Automated billing and distribution platform for application providers

Abstract

Systems and methods according to certain embodiments of the invention include integrating a network-enabled application with a platform having a plurality of users and a plurality of communication channels with a respective plurality of wireless network carriers. The systems and methods include providing a developer library for use by developers in creating their network-enabled applications.

1 . A method for developing and integrating a network-enabled application with a platform having a plurality of remote users, the method comprising:
 a user area establishment step of establishing, on the platform, a user area associated with a user;   an application access step of making a plurality of networked-enabled applications available in or through the platform via the user area and allowing the user the ability to place one of the plurality of networked-enabled applications on the user area and to access or use the network-enabled application on or through the user area;   a request receipt step of receiving, at the platform, a request from a third-party provider to integrate a network-enabled application with the platform;   a registration data receipt step of receiving, at the platform, a set of registration data corresponding to the network-enabled application from the third-party provider, the set of registration data including a link to an application location for accessing the network-enabled application and network interface information specifying elements of a network interface that is generated by the platform for the network-enabled application;   a database update step of updating a system database in the platform to include the set of registration data corresponding to the network-enabled application;   a development step of integrating at least one function or code-segment from a developer library associated with the platform into the network-enabled application; and   an enablement step of enabling the network-enabled application to communicate with the plurality of remote users via the network interface.