APPLICATION INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150195708A1
• Filed: 02/19/2013
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Terleski, Jonathan W., Singh, Ujjwal, Ma, Francis
• Application Number:
  US13/770,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20150195708A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• 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 and computing system for receiving a notification from a first website of a user signing into the first website. A determination is made concerning whether a compatible mobile application is available for the first website. If a compatible mobile application is available for the first website, a determination is made concerning whether the user has the compatible mobile application installed on a mobile device associated with the user. If the user does not have the compatible mobile application installed on the mobile device associated with the user, a determination is made concerning whether the compatible mobile application may be installed on the mobile device associated with the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a notification from a first website of a user signing into the first website, wherein the user signed into the first website using credentials from a second website;

determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website, wherein the compatible mobile application is configured to interface with the first website and provide functionality of the first website;

if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website, determining if the user has the compatible mobile application installed on a mobile device associated with the user; and

if the user does not have the compatible mobile application installed on the mobile device associated with the user, determining if the compatible mobile application may be installed on the mobile device associated with the user,

if the compatible mobile application may be installed, installing the compatible mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user, configuring the compatible mobile application to sign in using credential from the second website.

2. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a notification from a first website of a user signing into the first website;

determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website, wherein the compatible mobile application is configured to interface with the first website and provide functionality of the first website;

if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website, determining if the user has the compatible mobile application installed on a mobile device associated with the user; and

if the user does not have the compatible mobile application installed on the mobile device associated with the user, determining if the compatible mobile application may be installed on the mobile device associated with the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the user signed into the first website using credentials from a second website.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 wherein the second website is a social networking website.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 further comprising:

if the compatible mobile application may be installed, installing the compatible mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 wherein installing the mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user includes:

configuring the compatible mobile application to sign in using credentials from a second website.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website includes:

determining a device type for the mobile device associated with the user.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website further includes:

determining if the compatible mobile application is available for the device type.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website includes:

determining a user rating for the compatible mobile application.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website further includes:

if the user rating meets a predefined threshold, permitting the installation of the compatible mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website further includes:

if the user rating does not meet a predefined threshold, prohibiting the installation of the compatible mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user.

12. A computing system including at least one processor and at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor, wherein the computing system is configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a notification from a first website of a user signing into the first website;

determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website, wherein the compatible mobile application is configured to interface with the first website and provide functionality of the first website;

if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website, determining if the user has the compatible mobile application installed on a mobile device associated with the user; and

if the user does not have the compatible mobile application installed on the mobile device associated with the user, determining if the compatible mobile application may be installed on the mobile device associated with the user.

13. The computing system of claim 12 wherein the user signed into the first website using credentials from a second website.

14. The computing system of claim 13 wherein the second website is a social networking website.

15. The computing system of claim 12 further comprising:

if the compatible mobile application may be installed, installing the compatible mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user.

16. The computing system of claim 15 wherein installing the mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user includes:

configuring the compatible mobile application to sign in using credentials from a second website.

17. The computing system of claim 12 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website includes:

determining a device type for the mobile device associated with the user.

18. The computing system of claim 17 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website further includes:

determining if the compatible mobile application is available for the device type.

19. The computing system of claim 12 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website includes:

determining a user rating for the compatible mobile application.

20. The computing system of claim 19 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website further includes:

if the user rating meets a predefined threshold, permitting the installation of the compatible mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user.

21. The computing system of claim 19 wherein determining if a compatible mobile application is available for the first website further includes:

if the user rating does not meet a predefined threshold, prohibiting the installation of the compatible mobile application on the mobile device associated with the user.