Patent ID: 9525716
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, from a remote web server, a webview formatted according to a predefined schema configured for use with a plurality of host applications, the webview including at least one function call to a first function; determining, by a first one of the plurality of host applications executing on one or more computer processors, one or more application-specific URL values corresponding to a URL command scheme for the first host application, from a plurality of application-specific URL values for the plurality of host applications; populating a URL scheme object with the determined one or more application-specific URL values, wherein the populated URL scheme object includes a function definition for the first function, and wherein the function definition is associated with a first one of the one or more application-specific URL values; modifying the received webview by inserting, by the first host application, the populated URL scheme object into the received webview; and rendering the webview with the inserted URL scheme object, by the first host application, such that when one of the at least one function calls is made, the function definition in the inserted URL scheme object is executed to transmit a request to the first host application and specifying an address portion of the first application-specific URL value.