Offline simulation of online session between client and server
First Claim
1. A method for simulating, at a client, an online session between the client and a remote server when the client is offline, wherein the client includes a local interface and the remote server includes data and functional logic that manipulates the data via instructions received through the local interface, the method comprising:
- a. while the client is online, 1. importing at least a subset of the data;
2. importing at least a subset of the functional logic as an embedded portion of a format capable of being interpreted and performed by the local interface; and
b. while the client is offline, 1. invoking the embedded functional logic to manipulate the imported data in response to instructions received through the local interface.
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Abstract
A method and system for conducting an offline session simulating an online session between a client and server in a network environment. The client imports data and functional logic from the server prior to going offline. The imported functional logic is embedded into a format or document that is capable of being interpreted and performed by the local interface at the client that is used to interact with server during an online session. Whether offline or online, the user utilizes the same local interface at the client to transmit instructions to the functional logic in order to manipulate the data. In an offline session, such instructions cause the imported and embedded functional logic to execute, thereby manipulating the data that is imported at the client. Known synchronization methods may also be used in order to maintain consistency and coherency between the imported data at the client and the database at the server.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for simulating, at a client, an online session between the client and a remote server when the client is offline, wherein the client includes a local interface and the remote server includes data and functional logic that manipulates the data via instructions received through the local interface, the method comprising:
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a. while the client is online, 1. importing at least a subset of the data;
2. importing at least a subset of the functional logic as an embedded portion of a format capable of being interpreted and performed by the local interface; and
b. while the client is offline, 1. invoking the embedded functional logic to manipulate the imported data in response to instructions received through the local interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for enabling a client to simulate an online session when the client is offline, the system comprising:
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a. a database; and
b. a server capable of conducting an online client session, the server providing;
1. a synchronization service capable of exporting data from the database for storage at the client, and 2. an initiation service for exporting documents, wherein the documents a. are capable of being interpreted and performed by a local client interface, and b. include embedded functional logic to manipulate the exported data via instructions received through the local client interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Computer instructions embodied on a computer-readable medium for simulating, when the client is offline, an online session between a client and a remote server, the computer instructions comprising:
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a. logic for manipulating data imported from the remote server;
b. logic for rendering a presentation of the imported data on a local client interface; and
c. logic for communicating with the remote server during a synchronization process;
wherein at least a portion of the computer instructions are embedded into a format capable of being interpreted and performed by the local client interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for simulating, at the client, an online session between the client and a remote server when the client is offline, wherein the client includes a local interface and the remote server includes data and functional logic that manipulates the data via instructions received through the local interface, the system comprising:
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a. means for exporting at least a subset of the data while the client is online;
b. means for exporting at least a subset of the functional logic as an embedded portion of a format capable of being interpreted and performed by the local interface while the client is online; and
c. means for synchronizing data at the client with data at the remote server. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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