ACCESSING DATA REMOTELY

• US 20100077303A1
• Filed: 09/10/2009
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Whitehead, Matthew Robert, Jones, Gareth Edward
• Granted Patent: US 8,458,146 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product to operate a device to access data remotely is described. The processing method includes connecting to a remote data source and transmitting data requests to a remote data source. The device receives responses to the data requests, the responses include data and a flag indicating a status of store, reset or ignore with respect to the respective data request. The device stores the data request in an ordered record when the respective flag is indicating a status of store or reset. Storing a data request in the ordered record may further comprise storing in the record the respective flag, when the respective flag is indicating a status of reset.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of operating a device comprising:

connecting to a remote data source,

transmitting a data request to the remote data source,

receiving a response to the data request, the response comprising data and a flag indicating a status with respect to the data request, and

storing the data request in an ordered record when the respective flag indicates a status of reset.

2. The method of claim 1, further wherein the step of storing the data request in the ordered record further comprises storing in the record the respective flag, when the respective flag is indicating a status of reset.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising clearing the content of the ordered record when the respective flag is indicating a status of reset.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving a defined user input requesting creation of a bookmark, and storing a file comprising a resource locator for the remote data source and the data request in the ordered record from the last stored data request for which the respective flag was indicating a status of reset.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a defined user input requesting navigation of the remote data source, and accessing the data request in the ordered record from the last stored data request to perform the navigation.

6. A device comprising:

a communication component operable to connect to a remote data source, to transmit a data request to the remote data source, and to receive a response to the data request, the response comprising data and a flag indicating a status of store, reset or ignore with respect to the data request,

a processor operable to create an ordered record in which is stored a data request when the respective flag is indicates a status of reset, and

a storage component operable to store the ordered record.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the processor is further operable, when creating the ordered record, to store in the record the respective flag, when the respective flag is indicating a status of reset.

8. The device of claim 6, wherein the processor is further operable to clear the content of the ordered record when the respective flag is indicating a status of reset.

9. The device of claim 6 further comprising a user interface device operable to receive a defined user input requesting creation of a bookmark, the processor further operable to create a file comprising a resource locator for the remote data source and the data request in the ordered record from the last stored data request for which the respective flag was indicating a status of reset.

10. The device of claim 6 further comprising a user interface device operable to receive a defined user input requesting navigation of the remote data source, the processor further operable to access the data request in the ordered record from the last stored data request for which the respective flag was indicating a status of reset, to perform the navigation.

11. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for operating a device, the product comprising instructions for:

connecting to a remote data source,

transmitting a data request to the remote data source,

receiving a response to the data request, the response comprising data and a flag indicating a status of store, reset or ignore with respect to the data request, and

storing the data request in an ordered record when the respective flag indicates a status of reset.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the instructions for storing a data request in the ordered record further comprise instructions for storing in the record the respective flag, when the respective flag is indicating a status of reset.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, and further comprising instructions for clearing the content of the ordered record when the respective flag is indicating a status of reset.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, and further comprising instructions for receiving a defined user input requesting creation of a bookmark, and for storing a file comprising a resource locator for the remote data source and the data request in the ordered record from the last stored data request for which the respective flag was indicating a status of reset.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 and further comprising instructions for receiving a defined user input requesting navigation of the remote data source, and for accessing the data request in the ordered record from the last stored data request for which the respective flag was indicating a status of reset, to perform the navigation.

16. A computer-implemented method of operating a server comprising:

connecting to a remote device,

receiving a data request from the device, and

transmitting a response to the data request, the response comprising data and a flag indicating a status of store, reset or ignore with respect to the data request.

17. A server comprising a communication component operable to connect to a remote device, to receive a data request from the device, and to transmit a response to the data request, the response comprising data and a flag indicating a status of store, reset or ignore with respect to the data request.

18. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for operating a server, the product comprising instructions for:

connecting to a remote device,

receiving a data request from the device, and

transmitting a response to the data request, the response comprising data and a flag indicating a status of store, reset or ignore with respect to the data request.