Web event framework

• US 10,291,615 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2013
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ivanti, Inc. (Ivanti Software, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ivanti, Inc. (Ivanti Software, Inc.)
• Inventors: Branton, Paul Keith, Tupper, James, Somerfield, Richard James, Rolls, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor, Nicholas R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Roy, Sanjoy K
• Application Number:
  US13/892,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20140337495A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,192 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/108 when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for a web event framework. A computerized method includes receiving at a framework plugin an event from a web browser, wherein the framework plugin is coupled to the web browser, generating, by the framework plugin, a framework event based on the event, forwarding the framework event to a framework server coupled to the framework plugin, receiving at the framework server the framework event from the framework plugin, determining, at the framework server, a framework action based on the framework event and a framework policy, forwarding the framework action to the framework plugin, and executing the framework action by the framework plugin.

Claims

1. A computerized method, comprising:

receiving, at a server, a framework event from a plugin (1) associated with a web browser running on a compute device and (2) that generated the framework event based on a page load event received from the web browser;

determining, at the server, a first action based on the framework event and a first policy;

sending the first action to the plugin such that the plugin, in response to receiving the first action, causes the compute device to execute the first action;

receiving, at the server, an external event from an external event source different than the web browser, the external event generated by the external event source based on a location of the compute device;

determining, at the server, a second action based on the external event and a second policy;

sending the second action to the plugin such that the plugin causes the compute device to execute the second action; and

initiating, at the server and via an application other than the plugin, an external process based on the second action.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the first policy from a policy store, the first policy identifying a plurality of framework events and, for each framework event from the plurality of framework events, an association of that framework event with one or more actions to be sent in response to receiving that framework event, the plurality of framework events including the framework event.

3. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising customizing the server based on the first policy.

4. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the sending the first action includes sending the first action to the plugin such that the plugin causes the compute device to execute the first action by at least one of generating or modifying a web page.

5. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the external process is a first external process, the method further comprising initiating a second external process based on the first action.

6. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the compute device is a first compute device, the plugin is a first plugin, and the web browser is a first web browser, the computerized method further comprising sending the first action to a second plugin associated with a second web browser running on a second compute device such that the second plugin, in response to receiving the first action, causes the second compute device to execute the first action.

7. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the server is a first server, the computerized method further comprising sending the first action over a network to a second server such that the second server, in response to receiving the first action, processes the first action.

8. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the server is a first server, the computerized method further comprising sending the framework event over a network to a second server such that the second server, in response to receiving the framework event, determines a third action based on the framework event and a third policy.

9. The computerized method of claim 8, wherein:

the first policy identifies, for the framework event, an association of one or more actions to be sent in response to receiving the framework event,

the third policy identifies, for the framework event, an association of an additional action different from the one or more actions to be sent in response to receiving the framework event.

22. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the external event is associated with a predefined time.

23. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the framework event is a first framework event, the method further comprising:

receiving, at the server, a second framework event from the plugin in response to the plugin receiving a user-generated event from the web browser and generating the second framework event based on the user-generated event, the user-generated event being an event other than a page load event;

determining, at the server, a third action based on the second framework event and a third policy; and

sending the third action to the plugin such that the plugin, in response to receiving the third action, causes the compute device to execute the third action.

24. The computerized method of claim 23, wherein the user-generated event includes at least one of:

a click event generated by the plugin in response to a user selecting an element displayed on a first web page presented in the web browser;

or

a navigate event generated in response to the web browser navigating from a second web page to a third web page.

25. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the web browser and the external event source are located on the compute device.

26. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the location of the compute device is associated with a corporate building, and the page load event is associated with a page including corporate confidential information being loaded by the web browser.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising executable instructions to:

receive a framework event from a plugin (1) associated with a web browser running on a compute device and (2) that generated the framework event based on a page load event received from the web browser;

determine a first action based on the framework event and a first policy;

send the first action to the plugin such that the plugin, in response to receiving the first action, causes the compute device to execute the first action;

receive an external event from an external event source different than the web browser, the external event generated by the external event source when the compute device launches or terminates a first application;

determine a second action based on the external event and a second policy;

send the second action to the plugin such that the plugin causes the compute device to execute the second action; and

initiate, via a second application other than the plugin, an external process based on the second action.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising executable instructions to receive the first policy from a policy store.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the external process is a first external process, the non-transitory computer-readable medium further comprising executable instructions to initiate a second external process based on the first action.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the external process is associated with a page loaded by the web browser.

13. A computer system for a web event framework, comprising:

a processor associated with a server;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

receive a framework event from a plugin (1) associated with a web browser running on a compute device and (2) that generated the framework event based on a page load event received from the web browser;

determine a first action based on the framework event and a first policy;

send the first action to the plugin such that the plugin, in response to receiving the first action, causes the compute device to execute the first action;

receive an external event from an external event source different than the web browser, the external event generated by the external event source based on a time at which the compute device is operating;

determine a second action based on the external event and a second policy;

send the second action to the plugin such that the plugin causes the compute device to execute the second action; and

initiate, via an application other than the plugin, an external process based on the second action.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable to receive the first policy from a policy store, the first policy identifying a plurality of framework events and, for each framework event from the plurality of framework events, an association of that framework event with one or more actions to be sent in response to receiving that framework event, the plurality of framework events including the framework event.

15. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable to customize the server based on the first policy.

16. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the instruction executable to send the first action includes an instruction to send the first action to the plugin such that the plugin causes the compute device to execute the first action by at least one of generating or modifying the web page.

17. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the external process is a first external process, and the instructions are further executable to initiate an external process based on the first action.

18. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the plugin is a first plugin and the web browser is a first web browser, the instructions are further executable to communicate with a second plugin associated with a second web browser.

19. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the server is a first server, the instructions are further executable to communicate with a second server.

20. The computer system of claim 19, wherein the instructions are further executable to send the framework event to the second server.

21. The computer system of claim 19, wherein the instructions are further executable to send the first action to the second server.