Automatic application download and launch during presentation of content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10437576-B2
Application number	US-201514755566-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2015
Priority date	Jun 30, 2015
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

Techniques described herein may allow for the automatic downloading, installing, and/or launching of applications (commonly referred to as “apps”), during the presentation of content. For example, a user device (e.g., a smart phone) may play video content, such as a trailer for a video game app. During the presentation of the trailer, a button, to install the video game app, may be presented. Based on a single click of the button, the video game app may be downloaded and installed. The app may further be launched as soon as it is installed, and/or as soon as the trailer ends. Some techniques described herein may be applicable for the automatic downloading, installing, and/or launching of an application on a wearable device while another device presents content, or vice versa.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
presenting content via a display device associated with a user device, wherein the content comprises at least one of:
audio content,
video content, or
game content;

receiving, by the user device and during the presentation of the content, a request to download an application associated with the content;
obtaining, by the user device and during the presentation of the content, the application from an application repository, wherein execution of the application on the user device causes the application to present the content on the user device;
installing, by the user device and during the presentation of the content, the obtained application, wherein the obtaining and installing of the application are performed without interrupting the presentation of the content;
presenting, by the user device and during the presentation of the content and during the installation of the application, a visual indicator indicating that the application is being installed at the user device;
detecting, by the user device, that the installation of the application has completed before the presentation of the content has ended; and
interrupting the presentation of the content to launch, at the user device and based on detecting that the installation of the application has completed, the installed application, wherein the launched application resumes the presentation of the content in the application.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content is presented with a selectable option associated with the application, wherein the request to download the application is based on receiving a selection of the selectable option.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request to download the application is received automatically, without user interaction requesting that the application be downloaded.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting a selectable option, during the presentation of content and after the application has been installed, wherein the application is launched further based on a selection of the selectable option.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting a selectable option concurrently with the presentation of the content, the selectable option being overlaid over a portion of the content,
wherein the request to download the application is made via a selection of the selectable option,
wherein the obtaining and installation of the application are performed based on the selection of the selectable option.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a time at which the application is installed at the user device;
determining a current time position of the presentation of content at the time that the application is installed at the user device; and
providing the current time position to the application, to facilitate the resuming of the presentation of the content in the application.

7. A user device, comprising:
a memory device storing a set of processor-executable instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes the user device to:
present, via a display device associated with the user device, content, wherein the content comprises at least one of:
audio content,
video content, or
game content;

receive, during the presentation of the content, a request to download an application associated with the content;
obtain, during the presentation of the content, the application from an application repository, wherein execution of the application on the user device causes the application to present the content on the user device;
install, during the presentation of the content, the obtained application, wherein the obtaining and installing of the application are performed without interrupting the presentation of the content;
present, during the presentation of the content and during the installation of the application, a visual indicator indicating that the application is being installed at the user device;
detect that the installation of the application has completed before the presentation of the content has ended; and
interrupt the presentation of the content to launch, based on detecting that the installation of the application has completed, the installed application, wherein the launched application resumes the presentation of the content in the application.

8. The user device of claim 7 , wherein the content is presented with a selectable option associated with the application, wherein the request to download the application is based on receiving a selection of the selectable option.

9. The user device of claim 7 , wherein the request to download the application is received automatically, without user interaction requesting that the application be downloaded.

10. The user device of claim 7 , wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes the user device to:
present a selectable option, during the presentation of content and after the application has been installed, wherein the application is launched further based on a selection of the selectable option.

11. The user device of claim 7 , wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes the user device to visually present a selectable option concurrently with the presentation of the content, the selectable option being overlaid over a portion of the content,
wherein the request to download the application is made via a selection of the selectable option,
wherein the obtaining and installation of the application are performed based on the selection of the selectable option.

12. The user device of claim 7 , wherein executing the processor-executable instructions further causes the user device to:
determine a time at which the application is installed at the user device;
determine a current time position of the presentation of content at the time that the application is installed at the user device; and
provide the current time position to the application, to facilitate the resuming of the presentation of the content in the application.

13. The user device of claim 7 , wherein the launching of the installed application is performed automatically, without user interaction requesting that the installed application be launched.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a user device, causes the one or more processors to:
present, via a display device associated with the user device, content, wherein the content comprises at least one of:
audio content,
video content, or
game content;

receive, during the presentation of the content, a request to download an application associated with the content;
obtain, during the presentation of the content, the application from an application repository, wherein execution of the application on the user device causes the application to present the content on the user device;
install, during the presentation of the content, the obtained application, wherein the obtaining and installing of the application are performed without interrupting the presentation of the content;
present, during the presentation of the content and during the installation of the application, a visual indicator indicating that the application is being installed at the user device;
detect that the installation of the application has completed before the presentation of the content has ended; and
interrupt the presentation of the content to launch, based on detecting that the installation of the applicati

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Bao Guanqun
• Sharma Manish
• Blong Devin
• Flores Kevin
• Chaudhary Tushar
• Gupta Gaurav

Classifications

• H04L67/34

  involving the movement of software or configuration parameters  (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416) · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F8/61 Primary

  Installation · CPC title