Network object delivery system for personal computing device

• US 8,301,777 B1
• Filed: 05/24/2010
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: Lam, Barry, Chang, Ted
• Primary Examiner(s): LAZARO, DAVID R
• Application Number:
  US12/786,228
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/203, 709/206, 709/219, 709/226, 709/229, 717168-178
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5615 Network termination, e.g. NT1, NT2, PBX
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5664 Support of Video, e.g. MPEG
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 Provisions for broadband connections

Abstract

A networked object delivery system for a personal computing device includes a network, a personal computing device at least part time coupled to the network, and a service agent server at least part time coupled to the network. The personal computing device is preferably a PDA or the like, but can also include personal computers, laptop computers, notebook computers, etc. The personal computing device locally operates on a requested document with at least one downloaded application module from the network. The service agent server will download a requested document and at least one application module to the personal computing device over the network in response to a request for the document and in response to a desired action to be performed on that document.

Claims

1. A method for transferring objects over a network between a network server and a personal computing device comprising:

receiving on a server over a global network from a wireless personal computing device capable of communicating over said global network a user identification of a user of said personal computer device and a request for a requested document, said request including a request string;

parsing said request string to identify the requested document and a requested action to be performed on said requested document;

retrieving personal information concerning said user based upon said user identification;

determining on said server an application module object which can be used to perform said requested action on said requested document, said application module object being one of a plurality of application module objects capable of performing various actions on said document, said determining being based at least in part upon said personal information of said user, wherein said determining an application module object comprises utilizing a heuristic decision process utilizing a heuristic database of actions, attributes and application module designations; and

sending said requested document and said at least one application module object from said server to said wireless personal computing device over said global network.

2. A method for transferring objects over a network between a network server and a personal computing device as recited in claim 1 further receiving and storing said personal information of said user of said personal computing device.

3. A method for transferring objects over a network between a network server and a personal computing device as recited in claim 2 further comprising processing said personal information before storing said personal information.

4. A method for transferring objects over a network between a network server and a personal computing device as recited in claim 3 wherein said personal information includes a designation of the plurality of application module capable of performing various actions on said document.

5. A method for transferring objects over a network between a network server and a personal computing device as recited in claim 4 wherein said personal information includes information concerning updates to said document.