PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DOWNLOADING APPLICATIONS BASED ON PRESENCE OF THE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN A DEFINED GEOGRAPHICAL REGION

摘要

Methods, portable electronic devices and servers are provided for downloading applications to the portable electronic device from the server based on a geographical location of the portable electronic device. One or more applications are stored at the server. The one or more applications have an associated region and duration. A current position of the portable electronic device is determined. Ones of the stored applications are downloaded from the server to the portable electronic device if the current position of the portable electronic device is within the associated region.