Integrated experience for applications within a mobile application

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016205176-A1
Application number	US-201615077792-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 22, 2016
Priority date	Sep 28, 2012
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method that supports an integrated user interface experience with third party hosted applications selected and installed by a user within a user-installed native application of a user communication device.

First claim

1 - 24 . (canceled)

25 . A method of operating a user communication device supporting installation of non-native applications within a native application in memory of the user communication device, the method comprising:
communicating a user request to a first computer system to enable operation of one or more non-native applications within a native application in memory of the user communication device; initiating operation of the native application, wherein the native application communicates with the first computer system over a public network to access information enabling use of the one or more non-native applications by the user; displaying one or more user-selectable interface elements each representing a corresponding one of the one or more non-native applications; upon user selection of one of the one or more user interface elements, establishing a dedicated portion of the display for use by functionality, of the corresponding non-native application, that is performed at a corresponding one of at least one second computer system, and activating the functionality; and relinquishing control over the dedicated portion of the display to the activated functionality of the non-native application corresponding to the selected one of the one or more user interface elements.

26 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the native application comprises code directly executable by at least one processor of the user communication device.

27 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the one or more non-native applications do not comprise code directly executable by the at least one processor of the user communication device.

28 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the information enabling operation of the one or more non-native applications identifies the one or more non-native applications and the corresponding one of the at least one second computer system that performs the functionality of each of the one or more non-native applications.

29 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the at least a second computer system communicates with the first computer system to access information about the user.

30 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the first computer system directs the native application to establish communication with the at least one second computer system in response to a request to add the one or more non-native applications within the native application.

31 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the request to the first computer system to enable operation of the one or more non-native applications within the native application is conveyed through a web page served by the first computer system.

32 . The method according to claim 25 , wherein the non-native application is enabled to one or both of access functionality of the native application and direct the native application to display a designated page or screen of the native application.

33 . A system for a user communication device supporting installation of non-native applications within a native application in memory of the user communication device, the system comprising:
at least one processor for communicatively coupling to a display, the at least one processor operable to, at least:
communicate a user request to a first computer system to enable operation of one or more non-native applications within the native application within memory of the user communication device;
initiate operation of the native application, wherein the native application communicates with the first computer system over a public network to access information enabling use of the one or more non-native applications by the user;
display one or more user-selectable interface elements each representing a corresponding one of the one or more non-native applications;
upon user selection of one of the one or more user interface elements, establish a dedicated portion of the display for use by functionality, of the corresponding non-native application, that is performed at a corresponding one of at least one second computer system, and activating the functionality; and
relinquish control over the dedicated portion of the display to the activated functionality of the non-native application corresponding to the selected one of the one or more user interface elements.

34 . The system according to claim 33 , wherein the native application comprises code directly executable by at least one processor of the user communication device.

35 . The system according to claim 33 , wherein the one or more non-native applications do not comprise code directly executable by the at least one processor of the user communication device.

36 . The system according to claim 33 , wherein the information enabling operation of the one or more non-native applications identifies the one or more non-native applications and the corresponding one of the at least one second computer system that performs the functionality of each of the one or more non-native applications.

37 . The system according to claim 33 , wherein the at least a second computer system communicates with the first computer system to access information about the user.

38 . The system according to claim 33 , wherein the first computer system directs the native application to establish communication with the at least one second computer system in response to the request to add the one or more non-native applications within the native application.

39 . The system according to claim 33 , wherein the request to the first computer system to enable operation of the one or more non-native applications within the native application is conveyed through a web page served by the first computer system.

40 . The system according to claim 33 , wherein the non-native application is enabled to one or both of access functionality of the native application and direct the native application to display a designated page or screen of the native application.

41 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of code sections, each code section comprising a plurality of instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform actions comprising:
communicating a user request to a first computer system to enable operation of one or more non-native applications within a native application in memory of the user device; initiating operation of the native application, wherein the native application communicates with the first computer system over a public network to access information enabling use of the one or more non-native applications by the user; displaying one or more user-selectable interface elements each representing a corresponding one of the one or more non-native applications; upon user selection of one of the one or more user interface elements, establishing a dedicated portion of the display for use by functionality, of the corresponding non-native application, that is performed at a corresponding one of at least one second computer system, and activating the functionality; and relinquishing control over the dedicated portion of the display to the activated functionality of the non-native application corresponding to the selected one of the one or more user interface elements.

42 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 41 , wherein the native application comprises code directly executable by at least one processor of the user communication device.

43 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 41 , wherein the

Assignees

• Sears Brands Llc

Inventors

• Mandel Shay
• Lifshitz Gadi
• Ephraim Guy
• Egozi Ofer
• Yang Jen-Hao
• Sridharan Bharath
• Halberstam Ehud
• Raba Shani

Classifications

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04L67/10 Primary

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L67/02

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

• H04L67/34 Primary

  involving the movement of software or configuration parameters  (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416) · CPC title