In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first content item on a screen of a computing device, the first content item occupying the entire screen and comprising an icon representing a second content item; and in response to a first user input, displaying a first animation sequence depicting the icon opening up to reveal the second content item, the second content item eventually replacing the first content item and occupying the entire screen. In one embodiment, the method further includes in response to a second user input, displaying a second animation sequence depicting the second content item closing down and returning to the icon included in the first content item, the second content item eventually disappearing from the screen.

Animation Sequence Associated with Content Item

The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for integrating native applications into web portals. One computer-implemented method includes connecting a business enterprise portal (BEP) with a mobile device, wherein the BEP provides web-based and native-application-based content; analyzing the mobile device with the BEP to identify a native application applicable to the BEP, the native application associated with the web-based and native-application-based content and locally operational in the mobile device; generating metadata associated with at least the native application; generating a data object representing the native application and the associated metadata; and launching, from the BEP, the native application using the generated metadata.

Integrating native application into web portal

In one embodiment, a method includes displaying one or more first content items on a screen of an electronic device, the first content items being part of a series of content items; and in response to a user input with respect to the first content items, displaying an animation sequence depicting one or more second content items replacing the first content items on the screen of the electronic device, the second content items being part of the series of content items; and displaying the second content items on the screen of the electronic device.

Scrolling through a series of content items

A system includes a server system interface arranged to receive, from a client application of one of a plurality of client computing devices, a communication that corresponds to a request to obtain or update a software application; and an application marketplace server system programmed to identify, in response to the communication, application files that include an application binary file that corresponds to the software application and one or more supplemental files associated with the software application, and to send information that relates to the application files to the client application in response to receiving the communication, and identify stored files on the computing device that correspond to the application files, determine particular ones of the application files to download based on the identified stored files and the information that relates to the application files sent from the application marketplace server system, and initiate download.

Distribution of Application Files

It is to be understood that both the following general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive. In an aspect, the methods and systems of the present disclosure can relate to managing data via a network. As an example, the network can be a local area network, a wide area network (e.g., the Internet), or other network of devices. In another aspect, the methods and system of the present disclosure can relate to a holographic web service (serving). As an example, the holographic web serving allows developers to code applications for a single web server using standard web requests (e.g., GET, POST, etc.). Such code can execute (run) as is, both in a local environment and in complex cloud environments. As another example, operators of a holographic cloud environment not only have the flexibility to scale the application as needed, but can have multiple versions of the application running at the same time. Operators are also able to specify one or more of a plurality of servers and processes to handle particular requests. As such, developers do not need to be concerned with, code for, or even know about load balancers, message buses, or workers.

Dynamic application version selection

In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining a version of a software application targeted for a computing device. The method includes receiving, at an application marketplace system and from a user associated with a computing device that operates remotely from the application marketplace system, a request that corresponds to a software application distributed by the application marketplace system, the software application having multiple versions on the application marketplace system. The method also includes determining one or more device attributes that are associated with the computing device, and identifying a particular version of the software application, from among the multiple versions on the application marketplace system, that is targeted for the computing device based on the device attributes. The method also includes providing, for display to the user and in response to the request, information related to the particular version of the software application.

Sheng-chi Hsieh

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Multiple application versions

Method for determining a version of a software application targeted for a computing device

Distribution of multiple application versions