System, Method, and computer program product for customizing channels, content, and data for mobile devices

• US 20020052916A1
• Filed: 06/28/2001
• Published: 05/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iAnywhere Solutions Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: AvantGo, Inc. (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Williams, David J., Gray, Michael R., Weinstein, Rafael Z., Moore, David M., Kloba, David D., Whittaker, Thomas E., Freeman, Joshua E., Upson, Linus M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,263,547 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• 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 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal

Abstract

Described herein are systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for enabling web content (as well as other objects) to be loaded on mobile devices (as well as other types of devices), and for users of mobile devices to operate with such web content on their mobile devices in an interactive manner while in an off-line mode.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a user to create customized channels for mobile devices, comprising the steps of:

1) creating a bookmark to an automatic channel Web page;

2) surfing to a Web site;

3) invoking said automatic channel bookmark, thereby displaying said automatic channel Web page;

4) querying a browser via said automatic channel Web page for a URL (Universal Resource Locator) of said Web site;

5) automatically populating an automatic channel form for said Web site; and

6) automatically adding said Web site as a new channel to be stored in a database.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said querying step uses a script in said automatic channel Web page.

3. A method for enabling a user to create customize channels for mobile devices, comprising the steps of:

1) surfing to a Web page having a quick channel button, wherein said quick channel button indicates that a user would want said Web page loaded onto said mobile device;

2) activating said quick channel button, whereby said user is brought to a server Web site;

3) attempting to determine if said user is registered with said server;

4) adding said Web page as said new channel and returning said user to said Web page; and

5) presetting state information regarding said Web page for subsequent synchronization operations.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein step 3 further comprises the step of registering said user, if said user is not registered with said server.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein step 3 further comprises the step of requiring said user to log in, if said user is registered with said server, but is not recognized by said server.