Resource package indexing

• US 9,323,514 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2013
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Constable, Peter G., Fortune, Erik, Chue, Sung-Gook
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Xi D
• Application Number:
  US13/905,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20140359601A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for generating a bundle package, digitally signing the bundle package, selectively disturbing the bundle package, and/or indexing one or more resource packages retrieved from the bundle package. That is, a bundle package (e.g., an application or game bundle package) comprises one or more app packages comprising application code configured to execute on various computing environments (e.g., operating systems, processors, etc.). The bundle package may comprise one or more resource packages comprising supplemental data used to provide optional user experience functionality for the application (e.g., French language support, high resolution textures, a gaming pad support, etc.). In this way, a client device may selectively download portions of the bundle package that may be relevant, which may mitigate download bandwidth, storage space, or resources otherwise used to obtain unnecessary portions of the bundle package (e.g., a tablet device may merely download low resolution textures).

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for indexing resources for an application on a client device, comprising:

identifying a first resource package and a second resource package on a client device, the first resource package comprising first supplemental data used to provide first optional user experience functionality for an application, the second resource package comprising second supplemental data used to provide second optional user experience functionality for the application;

merging a first resource index for the first resource package with a second resource index for the second resource package to create a merged resource index comprising a first reference to the first resource package and a second reference to the second resource package, the first resource index describing first resource data and first resource applicability data for the first resource package, the second resource index describing second resource data and second resource applicability data for the second resource package; and

utilizing the merged resource index, by performing a multidimensional lookup within the merged resource index, to identify a set of one or more resources for execution of the application, the multidimensional lookup comprising at least one of a language dimension, a resolution dimension, a screen scale dimension, a visual quality dimension, a multimedia application programming interface (API) dimension, or a supplemental functionality dimension.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

creating a reference to the merged resource index within an app package for the application, the app package comprising application code for execution of the application.

3. The method of claim 2, the performing comprising:

performing the multidimensional lookup responsive to executing the application in a runtime state utilizing the app package.

4. The method of claim 1, the set of one or more resources comprising resources from at least two resource packages individually retrieved from an app marketplace based upon an applicability context for the application to execute on the client device.

5. The method of claim 4, the applicability context corresponding to at least one of:

a resolution of the client device;

a screen scale of the client device;

a user experience context for the client device;

a feature set of a multimedia application programming interface (API) available on the client device;

a graphics processing unit of the client device;

or

a language used by a user of the client device.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

retrieving a third resource package from an app marketplace, the third resource package comprising third supplemental data used to provide third optional user experience functionality for the application; and

deploying the third resource package to the client device, comprising;

merging a third resource index for the third resource package into the merged resource index, the third resource index describing third resource data and third resource applicability data for the third resource package.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising:

creating the merged resource index during at least one of deployment of a resource package, deployment of an app package, a package update, or an initial execution of the application.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

merging a resource index for an app package into the merged resource index, the app package comprising application code configured for execution of the application; and

utilizing the merged resource index to selectively utilize one or more resources within the app package for execution of the application.

9. The method of claim 1, the utilizing the merged resource index comprising:

identifying a language used by a user to interact with the client device; and

selecting, based upon the merged resource index, a first resource within the first resource package over a second resource within the second resource package for use by the application based upon the first resource providing a first language that is more similar to the language than a second language provided by the second resource.

10. The method of claim 1, the utilizing the merged resource index comprising:

identifying a display quality user experience supported by the client device; and

selecting, based upon the merged resource index, a first resource within the first resource package over a second resource within the second resource package for use by the application based upon the first resource comprising first multimedia data that is more similar to the display quality user experience than second multimedia data comprised within the second resource.

11. The method of claim 1, the merged resource index comprising one or more references to resources within the first resource package and one or more references to resources within the second resource package.

12. The method of claim 1, the set of one or more resources comprising more than one, but fewer than all, resources within at least one of the first resource package or the second resource package.

13. A system for indexing resources for an application on a client device, comprising:

one or more processing units; and

memory comprising instructions that when executed by at least one of the one or more processing units perform operations comprising;

identifying a first resource package and a second resource package on a client device, the first resource package comprising first supplemental data used to provide first optional user experience functionality for an application, the second resource package comprising second supplemental data used to provide second optional user experience functionality for the application;

merging a first resource index for the first resource package with a second resource index for the second resource package to create a merged resource index comprising a first reference to the first resource package and a second reference to the second resource package; and

utilizing the merged resource index, by performing a multidimensional lookup within the merged resource index, to identify a set of one or more resources within at least one of the first resource package or the second resource package for execution of the application, the multidimensional lookup comprising at least one of a language dimension, a resolution dimension, a screen scale dimension, a visual quality dimension, a multimedia application programming interface (API) dimension, or a supplemental functionality dimension.

14. The system of claim 13, the operations comprising:

creating a reference to the merged resource index within an app package for the application, the app package comprising application code for execution of the application.

15. The system of claim 14, the operations comprising:

performing the multidimensional lookup responsive to executing the application in a runtime state utilizing the app package.

16. The system of claim 13, the operations comprising:

identifying a language used by a user to interact with the client device; and

selecting, based upon the merged resource index, a first resource within the first resource package over a second resource within the second resource package for use by the application based upon the first resource providing a first language that is more similar to the language than a second language provided by the second resource.

17. The system of claim 13, the operations comprising:

identifying a display quality user experience supported by the client device; and

selecting, based upon the merged resource index, a first resource within the first resource package over a second resource within the second resource package for use by the application based upon the first resource comprising first multimedia data that is more similar to the display quality user experience than second multimedia data comprised within the second resource.

18. A computer readable storage device comprising instructions which when executed perform a method for indexing resources for an application on a client device, comprising:

identifying a resource package and an app package on a client device, the resource package comprising supplemental data used to provide optional user experience functionality for an application, the app package comprising application code configured for execution of the application;

merging a first resource index for the resource package with a second resource index for the app package to create a merged resource index comprising a first reference to the resource package and a second reference to the app package, the first resource index describing first resource data and first resource applicability data for the resource package, the second resource index describing second resource data and second resource applicability data for the app package; and

utilizing the merged resource index, by performing a multidimensional lookup within the merged resource index, to identify a set of one or more resources within at least one of the resource package or the app package for execution of the application, the multidimensional lookup comprising at least one of a language dimension, a resolution dimension, a screen scale dimension, a visual quality dimension, a multimedia application programming interface (API) dimension, or a supplemental functionality dimension.

19. The computer readable storage device of claim 18, the performing comprising:

performing the multidimensional lookup responsive to executing the application in a runtime state utilizing the app package.

20. The computer readable storage device of claim 18, the method comprising:

creating the merged resource index during at least one of deployment of a resource package, deployment of an app package, a package update, or an initial execution of the application.