Component model for wrap packages of cards

Abstract

A component model suitable for use in defining, delivering and rendering wrapped packages of cards in a manner particularly well suited, but not limited to, display on mobile devices is described. Using the described component model, each card may selectively include media content, a palette of application functionality and/or supporting e-commerce related services.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A component model for wrap packages of cards, the component model including a multiplicity of different component types, the component types including:
 a standard card container type, wherein a standard card container is arranged to contain all components of an associated standard card that are to be displayed when the associated standard card is displayed;   a gallery card container type, wherein a gallery card container is arranged to contain a gallery of gallery items, and wherein when an instance of a wrap package is rendered not all of the gallery items all of standard cards in the instance have the same frame size and aspect ratio;   a text box component type, wherein a text box component is configured to contain text; and   an image component type, wherein an image component is configured to contain an image or a photo; and   wherein, when an instance of a wrap package is rendered all of the standard cards in the instance have the same frame size and aspect ratio.   
     
     
         2 . A component model of as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a video component type, wherein a video component is configured to contain an associated video. 
     
     
         3 . A component model as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a widget component type, wherein a widget component is configured to create an internal frame within an associated card, and wherein the content of the internal frame can be obtained from an external source.   
     
     
         4 . A component model as recited in  claim 2  wherein the internal frame is an HTML iframe. 
     
     
         5 . A component model as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a feed component type, wherein a feed component is configured to establish a web feed to obtain content for the component. 
     
     
         6 . A component model as recited in  claim 5  wherein the web feed has a feed format selected from the group consisting of RSS and Atom. 
     
     
         7 . A component model as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a transaction component type, wherein a transaction component is configured to support a purchase transaction. 
     
     
         8 . A component model as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a chat component type, wherein a chat component is configured to support a chat session. 
     
     
         9 . A component model as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a location component type, wherein a location component is configured to obtain a current location of a computing device that renders the instance. 
     
     
         10 . A component model as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a widget component type, wherein a widget component is configured to create an internal frame within an associated card, and wherein the content of the internal frame can be obtained from an external source;   a transaction component type, wherein a transaction component is configured to support a purchase transaction;   a chat component type, wherein a chat component is configured to support a chat session; and   a location component type, wherein a location component is configured to obtain a current location of a computing device that renders the instance.