Processing of interactive screen for wireless device

The present invention generally relates to wireless networks and computer communications over wireless networks. In particular, the present invention is used by one or more servers for display on a wireless device when the wireless device attempts to access or download software applications or data from one or more servers. Related to handling interactive screens.

Wireless devices, such as cellular phones, communicate packets containing voice and data over wireless networks. Cellular phones themselves are manufactured with increased computing power and are becoming comparable to personal computers and handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs). Certain wireless devices, such as selected cellular phones, can also have an application programming computer platform installed that allows software developers to create software applications that run on the wireless device. ..

When a computer user downloads or attempts to access a software application or data over the Internet and other open networks, the user is given an interactive form, eg, an end, prior to having the user download the application. End-user license It is known to provide an agreement (EULA), a deed of transfer (release), or a confirmation form regarding age, status or non-commercial status. The user must then interact with the interactive form. The interactive form sends a confirmation signal back to the application download server. The user is then given access to the application they wish to download. However, the Internet and most LAN or WAN networks have data connectivity that is either wired or otherwise inexpensive, resulting in the computer and application download server you are browsing. Bandwidths that provide interactivity with are readily available. Therefore, submitting an end-user license agreement or other authentication form, and replying to confirmation data does not require significant network resources. Conversely, in wireless network environments such as cellular telecommunications, any network connection for data transfer is costly, and using a user-interactive form that traverses the network prior to downloading an application is traditional. Is prohibited from.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide an interactive mechanism for wireless devices. Users of wireless devices must use this mechanism to interact before accessing data over the network. Such mechanisms need to take into account limited bandwidth and other characteristics associated with wireless networks.

In one embodiment of the invention, a method for processing an interactive screen for a wireless device is to receive a request sent by a wireless network to download data to the wireless device, and to the wireless device. It comprises sending a scheduled interactive screen to the wireless device prior to sending the scheduled data to it. The method further comprises receiving signals and interactive screens indicating the interaction of the wireless device and transmitting the downloaded data requested by the wireless device. Also, receiving a request sent by a wireless network may be received by a first network server, and sending an interactive screen is by a second network server. It may be executed. The method may also be such that a signal indicating wireless device interaction is received by a second network server. Here, the second network server may send a signal indicating dialogue to the first network server, and the first network server may send the downloaded data requested by the wireless device.

In another embodiment of the invention, a system for processing an interactive screen for a wireless device using a first network server and a second network server selectively communicates with the wireless network. , A first network server that selectively communicates with the second network server, and a second network server that selectively communicates with the wireless network and selectively communicates with the first network server. I have. Here, the first network server receives a request for download data from the wireless device, communicates the request to the second network server, and the second network server makes a request to the wireless device. Send the planned interactive screen to the wireless network.

In yet another embodiment of the invention, a method for processing an interactive screen on a graphic screen of a user interactive wireless device, including a computer platform, wherein the wireless device is selected as a network server. To communicate and download applications and data from it, the method attempts to send data from a network server to a wireless device via a wireless network, and downloads the requested data to the wireless device. Prior to, the wireless network provides an interactive screen to be sent to the wireless device's computer platform.

Objectives, advantages, and features of the invention will become apparent after considering the brief description of the drawings and detailed description of the invention described below, as well as the claims.

<figref num="1">FIG. 1 is a representative diagram of a wireless network, as well as computer hardware and wireless devices that can be used inside the system to provide an interactive screen for wireless devices.</figref><figref num="2">Figure 2 is a block diagram of the hardware components of a wireless network that provide communication between different wireless devices, application download servers, independent interactive screen servers, and their respective databases.</figref><figref num="3">FIG. 3 (a) is a perspective view of the graphic screen of a cellular telephone displaying the EULA to the user in response to the user trying to download the application. FIG. 3 (b) is a perspective view of the graphic screen of a cellular telephone displaying age confirmation to the user in response to the end user attempting to download an age-restricted application. The user is required to enter his or her age on the form.</figref><figref num="4">Figure 4 shows an attempt to download an application from a network server on a wireless device computer platform, receiving an interactive screen and displaying it to the user, and sending interactive data to the network server. It is a flowchart illustrating the process of downloading an application.</figref><figref num="5">Figure 5 allows the wireless device to run on an application download server that receives a download request from the wireless device in Figure 4, send an interactive screen to the wireless device, and allow the wireless device to download the requested application. It is a flowchart illustrating the process of waiting for the user to properly interact with the interactive screen before doing so.</figref>

Detailed description of the invention

Systems and methods that provide downloading of software applications to wireless devices are expected. Software applications can be preloaded at the time the wireless device is manufactured. Alternatively, if additional programs are executable on the wireless device, the user may later request that the additional programs be downloaded over the cellular telecommunications carrier network. As a result, users of wireless devices can download, for example, games, printed media, stock updates, news, or any other option that can be downloaded from an application download server via a wireless network. You can customize your wireless device by using various programs such as this type of information or program.

In some scenarios, if a user of a wireless device wants to download and use a software application using a wireless network, the user typically calls the service provider or Either contact the service provider via other means such as internet access. The service provider either sends the application to the wireless device via a wireless network, or allows the user to access a network site where the application is downloadable or accessible. To connect to the application download server, the wireless device first bridges the communication connection to the wireless network, such as the cellular network, and then contacts the application download server where the desired software application resides. Try to do that. Once the wireless device contacts the application download server, an initial connection is made and the application download server determines which applications are available to the wireless device and knows about the applications available to the user. Send appropriate information, such as a menu to display on a wireless device, so that you can. Once access to downloadable applications is provided, wireless device users can download any available application.

The present invention provides an interactive screen on the graphic screen of a wireless device when the wireless device attempts to download or access data or an application on a network server such as an application download server by the wireless network. To provide a system and method for. Interactive screens allow limited access to individual applications and data on network servers. The interactive screen can be sent to the wireless device from a first network server that the wireless device's computer platform is trying to navigate. Alternatively, the interactive screen can be transmitted from a second server on the wireless network to the wireless device. Interactive screens can include graphics, text, multimedia components, data entry fields, or hyperlinks. All of these are visible and interactive on the graphic screen of the wireless device, and the system allows the end user to interact appropriately with the screen to download or access the requested application or data. To request.

An example of an interactive screen is the EULA or confirmation form. The EULA requires end users to agree to certain terms before they are allowed to download software applications. The confirmation form requires the end user to enter data in order to gain the requested access to the application or data on the network server. Once the user of the wireless device interacts with the interactive screen displayed on the graphic screen of the wireless device in an appropriate predetermined manner, the wireless device indicates the appropriate interaction to the first or second network server. Send a signal. The first network server then allows the requested application or data to be accessed or downloaded to the wireless device's computer platform. When the second network server provides the wireless device with an interactive screen, the second network server can also receive the dialogue data from the wireless device and relay the dialogue data to the first network server. This allows the first network server to then download the requested data to the wireless device's computer platform.

Therefore, it is the present invention to provide an interactive screen that can be displayed to a user of a wireless device attempting to download or access certain applications and data on a network server, such as an application download server. Is one of the purposes of the system and method of. Interactive screens, network server operators, the ability to selectively control access, wireless device users must be applications residing on the network server, and users must have access to applications and data. You will be forced to register the EULA or enter data before it is allowed. By providing the wireless device with an interactive screen and using an independent network server capable of storing conversational records, the system controls access to applications and data on other network servers and is wireless. -You can save network bandwidth and resources. As such, the invention causes the wireless device user to perform consent before giving the wireless device user the ability to download or access application downloads or applications and data residing on the network server. It gives the network server operator the ability to confirm facts and provides the advantage of not involving significant use of wireless network and network server bandwidth and resources.

[Exemplary Embodiment of the present invention] Referencing the drawings in which similar numbers represent similar elements throughout, FIG. 1 is a system for providing a requested software application to one or more wireless devices (eg, cellular phones). It shows one embodiment of 10. The wireless device is enabled by the wireless network 14 to communicate with at least one network server (eg, application download server 16), and by a wireless communication portal or other data access to the wireless network 14. Selectively download or provide access to software applications or other data to wireless devices. As shown here, the wireless device is a cellular phone 12 with a graphic screen 13, a personal digital assistance 18 with a PDA screen 19, and a pager 20 with a graphic screen 21 (here as a two-way text pager). (Shown), or even an independent computer platform 22 with a wireless communication portal and screen 23, otherwise it may have a wired connection to a network or the Internet. System 10 includes, but is not limited to, wireless modems, PCMCIA cards, access terminals, personal computers, access terminals, telephones without screens or keypads, or, but not limited to, wireless communication portals. It can be run on any form of remote computer module, including any combination or partial combination of these.

The application download server 16 is associated with a wireless network 14, such as a database 28, which stores applications and data, including software applications and data that are accessible and downloadable to wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22. Shown as being on a local server-side network with other computer elements communicating. A second network server, which is the interactive screen server 32 and stores the interactive database 30, is also shown. In such an embodiment, the interactive screen server 32 transmits an interactive screen to wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22 as described below. Further, the interactive record storage database 30 may be resident in the interactive screen server 32. Database 30 stores individual records of interactions with wireless devices provided with interactive screens, end-user data entry, and any other interaction-related data. With the independent interactive screen server 32 and interactive record storage database 30, many other network servers, such as the application download server 16, become network servers without significant use of network server resources. It can have a system 10 that provides an interactive screen that controls access to resident applications and data. However, the interactive screen server 32 and the interactive record storage database 30 are not always required, as server-side functions can be performed on a single server, such as the application download server 16. In addition, the computer platform on the computer server side can provide independent services and processing to the wireless devices 12,18,20,22 by the wireless network 14.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the interrelationship of the components of the wireless network and the elements of the system 10 more completely. The wireless network 14 is merely exemplary and may include any system. Remote modules such as wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22 use the system to communicate wirelessly between modules and / or between components of the wireless network 14. The components include, but are not limited to, wireless network carriers and / or servers, as well as non-wireless networks, alone or in combination with wireless networks. The application download server 16, the application storage database 28, the interactive screen server 32, and the interactive record storage database 30 have cellular data with any other components required to provide cellular telecommunications services. It is on the network. Application download server 16, interactive screen server 32, and / or other screen servers are internet, secure LAN, Communicate with carrier network 40 over a data link such as a WAN or other network. The carrier network 40 controls the messages (typically data packets) sent to the messaging service controller (MSC) 42. The carrier network 40 communicates with the MSC42 via a network, the Internet and / or POTS (plain ordinary telephone system). Typically, the network or internet connection between carrier network 40 and MSC42 transmits data, and POTS transmits voice information. The MSC42 is connected to multiple base stations (BTS) 44. Like the carrier network, the MSC42 is typically connected to the BTS44 by both the network for data transmission and / or the Internet and POTS for voice information. The BTS44 will eventually send messages wirelessly to wireless devices such as cellular phones 12 by short messaging service (SMS) or other wireless methods known in the art. Broadcast communication.

A wireless device such as the cellular telephone 12 has a computer platform 50 capable of receiving and executing software applications and displaying data transmitted from the application download server 16. Computer platform 50 also allows wireless devices to interact with data and applications residing on network servers. Computer platform 50 may include screen driver 52, among other components. The screen driver 52 drives the graphic screen 13 and represents an image on the graphic screen 13 based on the graphic data received on the computer platform 50. Computer platform 50 is an application-specific integrated circuit. circuit) (ASIC) 54, or also includes other processors, microprocessors, logic circuits, or other data processing units. The ASIC 54 or other processor is an application programming interface that interfaces with any program that resides in memory 58 of the wireless device. interface) (API) Perform layer 56. The memory can consist of read-only or random access memory (RAM and ROM), EPROM, EEPROM, flash card, or any memory common to computer platforms. Computer platform 50 also includes a local database 60. The local database 60 can hold software applications that are not actively used in memory 58, such as software applications that are downloaded from the application download server 16. The local database 60 typically consists of one or more flash memory cells, but any secondary or tertiary storage device known in the art, such as magnetic media, EPROM, It may be something like EEPROM, optical medium, tape, or soft or hard disk.

Wireless devices such as cellular phones 12 can access and download many types of applications such as games or stock monitors, or simply data such as news and sports related data. The downloaded data can be displayed immediately on the screen or stored in the local database 60 when not in use. Software applications can be treated like regular software applications residing on wireless devices 12,18,20,22, and wireless device users can use API56 for applications stored in the database. It can be selectively uploaded from the local database 60 to memory 58 to run on. End users of wireless devices 12,18,20,22 can also selectively remove software applications from the local database 60.

As shown in Figures 3 (a) and 3 (b), when a wireless device attempts to access or download data from a network server such as the application download server 16 by wireless network 14. The system 10 displays the interactive screens 15 and 17 on the graphic screen 13 of a wireless device such as the cellular telephone 12. System 10 sends an interactive screen from either the server containing the requested application or data, or a second server such as the interactive screen server 32, to the computer platform 50 of the wireless device. The interactive screens 15, 17 appear to the user on the graphic screen before the network server downloads or grants access to the requested data or application. In this way, the network server operator can use the interactive screens 15,17 to wirelessly device 12,18,20, for individual applications and data. You can control 22 accesses. As an example, in Figure 3 (a), the End User License Agreement (EULA) interactive screen ends on graphic screen 13 when a user attempts to download a software application from application download server 16. Displayed to the user. The user must show an agreement on the EULA in order to download the application and can interact with the EULA 15 on API 56 of the computer platform. A typical API provides an on-screen movable cursor that can activate an icon, as is known in the field. Other graphic user interfaces such as touch screens and styli, which are common in PDA interfaces, can also be used. All signals entered by the end user in response to the EULA can be applied either directly from the cellular phone 12 or indirectly from the user interaction signal sent by the interactive screen server 32. -Sent back to the download server 16.

As another example of an interactive screen, FIG. 3 (b) illustrates an age confirmation form 17. Age confirmation form 17 requires the user to enter his or her age before being granted access to age-restricted materials on the network server. The user thus enters his or her age in response to the screen, and the cellular phone sends the input data to a suitable network server such as application download server 16 or interactive screen server 32. Send. Certain processing can occur on either the server where the data is requested or the interactive screen server 32 to determine if the age entered meets the criteria. If the interactive screen server 32 processes the data, it can send a positive or negative signal to the server where the data was requested to authorize access to the wireless device.

Although interactive screens 15,17 can be sent to wireless devices 12,18,20,22 from a network server that the wireless device attempts to access or download data, in one embodiment the application download server. Includes the use of one other network server, such as the interactive screen server 32, and the associated interactive record storage database 30 to save resources on a pure application server such as 16. .. As a result, when wireless devices 12,18,20,22 attempt to download or access data or applications on the first network server through a wireless network 14 such as the application download server 16, the wireless network 14 sends an interactive screen from a second network server, such as the interactive screen server 32, to wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22. In such an embodiment, once the user of the wireless device 12,18,20,22 interacts with the interactive screen displayed on the graphic screens 13,19,21,23 of the wireless device 12,18,20,22. , The wireless device sends a signal indicating dialogue to the second network server (interactive screen server 32), and the second network server sends a signal indicating dialogue in the wireless device to the first network server (interactive screen server 32). Send to the application download server16). As a result, the first network server is now allowed to provide access to the requested data or application or download to computer platform 50 on wireless devices 12,18,20,22. If the interactive screen requires input of data as shown in confirmation form 17 in Figure 3 (b), wireless devices 12,18,20, Once the 22 end users enter data on the interactive screen, the wireless devices 12,18,20,22 send the input data to a second network server (interactive screen server 32), and the second The second network server sends a signal indicating the input of data in the wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22 to the first network server (application download server 32) again, and the first network server , Can provide access or download of requested data or application. Using the interactive screen server 32 as the second network server is all that happens on a single network server, such as the application download server 16, especially when using the interactive record storage database 30. It makes it possible to provide a memory of interactive screens and dialogue records faster than what can be achieved with functionality. The increased speed of System 10 means a reduction in data transfer time on the wireless network 14, which saves the costly bandwidth of the wireless network 14. The signal indicating the input of data in 22 is sent again to the first network server (application download server 32), and the first network server provides access or download of the requested data or application. Can be done. Using the interactive screen server 32 as the second network server is all that happens on a single network server, such as the application download server 16, especially when using the interactive record storage database 30. It makes it possible to provide a memory of interactive screens and dialogue records faster than what can be achieved with functionality. The increased speed of System 10 means a reduction in data transfer time on the wireless network 14, which saves the costly bandwidth of the wireless network 14. The signal indicating the input of data in 22 is sent again to the first network server (application download server 32), and the first network server provides access or download of the requested data or application. Can be done. Using the interactive screen server 32 as the second network server is all that happens on a single network server, such as the application download server 16, especially when using the interactive record storage database 30. It makes it possible to provide a memory of interactive screens and dialogue records faster than what can be achieved with functionality. An increase in the speed of System 10 means a reduction in data transfer time on the wireless network 14, which saves the costly bandwidth of the wireless network 14.

Interactive screens can be provided to wireless devices 12,18,20,22 at any interval between wireless devices and network server interactions. System 10 sends an interactive screen to the wireless device to send specific applications, datasets, and even file levels on network servers (data are Windows®, UNIX®, and LINUX (registered trademarks). It is also possible to block access to (which may be held on a network server) with a file structure such as (registered trademark). In addition, interactive screen transmissions can occur whenever an application or data is about to be accessed or downloaded by a wireless device. Alternatively, if a one-time EULA is required, a record of EULA execution by wireless devices 12,18,20,22 can be stored, for example, in the interactive record storage database 30. When a wireless device requests an application or data download, a network server such as an interactive screen server can make some comparisons, if the wireless device has a stored EULA. There is no need to provide an interactive screen, and System 10 is free to proceed with the download.

In one exemplary embodiment, the process performed on computer platform 50 of wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. A wireless device such as the cellular phone 12 bridges the connection to the wireless network 14 such as the cellular network as shown in step 72, and the application download server 16 as shown in step 72. Connect with a network server such as. At some point while connected to the application download server 16, the wireless device requires that the application be downloaded, as shown in step 74, or otherwise access is restricted. Attempts to access existing data. In that way, after the request is made in step 74, a decision is made as to whether the interactive screens 15, 17 are being received on the computer platform 50 of the wireless device, as indicated by decision 76. If the interactive screens 15 and 17 have not been received, the process proceeds to determine in determination 84 whether the requested application has been received. Conversely, if interactive screens 15,17 were received in decision 76, then on graphic screens 13,19,21,23 of wireless devices 12,18,20,22, as shown in step 78. Interactive screens 15 and 17 are displayed.

After the interactive screens 15,17 are displayed, a decision is made as to whether the user has interacted with the interactive screens 15,17, as shown in decision 80, or in other words, the user is interactive. The wireless device waits until it interacts with screens 15 and 17. As such, the wireless device can send signals and / or data back to a network server transmitting the interactive screen, such as the application download server 16 or the interactive screen server 32. If in decision 80 the user is not interacting with interactive screens 15,17, the process enters decision 80 again and waits for the user to interact with interactive screens 15,17, or download request. Exit from. If the user interacted with the interactive screens 15, 17 in decision 80, the wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22 send dialogue data or signals to the appropriate network server, as shown in step 82. To.

A decision is then made as to whether the requested application has been received (or the requested access has been granted) on computer platform 50 of wireless devices 12,18,20,22, as shown in decision 84. If in decision 84 the application has not been received (or access has not been granted), the process is terminated because the download (or access) was unsuccessful. If the application was successfully received in decision 84, the application is installed on wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22 as shown in step 86. If the request is for access to data or applications on a network server, wireless devices 12,18,20,22 gain access to data or applications.

With reference to FIG. 5, an exemplary embodiment of the process running on the application download server 16 (or other type of network server) is shown in the flowchart. Enter connection with wireless devices 12,18,20,22 as shown in step 90. At some point, the application download server 16 receives a request from the wireless devices 12,18,20,22 to download the application or access the data in the database, as shown in step 92. Once the request is received by the application download server 16, it is determined whether interaction with the wireless device user is required, as shown in Decision 94. The decision can be made on the basis of any criteria chosen by the network server operator, such as the owner of the wireless device, the nature of the application or data subject for which access or download is required. If decision 94 does not require interaction with the wireless device user, the requested application is downloaded to the wireless device 12,18,20,22, as shown in step 102. If interaction is required in decision 94, interactive screens 15,17 are sent to wireless devices 12,18,20,22 and the user is interactive before the requested download (or access) is allowed. Request to interact with screens 15 and 17.

Whether the user of the wireless device interacted properly with the interactive screens 15, 17 as shown in Decision 98, for example, whether the EULA was positively entered (Fig. 3 (a)) or the correct age. A decision is made as to whether it has been entered (Fig. 3 (b)). The interactive signal or data is sent directly from the wireless devices 12,18,20,22 requesting the application and displaying the interactive screens 15,17, or the interactive screen initially received from the wireless device. It can be either a signal or data sent from a second network server, such as server 32. If in decision 98 the wireless device user is not properly interacting with the interactive screens 15, 17 on the wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22, then the application is wireless device as shown in step 100. A notice of refusal (or denial of access) to download on 12,18,20,22 will be returned to the wireless device making the request. If in decision 98 the wireless device user is said to have properly interacted with the interactive screens 15, 17 on the wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22, then the requested application is as shown in step 102. , Downloaded to the wireless device (or authorized access to the requested application).

System 10 is a method for displaying the interactive screens 15,17 on the graphic screens 13,19,21,23 of the user interactive wireless devices 12,18,20,22 in this way, wirelessly. By wireless network 14 prior to attempting to download or access data on a network server such as application download server 16 by network 14, or downloading or accessing requested data or application. Sending interactive screens 15,17 to computer platform 50 on wireless devices 12,18,20,22, and interactively on graphic screens 13,19,21,23 on wireless devices 12,18,20,22. Provides methods including displaying screens 15 and 17. The method also interacts with interactive screens 15,17 on wireless devices 12,18,20,22, and network servers (application download server 16 or interactive screens) from wireless devices 12,18,20,22. It is also possible to send a dialogue signal to the server 32) and to download or access the requested data or application on the network server using the computer platform 50 of the wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22. Can include. If the interactive screens 15,17 allow data entry for the wireless device user, this method is further displayed on the graphic screens 13,19,21,23 of the wireless device 12,18,20,22. Steps to enter data on interactive screens 15,17, wireless device 12,18,20,

Sending interactive screens 15,17 to the wireless devices 12,18,20,22 by the wireless network 14 is a first network that requires the wireless device to download or access applications or data. It can include sending interactive screens 15,17 from a server (eg, application download server 16) to wireless devices 12,18,20,22, or a second network server by wireless network 14. Interactive screens 15, 17 can be transmitted from (eg, interactive screen server 32). If the interactive screen server 32 is used to provide the wireless device with interactive screens 15,17, this method is displayed on the wireless device graphic screens 13,19,21,23. Steps to interact with interactive screens 15,17, steps to send dialogue signals from the wireless device to the second network server, and steps to send dialogue signals on the wireless devices 12, 18, 20, 22 to the second network. A wireless device 12 that sends the steps from a server (eg, interactive screen server 32) to a first network server (eg, application download server 16), and the requested data or application that resides on the first network server. It can include steps to download or access the computer platform 50 of, 18, 20, 22. And if the interactive screens 15,17 allow data entry of the wireless device user in the wireless device 12,18,20,22, the method further comprises the wireless device 12,18,20,22. Graphic screen 13,19,21,

The invention further includes wireless devices 12,18,20,22 including computer platform 50 and graphic screens 13,19,21,23 on it. Here, the wireless devices 12,18,20,22 selectively communicate with one or more network servers by the wireless network 14, and each network server is connected to the wireless devices 12,18,20,22. Selectively download data and applications. When wireless devices 12,18,20,22 attempted to download or access data on a network server via wireless network 14, the wireless device computer platform 50 was transmitted by wireless network 14. Upon receiving the interactive screens 15,17, the wireless devices 12,18,20,22 display the transmitted interactive screens 15,17 on the graphic screens 13,19,21,23. If the interactive screens 15,17 allow the user to enter data on the wireless device 12,18,20,22, the wireless device 12,18,20,22 then then the wireless device graphic screen 13, Allows the user to enter data on the interactive screens 15,17 displayed on 19,21,23, and the wireless device takes the entered data to the appropriate network server (eg application download server). 16 and the interactive screen server 32).

Other embodiments include programs that reside on computer-readable media. Here, the program commands a wireless device with a computer platform to perform the inventive steps of this method. The computer-readable medium may be memory 58 of the computer platform 50 of the cellular telephone 12 or other wireless device, or may be in a local database such as the local database 60 of the cellular telephone 12. .. In addition, computer-readable media are secondary storage media that can be loaded into wireless device computer platforms, such as magnetic disks or tapes, optical disks, hard disks, flash memory, or as known in the art. It may be in other storage media.

In the context of FIGS. 4 and 5, the method performs a wireless network that executes a sequence of machine-readable instructions, such as wireless platform 50, application download server 16, and interactive screen server 32. It may be performed by 14 (plural) operation parts. Instructions can reside in the primary, secondary, or tertiary media of various types of signal transmission or data storage. The medium may include, for example, RAM (not shown) accessible or resident within the components of the wireless network 14. Whether contained in RAM, diskettes, or other secondary storage media, instructions can be issued to various machine-readable data storage media, such as DASD storage (eg, conventional "hard drives" or, for example. RAID array), magnetic tape, electronic read-only memory (eg ROM, EOROM, or EEPROM), flash memory card, optical storage (eg CD-ROM, WORM, DVD, digital optical tape) , Paper punch cards, or other suitable data storage media, including digital and analog transmission media.

The disclosures to date show exemplary embodiments of the invention, but note that various modifications and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Should. Further, although the elements of the invention are described or claimed in the singular, the plural is contemplated unless explicitly stated to be limited to the singular.

10 ... System, 12 ... Cellular Phone, 13,21,23 ... Graphic Screen, 16 ... Application Download Server, 18 ... Personal Digital Assistance, 19 ... PDA Screen , 20 ... Pager, 22,50 ... Computer Platform, 24 ... Wired Components, 32 ... Interactive Screen.