HTML directed adaptive features for mobile applications
First Claim
1. A method for providing HyperText Markup Language (HTML) directed adaptive features for a mobile application, the method comprising:
- executing a native binary of the mobile application, the native binary implementing a plurality of Uniform Resource Locator (URL) handlers each registered to a function of the mobile application, wherein the native binary is downloaded from an application marketplace;
determining a local file manifest needs to be updated, the local file manifest referencing a HTML document including a plurality of URLs associated with a first subset of the plurality of URL handlers;
updating the local file manifest from a remote server without accessing the application marketplace, the updating modifying the plurality of URLs in the HTML document to create a plurality of modified URLs associated with a second subset of the plurality of URL handlers, wherein the second subset of the plurality of URL handlers increases functionality of the mobile application by utilizing data corresponding to a user; and
rendering the HTML document from the updated local file manifest on a display.
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Abstract
There is provided a method for HTML directed adaptive features for mobile applications. By presenting user interface portions of the application as HTML documents referenced from a manifest file, the manifest file may be updated from a remote server without directly modifying a native binary of the application. By registering URL handlers for application functions in the native binary of the application, and by modifying a local file manifest stored on a mobile device, the scope of application functionality can be updated by adding, removing, or modifying URLs. The manifest files may further be adapted using specific contexts, such as device hardware, location, user profile data, and other information. Advantageously, application update approval processes through application marketplaces may be bypassed since the native binary is kept intact, allowing for more timely and relevant updates.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing HyperText Markup Language (HTML) directed adaptive features for a mobile application, the method comprising:
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executing a native binary of the mobile application, the native binary implementing a plurality of Uniform Resource Locator (URL) handlers each registered to a function of the mobile application, wherein the native binary is downloaded from an application marketplace; determining a local file manifest needs to be updated, the local file manifest referencing a HTML document including a plurality of URLs associated with a first subset of the plurality of URL handlers; updating the local file manifest from a remote server without accessing the application marketplace, the updating modifying the plurality of URLs in the HTML document to create a plurality of modified URLs associated with a second subset of the plurality of URL handlers, wherein the second subset of the plurality of URL handlers increases functionality of the mobile application by utilizing data corresponding to a user; and rendering the HTML document from the updated local file manifest on a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile device providing HyperText Markup Language (HTML) directed adaptive features for a mobile application, the mobile device comprising:
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a memory including a mobile application, the mobile application including a local file manifest and a native binary; a processor configured to; execute the native binary, the native binary implementing a plurality of Uniform Resource Locator (URL) handlers each registered to a function of the mobile application, wherein the native binary is downloaded from an application marketplace; determine the local file manifest needs to be updated, the local file manifest referencing a HTML document including a plurality of URLs associated with a first subset of the plurality of URL handlers; update the local file manifest from a remote server without accessing the application marketplace, the updating modifying the plurality of URLs in the HTML document to create a plurality of modified URLs associated with a second subset of the plurality of URL handlers, wherein the second subset of the plurality of URL handlers increases functionality of the mobile application by utilizing data corresponding to a user; and render the HTML document from the updated local file manifest on a display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing HyperText Markup Language (HTML) directed adaptive features for a mobile application, the system comprising:
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an application server providing access to an application database through an application marketplace service; a server including a remote file manifest; a mobile device comprising; a memory including a mobile application retrieved from the application database via the application marketplace service, the mobile application including a local file manifest and a native binary; a processor configured to; execute the native binary, the native binary implementing a plurality of Uniform Resource Locator (URL) handlers each registered to a function of the mobile application, wherein the native binary is downloaded from an application marketplace; determine the local file manifest needs to be updated, the local file manifest referencing a HTML document including a plurality of URLs associated with a first subset of the plurality of URL handlers; update the local file manifest from the remote file manifest of the server without accessing the application marketplace service, the updating modifying the plurality of URLs in the HTML document to create a plurality of modified URLs associated with a second subset of the plurality of URL handlers, wherein the second subset of the plurality of URL handlers increases functionality of the mobile application by utilizing data corresponding to a user; and render the HTML document from the updated local file manifest on a display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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