APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CLIENT-DRIVEN SERVER-SIDE INSTALLATION

A server for automatically installing a required application responsive to a client device is described. The server comprises an interface agent arranged to receive a first signal from a client wireless device where the first signal comprises an identifier. A retrieval application is arranged to obtain an executable application corresponding to the identifier and an installer application is arranged to install the executable application responsive to the retrieval application obtaining the executable application. The interface agent is arranged to cause execution of the installed executable application.