Local downloading of temporary applications for mobile devices
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorCraig Curtis
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Abstract
A system and related methods of managing computer-executable applications for a mobile device are provided. The method determines when the mobile device is located within an application support area corresponding to an application provider, and wirelessly downloads a temporary application at the mobile device. The downloaded temporary application is installed at the mobile device, resulting in an installed temporary application. Thereafter, the method detects when the mobile device has left the application support area and, in response to the detecting, the mobile device is configured such that the installed temporary application cannot be executed.
Claims16
A method of managing computer-executable applications for a mobile device, the method comprising:
- determining when the mobile device is located within an application support area corresponding to an application provider;
- in response to the determining, wirelessly downloading a temporary application and loyalty points for the temporary application at the mobile device, resulting in a downloaded temporary application, wherein the loyalty points are linked to the mobile device;
- installing the downloaded temporary application at the mobile device, resulting in an installed temporary application;
- applying the loyalty points to unlock features of the installed temporary application;
- thereafter, detecting when the mobile device has left the application support area;
- and
- in response to the detecting, configuring the mobile device such that the installed temporary application cannot be executed.
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A system to manage downloadable computer-executable applications for mobile devices, the system comprising:
- an application server system deployed at a location associated with an entity, the application server system configured to maintain a temporary application suitable for downloading to a mobile device, and the application server system further configured to collect loyalty points for the temporary application;
- and
- a wireless access device deployed at or near the location and operatively coupled to the application server system;
- wherein:
- the wireless access device establishes wireless connectivity with the mobile device when the mobile device is located within an application support area of the location;
- the application server and the wireless access device cooperate to wirelessly download the temporary application and loyalty points associated with the temporary application to the mobile device when the mobile device is located within the application support area, wherein the downloaded loyalty points are linked to the mobile device;
- and
- the temporary application is configured to be installed and executed at the mobile device when the mobile device is located within the application support area, wherein the downloaded loyalty points are applied at the mobile device to unlock features of the installed temporary application, and wherein the temporary application is configured to be automatically disabled or uninstalled from the mobile device when the mobile device leaves the application support area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.