Computer program product provisioned to non-transitory computer storage of a wireless mobile device

• US 10,831,987 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2020
• Issued: 11/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sqgo Innovations, LLC
• Original Assignee: Sqgo Innovations, LLC
• Inventors: Warila, Bruce, Markey, Brian D., Gilbert, Jeremy Aaron, Echmalian, James P., Silverstein, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Mercado, Ariel
• Application Number:
  US16/789,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20200184141A1
• Time in Patent Office: 271 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• 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 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/24 Object-oriented
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon comprising a mobile software application provisioned to one or more remotely-located mobile computing devices, each mobile computing device running a same device-native mobile operating system (OS). The computer program product comprises an application bundle comprising computer program code and computer code libraries that together comprise at least one component used to: adapt an abstraction layer to the same device-native mobile OS, receive data from said device-native OS, generate modification data objects, process modification data objects, generate a change list of modification data objects, translate modification data objects into a list of instructions for execution, and send a list of instructions to said same device-native operating system for execution.

Claims

1. A computer program product requested and received from a provisioning system of a first party by a mobile computing device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, the mobile computing device having a first party device-native operating system, at least one wireless network interface, a display device unit arranged to display a user interface, at least one user interface for displaying information and receiving at least one user selection, the computer program product comprising an application bundle, the application bundle comprising:

a. computer program code comprising at least one of compiled code or interpretable code,

b. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to adapt an abstraction layer to said same device-native mobile operating system,

c. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to receive data representative of device-native events from said same device-native mobile operating system,

d. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to generate modification data objects that correspond to the received data representative of device-native events,

e. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to process the generated modification data objects to generate a change list of one or more modification data objects,

f. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to translate the change list of one or more modification data objects into instructions for execution by said same device-native mobile operating system, and

g. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to send the instructions to said same device-native mobile operating system for execution;

which when executed by at least one processor of said mobile computing device causes the mobile computing device to perform operations comprising;

a. instantiating on the mobile device, an abstraction layer comprising;

i. the computer program code comprising at least one of compiled code or interpretable code,

ii. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to adapt the abstraction layer to said same device-native mobile operating system,

iii. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to receive data representative of device-native events from said same device-native mobile operating system,

iv. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to generate modification data objects that correspond to the received data representative of device-native events,

v. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to process the generated modification data objects to generate a change list comprising one or more modification data objects,

vi. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to translate the change list of one or more modification data objects into instructions for processing by said same device-native mobile operating system, and

vii. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to send the instructions from the abstraction layer to said same device-native mobile operating system;

b. receiving, by said same device-native mobile operating system, an application event;

c. receiving, by the abstraction layer from the device-native mobile operating system, data representative of the application event;

d. generating, by the abstraction layer, the at least one modification data object corresponding to the received data representative of the application event;

e. processing, by the abstraction layer, the at least one modification data object to generate a change list comprising one or more modification data objects;

f. translating, by the abstraction layer, the change list of one or more modification data objects into instructions for execution by said same device-native mobile operating system;

g. sending, the instructions for execution to said same device-native mobile operating system;

h. receiving, by said same device-native mobile operating system, the instructions for execution; and

i. executing, by said same device-native mobile operating system, the instructions to update the application.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein said modification data object comprises one or more of:

a. scripting language code,

b. an event handler,

c. a method,

d. a function,

e. a variable,

f. a graphical user interface definition,

g. a uniform resource locator, or

h. a message descriptor.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the application bundle further comprises:

a. a scripting language engine,

b. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to serialize data for communicating between at least one local or remote abstraction layer component,

c. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to queue and dequeue data for processing by the abstraction layer,

d. a computer code library comprising at least one component used for tree operations, and

e. at least one user interface configuration file.

4. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein the instantiation of the abstraction layer step further includes:

a. the scripting language engine,

b. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to serialize data for communicating between at least one local or remote abstraction layer component,

c. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to queue and dequeue data for processing by the abstraction layer,

d. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used for tree operations, the at least one component using the at least one user interface configuration file to populate at least one tree structure.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein one or more components of the abstraction layer run on separate threads.

6. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein data sent by one abstraction layer component is serialized and said serialized data is sent to another abstraction layer component separate from the sending component.

7. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein said device network interface is used to communicate with a server remote from said mobile device and wherein said communications comprise receiving serialized data from at least one abstraction layer component instantiated and executed on said remote server.

8. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein one or more components of said abstraction layer are used to queue data and one or more components of said abstraction layer are used to dequeue data.

9. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein generating the change list of modification data objects further includes steps comprising:

a. applying, by the computer code library comprising at least one component used for tree operations, the modification data object to at least one node of the second tree structure;

b. evaluating, by the computer code library comprising at least one component used for tree operations, at least one node of the second tree structure against at least one node of the first tree structure to generate the change list of modification data objects.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the tree structures are organized as an inheritance hierarchy of class objects.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein at least one node of said second tree structure is functionally mapped to at least one node of said first tree structure using unique identifiers.

12. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein at least one abstraction layer component uses the scripting language engine to interpret scripting language instructions.

13. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the components of two or more computer code libraries comprising the application bundle are incorporated in the same computer code library.

14. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device is a wireless mobile phone.

15. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the generated modification data objects include device-native code.

16. A method for using a mobile software application on a mobile computing device, the mobile computing device comprising at least one wireless network interface, at least one computer processor for executing computer code stored on mobile device non-transitory computer readable storage, at least one display for displaying at least one user interface, and at least one user interface for displaying information and receiving at least one user selection, said computer code comprising a device-native mobile operating system of a first party and said mobile software application, the mobile software application comprising an application bundle comprising:

a. computer program code comprising at least one of compiled code or interpretable code,

b. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to adapt an abstraction layer to said same device-native mobile operating system,

c. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to receive data representative of device-native events from said same device-native mobile operating system,

d. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to generate modification data objects that correspond to the received data representative of device-native events,

e. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to process the generated modification data objects to generate a change list of one or more modification data objects,

f. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to translate the change list of one or more modification data objects into instructions for execution by said same device-native mobile operating system, and

g. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to send the instructions to said same device-native mobile operating system for execution;

the method comprising the operations of;

a. instantiating on the mobile device, an abstraction layer comprising;

i. the computer program code comprising at least one of compiled code or interpretable code,

ii. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to adapt the abstraction layer to said same device-native mobile operating system,

iii. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to receive data representative of device-native events from said same device-native mobile operating system,

iv. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to generate modification data objects that correspond to the received data representative of device-native events,

v. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to process modification data objects to generate a change list comprising one or more modification data objects, and

the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to translate the change list of one or more modification data objects into instructions for processing by said same device-native mobile operating system, and

vii. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to send the instructions to said same device-native mobile operating system for execution;

b. receiving, by said same device-native mobile operating system, an application event;

c. receiving, by the abstraction layer from the device-native mobile operating system, data representative of the application event;

d. generating, by the abstraction layer, at least one modification data object corresponding to data representative of the application event;

e. processing, by the abstraction layer, the at least one modification data object, to generate a change list comprising one or more modification data objects;

f. translating, by the abstraction layer, the change list of one or more modification data objects into instructions for execution by said same device-native mobile operating system;

g. sending, the instructions for execution to said same device-native mobile operating system;

h. receiving, by said same device-native mobile operating system, the instructions for execution; and

i. executing, by said same device-native mobile operating system, the instructions to update the application.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said modification data object comprises one or more of:

a. scripting language code,

b. an event handler,

c. a method,

d. a function,

e. a variable,

f. a graphical user interface definition,

g. a uniform resource locator, or

h. a message descriptor.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the application bundle further comprises:

a. a scripting language engine,

b. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to serialize data for communicating between at least one local or remote abstraction layer component,

c. a computer code library comprising at least one component used to queue and dequeue data for processing by a abstraction layer,

d. a computer code library comprising at least one component used for tree operations, and

e. at least one user interface configuration file.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the instantiation step further includes in the abstraction layer:

a. the scripting language engine,

b. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to serialize data for communicating between at least one local or remote abstraction layer component,

c. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used to queue and dequeue data for processing by the abstraction layer,

d. the computer code library comprising the at least one component used for tree operations, the at least one component using the at least one user interface configuration file to populate at least one tree structure.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein one or more components of the abstraction layer run on separate threads.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein data sent by one abstraction layer component is serialized and said serialized data is sent to another abstraction layer component separate from the sending component.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein said device network interface is used to communicate with a server remote from said mobile device and wherein said communications comprise receiving serialized data from at least one abstraction layer component instantiated and executed on said remote server.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein one or more components of said abstraction layer are used to queue data and one or more components of said abstraction layer are used to dequeue data.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein generating the change list of modification data objects further includes steps comprising:

a. applying, by the computer code library comprising at least one component used for tree operations, the modification data object to at least one node of the second tree structure;

b. evaluating, by the computer code library comprising at least one component used for tree operations, at least one node of the second tree structure against at least one node of the first tree structure to generate the change list of modification data objects.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the tree structures are organized as an inheritance hierarchy of class objects.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein at least one node of said second tree structure is functionally mapped to at least one node of said first tree structure using unique identifiers.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein at least one abstraction layer component uses the scripting language engine to interpret scripting language instructions.

28. The method of claim 16, wherein the components of two or more computer code libraries comprising the application bundle are incorporated in the same computer code library.

29. The method of claim 16, wherein the mobile computing device is a wireless mobile phone.

30. The method of claim 16, wherein the generated modification data objects include device-native code.