Systems and methods for controlling a local application through a web page

An electronic device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for, at a client computer:
• at a local utility:
• receiving a first request originating from a web browser executed by the client computer, the first request including a first token, wherein the first request and the first token are received by the local utility via a local web server of the local utility and executed by the client computer;
• authenticating the first token, including sending the first token to an authentication server remote from the client computer;
• in response to authenticating the first token, generating a second token at the local utility;
• sending the second token to the web browser for inclusion in subsequent requests from the web browser to the local utility;
• receiving a second request from the web browser, wherein the second request includes a third token and one or both of a local utility control command and a local utility status request;
• determining whether the third token matches the second token;
• in accordance with a determination that the second and third tokens match, taking one or more actions based on the content of the second request;
• and
• in accordance with a determination the second and third tokens do not match, taking no action based on the content of the second request.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device, cause the device to:

• at a local utility:
• receive a first request originating from a web browser executed by the device, the first request including a first token, wherein the first request and the first token are received by the local utility via a local web server of the local utility and executed by the device;
• authenticate the first token, including sending the first token to an authentication server remote from the device;
• in response to authenticating the first token, generate a second token at the local utility;
• send the second token to the web browser for inclusion in subsequent requests from the web browser to the local utility;
• receive a second request from the web browser, wherein the second request includes a third token and one or both of a local utility control command and a local utility status request;
• determine whether the third token matches the second token;
• in accordance with a determination that the second and third tokens match, take one or more actions based on the content of the second request;
• and
• in accordance with a determination the second and third tokens do not match, take no action based on the content of the second request.