Patent ID: 8190747
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An application manager configured for use on a resource-limited device, the application manager comprising: an application engine configured to effect communications between a plurality of applications installed on the resource limited device and one or more external network sites; and a connection manager configured to control and/or coordinate when the plurality of applications are able to attempt to establish communications with the one or more external network sites, wherein the connection manager schedules at least one particular time for any one or more of the plurality of applications to establish communications with the one or more external network sites, wherein the connection manager notifies the plurality of applications when a network connection has been established, wherein the notifying includes inviting the one or more of the plurality of applications to initiate a communication according to the at least one particular time scheduled for the one or more of the plurality of applications, and wherein the connection manager rejects a request for initiation of the communication from the one or more of the plurality of applications that requests communication outside of the at least one particular time scheduled for the one or more of the plurality of applications.