Method, apparatus and system for a mobile web client

• US 20030074418A1
• Filed: 09/24/2002
• Published: 04/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siebel Systems Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Coker, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,962,565 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for a mobile web client is presented. In one embodiment, the invention is a method of operating a web application. The method includes receiving a request from a client. The method further includes processing the request with a web emulator. The method also includes servicing the request from available data.

Claims

1. A method of operating a web application comprising:

receiving a request from a client web browser;

processing the request with a web emulator; and

servicing the request from available data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the available data is available over a network.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the available data is available locally, without access to a network.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

Attempting access to available data over a network.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein:

Upon successful access over the network, servicing the request utilizes available data from the network.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

Upon failed access over the network, servicing the request utilizes available data from local data.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

Attempting access to available data over a network;

And wherein servicing the request utilizes available data from the network upon successful access and utilizes available data from local data upon failed access.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein:

The web emulator is a plug-in for a web server, the plug-in passing the request to a web engine, the web engine servicing the request in conjunction with a data manager.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the available data is available over a network.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the available data is available locally, without access to a network.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

the data manager attempting access to available data over a network;

And wherein the data manager utilizes available data from the network upon successful access and utilizes available data from local data upon failed access to service the request.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the request includes sending data from the client to the network.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the request includes receiving data from the network.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the request includes sending and receiving data.

15. A method of operating a web application for use in conjunction with a database comprising:

receiving a request from a client;

processing the request with a web emulator; and

servicing the request from available data in a database.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the request comes from a client web browser.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the available data is available over a network in a main database.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the available data is available locally in a local database, without access to a network.

19. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

Attempting access to available data in a main database over a network.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein:

Upon successful access over the network, servicing the request utilizes available data from the the main database through the network.

21. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

Upon failed access over the network, servicing the request utilizes available data from local data in a local database.

22. An apparatus for operating a web application comprising:

Means for receiving a request from a client web browser;

Means for processing the request; and

Means for servicing the request from available data.

23. A machine-readable medium embodying instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a client web browser;

processing the request with a web emulator; and

servicing the request from available data.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 23 further embodying instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method wherein the available data is available over a network.

25. The machine-readable medium of claim 23 further embodying instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method wherein the available data is available locally, without access to a network.

26. The machine-readable medium of claim 23 further embodying instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method which further comprises:

Attempting access to available data over a network;

And wherein servicing the request utilizes available data from the network upon successful access and utilizes available data from local data upon failed access.

27. A machine-readable medium embodying instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a client web browser;

processing the request with a web emulator; and

servicing the request from available data in a database.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 27 further embodying instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method wherein the available data is available over a network in a main database.

29. The machine-readable medium of claim 27 further embodying instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method wherein the available data is available locally in a local database, without access to a network.

30. The machine-readable medium of claim 27 further embodying instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method which further comprises:

Attempting access to available data in a main database over a network.

31. The machine-readable medium of claim 30 further embodying instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method wherein:

Upon successful access over the network, servicing the request utilizes available data from the the main database through the network.

32. The machine-readable medium of claim 30 further embodying instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method which further comprises:

Upon failed access over the network, servicing the request utilizes available data from local data in a local database.