Extracting and formatting content from web-resources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016381118-A1
Application number	US-201514874059-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 2, 2015
Priority date	Jun 23, 2015
Publication date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system is provided for presenting content on a companion computing device associated with a primary computing device. A web-resource micro-app package is configured, when operating in concert with a companion manager executing on the primary computing device, to control the delivery and presentation of content on the companion computing device. The web-resource micro-app package is cross-platform and thus operable, without modification, with any of a number of different operating systems with which the companion manager and primary computing device might be associated. The web-resource micro-app package includes a location of a web-resource, identification of predetermined content items to be extracted from the web-resource, and presentation parameters for formatting a content group including at least some of the predetermined content items for presentation on the companion computing device.

First claim

1 . A system for presenting content on a companion computing device comprising:
a primary computing device associated with the companion computing device; a companion manager configured to execute on the primary computing device; and a web-resource micro-app package configured, when operating in concert with the companion manager, to control delivery and presentation of content on the companion computing device, the web-resource micro-app package being cross-platform and thus operable, without modification, with any of a plurality of different operating systems with which the companion manager and primary computing device might be associated, the web-resource micro-app package including:
a location of a web-resource;
identification of predetermined content items to be extracted from the web-resource; and
presentation parameters for formatting a content group including at least some of the predetermined content items for presentation on the companion computing device.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the web-resource micro-app package further comprises:
locations of the predetermined content items within data bundles retrieved from the web-resource.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the web-resource micro-app package further comprises:
icons to be presented on the companion computing device; and presentation parameters for displaying at least one icon on the companion computing device along with a formatted content group.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the web-resource micro-app package further comprises one or more notification declarations for the content group, each notification declaration comprising:
a condition for the content group; and a user notification to be issued by the companion computing device responsive to the condition being met.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the companion manager is configured to:
determine whether the condition for the content group is met; and responsive to the condition for the content group being met, provide an indication to the companion computing device to issue the user notification.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more conditions for the content group comprise a presence of one or more keywords within a predetermined content item of the content group.

7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more conditions for the content group comprise a presence of a value greater than a threshold within a predetermined content item of the content group.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the web-resource micro-app package further comprises:
one or more authentication factors required to access an encrypted web-resource.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the web-resource micro-app package further comprises:
one or more end-user settings adjustable by an end-user of the companion computing device to modify a parameter of the web-resource micro-app package.

10 . A method of delivering content to a companion computing device associated with a primary computing device, comprising:
generating a web-resource micro-app package configured, when operating in concert with a companion manager executing on the primary computing device, to control delivery and presentation of content on the companion computing device, the web-resource micro-app package being cross-platform and thus operable, without modification, with any of a plurality of different operating systems with which the companion manager and primary computing device might be associated, the web-resource micro-app package comprising:
a location of a web-resource;
identification of predetermined content items to be extracted from the web-resource; and
presentation parameters for formatting a content group including at least some of the predetermined content items for presentation on the companion computing device;
responsive to receiving a request to install a web-resource micro-app on the companion computing device, downloading the web-resource micro-app package to the primary computing device; installing the web-resource micro-app package on the primary computing device; at the companion manager, generating a web-resource micro-app based on the web-resource micro-app package; and installing the web-resource micro-app on the companion computing device.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the web-resource micro-app package is generated via an authoring tool comprising a plurality of presentation parameter templates for formatting a content group for presentation on the companion computing device.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
selecting a presentation parameter template comprising a plurality of presentation parameters; indicating a location of a web-resource; indicating an identity and a location for pre-determined content items within a data bundle retrieved from the web-resource; and indicating additional presentation parameters for each content group member, the content group comprising at least one pre-determined content item.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
indicating an authentication factor required to access the web-resource.

14 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
following installation of the web-resource micro-app on the companion computing device, retrieving a data bundle from the web-resource; extracting predetermined content items from the data bundle; formatting a content group including at least some of the predetermined content items for presentation on the companion computing device according to the presentation parameters; and exporting the formatted content group from the primary computing device to the companion computing device.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
at a cloud computing service for the companion computing device, retrieving a data bundle from the web-resource data feed; extracting one or more predetermined content items from the retrieved data bundle; and indicating availability of new data to the companion manager.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
at the cloud computing service for the companion computing device, receiving a request from the companion manager to download the new data; and exporting the new data to the companion manager.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
at the cloud computing service for the companion computing device, receiving pushed data from a 3 rd party push service; indicating availability of pushed data to the companion manager; receiving a request from the companion manager to download the pushed data; and exporting the pushed data to the companion manager.

18 . A method for presenting content on a companion computing device, comprising:
at a primary computing device associated with the companion computing device, evaluating predetermined content items extracted from a web-resource based on a condition, the condition included in a web-resource micro-app package operable by a companion manager configured to execute on the primary computing device, the web-resource micro-app package being cross-platform and thus operable, without modification, with any of a plurality of different operating systems with which the companion manager and primary computing device might be associated; responsive to the condition being met by the predetermined content items, retrieving from the web-resource micro-app package a user notification to be issued by the companion computing device; formatting the predetermined content items for presentation on the companion computing device based at least on a conditional pr

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Andrews Anthony
• Alvi Ali
• Dumitrascu Adrian
• Chiu Yuan-Chun
• Kang Ji Jeong
• Shelor William
• Hanselman Scott

Classifications

• H04L67/06 Primary

  specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP] · CPC title

• H04L67/02 Primary

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

• H04W4/50

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• H04W4/18

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title

• H04W12/33

  using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses · CPC title