Mobile device and method of operating same to interface content provider website
First Claim
1. In a mobile device, a method of interacting with a first social networking website and a second social networking website by way of a network, the method comprising:
- (a) communicating indirectly with the first social networking website by interacting with an intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the first social networking website;
(b) receiving, from the intermediate web server, notifications and first information, wherein the mobile device receives at least some of the notifications in an asynchronous manner off of the network via a push channel from the intermediate web server at times determined by the intermediate web server, and wherein the mobile device receives the first information following a pull request;
(c) communicating indirectly with a second social networking website also by interacting with the intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the second social networking website, wherein the mobile device receives the first information from the first social networking website by way of the intermediate web server;
(d) displaying on the mobile device each of the first and second information in a format that is standardized and excludes at least some formatting information that would be present if the mobile device had received the first and second information based upon communications with the first and second social networking websites directly in a manner not involving the intermediate web server;
(e) determining, based at least in part upon a user input received at the mobile device, that the mobile device should communicate directly with the first social networking website in a manner not involving the intermediate web server; and
(f) communicating with the first social networking website directly in the manner not involving the intermediate web server.
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Abstract
In a mobile device, a method of interacting with a first social networking website by way of a network includes communicating indirectly with the first social networking website by interacting with an intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the first social networking website. The method further includes determining, based at least in part upon a user input received at the mobile device, that the mobile device should communicate directly with the first social networking website in a manner not involving the intermediate web server. The method also includes communicating with the first social networking website directly in the manner not involving the intermediate web server. In another embodiment, the method relates to interacting with a plurality of social networking sites including a first social networking website and a second social networking site.
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22 Claims
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1. In a mobile device, a method of interacting with a first social networking website and a second social networking website by way of a network, the method comprising:
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(a) communicating indirectly with the first social networking website by interacting with an intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the first social networking website; (b) receiving, from the intermediate web server, notifications and first information, wherein the mobile device receives at least some of the notifications in an asynchronous manner off of the network via a push channel from the intermediate web server at times determined by the intermediate web server, and wherein the mobile device receives the first information following a pull request; (c) communicating indirectly with a second social networking website also by interacting with the intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the second social networking website, wherein the mobile device receives the first information from the first social networking website by way of the intermediate web server; (d) displaying on the mobile device each of the first and second information in a format that is standardized and excludes at least some formatting information that would be present if the mobile device had received the first and second information based upon communications with the first and second social networking websites directly in a manner not involving the intermediate web server; (e) determining, based at least in part upon a user input received at the mobile device, that the mobile device should communicate directly with the first social networking website in a manner not involving the intermediate web server; and (f) communicating with the first social networking website directly in the manner not involving the intermediate web server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22)
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17. In a mobile device, a method of interacting with a first content provider website and a second content provider website by way of a network, the method comprising:
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(a) communicating indirectly with the first content provider website by interacting with an intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the first content provider website; (b) communicating indirectly with a second content provider website also by interacting with the intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the second content provider website; (c) receiving, from the intermediate web server, notifications, first information, and second information, wherein the mobile device receives the first information from the first content provider website by way of the intermediate web server and receives the second information from the second content provider website by way of the intermediate web server; (d) determining, based at least in part upon a user input received at the mobile device, that the mobile device should communicate directly with the first content provider website in a manner not involving the intermediate web server; and (e) communicating with the first content provider website directly in the manner not involving the intermediate web server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. In a mobile device, a method of interacting with a first social networking website and a second social networking website by way of a network, the method comprising:
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(a) communicating indirectly with the first social networking website by interacting with an intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the first social networking website; (b) receiving from the intermediate web server, notifications and first information, wherein the mobile device receives the first information following a pull request, wherein the mobile device receives the first information from the first social networking website by way of the intermediate web server, and wherein the first information lacks at least some formatting information that would be present if the first information had been received by the mobile device directly from the first social networking website; (c) communicating indirectly with a second social networking website also by interacting with the intermediate web server by way of the network, the intermediate web server in turn being in communication with the second social networking website by way of the intermediate web server; (d) displaying on the mobile device each of the first and second information in a format that is standardized; (e) determining, based at least in part upon a user input received at the mobile device, that the mobile device should communicate directly with the first social networking website in a manner not involving the intermediate web server; and (f) communicating with the first social networking website directly in the manner not involving the intermediate web server. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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