Method, software and apparatus for application upgrade during execution

A wireless device containing a resident executable application, comprising:

• a processor which receives a request to replace a resident executable application with a different version of the application wherein the request is initiated in response to a user input and, wherein the request to replace the resident executable includes replacing non-essential application components while maintaining non-retrievable application-associated data;
• and
• further wherein the processor detects the active execution of the resident executable application on the wireless device;
• memory which receives, via a network, the different version of the resident executable application and stores the different version of the resident executable application in a temporary location in response to detecting the active execution of the resident executable application;
• wherein the processor terminates only the active execution of the resident executable application,
• selectively deletes one or more application components if it is determined that there are not sufficient resources on a the wireless device,
• and
• overwrites the resident executable application with the different version of the application stored in the temporary location and initiates active execution of the different version of the resident executable application without rebooting the wireless device wherein activation of the different version of the resident executable application includes using of the maintained non-retrievable application-associated data.

A non-transitory on a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions configured to cause a computer perform operations to replace a resident executable application on a wireless device with a different version of the application, the operations comprising:

• receiving a request to replace the resident executable application with the different version of the application, wherein the request is initiated in response to a user input and wherein the request to replace the resident executable includes replacing non-essential application components while maintaining non-retrievable application-associated data;
• detecting the active execution of the resident executable application on the wireless device;
• receiving, via a network, the different version of the resident executable application;
• storing the different version of the resident executable application in a temporary location in response to detecting the active execution of the resident executable application;
• terminate terminating only the active execution of the resident executable application;
• selectively deleting one or more application components if it is determined that there are not sufficient resources on a the wireless device;
• overwriting the resident executable application with the different version of the resident executable application stored in the temporary location;
• and
• initiate initiating active execution of the different version of the resident executable application without rebooting the wireless device wherein activation of the different version of the resident executable application includes using of the maintained non-retrievable application-associated data.

A wireless device containing a resident executable application, comprising:

• means for receiving a request to replace the resident executable application with a different version of the application, wherein the request is initiated in response to a user input and wherein the request to replace the resident executable includes replacing non-essential application components while maintaining non-retrievable application-associated data;
• means for detecting the active execution of the resident executable application on the wireless device;
• means for receiving, via a network, the different version of the resident executable application;
• means for storing the different version of the resident executable application in a temporary location in response to detecting the active execution of the resident executable application;
• means for terminating only the active execution of the resident executable application;
• means for selectively deleting one or more application components if it is determined that there are not sufficient resources on a the wireless device;
• means for overwriting the resident executable application with the different version of the resident executable application stored in the temporary location;
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• means for initiating active execution of the different version of the resident executable application without rebooting the wireless device wherein activation of the different version of the resident executable application includes using of the maintained non-retrievable application-associated data.

A method for replacing a resident executable application stored in an active application location on a wireless device with a different version of the resident executable application during active execution of the resident executable application, comprising:

• receiving a request to replace the resident executable application with the different version of the resident executable application wherein the request to replace the resident executable includes replacing non-essential application components while maintaining non-retrievable application-associated data;
• receiving, via a network, the different version of the resident executable application;
• storing the different version of the resident executable application in an upgrade location in response to receiving the request to replace the resident executable application with a different version of the resident executable application;
• detecting the active execution of the resident executable application in an active application location on the wireless device;
• terminating only the active execution of the resident executable application;
• and
• selectively deleting one or more application components if it is determined that there are not sufficient resources on a the wireless device;
• initiating execution of first resident executable application detected in a sequential search of the upgrade location and the active application location without rebooting the wireless device, wherein activation of the different version of the resident executable application includes using of the maintained non-retrievable application-associated data.

A wireless device containing a resident executable application stored in an active application location and actively executing thereon, comprising:

• a processor which receives a request to replace the resident executable application with a different version of the resident executable application wherein the request to replace the resident executable includes replacing non-essential application components while maintaining non-retrievable application-associated data;
• memory which receives, via a network, the different version of the application and stores the different version of the application in an upgrade location in response to receiving the request to replace the resident executable application with the different version of the resident executable application;
• wherein the processor detects the active execution of the resident executable application on the wireless device,
• terminates only the active execution of the resident executable application,
• selectively deletes one or more application components if it is determined that there are not sufficient resources on a the wireless device,
• and initiates execution of first resident executable application detected in a sequential search of the upgrade location and the active application location without rebooting the wireless device, wherein activation of the different version of the resident executable application includes using of the maintained non-retrievable application-associated data.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions configured to cause a computer perform operations to replace a resident executable application stored in an active application location on a wireless device with a different version of the application during active execution of the application, the operations comprising:

• receiving a request to replace the resident executable application with the different version of the resident executable application
• wherein the request to replace the resident executable includes replacing non-essential application components while maintaining non-retrievable application-associated data;
• receiving, via a network, the different version of the resident executable application;
• storing the different version of the resident executable application in an upgrade location in response to receiving the request to replace the resident executable application with a different version of the resident executable application;
• detecting the active execution of the resident executable application in an active application location on the wireless device;
• terminating only the active execution of the resident executable application;
• and
• selectively deleting one or more application components if it is determined that there are not sufficient resources on a the wireless device;
• initiating execution of first resident executable application detected in a sequential search of the upgrade location and the active application location without rebooting the wireless device wherein activation of the different version of the resident executable application includes using of the maintained non-retrievable application-associated data.

A wireless device containing a resident executable application stored in an active application location and actively executing thereon, comprising:

• means for receiving a request to replace the resident executable application with a different version of the resident executable application;
• wherein the request to replace the resident executable includes replacing non-essential application components while maintaining non-retrievable application-associated data;
• means for receiving, via a network, the different version of the resident executable application;
• means for storing the different version of the resident executable application in an upgrade location in response to receiving the request to replace the resident executable application with the different version of the resident executable application;
• means for detecting the active execution of the resident executable application in an active application location on the wireless device;
• means for terminating only the active execution of the resident executable application;
• and
• means for selectively deleting one or more application components if it is determined that there are not sufficient resources on a the wireless device;
• means for initiating execution of first application detected in a sequential search of the upgrade location and the active application location without rebooting the wireless device wherein activation of the different version of the resident executable application includes using of the maintained non-retrievable application-associated data.