SECURE APPLICATION OF CUSTOM RESOURCES IN MULTI-TIER SYSTEMS

• US 20110289424A1
• Filed: 05/21/2010
• Published: 11/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Abeln, Christian, Rovik, Dag B., Glasson, Stuart
• Application Number:
  US12/784,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20110289424A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/454 Multi-language systems; Localisation; Internationalisation

Abstract

Localization architecture is provided with a scalable server and a client side repository for shared user interface localization, which may be implemented in a client/display target environment. User interface localization repository is maintained server-side as a source for full or partial distribution. Content for user interface localization repository may be received from authorized partners for one or multiple client installations, and is protected against tampering.

Claims

1. A method executed at least in part in a computing device for secure application of user interface (UI) localization resources in multi-tier systems, the method comprising:

maintaining a server-side UI localization repository of localization resources for a plurality of display target clients;

enabling storage of at least a portion of the localization resources from the server-side UI localization repository at a client-side UI localization repository; and

maintaining synchronization between the server-side and the client-side UI localization repositories by one of;

periodic update, on-demand update, and update upon change to the server-side UI localization repository.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

compiling the localization resources at the server-side UI localization repository as assemblies optimized for load time.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

integrating the compiled localization resources with models for localization within an existing framework.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a portion of the localization resources at the server-side UI localization repository from an authorized third party provider.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

employing one of an authorization, an authentication, and an encryption mechanism for enabling the third party provider to provide the portion of the localization resources to the server-side UI localization repository.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the localization resources are associated with user interface customization based on at least one from a set of:

a language, a dialect, a numbering system, a date/time system, and a cultural aspect.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the localization resources include at least one from a set of:

strings, images, graphics, files, audio data, and video data.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling a user interface at a client application to be customized, wherein customized elements of the user interface include at least one from a set of;

text, graphics, and audio.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the client-side UI localization repository is physically maintained at a client device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the client-side UI localization repository is hosted server-side and rendered accessible to a client application.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the server-side hosted UI localization repository is provided to one of:

thin clients and clients with an “

always connected”

network connection.

12. A server for providing secure application of user interface (UI) localization resources in multi-tier systems, the server comprising:

a data store; and

a processor coupled to the data store, the processor executing a service and a localization application, the localization application configured to;

generate a portion of localization resources for customizing user interfaces of a plurality of display target clients;

receive another portion of the localization resources from an authorized third party provider;

maintaining the localization resources in a server-side UI localization repository at the data store; and

maintaining a client-side UI localization repository based on at least a portion of the localization resources of the server-side UI localization repository.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the localization resources are based on at least one from a set of:

an operating system, a runtime environment, a rendering method, a display method, a user input method, and a network environment associated with a client.

14. The server of claim 12, wherein the user input method includes one of:

a keyboard input, a mouse-based input, a gesture-based input, a pen-based input, and a voice-based input.

15. The server of claim 12, wherein the rendering method includes one of:

an operating system graphical user interface and an application user interface, and wherein the display method includes a physical display size.

16. The server of claim 12, wherein the client-side UI localization repository is updated by the server based on a network environment.

17. The server of claim 12, wherein the server is a scalable server.

18. A computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon for providing secure application of user interface (UI) localization resources in multi-tier systems, the instructions comprising:

generating a portion of localization resources for customizing user interfaces of a plurality of display target clients;

receiving another portion of the localization resources from an authorized third party provider;

maintaining the localization resources at a server-side UI localization repository;

maintaining a client-side UI localization repository based on at least a portion of the localization resources of the server-side UI localization repository; and

updating the client-side UI localization repository by one of;

periodic update, on-demand update, and update upon change to the server-side UI localization repository.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further comprise:

enabling the client to verify whether custom resources available to the client are local; and

if the custom resources are not local, enabling the client to retrieve the localization resources from the server-side UI localization repository.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further comprise:

enabling the client to verify whether localization resources received from the server-side UI localization resources are applicable to the client; and

if the custom localization resources received from the server-side UI localization resources are not applicable to the client, enabling the client to revert to a local user interface.