Systems and methods for developing multi-platform applications for computing devices

• US 8,856,729 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2012
• Issued: 10/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airstrip IP Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Airstrip IP Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Moore, Stephen Trey, Powell, William Cameron
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatri, Anil
• Application Number:
  US13/716,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20130167111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 717/113, 717177-178, 717104-109, 717120-123, 715/700
• US Class Current: 717/105
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• 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

Abstract

Implementations of the present disclosure include actions of transmitting a first user interface engine (UIE) to a first computing device, the first UIE being specific to a first operating system of the first computing device, transmitting a second UIE to a second computing device, the second UIE being specific to a second operating system of the second computing device, the first operating system being different from the second operating system, and transmitting one or more templates to the first computing device and the second computing device, the one or more templates being agnostic to the first operating system and the second operating system, each of the one or more templates being processable using the first UIE and the second UIE to display a first user interface and a second user interface on the first mobile device and the second mobile device, respectively.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method executed using one or more processors, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a server system, a first user interface engine application to a first computing device, the first user interface engine application being executable on the first computing device and the first user interface engine application being specific to a first operating system of the first computing device;

transmitting, by the server system, a second user interface engine application to a second computing device, the second user interface engine application being executable on the second computing device and the second user interface engine application being specific to a second operating system of the second computing device, the first operating system being different from the second operating system;

transmitting, by the server system, at least one template of one or more templates to the first computing device, the at least one template being agnostic non-specific to the first operating system and to the second operating system, and the at least one template being processable using the first user interface engine application to display a first user interface on the first computing device; and

transmitting, by the server system, the at least one template to the second computing device, the template being processable using the second user interface engine application to display a second user interface on the second computing device;

wherein the first user interface engine application and the second user interface engine application comprise a first template engine and a second template engine, respectively, the first template engine being specific to the first operating system and the second template engine being specific to the second operating system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more templates defines components to be displayed on a page, the page being included in each of the first user interface and the second user interface.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the page comprises a first motif when displayed in the first user interface and a second motif when displayed in the second user interface, the first motif being associated with the first operating system and the second motif being associated with the second operating system.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving user input from an application developer, the user input defining the one or more templates.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data; and

transmitting the data to each of the first computing device and the second computing device to enable the first computing device and the second computing device to process the data using the first user interface engine application and the second user interface engine application to display the data in each of the first user interface and the second user interface.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a first request to download an application, the first request being generated from the first computing device; and

receiving a second request to download the application, the first request being generated from the second computing device;

wherein transmitting the at least one template to the first computing device and the second computing device occurs in response to the first request and the second request, respectively.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for data from the first user interface engine application executing on the first computing device and a request for the data from the second user interface engine application executing on the second computing device;

determining a configuration of a data management system;

in response to determining the configuration of the data management system, requesting the data from either an adapter services module or a synchronization database; and

causing the requested data to be transmitted to each of the first computing device and the second computing device to enable the first computing device and the second computing device to process the data using the first user interface engine application and the second user interface engine application to display the data in each of the first user interface and the second user interface.

8. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program comprising instructions that, when executed, operate to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, by a server system, a first user interface engine application to a first computing device, the first user interface engine application being executable on the first computing device and the first user interface engine application being specific to a first operating system of the first computing device;

transmitting, by the server system, a second user interface engine application to a second computing device, the second user interface engine application being executable on the second computing device and the second user interface engine application being specific to a second operating system of the second computing device, the first operating system being different from the second operating system;

transmitting, by the server system, at least one template of one or more templates to the first computing device, the at least one template being non-specific to the first operating system and to the second operating system, and the at least one template being processable using the first user interface engine application and the second user interface engine to display a first user interface on the first computing device; and

transmitting, by the server system, the at least one template to the second computing device, the at least one template being processable using the second user interface engine application to display a second user interface on the second computing device;

wherein the first user interface engine application and the second user interface engine application comprise a first template engine and a second template engine, respectively, the first template engine being specific to the first operating system and the second template engine being specific to the second operating system.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

transmitting, by a server system, a first user interface engine application to a first computing device, the first user interface engine application being executable on the first computing device and the first user interface engine application being specific to a first operating system of the first computing device;

transmitting, by the server system, a second user interface engine application to a second computing device, the second user interface engine application being executable on the second computing device and the second user interface engine application being specific to a second operating system of the second computing device, the first operating system being different from the second operating system;

transmitting, by the server system, at least one template of one or more templates to the first computing device the at least one template being non-specific to the first operating system and to the second operating system, and the at least one template being processable using the first user interface engine application and the second user interface engine to display a first user interface on the first computing device; and

transmitting, by the server system, the at least one template to the second computing device, the at least one template being processable using the second user interface engine application to display a second user interface on the second computing device;

wherein the first user interface engine application and the second user interface engine application comprise a first template engine and a second template engine, respectively, the first template engine being specific to the first operating system and the second template engine being specific to the second operating system.