Messaging channel for web pages and web applications
View Patent ↗A web page itself, unmodified by any injected content script, may communicate with installed extensions or installed packaged applications. A web page initiates a request for a browser extension or a web application via a messaging channel provided by the web browser. A system determines if a URL of the web page matches a pattern specified by a manifest file of the browser extension or the web application, and sends the request to a browser extension or a web application if the URL of the web page matches the pattern.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, a message from a web page by an installed web application running in a web browser on a computing device, the message being received via a messaging channel between the web page and the installed web application, the web page and the messaging channel being implemented in the web browser on the computing device; and
in response to the message:
automatically detecting, by the installed web application, an input from a peripheral device connected to the computing device;
automatically providing, by the installed web application via the messaging channel, a response to the web page, the response being based on the input;
automatically uploading, by the web page, the response to a server implementing a website associated with web page; and
authenticating a user to the web page using the response.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a level of access of the user for the web page, based on the response.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
upon accessing the web page, prompting a user to take an action on the web page, based on the response.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a query to determine if the installed web application is installed on the computing device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral device is a USB security device.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, based on the response, advertisements on the web page.
7. A computing device comprising:
a memory; and
a processor operably coupled to the memory and configured to execute code to:
receive a message from a web page by an installed web application running in a web browser on the computing device, the message being received via a messaging channel between the web page and the installed web application, the web page and the messaging channel being implemented in the web browser on the computing device; and
in response to the message:
automatically detect, by the installed web application, an input from a peripheral device connected to the computing device;
automatically provide, by the installed web application via the messaging channel, a response to the web page, the response being based on the input;
automatically upload, by the web page, the response to a server implementing a website associated with web page; and
authenticate a user to the web page using the response.
8. The computing device of claim 7 , the processor further configured to execute the code to:
determine a level of access of the user for the web page, based on the response.
9. The computing device of claim 7 , the processor further configured to execute the code to:
upon accessing the web page, prompt a user to take an action on the web page, based on the response.
10. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the message is a query to determine if the installed web application is installed on the computing device.
11. The computing device of claim 7 , wherein the peripheral device is a USB security device.
12. The computing device of claim 7 , the processor further configured to execute the code to:
provide, based on the response, advertisements on the web page.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions recorded and stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
receive a message from a web page by an installed web application running in a web browser on the computing device, the message being received via a messaging channel between the web page and the installed web application, the web page and the messaging channel being implemented in the web browser on the computing device; and
in response to the message:
automatically detect, by the installed web application, an input from a peripheral device connected to the computing device;
automatically provide, by the installed web application via the messaging channel, a response to the web page, the response being based on the input;
automatically upload, by the web page, the response to a server implementing a website associated with web page; and
authenticate a user to the web page using the response.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, further cause the computing device to:
determine a level of access of the user for the web page, based on the response.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, further cause the computing device to:
upon accessing the web page, prompt a user to take an action on the web page, based on the response.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the message is a query to determine if the installed web application is installed on the computing device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the peripheral device is a USB security device.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, further cause the computing device to:
provide, based on the response, advertisements on the web page.