Real-time data interface and method for browsers and the like
First Claim
1. A method for providing a real-time data interface for a network device, comprising the steps of:
- loading a page in a browser configured for operation on the network device, the page including an engine;
executing the engine in the browser;
using the engine to automatically load a definition file from a remote source in response to content within the loaded page;
instantiating one or more widgets in the interface and displaying them therein, each widget making data requests;
forwarding the data requests to one or more servers in communication with the network device;
receiving the requested data; and
updating the interface with the received data.
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Abstract
Providing a real-time data display and interface for a network device by loading a page in a browser, the page including an engine which is executed in the browser and used to automatically load a definition file from a remote source in response to content within the page. Widgets are instantiated for display in the interface, each making data requests at intervals which are forwarded to one or more servers in communication with the network device. Requested data is received and presented in the interface thereby providing the user with dynamically updated data. An engine for driving such display comprises executable code configured to instantiate one or more widgets for rendering within the display of the real-time data interface. The engine further includes a reference to a definition file which defines prescribed parameters for one or more of the widgets.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing a real-time data interface for a network device, comprising the steps of:
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loading a page in a browser configured for operation on the network device, the page including an engine;
executing the engine in the browser;
using the engine to automatically load a definition file from a remote source in response to content within the loaded page;
instantiating one or more widgets in the interface and displaying them therein, each widget making data requests;
forwarding the data requests to one or more servers in communication with the network device;
receiving the requested data; and
updating the interface with the received data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An engine for providing a real-time data interface to a network device, comprising:
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executable code configured to instantiate one or more widgets for rendering within the display of the real-time data interface; and
a reference to a definition file which defines prescribed parameters for one or more of the widgets. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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