System and method for the remote creation of notification agents for wireless devices
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining updated data on a portable unit from a server connected to a global communications network, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. transmitting a request for data from said portable unit to said server;
b. parsing the contents of said data request into strings of elements;
c. transmitting at least one of said strings to said portable unit;
d. selecting an element from said one of said strings;
e. selecting a relevant criteria that can be applied to said element;
f. transmitting said selection from step e. from said portable unit back to said server; and
, g. transmitting updated data from said server to said portable unit based upon said selected criteria.
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Abstract
A Real-Time Data Agent (RTDA) is capable of providing very thin wireless network clients (those having limited operating system and bandwidth capability) with the ability to create, initiate, and remotely control server agents to give immediate notification for relevant changes (defined by boolean-based criteria) for any World Wide Web (or Intranet) data that can be viewed on the given device. Quite simply, it provides an expedient function for a user to receive notification of relevant information from any World Wide Web page or data that can be viewed on a thin (wireless) device or client. RTDA focuses on data telephones and clipping browsers, especially those using WAP (wireless application protocol). Though the invention runs primarily from an application server within the Internet (or central network), its main feature is found in a screen interface for the client device (e.g. data-capable cellular phone). This key technology comprising an actionable interface that allows a user to instantly convert any page as an actionable vertical list, from which any element can be selected for notification per a defined set of boolean-based criteria. It is called “real-time” because the agent server returns a link to the original page address when the criteria are met, thereby delivering the most current version of the data.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining updated data on a portable unit from a server connected to a global communications network, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. transmitting a request for data from said portable unit to said server;
b. parsing the contents of said data request into strings of elements;
c. transmitting at least one of said strings to said portable unit;
d. selecting an element from said one of said strings;
e. selecting a relevant criteria that can be applied to said element;
f. transmitting said selection from step e. from said portable unit back to said server; and
,g. transmitting updated data from said server to said portable unit based upon said selected criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server apparatus for providing updated data from a global communications network based upon requests from a portable unit, said server apparatus comprising:
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parsing means for parsing the contents of data requested by said portable unit into a list of elements; and
,updating means for applying criteria selected by said portable unit to at least one of said elements and for updating data requested by said portable unit based upon said criteria, wherein said updated data is supplied by said server apparatus back to said portable unit based upon the element and criteria selected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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