Content fetching and caching on a mobile device

• US 9,230,038 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2013
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Lott, Jonathan, Naidu, Leena, Konathala, Naveena, Yadav, Satish, Martinez, Jesus
• Primary Examiner(s): Thai, Hanh
• Application Number:
  US14/070,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20150127693A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 707/695, 707/726, 707/821, 707/827, 717/170
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching

Abstract

A device may receive application information associated with an application. The application information may include information associated with a native homepage associated with the application, and may include a single file that includes content associated with the application. The device may receive an indication associated with running the application. The device may present, for display, the native homepage. The native homepage may include information associated with accessing the content. The device may determine that the content, associated with the application, is not current content. The device may obtain the current content, associated with the application, based on determining that the content is not the current content. The device may store the current content based on obtaining the current content. The device may load the current content based on storing the current content. The current content may be loaded to prepare the current content to be displayed to a user.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive application information associated with an application,

the application information including information associated with a native homepage associated with the application, and

the application information including a single file that includes content associated with the application;

receive an indication associated with running the application;

present, for display, the native homepage, associated with the application, based on receiving the indication,

the native homepage including information associated with accessing the content;

determine that the content, associated with the application, is not current content;

obtain the current content, associated with the application, based on determining that the content is not the current content;

store the current content based on obtaining the current content; and

load the current content based on storing the current content,

the current content being loaded to prepare the current content to be displayed to a user.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine a first version identifier associated with the content, based on the application information;

receive a second version identifier, associated with the current content,

the first version identifier being different than the second version identifier; and

where the one or more processors, when determining that the content is not the current content, are further to;

determine that the content is not the current content based on the second version identifier being different than the first version identifier.

3. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

provide a version identifier, associated with the content, to a server device associated with the application;

receive information indicating that the version identifier is not associated with the current content; and

where the one or more processors, when determining that the content is not the current content, are further to;

determine that the content is not the current content based on receiving the information indicating that the version identifier is not associated with the current content.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive information that identifies the current content;

send a request, associated with the current content, based on the information that identifies the current content;

receive a response to the request,

the response including a single file that includes the current content; and

where the one or more processors, when obtaining the current content, associated with the application, are further to;

obtain the current content from the single file that includes the current content.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when loading the current content, are further to:

load the current content such that a web page, associated with the current content, is not displayed to the user;

receive an indication, associated with the native homepage, that the web page, associated with current content, is to be displayed to the user; and

present, for display, the web page to the user based on receiving the indication associated with the native homepage.

6. The device of claim 5, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive, after presenting the web page to the user and after loading the current content, an indication, associated with the web page, that another web page is to be displayed to the user; and

present, for display, the other web page to the user based on receiving the indication associated with the web page.

7. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

delete the content, associated with the application, that is not the current content; and

where the one or more processors, when storing the current content, are further to;

store the current content based on deleting the content that is not the current content.

8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive application information associated with an application,

the application information including information associated with a native homepage of the application and including a file that includes content associated with the application;

determine that the application is to be executed;

present, for display, the native homepage, associated with the application, based on determining that the application is to be executed,

the native homepage including information that allows a user to access the content;

determine that the content, associated with the application, is not current content;

receive the current content based on determining that the content is not the current content;

save the current content based on receiving the current content; and

prepare the current content based on storing the current content,

the current content being prepared to be displayed to the user without displaying the current content to the user.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a first version identifier associated with the content, based on the application information;

receive a second version identifier, associated with the current content,

the first version identifier being different than the second version identifier; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine that the content is not the current content, further cause the one or more processors to;

determine that the content is not the current content based on the second version identifier being different than the first version identifier.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

provide a version identifier, associated with the content, to a server device associated with the application;

receive information indicating that the version identifier is not associated with the current content; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine that the content is not the current content, further cause the one or more processors to;

determine that the content is not the current content based on receiving the information indicating that the version identifier is not associated with the current content.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive information that identifies the current content;

send a request, associated with the current content, based on the information that identifies the current content;

receive a response to the request,

the response including a file that includes the current content; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive the current content further cause the one or more processors to;

receive the current content from the file that includes the current content.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive an indication, associated with the native homepage and after preparing the current content, that a web page, associated with current content, is to be displayed to the user; and

present, for display, the web page to the user based on receiving the indication associated with the native homepage.

13. The computer readable-medium of claim 12, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive, after presenting the web page to the user and after preparing the current content, an indication, associated with the web page, that another web page is to be displayed to the user; and

present, for display, the other web page to the user based on receiving the indication associated with the web page.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

delete the content, associated with the application, that is not the current content; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to save the current content, further cause the one or more processors to;

save the current content based on deleting the content that is not the current content.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device, application information associated with an application,

the application information including information associated with a native homepage of the application, and

the application information including content associated with the application;

receiving, by the device, an indication that the application is to be run;

presenting, for display, by the device, the native homepage, associated with the application,

the native homepage including information that identifies a web page associated with the content;

determining, by the device, that the content, included in the application information, is not current content;

retrieving, by the device, the current content, associated with the application, based on determining that the content is not the current content;

storing, by the device, the current content based on retrieving the current content; and

loading, by the device, the current content based on storing the current content,

the current content being loaded such that the web page, associated with the current content, is ready to be displayed to a user.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining a first version identifier associated with the content, based on the application information;

receiving a second version identifier, associated with the current content,

the first version identifier being different than the second version identifier; and

where determining that the content is not the current content further comprises;

determining that the content is not the current content based on the second version identifier being different than the first version identifier.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing a version identifier, associated with the content, to a server device associated with the application;

receiving information indicating that the version identifier is not associated with the current content; and

where determining that the content is not the current content further comprises;

determining that the content is not the current content based on receiving the information indicating that the version identifier is not associated with the current content.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving information that identifies the current content;

sending a request, associated with the current content, based on the information that identifies the current content;

receiving a response to the request,

the response including the current content; and

where retrieving the current content associated with the application further comprises;

retrieving the current content based on the response.

19. The method of claim 15, where loading the current content further comprises:

loading the current content such that a the web page, associated with the current content, is not displayed to the user;

receiving an indication, associated with the native homepage, that the web page, associated with current content, is to be displayed to the user; and

presenting, for display, the web page to the user based on receiving the indication associated with the native homepage.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

deleting the content, associated with the application, that is not the current content; and

where storing the current content further comprises;

storing the current content based on deleting the content that is not the current content.