US 9,542,498 B2Granted

Provision of applications to mobile devices

AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC

InventorsKamran R. Zargahi, John Bruno, Nathaniel Clinton

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Abstract

Embodiments related to the provision of applications to mobile devices are disclosed. One embodiment provides a mobile device application server system, comprising a database, a processor, and memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to perform a method of providing applications to mobile devices. The method comprises receiving a first application configured to be run on a first mobile device type, storing the first application, receiving a second application configured to be run on a second device mobile device type, and storing the second application. The method further comprises receiving a request for the first application from a first mobile device of the first mobile device type, providing the first application to the first mobile device, receiving a request for the second application from a second mobile device of the second mobile device type, and providing the second application to the second mobile device.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A mobile device application server, comprising:

a processor;
and
memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable to provide applications to mobile devices by:
receiving a first application configured to be run on a first mobile device type;
storing the first application;
receiving a second application configured to be run on a second mobile device type;
storing the second application;
receiving from a first mobile device of the first mobile device type a request for a list of applications that are compatible with the first mobile device type, the request including device type information for the first mobile device;
utilizing the device type information for the first mobile device to determine applications that are compatible with the first mobile device, and applying one or more of an exclusion and a business rule to the applications that are compatible with the first mobile device to obtain a list of applications that comprises the first application;
sending to the first mobile device the list of applications that comprises the first application;
receiving from a second mobile device of the second mobile device type a request for a list of applications that are compatible with the second mobile device type, the request including device type information for the second mobile device;
determining a list of applications that comprises the second application via application of the device type information for the second mobile device;
and
sending to the second mobile device the list of applications that comprises the second application.

11 more elements

In a mobile device application server system comprising memory and one or more logic components, a method of providing a list of applications to a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving a first application configured to be run on a first mobile device type;
storing the first application;
receiving a second application configured to be run on a second mobile device type;
storing the second application;
receiving from a first mobile device of the first mobile device type a request for a list of applications that are compatible with the first mobile device type, the request including device type information for the first mobile device;
utilizing the device type information for the first mobile device to determine applications that are compatible with the first mobile device, and applying one or more of an exclusion and a business rule to the applications that are compatible with the first mobile device to obtain a list of applications that comprises the first application;
sending to the first mobile device the list of applications that comprises the first application;
receiving from a second mobile device of the second mobile device type a request for a list of applications that are compatible with the second mobile device type, the request including device type information for the second mobile device;
determining a list of applications that comprises the second application via application of the device type information for the second mobile device;
and
sending to the second mobile device the list of applications that comprises the second application.

8 more elements

A mobile device application server, comprising:

a processor;
and
memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable to provide applications to mobile devices by:
receiving a first application configured to be run on a first mobile device type;
storing the first application;
receiving a second application configured to be run on a second mobile device type;
storing the second application;
receiving from a first mobile device of the first mobile device type a request for a list of applications that are compatible with the first mobile device type, the request including one or more of mobile operator information and market information for the first mobile device;
utilizing the one or more of mobile operator information and market information for the first mobile device to determine applications that are compatible with the first mobile device, and applying one or more of an exclusion and a business rule to the applications that are compatible with the first mobile device to obtain a list of applications that comprises the first application;
sending to the first mobile device the list of applications that comprises the first application;
receiving from a second mobile device of the second mobile device type a request for a list of applications that are compatible with the second mobile device type, the request including one or more of mobile operator information and market information for the second mobile device;
determining a list of applications that comprises the second application via application of the one or more of mobile operator information and market information for the second mobile device;
and
sending to the second mobile device the list of applications that comprises the second application.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/090,855Filed 5 Apr 2016 · continuation
Priority: 13 Apr 2009
Published: US 2016/0217215 A128 Jul 2016
Granted: 10 Jan 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04W 4/60
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: subscription-based services using application servers or…
G06F 8/61
Software deployment: installation
G06F 16/248
Querying: presentation of query results
G06F 16/9535
Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines: search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Family

Application12/422,622Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Apr 2009
Application14/228,941Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Mar 2014
US 8,725,745 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 13 May 2014
US 2016/0217215 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 Jul 2016
US 9,405,837 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2010/0262619 A1Published application
US 2014/0236925 A1Published application
US 9,542,498 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.