Customized data retrieval applications for mobile devices providing interpretation of markup language data

• US 10,079,920 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2014
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Gil, Elad, Baluja, Shumeet, Garrett, Maryam, Beust, Cedric
• Primary Examiner(s): Jain, Ankur
• Application Number:
  US14/168,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20140149397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,692 Days
• Field of Search: 4555561
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

Systems and techniques, including computer software, for retrieving information to a mobile device involve installing a data retrieval application on the mobile device. The data retrieval application includes instructions for presenting a structured data display on the mobile device, defining a structure of the structured data display, requesting selected hyperlinks included in the structured data display, and rendering markup language information received in response to the selected hyperlinks. A user request to retrieve data through the data retrieval application is received, and data is retrieved in response to the received user request. The retrieved data is displayed according to the structure of the structured data display, and a user can select a hyperlink in the displayed data to retrieve and render markup language information using the data retrieval application.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing, by a native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, an input user interface for receiving query terms, wherein the native search application is written in code that is specific to an operating system on which the native search application is installed;

receiving, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, one or more particular query terms through the input user interface;

generating, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, a request for structured data based on the one or more particular query terms;

transmitting, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, the request for structured data to one or more application servers associated with a web service to which the native search application is a functional counterpart;

receiving, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment and from the application server, the structured data;

generating, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, a formatted representation of the structured data that is received in response to the request for structured data; and

providing, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser application, an output user interface including the formatted representation of the structured data for output.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the native search application includes code for generating the input user interface for receiving search queries.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the native search application includes code for generating the request for the structured data based on the one or more query terms.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the native search application includes code for generating the formatted representation of the structured data that is received in response to the request for structured data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for structured data comprises a search query that includes the particular query terms.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the output user interface is generated without using layout information included in the structured data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the layout information comprises hypertext transfer markup language code.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the browser environment includes a browser application that interprets markup language tags included in a Web page that define the appearance of the Web page to determine how to represent content associated with the Web page on the user interface.

9. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

providing, by a native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, an input user interface for receiving query terms, wherein the native search application is written in code that is specific to an operating system on which the native search application is installed;

receiving, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, one or more particular query terms through the input user interface;

generating, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, a request for structured data based on the one or more particular query terms;

transmitting, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, the request for structured data to one or more application servers associated with a web service to which the native search application is a functional counterpart;

receiving, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment and from the application server, the structured data;

generating, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, a formatted representation of the structured data that is received in response to the request for structured data; and

providing, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser application, an output user interface including the formatted representation of the structured data for output.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the native search application includes code for generating the input user interface for receiving search queries.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the native search application includes code for generating the request for the structured data based on the one or more query terms.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the native search application includes code for generating the formatted representation of the structured data that is received in response to the request for structured data.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the request for structured data comprises a search query that includes the particular query terms.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the output user interface is generated without using layout information included in the structured data.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

providing, by a native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, an input user interface for receiving query terms, wherein the native search application is written in code that is specific to an operating system on which the native search application is installed;

receiving, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, one or more particular query terms through the input user interface;

generating, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, a request for structured data based on the one or more particular query terms;

transmitting, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, the request for structured data to one or more application servers associated with a web service to which the native search application is a functional counterpart;

receiving, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment and from the application server, the structured data;

generating, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser environment, a formatted representation of the structured data that is received in response to the request for structured data; and

providing, by the native search application that is executing outside of a browser application, an output user interface including the formatted representation of the structured data for output.

16. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, through a particular input user interface of a native search application, one or more query terms,

wherein a native application is a software application that;

(i) is written in code for an operating system on which the native application is installed,

(ii) operates outside of a browser environment,

(iii) is a functional counterpart of a web service,

(iv) includes code for generating one or more input user interfaces for receiving user-entered values,

(v) includes code for transmitting requests for structured data to one or more application servers associated with the web service to which the native application is a functional counterpart, based on the user-entered values,

(vii) includes code for formatting, for output, the structured data that is received in response to the requests, and

(viii) includes code for generating one or more output user interfaces for outputting at least a portion of the formatted, structured data that is received in response to the requests;

transmitting, by the native search application, a particular request, based on the one or more query terms that are received through the particular input user interface of the native search application, to one or more search servers associated with a search engine web service to which the native search application is a functional counterpart;

receiving, by the native search application, particular structured data from one or more of the search servers in response to the request;

formatting, by the native search application, the particular structured data that is received in response to the particular request, for output; and

providing, by the native search application, a particular output user interface for outputting the particular, formatted structured data that is received in response to the particular request.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the particular output user interface is generated without using layout information included in the particular structured data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the layout information comprises hypertext transfer markup language code.

19. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

receiving, through a particular input user interface of a native search application, one or more query terms,

wherein a native application is a software application that;

(i) is written in code for an operating system on which the native application is installed,

(ii) operates outside of a browser environment,

(iii) is a functional counterpart of a web service,

(iv) includes code for generating one or more input user interfaces for receiving user-entered values,

(v) includes code for transmitting requests for structured data to one or more application servers associated with the web service to which the native application is a functional counterpart, based on the user-entered values,

(vii) includes code for formatting, for output, the structured data that is received in response to the requests, and

(viii) includes code for generating one or more output user interfaces for outputting at least a portion of the formatted, structured data that is received in response to the requests;

transmitting, by the native search application, a particular request, based on the one or more query terms that are received through the particular input user interface of the native search application, to one or more search servers associated with a search engine web service to which the native search application is a functional counterpart;

receiving, by the native search application, particular structured data from one or more of the search servers in response to the request;

formatting, by the native search application, the particular structured data that is received in response to the particular request, for output; and

providing, by the native search application, a particular output user interface for outputting the particular, formatted structured data that is received in response to the particular request.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving, through a particular input user interface of a native search application, one or more query terms,

wherein a native application is a software application that;

(i) is written in code for an operating system on which the native application is installed,

(ii) operates outside of a browser environment,

(iii) is a functional counterpart of a web service,

(iv) includes code for generating one or more input user interfaces for receiving user-entered values,

(v) includes code for transmitting requests for structured data to one or more application servers associated with the web service to which the native application is a functional counterpart, based on the user-entered values,

(vii) includes code for formatting, for output, the structured data that is received in response to the requests, and

(viii) includes code for generating one or more output user interfaces for outputting at least a portion of the formatted, structured data that is received in response to the requests;

transmitting, by the native search application, a particular request, based on the one or more query terms that are received through the particular input user interface of the native search application, to one or more search servers associated with a search engine web service to which the native search application is a functional counterpart;

receiving, by the native search application, particular structured data from one or more of the search servers in response to the request;

formatting, by the native search application, the particular structured data that is received in response to the particular request, for output; and

providing, by the native search application, a particular output user interface for outputting the particular, formatted structured data that is received in response to the particular request.