User confirmation in data downloading
First Claim
1. A method of arranging user confirmation for data downloading, the method comprising:
- sending a request for a description of the object to be downloaded, receiving the description of the object, the description comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required, checking the information unit, prompting the user for confirmation in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is required, or continuing the downloading process of the object in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is not required.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of arranging user confirmation for data downloading. A request is sent for a description of the object to be downloaded. The description of the object is transmitted, the description comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required. The information unit is checked. The user is prompted for confirmation in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is required. The downloading process of the object is continued in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is not required.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A method of arranging user confirmation for data downloading, the method comprising:
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sending a request for a description of the object to be downloaded, receiving the description of the object, the description comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required, checking the information unit, prompting the user for confirmation in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is required, or continuing the downloading process of the object in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is not required. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of arranging user confirmation for data downloading, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a description of an object to be downloaded, and transmitting the description of the object, the description comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A data downloading system comprising a data downloading client and a server, wherein
the client is configured to send a request for a description of the object to be downloaded, the server is configured to transmit the description of the object, the description comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required, the client is configured to check the information unit, the client is configured to prompt the user for confirmation in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is required, or the client is configured to continue the downloading process of the object in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is not required.
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9. A data processing device comprising:
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data transmission means for sending a request for a description of the object to be downloaded, data reception means for receiving the description of the object, the description comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required, checking means for checking the information unit, control means for causing prompting the user for confirmation in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is required, and control means for continuing the downloading process of the object in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is not required. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A module for controlling a data processing device, the module comprising:
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means for causing the data processing device to send a request for a description of the object to be downloaded, means for causing the data processing device to receive the description of the object, the description comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required, means for causing the data processing device to check the information unit, means for causing the data processing device to prompt the user for confirmation in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is required, and means for causing the data processing device to continue the downloading process of the object in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is not required.
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16. A data processing device comprising:
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means for determining a descriptor for a downloadable object, the descriptor comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required for downloading of the object, means for storing the descriptor, means for retrieving the descriptor as a response to a received request for the descriptor or the object, and means for transmitting the description.
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17. A computer program product, loadable into the memory of a data processing device, for controlling a data processing device by executing a program code included in the computer software product in a processor of the data processing device, the computer program product comprising:
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a program code portion for causing the data processing device to send a request for a description of the object to be downloaded, a program code portion for causing the data processing device to receive the description of the object, the description comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required, a program code portion for causing the data processing device to check the information unit, a program code portion for causing the data processing device to prompt the user for confirmation in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is required, or a program code portion for causing the data processing device to continue the downloading process of the object to be downloaded in response to the information unit indicating that user confirmation is not required.
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18. A computer program product, loadable into the memory of a data processing device, for controlling a data processing device by executing a program code included in the computer software product in a processor of the data processing device, the computer program product comprising:
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a program code portion for causing the data processing device to determine a descriptor for a downloadable object, the descriptor comprising an information unit indicating whether user confirmation is required for downloading of the object, a program code portion for causing the data processing device to store the descriptor, a program code portion for causing the data processing device to retrieve the descriptor as a response to a received request for the descriptor or the object, and a program code portion for causing the data processing device to transmit the description.
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