Client device connectivity with integrated business rules and multiple network types

摘要

Applications executing on mobile client devices may access remote resources via network connections. Operational capabilities and financial costs of these connections may differ. Developers, network administrators, and other parties may wish to moderate usage of various available conditions to conform to business rules. Connectivity information including one or more network grants are integrated into an application received from a developer at ingestion by an application management server, which accesses those business rules. The client devices may coordinate with a proxy server to provide additional controls. Networking public interfaces provide the developer with a simplified pathway for development of applications which use network connections, particularly on mobile devices.

主权项

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed on a client device, instruct a processor of the client device to perform acts comprising:
receiving from an active content module a request to connect to a communication resource accessible via a particular network of a plurality of networks; determining whether the client device is registered with a server;
when the client device is not registered with the server, denying the request to connect to the communication resource;when the client device is registered with the server, determining whether a business rule associated with the active content module is present;
when the business rule is not present, denying the request to connect to the communication resource;when the business rule is present, determining whether a network grant permits communication, wherein the network grant defines one or more constraints within which the active content module is permitted to communicate via the particular network of the plurality of networks;when the network grant disallows the request, denying the request to connect to the communication resource; andwhen the network grant allows the request to connect to the communication resource, attempting to connect to the communication resource accessible via the particular network.