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lfine02
I have limited Java experience and have not done any J2ME or J2SE
programming before, so of course I was the perfect choice to get
assigned with figuring out the following:
We have a J2ME application currently running on Nextel phones. The
application is assigned to their Application Manager. The user can go
there and download the application new or as an update. What the
powers that be would like to do is 1) de-couple the application from
the cell phone provider, i.e. have the option to use any MIDP compliant
carriers and 2) be able to "push" application (MIDlet) updates to the
various phones.
I have done some reading and see where OTA can be used to update both
applications and firmware without a hardwire connection, but I have not
seen anything to programatically trigger a download and install of
updates. I'd love to be able to "push" the application to the phones
from a central server when there are updates, but I would settle for
being able to write code that resides on the phone that routinely
checked the central server, compared version numbers and initiated a
download and install automatically with no cell-phone-user involvement.
Is any of this possible? How close can I get?
Thanks in advance.
programming before, so of course I was the perfect choice to get
assigned with figuring out the following:
We have a J2ME application currently running on Nextel phones. The
application is assigned to their Application Manager. The user can go
there and download the application new or as an update. What the
powers that be would like to do is 1) de-couple the application from
the cell phone provider, i.e. have the option to use any MIDP compliant
carriers and 2) be able to "push" application (MIDlet) updates to the
various phones.
I have done some reading and see where OTA can be used to update both
applications and firmware without a hardwire connection, but I have not
seen anything to programatically trigger a download and install of
updates. I'd love to be able to "push" the application to the phones
from a central server when there are updates, but I would settle for
being able to write code that resides on the phone that routinely
checked the central server, compared version numbers and initiated a
download and install automatically with no cell-phone-user involvement.
Is any of this possible? How close can I get?
Thanks in advance.