METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-RENDERING EXPECTED SYSTEM RESPONSE

• US 20120072498A1
• Filed: 09/19/2011
• Published: 03/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Carter, Wayne, Tadepalli, Sridhar, Yaseen, Rahim
• Granted Patent: US 9,122,767 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A method for pre-rendering a system response. In one embodiment, the method includes a mobile device sending a first page request to a secondary system via a wireless communication link. The secondary system sends a first reply to the mobile device in response to the secondary system receiving the first page request, wherein the first reply comprises first page information and second page information. The mobile device stores the second page information in memory. The mobile device also displays a first page comprising a visual representation of the first page information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a mobile device sending a first page request to a secondary system via a wireless communication link;

the secondary system sending a first reply to the mobile device in response to the secondary system receiving the first page request, wherein the first reply comprises first page information and second page information;

the mobile device storing the second page information in memory;

the mobile device displaying a first page comprising a visual representation of the first page information;

the mobile device sending a second page request to the secondary system in response to user interaction with the displayed first page;

the secondary system sending a second reply to the mobile device in response to the secondary system receiving the second page request;

before the mobile device receives the second reply, the mobile device displaying a partial second page using the second page information stored in memory;

after the mobile device displays the partial second page, the mobile device displaying the second page using information contained in the second reply.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the displayed second page and the displayed partial second page comprise common visual features.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the second information is linked to a first active element displayed by the first page, and wherein mobile device sends the second page request in response to user activation of the first active element.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the mobile device displays the partial second page in response to the user activation of the first active element.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the second reply comprises third and forth page information.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising the mobile device overwriting the second page information in memory with the third and fourth page information.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

the secondary system accessing a database to retrieve a copy of data in response to the secondary system receiving the second page request from the mobile device;

the secondary system generating the second reply, wherein the second reply comprises the data retrieved from the database;

wherein the displayed second page comprises a visual representation of the data retrieved from the database.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

the mobile device sending a third page request or a fourth page to the secondary system in response to user interaction with the displayed second page;

the secondary system sending a third reply to the mobile device if the mobile device sends the third page request;

the secondary system sending a fourth reply to the mobile device if the mobile device sends the fourth page request;

the mobile device displaying either a partial third page using the third page information stored in the memory or a partial fourth page using the fourth page information stored in the memory.

9. The method of claim 8:

wherein the mobile device sends the third page request if a user activates a third active element displayed on the second page;

wherein the mobile device sends the fourth page request if a user activates a fourth active element displayed on the second page.

10. A method implemented by a mobile device, the method comprising:

sending a first page request to a secondary system;

receiving a first reply in response to sending the first page request, wherein the first reply comprises first page information and second page information;

storing the second page information in memory;

displaying a first page comprising a visual representation of the first page information;

sending a second page request to the secondary system in response to user interaction with the displayed first page;

receiving a second reply in response to the secondary system receiving the second page request;

before receiving the second reply, displaying a partial second page using the second page information stored in memory;

after displaying the partial second page, displaying the second page using information contained in the second reply.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the displayed second page and the displayed partial second page comprise common visual features.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the second information is linked to a first active element displayed by the first page, and wherein the second page request is sent in response to user activation of the first active element.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the partial second page is displayed in response to the user activation of the first active element.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the second reply comprises third and forth page information, and wherein the method further comprises concurrently storing the third and fourth page information in the memory.

15. A memory comprising instructions executable by a processor or a mobile device, wherein the mobile device implements a method in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising:

sending a first page request to a secondary system;

receiving a first reply in response to sending the first page request, wherein the first reply comprises first page information and second page information;

storing the second page information in memory;

displaying a first page comprising a visual representation of the first page information;

sending a second page request to the secondary system in response to user interaction with the displayed first page;

receiving a second reply in response to the secondary system receiving the second page request;

before receiving the second reply, displaying a partial second page using the second page information stored in memory;

after displaying the partial second page, displaying the second page using information contained in the second reply.

16. The memory of claim 15 wherein the displayed second page and the displayed partial second page comprise common visual features.

17. The memory of claim 16 wherein the second information is linked to a first active element displayed by the first page, and wherein the second page request is sent in response to user activation of the first active element.

18. The memory of claim 17 wherein the partial second page is displayed in response to the user activation of the first active element.

19. The memory of claim 18:

wherein the second reply comprises data retrieved from a database accessible by the secondary system;

wherein the displayed second page comprises a visual representation of the data retrieved from the database.

20. The memory of claim 15 further comprising:

sending a third page request or a fourth page to the secondary system in response to user interaction with the displayed second page;

receiving a third reply if the mobile device sends the third page request;

receiving a fourth reply if the mobile device sends the fourth page request;

displaying either a partial third page using third page information stored in the memory or a partial fourth page using fourth page information stored in the memory.