Remote application storage
OwnerPaul Mark Joseph DUMAISinventor
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Abstract
A method, server and system for delivering an application are provided. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving application data associated with an application from a first mobile communication device; in response to receiving the application data, storing the application data in a memory; receiving a request for the application from a second mobile communication device which is associated with the first mobile communication device; and in response to receiving the request: retrieving the application associated with the request; sending the application to the second mobile communication device; retrieving the application data associated with the application; and sending the application data to the second mobile communication device.
Claims20
A method of delivering an application from an application delivery server comprising:
- receiving application data associated with an application from a first mobile communication device;
- in response to receiving the application data, storing the application data in a memory;
- receiving a request for the application from a second mobile communication device which is associated with the first mobile communication device;
- and
- in response to receiving the request:
- retrieving the application associated with the request;
- sending the application to the second mobile communication device;
- retrieving the application data associated with the application;
- and sending the application data to the second mobile communication device.
An application delivery server comprising:
- a communication subsystem for communicating with at least one mobile communication device;
- at least one memory for storing one or more applications and for storing application data;
- and
- at least one controller for controlling the operation of the application delivery server, the at least one controller being configured to:
- receive application data associated with one of more of the applications from one of the mobile communication devices;
- in response to receiving the application data, store the application data in memory;
- receive a request for one of the applications from one of the mobile communication devices;
- and
- in response to receiving the request:
- retrieve the application associated with the request;
- send the application to the mobile communication device;
- retrieve application data associated with the application;
- and send the application data to the mobile communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.