said user and said client device.

32. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a generator computer-readable program stored therein, said generator computer-readable program executable by a processor associated with a generator device, said generator computer-readable program comprising sets of instructions to enable said processor to at least send a context message to one or more client devices, wherein:

a. said context message can be sent by said generator device when a first client device from said one or more client devices is not physically presented to or physically associated with said generator device;

b. said first client device comprises a client non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a client computer-readable program stored therein, said client computer-readable program executable by a first client processor associated with said first client device, said client computer-readable program comprising sets of instructions;

c. sending of said context message by said generator device enables said first client processor to at least;

i. determine at least one set of message handler instructions from said client computer-readable program based on at least a portion of contents of said context message; and

ii. execute at least one instruction from said at least one set of message handler instructions; and

d. at least one of said generator computer-readable program and said client computer-readable program is related to or part of an application from an application repository, said application repository allows applications to be updated or modified or added to said application repository or deleted from said application repository over a period of time.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein said non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is associated with one of a smart phone, a tablet, a smart device, a mobile device, a laptop, a desktop and a gaming console.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein said context message can be sent by said generator device over one of WiFi and Bluetooth communication medium.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32. wherein said context message can be sent by a broadcast or a multicast communication in a wireless communication medium.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein at least a portion of contents of said context message are determined based on execution of at least one instruction of said generator computer-readable program by said processor.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein at least a portion of contents of said context message are determined based on at least a portion of said sets of instructions associated with said generator computer-readable program.