DEPLOYING APPLICATIONS TO A PAYMENT TERMINAL
The present disclosure is directed to deployment of applications to mobile devices such as, for example, payment terminals. In some embodiments, a method includes uploading a mobile application that is for execution on a group of mobile devices; preparing the mobile application for deployment; receiving a first request with a deploy plan that specifies parameters and a subset of mobile devices for deploying the mobile application; and deploying the mobile application to the subset of mobile devices according to the deploy plan.
1 . A method comprising:
uploading a mobile application that is for execution on a group of mobile devices;
preparing the mobile application for deployment;
receiving a first request with a deploy plan that specifies parameters for deploying the mobile application, wherein the deploy plan specifies a subset of mobile devices in the group of mobile devices that are to receive the mobile application; and
deploying the mobile application to the subset of mobile devices according to the deploy plan.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the subset of the group of mobile devices are related to each based on location or type.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the deploy plan specifies whether the at least one application is to be in the foreground or background on a mobile device of the group of mobile devices.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a first request with a deploy plan is via an application programming interface.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a second request to alter the deploy plan.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile application comprises:
a new version of a previously existing mobile application,
the previously existing application with a configuration change, or
a new application.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile application performs transaction processing when executed on mobile devices in the group of mobile devices, and
wherein the mobile application comprises a first application to execute, when running on a mobile device, a payment flow for processing transaction and a second reader application for handling payments for the payment flow.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein preparing the mobile application for deployment comprises;
scanning the mobile application to determine whether the mobile application is secure and compliant; and
cryptographically signing, via a signing service, the mobile application in response to determining the mobile application is secure and compliant.
9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the subsets of mobile devices comprise mobile terminals for use in processing payments for transactions.
10 . A system for managing deployment of applications, the system comprising:
one or more hardware processors;
a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the system to:
upload a mobile application that is for execution on a group of mobile devices;
prepare the mobile application for deployment;
receive a first request with a deploy plan that specifies parameters for deploying the mobile application, wherein the deploy plan specifies a subset of mobile devices in the group of mobile devices that are to receive the mobile application; and
deploy the mobile application to the subset of mobile devices according to the deploy plan.
11 . The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured to prepare the mobile application for deployment by:
scanning the mobile application to determine whether the mobile application is secure and compliant; and
cryptographically signing, via a signing service, the mobile application in response to determining the mobile application is secure and compliant.
12 . The system of claim 10 wherein the subset of the group of mobile devices are related to each based on location or type.
13 . The system of claim 10 wherein the deploy plan specifies whether the at least one application is to be in the foreground or background on a mobile device of the group of mobile devices.
14 . The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured to receive a first request with a deploy plan is via an application programming interface.
15 . The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured to receive a second request to alter the deploy plan.
16 . The system of claim 10 wherein the mobile application comprises:
a new version of a previously existing mobile application,
the previously existing application with a configuration change, or
a new application.
17 . One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a mobile device having at least a processor and a memory therein, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
uploading a mobile application that is for execution on a group of mobile devices;
preparing the mobile application for deployment,
receiving, via an application programming interface, a first request with a deploy plan that specifies parameters for deploying the mobile application, wherein the deploy plan specifies a subset of mobile devices in the group of mobile devices that are to receive the mobile application; and
deploying the mobile application to the subset of mobile devices according to the deploy plan.
18 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17 wherein the subset of the group of mobile devices are related to each based on location or type.
19 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17 wherein preparing the mobile application for deployment comprises:
scanning the mobile application to determine whether the mobile application is secure and compliant; and
cryptographically signing, via a signing service, the mobile application in response to determining the mobile application is secure and compliant.
20 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17 wherein the method further comprises receiving a second request to alter the deploy plan.