Using pure HTML to access database without refreshing page

• US 20040225633A1
• Filed: 05/08/2003
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Jau, Jack
• Application Number:
  US10/434,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20040225633A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

A method and system of accessing databases from Web pages using pure HTML without the need to install special client code. It avoids the many page refreshes required in many implementations and works in most environments. It separates the common scripts into server side and client side. In doing so, it lets the server side do the database accessing while the client side asks for the data and displays it.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining data from databases using HyperText Markup Language without need for Web page refresh comprising of

a. separating code into a client side code and a server side script;

b. providing for said client side code to request said server side script to do the access to said databases, and

c. providing for said server side script to respond to said client side code with the database access results.

d. providing for reduced need for network activity in database access and return of data.

2. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 1, wherein the separation of code eliminates said need for Web page refresh as only said server side script accesses the database thereby not affecting said client side code.

3. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 2, wherein said client side code with HyperText Markup Language acts as a Graphic User Interface and the server side script acts as logic.

4. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 3, wherein separation of said Graphic User Interface and said logic allows for simplified code maintenance.

5. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 3, wherein pure said HyperText Markup Language is used to lay out said Graphic User Interface which is requested and run at a user'"'"'s browser.

6. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 5, wherein using pure HyperText Markup Language and Web scripting languages enables platform independence allowing the method to be run on any common computer system available.

7. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 1, wherein said client side code is coded in Javascript or Vbscript to request that said server side script access a specific database.

8. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 7, wherein a transmission request from said client side code contains all the specific parameter information necessary for accessing said specific database by said server side script.

9. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 7, wherein the specific parameters are parsed by said server side script and used to access said specific database with access results written back to said client side code.

10. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 9 wherein said server side script is coded in any one of said Web scripting languages.

11. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 10, wherein said Web scripting languages run at the server provide the function of the common gateway interface language.

12. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 11, wherein said common gateway interface language provides for database access with zero client install and configuration eliminating maintenance at the client.

13. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 9, wherein said results received by said client side code and said HyperText Markup Language are parsed to get real data and inserted into Web page.

14. The method for obtaining data from databases of claim 1, wherein only one round trip is required between the web server and said user'"'"'s browser for each access of said specific database resulting in said reduced need for network activity.

15. A system for obtaining data from databases using HyperText Markup Language without need for Web page refresh comprising of:

a. a means to separate code into a client side code and a server side script;

b. a means to provide for said client side code to request said server side script to do the access to said databases;

c. a means to provide for said server side script to respond to said client side code with browser with the database access results, and.

d. a means to reduce need for network activity in database access and return of data.

16. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 15, wherein the separation of code eliminates said need for Web page refresh as only said server side script accesses the database thereby not affecting said client side code.

17. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 16, wherein said client side code with HyperText Markup Language acts as a Graphic User Interface and the server side script acts as logic.

18. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 17, wherein separation of said Graphic User Interface and said logic allows for simplified code maintenance.

19. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 17, wherein using pure HyperText Markup Language and Web scripting languages enables platform independence allowing the method to be run on any common computer system available.

20. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 19, wherein the use of pure HyperText Markup Language and Web scripting languages makes it platform independent.

21. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 15, wherein said client side code is coded in Javascript or Vbscript to request that said server side script access a specific database.

22. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 21, wherein a transmission request from said client side code contains all the specific parameter information necessary for accessing said specific database by said server side script.

23. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 21, wherein the specific parameters are parsed by said server side script and used to access said specific database with access results written back to said client side code.

24. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 23 wherein said server side script is coded in any one of said Web scripting languages.

25. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 24, wherein said Web scripting languages run at the server provide the function of the common gateway interface language.

26. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 25, wherein said common gateway interface language provides for database access with zero client install and configuration eliminating maintenance at the client.

27. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 23, wherein said results received by said client side code and said HyperText Markup Language are parsed to get real data and inserted into Web page.

28. The system for obtaining data from databases of claim 15, wherein only one round trip is required between the web server and said user'"'"'s browser for each access of said specific database resulting in said reduced need for network activity.