System and method for temporary application component deletion and reload on a wireless device

A system for managing the loading and deletion of software application components on a wireless communication means, comprising:

• wireless communication means for selectively communicating over a wireless network, the wireless communication means having a means for storing one or more resident executable software applications wherein at least one resident software application includes one or more application components and application-associated data, the means for storing having a limited capacity;
• application download means for selectively downloading software applications and application components to the wireless communication means across the wireless network;
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• wherein upon capacity being needed in the means for storing, the wireless communication means selectively deleting one or more application components of the one or more resident software applications from the means for storing without loss of the application-associated data, and upon the deleted one or more application components being needed for the execution of the one or more software applications, the wireless communication means selectively prompting the application download means across the wireless network for transmission of one or more application components, and installing the transmitted one or more application components such that the one or more resident applications including the installed components are executable on the wireless communication means.

A method for managing the loading and deletion of components of one or more software applications resident in the resident storage of a wireless device, the storage having a limited capacity and at least one resident software application including one or more application components and application-associated data, and the wireless device in selective communication with one or more application download servers over a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:

• upon storage capacity being needed by the at least one wireless device, selectively deleting at the wireless device one or more application components of the one or more resident software applications from the storage without loss of the application-associated data;
• upon the deleted one or more application components being needed for the execution of the one or more software applications, selectively establishing a communication link from the wireless device to an application download server wherein the wireless device prompts the application download server for transmission of the one or more deleted application components;
• transmitting the one or more deleted application components from the application download server to the wireless device;
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• installing at the wireless device the transmitted one or more previously deleted application components such that the one or more resident applications including the installed application components are executable on the wireless device.

A method for managing the loading and deletion of components of one or more software applications resident in the resident storage of a wireless device, the storage having a limited capacity and at least one resident software application including one or more application components and application-associated data, and the wireless device in selective communication with one or more application download servers over a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:

• a deletion step for selectively deleting at the wireless device one or more application components of the one or more resident software applications upon storage capacity being needed by the at least one wireless device without loss of the application-associated data;
• a communication step for selectively establishing a communication link from the wireless device to an application download server wherein wireless device prompts the application download server for transmission of one or more deleted application components upon the deleted one or more application components being needed for the execution of the one or more software applications;
• a transmission step for transmitting the one or more deleted application components from the application download server to the wireless device;
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• an installation step for installing at the wireless device the transmitted one or more application components such that the one or more resident applications including the installed application components are executable on the wireless device.

In a computer readable medium, a program that directs a wireless device having a computer platform with a resident storage having limited capacity, and one or more resident software applications in the storage wherein at least one resident software application includes one or more application components and application-associated data, to perform the steps of:

• upon storage capacity being needed by the at least one wireless device, selectively deleting one or more application components of one or more resident software applications from the storage of the wireless device, the deletion occurring without loss of the application-associated data;
• upon the deleted one or more application components being needed for the execution of the one or more software applications, selectively establishing a communication link over a wireless network to an application download server wherein the wireless device prompts the application download server for transmission of one or more application components that were deleted from a resident application;
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• installing at the wireless device the transmitted one or more application components such that the one or more resident applications including the installed application components are executable on the wireless device.