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Method of and system for enabling offline applications

US8010706B1 · kind B1 · utility

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42Claims
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Filing dateAug 5, 2002
Grant dateAug 30, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of enabling a web application independent of Internet coverage. The application operates within a service utilized by a client device and a server. Enabling the web application may include providing a plug-in application within the service; queuing up requests from the web application within the plug-in application; submitting the requests to the server during Internet coverage; and receiving a web response from the server to be sent to the web application through the plug-in application. A system for enabling a web application independent of Internet coverage is also provided. The system comprises a server including a processor and a memory and a client device including a processor and a memory having a plug-in application stored therein. The processor is capable of queuing up requests from the web application within the plug-in application, submitting the requests to the server during Internet coverage and receiving a web response from the server to be sent to the web application through the plug-in application.

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