Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a non-returnable command response based on a markup element

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for processing a non-returnable command response based on a markup element. In one aspect, a resource is sent to a user agent includes a no-return markup element. A request message is received identifying a command and including no-return-request information based on the resource. The command is processed and no command response is sent for delivery to the user agent in response to receiving the no-return-request information. In another aspect, a resource including a no-return markup element is received from a server. A determination is made, based on the no-return markup element, that a command identified based on the resource is non-returnable. In response to the determination, a no-return indicator is set to send no command response for the command for delivery to a user agent requesting the command.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 sending, by a server via a network to a user agent, a first resource;   in response to sending the first resource, receiving from the user agent a first message identifying, based on at least one of a first instruction sent in the first resource and a first markup element, in the first resource, a non-returnable first command, wherein the markup first markup element is in a first markup language; and   processing the first command including sending no command response for the non-returnable first command to the user agent.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first command is identified as non-returnable based on at least one of a MIME type identifier in the first message and a method token in the first message. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the at least one of the MIME type identifier and the method token is included in the first message based on the at least one of the first instruction and the first markup element. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the MIME type identified defines a content type processed by the server including sending no command response for the first command to the user agent. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one of the first instruction and the first markup element indicates at least one of that no command response for the first command is to be generated and that no response message for the first message is to be transmitted. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first instruction is sent in the first resource to set a no-return indicator in a data storage medium to configure a node in a network path including the user agent and the server for sending no command response for the first command for delivery from the server to the user agent 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first markup element is represented via an output device by at least one of a hyperlink user interface element, an event markup element, a form user interface element, and by an input user interface element selectable by a user to send the first command to the server without waiting for a command response for the first command. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein sending no command response includes:
 identifying a duration associated with the first command; determining that a condition based on the duration is met; and sending no command response, in response to determining that the condition is met. 
 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first message is an asynchronous message. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the first markup element includes at least one of a markup element attribute identifier, a markup element attribute value, and a markup element tag that identifies the first command as non-returnable. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 receiving, for identifying a first command to a server by a user agent, a first resource;   determining, based on at least one of a first instruction included in the first resource and a first markup element in the first resource, that the first command is non-returnable indicating that no command response for the first command is to be sent for delivery from the server to the user agent; and   sending, by the user agent, a first message that identifies the first command as non-returnable.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the sending includes setting a no-return indicator in a data storage medium to configure a node in a network path including the user agent and the server for sending no command response for the first command for delivery from the server to the user agent. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the first instruction is included in setting the no-return indicator. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the first command is identified as non-returnable via at least one of a MIME type identifier in the first message and a method token in the first message. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  wherein determining the first command is non-returnable includes determining the first command is non-returnable based on a user input detected corresponding to a representation of the first markup element in a presentation of at least a portion of the first resource presented via an output device 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the first message is an asynchronous message. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor; and   logic encoded in at least one data storage medium for execution by the at least one processor that when executed is operable for:   receiving, for identifying a first command to a server by a user agent, a first resource;   sending, by a server via a network to a user agent, a first resource;   in response to sending the first resource, receiving from the user agent a first message identifying, based on at least one of a first instruction sent in the first resource and a first markup element in the first resource, a non-returnable first command; and   processing the first command including sending no command response for the non-returnable first command to the user agent.   
     
     
         18 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor; and   logic encoded in at least one data storage medium for execution by the at least one processor that when executed is operable for:   receiving, for identifying a first command to a server by a user agent, a first resource;   determining, based on at least one of a first instruction included in the first resource and a first markup element in the first resource, that the first command is non-returnable indicating that no command response for the first command is to be sent for delivery from the server to the user agent; and   sending, by the user agent, a first message that identifies the first command as non-returnable.   
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program executable by a machine, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
 sending, by a server via a network to a user agent, a first resource;   in response to sending the first resource, receiving from the user agent a first message identifying, based on at least one of a first instruction sent in the first resource and a first markup element in the first resource, a non-returnable first command; and   processing the first command including sending no command response for the non-returnable first command to the user agent.   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program executable by a machine, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
 receiving, for identifying a first command to a server by a user agent, a first resource;   determining, based on at least one of a first instruction included in the first resource and a first markup element in the first resource, that the first command is non-returnable indicating that no command response for the first command is to be sent for delivery from the server to the user agent; and   sending, by the user agent, a first message that identifies the first command as non-returnable.