Moving Critical Actions Within A Mobile Application

• US 20160182654A1
• Filed: 12/17/2014
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Abadi, Aharon, Abadi, Moria, Bnayahu, Jonathan, Ben-Harrush, Idan
• Granted Patent: US 9,769,590 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A computer-implemented method, a computerized apparatus and a computer program product, the method comprising: receiving a program to be executed on a mobile device; building a data structure representing states within the program and transitions between the states; and based on the data structure, determining by a processor a location of at least one command related to using data retrieved from a server, such that at least one fetching command is to be provided for the data to be available when execution reaches the location.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a program to be executed on a mobile device;

building a data structure representing states within the program and transitions between the states; and

based on the data structure, determining by a processor a location of at least one command related to using data retrieved from a server, such that at least one fetching command is to be provided for the data to be available when execution reaches the location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising tracing the program to determine a navigation path of a user within the program, wherein the navigation path relates to two or more states and corresponding transitions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one fetching command is to be moved from a previous location associated with a first state to a fetching location such that the data is available when execution reaches the location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one fetching command is to be added at a fetching location such that the data is available when execution reaches the location.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising issuing recommendation for changing source code of the program, based on the at least one command.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining connectivity status of the mobile device executing the program; and

dynamically determining a fetching location for the at least one fetching command based on the connectivity status.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the at least one fetching command is moved once, for a particular execution, or permanently.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the connectivity status relates to a projected connectivity status.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the projected connectivity status is determined in accordance with one or more items selected from the group consisting of:

a predetermined rule;

connectivity status traces collected over a period of time;

patterns detected in connectivity status traces; and

items in a calendar of a user of the device or lack thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the program is an enterprise application.

11. A computerized apparatus having a processor, the processor being adapted to perform the steps of:

receiving a program to be executed on a mobile device;

building a data structure representing states within the program and transitions between the states; and

based on the data structure, determining a location of at least one command related to using data retrieved from a server, such that at least one fetching command is to be provided for the data to be available when execution reaches the location.

12. The computerized apparatus of claim 11 wherein the processor is further adapted to trace the program to determine a navigation path of a user within the program, wherein the navigation path relates to two or more states and corresponding transitions.

13. The computerized apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one fetching command is to be automatically moved from a previous location associated with a first state such that the data is available when execution reaches the location, and wherein the location is associated with a second state.

14. The computerized apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one fetching command is to be added at a fetching location such that the data is available when execution reaches the location, and wherein the location is associated with a second state.

15. The computerized apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further adapted to perform the step of issuing recommendation for changing source code of the program, based on the at least one command.

16. The computerized apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is further adapted to perform the steps of:

determining connectivity status of the mobile device executing the program; and

dynamically determining a fetching location for the at least one fetching command based on the connectivity status.

17. The computerized apparatus of claim 16, wherein the connectivity status relates to a current connectivity status.

18. The computerized apparatus of claim 16, wherein the connectivity status relates to a projected connectivity status.

19. The computerized apparatus of claim 18, wherein the projected connectivity status is determined in accordance with one or more items selected from the group consisting of:

a predetermined rule;

connectivity status traces collected over a period of time;

patterns detected in connectivity status traces; and

items in a calendar of a user of the device or lack thereof.

20. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium retaining program instructions, which program instructions when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a program to be executed on a mobile device;

building a data structure representing states within the program and transitions between the states; and

based on the data structure, determining by a processor a location of at least one command related to using data retrieved from a server, such that at least one fetching command is to be provided for the data to be available when execution reaches the location.