Messaging between web applications

• US 9,524,198 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Doshi, Munjal
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chang, Julian
• Application Number:
  US13/662,249
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,516 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-207
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

The disclosed subject matter relates to a system for messaging between applications, the system having one or more processors and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including receiving a message including an identifier associated with a web application having a subscription to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network. The operations also include receiving, from the publisher, an event notification of at least one of the selected events. The operations also include determining whether the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification. The operations also include transmitting, in a case where the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification, an indication of the event notification to the web application.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for messaging between applications via a web server, the method comprising:

receiving, from a client application, a message including an identifier for identifying a web application associated with the client application, the web application having a subscription to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user;

receiving, from the publisher, an event notification of at least one of the selected events;

determining whether the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification; and

providing, in a case where the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification, an indication of the event notification for transmission to the client application, the event notification forwarded to the web application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of the client application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the web application,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier is a registration identifier pertaining to a registration by the web application or a channel identifier pertaining to a channel carrying communications associated with the web application.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the event notification comprises an event identifier associated with one of the selected events.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

storing the registration identifier with a user profile associated with the web application in a data structure; and

comparing the stored registration identifier with the event identifier to determine a match.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises detecting whether the web application is in a sleep state or an unloaded state.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing the indication for transmission comprises transmitting, upon receipt of the event notification, a wakeup notification to the web application for the web application to transition from the sleep state to a wakeup state.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein providing the indication for transmission comprises transmitting, upon receipt of the event notification, a wakeup notification to the web application for the web application to transition from the unloaded state to a loaded state.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving user consent via a user interface to authorize the web application to receive notifications relating to user-defined content.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising authenticating the web application to authorize the web application with access to receive the event notification.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting an event associated with the publisher via the data network, the event being identified within the event notification.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises:

parsing the event notification to obtain an event descriptor associated with the web application; and

comparing at least a portion of the event descriptor with an extension identifier associated with the web application.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises:

obtaining user preference settings via a user interface; and

comparing the user preference settings with a least a portion of the event notification.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the indication in response to obtaining the event notification.

14. The method of claim 1, where the event notification is transmitted via a broadcast, a multicast or a unicast transmission.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

calling an application programming interface (API) to push the event notification to the web application.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

listening, via an HTTP endpoint, for the selected events associated with the publisher; and

detecting at least one of the selected events associated with the publisher at the HTTP endpoint.

17. A system for messaging between applications, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to facilitate the steps of;

receiving, from a client application, a message including an identifier for identifying a subscriber application associated with the client application, the subscriber application having a subscription to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user;

receiving, from the publisher, an event notification of at least one of the selected events;

determining whether the subscriber application is subscribed to receive the event notification; and

providing, in a case where the subscriber application is subscribed to receive the event notification, an indication of the event notification for transmission to the client application, the event notification forwarded to the subscriber application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of the client application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the subscriber application,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.

18. A non-transitory machine readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, allow the machine to perform a method for messaging between applications, the method comprising:

receiving, from a client application, a message including an identifier for identifying a subscriber application associated with the client application, the subscriber application having a subscription to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user;

receiving, from the publisher, an event notification of at least one of the selected events;

determining whether the subscriber application is subscribed to receive the event notification; and

providing, in a case where the subscriber application is subscribed to receive the event notification, an indication of the event notification for transmission to the client application, the event notification forwarded to the subscriber application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of the client application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the subscriber application,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.

19. An apparatus for messaging between applications, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving, from a client application, a message including an identifier for identifying a subscriber application associated with the client application, the subscriber application having a subscription to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user;

means for receiving, from the publisher, an event notification of at least one of the selected events;

means for determining whether the subscriber application is subscribed to receive the event notification; and

means for providing, in a case where the subscriber application is subscribed to receive the event notification, an indication of the event notification for transmission to the client application, the event notification forwarded to the subscriber application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of the client application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the subscriber application,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.

20. A computer-implemented method for messaging between applications, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a web server, a message including an identifier for identifying a web application subscribed to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user;

receiving, from the web server, an indication of an event notification associated with the publisher based on one or more subscriptions to the selected events;

determining that the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification; and

providing, in a case where the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification, an indication of the event notification from a client application to the web application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of the client application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the web application,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

receiving a request to register the web application to receive the selected events associated with the publisher;

calling an application programming interface (API) to obtain a channel identifier for the web application; and

storing the obtained channel identifier in a user profile associated with the web application.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

executing a function related to displaying a pop-up window for receiving a user input; and

requesting user credentials associated with the web application via the pop-up window when the API is called.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

determining whether the web application has authorization to receive the event notification.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

upon an occurrence of an event associated with the publisher, loading the event page associated with the web application if the event is one of a set of events registered by the web application; and

using the event page, executing a function related to displaying a pop-up alert with the event notification.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the callback function provides a pointer to a function that directs the web application to retrieve data or content associated with the event notification.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving a wakeup notification to request the web application to transition from a sleep state to a wakeup state.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving a wakeup notification to request the web application to transition from an unloaded state to a loaded state.

28. A system for messaging between applications, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to facilitate the steps of;

transmitting a message including an identifier for identifying a web application subscribed to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user;

receiving an indication of an event notification associated with the publisher based on one or more subscriptions to the selected events;

determining that the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification; and

providing, in a case where the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification, the indication of the event notification from a client application to the web application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of the client application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the web application,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.

29. A non-transitory machine readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, allow the machine to perform a method for messaging between applications, the method comprising:

transmitting a message including an identifier for identifying an application subscribed to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user;

receiving an indication of an event notification associated with the publisher based on one or more subscriptions to the selected events;

determining that the application is subscribed to receive the event notification; and

providing, in a case where the application is subscribed to receive the event notification, the indication of the event notification to the application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of a client application associated with the application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the application,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.

30. An apparatus for messaging between applications, the apparatus comprising:

means for transmitting a message including an identifier for identifying an application subscribed to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user;

means for receiving an indication of an event notification associated with the publisher based on one or more subscriptions to the selected events;

means for determining that the application is subscribed to receive the event notification; and

means for providing, in a case where the application is subscribed to receive the event notification, the indication of the event notification to the application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of a client application associated with the application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the application,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.

31. A system for messaging between application, the system comprising:

a server component; and

a client component having an interface to the server component,

the server component comprising one or more first processors and a first memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the one or more first processors to;

receive, from the client component, a message including an identifier for identifying a web application associated with the client component, the web application having a subscription to receive selected events associated with a publisher operating on a data network, the identifier being associated with a corresponding user,

receive, from the publisher, an event notification of at least one of the selected events,

determine whether the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification, and

provide, in a case where the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification, an indication of the event notification for transmission to the client component, the event notification being forwarded to the web application via an event page, the event page being an invisible element of the client application, the indication of the event notification including a callback function executable through the event page by the web application; and

the client component comprising one or more second processors and a second memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the one or more second processors to;

transmit, to the server component, the message including the identifier for identifying the web application subscribed to receive the selected events associated with the publisher operating on the data network,

receive, from the server component, the indication of the event notification associated with the publisher based on one or more subscriptions to the selected events,

determine that the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification, and

provide, in a case where the web application is subscribed to receive the event notification, the indication of the event notification to the application via the event page,

wherein one or more other applications associated with the corresponding user are authorized to receive the event notification based on a match between the identifier associated with the corresponding user and at least a portion of the event notification.