DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED ONLINE SERVICES

• US 20100087179A1
• Filed: 10/06/2008
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Artzi, Yoav, Makavy, Ran, Berdichevsky, Micha, Naveh, Barak
• Granted Patent: US 8,213,924 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 13/16 of transmitters, e.g. code-bars, code-discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/00 Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A device, system, and method is provided for running mobile applications, including a server for running applications and a client installed in a mobile device. The client may connect to the server via a network. The client may display content, receive user input, and send user input to the server. The server may use the client to receive user input and to display content for running applications for the mobile device.

Claims

1. A system for running mobile applications, comprising:

a server for running applications; and

a client installed in a mobile device to connect to the server via a network,

wherein the client displays content, receives user input, and sends user input to the server, and

wherein the server uses the client to receive user input and to display content for running applications for the mobile device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the client reports device parameters for each of a plurality of different mobile devices and the server applies an algorithm to automatically convert a generic user interface to a device-specific user interface according to the device parameters for each of the plurality of different mobile devices.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the client is the same for at least two of the plurality of different mobile devices.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the server requests the device parameters from the client.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the server sends the client a request to run a test on the mobile device and report results of the test to configure the algorithm.

6. A method for running mobile applications, comprising:

running an application on a server;

a client installed in a mobile device connecting to the server via a network;

the client displaying content, receiving user input, and sending the user input to the server; and

the server using the client to receive user input and to display content for running applications for the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

the client reporting device parameters for a plurality of different mobile devices; and

the server applying an algorithm to the device parameters to automatically convert a generic user interface to a device-specific user interface for each of the plurality of different mobile devices.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the client is the same for at least two of the plurality of different mobile devices.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein there are a plurality of clients, each of which is adapted to be installed in a plurality of different mobile devices that have at least a common device parameter.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising the server sending the client a request to run a test on the mobile device and report results of the test to configure the algorithm.

11. A system for distributing cache management, comprising:

a cache operated by a client and located in a mobile device for storing data locally; and

a server connected to the mobile device via a network, wherein the server provides additional resources for managing data stored locally in the mobile device to supplement the resources of the mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising a database storing statistics, wherein the server uses the statistics to apply an algorithm to manage the cache.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising a source or algorithm to provide meta data, wherein the server uses the meta data in the cache management algorithm.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein a cache located in the server is allocated to assist in the management of the cache located in the mobile device and wherein the cache located in the server may contain part or whole of the data located in the mobile device.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the server remotely manages the cache located in the mobile device.

16. A system for communicating using a hypertext transfer protocol, comprising:

a server for communicating with one or more clients; and

a client installed in a mobile device to connect to the server via a network using a hypertext transfer protocol, wherein the client opens a new connection and sends a request if no connection is currently open so that the server can always send data and wherein the client opens additional connections to send data to the server without waiting for a response a previous connection.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the client and/or the server may regulate the number of concurrent open connections.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the client is allocated a session identification to use each time the client initiates a connection.

19. The system in claim 16, wherein the server counts the total number of connections opened and requests received, wherein if, over a predefined period of time or upon reaching a predefined count of requests, the number of total connections opened equals the total number of requests received and the time between consecutive requests is below a predetermined threshold, the server determines that the hypertext transfer protocol HTTP 1.1 can be used.

20. The system in claim 16, wherein if the server determines that HTTP 1.1 cannot be used, the server closes each connection immediately after using it to send a response.

21. A system for determining whether or not a client can have two or more simultaneous connections using a hypertext transfer protocol, comprising:

a server for communicating with one or more clients; and

a client installed in a mobile device to connect to the server via a network using a hypertext transfer protocol, wherein the client opens a first connection, initiates a timer count, and opens a concurrent second connection;

the server receives the first connection, and responds to the first connection only after the second connection is opened;

the client checks the timer count at the time of receiving the response to the first connection; and

if the timer count exceeds a predefined threshold, the client determines that two or more concurrent connections cannot be supported.