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US 9,740,670 · App. 14/678,917 · Granted Aug 22, 2017

Customization of mobile applications using web-based technology

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Patent No.
US 9,740,670
App. No.
14/678,917
Granted
Aug 22, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, receiving, at a first computing device from a second computing device, a request for a view of a user interface of a native application executing on the second computing device, wherein the view includes one or more first user interface components; determining, by the first computing device, a user agent type of the second computing device; selecting, by the first computing device, one or more second user-interface components to be included in the view based on the user agent type of the second computing device; generating, by the first computing device, code implementing a structured document that represents the view, wherein the structured document comprises the one or more first user-interface components and the one or more second user-interface components; and transmitting, from the first computing device to the second computing device, the code.

Claims (43)

1. A method comprising:

by a server computing device, receiving from a client computing device a request for a view of a user interface of a native application executing on the client computing device, wherein the view includes one or more first user-interface components, and wherein the native application is an application installed locally on the client computing device;

by a server computing device, determining a user agent type of the client computing device;

by a server computing device, selecting one or more second user-interface components based on the user agent type of the client computing device, the one or more second user-interface components being associated with a native feature of the client computing device, the native feature comprising a hardware component native to the second-computing device;

by a server computing device, generating code implementing a structured document that represents the view, the structured document comprising the one or more first user-interface components and the one or more second user-interface components; and

by a server computing device, sending the code to the client computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

by a server computing device, receiving from the client computing device an application programming interface call to the server computing device, the call initiated by a user input to the client computing device through the one or more user-interface components; and

by a server computing device, sending to the client computing device a response to the call.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each second user-interface component is associated with a customized uniform resource locator (URL) referring to the native feature.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the code is in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user agent type comprises an identification of the native application.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the native feature comprises a sensor native to the client computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the native feature comprises an operating system executing on the client computing device.

8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media embodying software that is operable when executed by a server computing device to:

receive from a client computing device a request for a view of a user interface of a native application executing on the client computing device, wherein the view includes one or more first user-interface components, and wherein the native application is an application installed locally on the client computing device;

determine a user agent type of the client computing device;

select one or more second user-interface components based on the user agent type of the client computing device, the one or more second user-interface components being associated with a native feature of the client computing device, the native feature comprising a hardware component native to the second-computing device;

generate code implementing a structured document that represents the view, the structured document comprising the one or more first user-interface components and the one or more second user-interface components; and

send the code to the client computing device.

9. The media of claim 8 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

receive from the client computing device an application programming interface call to the server computing device, the call initiated by a user input to the client computing device through the one or more user-interface components; and

send to the client computing device a response to the call.

10. The media of claim 8 , wherein each second user-interface component is associated with a customized uniform resource locator (URL) referring to the native feature.

11. The media of claim 8 , wherein the code is in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

12. The media of claim 8 , wherein the user agent type comprises an identification of the native application.

13. The media of claim 8 , wherein the native feature comprises a sensor native to the client computing device.

14. The media of claim 8 , wherein the native feature comprises an operating system executing on the client computing device.

15. A system comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media embodying instructions;

one or more processors coupled to the storage media and configured to execute the instructions to:

receive from a client computing device a request for a view of a user interface of a native application executing on the client computing device, wherein the view includes one or more first user-interface components, and wherein the native application is an application installed locally on the client computing device;

determine a user agent type of the client computing device;

select one or more second user-interface components based on the user agent type of the client computing device, the one or more second user-interface components being associated with a native feature of the client computing device, the native feature comprising a hardware component native to the second-computing device;

generate code implementing a structured document that represents the view, the structured document comprising the one or more first user-interface components and the one or more second user-interface components; and

send the code to the client computing device.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:

receive from the client computing device an application programming interface call to the server computing device, the call initiated by a user input to the client computing device through the one or more user-interface components; and

send to the client computing device a response to the call.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein each second user-interface component is associated with a customized uniform resource locator (URL) referring to the native feature.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the code is in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the native feature comprises a sensor native to the client computing device.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the native feature comprises an operating system executing on the client computing device.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058553/0802 →