Mobile electronic device and methods for providing information to a mobile electronic device using a web service
First Claim
1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
- a request processing component for receiving an information request for information;
a wireless interface for coupling the mobile electronic device to a network in order to obtain an online version of the information from a web service; and
a storage component for storing the offline version of the information;
wherein the request processing component is adapted to send a web service request to the web service in response to the information request if the mobile electronic device is within a network coverage area and is further adapted to access the storage component.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device and methods for providing information to a mobile electronic device using a web service are disclosed. In one implementation, a mobile electronic device is provided that comprises a request processing component for receiving an information request, a wireless interface for coupling the mobile electronic device to a network in order to obtain an online of the information from a web service, and a storage component for storing an offline version of the information, wherein the request processing component is adapted to send a web service request to the web service in response to the information request if the mobile electronic device is within a network coverage area and otherwise to access the storage component.
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30 Claims
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1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a request processing component for receiving an information request for information;
a wireless interface for coupling the mobile electronic device to a network in order to obtain an online version of the information from a web service; and
a storage component for storing the offline version of the information;
wherein the request processing component is adapted to send a web service request to the web service in response to the information request if the mobile electronic device is within a network coverage area and is further adapted to access the storage component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing information to a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving an information request for information;
generating a web service request and sending the web service request to a web service via a wireless interface of the mobile electronic device in order to obtain an online version of the information; and
accessing a storage component of the mobile electronic device if the mobile electronic device is outside a network coverage area in order to obtain an offline version of the information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product that can be loaded directly into the memory of a digital computer and which comprises software used to execute the steps of a method when the computer program product is run on a computer, the method comprising:
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generating a web service request and sending the web service request to a web service via a wireless interface of the mobile electronic device in order to obtain an online version of requested information; and
accessing a storage component of the mobile electronic device if the mobile electronic device is outside a network coverage area in order to obtain an offline version of the requested information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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