Jason R Whitney

US Patent:

7945642, May 17, 2011

Filed:

Oct 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/244466

Inventors:

Yat-Sang Hung - San Diego CA, US
Pierre Barbeau - Leawood KS, US
Jason Whitney - Lees Summit MO, US
Michael T. Lundy - Olathe KS, US

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709219

Abstract:

A method and system for triggering installation of program logic on a machine, such as a PC. A server transmits installation-trigger logic to a wireless communication device (WCD), which the WCD stores in its data storage. When the WCD becomes connected with a PC, the PC views the WCD as a mass-storage drive, and the PC reads and executes the installation-trigger logic in the same manner that a PC would run an AUTORUN file on a conventional mass-storage drive. Per the installation-trigger logic, the PC then downloads and installs a designated software program. The PC then sends an installation-notice to the server, and the server responsively sends a cancellation-message to the WCD. In response to the cancellation-message, the WCD then deletes or otherwise disables the installation-trigger logic, so that the process will not be repeated the next time the WCD is connected with the PC.