Electronic documents and methods for updating resource files for an application

1 . An electronic document for updating resource files for an application, comprising:

logical names used by said application for referring to said resource files; and

parameters for specifying constraints for said resource files.

2 . The electronic document of claim 1 , wherein said constraints indicate the type of resource files expected by the application.

3 . The electronic document of claim 1 , wherein said constraints indicate whether the resource files are required for execution of the application.

4 . The electronic document of claim 1 , wherein said resource files are images and wherein said constraints indicate dimensions for said images.

5 . The electronic document of claim 1 , wherein said resource files represent audio and wherein said constraints indicate that said audio should be loopable.

6 . The electronic document of claim 1 , further comprising: an application identifier identifying said application.

7 . The electronic document of claim 6 , wherein said application identifier is a unique universal resource identifier.

8 . The electronic document of claim 7 , wherein said unique universal resource identifier identifies the version of said application.

9 . The electronic document of claim 1 , wherein said application is a mobile application.

10 . An electronic document for updating resource files for an application, comprising:

an application identifier identifying an application to which said electronic document corresponds; and

a universal resource identifier identifying a resource file for use with said application.

11 . The electronic document of claim 10 , further comprising:

a logical name used by said application for referring to said resource file.

12 . The electronic document of claim 10 , wherein said application identifier is a universal resource identifier.

13 . The electronic document of claim 11 , further comprising:

a universal resource identifier identifying an external resource definition for said application, said external resource definition specifying said logical name used by said application.

14 . The electronic document of claim 10 , wherein said application is a mobile application.

15 . A method for updating resource files for an application on a mobile device, comprising:

receiving a set of identifiers specifying resource files for use with said application;

retrieving said resource files; and

configuring said application to use said retrieved resource files.

16 . The method for updating resource files of claim 15 , wherein said receiving comprises receiving a document containing said set of identifiers.

17 . The method for updating resource files of claim 16 , wherein said set of identifiers are universal resource identifiers.

18 . The method for updating resource files of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a set of constraints for said resource files.

19 . The method for updating resource files of claim 18 , further comprising:

validating said resource files using said constraints.

20 . The method for updating resource files of claim 15 , wherein said configuring comprises updating a configuration file for said application with said downloaded resource files.

21 . The method for updating resource files of claim 15 , further comprising:

confirming that a user of said mobile device wishes to download each of said resource files,

wherein said retrieving comprises retrieving said resource files confirmed by said user of said mobile device.

22 . A method for updating resource files for an application, comprising:

identifying resource files for use with said application in an electronic document; and

publishing said electronic document.

23 . A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when performed by a processor of a mobile device, cause said mobile device to implement the steps of the method of claim 15 .