Method and system for creating IT-oriented server-based web applications

• US 8,510,371 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2008
• Issued: 08/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gizmox Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Gizmox Ltd.
• Inventors: Peled, Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): RECEK, JASON D
• Application Number:
  US12/523,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20100115023A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,036 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/223
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• 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

A method of application object management. The method comprises initializing and managing at least one application object on a server, forwarding a command indicative of a state of the at least one application object to a client hosting a browser and a kernel so as to allow the kernel to render the at least one application object according to the state by the browser, receiving, from the client, at least one client event pertaining to the at least one rendered application object, and updating the state by processing the at least one client event on the server.

Claims

1. A method of application object management, comprising:

managing a plurality of different applications on a server;

receiving, from a client hosting an operating system and a browser, a plurality of requests for a plurality of application objects of said plurality of different applications;

forwarding a generic static code to said client which executes said generic static code under said operating system;

forwarding, from said server, a plurality of commands each indicative of a state of another of said plurality of application objects to said client so as to allow said generic static code, which is hosted by said client, to render each said application object according to a respective said state by said browser;

receiving, from said client, a plurality of client events each pertaining to a different application object of said plurality of application objects;

identifying, for each one of said plurality of client events, a respective of said plurality of different applications; and

updating each said state by processing said plurality of client events on said server according to said identification;

wherein each said command comprises a command for updating a presentation layer object depicting a respective said application object;

wherein said generic static code manages communication between said client and said server, the communication including said forwarding and said receiving.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising forwarding an additional command indicative of said updated states to said client so as to allow said generic static code to render said plurality of application objects according to said updated states.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving comprises receiving a timestamp associated with said command, comparing said timestamp and a previous timestamp associated with of a respective state of a respective said application object, said updating is performed according said comparison.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said presentation layer object is a screen layout object of said presentation layer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said command does not contain a logic script pertaining to a respective said object application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said command is in an extensible markup language (XML) form.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said managing, said forwarding, and said receiving are performed on a common layer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said managing comprises initializing said plurality of applications in response to a request from said client.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said request is a uniform resource locator (URL) access request.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each said application object is a window structure.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said managing comprises initializing said plurality of application objects on said server and tagging each said application object with an unique identifier;

wherein said managing, forwarding, receiving, and updating are separately performed on said server for each said application object, said generic static code separately update each said application object.

12. A system of application objects management, comprising:

a server configured for managing a state of each of a plurality of application objects of a plurality of applications and to deliver a plurality of generic static codes to a plurality of hosting clients each having an operating system, each of said plurality of generic static codes being configured for rendering a display of any of said plurality of application objects of any of said plurality of applications on one of said plurality of hosting clients, under a respective said operating system;

wherein said server forwards command indicative of an update in a respective said state to a respective said generic static code so as to allows said respective generic static code to update accordingly a respective said display;

wherein said respective generic static code forwards at least one client event pertaining to said respective application object, said server processing said at least one client event and updating a respective said state accordingly;

wherein said command comprises instructions for updating a presentation layer object depicting a respective said application object;

wherein said generic static code manages communication between said client and said server, the communication including said forwarding.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein server managing and processing a logic script of each said application object.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said logic script is not processed by said client.

15. A method of rendering application object, comprising:

receiving via a network and installing into a client memory, on a client side having an operating system, a generic static code;

receiving via said network, on said client side, a command indicative of a state of at least one application object of one of a plurality of applications managed by a server connected to said network;

using said generic static code under said operating system to identify said at least one application object and to render said at least one application object by a browser according to said command;

capturing at least one client event pertaining to said at least one application object; and

forwarding said at least one client event with an identification (ID) of said at least one application object to said server so as to allow a processing thereof on said server and updating said state according to said processing;

wherein said command comprises instructions for updating a presentation layer object depicting a respective said application object;

wherein said generic static code manages communication between said client and said server, the communication including said forwarding and said receiving.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said capturing further comprising queuing a plurality of client events pertaining to said at least one application object, said forwarding comprises forwarding said plurality of client events to said server in response to a detection of an event so as to allow a processing thereof on said server and updating said state according to said processing.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said updating comprises verifying a timestamp of said at least one client event in relation to another timestamp of said application object.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said at least one application object is a converted desktop application.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein said receiving comprises locally storing a copy of said state;

further comprising synchronizing between said copy on said client side and said state on said server.