Brian E Minear

US Patent:

6941135, Sep 6, 2005

Filed:

Aug 13, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/929250

Inventors:

Brian Minear - San Diego CA, US
Stephen A. Sprigg - Poway CA, US
Phil Tien Nguyen - San Diego CA, US
Mitchell B. Oliver - San Diego CA, US
Eric J. Lekven - Carlsbad CA, US

Assignee:

Qualcomm Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04M011/00

US Classification:

455419, 455418, 455420, 709216

Abstract:

A system and method for managing the deleting and reloading of software application components on a wireless device, such as a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, pager, or other computer platform. The wireless device has one or more resident executable software applications wherein each application has one or more application components and application-associated data, such as software licenses and user-specific data. The wireless device selectively deletes one or more application components of the resident software applications without loss of the application-associated data to clear resources on the wireless device, and selectively prompts an application download server across a wireless network to transmit deleted application components needed to be reinstalled on the wireless device to execute the application.

US Patent:

6947772, Sep 20, 2005

Filed:

Jan 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/061642

Inventors:

Brian Minear - San Diego CA, US
Mazen Chmaytelli - San Diego CA, US
Mitchell B. Oliver - San Diego CA, US
Stephen A. Sprigg - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455566, 455411, 455418

Abstract:

A system and method for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device while the wireless device is connecting to an application download server across a wireless network. When the wireless device attempts to communicate with an application download server or changes files while navigating an application download server, a message is transmitted across the wireless network to the computer platform of the wireless device and displayed to the user of the wireless device. The message can be transmitted to the wireless device from the same application download server that the wireless device is attempting to connect to or navigate, or alternately, the message can be transmitted from another server on the wireless network.

US Patent:

6996394, Feb 7, 2006

Filed:

Aug 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/232910

Inventors:

Brian Minear - San Diego CA, US
Mazen Chmaytelli - San Diego CA, US
Mitchell B. Oliver - San Diego CA, US
Stephen A. Sprigg - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04M 11/10
H04M 3/00

US Classification:

4554121, 455413, 4554141, 455419, 455517, 455418, 455466, 4555561, 455566

Abstract:

A system and method for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device while the wireless device is connecting to an application download server across a wireless network. When the wireless device attempts to communicate with an application download server or changes files while navigating an application download server, a message is transmitted across the wireless network to the computer platform of the wireless device and displayed to the user of the wireless device. The message can be transmitted to the wireless device from the same application download server that the wireless device is attempting to connect to or navigate, or alternately, the message can be transmitted from another server on the wireless network.

US Patent:

6996537, Feb 7, 2006

Filed:

Aug 13, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/929220

Inventors:

Brian Minear - San Diego CA, US
Stephen A. Sprigg - Poway CA, US
Phil Tien Nguyen - San Diego CA, US
Mitchell B. Oliver - San Diego CA, US
Eric J. Lekven - Carlsbad CA, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/60

US Classification:

705 26

Abstract:

A system and method for the provision of downloadable subscription-based software applications to one or more wireless devices where the applications are downloadable from one or more application download servers across a wireless network. An accounting module receives subscription-based application download data from the one or more application download servers for each subscription-based application downloaded by a wireless device, and subscription-based application deletion data from each wireless device that has deleted a subscription-based application. The accounting module accounts for the use of the subscribed software applications based upon the subscription-based software application download data and subscription-based application deletion data.

US Patent:

7039398, May 2, 2006

Filed:

Aug 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/232917

Inventors:

Mazen Chmaytelli - San Diego CA, US
Brian Minear - San Diego CA, US
Mitchell B. Oliver - San Diego CA, US
Stephen A. Sprigg - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Qualcomm Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04M 3/00

US Classification:

455419, 455418, 455556, 455557, 4554141, 455420, 455412, 709206, 709207, 709219, 709217, 709238, 37920104, 37920105

Abstract:

A system and method for displaying an interactive screen, such as an end-user license agreement or verification form, on the graphic display of a wireless device when the wireless device connects to a network server on a wireless network and attempts to access or download software applications and data. The user of the wireless device must then affirmatively interact with the interactive screen in order to access or download a software application or data from the network server. The interactive screen can be transmitted from the network server where the wireless device seeks to access or download an application or data, or can be transmitted from a separate server to the wireless device. The records of the wireless device-server interactions can be stored on a network server or other data stores on the wireless network.

US Patent:

7065388, Jun 20, 2006

Filed:

Oct 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/689969

Inventors:

Brian Minear - San Diego CA, US
Mazen Chmaytelli - San Diego CA, US
Mitchell B. Oliver - San Diego CA, US
Stephen A. Sprigg - Poway CA, US

Assignee:

Qualcomm Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455566, 455411, 455418

Abstract:

A system and method for displaying an interactive screen, such as an end-user license agreement or verification form, on the graphic display of a wireless device when the wireless device connects to a network server on a wireless network and attempts to access or download software applications and data. The user of the wireless device must then affirmatively interact with the interactive screen in order to access or download a software application or data from the network server. The interactive screen can be transmitted from the network server where the wireless device seeks to access or download an application or data, or can be transmitted from a separate server to the wireless device. The records of the wireless device-server interactions can be stored on a network server or other data stores on the wireless network.

US Patent:

7096004, Aug 22, 2006

Filed:

Aug 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/222705

Inventors:

Brian Minear - San Diego CA, US
Mazen Chmaytelli - San Diego CA, US
Mitchell B. Oliver - San Diego CA, US
Laurence Lundblade - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Qualcomm Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04M 1/66

US Classification:

455410, 455411, 455423, 713168

Abstract:

Systems and methods consistent with the present invention provides safe and secure application distribution and execution and controls the risk of providing a test environment associated with the testing of applications. Test enabled permissions are created and distributed to selected application test entities. A management function is used to aid in distributing the test-enabled permissions. The risk is controlled by providing closer scrutiny of the identity of the test entity prior to distributing a test enabled permission to the test entity, providing expiration times associated with the test enabled permissions, and limiting the number of test enabled permissions distributed. The management function tracks the distribution of the test-enabled permissions.

US Patent:

7099663, Aug 29, 2006

Filed:

May 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/872418

Inventors:

Laurence Lundblade - San Diego CA, US
Marc S. Phillips - San Diego CA, US
Brian Minear - San Diego CA, US
Yan Zhuang - San Diego CA, US
Anand Krishnan - San Diego CA, US
Stephen A. Sprigg - Poway CA, US
Mazen Chmaytelli - San Diego CA, US
Mitchell Oliver - San Diego CA, US
Gerald Horel - Brentwood Bay, CA
Karen Crossland - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Qualcomm Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04M 3/13
H04M 1/68
H04M 1/66
H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

455425, 455410, 455411, 713175

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.