TRANSPORTABLE WEB APPLICATION

• US 20080082693A1
• Filed: 12/20/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: MacLaurin, Matthew B., Meijer, Henricus Johannes Maria, Flake, Gary W., Gounares, Alexander G., Snyder, Ira L., Mital, Amit, Mishra, Debi P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,775,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/247
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4856 resumption being on a different machine, e.g. task migration, virtual machine migration G06F9/5088 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/50 Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates re-locating a web application associated with a network service utilizing a portion of serialized data. The network service can be any collection of resources that are maintained by a party (e.g., third-party, off-site, etc.) and accessible by an identified user over a network (e.g., WAN, Internet, etc.). An interface component can receive a portion of serialized data with transparent structure related to an application specification. A hydrate component can create a web application independent of a network service based at least in part upon the serialized data, the web application has state within the network service.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates implementing a transportable web application, comprising:

a dehydrate component that compresses a web application into a compact package including a portion of serialized data with transparent structure related to an application specification;

an interface that receives the portion of serialized data; and

a hydrate component that expands and executes the web application based at least in part upon the serialized data that is independent of at least one of a host and a network service.

2. The system of claim 1, the compact package is transported from a first device to a second device while providing uninterrupted implementation of the web application with the same state before transportation.

3. The system of claim 2, the first device and the second device are at least one of a machine, a portable digital assistant (PDA), a mobile communication device, a laptop, a computer, a desktop machine, a smartphone, a cellular phone, and a messenger device.

4. The system of claim 2, the compact package is transported based at least in part of the following:

the first device is low on battery power;

the first device is not an optimal device for use of the web application;

a mechanical problem associated with the first device;

a virus associated with the first device;

an anticipated mechanical problem associated with the first device;

a technical condition related to the first device;

a mechanical condition associated with the first device; and

a health indicator component that inspects the health of at least one of the first device and the second device; and

the client selects a disparate device to utilize the web application.

5. The system of claim 1, the compact package is communicated from a first host to a second host while providing uninterrupted implementation of the web application with the same state before communication.

6. The system of claim 5, the first host and the second host are at least one of a network service, a resource that is maintained by a party and accessible by an identified user over a network, a cloud service, a cloud, a service, a computer, a component, and a machine.

7. The system of claim 5, the compact package is communicated based at least in part of the following:

the first host is low on a resource;

the first host is not an optimal device for use of the web application;

a mechanical problem associated with the first host;

a virus associated with the first host;

an anticipated mechanical problem associated with the first host;

a technical condition related to the first host;

a mechanical condition associated with the first host; and

a health indicator component that inspects the health of at least one of the first host and the second host; and

the client selects a disparate host to utilize the web application.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a log component that tracks data associated with at least one of serialized data, a de-hydration setting, a hydration setting, a web application packaging, a web application construction, a network service, transportation data, a user account, web application data, a serialization of state related to the web application upon termination, a web application re-location, and a web application target destination.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a security component that employs granular security related to at least one of a user, a portion of a network service, a collection of services, a user account, a network service, a cloud service, a service, a state of data migration, a web application re-location, a dehydration, a re-hydration, and a web application expansion process.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a query component that allows the querying of data related to at least one of a network service, a service, a location of data, a location of a service, a relocation of a service, a relocation of data, a location of a web application, a re-location of a web application, a device utilizing a web application, a user associated with the network service, and a user associated with a device utilizing the web application.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising an intelligent component that infers at least one of a creation of a web application, a serialized data associated with an application specification, a portion of the serialized data, portions of the web application, an expansion technique, a setting associated with the web application, a network service configuration, dehydration data, data associated with a replacing network service, transportation data, web application data, security information, and a bond maintenance for web application.

12. The system of claim 1, the web application is implemented within the network service and retains state within the network service;

the network service is a resource that is maintained by a party and accessible by an identified user over a network.

13. The system of claim 12, the party is at least one of a third-party, a second-party, and an off-site party.

14. The system of claim 1, the serialized data related to an application specification is at least one of a portion of data including user identification, a portion of data associated with user state, a portion of data related to a session state, an object related to a programming language, a portion of stream-lined layers that maintain a bond to a web application, a portion of a web application, a collection of bare-bone layers associated with the web application independent of a target host, and a blueprint for implementing the web application without data specifics associated with a network service.

15. The system of claim 1, the serialized data related to an application corresponds to the web application and includes at least one layer, the layer relates to at least one of a database, a web server, a rendering side, a display, an application layer, a client side logic, and a server side logic.

16. A computer-implemented method that mitigates re-locating a web application, comprising:

compacting a web application into a compressed package including a portion of serialized data associated with an application specification; and

implementing the web application in the same state prior to compaction based on the application specification independent of and within a network service.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

transporting the compressed package to at least one of a disparate network service and a device for implementation; and

hydrating the compressed package into a web application that is employed within at least one of the disparate network service independent of network service details and the device independent of device specific details.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

providing uninterrupted implementation of the web application with the same state before transportation of the web application; and

appending the application specification with data specific to at least one of the device and the disparate network service to allow implementation of the web application corresponding to the application specification.

19. The method of claim 16, the device is at least one of a machine, a portable digital assistant (PDA), a mobile communication device, a laptop, a computer, a desktop machine, a smartphone, a cellular phone, and a messenger device.

20. A computer-implemented system that facilitates employing a web application associated with a network service, comprising:

means for compressing a web application into a compact package including a portion of serialized data with transparent structure related to an application specification;

means for receiving the portion of serialized data; and

means for expanding and executing the web application with state based at least in part upon the portion of serialized data to employ the web application independent of the network service.