Standard commands for native commands

• US 9,798,446 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2016
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Dureau, Vincent, Koh, Justin, Laligand, Pierre-Yves
• Primary Examiner(s): Mamo, Elias
• Application Number:
  US15/152,060
• Publication Number:
  US 20160253056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 531 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A system and method for standardizing commands used for various application behaviors in an application regardless of the environment of the application. A client intercepts a user input standard command, retrieves a corresponding native command from a standardizing server and inputs the native command in the application.

Claims

1. A method for identifying plugins for a web-based application, comprising:

receiving, using a hardware processor, from a browser application on a client device, a request for a plurality of plugins supported by the website, wherein the request includes identifying information corresponding to the website and an identity of the browser application;

identifying, using the hardware processor, the plurality of plugins supported by the website based on the identifying information corresponding to the website and the identity of the browser application;

transmitting, using the hardware processor to the client device, indications of the plurality of plugins, wherein the indications include a description of each plugin; and

causing, using the hardware processor, a user interface that includes the indications of the plurality of plugins to be presented by the browser application on the client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the indications of the plurality of plugins include a download location for each plugin.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the user interface includes a selectable element for each plugin in the plurality of plugins that, when selected, causes the corresponding plugin to be downloaded and installed from the download location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying information corresponding to the website is a hashed value that indicates an identity of the website.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the hashed value is a weak hash value, and wherein identifying the plurality of plugins comprises:

receiving the weak hash value from the browser application;

identifying a plurality of strong hash values corresponding to the weak hash value;

transmitting the plurality of strong hash values to the browser application;

receiving, from the browser application, a selection of a strong hash value of the plurality of strong hash values that corresponds to the website, wherein the plurality of plugins is identified using the received strong hash value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of plugins supported by the website comprises querying a database.

7. A system for identifying plugins for a web-based application, the system comprising:

a hardware processor that is programmed to;

receive, from a browser application on a client device, a request for a plurality of plugins supported by the website, wherein the request includes identifying information corresponding to the website and an identity of the browser application;

identify the plurality of plugins supported by the website based on the identifying information corresponding to the website and the identity of the browser application;

transmit, to the client device, indications of the plurality of plugins, wherein the indications include a description of each plugin; and

cause a user interface that includes the indications of the plurality of plugins to be presented by the browser application on the client device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the indications of the plurality of plugins include a download location for each plugin.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the user interface includes a selectable element for each plugin in the plurality of plugins that, when selected, causes the corresponding plugin to be downloaded and installed from the download location.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the identifying information corresponding to the website is a hashed value that indicates an identity of the website.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the hashed value is a weak hash value, and wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

receive the weak hash value from the browser application;

identify a plurality of strong hash values corresponding to the weak hash value;

transmit the plurality of strong hash values to the browser application;

receive, from the browser application, a selection of a strong hash value of the plurality of strong hash values that corresponds to the website, wherein the plurality of plugins is identified using the received strong hash value.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to query a database to identify the plurality of plugins supported by the website.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for identifying plugins for a web-based application, the method comprising:

receiving, from a browser application on a client device, a request for a plurality of plugins supported by the website, wherein the request includes identifying information corresponding to the website and an identity of the browser application;

identifying the plurality of plugins supported by the website based on the identifying information corresponding to the website and the identity of the browser application;

transmitting, to the client device, indications of the plurality of plugins, wherein the indications include a description of each plugin; and

causing a user interface that includes the indications of the plurality of plugins to be presented by the browser application on the client device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the indications of the plurality of plugins include a download location for each plugin.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the user interface includes a selectable element for each plugin in the plurality of plugins that, when selected, causes the corresponding plugin to be downloaded and installed from the download location.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the identifying information corresponding to the website is a hashed value that indicates an identity of the website.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the hashed value is a weak hash value, and wherein identifying the plurality of plugins comprises:

receiving the weak hash value from the browser application;

identifying a plurality of strong hash values corresponding to the weak hash value;

transmitting the plurality of strong hash values to the browser application;

receiving, from the browser application, a selection of a strong hash value of the plurality of strong hash values that corresponds to the website, wherein the plurality of plugins is identified using the received strong hash value.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein identifying the plurality of plugins supported by the website comprises querying a database.