US 2021/0065147 A1 · METHOD FOR CONTEXT-BASED SELECTION AND ACTIVATION OF APPLICATIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE

Abstract

A method for accessing an application on a mobile device in the absence of a network connection to a provider of the application, including the steps of presenting an identifier of the application at a user interface of the mobile device when a condition has been satisfied, receiving an input at the user interface requesting access to the application, presenting a license agreement at the user interface specifying a license fee, receiving another input at the user interface indicating user acceptance of the license agreement and fee, executing a pre-settlement action by the mobile device with reference to the license fee, storing information of the license agreement and fee-pre-settlement in the memory of the mobile device, and activating the application for access by the user subject to the license agreement. The condition to be satisfied is determined from a context analysis of actions by or conditions of the mobile device.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for providing accessibility of a software application on a mobile device to a user in the absence of a network connection facilitating communications between the mobile device and a provider of the application via a pre-settlement action, the method comprising the steps of:

determining by the mobile device whether a condition has been satisfied as a result of performing a context analysis,
presenting an identifier of the application at a user interface of the mobile device when the condition has been satisfied;
receiving a first input at the user interface requesting access to the application;
presenting a license agreement at the user interface, the license agreement specifying a license fee;
receiving a second input at the user interface indicating user acceptance of the license agreement and fee;
executing a pre-settlement action by the mobile device with reference to the license fee;
storing information of the license agreement and fee pre-settlement in the memory of the mobile device;
and
activating the application for access by the user subject to the license agreement.

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A computer-implemented method for providing accessibility of an application on a mobile device to a user, the method comprising the steps of:

performing a first context analysis by the mobile device to identify at least one application not stored in a memory of the mobile device;
downloading the identified at least one application from a data network to the mobile device;
storing the downloaded at least one application in a non-executable form in a memory of the mobile device;
performing a second context analysis by the mobile device to select the at least one application downloaded and stored in the memory;
presenting an identifier of the at least one downloaded application at a user interface of the mobile device;
receiving a first input at the user interface requesting access to the at least one application;
presenting at least one license agreement at the user interface, the at least one license agreement specifying at least one license fee;
receiving a second input at the user interface indicating user acceptance of the at least one license agreement and fee;
processing the stored at least one application stored in the memory to produce an executable form of the at least one application;
and
activating the at least one application for use by the user subject to the license agreement.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method for context-based selection and activation of applications on a mobile device

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Method for context-based selection and activation of applications on a mobile device

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