Software Application Framework for Network-Connected Devices
AssigneeHands-On Mobile, Inc.
InventorsDavid B. Lloyd, Eric Bilange
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Abstract
A facility for provisioning and managing registered applications is described. Registered applications can be downloaded to a mobile device from an application provisioning server. When the download is complete, the mobile device may begin execution of the registered application. However, at least portions of the registered application cannot be executed by the mobile device without first passing control to an application provisioning server via a network connection. Upon receiving temporary control of the registered application, the application provisioning server can perform tasks such as license verification and other tasks before turning control of the application back to the mobile device.
Claims11
1-14. (canceled)
A method for provisioning registered applications, wherein the registered applications are downloaded to mobile devices from an application provisioning server communicating with the mobile devices via a network connection, the method comprising:
- providing an application catalogue containing at least one registered application, wherein the at least one registered application is configured such that, upon initial execution of the application by a mobile device, at least portions of the application cannot be executed by the mobile device without first passing temporary control to the application provisioning server via a network connection;
- receiving, from a mobile device, a request for downloading a selected registered application, wherein the request includes information about the mobile device;
- determining, based on the received information, a download scenario appropriate for the mobile device;
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- sending the registered application data for download to the mobile device using the determined download scenario.
24-30. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.