Enhanced information and presence service

• US 7,823,166 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2005
• Issued: 10/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jonathan Wu
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Sough; H. S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Seye; Abdou K
• Application Number:
  US11/301,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20060090006A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,779 Days
• Field of Search: 719/320, 709/232, 707/4
• US Class Current: 719/320
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/154 Tree transformation for tree-structured or markup documents, e.g. XSLT, XSL-FO or stylesheets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45529 Embedded in an application, e.g. JavaScript in a Web browser
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols

Abstract

A network-based system for routing data between software applications with access to the network is taught, the system including at least one router connected to the network for routing between applications and the router, software in the router for creating and deleting routes and for converting incoming data of differing markup languages into a common format, at least one client device connected to the network, the device adapted for communication with the router, and software in the client device for determining how data sent to its host device is rendered for use by the device. The client device receives data from the router in the form of the common format wherein the receiving device reads the data, builds an object model from logic instructions embedded in the data and executes the object model to implement the logic at the device for data rendering.

Claims

1. A method for client-side control of how data is rendered on a client device interacting with a Web based information request/response service, said method comprising:

(a) sending a request for data from said client device to an edge server of said information request/response service, wherein said edge server discovers data relevant to said request and forms a response, wherein said response includes said request populated with said relevant data, and wherein said response is sent to said client device;

(b) on said client device receiving said response from said edge server;

(c) on said client device interpreting said relevant data received by said client device and on said client device creating an object model based on said received response, and wherein said object model is of the form of a scripting language; and

(d) on said client device executing said created object model to obtain a customizable display model for displaying said received response on said client device; and

(e) on said client device rendering and displaying said relevant data received according to said customizable display model and a display profile of said client device; and

(f) said client device, acting as a micro-server, publishing a status update or an event pertaining to said relevant data received to said edge server.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said client device includes full Web browser functionality.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the client device is a mobile device and connects to the information request/response service through a wireless network.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the data requested is of the form of XML or SOAP.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said data requested is specific to particular data source hosted by the information request/response service.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said response-formed by said edge server is of the form of a compact markup language rendered from a traditional markup language.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said compact markup language of said response supports XML messaging and object manipulation.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the response is compressed for transport.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the response is decompressed before interpreting said received data.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said edge server does not establish rule sets for data display on said client device.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said request sent to said information request/response service from said client device includes an HTML template, and wherein said response formed by said edge server populates said HTML template with said relevant data.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically changing said display of said received data on said client device.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein said display profile of said client device comprises a screen size and a display capability of said client device.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing said object model.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving updated data sent from said edge server, wherein said stored object model is reused with said updated data.