Updating Web Resources

• US 20130311985A1
• Filed: 05/25/2012
• 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 9,733,919 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/173
• 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 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

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

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

run said application using contents from said local files.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to query said external server to identify said updates.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to query said server in response to a query triggering event of said system.

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

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to download specific updates specific to a client device that override common updates that are compatible with multiple client devices.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to recognize a resource indicator of said updates in response to downloading updates from said external server.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said resource indicator is a web resource version identification.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein said resource indicator is a target operating system identification.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to run said application during subsequent start-up during a period of non-connectivity with said external server.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to read said updates that include specific updates that are targeted to a specific operating system and to read common updates that are targeted to multiple operating systems.

11. The system of claim 10, 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.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said web resources includes markup language resources, client side scripting implementations, files, media resources, or combinations thereof.

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

computer readable program code to download updates to said web resources to said local files from an external server; and

computer readable program code to run said application using contents from said local files.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising computer readable program code to query said external server to identify said updates.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising computer readable program code to recognize a resource indicator of said updates in response to downloading updates from said external server,

16. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising computer readable program code to run said application during subsequent start-up during a period of non-connectivity with said external server.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising computer readable program code to read said updates that include specific updates that are targeted to a specific operating system and to read common updates that are targeted to multiple operating systems.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising computer readable program code to override said common updates with said specific updates in response to a conflict between said common and specific updates.

19. 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 comprising web resources;

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

query an external 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;

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

run said application using contents from said local files.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein said resource indicator also comprises a web resource version identification.

21. The device of claim 19, further comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to run said application during a non-connectivity period with said external server.

22. The device of claim 19, comprising computer readable instructions to cause said at least one processor to run said application during a subsequent start-up of said application.

23. A network 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

receive 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

send said updates to said client device.

24. The network device of claim 23, wherein said updates comprise specific updates that are targeted to a specific operating system.

25. The network device of claim 24, 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.