Systems and methods for application program and application program update deployment to a mobile device
The present invention comprises a system and method for receiving at an application server a request for a software application from a mobile device wherein the request includes an indicator that allows the application server to tell whether the mobile device currently has a software application interpreter installed, sending the software application interpreter to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device if the indicator shows that the mobile device does not have the application interpreter installed, and sending the software application to a cellular wireless network for provisioning to the mobile device. The invention further comprises a system and method for updating the software application in a way that seems automatic to a user.
1. A computer system for managing access to third-party services, comprising:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one hardware processor to execute the instructions to perform operations, comprising:
receiving an access request from a mobile device to access a service offered by a third-party service provider, the request comprising a unique identifier;
identifying an application version identifier associated with the unique identifier received from the mobile device;
determining a mismatch between the application version identifier and an updated application version identifier of an updated application;
transmitting an update flag to the mobile device based on the mismatch;
receiving an update request comprising information based on the update flag;
assigning an instance of the updated application with a new unique identifier configured to provide access to the service; and
transmitting the instance of the updated application to the mobile device.
2. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
receiving a new access request from the mobile device to access the service, the new access request comprising the new unique identifier;
authenticating the mobile device based on the new access request comprising the new unique identifier; and
providing the mobile device access to the service based on authentication.
3. The computer system of claim 2 , wherein providing access to the service comprises allowing the mobile device to communicate with a content provider system.
4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the new unique identifier is further configured to provide access to the service without a username and password.
5. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising providing the mobile device access to the service based on the new unique identifier.
6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the application version identifier is associated with the unique identifier on one or more servers.
7. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising associating, on one or more servers, the new unique identifier with the updated application.
8. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the access request is received during a first session and the update request is received during a second session.
9. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the update request is received during a first session and the instance is transmitted during a second session.
10. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the updated software application is written in an extensible markup language that is configured to be interpreted by a software application interpreter on the mobile device.
11. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein determining the mismatch comprises determining that an application on the mobile device is not approved for distribution.
12. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising receiving, from a development environment, the updated application and the updated application version identifier, wherein determining the mismatch is based on the received updated application version identifier.
13. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the service comprises a mobile hotspot directory.
14. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the access request is received via a cellular network.
15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the update flag is transmitted by a different cellular network.
16. The computer system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising transmitting, to the mobile device, a software application interpreter that is configured to translate between instructions specific to a type of the mobile device and the instance of the updated application when the instance of the updated application executes on the mobile device.
17. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the updated application is generic to a plurality of mobile device types.
18. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the updated software application is agnostic to a mobile operating system.
19. A computer implemented method for managing access to third-party services, comprising:
receiving an access request from a mobile device to access a service offered by a third-party service provider, the request comprising a unique identifier;
identifying an application version identifier associated with the unique identifier received from the mobile device;
determining a mismatch between the application version identifier and an updated application version identifier of an updated application;
transmitting an update flag to the mobile device based on the mismatch;
receiving an update request comprising information based on the update flag;
assigning an instance of the updated application with a new unique identifier configured to provide access to the service; and
transmitting the instance of the updated application to the mobile device.
20. A computer system for managing access to third-party services, comprising:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one hardware processor to execute the instructions to perform operations, comprising:
receiving, from a development environment, an updated application and an updated application version identifier associated with the updated application;
receiving, in a first session, an access request from a mobile device to access a service offered by a third-party service provider, the request comprising a unique identifier;
identifying an application version identifier associated with the unique identifier received from the mobile device;
determining that an application on the mobile device is not approved for distribution based on a mismatch between the application version identifier and the updated application version identifier;
transmitting an update flag to the mobile device based on the mismatch;
receiving an update request comprising information based on the update flag;
assigning an instance of the updated application with a new unique identifier configured to provide access to the service;
transmitting, in a second session, the instance of the updated application to the mobile device; and
providing the mobile device access to the service based on the new unique identifier by allowing the mobile device to communicate with a content provider system.