Patent ID: 8699707
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F,G06K,G08B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing content to a handheld device, comprising: receiving, at a first server, a first request that originates at a computer other than the handheld device wherein the first request specifies a content item to be distributed to the handheld device and information identifying the handheld device; accessing, at the first server, configuration information pertaining to the handheld device based on the information identifying the handheld device; transmitting, from the first server to a second server, a second request specifying the content item to be distributed to the handheld device and the information identifying the handheld device and at least a portion of the configuration information pertaining to the handheld device; determining, at the second server, whether the second request is valid based on the information identifying the handheld device and at least some of the portion of the configuration information pertaining to the handheld device; and transmitting, from the second server, the content item to the handheld device if the second request is valid and if the handheld device is able to receive the content item.