Updating Web Resources

• US 20130311615A1
• Filed: 05/24/2012
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Aleksandrov, Anton, Ben-Sheffer, Amit, Avidor, Raanan, Bodor, Yoav, Borovoy, Ishai, Goldberg, Yaron, Kaplinger, Todd Eric, Levin, Iddo, Magen, Ran Enriko, Perry, Ron, Spector, Artem
• Granted Patent: US 9,921,821 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• 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 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

Updating web resources includes downloading an application to a client device, extracting web resources from the application to local files, and querying an external server for web resource updates specific to at least one operating condition of the client device.

Claims

1. A system for updating web resources, comprising:

at least one processor to access and execute computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium;

said computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to

download an application to a client device;

extract web resources from said application to a local files; and

query an external server for web resource updates specific to at least one operating condition specific to said client device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one operating condition comprises a version of a native container used to implement said application.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one operating condition comprises a type of operating system.

4. The system of claim 1, where said at least one operating condition comprises a web resource version.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to send a query that comprises an operating system identification.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to send a query that comprises a native container version identification.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to send a query that comprises a web resource identification.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to download said web resource updates and to update a web resource version identification stored on said client device.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to extract said web resource updates after downloading said web resource updates is complete.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to run said application using contents from said local files.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to query said external server during an application start-up.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to query said external server in response to an application start-up.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said web resource updates comprises specific updates that are compatible with a type of operating system.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said web resource updates comprises common updates that are compatible with multiple operating systems.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to override said common updates with said specific updates in response to a conflict between said common and specific updates.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to query said external server in response to a change an application'"'"'s foreground/background status.

17. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to send a notice that said client device is updating said web resources.

18. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer readable storage medium, said computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code to receive a query from a client device for updates to web resources that were pre-packed into an application downloaded to said client device; and

computer readable program code to respond to said query with specific updates that are specific to at least one operating condition of said client device.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein said operating conditions are selected from a group consisting of a version of a native container, a type of operating system, a web resource version, and combinations thereof.

20. A client device, comprising:

at least one processor to access and execute computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium;

said computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to

download an application into a native container of a client device;

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

query an external server for web resource updates with a query that contains a native container identification;

download said web resources updates into said native container;

extract said web resources updates in response to completion of said downloading of said web resources updates; and

operate said application with contents in said local files.

21. The device of claim 20, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to send said query with a native container version identification.

22. A system for updating web resources, comprising:

at least one processor to access and execute computer readable instructions stored on a computer readable storage medium;

said computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to

generate an update bundle for an application downloaded on a client device, said update bundle comprising at least on update that is specific to an operating condition of said client device; and

send said update bundle to a server that is capable of receiving update queries from said client device.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein said update bundle comprises a common update, said common update being compatible with multiple operating conditions of client devices.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein said operating condition is a native container version of said client device, a type of operating system of said client device, or combinations thereof.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein said update bundle comprises a native container identification that matches a version of a native container of said client device, an operating system identification that matches a type of operating system of said client device, or combinations thereof.