Location-Aware Mobile Application Management

Abstract

Described herein is a method of application management comprising determining a location of a mobile device; determining at least one contextual factor of the mobile device; tracking usage of one or more mobile applications (“apps”) of the mobile device while at the determined location; generating an association between the determined location, determined at least one contextual factor, and the one or more tracked apps; and facilitating storage of the association in a database.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . One or more non-transient computer-readable media with processor-executable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to perform the method of:
 determining a location of a mobile device;   determining at least one contextual factor of the mobile device;   tracking usage of one or more mobile applications (“apps”) of the mobile device while at the determined location;   generating an association between the determined location, determined at least one contextual factor, and the one or more tracked apps; and   facilitating storage of the association in a database.   
     
     
         2 . One or more non-transient computer-readable media as recited by  claim 1 , wherein the at least one contextual factor is selected from a group consisting of mode of travel of a user of the mobile device, crowd-sourced ratings of apps, personal history of app usage at or near the determined location, personal history of app usage en route to the determined location, crowd-sourced history of app usage at or near the determined location, identification of type of the determined location, and identification of the type of event happening at the location. 
     
     
         3 . One or more non-transient computer-readable media as recited by  claim 1 , wherein the determining the at least one contextual factor includes determining usage of one or more apps of the mobile device while at or near the determined location. 
     
     
         4 . One or more non-transient computer-readable media as recited by  claim 1 , wherein the usage being determined for a particular app is selected from a group consisting of whether the particular app is used while at or near the determined location, how much or how long the particular app is used while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is initiated while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is active while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is inactive while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is deactivated while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is installed while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is uninstalled while at or near the determined location, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . One or more non-transient computer-readable media as recited by  claim 1 , wherein the determined location of the mobile device is selected from a group consisting of a physical location, geo-location, and a logical location. 
     
     
         6 . A server, comprising:
 one or more processors, configured to:   determine a location of a mobile device;   determine at least one contextual factor of the mobile device;   track usage of one or more mobile applications (“apps”) of the mobile device while at the determined location;   generate an association between the determined location, determined at least one contextual factor, and the one or more tracked apps; and   facilitate storage of the association in a database.   
     
     
         7 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one contextual factor is selected from a group consisting of mode of travel of a user of the mobile device, crowd-sourced ratings of apps, personal history of app usage at or near the determined location, personal history of app usage en route to the determined location, crowd-sourced history of app usage at or near the determined location, identification of type of the determined location, and identification of the type of event happening at the location. 
     
     
         8 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the determining the at least one contextual factor includes determining usage of one or more apps of the mobile device while at or near the determined location. 
     
     
         9 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the usage being determined for a particular app is selected from a group consisting of whether the particular app is used while at or near the determined location, how much or how long the particular app is used while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is initiated while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is active while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is inactive while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is deactivated while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is installed while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is uninstalled while at or near the determined location, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the determined location of the mobile device is selected from a group consisting of a physical location, geo-location, and a logical location. 
     
     
         11 . The server of  claim 6 , wherein the server is a cloud server. 
     
     
         12 . An application management device, comprising:
 one or more processors, configured to:   determine a location of a mobile device;   determine at least one contextual factor of the mobile device;   track usage of one or more mobile applications (“apps”) of the mobile device while at the determined location;   generate an association between the determined location, determined at least one contextual factor, and the one or more tracked apps; and   facilitate storage of the association in a database.   
     
     
         13 . The application management device of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one contextual factor is selected from a group consisting of mode of travel of a user of the mobile device, crowd-sourced ratings of apps, personal history of app usage at or near the determined location, personal history of app usage en route to the determined location, crowd-sourced history of app usage at or near the determined location, identification of type of the determined location, and identification of the type of event happening at the location. 
     
     
         14 . The application management device of  claim 12 , wherein the determining the at least one contextual factor includes determining usage of one or more apps of the mobile device while at or near the determined location. 
     
     
         15 . The application management device of  claim 12 , wherein the usage being determined for a particular app is selected from a group consisting of whether the particular app is used while at or near the determined location, how much or how long the particular app is used while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is initiated while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is active while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is inactive while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is deactivated while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is installed while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is uninstalled while at or near the determined location, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The application management device of  claim 12 , wherein the determined location of the mobile device is selected from a group consisting of a physical location, geo-location, and a logical location. 
     
     
         17 . A method of application management comprising:
 determining a location of a mobile device;   determining at least one contextual factor of the mobile device;   tracking usage of one or more mobile applications (“apps”) of the mobile device while at the determined location;   generating an association between the determined location, determined at least one contextual factor, and the one or more tracked apps; and   facilitating storage of the association in a database.   
     
     
         18 . The method of application management of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one contextual factor is selected from a group consisting of mode of travel of a user of the mobile device, crowd-sourced ratings of apps, personal history of app usage at or near the determined location, personal history of app usage en route to the determined location, crowd-sourced history of app usage at or near the determined location, identification of type of the determined location, and identification of the type of event happening at the location. 
     
     
         19 . The method of application management of  claim 17 , wherein the determining the at least one contextual factor includes determining usage of one or more apps of the mobile device while at or near the determined location. 
     
     
         20 . The method of application management of  claim 17 , wherein the usage being determined for a particular app is selected from a group consisting of whether the particular app is used while at or near the determined location, how much or how long the particular app is used while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is initiated while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is active while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is inactive while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is deactivated while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is installed while at or near the determined location, whether the particular app is uninstalled while at or near the determined location, and any combination thereof.