SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING PC-BASED SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES

• US 20120117125A1
• Filed: 11/08/2010
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Junglewave Interactive, LLC
• Original Assignee: Junglewave Interactive, LLC
• Inventors: Hung, Jason J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,026,618 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/275 Synchronous replication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

System and method for expanding the capabilities of a PC-based software are disclosed. The system provides a technique for synchronizing a database associated with a PC-based software with a WAN server database. Additionally, a WAN server, associated with the WAN server database, is configured to provide substantially the same functionality as that of the PC-based software. This effectively facilitates web-access of the PC-based software and database by way of the WAN server and database. The WAN server may be configured to provide additional functions in order to expand the functionality of the PC-based software. The WAN server may also be configured to integrate distinct databases by either relaying information between the distinct databases or integrating the information from the distinct databases into a single database.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a middleware module adapted to;

detect a first change to a PC-based software database; and

transmit a first message including information related to the first change to a WAN server by way of a wide area network (WAN); and

the WAN server adapted to;

receive the first message from the middleware module by way of the WAN; and

modify the WAN server database based on the first change information.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the middleware module is adapted to detect the first change in the PC-based software database in response to receiving a signal indicating that the first change has taken place.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the middleware module is adapted to transmit the first message using a messaging protocol.

6. The system of claim 5, the messaging protocol comprises an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP).

7. The system of claim 5, the messaging protocol comprises an Advance Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP).

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a PC-based client device adapted to effectuate the first change to the PC-based software database.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the PC-based client device is adapted to effectuate the first change in the PC-based software database in response to a user input.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising a local area network (LAN) coupled to the middleware module, PC-based client device, and the PC-based software database.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the middleware module is adapted to transmit the first message to the WAN server by way of the LAN.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising the PC-based software database.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising the WAN server database.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the WAN server is further adapted to:

receive a second message including a request to perform a second change to the WAN server database;

modify the WAN server database based on the request; and

transmit a third message including information related to the second change to the middleware module by way of the WAN.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the WAN server is further adapted to receive the second message from a web client device by way of the WAN.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the middleware module is further adapted to:

receive the third message from the WAN server by way of the WAN; and

modify the PC-based software database based on the second change information.

17. The system of claim 1, further comprising a PC-based client device adapted to effectuate the first change to the PC-based software database based on at least one function of a limited set of functions provided by a PC-based software operating on the PC-based client device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the WAN server is adapted to implement substantially the same functions of the limited set of functions provided by the PC-based software.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the WAN server is adapted to implement one or more additional functions beyond the limited set of functions provided by the PC-based software.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the WAN server is adapted to:

receive a request to perform a function substantially the same as at least one of the function of the limited set of functions provided by the PC-based software;

modify the WAN server database based on the performance of the requested function; and

transmit information related to the modification of the WAN server database to the middleware module by way of the WAN.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the middleware module is adapted to modify the PC-based software database based on the modification information.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the WAN server is adapted to assign a collision-prevention code to a database object to prevent inconsistent modifications to the object by multiple users.

2. The system of claim 2, wherein the middleware module is adapted to detect the first change in the PC-based software database on a time-scheduled basis.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the time-scheduled basis is substantially periodic.

23. A system, comprising:

a WAN server adapted to;

receive a first message including a request to perform a change to a WAN server database;

modify the WAN server database based on the request; and

transmit a second message including information related to the modification to a middleware module by way of a WAN; and

the middleware module adapted to;

receive the second message from the WAN server by way of the WAN; and

modify a PC-based database based on the modification information.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising a PC-based client device adapted to execute a PC-based software program for interacting with the PC-based database.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the PC-based software program includes a limited set of functions.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the WAN server is adapted to implement substantially the same functionality as the limited set of functions of the PC-based software program.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the WAN server is adapted to implement one or more supplemental functions distinct from the limited set of functions of the PC-based software program.

28. A system, comprising:

a first network device;

a first database coupled to the first network device;

a second network device;

a second database coupled to the second network device; and

a first WAN server adapted to;

receive a first message including information related to a modification to the first database from the first network device by way of a WAN;

send a second message including the modification information to the first database to the second network device by way of the WAN;

wherein the second network device is adapted to modify the second database based on the modification information.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the first WAN server is adapted to re-format the modification information.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the first network device comprises a first middleware module and the first database comprises a first PC-based software database.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the first middleware module is adapted to detect the modification to the first PC-based software database.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein the second network device comprises a second middleware module and the second database comprises a second PC-based software database.

33. The system of claim 30, wherein the second network device comprises a second WAN server and the second database comprises a WAN server database.

34. The system of claim 28, wherein the first network device comprises a second WAN server and the first database comprises a first WAN server database.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the second network device comprises a first middleware module and the second database comprises a first PC-based software database.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the second network device comprises a third WAN server and the second database comprises a second WAN server database.

37. The system of claim 28, wherein the WAN server is adapted to assign a collision-prevention code to a database object to prevent inconsistent modifications to the object by multiple users.

38. A system, comprising:

a first network device;

a first database coupled to the first network device;

a second network device;

a second database coupled to the second network device;

a first WAN server database; and

a first WAN server adapted to;

receive a first message including information related to a first modification to the first database from the first network device by way of a WAN;

receive a second message including information related to a second modification to the second database from the second network device by way of the WAN;

modify the first WAN server database based on the first and second modification information.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein the first WAN server is adapted to re-format at least one of the first or second modification information.

40. The system of claim 38, wherein the first network device comprises a first middleware module and the first database comprises a first PC-based software database.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein the first middleware module is adapted to detect the modification to the first PC-based software database.

42. The system of claim 40, wherein the second network device comprises a second middleware module and the second database comprises a second PC-based software database.

43. The system of claim 40, wherein the second network device comprises a second WAN server and the second database comprises a second WAN server database.

44. The system of claim 38, wherein the first network device comprises a second WAN server and the first database comprises a second WAN server database.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein the second network device comprises a third WAN server and the second database comprises a third WAN server database.