Updating Web Resources

• US 20130311599A1
• Filed: 05/17/2012
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Workday Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Ben-Sheffer, Amit, Kaplinger, Todd Eric, Perry, Ron, Aleksandrov, Anton, Avidor, Raanan, Bodor, Yoav, Borovoy, Ishai, Goldberg, Yaron, Levin, Iddo, Magen, Ran Enriko, Spector, Artem
• Granted Patent: US 9,690,563 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

Updating web resources includes extracting web resources from an application to local files in response to an initial start-up of the application, downloading updates to the web resources to the local files from an external server; and running the application using contents from the local files.

Claims

1. A method for updating web resources, comprising:

extracting web resources from an application to local files of a client device;

downloading updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server; and

running said application using contents from said local files.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying said external server to identify said updates.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein querying said external server to identify said updates includes querying said server in response to a query triggering event of said client device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said querying triggering event includes a start-up of said application, an expiration of a run time of said client device, a change in a foreground/background status of said application, a closure of said application, or combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein downloading updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server includes downloading an updated version of said web resources.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein downloading updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server includes replacing said web resources with updated web resources.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein downloading an updated version of said web resources includes downloading said updates with a resource indicator.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said resource indicator comprises a web resource version identification.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said resource indicator comprises a target operating system identification.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein running said application using contents from said local files includes running said application during a period of non-connectivity with said external server.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein downloading updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server includes downloading said updates from a native folder that comprises specific updates that are targeted to a specific operating system.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein downloading updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server includes downloading said updates from a common folder that comprises common updates that are targeted to multiple operating systems.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising overriding said common updates with said specific updates in response to a conflict between said common and specific updates.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein downloading updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server includes downloading specific updates specific to said client device that override common updates that are compatible with multiple client devices.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting web resources from an application to a local files includes creating permanent files for said web resources.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said web resources include markup language resources, client side scripting implementations, files, media resources, or combinations thereof.

17. A method for updating web resources, comprising:

downloading an application comprising web resources;

extracting web resources from said application to local files in response to an initial start-up of said application;

querying a server to identify updates to said web resources;

downloading said updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server; and

running said application using contents from said local files.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein running said application using contents from said local files includes running said application during a subsequent start-up during a period of non-connectivity with said external server.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein downloading updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server includes replacing said web resources with updated web resources.

20. A method for updating web resources, comprising:

receiving a query from a client device for updates to web resources of an application downloaded to said client device, said application comprising a first component to extract said web resources to a local files on said client device and a second component to operate

said application using said web resource from said local files; and

sending said updates to said client device.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said updates comprise specific updates specific to applications targeted to a specific operating system.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said updates comprise common updates that are targeted to multiple operating systems and said specific updates override said common updates in response to a conflict between said common and specific updates.

23. A method for updating web resources, comprising:

extracting web resources from an application to permanent local files of a client device in response to an initial start-up of said application on said client device;

querying a server to identify updates to said web resources, said updates comprising a resource indictor comprising an identification for an operating system of said client device;

downloading said updates to said web resources to said permanent local files from an external server; and

running said application using contents from said permanent local files.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein running said application using contents from said permanent local files includes running said application during a non-connectivity period with said external server.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein running said application using contents from said permanent local files includes running said application during a subsequent start-up of said application.