US 8,045,236 B2Granted

Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating background processing of push content

AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited

InventorsSrimantee Karmakar, Michael Matovsky, Brindusa Fritsch, Viera Bibr, Kamen Vitanov, Michael Shenfield

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Abstract

Apparatus, and an associated method, for a communication device operable pursuant to a push content communication scheme. An instruction detector detects a message containing a instruction by which to operate upon push content. The message is, for instance, generated by a mobile station at which an application associated with the content is resident. Once detected by the instruction detector, a content operator operates upon the content in a manner corresponding to the instruction contained in the detected message. Once operated upon, the content is stored at a storage element, available when an application of which the content is associated, becomes active.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for a receiving communication device operable pursuant to a push content communication scheme, said apparatus comprising:

a content operator configured to receive content associated with an application, the content communicated pursuant to the push content communication scheme, the content including content processing metadata embedded therein , said content operator configured to operate upon the content in an instructed manner as a background operation;
an instruction detector adapted to receive an indication of the content processing metadata embedded within the content, the content processing metadata comprising rules defining the instructed manner by which said content operator is to operate upon the content, said instruction detector configured to instruct said content operator of the instructed manner upon which to operate upon the content;
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a storage element configured to store the content, once operated upon as the background operation by said content operator and prior to said application becoming active.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.