US 6,954,751 B2 · Accessing data stored at an intermediary from a service

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing a network based operating system for mobile clients is disclosed. Services may be developed that can be used to support different client devices with different capabilities. The services provide output with multiple variations based on different devices, and an intermediary selects the variation best suited for the requesting device. An online software development system is provided to allow services to create, edit, test, and deploy applications at an intermediary using only a browser at the client end. Services may also be provided that can be accessed and referred to by other services, thereby facilitating the combining of different services. Services may also store and access data at an intermediary using variables and a mapping of the stored data to the variables. Data stored at the intermediary may be used to allow an end user to return to a previously accessed service.

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Dependent claims

A method for allowing services to access data stored at an intermediary, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

receiving first output from a first service, at said intermediary, wherein said first output is provided by said first service in response to a first request from an end user for content, wherein said first service is not directly accessible by said intermediary, and wherein said first output includes said content that includes one or more variables;
at the intermediary, inspecting a mapping that maps a plurality of variables to a plurality of data values, wherein said plurality of variables includes said one or more variables;
identifying, based on said mapping, one or more data values stored on a server that is directly accessible by said intermediary, wherein said one or more data values correspond to said one or more variables, and wherein said one or more data values are not directly accessible by said first service;
at the intermediary, generating, in response to said first request, a reply based on said first output and said one or more data values that correspond to said one or more variables;
at said intermediary, substituting, for at least one of said one or more data variables, at least one of said one or more data values that correspond to said at least one of said one or more data variables;
and
sending said reply from said intermediary to said end user in response to said first request.

4 more elements

A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for allowing services to access data stored at an intermediary, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

receiving first output from a first service, at said intermediary, wherein said first output is provided by said first service in response to a first request from an end user for content, wherein said first service is not directly accessible by said intermediary, and wherein said first output includes said content that includes one or more variables;
at the intermediary, inspecting a mapping that maps a plurality of variables to a plurality of data values, wherein said plurality of variables includes said one or more variables;
identifying, based on said mapping, one or more data values stored on a server that is directly accessible by said intermediary, wherein said one or more data values correspond to said one or more variables, and wherein said one or more data values are not directly accessible by said first service;
at the intermediary, generating, in response to said first request, a reply based on said first output and said one or more data values that correspond to said one or more variables;
at said intermediary, substituting, for at least one of said one or more data variables, at least one of said one or more data values that correspond to said at least one of said one or more data variables;
and
sending said reply from said intermediary to said end user in response to said first request.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description15,473 words

Summary2,286 words

#The present invention relates to providing services to clients and, more specifically, to accessing data stored at an intermediary from a service.

#The World Wide Web includes a network of servers on the Internet, each of which is associated with one or more HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) pages. The HTML pages associated with a server provide information and hypertext links to other documents on that and (usually) other servers. Servers communicate with clients by using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The servers listen for requests from clients for their HTML pages, and are therefore often referred to as “listeners”.

#Users of the World Wide Web use a client program, referred to as a browser, to request, decode and display information from listeners. When the user of a browser selects a link on an HTML page, the browser that is displaying the page sends a request over the Internet to the listener associated with the Universal Resource Locator (URL) specified in the link. In response to the request, the listener transmits the requested information to the browser that issued the request. The browser receives the information, presents the received information to the user, and awaits the next user request.

Brief description of the drawings6 figures

#The present invention is illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings and in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and in which:

#FIG. 1A is a block diagram that illustrates a high level overview of a system for providing services via applications accessed through an intermediary, according to one embodiment of the invention;

#FIG. 1B is a block diagram that illustrates an overview of a host server, according to one embodiment of the invention;

Detailed description13,017 words

#A network based operating system for mobile devices is described. In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention.

#In the following description, the various functions shall be discussed under topic headings that appear in the following order:

#I. STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW A. Hosting Applications B. Customizing Content Provided by a Service C. Providing Content from Multiple Services D. Accessing Data Stored at an Intermediary from a Service E. Developing Applications Online

Facts

Application

09/948,135Filed 5 Sep 2001 · us provisional application

Priority

6 Sep 2000

Published

US 2002/0129016 A112 Sep 2002

Granted

11 Oct 2005

Term ended

13 Nov 2022

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment, including 434 days of adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification12 codes

H04L 67/5682
Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching: policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
G06F 16/9577
Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation: optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
H04L 67/56
Network services: provisioning of proxy services

Timeline

6 Sep 2000Priority claimedParent application 60/230,489
5 Sep 2001Application filedUS 09/948,135
24 Jan 2002Assigned to Oracle Corporationassignment of assignor's interest
12 Sep 2002PublishedUS 2002/0129016 A1
21 Apr 2003Assigned to Oracle International Corporationassignment of assignor's interest
11 Oct 2005GrantedUS 6,954,751 B2
13 Nov 2022Term endedEstimated, includes 434 days of adjustment

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