INCREASED INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS AND HARDWARE FUNCTIONS

摘要

The invention is directed to increasing interoperability between web-based applications and hardware functions of a mobile device. The invention includes a thick-client hardware compatibility wrapper (HCW), which renders web-based applications and manages communication between hardware functionality and the web-based application. Specifically, the HCW monitors the web-based application and identifies commands to the hardware components of the mobile device. These commands are interpreted by the HCW, which then uses native calls to perform the hardware-specific activities. The HCW is also capable of calling functions on a webpage within the web-based application in response to query commands to the web-based application or in response to hardware events from the hardware components.

主权项

1. A method for increased interoperability between a web-based application and hardware functions of a mobile device, comprising the computer implemented steps of:
receiving the web-based application at a hardware compatibility wrapper (HCW) of the mobile device; monitoring for a request between a hardware component local to the mobile device and the web-based application; and calling an execution request to the hardware component based on the request, the calling comprising sending a command to the hardware component local to the mobile device via one or more native calls.