XML PUSH AND REMOTE EXECUTION OF A WIRELESS APPLICATIONS

• US 20080282223A1
• Filed: 05/08/2008
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Neil, Tim, Bibr, Viera, Burgess, Dave
• Granted Patent: US 8,219,970 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/106
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/547 Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

A method is provided for facilitating generation of a server-side application capable of calling a function of a wireless application on a mobile device. The method comprises the following steps. A structured data file defining the wireless application is retrieved. The structured data file is parsed for identifying exposed functions. Code stubs are generated for each of the exposed functions. The code stubs are configured to be included as part of the server-side application and to define a message to be transmitted to the wireless application upon execution of the code stub.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating generation of a server-side application capable of calling a function of a wireless application on a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:

retrieving a structured data file defining the wireless application;

parsing the structured data file for identifying exposed functions;

generating code stubs for each of the exposed functions, the code stubs configured to be included as part of the server-side application and to define a message to be transmitted to the wireless application upon execution of the code stub.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the code stub is generated in a programming language used by a developer for developing the server-side application.

3. The method claim 1, wherein the programming language is a Microsoft .NET framework language.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising the further steps of:

generating a namespace in which to hold the code stubs; and

creating a class for the server-side application including all of the exposed functions.

5. The method claim 4, wherein the class includes a plurality of user definable public properties.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the public properties include at least one of:

an automatic redirect property configured to determine whether or not redirection of the message is permitted;

a uniform resource locator (URL) configured to identify the location of a gateway server;

a uniform resource identifier (URI) configured to identify the wireless application;

a version identifier configured to identify a version of the wireless application;

a locale identifier configured to identify a locale of the wireless application;

a recipient list configured to identify a plurality of recipient mobile devices;

or

credentials configured to provide authentication of the server-side application.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless application to receive the message are identified by the URI, Locale and version properties on the generated class.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless application to receive the message are identified by the URI and personal identification numbers of specific devices in the recipient list.

9. A computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to facilitating generation of a server-side application capable of calling a function of a wireless application on a mobile device, the instruction configure for implementing the steps of:

retrieving a structured data file defining the wireless application;

parsing the structured data file for identifying exposed functions;

generating code stubs for each of the exposed functions, the code stubs configured to be included as part of the server-side application and to define a message to be transmitted to the wireless application upon execution of the code stub.