Mobile Application Manager for Unified Access and Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of managing diverse applications on mobile terminals is increased by the lack of standardization in deployment and management, leading to difficulties for users in accessing and securing multiple applications.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for managing a set of applications on a mobile terminal, including an applications handler with storage, transaction logging, and security modules, which provides unified access and secure management through a graphical user interface, enabling users to easily access and manage installed applications and their transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple diverse applications are deployed on mobile terminals without standardized management, then service variety and functionality are improved, but user management complexity and difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an applications manager as an intermediary component that sits between the user and multiple diverse applications. This manager provides a unified interface and standardized protocols for accessing applications stored in different locations (terminal memory, smart cards, remote servers), thereby maintaining service variety while abstracting away the management complexity from users.
Solution Approach 2:
The applications manager is designed as a universal management system that can handle multiple types of applications (messaging, gaming, browsing, etc.) from multiple providers through a single interface. It provides multi-functional capabilities including installation, execution, updating, and deletion of applications across different storage locations and formats, eliminating the need for separate management mechanisms for each application type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If applications are stored in multiple locations (terminal and smart cards) without centralized management, then application availability is improved, but access difficulty and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The applications manager acts as a mediator that transparently handles application access across multiple storage locations. When a user requests an application, the manager automatically searches for it in the terminal memory, inserted smart cards, or remote servers, and retrieves it without requiring the user to know its location. This maintains high availability while simplifying access operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where the applications manager automatically manages application distribution and retrieval between different storage locations. When smart cards are inserted or removed, the manager automatically detects changes, transfers necessary applications, and updates its registry without user intervention, making the multi-location storage transparent to users.
3Adaptability or versatility
If each card provider implements their own management solution, then provider flexibility is improved, but overall system complexity and security management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application management system into independent modular components: card provider modules that maintain their own application formats and protocols, and a central applications manager that provides standardized access. Each card provider can independently develop and update their applications without affecting others, while the manager handles the integration and standardization, thus maintaining provider flexibility while reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The applications manager provides universal access mechanisms that work with applications from any card provider through standardized interfaces. It translates between different provider-specific formats and a unified access protocol, allowing diverse applications to be managed through a single system while preserving each provider's implementation flexibility and independence.
4Reliability
If security data for each application is managed separately, then application-specific security is improved, but security management overhead and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the security management functionality into the central applications manager, which maintains a unified security database for all applications. Instead of requiring separate security mechanisms for each application, the manager provides centralized authentication, authorization, and security policy enforcement across all applications, maintaining application-specific security requirements while reducing management overhead through consolidation.
Solution Approach 2:
The applications manager acts as a security intermediary between users and applications. It handles all security-related operations including authentication, permission verification, and secure data transmission, thereby maintaining strong application-specific security while shielding users from the complexity of security management. Users interact with a single security interface managed by the applications manager rather than dealing with individual application security mechanisms.
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AI summary
A method and system for managing a set of applications stored on a mobile terminal, comprising an access to said set of applications enabling at least one specific function to be accessed by at least one application using an application manager.