GATHERING TRANSACTION DATA ASSOCIATED WITH LOCALLY STORED DATA FILES

• US 20130173540A1
• Filed: 08/03/2011
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Qian, Dawei, Liang, Xiangdong, Chang, Chia-hao, Lai, Jin
• Granted Patent: US 9,087,071 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/625
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1787 Details of non-transparently synchronising file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2358 Change logging, detection, and notification replication G06F16/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for enabling local storing of one or more portions of a data file and recording changes to contents of the data file. In some embodiments, a first data file may be sent to a client system, along with a script to manage the first data file. Changes to the data file may be stored locally, and may then be sent to a remote server upon network reconnection.

Claims

1. A system for enabling mobile browsing of a page, the system comprising:

a data store that stores a plurality of data files and a content script; and

a computing device configured to communicate with the data store using a network, the computing device comprising a file store and operative to;

receive from the data store the content script, and a first data file from the plurality of data files;

execute the content script to;

accept changes to the first data file, wherein the changes are input by entering transaction data;

store the changes to the first data file on the file store;

determine whether the computing device is connected to the data store via the network;

when the determination is that the computing device is connected to the data store, execute the content script to send to the data store the changes to the first data file and receive from the data store changes to the content script.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the content script includes executable code.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the changes to the content script are based on business logic.

4. A computer-implemented method for accessing a data file, the computer-implemented method comprising:

as implemented by one or more computing devices configured with specific executable instructions,

receiving, from a data store, content responsive to a request, the content including executable code and a set of data files;

based on processing the executable code, accepting changes to the set of data files;

based on processing the executable code, determining whether the one or more computing devices are connected to the data store via the network;

based on processing the executable code, when the determination is that the one or more computing devices are connected to the data store, send to the data store the changes to the set of data files and receive from the data store changes to the executable code.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the changes to the set of data files are input by entering transaction data using the executable code.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising storing the changes to the set of data files on the file store.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the changes to the executable code are based on business logic.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the determination of whether the one or more computing devices are connected to the data store is based on an indication received from the data store.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein transaction data comprises delivery information.

10. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component, the computer-executable component comprising:

a local storing component for;

receiving from a server executable code, and a first data file from a plurality of data files, wherein the executable code comprises a version identifier;

executing the code to accept changes to the first data file, wherein the changes are input by entering transaction data and wherein the changes are associated with at least one expiry criterion;

executing the code to store the changes to the first data file in a file store at least partly based on the at least one expiry criterion;

executing the code to determine whether the local storing component is connected to the server via a network;

when the determination is that the local storing component is connected to the server, executing the code to send to the server the changes to the first data file at least partly based on the at least one expiry criterion and to verify the validity executable code.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein executing the code to store the changes in the file store at least partly based on the at least one expiry criterion comprises executing the code to store only a most recent change.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the expiry criterion is an indication of passage of time since a previous change.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein executing the code to store the changes in the file store at least partly based on the at least one expiry criterion comprises executing the code to store all changes made.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein executing the code to store the changes in the file store at least partly based on the at least one expiry criterion comprises executing the code to store changes made within a specified period of time.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein executing the code to send to the server changes to the first data file at least partly based on the at least one expiry criterion comprises executing the code to send only a most recent change.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein executing the code to send to the server changes to the first data file at least partly based on the at least one expiry criterion comprises executing the code to send all changes made.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein executing the code to send to the server changes to the first data file at least partly based on the at least one expiry criterion comprises executing the code to send changes made within a specified period of time.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein executing the code to verify the validity of the executable code is at least partly based on the version identifier of the executable code.