System, method, and computer program product for executing scripts on mobile devices

• US 20060136571A1
• Filed: 01/11/2006
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iAnywhere Solutions Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: iAnywhere Solutions Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Williams, David J., Gray, Michael R., Weinstein, Rafael Z., Moore, David M., Kloba, David D., Whittaker, Thomas E., Freeman, Joshua E., Upson, Linus M., Dingle, Adam T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,840,647 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

Described herein are systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for executing scripts that can be loaded on mobile devices (as well as other types of devices), and for users of mobile devices to interact with such scripts on their devices in an interactive manner. According to embodiments, the present invention performs script operations for mobile devices including steps for sending a request for an object and a list of support languages, and receiving the object and any related scripts in the supported languages.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A method for performing script operations in a mobile device, comprising:

(a) requesting a first object;

(b) receiving said first object and a first script related to said first object;

(c) storing said first object and said first script;

(d) executing said first script, wherein a page specific global object is defined;

(e) forwarding said page specific global object; and

(f) retrieving said forwarded page specific global object for use by a second 4 script related to a second object.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein step (d) comprises:

executing said first script while the mobile device is operating in an offline mode.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein step (d) comprises:

compiling said first script.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein step (d) comprises:

interpreting said first script.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein said first object is a first Web page and said second object is a second Web page.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein a language of the first script is JavaScript, ECMAScript, Java, Perl, Tcl, Visual BASIC, or VBScript.

31. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for performing script operations, said computer readable program code means comprising:

(a) a first computer readable program code means for causing a computer to request an object;

(b) a second computer readable program code means for causing a computer to store said object and a script related to said object;

(c) a third computer readable program code means for causing a computer to execute said script and thereby cause a page specific global object to be defined;

(d) a fourth computer readable program code means for causing a computer to forward said page specific global object; and

(e) a fifth computer readable program code means for causing a computer to retrieve said forwarded page specific global object for use by a second script related to a second object.

32. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein said third computer readable program code means further comprises a first computer readable program code means for causing a computer to compile said script.

33. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein said third computer readable program code means further comprises a first computer readable program code means for causing a computer to interpret said script.

34. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein said first object is a first Web page and said second object is a second Web page.

35. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein a language of the first script is JavaScript, ECMAScript, Java, Perl, Tcl, Visual BASIC, or VBScript.