Process for displaying in a web browser the rendering produced by an application

• US 20110214075A1
• Filed: 12/21/2010
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: FAURE, David, PIEGAY, Romain, VONGPHOUTHONE, Aline
• Granted Patent: US 9,396,048 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/545 Gui
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

A process for displaying—in a web browser of a user computer terminal—the rendering that is produced by an application designed to be executed independently by a computer operating system. This process includes a stage that consists in executing (E22, E23) within the browser a software module that triggers execution (E24, E25) of the application by the operating system of the terminal and implementing, during the execution of the application, stages that consist in:

• • detecting (E28) at least one window that is generated by the application and that relates to the rendering generated by the application; and
  • for each window that is detected in the preceding stage, rendering the window that is detected hierarchically depending on the software module, in such a way as to redirect (E28) the rendering produced by the application toward a window that is displayed in the browser.

Claims

1. Process for displaying—

in a web browser of a user computer terminal—

the rendering that is produced by an application that is designed to be executed independently by a computer operating system, characterized in that it comprises a stage that consists in executing (E22, E23) within the browser a software module that triggers execution (E24, E25) of the application by the operating system of the terminal and implementing, during the execution of the application, stages that consist in;

Detecting (E28) at least one window that is generated by the application and that relates to the rendering generated by the application;

For each window that is detected in the preceding stage, rendering the window that is detected hierarchically depending on the software module, in such a way as to redirect (E28) the rendering produced by the application toward a window that is displayed in the browser.

2. Process according to claim 1, wherein said software module is an extension module of the browser.

3. Process according to claim 1, wherein the execution of said software module is triggered from a page that is displayed in the browser.

4. Process according to claim 3, wherein the code of the page that is displayed in the browser contains a tag that identifies said application and that can be interpreted by said software module.

5. Process according to claim 1, wherein each window that is detected is rendered hierarchically depending on the software module by execution of a windows management function of the operating system, making the detected window a child of the extension module.

6. Process according to claim 1, also comprising stages that consist in:

Detecting (E26) at least one window that is generated by the application that relates to events that are produced by the application that do not relate to said rendering, and

For each window detected, hiding (E26) the display of the window and determining in addition whether an action of a user on an input/output device that outfits the user terminal is expected, and if this is the case, simulating the expected action of the user.

7. Process according to claim 1, also comprising stages that consist in:

Detecting (E29)—

during the execution of the application—

actions that are implemented by the user via an input/output device and whose purpose is to modify the display mode of the rendering produced by the application; and

Implementing (E29) the modification of the required display mode.

8. Process according to claim 1, also comprising a stage that consists in capturing a graphical view that is displayed in the window of the browser in response to an action of the user on an element that is displayed in the window of the browser.

9. Process according to claim 1, wherein the software module implements preliminary stages that consist in:

Downloading from the network a program for installing the application in the user computer system,

Executing the installation program for installing the application in the user computer system.

10. Process according to claim 2, wherein the extension module is obtained in advance by downloading via a network to which the terminal is connected, via a web page that is displayed by the browser.

11. Process according to claim 2, wherein the extension module is a plug-in-type program.

12. Software module for web browser, wherein it comprises programming instructions that are suitable for implementing a process according to claim 1, wherein said software module is executed by a web browser that outfits a computer system.

13. User computer terminal that is outfitted with a web browser within which is executed a software module that is suitable for:

Triggering an execution (E24, E25), by the operating system of the terminal, of an application that is designed to be executed independently by a computer operating system, and for implementing, during the execution of the application, stages that consist in;

Detecting (E28) at least one window that is generated by the application and that relates to the rendering generated by the application;

For each window detected in the preceding stage, rendering the window that is detected hierarchically depending on the software module so as to redirect (E28) the rendering produced by the application toward a window that is displayed by the browser.