Accessing media item referenced in application

• US 9,967,316 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2014
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Mahbod, Aurash
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Viet D
• Application Number:
  US14/168,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20150215377A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,559 Days
• Field of Search: 709217, 709219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• 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: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25825 involving client display capabilities, e.g. screen resolution of a mobile phone optimising the visualisation of content during browsing in the Internet G06F16/9577; processing of terminal status or physical abilities in wireless networks H04W8/22; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2662 Controlling the complexity of the video stream, e.g. by scaling the resolution or bitrate of the video stream based on the client capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2747 Remote storage of video programs received via the downstream path, e.g. from the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

The presently disclosure provides methods and system for reducing the size of an application by replacing a media item in the application with a reference to the media item stored in a remote storage location. A method may include detecting a media item in an application and storing the media item in a remote storage location. The media item in the application may be replaced with a reference to the media item stored in the remote storage location and the application may be provided to a device. A media item request may be received from the device, and the media item request may indicate a parameter associated with the requested media item. The media item stored in the remote storage location may be scaled based on the parameter associated with the media item request and the scaled media item may be provided to the device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting media items in an application;

storing the media items in a remote storage location;

replacing the media items in the application with references to the media items stored in the remote storage location, the application configured to detect the references in response to being processed on a device, the references configured to cause, in response to being processed on the device in conjunction with running the application on the device, run-time media item requests to be transmitted by the device;

providing the application to the device;

prior to a receipt of any of the run-time media item requests, receiving initial media item requests from the device, wherein the initial media item requests indicate a parameter associated with the media items;

scaling versions of the media items stored in the remote storage location based on the parameter associated with the media item requests to produce scaled media items;

storing the scaled media items in the remote storage location;

receiving the run-time media item requests from the device; and

providing, in response to a receipt of the run-time media requests, the scaled media items to the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the media items is an interface component of the application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a device-type, a resolution, a device category, and a media item size.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a PC, a mobile device, and a wearable computer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote storage location is a cloud-based storage system configured to store the media items.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the media items is an internal component of the application.

7. A method comprising:

storing, for each of a plurality of media items, a plurality of versions of a media item in a remote storage location;

replacing at least one of the plurality of versions of the media item in an application with a reference to the at least one of the plurality of versions of the media item in the remote storage location, the application configured to detect the reference in response to being processed on a device, the reference configured to cause, in response to being processed on the device in conjunction with running the application on the device, a run-time media item request to be transmitted by the device;

providing the application to the device;

prior to a receipt of any run-time media item request, receiving initial media item requests from the device, wherein the initial media item requests are transmitted in conjunction with an initial installation of the application on the device and indicate a parameter associated with the media items;

receiving the run-time media item request; and

providing, to the device, a version from among the plurality of versions of the media item, wherein the version corresponds to the parameter.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of versions of the media item corresponds to one of a plurality of parameters.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein at least one of the plurality of media items is an interface component of the application.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the parameter is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a device-type, a resolution, a device category, and a media item size.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a PC, a mobile device, and a wearable computer.

12. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

detect media items in an application;

store the media items in a remote storage location;

replace the media items in the application with references to the media items stored in the remote storage location, the application configured to detect the references in response to being processed on a device, the references configured to cause, in response to being processed on the device in conjunction with running the application on the device, run-time media item requests to be transmitted by the device;

provide the application to the device;

prior to a receipt of any of the run-time media item requests, receive initial media item requests from the device, wherein the initial media item requests indicate a parameter associated with the media items;

scale versions of the media items stored in the remote storage location based on the parameter associated with the media item requests to produce scaled media items;

store the scaled media items in the remote storage location;

receive the run-time media item requests from the device; and

provide, in response to a receipt of the run-time media requests, the scaled media items to the device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein at least one of the media items is an interface component of the application.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the parameter is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a device-type, a resolution, a device category, and a media item size.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a PC, a mobile device, and a wearable computer.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the remote storage location is a cloud-based storage system configured to store the media items.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein at least one of the media items is an internal component of the application.

18. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

store, for each of a plurality of media items, a plurality of versions of a media item in a remote storage location;

replace at least one of the plurality of versions of the media item in an application with a reference to the at least one of the plurality of versions of the media item in the remote storage location, the application configured to detect the reference in response to the application being processed on a device, the reference configured to cause, in response to being processed on the device in conjunction with running the application on the device, a run-time media item request to be transmitted by the device;

provide the application to the device;

prior to a receipt of any run-time media item request, receive initial media item requests from the device, wherein the initial media item requests are transmitted in conjunction with an initial installation of the application on the device and indicate a parameter associated with the media items;

receive the run-time media item request; and

provide, to the device, a version from among the plurality of versions of the media item, wherein the version corresponds to the parameter.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein each of the plurality of versions of the media item corresponds to one of a plurality of parameters.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein at least one of the plurality of media items is an interface component of the application.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the parameter is at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a device-type, a resolution, a device category, and a media item size.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a PC, a mobile device, and a wearable computer.