Development of platform independent applications

• US 9,235,398 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2012
• Issued: 01/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: R2 Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fernandez-Ruiz, Bruno, Low, Daryl Mun-Kid, Cooper, Martin F. N.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAO, THUY CHAN
• Application Number:
  US13/437,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20130152067A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,380 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45529 Embedded in an application, e.g. JavaScript in a Web browser

Abstract

Method, system, and programs for providing development of applications that are interoperable across different device platforms. Application parameters of an application are defined allowing the application to be executable on a plurality of device platforms. A framework is applied to the application facilitating transportable code between a client device and a server to execute the application. The application is deployed so that it may be served to a client device.

Claims

1. A method implemented on at least one computing device, each computing device having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for providing development of applications that are interoperable across different device platforms, the method comprising:

defining a plurality of parameters of an application allowing the application to be executable on a plurality of device platforms;

constructing a framework of the application facilitating transportable code between a client device and a server to execute the application, which includes;

incorporating binders to the application to react to user interface events; and

applying controllers to the application that are bound to the binders, the controllers facilitating responses to the user interface events, wherein the controllers serve data representing responses to user interface events to a view, which corresponds to a display element of the application to facilitate display of the responses;

generating the application based on the plurality of parameters and the framework, the application being platform agnostic; and

deploying the application directly to at least one of the plurality of device platforms.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein defining the plurality of parameters comprises:

defining configuration parameters of the application; and

defining modules to be included in the application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of device platforms comprise at least one of:

an application store, a hosting platform, a web server, or a client device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprises:

receiving an update request from the client device, the update request including a plurality of applications that are currently installed or required to install;

obtaining application dependencies for the plurality of applications, the application dependencies indicating whether additional applications are required in response to the update request;

generating a plurality of update packages as a response to the update request, the plurality of update packages being executable at the client device, and reflect complete and up-to-date versions of the plurality of applications; and

deploying the plurality of update packages to the client device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprises:

determining whether the client device has a requisite capability to deploy the plurality of update packages; and

adaptively caching one or more update packages to be deployed in an efficient manner.

6. A machine readable non-transitory and tangible medium having information recorded for providing development of applications that are interoperable across different device platforms, wherein the information, when read by the machine, causes the machine to perform the following:

defining a plurality of parameters of an application allowing the application to be executable on a plurality of device platforms;

constructing a framework to the application facilitating transportable code between a client device and a server to execute the application, which includes;

incorporating binders to the application to react to user interface events; and

applying controllers to the application that are bound to the binders, the controllers facilitating responses to the user interface events, wherein the controllers serve data representing responses to user interface events to a view, which corresponds to a display element of the application to facilitate display of the responses;

generating the application based on the application parameters and the framework, the application being platform agnostic; and

deploying the application directly to at least one of the plurality of device platforms.

7. The machine readable non-transitory and tangible medium of claim 6, wherein defining the plurality of parameters comprises:

defining configuration parameters of the application; and

defining modules to be included in the application.

8. The machine readable non-transitory and tangible medium of claim 6, wherein the plurality of device platforms comprise at least one of:

an application store, a hosting platform, a web server, or a client device.

9. A system, having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform connected to a network for providing development of applications that are interoperable across different device platforms, comprising:

a parameter definition unit for defining a plurality of parameters of an application allowing the application to be executable on a plurality of device platforms;

a framework unit for constructing a framework to the application facilitating transportable code between a client device and a server to execute the application;

a deployment unit for generating the application based on the application parameters and the framework and deploying the application directly to at least one of the plurality of device platforms,

wherein the application is configured to be platform agnostic,

the blinders are configured to react to user interface events, and

the controllers are bound to the binders facilitating responses to the user interface events, wherein the controllers serve data representing responses to user interface events to a view, which corresponds to a display element of the application to facilitate display of the responses.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the parameter definition unit is further configured to define configuration parameters of the application and modules to be included in the application.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the deployment unit is further configured to deploy the application to at least one of:

an application store, a hosting platform, a web server, or a client device.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprises a package management configured for:

receiving an update request from the client device, the update request including a plurality of applications that are currently installed or required to install;

obtaining application dependencies for the plurality of applications, the application dependencies indicating whether additional applications are required in response to the update request;

generating a plurality of update packages as a response to the update request, the plurality of update packages being executable at the client device, and reflect complete and up-to-date versions of the plurality of applications; and

deploying the plurality of update packages on the client device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the package management unit is further configured for:

determining whether the client device has a requisite capability to deploy the plurality of update packages; and

adaptively caching one or more update packages to be deployed in an efficient manner.