System, method and computer program product for transcoding tabular content for display on thin client devices by way of content addressing

• US 20020038384A1
• Filed: 07/13/2001
• Published: 03/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NVIDIA International Inc. (NVIDIA Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NVIDIA International Inc. (NVIDIA Corporation)
• Inventors: McCreery, Ian, Bondurant, John, Khan, Umair A., Kamath, Ashwin R., Bokhari, Wasiq M., Zondervan, Quinton, Gansky, Simon
• Application Number:
  US09/905,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20020038384A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/245
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are provided for transferring information from a network to a thin client device. Initially, an address is assigned to content in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format based on a position of the content on a page. Thereafter, the content is sent to a thin client device using the address. Moreover, the content is displayed on the thin client device.

Claims

1. A method for transferring information from a network to a thin client device, comprising the steps of:

(a) assigning an address to content in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format based on a position of the content on a page;

(b) sending the content to a thin client device using the address; and

(c) displaying the content on the thin client device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the content is in a tabular format.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein an address indicates a row and column in which the content is positioned.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the page is a web-page.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the thin client device includes a wireless device.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, and further comprising the steps of allowing the configuration of the manner in which the content of the page are displayed on the thin client.

7. A computer program product for transferring information from a network to a thin client device, comprising:

(a) computer code for assigning an address to content in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format based on a position of the content on a page;

(b) computer code for sending the content to a thin client device using the address; and

(c) computer code for displaying the content on the thin client device.

8. The computer program product as recited in claim 7, wherein the content is in a tabular format.

9. The computer program product as recited in claim 8, wherein an address indicates a row and column in which the content is positioned.

10. The computer program product as recited in claim 7, wherein the page is a web-page.

11. The computer program product as recited in claim 7, wherein the thin client device includes a wireless device.

12. The computer program product as recited in claim 7, and further comprising computer code for allowing the configuration of the manner in which the content of the page are displayed on the thin client.

14. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the content is in a tabular format.

15. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein an address indicates a row and column in which the content is positioned.

16. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the page is a web-page.

17. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the thin client device includes a wireless device.

18. The system as recited in claim 13, and further comprising logic for allowing the configuration of the manner in which the content of the page are displayed on the thin client.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the content is transformed in response to an audible command.

21. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the content is in a tabular format.

22. The method as recited in claim 21, wherein an address indicates a row and column in which the content is positioned.

23. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the content is stored on a web-page.

13. A system for transferring information from a network to a thin client device, comprising:

(a) logic for assigning an address to content in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format based on a position of the content on a page;

(b) logic for sending the content to a thin client device using the address; and

(c) logic for displaying the content on the thin client device.

19. A method for navigating information from a network using a voice communication device, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving content in a hypertext markup language (HTML) format from a network; and

(b) transforming the content so as to be suitable for a voice communication device.