Processing device for detecting a certain computer command

• US 20080208853A1
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Original Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Inventors: Tebbutt, James, Vismans, David, Salters, Michiel
• Application Number:
  US11/711,864
• Publication Number:
  US 20080208853A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

The invention provides a processing device for detecting a certain computer command in a string of characters representing a uniform resource identifier, the certain command comprising a predefined command header, the command header being followed by a command name from a plurality of predefined command names. The processing device comprises a determiner for determining whether the string of characters comprises the predefined command header, the determiner being further configured to determine whether a sub-string of characters following the command header comprises the command name if the string of characters comprises the predefined command header and a provider for providing the predefined command header and the command name if the command header comprises a command name as the certain computer command.

Claims

1. A processing device for detecting a certain computer command in a string of characters representing a uniform resource identifier, the certain command comprising a predefined command header, the command header being followed by a command name from a plurality of predefined command names, the processing device comprising:

a determiner for determining whether the string of characters comprises the predefined command header, the determiner being further configured to determine whether a sub-string of characters following the command header comprises the command name if the string of characters comprises the predefined command header; and

a provider for providing the predefined command header and the command name as the certain computer command if the command header comprises a command name.

2. The processing device according to claim 1, the determiner being further configured to determine whether a further sub-string of characters following the command name comprises at least one command argument if the sub-string of characters following the command header comprises the command name, the determiner being further configured to determine whether the at least one command argument corresponds to a predetermined parameter of the certain command, the provider being configured to provide the predefined command header, the command name and the at least one command argument as the certain computer command if the at least one command argument corresponds to the predetermined parameter.

3. The processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a programmably arranged processor for executing the certain command.

4. A method for detecting a certain computer command in a string of characters representing a uniform resource identifier, the certain command comprising a predefined command header, the command header being followed by a command name from a plurality of predefined command names, the method comprising:

determining whether the string of characters comprises the predefined command header;

determining whether a sub-string of characters following the command header comprises the command name if the string of characters comprises the predefined command header; and

providing the predefined command header and the command name as the certain computer command if the command header comprises a command name.

5. The method according to claim 4, the command name being followed by one or more command arguments, the method comprising:

determining whether a further sub-string of characters following the command name comprises at least one command argument if the sub-string of characters following the command header comprises the command name; and

providing the predefined command header, the command name and the at least one command argument as the certain computer command if the further sub-string of characters following the command name comprises the at least one command argument.

6. The method according to claim 4, comprising:

determining whether a further sub-string of characters following the command name comprises at least one command argument if the sub-string of characters following the command header comprises the command name;

determining whether the at least one command argument corresponds to a predetermined parameter of the certain command; and

providing the predefined command header, the command name and the at least one command argument as the certain computer command if the at least one command argument corresponds to the predetermined parameter.

7. The method according to claim 4, a predetermined parameter separating the command name and a further command argument, the method further comprising providing the predefined command header, the command name and the at least one command argument and the further command argument as the certain computer command.

8. The method according to claim 4, the certain command indicating establishing a network connection to a remote network entity via a communication network for obtaining user specific information.

9. The method according to claim 4, comprising programmably executing the certain computer program.

10. A computer program for performing the method according to claim 4 when the computer program runs on a computer.