Method and system for enabling a communication device to remotely execute an application

• US 9,456,040 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2015
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Inventors: Hammond, Daniel D.
• Primary Examiner(s): SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L
• Application Number:
  US14/985,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20160119432A1
• Time in Patent Office: 271 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 709/219, 726/15
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1016 Telecontrol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A communication system capable of enabling one or more communication devices to remotely execute one or more applications includes one or more communication devices that are coupled to a data connection. At least one of the one or more communication devices is operable to communicate a request to establish a communication session over the data connection. The system also includes one or more application servers that are coupled to the data connection. At least one of the one or more application servers is adapted to execute an application to establish the requested communication session with the at least one communication device. The at least one application server resides at a location remote from the at least one communication device. The at least one application server communicates a request for processing service to the at least one communication device. The request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection.

Claims

1. A communication system enabling one or more communication devices to remotely execute one or more applications, comprising:

one or more application servers coupled to a first communication link, the first communication link comprising a data connection, at least one of the one or more application servers adapted to execute an application to establish a communication session with at least one communication device coupled to the data connection in response to a request from the at least one communication device to establish the communication session, the at least one application server residing at a location remote from the at least one communication device;

wherein the at least one application server is operable to receive over a second communication link an application from at least one repository having access to one or more applications maintained in a database coupled to the at least one repository, wherein the at least one application server is further operable to execute the received application remote from the at least one communication device and to establish the communication session with the at least one communication device, wherein the at least one application server is operable to communicate a request for processing service to the at least one communication device, and wherein the request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection, and wherein the request for processing service comprises one or more queries for information from a user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one application server or the at least one repository operate to collect, store, or communicate information to or from the at least one communication device, wherein the information is stored to a database coupled to the communication system or to at least one database coupled to the at least one repository.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more queries for information comprise one or more queries for identification or authentication of the at least one communication device or a user of said at least one communication device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one communication device is coupled to the system via a wireless network or a Wi-Fi connection.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one communication device comprises one or more of the following capabilities:

a display capable of presenting text, video and image information to the user, a speaker capable of playing audio information to the user, and input devices capable of receiving voice input, stylus input, keyboard input, and touch input.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the request for processing service comprises one or more instructions to the at least one communication device to retrieve data content, including data representing audio, voice, text, video, image, or a software program, from a source located remote from the at least one communication device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the request for processing service comprises one or more instructions to the at least one communication device to send data content, including data representing audio, voice, text, video, image, or a software program, to a destination located remote from the at least one communication device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more applications servers receive application content from the database coupled to the at least one repository or from at least one repository memory, said system comprising a cluster.

9. The system of claim 1, where a plurality of clusters may be located on at one or more sites.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one communication device is a mobile device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one repository comprises an application software development environment accessible to one or more users, the application software development environment utilized to develop applications to be stored on the at least one repository.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the application software developed using the software development environment is executable on the one or more application servers, the at least one repository, or the one or more communication devices.

13. The system of claim 1, where the at least one repository comprises application logic that controls distribution or communication of applications stored on the at least one repository.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said distribution of applications comprises communicating said applications to a predetermined set of application servers or to one or more communication devices.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said distribution of applications comprises communicating said applications to one or more application servers as determined by dynamic information.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the applications are distributed to application servers as determined by load requirements.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the applications are distributed to application servers in response to a request from said application servers.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one communication device comprises a device software program that comprises a portion of a system application, wherein a substantial portion of the system application is executed at a location remote from the at least one communication device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the device software program is downloaded to or previously installed on the at least one communication device and facilitates communication between the user and the at least one application server or repository via the at least one communication device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the device software program is suitable to execute on a mobile device.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the device software program causes the at least one communication device to access services from a plurality of additional applications servers having additional system application content.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the device software program comprises a portion of a certain system application'"'"'s logic and is uniquely suited to operate in conjunction with the certain system application having content on the one or more application servers or the at least one repository or both.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the device software program enables the at least one communication device to collect information from and present information to the user of said at least one communication device in response to said one or more queries.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein responses to said one or more queries or information collected from the user via the device software program or both are selected from the group consisting of a voice input, a DTMF input, a stylus input, a keyboard input, and a touch input.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the device software program is capable of converting text to speech.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the information presented to the user via the device software program, including information prompting a response to the one or more queries or information associated with said response to the one or more queries, is comprised of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of audio, voice, text, video, and image.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the at least one application server or repository receives and decodes the user'"'"'s response and executes a next portion of the application based at least in part on the user'"'"'s response.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the at least one application server or repository will continue to interact with the user until remaining information has been collected from or presented to the user of the at least one communication device.

29. The system of claim 26, wherein said information associated with said user response to the one or more queries is retrieved, by the device software program on the one or more communication device, from said at least one application server or repository or from at least one database coupled to the communication system.

30. The system of claim 26, wherein said information associated with said user response to the one or more queries is retrieved, by the device software program on the at least one communication device, from the at least one repository or application server which includes an HTTP translator which enables browsing the Internet, reading web pages and converting them into a format compatible with said device software program.