Abstract: A system comprising a Web Browser that performs delta encoding of HTML form data for HTML form submission over HTTP, and a Web Server that performs delta decoding of delta encoded HTML form data received over HTTP from the Web Browser, where delta encoding comprises encoding only HTML form elements that are changed by the user prior to submission of the HTML form, and delta decoding comprises reconstituting the complete form data using the delta encoded HTML form submission received over HTTP.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for asynchronous notification using HTTP. An application server configured to host one or more web applications and process HTTP requests associated with the one or more web applications includes a long polling mechanism configured to maintain an open HTTP connection, and a notification server configured to provide an asynchronous notification to one or more notification clients through the open HTTP connection, wherein the notification includes an identifier for the one or more notification clients with no application data payload.

Abstract: A software package, comprising a graphical component including a plurality of images, each image corresponding to a state of the graphical component, wherein the graphical component is identified by a name, and a skin manager configured to search for the graphical component in a predetermined location using the name and retrieve the graphical component.