DYNAMIC MOBILE CLIENT

• US 20110113090A1
• Filed: 06/16/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cellerium Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Cellerium Ltd.
• Inventors: Peeri, Asaf
• Application Number:
  US12/997,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20110113090A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

Apparatus for presenting a customized mobile application page on a mobile device, the apparatus includes a communication interface and a user interface functionality manager, the communication interface is coupled with a communication interface of a mobile application server, the user interface functionality manager is coupled with the communication interface, for providing the graphics of the customized mobile application page to the display of the mobile device and for implementing an event action list of each of a plurality of components of the customized mobile application page, the user interface functionality manager sends a web access request to the mobile application server via the communication interface, according to input received from a user of the mobile device, the communication interface receives the customized mobile application page from the mobile application server, the customized mobile application page corresponds to the web access request, the received customized mobile application page is adapted according to the characteristics of the mobile device, the communication interface provides the adapted customized mobile application page to the user interface functionality manager.

Claims

1. Apparatus for presenting a customized mobile application page on a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a communication interface coupled with a communication interface of a mobile application server; and

a user interface functionality manager, coupled with said communication interface, for providing the graphics and displayed data of said customized mobile application page to the display of said mobile device and for implementing an event-action list of each of a plurality of components of said customized mobile application page,

wherein said user interface functionality manager sends a web access request to said mobile application server via said communication interface, according to input received from a user of said mobile device, said communication interface receives said customized mobile application page from said mobile application server, said customized mobile application page corresponds to said web access request, said received customized mobile application page is adapted according to the characteristics of said mobile device, said communication interface provides said adapted customized mobile application page to said user interface functionality manager.

2. The customized page presenting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an adaptor, coupled with said communication interface and with said user interface functionality manager, said adaptor complementary adapting said customized mobile application page according to the characteristics of said mobile device.

3. The customized page presenting apparatus of claim 1, wherein said user interface functionality manager discovers the characteristics of said mobile device and sends the characteristics of said mobile device to said mobile application server via said communication interface.

4. The customized page presenting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the characteristics of said mobile device are selected from the list consisting of:

screen resolution;

screen orientation;

input devices;

UserAgent string;

character encoding;

current locale;

supported configuration;

list of communication ports;

supported video formats;

supported image formats;

supported functionalities;

total amount of memory;

graphics memory; and

CPU performance.

5. The customized page presenting apparatus of claim 1, wherein said user interface functionality manager receives additional user input, and directs said additional user input to said mobile application server via said communication interface.

6. The customized page presenting apparatus of claim 1, wherein said user interface functionality manager receives inner event data and directs said inner event data to said mobile application server via said communication interface.

7. The customized page presenting apparatus of claim 1, wherein said communication interface receives dynamic data respective of said customized mobile application page, adapted according to the characteristics of said mobile device, from said mobile application server and provides said dynamic data to said user interface functionality manager.

8. The customized page presenting apparatus of claim 3, wherein said user interface functionality manager discovers the characteristics of said mobile device by retrieving a set of characteristics of said mobile device from said mobile device, retrieving the availability of supporting features of said mobile device from said mobile device, executing benchmark tests on said mobile device for determining the availability of a certain feature on said mobile device, and executing further benchmark tests on said mobile device for determining the capabilities and the performance of said mobile device.

9. Method for presenting a customized mobile application page on a mobile device, the method including the procedures of:

sending a web access request to a mobile application server;

receiving at least one adapted customized mobile application page from said mobile application server, said at least one adapted customized mobile application page being adapted according to the characteristics of said mobile device, said at least one adapted customized mobile application page including mobile application components, each of said mobile application components including communications protocol and method for communicating with external systems for retrieving respective data stored on said external system, said communications protocol and method further serve as complementary logic for said mobile application component; and

presenting said at least one adapted customized mobile application page by employing said mobile device.

10. The customized page presentation method of claim 9, further comprising the procedure of complementary adapting said customized mobile application page according to the characteristics of said mobile device.

11. The customized page presentation method of claim 9, further comprising the procedure of discovering the characteristics of said mobile device and sending the characteristics of said mobile device to said mobile application server.

12. The customized page presentation apparatus of claim 11, wherein the characteristics of said mobile device are selected from the list consisting of:

screen resolution;

screen orientation;

input devices;

UserAgent string;

character encoding;

current locale;

supported configuration;

list of communication ports;

supported video formats;

supported image formats;

supported functionalities;

total amount of memory;

graphics memory; and

CPU performance.

13. The customized page presentation method of claim 9, further comprising the procedure of receiving additional user input from an input interface of said mobile device, and directing said additional user input to said mobile application server.

14. The customized page presentation method of claim 9, further comprising the procedure of receiving dynamic data respective of said customized mobile application page from said mobile application server and presenting said dynamic data by employing said mobile device.

15. The customized page presentation method of claim 11, wherein said procedure of discovering the characteristics of said mobile device is performed by employing the sub-procedures of:

retrieving a set of characteristics of said mobile device from said mobile device;

retrieving the availability of supporting features of said mobile device from said mobile device;

executing benchmark tests on said mobile device for determining the availability of a certain feature on said mobile device; and

executing further benchmark tests on said mobile device for determining the capabilities and the performance of said mobile device.

16. The customized page presentation method of claim 9, further comprising the procedure of installing a dynamic mobile client onto said mobile device, said procedure of installing is performed before said procedure of sending a web access request.

17. Apparatus for adapting a customized mobile application page and providing it to a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a communication interface coupled with a communication interface of said mobile device;

an administrator, coupled with said communication interface, for retrieving said customized mobile application page from a database, said customized mobile application page corresponds to a web access request; and

an adaptor for adapting said customized mobile application page according to the characteristics of said mobile device,

wherein said communication interface receives said web access request from said mobile device, said communication interface provides said web access request to said administrator, said administrator provides said customized mobile application page to said adaptor, said adaptor provides said adapted mobile application page to said mobile device via said communication interface.

18. The adapting apparatus of claim 17, wherein said administrator receives said customized mobile application page from a cellular-application studio, and wherein said administrator stores said customized mobile application page on said database.

19. The adapting apparatus of claim 17, further comprising an integrator coupled with said communication interface, said administrator, and with said adaptor, said integrator communicates with an external system for retrieving complementary logic respective of said customized mobile application page and for retrieving dynamic data respective of said customized mobile application page.

20. The adapting apparatus of claim 19, wherein said integrator communicates with said external system by a employing a communications protocol selected from the list consisting of:

a web service;

a SOAP connection;

an FTP connection;

a Telnet connection;

an SSH connection;

an RMI connection;

a Database query

an LDAP query;

a REST connection;

a Uniform Resource Locator connection (URL);

a Really Simple Syndication (RSS); and

an Extensible Markup Language (XML).

21. The adapting and providing apparatus of claim 17, wherein said adaptor receives said characteristics of said mobile device from said mobile device via said communication interface.

22. The adapting apparatus of claim 17, wherein said communication interface receives said web access request from said mobile device.

23. The adapting apparatus of claim 17, wherein said communication interface receives input from said mobile device.

24. The adapting apparatus of claim 23, wherein said input is selected from the list consisting of:

a data request;

a mobile application page request; and

an event.

25. Method for adapting a customized mobile application page according to the characteristics of a mobile device and for providing the customized mobile application page to the mobile device, the method comprising the procedures of:

receiving a web access request from said mobile device;

retrieving a customized mobile application page from a database, said customized mobile application page corresponds to said web access request, said customized mobile application page including mobile application components, each of said mobile application components including communications protocol and method for communicating with external systems for retrieving respective data stored on said external system, said communications protocol and method further serve as complementary logic for said mobile application component;

adapting said customized mobile application page according to the characteristics of said mobile device; and

providing said customized mobile application page to said mobile device.

26. The adaptation method of claim 25, further comprising the procedure of receiving said customized mobile application page from a cellular-application studio, and storing said customized mobile application page on said database, said procedure of receiving said customized mobile application page from a cellular-application studio being performed prior to said procedure of receiving a web access request from said mobile device.

27. The adaptation method of claim 25, further comprising the procedure of communicating with an external system for retrieving complementary logic respective of said customized mobile application page and for retrieving dynamic data respective of said customized mobile application page.

28. The adaptation method of claim 27, wherein said procedure of communicating with said external system is performed by a employing a communications protocol selected from the list consisting of:

a web service;

a SOAP connection;

an FTP connection;

a Telnet connection;

an SSH connection;

an RMI connection;

a Database query

an LDAP query;

a REST connection;

a Uniform Resource Locator connection (URL);

a Really Simple Syndication (RSS); and

an Extensible Markup Language (XML).

29. The adaptation method of claim 25, further comprising the procedure of receiving said characteristics of said mobile device from said mobile device.

30. The adaptation method of claim 25, further comprising the procedure of receiving input from said mobile device.

31. The adaptation method of claim 30, wherein said input is selected from the list consisting of:

a data request;

a mobile application page request; and

an event.

32. Method for producing a customized mobile application page, the method comprising the procedures of:

receiving instructions for generating a new customized mobile application page and the design thereof;

receiving the type of a new mobile application component of said customized mobile application page, said component type is of a predetermined list of component types;

receiving the design of said new mobile application component;

associating communication protocol and method to said new component;

associating complementary logic and data respective of said new component, to said new component in accordance with said communications protocol and method; and

receiving the behaviour of the new component,

wherein said procedure of receiving the type of a new component, receiving the design, associating communication protocol, associating complementary logic, and receiving the behaviour are repeated for each of the components of said customized mobile application page.

33. The production method of claim 32, wherein the type of said new mobile application component is selected from the list consisting of:

a label type component;

a link type component;

a ticker type component;

an item-list type component;

a dropdown list box type component;

a media player type component;

a matrix table type component;

a radio button type component;

a checkbox type component;

a command button type component;

an image type component; and

a textbox type component.

34. The production method of claim 32, wherein said behaviour of said new component being determined by an event action list which includes at least one action for each of a plurality of predetermined events, associated with said component.

35. The production method of claim 34, wherein said predetermined event of said event action list is selected from the list consisting of:

a mouse over event;

a focus event;

a click event;

a change event;

a component load event;

a page load event;

a page unload event;

a container click event;

a has next page type event;

a has prey page type event;

a timer event; and

an error event.

36. The production method of claim 34, wherein said action of said event action list is selected from the list consisting of:

calling an external service;

displaying a text box;

requesting a predetermined customized mobile application page;

displaying tool-tips;

bringing up a popup box;

refreshing a specific component;

setting a value of a session parameter;

clearing pages from the client cache repository;

going a page back in the history stack;

changing a component value;

changing a component design attribute; and

activating an API call.

37. The production method of claim 32, further comprising the procedure of storing said new completed customized mobile application page on a mobile application server.