Real-time web applications

• US 20110047475A1
• Filed: 10/22/2010
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jonathan Wu
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Jonathan
• Granted Patent: US 8,112,768 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/154 Tree transformation for tree-structured or markup documents, e.g. XSLT, XSL-FO or stylesheets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45529 Embedded in an application, e.g. JavaScript in a Web browser
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for updating a web user interface on a client device is provided. A router back-boned to the Internet communicates with the client device web-user interface data defined in markup language to dynamically update the web-user interface on the client device. The router contains no logic regarding the web-user interface running on the client device. The client device has a browser server for dynamically updating the web-user interface through downloading and caching the data from the router. The browser server on the client device has (i) a user interface model of the web-user interface running on the client device defined in Javascript, and (ii) a JavaScript Runtime Engine for dynamically converting the downloaded and/or cached web-user interface markup language data into JavaScript objects. The web-user interface is dynamically updated by combining steps (i) and (ii).

Claims

1. A realtime Web application method, wherein a client device is interacting with a Web based information request/response service, said method comprising:

(a) sending a request for data from said client device to a server of said information request/response service, wherein said server discovers data relevant to said request and forms a response, wherein said response includes said request populated with said relevant data, and wherein said response is sent to said client device;

(b) on said client device receiving said response from said server;

(c) on said client device interpreting said relevant data received by said client device and on said client device creating an object model based on said received response, and wherein said object model is of the form of a scripting language; and

(d) on said client device executing said created object model to obtain a customizable display model for displaying said received response on said client device;

(e) on said client device rendering and displaying said relevant data received according to said customizable display model and a display profile of said client device; and

(f) said client device receiving updates pertaining to;

(i) said sent request for data when the status of said sent request is modified and received by said server, or (ii) server updates for said sent request for data, and wherein in both (i) and (ii) said updates are rendered and displayed on said client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said client device includes full Web browser functionality.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said client device is a mobile device and connects to the information request/response service through a wireless network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data requested is of the form of XML or SOAP.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said data requested is specific to particular data source hosted by the information request/response service.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said response-formed by said server is of the form of a compact markup language rendered from a traditional markup language.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the response is compressed for transport.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the response is decompressed before interpreting said received data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said server does not establish rule sets for data display on said client device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said response-formed by said server is of the form of a compact markup language, wherein said compact markup language of said response supports XML messaging and object manipulation.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said request sent to said information request/response service from said client device includes an HTML template, and wherein said response formed by said server populates said HTML template with said relevant data.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically changing said display of said received data on said client device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said display profile of said client device comprises a screen size and a display capability of said client device.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing said object model.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving updated data sent from said server, wherein said stored object model is reused with said updated data.

16. A realtime Web application method, wherein a client device is interacting with a Web based subscription service, said method comprising:

(a) subscribing to a topic, wherein said subscription involves a request for data from said client device to a server of said subscription service, wherein said server discovers data relevant to said subscription request and forms a response, wherein said response includes said request populated with said relevant data, and wherein said response is sent to said client device;

(b) on said client device receiving said response from said server;

(c) on said client device interpreting said relevant data received by said client device and on said client device creating an object model based on said received response, and wherein said object model is of the form of a scripting language; and

(d) on said client device executing said created object model to obtain a customizable display model for displaying said received response on said client device;

(e) on said client device rendering and displaying said relevant data received according to said customizable display model and a display profile of said client device; and

(f) said client device receiving updates pertaining to said subscribed topic, whereby said updates are generated by publishers of the same topic, and wherein said updates are rendered and displayed on said client device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said client device includes full Web browser functionality.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein said client device is a mobile device and connects to the subscription service through a wireless network.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the data requested is of the form of XML or SOAP.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein said data requested is specific to particular data source hosted by the subscription service.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein said response-formed by said server is of the form of a compact markup language rendered from a traditional markup language.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the response is compressed for transport.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein the response is decompressed before interpreting said received data.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein said server does not establish rule sets for data display on said client device.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein said response-formed by said server is of the form of a compact markup language, wherein said compact markup language of said response supports XML messaging and object manipulation.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein said request sent to said information request/response service from said client device includes an HTML template, and wherein said response formed by said server populates said HTML template with said relevant data.

27. The method of claim 16, further comprising dynamically changing said display of said received data on said client device.

28. The method of claim 16, wherein said display profile of said client device comprises a screen size and a display capability of said client device.

29. The method of claim 16, further comprising storing said object model.

30. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving updated data sent from said server, wherein said stored object model is reused with said updated data.