Integrated Method of Enabling a Script-Embedded Web Browser to Interact with Drive-Based Contents

• US 20090089396A1
• Filed: 09/25/2008
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Anelva Corporation (Canon Inc.), DeviceVM
• Original Assignee: Canon Anelva Corporation (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Liu, Jun, Yu, Xiaobing, Sun, Yuxi, Fang, Xun
• Application Number:
  US12/238,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20090089396A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments

Abstract

A web browser displays a web page containing an embedded script. Middleware on a web server uses a script parser to parse the information generated by the embedded script. The media file is transmitted from an Internet server or servers. The middleware sends indexable information to a database server and the downloaded media file to a storage device. The next time that a user selects the media for playback, the file is directly streamed from the storage device. The storage device is local mounted or network mounted.

Claims

1. A method for accessing a storage device from a script-embedded web page, comprising the steps of:

loading a web page that contains an embedded script, said script for streaming a media file;

transferring code comprising said media file and indexable data from an internet server to middleware, said middleware comprising a parser, said indexable data for identifying said media file;

said parser extracting said media file and said indexable data from said code;

said middleware transferring said indexable data to a database server;

said database server storing said indexable data;

said database server creating an entry for said indexable data;

downloading said media file to a storage device;

identifying said media file with said indexable data upon a subsequent visit to said web page; and

loading said media file from said storage device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said storage device is on said client.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said storage device is accessible via a network-mounted drive.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said media file is accessible offline once said media file is stored in said storage device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said database server comprises a relational database management system (RDMS).

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

storing any of the following entries on said RDMS;

timestamp, title, description, file type, file size, and user access history.

7. A method for playing back a media file on a web page containing an embedded script by accessing a storage device, comprising the steps of:

loading a web page containing an embedded script for displaying a media file contained in compiled code;

selecting said media file for playback;

streaming said media file from an Internet server;

transmitting a copy of said media file to said storage device;

saving said media file as a favorite;

loading said web page again;

selecting said media file for playback; and

streaming said media file for display on said web page from said storage device,

wherein said media file is viewable when said client is offline.

8. A system for accessing an embedded script of a media file from a storage device comprising:

a web browser comprising an embedded script, said embedded script for loading a media file;

a web server for receiving said media file from an internet server;

middleware for transmitting said media file from said storage device to said web browser for playback, said middleware comprising a script parser for parsing said media file and indexing information from said compiled code, said compiled code written in a markup language;

a database server comprising a relational database management system for indexing information relating to said media file; and

said storage device for storing said media file.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said storage device is locally mounted.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein said storage device is network mounted.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein said markup language is extensible markup language.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein said markup language is HyperText Markup Language.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein said markup language is Extensible HyperText Markup Language.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein said embedded script is Flash.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein said middleware comprises a scripting language.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein said middleware scripting language is Hypertext Pre-Processor (PHP).

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said middleware scripting language is from a group consisting of JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Perl, Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP), and C.

18. The system of claim 8, wherein said media is viewable offline once a copy is saved in said storage device.

19. The system of claim 8, wherein said local drive comprises any of hard disk storage, a peripheral device, a dongle, and a flash card.

20. The system of claim 8, wherein said local drive comprises at least one flash card from a group consisting of SD, xD, CF, and CDROM/DVD.