Method and apparatus for receiving data from a plurality of feed sources

• US 8,880,624 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2011
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Cundill, Andrew Philip, Doucet, Heloise Rose
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne, Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alam, Uzma
• Application Number:
  US13/090,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20110264783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,294 Days
• Field of Search: 706/223, 706/219, 709/206, 709/223, 709/219
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

The present specification relates generally to computing devices and more particular relates to a method and apparatus for receiving data from a plurality of feed sources at a plurality of servers via a mobile device comprising a processor interconnected with a display. In one aspect, the mobile device is configured to start a feed service; register feed adapters with the feed service; receive content data via the feed adapters; and generate a list view of the content data on a display of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of receiving data from a plurality of feed sources at a plurality of servers via a mobile device, the mobile device having a processor interconnected with a display, the method comprising:

starting, via the processor of the mobile device, a feed service forming part of a feed application that is executed by the processor;

registering, via the processor, feed adapters with the feed service, the feed adapters forming part of the feed application;

receiving content data via the feed adapters; and

controlling the display to generate a list view of the content data.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the feed adapters connecting to the servers.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising registering, via the processor, listeners with the feed adapters.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising starting, via the processor, a content listener, wherein the registering listeners comprises the content listener registering the listeners with the feed adapters.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving content data comprises receiving pending content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving content data comprises receiving new content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling the display to generate the list view of the content data comprises displaying the content data via a viewer.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the controlling the display to generate the list view of the content data comprises starting the viewer.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the controlling the display to generate the list view of the content data further comprises the viewer retrieving the content from the feed service.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the controlling the display to generate the list view of the content data further comprises the viewer connecting to the feed service.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving accounts for the feed adapters.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the retrieving accounts comprises retrieving the feed adapters associated with the feed service and requesting all accounts associated with each the feed adapters.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving content data comprises retrieving a pre-determined amount of content from a server.

14. A mobile device for receiving data from a plurality of feed sources at a plurality of servers, the mobile device comprising:

a display; and

a processor configured to;

start a feed service that forms part of a feed application that is executed by the processor;

register feed adapters with the feed service, the feed adapters forming part of the feed application;

receive content data via the feed adapters; and

control the display to generate a list view of the content data.

15. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to connect the feed adapters to the servers.

16. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to register listeners with the feed adapters.

17. The mobile device of claim 16 wherein the processor is further configured to start a content listener, the registering the listeners comprises the content listener registering the listeners with the feed adapters.

18. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the receive content data comprises receiving pending content.

19. The mobile device of claim 14, wherein the receive content data comprises receiving new content.

20. A computer program product, for a mobile device comprising a processor interconnected with a display, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable code adapted to be executed on the processor to implement a method of receiving data from a plurality of feed sources at a plurality of servers via the mobile device, the method comprising:

starting, via the processor, a feed service forming part of a feed application that is executed by the processor;

registering, via the processor, feed adapters with the feed service, the feed adapters forming part of the feed application;

receiving content data via the feed adapters; and

controlling the display to generate a list view of the content data.