US 2009/0215434 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA TO MOBILE DEVICES

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are concerned with a method and a system for distributing mobile applications, in particular to aspects of receiving, processing and displaying advertisements on mobile terminals. In one aspect, embodiments provide a software component for controlling movement for an advertisement image on a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising a display area and a processor, the software component comprising processable instructions defining movement of the advertisement image relative to the display area, wherein the instructions are wirelessly transmissible to the mobile terminal and the processor is arranged to process said instructions in order to move the advertisement image.

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Dependent claims

A method of controlling operation of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising a processing system and a software component having a plurality of operational statuses associated therewith, the method comprising the steps of:

monitoring the software component so as to identity a trigger for a change from a first, operational status to a second, different, operational status;
responsive to said trigger, issuing a request message, the request message including a request for user data associated with the mobile terminal;
arranging for the processing system to retrieve said user data and to transmit the same to an authentication system;
and
receiving an unlocking code from said authentication system and using the received unlocking code so as to change the operational status to the second operational status.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for distributing data to mobile devices

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Abstract

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