Internet interface and integration language system and method

• US 9,268,467 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2013
• Issued: 02/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CoKinetic Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: CoKinetic Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Stevens, Kris, Shulman, David J., Lennon, Kevin J., Baresich, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US13/750,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20130254690A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 715740-744, 715851-853, 715733-738, 715761-765
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system for generating, on a user terminal, a user interface having at least two interface items, where the system is configured to store at least two sets of data each corresponding to the interface items. A first set of data includes data for generating and controlling the performance of an operation associated with a first of interface items, and a second said set of data includes data for generating and controlling the performance of an operation associated with a second of the interface items. When a user interacts with the first interface item, the system is configured to perform the action associated with the first interface item, independent of the second interface item and without performing any other action corresponding to the user interface.

Claims

1. A method for just-in-time application generation, comprising:

receiving an input file containing markup language data;

validating the markup language data in the input file as having correct syntax;

parsing the markup language data in the input file into a data object model (DOM) tree structure;

traversing the DOM tree structure to generate run time logical objects for markup language data elements present in the DOM tree structure, wherein the logical objects maintain a mapping data structure to maintain the various attributes specified in the DOM tree structure;

generating and storing a markup language data set comprising references to the logical objects;

synchronizing the logical objects stored in the markup language data set with interface items that are displayed on a display device;

executing the action on the display device;

identifying the occurrence of a user initiated event;

reviewing the stored input data file for an action associated with the user initiated event;

determining whether the associated action is a local action or a remote action; and

if the determination is a remote action, generating a request to a remote server, converting the request from a first markup language into a format compatible with the remote server, receiving a response from the remote server and converting the response into a second markup language.

2. The method for just-in-time application generation of claim 1, wherein the first markup language is XML and the second markup language is a custom markup language using XML syntax.

3. The method for just-in-time application generation of claim 1, further comprising:

storing a plurality of connections of references to logical objects, and

generating a plurality of predefined markup languages.

4. The method for just-in-time application generation of claim 1, wherein the action is associated with a first interface item and the action is performed independent of one or more second interface items.

5. A method for providing just-in-time applications comprising:

storing a plurality of connectors connected to external data sources including digital content;

receiving requests from an external device executing player software;

determining a connector to satisfy requests received from the external device;

transforming the request in accordance with the format required by the connector;

forwarding the transformed data to at least one connector from the plurality of connectors;

receiving data from the at least one connector of the plurality of connectors;

packaging the data received from the at least one connector;

transforming the packaged data into a custom markup language executable by the player software executing on the external device.

6. A system for providing just-in-time applications comprising:

a player module capable of interpreting a markup language data set to display interface items and performing actions associated with interface items;

a local server capable of receiving a data package, processing the data package and sending a result package to the player module;

a remote server capable of receiving a data package intended for a data source, transforming the data package from a first markup language into a format compatible with the data source, sending the formatted data package to the data source, receiving a response from the data source, transforming the response into a second markup language data format compatible with the player module, and sending a result package to the player module.

7. The system for providing just-in-time applications of claim 6, wherein the first markup language is XML and the second markup language is a custom markup language using XML syntax.

8. The system for providing just-in-time applications of claim 6, wherein the remote server further comprises:

a plurality of connectors corresponding to a plurality of data sources,

wherein each connector is configured to transform a data package into the format compatible with a particular one of the plurality of data sources and transform a response from the particular one of the plurality of data sources into the markup language data format compatible with the player module.