Method and apparatus for network initiated uninstallation of application program over wireless network
US7734285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/245
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Network-initiated uninstallation of programs on remote modules, such as wireless telephones, is performed over a wireless network to recall programs stored on the wireless telephone that are faulty or harmful to the wireless telephone, the wireless network, or a user of the wireless telephone. If one or more recall criteria are met for uninstallation of a targeted application program, a recall command source constructs a recall command. A program manager, using a database containing information about each program downloaded onto each wireless telephone in the network, identifies, for the recall command source, which wireless telephones carry the targeted application program. The recall command includes a unique application identification for the targeted application program and an instruction to the wireless telephone to uninstall the targeted application program. The recall command is broadcast over the wireless network to the wireless telephones. In response to the recall command, the wireless telephone automatically uninstalls the targeted application program by executing a recall program on the wireless telephone.
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