Web architecture for servicing interdependent processes on mobile devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10862973-B2
Application number	US-201715475295-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2017
Priority date	Mar 31, 2017
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

A web server sends a first coordinator to a first browser of a first mobile device. The first coordinator is a set of instructions executable by the first browser. The web server also sends a second coordinator to a second browser of a second mobile device. The second coordinator is a set of instructions executable by the second browser. The first coordinator, when executed by the first browser, cause the first browser to: send a first request for information to the second browser, over the web server; wait until the requested information is received from the second coordinator over the web server; and when the requested information is received from the second coordinator, perform a first action based on the requested information received from the second coordinator. The first request includes a first token, and the requested information includes a next token.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
sending, by a web server, a first coordinator to a first browser of a first mobile device, wherein the first coordinator is a set of instructions executable by the first browser;
sending by the web server, a second coordinator to a second browser of a second mobile device, wherein the second coordinator is a set of instructions executable by the second browser;
wherein the first coordinator, when executed by the first browser, instructs the first browser to:
send a first request for information to the second browser, over the web server, wherein the first request includes a first token,
wait until the requested information is received from the second coordinator over the web server, wherein the requested information includes a next token,
when the requested information is received from the second coordinator, perform a first action based on the requested information received from the second coordinator;

wherein the second coordinator, when executed by the second browser, instructs the second browser to:
when the first request is received from the first coordinator over the web server, send the requested information to the first coordinator; and

wherein the first coordinator and the second coordinator are synchronized to one another based on the first token.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first coordinator is implemented as a JavaScript.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the next token indicates a particular action to be performed by the first coordinator.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first request for information includes a Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN) number of the first mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the requested information includes one of:
information about a product that a user of the first mobile device can purchase; or
information about a user of the first mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first action includes:
requesting the web server to provide additional data to the first browser.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the requesting the web server to provide the additional data to the first browser includes dispatching an http request, the method further comprising:
receiving the http request from the first coordinator;
converting the http request into a method call;
receiving a result of the method call;
converting the result into an http response; and
forwarding the http response to the first coordinator.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first mobile device belongs to a sales rep and the second mobile device belongs to a customer,
wherein the requested information includes a portion sensitive to the customer, and wherein the first action includes:
displaying the requested information but hiding the sensitive portion.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the requested information includes credit card information.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first coordinator receives additional information from the second coordinator, and wherein the additional information includes:
advertisements; or
promotional information for a product.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising computer-executable instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
send, by a web server, a first coordinator to a first browser of a first mobile device, wherein the first coordinator is a set of instructions executable by the first browser;
send, by the web server, a second coordinator to a second browser of a second mobile device, wherein the second coordinator is a set of instructions executable by the second browser;
wherein the first coordinator, when executed by the first browser, instructs the first browser to:
send a first request for information to the second browser over the web server, wherein the first request includes a first token,
wait until the requested information is received from the second coordinator over the web server, wherein the requested information includes a next token,
when the requested information is received from the second coordinator, perform a first action based on the requested information received from the second coordinator;

wherein the second coordinator, when executed by the second browser instructs the second browser to:
when the first request is received from the first coordinator over the web server, send the requested information to the first coordinator; and

wherein the first coordinator and the second coordinator are synchronized to one another based on the first token.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first coordinator is implemented as a JavaScript.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the next token indicates a particular action to be performed by the first coordinator.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first request for information includes a Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN) number of the first mobile device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the requested information includes one of:
information about a product that a user of the first mobile device can purchase; or
information about a user of the first mobile device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first action includes:
requesting the web server to provide additional data to the first browser.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the requesting the web server to provide the additional data to the first browser includes dispatching an http request, wherein the processor is further to:
receive the http request from the first coordinator;
convert the http request into a method call;
receive a result of the method call;
convert the result into an http response; and
forward the http response to the first coordinator.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first mobile device belongs to a sales rep and the second mobile device belongs to a customer,
wherein the requested information includes a portion sensitive to the customer, and wherein the first action includes:
displaying the requested information but hiding the sensitive portion.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the requested information includes credit card information.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first coordinator receives additional information from the second coordinator, and wherein the additional information includes:
advertisements; or
promotional information for a product.

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Sharma Dheeraj
• Singh Tushar Preet
• Hsu David
• Easwaran Kalaichelvi
• Hekl Michael
• Bajpai Pranay

Classifications

• H04L67/565

  Conversion or adaptation of application format or content (adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561) · CPC title

• H04L67/01

  Protocols · CPC title

• H04L67/04

  specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability · CPC title

• H04W88/02

  Terminal devices · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title