Mobile ghosting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017374489-A1
Application number	US-201715698275-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 7, 2017
Priority date	Apr 9, 2015
Publication date	Dec 28, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

In one embodiment, a first set of applications installed on a first device is identified. Device characteristics of a second device may be ascertained. An application store for the second device may be determined based, at least in part, on the device characteristics of the second device. A second set of applications corresponding to the first set of applications is selected, where the second set of applications is available from the application store and compatible with the device characteristics of the second device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
identifying a first set of applications installed on a first device; ascertaining device characteristics of a second device; determining an application store for the second device; selecting a second set of applications corresponding to the first set of applications, the second set of applications being available from the application store and being compatible with the device characteristics of the second device; and presenting at least a portion of the second set of applications for selection via a graphical user interface, adding at least a portion of the second set of applications to a queue of the application store, or initiating downloading of at least a portion of the second set of applications.

2 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising identifying an application category of an application in the first set of applications, wherein selecting the second set of applications comprises:
identifying at least one application available from the application store that is categorized in the same application category and compatible with the device characteristics of the second device based, at least in part, on the corresponding application characteristics and the device characteristics of the second device, wherein the application characteristics include one or more of: at least one application category in which the application is categorized, compatible operating systems, compatible device types, compatible device models, number of downloads, application ranking, or number of stars.

3 . The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the at least one application includes two or more applications, wherein selecting the second set of applications further comprises:
selecting one of the two or more applications based, at least in part, upon the corresponding application characteristics and the device characteristics of the second device.

4 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
present at least a portion of the second set of applications for selection via a graphical user interface; and initiate downloading of an application in the second set of applications in response to receiving a selection of the application via the graphical user interface.

5 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
initiating downloading of at least a portion of the second set of applications from the application store.

6 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
adding at least a portion of the second set of applications to a queue of the application store.

7 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the identifying, ascertaining, and selecting are performed by at least one of: the first device, the second device, or a server.

8 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the device characteristics of the second device are not identical to the device characteristics of the first device.

9 . An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and a memory, at least one of the processor or the memory being configured to:
identify a first set of applications installed on a first device;
ascertain device characteristics of a second device;
determine an application store for the second device;
select a second set of applications corresponding to the first set of applications, the second set of applications being available from the application store and being compatible with the device characteristics of the second device; and
present at least a portion of the second set of applications for selection via a graphical user interface, adding at least a portion of the second set of applications to a queue of the application store, or initiating downloading of at least a portion of the second set of applications.

10 . The apparatus as recited in claim 9 , wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile device or a server.

11 . The apparatus as recited in claim 9 , at least one of the processor or the memory being further configured to identify an application category of an application in the first set of applications, wherein selecting the second set of applications comprises:
identifying at least one application available from the application store that is categorized in the same application category and compatible with the device characteristics of the second device based, at least in part, on the corresponding application characteristics and the device characteristics of the second device, wherein the application characteristics include one or more of: at least one application category in which the application is categorized, compatible operating systems, compatible device types, compatible device models, number of downloads, application ranking, or number of stars.

12 . The apparatus as recited in claim 11 , wherein the at least one application includes two or more applications, wherein selecting the second set of applications further comprises:
selecting one of the two or more applications based, at least in part, upon the corresponding application characteristics and the device characteristics of the second device.

13 . The apparatus as recited in claim 9 , at least one of the processor or the memory being further configured to:
present at least a portion of the second set of applications for selection via a graphical user interface; and initiate downloading of an application in the second set of applications in response to receiving a selection of the application via the graphical user interface.

14 . The apparatus as recited in claim 9 , at least one of the processor or the memory being further configured to:
initiate downloading of at least a portion of the second set of applications from the application store.

15 . The apparatus as recited in claim 9 , at least one of the processor or the memory being further configured to:
add at least a portion of the second set of applications to a queue of the application store.

16 . The apparatus as recited in claim 8 , wherein the device characteristics of the second device are not identical to the device characteristics of the first device.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions, comprising:
instructions for identifying a first set of applications installed on a first device; instructions for ascertaining device characteristics of a second device; instructions for determining an application store for the second device; instructions for selecting a second set of applications corresponding to the first set of applications, the second set of applications being available from the application store and being compatible with the device characteristics of the second device; and instructions for presenting at least a portion of the second set of applications for selection via a graphical user interface, adding at least a portion of the second set of applications to a queue of the application store, or initiating downloading of at least a portion of the second set of applications.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 17 , further comprising:
instructions for identifying an application category of an application in the first set of applications, wherein selecting the second set of applications comprises: instructions for identifying at least one application available from the application store that is categorized in the same application category and compatible with the device characteristics of the second device based, at least in part, on the corresponding application characteristics and t

Assignees

• Yahoo Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Stoner Chris
• Chrabaszcz Mike

Classifications

• H04W4/50

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• H04W4/60 Primary

  Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits · CPC title

• H04W4/003 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/001

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72525

  Electricity · mapped topic