Yahoo! Inc.

Snap Inc.

Yingqing Lawrence Cui

Zhaowei Charlie Jiang

Min Zhou

Christopher Jay Wu

Joy Sato

Albert So

The need for upload security arises during content sharing between users in communication link with each other and a server. In one embodiment, providing the upload security involves the server identifying a mobile device that sends an upload message destined to a user. Providing the upload security further involves the server accessing opt-in parameters predetermined by the user, determining if the identity of the sending mobile device is included in the opt-in parameters, and, if so, allowing the upload to the user's account, otherwise blocking the upload. The opt-in parameters include the identity of mobile devices that are authorized by the user to upload data to the user's account. In one embodiment, the communication link includes a wireless carrier network with capability for security screening of the upload message before it reaches the server based on the identity of the wireless carrier network.

Upload security scheme

A method and apparatus is directed to provide a clip of content to a remote device, such as a mobile device. The invention enables an end-user to determine content from a networked device, such as a personal computer. The determined content may include content from a webpage, graphic image, audio file, file, and the like. The determined content may be selected using a clip mechanism within a browser, or other application. The clip mechanism may provide a pop-up window, field entry, or the like, that enables entry of an identifier associated with the remote device. The clipped content may then be formatted based on a configuration of the remote device. The formatted clipped content may be transmitted to the remote device using a variety of messaging mechanisms, such as a SMS message, which includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) to the clipped content.

Method for providing a clip for viewing at a remote device

The invention enables one or more agents to gather information from at least one server on a network and automatically provide this information to an inbox on a server and then providing it to an inbox on a mobile device if a wireless connection to the mobile device is available. A server agent facility provides for preprocessing requests for information from the mobile device, including, collecting the information out of band, filtering the collected information, and packaging the information for delivery in a format suitable for the mobile device. A server agent within the server agent facility may actively collect the information based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, time, event(s), user profile, mobile device profile, request(s), alert(s), and historical behavior.

Providing a server agent for a mobile device with refresh

One or more test classes implement an object oriented interface that specifies an execution method and a results method called from a user interface running on the mobile terminal or an emulator. The user interface enables a user to select one or more tests to run, view results, and upload results to a server. For each test, the user interface calls the execution method to initiate the test and obtain a success or failure indication. The user interface also calls the results method to obtain data on a capability and/or to obtain validation that the capability is complete and reliable. Tests that require specific hardware are activated or deactivated, depending on whether the mobile terminal includes the required hardware. Test include a memory size test, a memory integrity test, a socket connection test, an HTTP test, a camera test, an image rendering speed test, a message test, and the like.

Tester for determining the validity of a feature in a remote device

The need for backup and restore arises in a mobile device based system when a client application is discarded along with its historical record. In a system that provides the backup and restore capability, a server is configured with a request handler, an application storage upload/download handler, and a device storage mirror database. In a mobile device (also client), the transaction listener provides a transaction associated with memory items to the crumb sticker which, in turn, sends to the request handler a recording request with the transaction along with a request URL (uniform resource locator). The data for the recording request is channeled from the client storage to the device storage mirror database via the application storage upload/download handler. The memory items are accumulated in a file at the client and in a backup at the device storage mirror database, and are restorable to the client from the backup.

Backup and restore mirror database memory items in the historical record backup associated with the client application in a mobile device connected to a communion network

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