SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A WEB-BASED OPERATING SYSTEM

• US 20110202629A1
• Filed: 04/21/2011
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Webs Incorporated (Cimpress Plc)
• Inventors: Arvidsson, Erik Viktor, Malmer, Fredrik, Pishevar, Shervin, Morris, Drew E.
• Application Number:
  US13/091,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20110202629A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A system and method for providing a web-based operating system is disclosed. A web-based operating system is downloaded from a server to a network-enabled device. The web-based operating system provides a platform from which to run web-based computer applications. Web-based computer applications are downloaded from the server onto the network-enabled device, and executed in conjunction with the web-based operating system. Those portions of the web-based operating system software and web-based computer application software are downloaded to the network-enabled device as needed. A component-based environment for the development and deployment of a web-based operating system and web-based computer applications is also provided. Components are deployed within library files as part of a component-based development model. The web-based operating system downloads those library files needed to execute the web-based computer applications.

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A computer program product for enabling a processor in a computer system to implement a system for executing a web-based application within a browser, said computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said computer usable medium for causing a program to execute on the computer system, said computer readable program code means comprising;

means for enabling the computer system to load a top-level page, said top-level page referencing a first library file;

means for enabling the computer system to load said first library file, wherein said first library file includes an application program interface component;

means for enabling the computer system to load a second library file, wherein said second library file references said application program interface component; and

means for enabling the computer system to execute said application program interface component referenced by said second library file.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said top-level page provides an execution context for said first library file and for said second library file.

22. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said top-level page includes a library manager for loading library files.

23. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said means for enabling the computer system to load said first library file further comprises means for enabling the computer system to load said first library file into a new context within said top-level page.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said new context is an iframe.

25. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein said new context is a layer.

26. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein said means for enabling the computer system to load said second library file further comprises said means for enabling the computer system to load said second library file into a new context within said top-level page.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein said new context is a new iframe.

28. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein said new context is a new layer.

29. The computer program product of claim 20, further comprising means for enabling the computer system to load a sub-library file in response to a reference to said sub-library in said first library file.

30. The computer program product of claim 20, further comprising means for enabling the computer system to load a sub-library file in response to a reference to said sub-library in said second library file.

31. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein said second library file is loaded in response to user interaction with the browser.

32. A computer program product for enabling a processor in a computer system to implement a system for executing a web-based application within a browser, comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said computer usable medium for causing a program to execute on the computer system, said computer readable program code means comprising;

means for enabling the computer system to load a top-level page, said top-level page referencing a first library file;

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33. A computer program product for enabling a processor in a computer system to implement a system for implementing a web-based application program interface, said computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said computer usable medium for causing a program to execute on the computer system, said computer readable program code means comprising;

means for enabling the computer system to load a top-level page into a web-browser, said top-level page adapted to be processed by the web-browser;

means for enabling the computer system to receive a request to load a first library file, said first library file including an application program interface component;

means for enabling the computer system to determine if said first library file has been loaded;

means for enabling the computer system to load said first library file into a new context in said top-level page if said first library file has not been loaded;

means for enabling the computer system to determine if said first library file references a second library file;

means for enabling the computer system to determine if said second library file has been loaded; and

means for enabling the computer system to load said second library file into a new context in said top-level page if said second library file has not been loaded.

34. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said top-level page includes a library manager for loading library files.

35. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said request is included in said toplevel page.

36. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said request is generated by user interaction with the web-browser.

37. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said request is generated by webbased application executing in the web-browser.

38. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said new context is an iframe.

39. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein said new context is a layer.

40. A method for enabling the execution of a web-based application within a browser, the method comprising;

receiving a first request for a top-level page from a client, said top-level page including a reference to a first library file;

transmitting said top-level page to said client;

transmitting said first library file to said client, wherein said first library file includes an application program interface component;

receiving a second request for a second library file from said client, said second library file including a reference to said application program interface component; and

transmitting said second library file to said client.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein said first library file is adapted to be loaded into a new context within said top-level page.

42. The method of claim 40, wherein said second library file is adapted to be loaded into a new context within said top-level page.

43. The method of claim 40, wherein said top-level page is adapted to provide an execution context for said first library file and for said second library file.

44. The method of claim 40, wherein said top-level page includes a library manager for loading a library file into a new context.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein said library manager is adapted to load a library file into an iframe.

46. The method of claim 44, wherein said library manager is adapted to load a library file into a layer.

47. The method of claim 40, wherein said first library file is transmitted from a first server and said second library file is transmitted from a second server.

48. The method of claim 40, wherein said reference to said application program interface component is an import statement.

49. A method for enabling the execution of a web-based application within a browser, the method comprising;

receiving a first request from a client, said first request identifying a first library file, said first library file including a reference to an application program interface component;

transmitting said first library file to said client;

receiving a second request from said client, said second request identifying a second library file, said second library file including an implementation of said application program interface component; and

transmitting said second library file to said client.

50. The method of claim 49, wherein said first library file is adapted to be loaded into a new context within said browser.

51. The method of claim 49, wherein said second library file is adapted to be loaded into a new context within said browser.

52. The method of claim 49, further comprising transmitting a top-level page to said client, said top-level page including a reference to said first library file.

53. The method of claim 52, wherein said first library file is adapted to be loaded into a new context within said top-level page.

54. The method of claim 52, wherein said second library file is adapted to be loaded into a new context within said top-level page.

55. The method of claim 52, wherein said top-level page includes a library manager for loading a library file into a new context.

56. The method of claim 55, wherein said library manager is adapted to load a library file into an iframe.

57. The method of claim 55, wherein said library manager is adapted to load a library file into a layer.

58. The method of claim 49, wherein said first library file is transmitted from a first server and said second library file is transmitted from a second server.

59. The method of claim 49, wherein said reference to said application program interface component is an import statement.

60. A method for enabling the execution of a web-based application within a browser, the method comprising:

transmitting a top-level page to a client, said top-level page including a library manager,

receiving a request from said client for a first library file, said first library file adapted to be loaded into said top-level page; and

transmitting said first library file to said client.

61. The method of claim 60, wherein said first library file is adapted to be loaded into a new context within said top-level page.

62. The method of claim 60, wherein said second library file is adapted to be loaded into a new context within said top-level page.

63. The method of claim 60, wherein said top-level page is adapted to provide an execution context for said first library file and for said second library file.

64. The method of claim 60, wherein said top-level page includes a library manager for loading a library file into a new context.

65. The method of claim 64, wherein said library manager is adapted to load a library file into an iframe.

66. The method of claim 64, wherein said library manager is adapted to load a library file into a layer.

67. The method of claim 60, wherein said first library file is transmitted from a first server and said second library file is transmitted from a second server.

68. The method of claim 60, wherein said reference to said application program interface component is an import statement.

69. A system for enabling the execution of a web-based application within a browser, the system comprising:

a web browsing engine;

a library manager;

an application library file loaded into a first context within said web browsing engine, said application library file referencing an application program interface component; and

a component library file loaded into a second context within said web browsing engine, said component library file including web data implementing said application program interface component.