User experience and dependency management in a mobile device

Abstract

A method, system, and device supporting installation of updates to software and/or firmware in memory of an electronic device is described. The update information may be automatically generated based upon a list of all software components or packages already present on the electronic device, and may comprise software components for all dependencies of an application being installed by the update that are not already present on the electronic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a display for outputting one or both of text and graphics to a user;   at least one processor communicatively coupled to non-volatile memory and to the display, the at least one processor operable to, at least:
 receive update information from at least one remote server, via a communication network; and 
 dynamically display one or more of advertising, promotional, and/or information content to the user, while processing the received update information to update software and/or firmware in the non-volatile memory. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more of advertising, promotional, and/or information content is selected based upon software and/or firmware updated using the received update information. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more of advertising, promotional, and/or information content accompanies the update information from the at least one remote server. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein processing the received update information comprises executing instructions of the update information to convert existing contents of the non-volatile memory to an updated contents. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the communication network is a wireless network. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the display of the one or more of advertising, promotional, and/or information content occurs before an operating system used for normal operation of the electronic device is active. 
     
     
         8 . A system supporting display of advertising, promotional, and/or information content to a user of an electronic device, the system comprising:
 at least one server comprising software for generating update information for updating memory in the electronic device;   storage comprising one or more of advertising, promotional, and information content for dynamic display by the electronic device to the user,   during an update of firmware and/or software of the electronic device;   wherein the at least one processor selects a portion of the one or more of advertising, promotional, and information content, based upon the firmware and/or software being updated in the electronic device; and   wherein the at least one server sends the update information and the selected portion of the one or more of advertising, promotional, and information content to the electronic device, via a communication network.   
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 8 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 8 , wherein the communication network comprises a wireless network. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 8 , wherein the memory comprises non-volatile memory. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 8 , wherein the software and/or firmware comprises firmware enabling operation of the electronic device for its intended use. 
     
     
         13 . A method comprising, at an electronic device:
 receiving update information from at least one remote server, via a communication network; and   dynamically displaying one or more of advertising, promotional, and/or information content to the user, while processing the received update information to update software and/or firmware in a non-volatile memory.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising: selecting the one or more of advertising, promotional, and/or information content based upon the received update information. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising: executing instructions of the update information to convert existing contents of the non-volatile memory to an updated content. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the dynamically displaying of the one or more of advertising, promotional, and/or information content occurs before an operating system used for normal operation of the electronic device is active. 
     
     
         17 . A method comprising, at a server:
 generating update information for updating memory in an electronic device; and   during an update of firmware and/or software of the electronic device:
 selecting a portion of one or more of advertising, promotional, and information content, based on the firmware and/or software being updated in the electronic device; and 
 sending the update information and the selected portion of the one or more of advertising, promotional, and information content to the electronic device, via a communication network. 
   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the electronic device comprises one of a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the communication network comprises a wireless network. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the software and/or firmware comprises firmware enabling operation of the electronic device for its intended use.