Abstract:
An apparatus and method for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising launching a software application; detecting a need for connectivity to use the service associated with the software application; establishing connectivity; determining whether connectivity is established; and executing the service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity.

Description:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY UNDER 35 U.S.C. §119 
     The present Application for Patent claims priority to Provisional Application No. 61/138,103 entitled “System and Methods to Facilitate Connections to Access Networks” filed Dec. 16, 2008, and assigned to the assignee hereof and hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein. 
    
    
     FIELD 
     This disclosure relates generally to apparatus and methods for connectivity management. More particularly, the disclosure relates to bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Wireless connections are used to provide flexible, mobile, and easily deployed connectivity between various user devices and communications infrastructure. Various types of services may be provided to users such as voice, data, multimedia, Internet access, video, messaging, etc. Typically, when a user connects a user device to a wireless communication system, the device uses a priori credentials and subscription data for wireless access. This information is often associated with a connectivity agreement between the wireless user and a service provider, which limits the wireless access to a particular communication system. The pre-determined connectivity agreement has the disadvantage of service inflexibility and static provisioning. 
     Alternatively, a wireless user could temporarily connect to a communication system provider by completing various forms and authorizing payment information to gain access to the service provider. This has the disadvantage of forcing the user to be actively involved in establishing temporary connectivity agreements. In addition, the user must trust the network service with its confidential payment information, e.g. credit card data. 
     In another example, a wireless device may have dedicated access to a particular website where a service provider pays for the access. However, if the user desires to use the device in a location which does not have network access provided by the service provider, then the service provider must arrange for such access with other service providers, for example, in another country. Thus, each of the current connectivity arrangements has disadvantages for the user in the form of inflexibility, not being able to gain access or having to give up confidential information for access. 
     SUMMARY 
     Disclosed is an apparatus and method for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management. According to one aspect, a method for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising launching a software application; detecting a need for connectivity to use the service associated with the software application; establishing connectivity; determining whether connectivity is established; and executing the service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. 
     According to one aspect, an access terminal for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising a software application for detecting a need for connectivity to use the service associated with the software application; a processor for launching the software application; a communications component for establishing connectivity per directions from the software application and for determining whether connectivity is established; and wherein the processor executes the service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. 
     According to one aspect, an apparatus for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management comprising means for launching a software application; means for detecting a need for connectivity to use the service associated with the software application; means for establishing connectivity; means for determining whether connectivity is established; and means for executing the service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. 
     According to one aspect, a computer-readable medium storing a computer program, wherein execution of the computer program is for: launching a software application; detecting a need for connectivity to use the service associated with the software application; establishing connectivity; determining whether connectivity is established; and executing the service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. 
     Advantages of the present disclosure include enabling handling of connectivity as a characteristic of a service or an application rather than as a characteristic of a device to provide access flexibility to a user. Additionally, connectivity can be sold in small chucks on a pay-as-needed basis, thus, enabling efficient modularization of a service business and a connectivity business. 
     It is understood that other aspects will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, wherein it is shown and described various aspects by way of illustration. The drawings and detailed description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates an example wireless connectivity system that includes one or more access terminals and one or more access networks in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates an example access terminal in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates an example client negotiation component in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates an example server in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  illustrates an example network negotiation component  105  in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  illustrates an example flow diagram for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management. 
         FIG. 7  illustrates an example of a device comprising a processor in communication with a memory for executing the processes for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management. 
         FIG. 8  illustrates an example of a device suitable for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of various aspects of the present disclosure and is not intended to represent the only aspects in which the present disclosure may be practiced. Each aspect described in this disclosure is provided merely as an example or illustration of the present disclosure, and should not necessarily be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present disclosure. Acronyms and other descriptive terminology may be used merely for convenience and clarity and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. 
     While for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the methodologies are shown and described as a series of acts, it is to be understood and appreciated that the methodologies are not limited by the order of acts, as some acts may, in accordance with one or more aspects, occur in different orders and/or concurrently with other acts from that shown and described herein. For example, those skilled in the art will understand and appreciate that a methodology could alternatively be represented as a series of interrelated states or events, such as in a state diagram. Moreover, not all illustrated acts may be required to implement a methodology in accordance with one or more aspects. 
     Current user applications are hosted on various user devices. In one example, user applications are implemented by a software program executed by a computing device with associated memory and input/output interfaces as part of the user device. The user device may be, for example, a laptop computer, a palm computer, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. 
     For example, the user application may require data exchange with a network which connects with other devices or systems. In one example, the network may be part of the Internet to enable global connectivity. The network connection may be arranged and paid for by the device user. However, in some cases, the users are unwilling to pay for network connectivity. In another example, users may not have the necessary skills or are unwilling to arrange and configure the network connectivity. The decoupling between the user application and network connectivity may make it difficult for service providers to provide user applications with ubiquitous connected convenience as the user applications may work only if the user device has network access. Current practice is that connectivity is always directly or indirectly associated with a device. Wireless communication systems have created service-specific devices, where the connectivity is tied to the device, creating unnecessary inflexibility for the user. Thus, there is a need to decouple connectivity from the device. 
     This present disclosure provides techniques which enable a new connected service experience. In the present disclosure, each enabled user application and/or service provider (sometimes also referred to as an application service provider (ASP)) can arrange connectivity for their network service on their own. With this solution, the required connectivity for the network service is no longer a specific characteristic of the user device where the user application is hosted, but is a characteristic of the user application or network service itself. In one aspect, the user device must still contain the physical capability for connectivity, for example, with a wireless modem. The present disclosure includes the capability of the application and service provider to communicate, detect, and purchase connectivity needs. It enables handling of connectivity as a characteristic of a service or an application, rather than as a characteristic of a device itself. 
     The techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communication systems with various access techniques such as, but not limited to, code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), etc. The terms “system” and “network” are often used interchangeably. A CDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), cdma2000, etc. UTRA includes Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) and other variants of CDMA. Further, cdma2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. A TDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). 
     An OFDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a release of UMTS that uses E-UTRA, which employs OFDMA on the downlink and SC-FDMA on the uplink. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE and GSM are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project” (3GPP). Additionally, cdma2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project 2” (3GPP2). Further, such wireless communication systems may additionally include peer-to-peer (e.g., mobile-to-mobile) ad hoc network systems often using unpaired unlicensed spectrums, e.g., 802.xx wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth and any other short- or long-range, wireless communication techniques. 
     One skilled in the art would recognized that the examples of access techniques and wireless communication systems mentioned herein are examples and that other access techniques and wireless communication systems may be used without affecting the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Additionally, various aspects or features will be presented in terms of the wireless communication systems that may include a number of devices, components, modules, and the like. It is to be understood and appreciated that the various wireless communication systems may include additional devices, components, modules, etc. and/or may not include all of the devices, components, modules etc. discussed in connection with the figures. A combination of these approaches may also be used. 
     In one aspect, applications which could be covered by the present disclosed connectivity management techniques include, but is not limited to, an Internet browser, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) client, navigation software, gaming application, social network website, communications application, etc. User devices include, but are not limited to, cellular phone, smart phone, laptop computer, personal computer (PC), netbook, smartbook, mobile Internet device (MID), personal digital assistant (PDA), navigation device, gaming device, tracking device, infotainment system, etc. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an example wireless communication system  100  that includes one or more access terminals  102  and one or more access networks  106  in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. In one example, the wireless communication system is referred to as a wireless connectivity system. Access terminal  102  may include any data or cellular user device that may connect to an access network  106 . Access terminal  102  may be, for example, a wireless telephone, a navigation system, a computing device, a camera, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a music device, or a handheld device having wireless connection capability, among other devices discussed earlier. Further, access network  106  may provide various types of communication connection to access terminal  102 , as discussed previously. 
     The wireless communication system  100  may include a client negotiation component  104  to negotiate connectivity with a corresponding network negotiation component  105  for access terminal  102  to access network  106 . Note that the client negotiation component  104  may be situated anywhere within the communication system. For example, in one aspect, client negotiation component  104  is associated with access terminal  102 . In another aspect, a service provider  112  may have negotiation component  104  to negotiate the connectivity of access terminal  102  to the access network  106 . Service provider  112  may be any entity, such as a third party, which may have an interest in having access terminal  102  connect to access network  106 . For example, service provider  112  may be a website. Client negotiation component  104  and negotiation network component  105  may generate a connectivity agreement  107  that defines connectivity parameters between access terminal  102  and access network  106 . Such parameters may define connection characteristics such as data rate, error rate, availability, etc, as well as cost. In one aspect, the wireless communication system  100  includes a payer component  110 . The Payer component  110  may be used to provide payments or promises-to-pay to server  108  corresponding to the cost of connectivity of access terminal  102  to access network  106 . In one aspect, payment is made via a stored credit card number. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an example access terminal in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. In one aspect, the example access terminal is the access terminal  102  as shown in  FIG. 1 . The access terminal  102  provides a user with communication access to access network  106  (shown in  FIG. 1 ), as well as with the other components of the wireless communication system  100  (shown in  FIG. 1 ) to manage network connectivity. Access terminal  102  includes a mobile communication device operable on the wireless communication system. In one aspect, a variety of wireless communication systems may be used, which employ different spectral utilizations and/or different air interfaces. Examples of wireless communication systems include, without limitation, CDMA (CDMA 2000, EV DO, WCDMA), OFDM, or OFDMA (Flash-OFDM, 802.20, WiMAX, LTE), FDMA/TDMA (GSM) systems using frequency division duplex (FDD) or time division duplex (TDD) licensed spectrums, peer-to-peer (e.g., mobile-to-mobile) ad hoc network systems often using unpaired unlicensed spectrums, and 802.xx wireless LAN or Bluetooth techniques. 
     As illustrated in the example in  FIG. 2 , the access terminal  102  includes processor component  50  for performing processing functions associated with one or more of components and functions described herein. Processor component  50  can include a single or multiple set of processors or multi-core processors. Moreover, processing component  50  can be implemented as an integrated processing system and/or a distributed processing system. One skilled in the art would understand that the processor component  50  may be implemented within one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described therein, or a combination thereof 
     In one aspect, as illustrated in the example in  FIG. 2 , the access terminal  102  further includes a memory  52  for storing local versions of applications being executed by processor component  50 . The memory  52 , for example, comprises a random access memory (RAM), or a read only memory (ROM), or a combination thereof. 
     Further, as illustrated in the example in  FIG. 2 , the access terminal  102  includes a communications component  54  that provides for establishing and maintaining communications with one or more parties utilizing hardware, software, and services as described herein. Communications component  54  may carry communications between components on access terminal  102 , as well as between access terminal  102  and external devices, such as devices located across a communications network and/or devices serially or locally connected to access terminal  102 . 
     Additionally, the access terminal  102  may include a data store  56 , which can be any suitable combination of hardware and/or software, that provides for mass storage of information, databases, and programs employed in connection with aspects described herein. For example, the data store  56  may be a data repository for applications not currently executing. Moreover, the access terminal  102  may include applications  62 . In one example, applications are software applications. 
     In one aspect, the access terminal  102  may include a user interface component  58  operable to receive inputs from a user of access terminal  102 , and to generate outputs for presentation to the user. User interface component  58  may include one or more input devices, including but not limited to a keyboard, a number pad, a mouse, a touch-sensitive display, a navigation key, a function key, a microphone, a voice recognition component, any other mechanism capable of receiving an input from a user, or any combination thereof. Further, the user interface component  58  may include one or more output devices, including but not limited to a display, a speaker, a haptic feedback mechanism, a printer, any other mechanism capable of presenting an output to a user, or any combination thereof. In one aspect, the access terminal  102  may include a client negotiation component  104  to negotiate connectivity for the access terminal  102 . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an example client negotiation component  104  in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. Client negotiation component  104 , which can be any suitable combination of hardware and/or software, includes, for example, a requestor  80 , which is operable for requesting a connection for access terminal  102 . The connection request may include connectivity parameters between access terminal  102  and access network  106 . In addition, client negotiation component  104  includes, for example, rules component  86 , which is operable to provide rules for connecting to access network  106 . For example, the rules may be pre-defined by a user of the access terminal  102 . 
     In one aspect, the client negotiation component  104  includes a determiner  82 , which is operable to determine whether the presented network connection from the access network  106  is acceptable for connection or whether the requestor  80  should request a different connection request with different connection parameters. Also, the client negotiation component  104  includes, for example, an acceptor  84  for accepting the connectivity agreement  107  agreed upon between client negotiation component  104  and network negotiation component  105 . 
       FIG. 4  illustrates an example server  108  in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. The server  108  manages the network connectivity matter for the access network  106 . The server  108  includes, for example, a processor component  70  for carrying out processing functions associated with one or more of components and functions described herein. In one aspect, the processor component  70  comprises of a single or multiple set of processors or multi-core processors. Moreover, the processing component  70  can be implemented as an integrated processing system and/or a distributed processing system. One skilled in the art would understand that the processor component  70  may be implemented within one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described therein, or a combination thereof 
     In one example, the server  108  further includes a memory  72  for storing local versions of applications being executed by the processor component  70 . For example, the memory  72  comprises a random access memory (RAM), or a read only memory (ROM) or a combination thereof 
     Further, the server  108  includes a communications component  74  for establishing and maintaining communications with one or more parties utilizing hardware, software, and services as described herein. The communications component  74  may carry communications between components on the server  108 , as well as between the server  108  and external devices, such as devices located across a communications network and/or devices serially or locally connected to the server  108 . 
     Additionally, the server  108  may further include a data store  76 , which can be any suitable combination of hardware and/or software, that provides for mass storage of information, databases, and programs employed in connection with aspects described herein. For example, the data store  76  may be a data repository for applications not currently executing. The server  108  may include a network negotiation component  105  to negotiate connection to the access network  106 . 
       FIG. 5  illustrates an example network negotiation component  105  in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. The network negotiation component  105 , which can be any suitable combination of hardware and/or software, includes a requestor  60  which is operable for requesting a connection with access terminal  102 . In one example, the network negotiation component  105  includes a determiner  68 . The determiner  68  is operable for deciding what connection is available for the access network  106  and whether the access network  106  can provide the requested connection from the client negotiation component  104 , among other determinations. Moreover, the network negotiation component  105  may include a transaction record  66 . The transaction record  66  identifies the current transaction occurring with the network negotiation component  105 . This may be in the form of a unique identifier, a state entry, or any other form for keeping a record of the transaction. In addition, the network negotiation component  105  includes, for example, an acceptor  84  for accepting the connectivity agreement  107  agreed upon between the client negotiation component  104  and the network negotiation component  105 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates an example flow diagram for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management. In one example, a user device (e.g., the access terminal  102 ) provides an application service (e.g., VoIP or Internet browsing) and provides connectivity management. Process steps for doing so are illustrated in the example flow diagram of  FIG. 6 . In block  610 , launch a software application. In one aspect, the software application is launched by the processor  50  to provide the application service. Following block  610 , in block  620 , detect a need for connectivity. In one example, the detection is done by the software application. In one example, connectivity is determined from the parameters of the launched software application. In another example, the user detects that there is a need for connectivity. For example, the user may know that the device being used only has connectivity at a particular location, and outside that location, connectivity is needed for that device. Or, the user may know that the device being used has no connectivity unless connectivity is purchased. 
     Following block  620 , in block  630 , establish connectivity. In one example, the software application executes the inbuilt connectivity management to take steps to establish the required connectivity. In one example, the step of establishing the required connectivity uses at least one parameter associated with the software application. In another example, the communication component  54  establishes connectivity per directions from the software application. In one aspect, the step in block  630  for establishing connectivity may be implemented several alternate ways. In one example, the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information necessary for connectivity establishment and ability for providing the information to an entity within the user device which executes the connectivity establishment signaling via the connectivity network, or comprises information to an entity within a user device to execute a connectivity establishment signal via a connectivity network. 
     In one example, information is provided through an application programming interface (API) between the software application and an entity within the user device responsible for establishing connectivity. In another aspect, the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information which identifies a connectivity agent that negotiates on behalf of the software application. The connectivity agent may be reachable via the connectivity network and may be identified by, for example, its fully qualified domain name (FQDN), service address, or Internet protocol (IP) address. In one aspect, the connectivity agent may be situated anywhere within the wireless communication system  100  (shown in  FIG. 1 ). In another aspect, the connectivity agent resides or is associated with the service provider  112  (shown in  FIG. 1 ). 
     In another aspect, the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information (a.k.a. specific information) to be passed to the connectivity agent. The information (a.k.a. specific information) may be application and/or connectivity agent specific and may be protected between the application and the connectivity agent. In another aspect, the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information about the characteristics of the required connectivity. In one example, the characteristics may be connectivity negotiation instructions. In another aspect, the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information for negotiating the required connectivity with the connectivity network, information for paying the negotiated connectivity to the connectivity network, or information for requesting a payment agent to pay the negotiated connectivity to the connectivity network. 
     In another aspect, the inbuilt connectivity management comprises information regarding payment methods. For example, a payment method may be a token accepted by a connectivity network selling chunks of connectivity, identity of a payment agent, information to be delivered to the payment agent to pay the connectivity network on behalf of the software application, payment executed via a payment agent, a credit card number or a pre-established credit or debit amount, etc. 
     In one example, connectivity is purchased (or sold) in chunks (i.e., connectivity chucks) according to the needs of the user. In one example, the connectivity chunk is defined in terms of allowed data volume. In another example, the connectivity chunk is defined in terms of allowed connectivity time. In one example, the price of the connectivity chunk is based on characteristics (e.g., such as but not limited to, data rate, error rate, availability, etc.) of the connectivity chunk. Also, for example, a connectivity chunk available for purchase may be measured in Megabytes per minute (i.e., MB/min). A buyer is free to purchase an amount of connectivity at a time and use it for establishing the current application service and/or for use at a later time for establishing additional application services. In one example, the price of the connectivity chunks is based on characteristics of the associated connectivity. The associated connectivity may be defined, for example, in terms of the relative priority, quality of service (QoS) or other specific connectivity treatment. In one aspect, the connectivity chunk is associated with specific connectivity wherein the specific connectivity could be defined in terms of allowed connectivity peers. 
     Following block  630 , in block  640 , determine whether connectivity is established for the software application. If connectivity is not established, return to block  630 . If connectivity is established, proceed to block  650 . In one example, the connectivity is established through the communications component  54 . Additionally, the communications component  54 , in one example, determines whether connectivity is established. In block  650 , execute the service associated with the software application utilizing the established connectivity. In one example, the software application resides in the applications module  62  and is executed using the processor  50 , the memory  52 , and/or the data store  56 . 
     In one aspect, a connectivity server provides connectivity service by the connectivity network wherein the connectivity service is available for purchase in connectivity chunks. In one aspect, a connectivity agent purchases the connectivity service for a user equipment. For example, the connectivity chunks can be defined in terms of allowed data volume or allowed connectivity time. In one example, the price of the connectivity chunks is based on characteristics (e.g., data rate, error rate, availability, etc.) of the connectivity chunks. The connectivity service expires when the purchased connectivity chunks are consumed. However, the connectivity server may inform the connectivity agent about the expiration of the connectivity service, and the connectivity agent may extend the connectivity service by purchasing additional connectivity chunks. In one example, the connectivity agent may send to the connectivity server a query regarding the characteristics (e.g., pricing information) of the connectivity chunks that are available for purchase. 
     One skilled in the art would understand that the steps disclosed in the example flow diagram in  FIG. 6  can be interchanged in their order without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. Also, one skilled in the art would understand that the steps illustrated in the flow diagram are not exclusive and other steps may be included or one or more of the steps in the example flow diagram may be deleted without affecting the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. 
     Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative components, logical blocks, modules, circuits, and/or algorithm steps described in connection with the examples disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, firmware, computer software, or combinations thereof. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware, firmware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and/or algorithm steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope or spirit of the present disclosure. 
     For example, for a hardware implementation, the processing units may be implemented within one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described therein, or a combination thereof. With software, the implementation may be through modules (e.g., procedures, functions, etc.) that perform the functions described therein. The software codes may be stored in memory units and executed by a processor unit. Additionally, the various illustrative flow diagrams, logical blocks, modules and/or algorithm steps described herein may also be coded as computer-readable instructions carried on any computer-readable medium known in the art or implemented in any computer program product known in the art. 
     In one or more examples, the steps or functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media. 
     In one example, the illustrative components, flow diagrams, logical blocks, modules and/or algorithm steps described herein are implemented or performed with one or more processors. In one aspect, a processor is coupled with a memory which stores data, metadata, program instructions, etc. to be executed by the processor for implementing or performing the various flow diagrams, logical blocks and/or modules described herein.  FIG. 7  illustrates an example of a device  700  comprising a processor  710  in communication with a memory  720  for executing the processes for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management. In one example, the device  700  is used to implement the algorithm illustrated in  FIG. 6 . In one aspect, the memory  720  is located within the processor  710 . In another aspect, the memory  720  is external to the processor  710 . In one aspect, the processor includes circuitry for implementing or performing the various flow diagrams, logical blocks and/or modules described herein. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates an example of a device  800  suitable for bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management. In one aspect, the device  800  is implemented by at least one processor comprising one or more modules configured to provide different aspects of bundling application services with inbuilt connectivity management as described herein in blocks  810 ,  820 ,  830 ,  840  and  850 . For example, each module comprises hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof. In one aspect, the device  800  is also implemented by at least one memory in communication with the at least one processor. 
     The previous description of the disclosed aspects is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure.