Patent ID: 8881128
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of discovering and acquiring an application for installation on a mobile communication device, the method comprising: at the mobile communication device, monitoring a frequency of a usage activity of a pre-existing application program already installed on and executed at the mobile communication device to autonomously infer a set of usage characteristics from the frequency of the usage activity and contextual information, the contextual information including a location of the mobile communication device and an initiation of a second application program at the mobile communication device; triggering a search request to a server computer for applications associated with the set of usage characteristics, the triggering of the search request based on a predefined threshold related to the monitored frequency; receiving at the mobile communication device a search result compiled at the server computer, the search result including at least one application for installation thereon; and providing a notification, at a graphical user interface (GUI) of the mobile communication device, of the at least one application for installation thereon.