SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OFFLINE ACCESS TO CONTENT AVAILABLE OVER THE WEB

• US 20150074180A1
• Filed: 09/09/2014
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harmon.ie R&d Ltd. (Harmon.ie, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mainsoft
• Inventors: Sheinfeld, Roy
• Application Number:
  US14/481,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20150074180A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

A system and method are provided for offline access to content accessible over a network. The method comprises identifying a grant of access to at least one data source respective of the network, wherein the access is granted to a client node; identifying a data element of one of the at least one data source; determining if the data element is suitable for offline viewing; and upon determining that the data element is suitable to be viewed offline, storing the data element in a storage unit that is accessible to the client node while operating offline.

Claims

1. A computerized method for providing offline access to content accessible over a network, comprising:

identifying a grant of access to at least one data source respective of the network, wherein the access is granted to a client node;

identifying a data element of one of the at least one data source;

determining if the data element is suitable for offline viewing; and

upon determining that the data element is suitable to be viewed offline, storing the data element in a storage unit that is accessible to the client node while operating offline.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the network is any of:

a wireless network, a cellular network, a wired network, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a metro area network (MAN), the Internet, the worldwide web (WWW), and a combination thereof.

3. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the client node is any of:

a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a smart phone, and a personal computer.

4. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a reconnection to the network;

matching the suitable data element that is stored in the storage unit to a data element that exists over the web; and

upon identifying a change in the data element that exists over the web, generating a notification.

5. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein determining if the data element is suitable for offline viewing further comprises:

determining a parameter respective of the data element;

comparing the determined parameter to a threshold parameter; and

based on the comparison results determining if the data element is suitable for offline viewing.

6. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the parameter is at least one of:

a time pointer, a size of the data element, and a user behavior.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing one or more processing units to execute the method according to claim 1.

8. A system for providing offline access to content accessible over a network, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to;

identify a grant of access to at least one data source respective of the network, wherein the access is granted to a client node;

identify a data element of one of the at least one data source that has been viewed;

determine if the data element is suitable to be viewed offline; and

upon determining that the data element is suitable to be viewed offline, store the suitable data element in a storage unit that is accessible to the client node while operating offline.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the network is any of:

a wireless network, a cellular network, a wired network, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a metro area network (MAN), the Internet, the worldwide web (WWW), and a combination thereof.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is further configured to:

identify a reconnection to the network;

match the suitable data element that is stored in the storage unit to a data element that exists over the web; and

upon identifying a change in the data element that exists over the web, generate a notification.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is further configured to:

determine a parameter respective of the data element;

compare the determined parameter to a threshold parameter; and

based on the comparison results determining if the data element is suitable for offline viewing.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the determined parameter is at least one of:

a time pointer, a size of the data element, and a user behavior.