Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2001-03-28
2004-04-27
Metjahic, Safet (Department: 2171)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C345S215000, C345S215000, C345S215000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06728698
ABSTRACT:
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims priority to Taiwan application No. 089119026, entitled “A Method and System for Interaction between a Browser Engine and an Application,” filed on Sep. 14, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and system for interaction between a browser engine and an application.
2. Description of the Prior Art
With the rise of the Internet, browser applications, such as Microsoft's Internet Explore and Netscape's Navigator, have become essential applications on computers used for network communication. The convenience afforded by being able to download applications over the Internet and growing user demand for application upgrades, have made such downloading very popular, particular in the period after a new browser application is released.
Referring to FIG.
1
and
FIG. 2
,
FIG. 1
is a perspective diagram of a prior art browser application
10
and
FIG. 2
is a perspective diagram of a user interface
30
of the browser application
10
in FIG.
1
. The browser application
10
comprises an initiation module
12
to initiate the browser application
10
, a plurality of function modules
14
, a user interface generation module
16
for generating a user interface
30
, and a browser engine
18
. The browser engine
18
comprises a download module
22
and a plurality of communication modules
24
.
As shown in
FIG. 2
, the user interface
30
comprises a web page display area
32
and a plurality of application function icons
34
. The download module
22
is used to download a web page
36
from a server, the web page
36
then being displayed in the web page display area
32
. The web page
36
comprises a plurality of communication icons
38
. Each of the communication icons
38
corresponds to a communication module
24
. When one communication icon
38
is selected, the browser engine
18
initiates the communication module
24
, which corresponds to that particular communication icon
38
for network communication.
The prior art browser application comprises a browser engine, and application function modules. However, in a new version browser application, only the application function modules are updated so that the new version browser application can have more application functions, while the browser engine is not updated.
In addition, the fact that the browser engine
18
is part of the browser application package directly attributes to the massive size of the application and causes network congestion when downloading. Accordingly, the users have to spend a lot of time updating applications via Internet downloads. In such a situation, the users have to decide whether to forgo updating or spend time and money on time-consuming downloading.
In other words, during an update of the browser application, users have to download a full package browser application, including application function modules and a browser engine, despite the fact that it is the application function modules that are updated and not the browser engine. Indeed, the browser engine does not need to be updated and therefore downloaded from the server.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is therefore to provide a method and system for interaction between a browser engine and an application that resolves the above-mentioned problems.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a method and system for interaction between a browser engine and an application. The application comprises a plurality of function modules. When the application is initiated, it sends a request to the browser engine. After the browser engine receives the request, it downloads a browser display in response to said request. The browser display comprises a plurality of function icons. Each of the function icons corresponds to one of the function modules of the application. When users select any of the function icons on the browser display, the browser engine initiates the function module of the application corresponding to the function icon chosen to render a specific function.
The feature of the application according to the present invention lies in the fact that the application serves the same functions as the prior art browser application, via its method and system for interaction between a browser engine and the application.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after having read the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment, which is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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Taylor Luke
Weng Chien Sen
Yen Hsiang Tsun
Alaubaidi Haythim J.
BENQ Corporation
Metjahic Safet
Quintero Law Office
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