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US 2006/0135131 A1Published application
Conditional application invocation in a wireless device
OwnerChristopher Whiteinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include a mobile communication device that automatically receives signals indicating predetermined events, and automatically takes actions in response to the events. The actions include executing one or more software applications on the device. The applications include native applications and downloaded applications that are individually configured.
Claims2
A wireless communication system, comprising:
- wireless communication provider equipment, comprising a storage device that stores provider software applications and data, including an event manager application and a short message service controller (SMSC) application;
- a wireless communication device coupled to the provider equipment, comprising,
- more than one software application, including native applications and downloaded applications, wherein the downloaded applications are individually configured by a wireless device user;
- an event catalog that stores a list of user-specified events;
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- an event registry that stores relationships between events and actions, wherein the wireless device receives notification of an event from the provider equipment and automatically performs one or more actions using one or more software applications based on predefined user preferences.
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