Mobile terminal and method for implementing browser thereof

• US 20130275488A1
• Filed: 07/19/2011
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Tao, Liu, Lizhang, Li, Qirui
• Granted Patent: US 9,172,741 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal and a method for implementing a browser of the mobile terminal. The method comprises: the mobile terminal establishes a remote browser connection with a computing entity; and the mobile terminal remotely calls a browser engine to parse webpage data and render an image for data to be parsed through a distributed program interface of the browser engine provided by the computing entity, and receives frame dataflow from the computing entity. Through the present disclosure, the mobile terminal establishes a remote browser connection with the computing entity to share the browser engine of the computing entity based on distributed implementation as a component to the mobile terminal; the browser engine of the computing entity is remotely called to work to actually acquire the parsing capability of the CPU and other hardware resources of the computing entity; and the frame dataflow returned from the computing entity is received and presented. The mobile terminal not only acquires a relatively high computing capability but also has small power consumption; extra expense of the user is avoided and additional client software is not needed, and thereby improving the usability.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a browser of a mobile terminal, comprising:

establishing, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser connection with a computing entity;

remotely calling, by the mobile terminal, a browser engine to parse webpage data and render an image for data to be parsed through a distributed program interface of the browser engine provided by the computing entity, and receiving frame dataflow from the computing entity.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the step of establishing, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser connection with a computing entity, the method further comprises:

searching, by the mobile terminal, for the computing entity in a short distance wireless communication way; and

sending, by the mobile terminal, a wireless connection request to the found computing entity, and establishing a wireless connection with the computing entity after the mobile terminal receives access agreement information from the computing entity.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of establishing, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser connection with a computing entity comprises:

starting, by the mobile terminal, its own remote client sub-module to remotely log in the computing entity; and

starting, by the mobile terminal, its own transmission adaption task sub-module to complete the establishment of the remote browser connection with the computing entity.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of establishing, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser connection with a computing entity, the method further comprises:

starting, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser engine mode after the mobile terminal receives remote browser selection information from a user;

terminating a software task of a mobile application processor, disconnecting the data communication between the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the mobile terminal and the mobile application processor, and setting the mobile application processor to a hibernate state.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the step of remotely calling, by the mobile terminal, a browser engine to parse webpage data and render an image for data to be parsed through a distributed program interface of the browser engine provided by the computing entity comprises:

starting, by the mobile terminal, its own virtual coprocessor task module, receiving a webpage data block to be parsed and a parsing command from its own CPU, buffering the webpage data block and the parsing command and sending them to a remote browser engine task module;

starting, by the mobile terminal, the remote browser engine task module, converting the parsing command sent from the virtual coprocessor task module into a remote call command for the distributed program interface of the browser engine, binding and packaging the remote call command with the webpage data block sent from the virtual coprocessor task module, and sending the data packet to the transmission adaption task sub-module;

converting, by the transmission adaption task sub-module, a wireless protocol data format of the received data packet, and then sending the converted data packet to a wireless task module of the mobile terminal, and sending, by the wireless task module of the mobile terminal, the converted data packet to a wireless task module of the computing entity.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

switching, by the mobile terminal, the remote browser engine mode to a local browser engine mode, closing its own virtual coprocessor task module, the remote client sub-module, the remote browser engine task module and the transmission adaption task sub-module, and waking up the mobile application processor of the mobile terminal and starting the software task of the mobile application processor when the mobile terminal detects that the remote browser connection is disconnected.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein after the step of establishing, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser connection with a computing entity, the method further comprises:

starting, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser engine mode after the mobile terminal receives remote browser selection information from a user;

terminating a software task of a mobile application processor, disconnecting the data communication between the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the mobile terminal and the mobile application processor, and setting the mobile application processor to a hibernate state.

14. The method according to claim 3, wherein after the step of establishing, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser connection with a computing entity, the method further comprises:

starting, by the mobile terminal, a remote browser engine mode after the mobile terminal receives remote browser selection information from a user;

terminating a software task of a mobile application processor, disconnecting the data communication between the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the mobile terminal and the mobile application processor, and setting the mobile application processor to a hibernate state.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of remotely calling, by the mobile terminal, a browser engine to parse webpage data and render an image for data to be parsed through a distributed program interface of the browser engine provided by the computing entity comprises:

starting, by the mobile terminal, its own virtual coprocessor task module, receiving a webpage data block to be parsed and a parsing command from its own CPU, buffering the webpage data block and the parsing command and sending them to a remote browser engine task module;

starting, by the mobile terminal, the remote browser engine task module, converting the parsing command sent from the virtual coprocessor task module into a remote call command for the distributed program interface of the browser engine, binding and packaging the remote call command with the webpage data block sent from the virtual coprocessor task module, and sending the data packet to the transmission adaption task sub-module;

converting, by the transmission adaption task sub-module, a wireless protocol data format of the received data packet, and then sending the converted data packet to a wireless task module of the mobile terminal, and sending, by the wireless task module of the mobile terminal, the converted data packet to a wireless task module of the computing entity.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the step of remotely calling, by the mobile terminal, a browser engine to parse webpage data and render an image for data to be parsed through a distributed program interface of the browser engine provided by the computing entity comprises:

starting, by the mobile terminal, its own virtual coprocessor task module, receiving a webpage data block to be parsed and a parsing command from its own CPU, buffering the webpage data block and the parsing command and sending them to a remote browser engine task module;

starting, by the mobile terminal, the remote browser engine task module, converting the parsing command sent from the virtual coprocessor task module into a remote call command for the distributed program interface of the browser engine, binding and packaging the remote call command with the webpage data block sent from the virtual coprocessor task module, and sending the data packet to the transmission adaption task sub-module;

converting, by the transmission adaption task sub-module, a wireless protocol data format of the received data packet, and then sending the converted data packet to a wireless task module of the mobile terminal, and sending, by the wireless task module of the mobile terminal, the converted data packet to a wireless task module of the computing entity.

17. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

switching, by the mobile terminal, the remote browser engine mode to a local browser engine mode, closing its own virtual coprocessor task module, the remote client sub-module, the remote browser engine task module and the transmission adaption task sub-module, and waking up the mobile application processor of the mobile terminal and starting the software task of the mobile application processor when the mobile terminal detects that the remote browser connection is disconnected.

18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

switching, by the mobile terminal, the remote browser engine mode to a local browser engine mode, closing its own virtual coprocessor task module, the remote client sub-module, the remote browser engine task module and the transmission adaption task sub-module, and waking up the mobile application processor of the mobile terminal and starting the software task of the mobile application processor when the mobile terminal detects that the remote browser connection is disconnected.

7. A mobile terminal, comprising a wireless task module, a CPU and a mobile application processor task module, and the mobile terminal further comprising:

a remote browser connection module, a virtual coprocessor task module and a remote browser engine task module;

the remote browser connection module is configured to establish a remote browser connection with a computing entity;

the virtual coprocessor task module is configured to receive and buffer data to be parsed sent from the CPU, and send the data to be parsed to the remote browser engine task module;

the remote browser engine task module is configured to remotely call a browser engine to parse webpage data and render an image for data to be parsed through a distributed program interface of the browser engine provided by the computing entity; and

the wireless task module is configured to receive frame dataflow returned from the computing entity.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the wireless task module is specifically configured to search for the computing entity, send a wireless connection request to the found computing entity, and establish a wireless connection with the computing entity after the mobile terminal receives access agreement information from the computing entity.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the remote browser connection module further comprises a remote client sub-module and a transmission adaption task sub-module;

the remote client sub-module is configured to remotely log in the computing entity; and

the transmission adaption task sub-module is configured to receive a data packet sent from the remote client sub-module, communicate with the wireless task module and complete the establishment of the remote browser connection with the computing entity.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the CPU is configured to, after receiving remote browser selection information from a user, enable a remote browser engine mode, terminate a software task of a mobile application processor of the mobile terminal, disconnect the data communication between the CPU and the mobile application processor, and set the mobile application processor to a hibernate state.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the virtual coprocessor task module is specifically configured to receive a webpage data block to be parsed and a parsing command from its own CPU, buffer the webpage data block and the parsing command, and send them to the remote browser engine task module;

the remote browser engine task module is configured to convert the parsing command sent from the virtual coprocessor task module into a remote call command for the distributed program interface of the browser engine, bind and package the remote call command with the data block sent from the virtual coprocessor task module, and send the data packet to the transmission adaption task sub-module; and

the transmission adaption task sub-module is configured to convert a wireless protocol data format of the received data packet and send the converted data packet to the wireless task module of the mobile terminal, and the wireless task module of the mobile terminal sends the data packet to the wireless task module of the computing entity.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the CPU is further configured to, when it is detected that the remote browser connection of the remote browser connection module is disconnected, switch the remote browser engine mode to a local browser engine mode, close the remote browser connection module, the virtual coprocessor task module and the remote browser engine task module, and wake up the mobile application processor and start the software task of the mobile application processor.

19. The mobile terminal according to claim 8, wherein the CPU is configured to, after receiving remote browser selection information from a user, enable a remote browser engine mode, terminate a software task of a mobile application processor of the mobile terminal, disconnect the data communication between the CPU and the mobile application processor, and set the mobile application processor to a hibernate state.

20. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the CPU is configured to, after receiving remote browser selection information from a user, enable a remote browser engine mode, terminate a software task of a mobile application processor of the mobile terminal, disconnect the data communication between the CPU and the mobile application processor, and set the mobile application processor to a hibernate state.

21. The mobile terminal according to claim 19, wherein the virtual coprocessor task module is specifically configured to receive a webpage data block to be parsed and a parsing command from its own CPU, buffer the webpage data block and the parsing command, and send them to the remote browser engine task module;

the remote browser engine task module is configured to convert the parsing command sent from the virtual coprocessor task module into a remote call command for the distributed program interface of the browser engine, bind and package the remote call command with the data block sent from the virtual coprocessor task module, and send the data packet to the transmission adaption task sub-module; and

the transmission adaption task sub-module is configured to convert a wireless protocol data format of the received data packet and send the converted data packet to the wireless task module of the mobile terminal, and the wireless task module of the mobile terminal sends the data packet to the wireless task module of the computing entity.

22. The mobile terminal according to claim 20, wherein the virtual coprocessor task module is specifically configured to receive a webpage data block to be parsed and a parsing command from its own CPU, buffer the webpage data block and the parsing command, and send them to the remote browser engine task module;

the remote browser engine task module is configured to convert the parsing command sent from the virtual coprocessor task module into a remote call command for the distributed program interface of the browser engine, bind and package the remote call command with the data block sent from the virtual coprocessor task module, and send the data packet to the transmission adaption task sub-module; and

the transmission adaption task sub-module is configured to convert a wireless protocol data format of the received data packet and send the converted data packet to the wireless task module of the mobile terminal, and the wireless task module of the mobile terminal sends the data packet to the wireless task module of the computing entity.

23. The mobile terminal according to claim 21, wherein the CPU is further configured to, when it is detected that the remote browser connection of the remote browser connection module is disconnected, switch the remote browser engine mode to a local browser engine mode, close the remote browser connection module, the virtual coprocessor task module and the remote browser engine task module, and wake up the mobile application processor and start the software task of the mobile application processor.

24. The mobile terminal according to claim 22, wherein the CPU is further configured to, when it is detected that the remote browser connection of the remote browser connection module is disconnected, switch the remote browser engine mode to a local browser engine mode, close the remote browser connection module, the virtual coprocessor task module and the remote browser engine task module, and wake up the mobile application processor and start the software task of the mobile application processor.