Life cycle management of user-selected applications on wireless communications devices

摘要

Tools and techniques for performing life cycle management of user-selected applications on wireless communications devices are described herein. In part, the tools provide machine-readable media for presenting to the subscriber a list of available applications for installation on the device, and for receiving selections from the subscriber of one or more of the applications. Additionally, the tools provide methods for selling advertising space on the devices.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, from a user interface of a mobile communications device, a first user input for configuring a first user profile to be maintained at the mobile communications device; receiving, by the system, from the user interface of the mobile communications device, a second user input for configuring a second user profile, distinct from the first profile, to be maintained at the mobile communications device; receiving, by the system, from the user interface of the mobile communications device, a third user input indicating the first user profile and a first executable application to initiate an installation of the first executable application in association with the first user profile at the mobile communications device; receiving, by the system, from the user interface of the mobile communications device, a fourth user input indicating the second user profile and a second executable application to initiate an installation of the second executable application in association with the first user profile at the mobile communications device; initiating, by the system, in response to the third user input, a storage of the first executable application at a memory of the mobile communications device such that the first executable application is associated in the memory with the first user profile maintained at the mobile communications device; and initiating, by the system, in response to the fourth user input, a storage of the second executable application at the memory of the mobile communications device such that the second executable application is associated in the memory with the second user profile maintained at the mobile communications device.