Provision of applications to mobile devices

A mobile device application server, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable to provide applications to mobile devices by:
• receiving a first application configured to be run on a first mobile device type;
• storing the first application;
• receiving a second application configured to be run on a second mobile device type;
• storing the second application;
• receiving from a first mobile device of the first mobile device type a request for a list of applications that are compatible with the first mobile device type, the request including mobile operator information for the first mobile device;
• determining a list of applications that comprises the first application by utilizing the mobile operator information and applying one or more of an exclusion and a business rule to obtain the list of applications;
• sending to the first mobile device the list of applications that comprises the first application;
• receiving from a second mobile device of the second mobile device type a request for a list of applications that are compatible with the second mobile device type, the request including mobile operator information for the second mobile device;
• determining a list of applications that comprises the second application via application of the mobile operator information for the second mobile device;
• and
• sending to the second mobile device the list of applications that comprises the second application.

In a mobile device application provision server system comprising memory and one or more logic components, a method of providing lists of compatible applications to mobile devices by executing instructions stored in the memory via the one or more logic components, the method comprising:

• receiving from a first mobile device of a first mobile device type a first search request for a list of mobile device applications available on the server compatible with the first mobile device type, the first search request comprising a first set of filtering information for the first mobile device, the filtering information comprising market identification information, device type information, and mobile operator identification information for the first mobile device;
• using the first set of filtering information to obtain a first initial search result set;
• applying one or more mobile operator exclusion policies to the first initial search result set to form a first intermediate search result set;
• applying a business rule to the first intermediate search result set to form a first final search result set;
• sending the first final search result set to the first mobile device;
• receiving from a second mobile device of a second mobile device type a second search request for a list of mobile device applications available on the server compatible with the second mobile device type, the second search request comprising a second set of filtering information for the second mobile device, the filtering information comprising market identification information, device type information, and mobile operator identification information for the second mobile device;
• using the second set of filtering information to obtain a second initial search result set;
• applying one or more mobile operator exclusion policies to the second initial search result set to form a second intermediate search result set;
• applying a business rule to the second intermediate search result set to form a second final search result set;
• and
• sending the second final search result set to the second mobile device.