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Safe application distribution and execution in a wireless environment

US7099663B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2001
Grant dateAug 29, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49947
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides safe and secure application distribution and execution by providing systems and methods that test an application to ensure that it satisfies predetermined criteria associated with the environment in which it will execute. Furthermore, by using rules and permission lists, application removal, and a modification detection technique, such as digital signatures, the present invention provides mechanisms to safely distribute and execute tested, or untested, applications by determining whether the application has been modified, determining if it has permission to execute in a given wireless device environment, and removing the application should it be desirable to do so.

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