Methods and systems for enabling the provisioning and execution of a platform-independent application

• US 9,311,284 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2015
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sqgo Innovations, LLC
• Original Assignee: SQGO, LLC
• Inventors: Warila, Bruce, Markey, Brian D., Gilbert, Jeremy Aaron, Echmalian, James, Silverstein, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Padmanabhan, Kavita
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mercado, Ariel
• Application Number:
  US14/819,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20150347362A1
• Time in Patent Office: 250 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 method includes executing, by a mobile computing device, a mobile application received from a provisioning source including at least programming code and at least one structured document that together describe at least a portion of functionality provided by the mobile application. An abstraction layer executing on the mobile computing device populates a Document Object Model (“DOM”) structure that at least in part represents the miming state of the application. The abstraction layer presents a device-independent application user interface responsive to the DOM structure. The application receives a user input from within the rendered application user interface. The programming code receives, from the abstraction layer, the input event. The programming code referenced by the DOM structure reconfigures the DOM structure to update the running state of the application. The abstraction layer updates, the device-independent application user interface, responsive to the reconfiguring of the DOM structure.

Claims

1. A method performed by at least one computer processor of a mobile computing device executing computer program instructions stored on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, the non-transitory computer readable medium operatively connected to the at least one computer processor, wherein the computer program instructions are executable by the at least one computer processor to perform a method for using a mobile application on the mobile computing device, the method comprising:

executing, by the mobile computing device, a mobile application received from a provisioning source, the mobile application, including at least programming code and at least one structured document that together describe at least a portion of functionality provided by the mobile application;

populating, by an abstraction layer executing on the mobile computing device, a Document Object Model (“

DOM”

) structure, the DOM structure at least in part representing the running state of the mobile application consistent with the portion of the functionality provided by the mobile application described in the received at least one structured document and the received programming code;

presenting, by the abstraction layer, a device-independent application user interface responsive to the DOM structure;

receiving, by the mobile application, a user input from within the rendered device-independent application user interface;

receiving, by the programming code referenced by the DOM structure, from the abstraction layer, the input event;

reconfiguring, by the programming code referenced by the DOM structure, in response to the received input event, the DOM structure to update the running state of the mobile application based on a response, by the mobile application, to the input; and

updating, by the abstraction layer, the device-independent application user interface, responsive to the reconfiguring of the DOM structure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one structured document comprises an extensible markup language (XML) structured document.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one structured document comprises a hypertext markup language (HTML) structured document.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one structured document comprises an extensible markup language (XML) and a hypertext markup language (HTML) structured document.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the provisioning source is accessed by the mobile computing device at least in part using a wireless network.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the wireless network is a cellular network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device accesses the provisioning source at least in part using an inter-network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the received mobile application controls a device separate from the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device and the controlled device both connected to a local wireless network.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the local wireless network is an 802.11 WiFi network.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the local wireless network is a Bluetooth network.

11. A non-transitory, computer readable medium comprising computer program instructions stored thereon and operatively connected to at least one computer processor of a mobile computing device wherein the computer program instructions are executable by the at least one computer processor to perform a method for using a mobile application on the mobile computing device, the method comprising:

executing, by the mobile computing device, a mobile application received from a provisioning source, the mobile application, including at least programming code and at least one structured document that together describe at least a portion of functionality provided by the mobile application;

populating, by an abstraction layer executing on the mobile computing device, a Document Object Model (“

DOM”

) structure, the DOM structure at least in part representing the running state of the mobile application consistent with the portion of functionality provided by the mobile application described in the received at least one structured document and the received programming code;

presenting, by the abstraction layer, a device-independent application user interface responsive to the DOM structure;

receiving, by the mobile application, a user input from within the rendered device-independent application user interface;

receiving, by the programming code referenced by the DOM structure, from the abstraction layer, the input event;

reconfiguring, by the programming code referenced by the DOM structure, in response to the received input event, the DOM structure to update the running state of the mobile application based on a response by the mobile application, to the input; and

updating, by the abstraction layer, the device-independent application user interface, responsive to the reconfiguring of the DOM structure.

12. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the at least one structured document comprises an extensible markup language (XML) structured document.

13. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the at least one structured document comprises a hypertext markup language (HTML) structured document.

14. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the at least one structured document comprises an extensible markup language (XML) and a hypertext markup language (HTML) structured document.

15. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the provisioning source is accessed by the mobile computing device at least in part using a wireless network.

16. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the wireless network is a cellular network.

17. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the mobile computing device accesses the provisioning source at least in part using an inter-network.

18. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the received mobile application controls a device separate from the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device and the controlled device both connected to a local wireless network.

19. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the local wireless network is an 802.11 WiFi network.

20. The non-transitory, computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the local wireless network is a Bluetooth network.

21. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory, computer readable medium and operable for execution by at least one computer processor of a mobile computing device, the computer program product comprising computer readable executable program code and at least one structured document, wherein the computer program instructions are executable by the at least one computer processor of a mobile computing device to perform a method for using a computer program product on the mobile computing device, the method comprising:

executing, by the mobile computing device, a computer program product received from provisioning source and stored on the non-transitory computer medium of the mobile computing device, the computer program code including at least programming code and at least one structured document that together describe at least a portion of functionality provided by the computer program product;

populating, by an abstraction layer executing on the mobile computing device, a Document Object Model (“

DOM”

) structure, the DOM structure at least in part representing the running state of the computer program product consistent with the portion of functionality provided by the computer program product described in the received at least one structured document and the received programming code;

presenting, by the abstraction layer, a device-independent application user interface responsive to the DOM structure;

receiving, by the computer program code, a user input from within the rendered device-independent application user interface;

receiving, by the programming code referenced by the DOM structure, from the abstraction layer, the input event;

reconfiguring, by the programming code referenced by the DOM structure, in response to the received input event, the DOM structure to update the running state of the computer program product based on a response by the computer program product to the input; and

updating, by the abstraction layer, the device-independent application user interface, responsive to the reconfiguring of the DOM structure.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the at least one structured document comprises an extensible markup language (XML) structured document.

23. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the at least one structured document comprises a hypertext markup language (HTML) structured document.

24. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the at least one structured document comprises an extensible markup language (XML) and a hypertext markup language (HTML) structured document.

25. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the provisioning source is accessed by the mobile computing device at least in part using a wireless network.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the wireless network is a cellular network.

27. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the mobile computing device accesses the provisioning source at least in part using an inter-network.

28. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the received mobile application controls a device separate from the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device and the controlled device both connected to a local wireless network.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the local wireless network is an 802.11 WiFi network.

30. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the local wireless network is a Bluetooth network.