Method and system for providing pattern based enterprise applications for organizing, automating, and synchronizing processes for mobile communication devices

• US 8,942,679 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2011
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Shrivastava, Saurabh, Tadepalli, Sridhar, Carter, Wayne, Yaseen, Rahim
• Primary Examiner(s): Sarwar, Babar
• Application Number:
  US13/235,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20120071146A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,226 Days
• Field of Search: 4554121-4144, 455/425, 455/564, 455/550.1, 455/566, 45515844-1585, 455/418, 455/466, 455/557, 455/461, 455/419, 379/88.17, 379/93.17, 379/201.04, 379/218.01, 379/352, 379/355.01, 379/88.01, 370/352, 370/355, 370/282, 709/246, 345/1.1, 345/173, 717/102, 717/128
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A method is disclosed in which a server generates and transmits a reply to a mobile device via a wireless communication link in response to receiving a request from a mobile device. The reply includes first pattern information and data elements retrieved from a logical data model. The mobile device renders a first page on a screen thereof in response to receiving the reply. The first page includes visual representations of the data elements, and the first page presents the visual representations in a first pattern corresponding to the first pattern information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

in response to receiving a request from a mobile device, accessing a plurality of tables within a database to retrieve a first copy of data elements;

in response to receiving the request from the mobile device, accessing a memory to retrieve a first copy of a first page definition that comprises a first pattern definition;

merging the first copy of the first page definition and the first copy of the data elements to create a first merged result;

a server generating and transmitting a reply to the mobile device via a wireless communication link;

the mobile device rendering a first page on a screen thereof in response to receiving the reply, wherein the first page comprises visual representations of the first copy of the data elements, and wherein the first page presents the visual representations in a first pattern corresponding to the first pattern definition;

in response to receiving a second request from the mobile device, the server generating and transmitting a second reply to the mobile device via the wireless communication link, wherein the second reply comprises a first copy of second data elements retrieved from a second plurality of tables in the database;

the mobile device rendering a second page on the screen thereof in response to receiving the second reply, wherein the second page comprises visual representations of the first copy of the second data elements, and wherein the second page presents its visual representations in a second pattern that is distinct from the first pattern.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

in response to receiving a request from another mobile device, the server generating and transmitting another reply to the other mobile device via another wireless communication link, wherein the other reply comprises a second copy of the data elements from the plurality of tables;

the other mobile device rendering another first page on a screen thereof in response to receiving the other reply, wherein the other first page comprises visual representations of the second copy of the data elements in the first pattern.

3. The method of claim 2:

serializing the first merged result for transmission in the reply;

wherein generating the other reply comprises merging a second copy of the first page definition with the second copy of the data elements to create another first merged result;

serializing the other first merged result for transmission in the other reply.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the first page definition is one of several page definitions in the memory, and wherein the method further comprises selecting the first page definition from among the several page definitions based on information contained in the request.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the first page definition lacks any information regarding the mobile device or the other mobile device.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein a look and feel of the first page is different from a look and feel of the other first page.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

in response to receiving another second request from the other mobile device, the server generating and transmitting another second reply to the other mobile device via the other wireless communication link, wherein the other second reply comprises a second copy of the second data elements;

the other mobile device rendering another second page on the screen thereof in response to receiving the other second reply, wherein the other second page comprises visual representations of the second copy of the second data elements in the second pattern;

wherein a look and feel of the second page is different from a look and feel of the other second page;

wherein the look and feel of the first page is the same as the look and feel of the second page;

wherein the look and feel of the other first page is the same as the look and feel of the other second page.

8. The method of claim 7:

wherein generating the second reply comprises merging a first copy of a second page definition with the first copy of the second data elements to create a second merged result;

serializing the second merged result for transmission in the second reply;

wherein generating the other second reply comprises merging a second copy of the second page definition with the second copy of the second data elements to create another second merged result;

serializing the other second merged result for transmission in the other second reply.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the second page definition comprises a second pattern definition that defines the second pattern.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein at least two of the first copy of data elements are retrieved from respective tables of the plurality of tables.

11. A method comprising:

a mobile device generating and transmitting a request to a server via a wireless communication link in response to user activation of an active element displayed on a screen of the mobile device;

the mobile device receiving a reply from the server via the wireless communication link, wherein the reply comprises first pattern information retrieved from a memory that stores the first pattern information and a second pattern information, and wherein the reply comprises a first copy of data elements retrieved from a plurality of tables of a database that is accessible by a customer relationship management (CRM) system;

the mobile device rendering a first page on the screen in response to receiving the reply, wherein the first page comprises visual representations of the first copy of the data elements, and wherein the first page presents the visual representations in a first pattern corresponding to the first pattern information;

the mobile device generating and transmitting a second request to the server via the wireless communication link;

the mobile device receiving a second reply from the server via the wireless communication link, wherein the second reply comprises the second pattern information and a first copy of second data elements retrieved from a second plurality of tables in the database;

the mobile device rendering a second page on the screen in response to receiving the second reply, wherein the second page comprises visual representations of the second data elements in a second pattern corresponding to the second pattern information that is distinct from the first pattern.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

another mobile device generating and transmitting another request to the server via another wireless communication link in response to user activation of another active element displayed on a screen of the other mobile device;

the other mobile device receiving another reply from the server via the other wireless communication link, wherein the other reply comprises a second copy of the data elements;

the other mobile device rendering another first page on its screen in response to receiving the other reply, wherein the other first page comprises visual representations of the second copy of the data elements in the first pattern.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

the mobile device generating and transmitting the second request to the server via the wireless communication link in response to user activation of an active element presented by the first page.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

the other mobile device generating and transmitting another second request to the server via the other wireless communication link in response to user activation of another active element presented by the other first page;

the other mobile device receiving another second reply from the server via the other wireless communication link, wherein the other second reply comprises a second copy of the second data elements;

the other mobile device rendering another second page on its screen in response to receiving the other second reply, wherein the other second page comprises visual representations of the second copy of the second data elements in the second pattern.

15. The method of claim 14:

wherein the reply and the other reply lack any information regarding the mobile device or the other mobile device;

wherein the second reply and the other second reply lack any information regarding the mobile device or the other mobile device.

16. The method of claim 14:

wherein a look and feel of the first page is different from a look and feel of the other first page;

wherein a look and feel of the second page is different from a look and feel of the other second page;

wherein the look and feel of the first page is the same as the look and feel of the second page;

wherein the look and feel of the other first page is the same as the look and feel of the other second page.

17. The method of claim 16:

wherein the reply lacks any information regarding the look and feel of the first page;

wherein the other reply lacks any information regarding the look and feel of the other first page.

18. A non-transitory memory comprising instructions executable by a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to implement a method in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising:

generating and transmitting a request to a server via a wireless communication link in response to user activation of an active element displayed on a screen of the mobile device;

rendering a first page on the screen in response to receiving a reply from the server via the wireless communication link, wherein the reply comprises first pattern information and data elements retrieved from a plurality of tables within a database, wherein the first page comprises visual representations of the data elements in a first pattern corresponding to the first pattern information;

generating and transmitting a second request to the server via the wireless communication link;

the mobile device rendering a second page on the screen in response to receiving a second reply from the server via the wireless communication link, wherein the second reply comprises second pattern information and second data elements retrieved from a second plurality of tables within the database, wherein the second page comprises visual representations of the second data elements, and wherein the second page presents its visual representations in a second pattern corresponding to the second pattern information that is distinct from the first pattern.

19. The non-transitory memory of claim 18 wherein the second request is generated and transmitted to the server via the wireless communication link in response to user activation of an active element presented by the first page.

20. A method comprising:

transmitting instructions to a memory for storage therein, wherein a mobile device is configured to implement a method in response to executing the instructions, the method comprising;

generating and transmitting a request to a server via a wireless communication link in response to user activation of an active element displayed on a screen of the mobile device;

rendering a first page on the screen in response to receiving a reply from the server via the wireless communication link, wherein the reply comprises first pattern information and data elements retrieved from a plurality of tables of a database that is accessible by a customer relationship management (CRM) system, wherein the first page comprises visual representations of the data elements, and wherein the first page presents the visual representations of the data elements in a list pattern corresponding to the first pattern information;

generating and transmitting a second request to the server via the wireless communication link;

the mobile device rendering a second page on the screen in response to receiving a second reply from the server via the wireless communication link, wherein the second reply comprises second pattern information and second data elements retrieved from a second plurality of tables within the database, wherein the second page comprises visual representations of the second data elements, and wherein the second page presents its visual representations in a second pattern corresponding to the second pattern information that is distinct from the first pattern.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the second request is generated and transmitted to the server via the wireless communication link in response to user activation of an active element presented by the first page.