Display Dialogs

Abstract

In one embodiment, a first device sends a request to a second device, the request causing a dialog to be displayed on the first device. The second device selects a rendered dialog template corresponding to the dialog; constructs a web page that includes the rendered dialog template; and sends the web page to the first device. The first device displays the web page including the dialog.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising: by one or more computing devices,
 receiving, from client-side code associated with a user-interface component of an electronic device, a request for a web page to be displayed on the electronic device, the web page including content associated with a rendered template of a plurality of rendered templates, each rendered template comprising one or more place holders for insertion of content and having been rendered for display on electronic devices;   selecting, from the plurality of templates, the rendered template based on the request;   constructing a web page that includes the rendered template comprising the one or more placeholders; and   sending, to the electronic device, the web page including the rendered template comprising the one or more placeholders for insertion and display of the content by the client-side code executed on the requesting electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rendered template is included in the web page as an “iframe” element. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rendered template is referenced with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each place holder is identified by a token and corresponds to a piece of content.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 rendering the plurality of templates for display on the electronic devices;   storing the plurality of rendered templates;   associating each rendered template with a unique Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for identifying and referencing the rendered template; and   associating each rendered template with one or more types of content.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein each rendered template is represented using HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein:
 at least one of the plurality of templates comprises one or more pieces of dynamic content; and   for each template that comprises one or more pieces of dynamic content, when rendering the template, each piece of dynamic content included in the template has a corresponding place holder, identified by a token, in the rendered template.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein selecting the rendered template comprises:
 determining a type of content to which the requested content belongs; and   selecting, from the one or more rendered templates, the specific rendered template corresponding to the type of content to which the requested content belongs.   
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 sending, to a computing device and by client-side code associated with a user-interface component of an electronic device, a request for a web page to be displayed on the electronic device;   receiving, from the computing device, a web page that includes a rendered template, the rendered template comprising one or more place holders for insertion of content;   inserting, by the client-side code, content in the place of the one or more place holders; and   displaying, by the client-side code associated with the user-interface component of the electronic device, the web page including the rendered template and the content inserted in the place of the one or more place holders.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the rendered template is included in an “iframe” element in the web page. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the rendered template is associated with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL); and   the rendered template is represented using HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 processing the rendered template included in the web page to identify the one or more place holders; and   for each place holder, selecting a piece of content to be displayed instead of the place holder.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , the client-side code comprises a client-side script, written in JavaScript, residing on the electronic device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising caching the rendered template. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the electronic device is a mobile device. 
     
     
         16 . A system comprising:
 a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors; and   the one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to:
 receive, from client-side code associated with a user-interface component of an electronic device, a request for a web page to be displayed on the electronic device, the web page including content associated with a rendered template of a plurality of rendered templates, each rendered template comprising one or more place holders for insertion of content and having been rendered for display on electronic devices; 
 select, from the plurality of templates, the rendered template based on the request; 
 construct a web page that includes the rendered template comprising the one or more placeholders; and 
 send, to the electronic device, the web page including the rendered template comprising the one or more placeholders for insertion and display of the content by the client-side code executed on the requesting electronic device. 
   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the rendered template is included in the web page as an “iframe” element. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
 render the plurality of templates for display on the electronic devices;   store the plurality of rendered templates;   associate each rendered dialog template with a unique Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for identifying and referencing the rendered template; and   associate each rendered template with one or more types of content.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein each rendered template is represented using HyperTextMarkup Language (HTML) code. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein:
 at least one of the plurality of templates comprises one or more pieces of dynamic content; and   for each dialog template that comprises one or more pieces of dynamic content, when rendering the template, each piece of dynamic content included in the template has a corresponding place holder, identified by a token, in the rendered template.   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein, when selecting the rendered template, the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:
 determine a type of content to which the requested content belongs; and   selecting, from the one or more rendered templates, the specific rendered template corresponding to the type of content to which the requested content belongs.