Processing of interactive screens for a wireless device

Abstract

A system and method for displaying an interactive screen, such as an end-user license agreement or verification form, on the graphic display of a wireless device when the wireless device connects to a network server on a wireless network and attempts to access or download software applications and data. The user of the wireless device must then affirmatively interact with the interactive screen in order to access or download a software application or data from the network server. The interactive screen can be transmitted from the network server where the wireless device seeks to access or download an application or data, or can be transmitted from a separate server to the wireless device. The records of the wireless device-server interactions can be stored on a network server or other data stores on the wireless network.

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       16 . A method for processing interactive screens for a wireless device, comprising: 
 (a) receiving, from the wireless device, a download request for content;    (b) determining whether the wireless device has an interactive screen associated with the content;    (c) if it is determined that the wireless device has the interactive screen associated with the content, 
 transmitting the content to the wireless device without transmitting the interactive screen.  
   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising: 
 (d) if it is determined that the wireless device does not have the interactive screen associated with the content, 
 transmitting the interactive screen prior to the wireless device before transmitting the content associated with the download request.  
   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising: 
 after step (d), 
 receiving a signal indicating a satisfactory action of the wireless device upon the interactive screen, and  
 after said receiving, transmitting the content requested by the wireless device.  
   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein said satisfactory action comprises acceptance of a license agreement.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein said satisfactory action comprises supplying information regarding an age of a user of the wireless device.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said content comprises data.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said content comprises an application.  
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said content and said interactive screen are stored on a same server.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said content and said interactive screen are stored on different servers.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said content and said interactive screen are transmitted by a same server.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said content and said interactive screen are transmitted by different servers.  
   
   
       27 . A system for supporting a wireless device, comprising: 
 means for receiving, from a wireless device on a wireless network, a download request for content;    means for determining whether the wireless device has an interactive screen associated with the content; and    means for transmitting the interactive screen and the content to the wireless device; and    wherein if said means for determining determines that the wireless device has the interactive screen, 
 said means for transmitting transmits the content to the wireless device without transmitting the interactive screen.  
   
   
   
       28 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein if said means for determining determines that the wireless device does not have the interactive screen, 
 said means for transmitting transmits the interactive screen to the wireless device before transmitting the content.    
   
   
       29 . A computer readable medium for storing a program, which when executed cause a computer to perform the steps of: 
 (a) receiving, from the wireless device, a download request for content;    (b) determining whether the wireless device has an interactive screen associated with the content;    (c) if it is determined that the wireless device has the interactive screen associated with the content, 
 transmitting the content to the wireless device without transmitting the interactive screen; and  
   (d) if it is determined that the wireless device does not have the interactive screen associated with the content, 
 transmitting the interactive screen prior to the wireless device before transmitting the content associated with the download request.