Systems and methods for application program and application program update deployment to a mobile device

A server device comprising:

• one or more memory devices storing software instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to:
• receive an updated software application for a first software application from a development environment, wherein said updated software application and said first software application are generic to a plurality of mobile device types;
• identify an updated version identifier associated with the updated software application;
• transmit a software application interpreter to a mobile device if said mobile device does not comprise said software application interpreter installed therein, wherein said software application interpreter is mobile device type specific and is operable to interpret said updated software application and said first software application;
• receive a first version identifier associated with said first software application residing on said mobile device;
• compare the first version identifier to the updated version identifier;
• and
• transmit an update flag to the mobile device responsive to a mismatch between said first version identifier and said updated version identifier;
• and
• receive a request for the updated software application from the mobile device based on the update flag;
• associate a unique user ID with the updated software application, wherein the unique user ID is configured to provide the updated software application access to third party web services via the server device;
• and,
• transmit the updated software application and the unique user ID associated with the first software application to the mobile device based on the received request.

A method comprising:

• receiving, at an application server, a request for a software application from a mobile device, wherein the request includes an indicator, wherein said application server is operable to use said indicator to determine whether a software application interpreter is installed on the mobile device, wherein said software application interpreter is mobile device type specific and is operable to interpret the software application;
• responsive to a determination that said software application interpreter is not installed on said mobile device, transmitting the software application interpreter to said mobile device;
• and
• transmitting the software application to said mobile device, wherein said software application is generic to a plurality of mobile device types;
• transmitting an update flag to the mobile device responsive to determining that an update to the software application transmitted to the mobile device is available;
• receiving a request for the update from the mobile device based on the update flag;
• associating a unique user ID with the update, wherein the unique user ID is configured to provide the updated software application access to third party web services via the application server;
• and
• transmitting the update and the unique user ID associated with the software application to the mobile device based on the received request.

A server device comprising:

• one or more memory devices storing software instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to:
• receive a request for a software application from a mobile device via a cellular wireless network;
• determine, based on said request, whether an software application interpreter is installed on the mobile device, wherein said software application interpreter is mobile device type specific and is operable to interpret the software application;
• transmit said software application interpreter to said mobile device for provisioning to the mobile device, responsive to a determination that said software application interpreter is not installed on said mobile device;
• transmit said software application to said mobile device for provisioning to the mobile device, wherein said software application is generic to a plurality of mobile device types;
• transmit an update flag to the mobile device responsive to determining that an update to the software application provisioned to the mobile device is available;
• associate a unique user ID with the update, wherein the unique user ID is configured to provide the updated software application access to third party web services via the server device;
• and
• receive a request for the update from the mobile device based on the update flag;
• and
• transmit the update to the mobile device based on the received request.