Method and system for rendering content on a wireless device

• US 8,989,715 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2013
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GoTV Streaming, LLC (Pratima Instruments, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Phunware, Inc.
• Inventors: Carion, Pierre, Smith, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US13/865,987
• Publication Number:
  US 20130339425A1
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 709/246, 4554141-4144, 455/566, 715/200, 715234-240, 715744-747
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A method of rendering content on a wireless device. The wireless device sends a message to a server requesting an application and identifies itself with its rendering capabilities. The wireless receives an identification of a custom configuration of a plurality of rendering blocks of the wireless device associated with the application. The custom configuration configures the plurality of rendering blocks of the device. The wireless device receives compiled content from the application executing on the server that includes render commands expressed in a syntax that is device generic but has parameters specific to the rendering capabilities of the wireless device. A reader of the wireless device processes the compiled content and issues commands to individual rendering blocks of a graphical user interface based on the rendering commands of the compiled content and based on the custom configuration.

Claims

1. A method of generating content that is renderable by a wireless device, said method comprising:

transmitting, to said wireless device, an identification of a custom configuration of a plurality of rendering blocks of said wireless device, wherein said custom configuration is associated with an application and configures said plurality of rendering blocks to render content in a manner customized to said application; and

transmitting, to said wireless device, compiled content comprising (i) first compiled content specific to a first page of said application and (ii) second compiled content specific to a second page of said application, wherein said compiled content is generated in part from execution of said application, wherein said compiled content comprises render commands expressed in a syntax that is generic to said wireless device, and wherein said custom configuration is applicable to said first and second compiled content,

wherein said compiled content and said custom configuration are usable by a graphical user interface comprising said plurality of rendering blocks to generate renderable content based on said compiled content and said custom configuration.

2. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said renderable content comprises audio content and display content.

3. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said compiled content is partially resultant from said application operating on a remote server.

4. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said compiled content is specific to the rendering capabilities of said wireless device.

5. A method as described in claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of rendering blocks operates specific to a wireless device type of said wireless device and each is instructed using a syntax that is generic to said wireless device type.

6. A method as described in claim 5 wherein said custom configuration comprises a syntax that is generic regarding said wireless device type.

7. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said custom configuration comprises configuration information and content specific to said application.

8. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said custom configuration is one of a plurality of memory-stored custom configurations stored by said wireless device, and wherein said method further comprises transmitting an identifier that identifies said custom configuration.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions therein that when executed by a processor implement a method of generating content that is renderable by a wireless device, said method comprising:

transmitting, to said wireless device, an identification of a custom configuration of a plurality of rendering blocks of said wireless device, wherein said custom configuration is associated with an application and configures said plurality of rendering blocks to render content in a manner customized to said application; and

transmitting, to said wireless device, compiled content comprising (i) first compiled content specific to a first page of said application and (ii) second compiled content specific to a second page of said application, wherein said compiled content is generated in part from execution of said application, wherein said compiled content comprises render commands expressed in a syntax that is generic to said wireless device, and wherein said custom configuration is applicable to said first and second compiled content,

wherein said compiled content and said custom configuration are usable by a graphical user interface comprising said plurality of rendering blocks to generate renderable content based on said compiled content and said custom configuration.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium as described in claim 9 wherein said renderable content comprises audio content and display content.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium as described in claim 9 wherein said compiled content is partially resultant from said application operating on a remote server.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium as described in claim 9 wherein said compiled content is specific to the rendering capabilities of said wireless device.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium as described in claim 9 wherein each of said plurality of rendering blocks operates specific to a wireless device type of said wireless device and each is instructed using a syntax that is generic to said wireless device type.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium as described in claim 13 wherein said custom configuration comprises a syntax that is generic regarding said wireless device type.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium as described in claim 9 wherein said custom configuration comprises configuration information and content specific to said application.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium as described in claim 9 wherein said method further comprises transmitting an identifier that identifies said custom configuration.

17. A server that is programmed to generate content that is renderable by a wireless device, comprising:

a library of applications;

a library of custom configuration data comprising a custom configuration that configures a plurality of rendering blocks of said wireless device to render content in a manner customized to an application from said library of applications requested by said wireless device; and

a layout solver that transmits compiled content to said wireless device, said compiled content comprising (i) first compiled content specific to a first page of said application and (ii) second compiled content specific to a second page of said application, wherein said compiled content is generated in part from execution of said application by said server, wherein said compiled content comprises render commands expressed in a syntax that is generic to said wireless device, and wherein said custom configuration is applicable to said first and second compiled content,

wherein said compiled content and said custom configuration are usable by a graphical user interface comprising said plurality of rendering blocks to generate renderable content based on said compiled content and said custom configuration.

18. A server as described in claim 17 wherein said renderable content comprises audio content and display content.

19. A server as described in claim 17 wherein said compiled content is specific to the rendering capabilities of said wireless device.

20. A server as described in claim 17 wherein said custom configuration comprises configuration information and content specific to said application.