Method for Operating a Computer Unit, Method for Operating an Application Portal, Computer Unit, Device for Operating an Application Portal and System

A computer unit equipped with a browser, the browser being assigned a web application program cache and a configuration data file specifying web application programs that are to be stored in the web application program cache and that are to be loaded from the web application program cache without use of an on-line connection to a communication network, the computer unit comprising:

• a processing unit operatively configured to execute the web application programs, wherein:
• said processing unit is operatively configured to read in update data regarding the web application programs that are to be stored for the configuration data file over an interface assigned to the computer unit;
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• said processing unit is operatively configured to update the configuration data file with the update data.

A method of operating an application portal, the method comprising the acts of:

• selecting, via the application portal, a web application program to be stored in a web application program cache, said cache being assigned a browser in a computer unit;
• generating update data regarding the web application program to be stored for a configuration data file as a function of the selected web application program, the configuration data file specifying the web application program to be stored in the web application program cache and to be loaded from the cache without using an on-line connection to a communication network, in order to execute the web application program;
• and
• providing the update data for transfer to an interface of the computer unit.

A device for operating an application portal, the device comprising:

• a first module by which web application programs are selectable via the application portal, the web application programs being stored in a web application program cache, which is assigned a browser, in a computer unit;
• a second module by which update data regarding the web application programs that are to be stored for a configuration data file are generated as a function of the selectable web application programs, said configuration data file specifying the web application programs that are to be stored in the web application cache and that are to be loaded from the cache without using an on-line connection to a communication network, in order to execute the web application programs;
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• wherein the update data are provided for transfer to an interface of the computer unit.