Apparatus and methods for displaying information on mobile communication devices
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1. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising:
- enabling a user to access a web site via a device other than said mobile communicator;
enabling a user to view content on said web site; and
enabling a user to select content of interest to the user forming at least part of said content, wherein a user selection takes place while the user views at least part of said content of interest.
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Abstract
A system and methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology including enabling a user to select content of interest at at least one web site via a device other than said mobile communicator, automatically providing a link from said content of interest to mobile communicator-configured content, and displaying at least said mobile communicator-configured content on said mobile communicator.
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1. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising:
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enabling a user to access a web site via a device other than said mobile communicator;
enabling a user to view content on said web site; and
enabling a user to select content of interest to the user forming at least part of said content, wherein a user selection takes place while the user views at least part of said content of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27)
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21. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising:
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enabling a user to access at least one web site via a device other than said mobile communicator;
enabling a user to select multiple items of interest to be provided for display on said mobile communicator; and
displaying at least a plurality of said multiple items of interest for simultaneous viewing on said mobile communicator. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising:
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enabling a user to select content of interest at least one web site via a device other than said mobile communicator;
automatically providing a link from said content of interest to mobile communicator-configured content; and
displaying at least said mobile communicator-configured content on said mobile communicator. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40)
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38. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising:
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enabling a user to select content of interest to the user on at least one web site for display to the user on said mobile communicator in the form of at least one page appearing in a mobile communicator-configured format; and
in response to a user request to receive said at least one page, downloading at least part of said content of interest from said at least one web site generally in real time.
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- 41. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising enabling a user to select content of interest to the user on a mark up language rendered page viewable to the user, wherein the user is enabled to specify selected content to a resolution finer than that defined by tags of said mark up language.
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44. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising enabling a user to select content of interest to the user on a mark up language rendered page viewable to the user, wherein the user is enabled to specify selected content to a user selected resolution and the content specifically selectable by the user to a user selected resolution includes:
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at least some content which is designated by tags to at least said user-selected resolution; and
at least some content which is designated by tags to a resolution coarser than said user-selected resolution. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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45. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising:
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providing at least one user interface server;
receiving and storing at least one user preference at said at least one user interface server;
collecting information from a plurality of web servers at least partially in accordance with said at least one user preference; and
supplying at least part of said information to said at least one mobile communicator.
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- 51. A methodology for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising enabling a user to select content of interest to the user on a mark up language rendered page viewable to the user, wherein at least in certain instances when the user selects said content of interest, mobile communicator specific data linked to said content of interest is made available for use by said mobile communicator.
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55. A methodology for providing dynamically changing information to a user comprising:
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selecting by a user of dynamic content of interest while the user views said content of interest on a dynamically changing web site;
in response to said user selecting said dynamic content of interest, automatically analyzing the context of said content of interest on said web site; and
thereafter automatically providing to said user substantially only said content of interest which was selected by said user, notwithstanding dynamic changes in the said content of interest and notwithstanding at least some changes in said context in said dynamically changing website.
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56. A system for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the system comprising enabling a user to select content of interest to the user on a mark up language rendered page viewable to the user, wherein at least in certain instances when the user selects said content of interest, mobile communicator specific data linked to said content of interest is made available for use by said mobile communicator.
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57. A system for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the system comprising:
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at least one user interface server receiving and storing at least one user preference;
an information collector operative to collect information from a plurality of web servers at least partially in accordance with said at least one user preference; and
an information communicator supplying at least part of said information to said at least one mobile communicator.
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58. A system for providing dynamically changing information to a user comprising:
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a content selector operative to receive from a user a selection of dynamic content of interest while displaying said content of interest to the user on a dynamically changing web site;
a context analyzer operative, in response to said user selecting said dynamic content of interest, to automatically analyze the context of said content of interest on said web site; and
a content provider operative, thereafter, to automatically provide to said user substantially only said content of interest which was selected by said user, notwithstanding dynamic changes in the said content of interest and notwithstanding at least some changes in said context in said dynamically changing website.
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59. A method for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the method comprising:
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enabling a user to select content of interest to the user on a page viewable to the user, the page being represented digitally in a format having a unit of representation, wherein the user is enabled to specify selected content to a resolution finer than that defined by said units of representation.
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60. A method according claim 71 wherein said unit of representation comprises an html tag and said content having finer resolution comprises one of the following group of content types:
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content at the sub-tag level;
content at the sub-table level;
content at the sub-cell level.
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61. A methodology for providing content to a user via a communicator having limited display capabilities, the methodology comprising:
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enabling a user to access a web site via a device other than said communicator, said device having display capabilities which exceed those of said communicator;
enabling a user to view content on said web site; and
enabling a user to select content of interest to the user forming at least part of said content, wherein a user selection takes place while the user views at least part of said content of interest.
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62. A system for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the system comprising:
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a website access device enabling a user to access a web site via a device other than the mobile communicator;
a content viewing GUI enabling a user to view content on said web site and to select content of interest to the user forming at least part of said content, wherein the GUI is operative to receive a user selection while displaying at least part of said content of interest to the user.
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63. A system for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the system comprising:
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a website access device enabling a user to access a web site via a device other than the mobile communicator;
a selector enabling the user to select multiple items of interest to be provided for display on said mobile communicator; and
a simultaneous viewer operative to display at least a plurality of said multiple items of interest for simultaneous viewing on said mobile communicator.
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64. A system for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the system comprising:
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a website content selection device enabling a user to select content of interest at at least one web site via a device other than the mobile communicator;
a link provider automatically providing a link from said content of interest to mobile communicator-configured content; and
a content display generator operative to display at least said mobile communicator-configured content on said mobile communicator.
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65. A system for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the system comprising:
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a content selector enabling a user to select content of interest to the user on at least one web site for display to the user on said mobile communicator in the form of at least one page appearing in a mobile communicator-configured format; and
a real time content downloader operative in response to a user request to receive said at least one page, to download at least part of said content of interest from said at least one web site generally in real time.
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66. A system for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the system comprising a content selector enabling a user to select content of interest to the user on a mark up language rendered page viewable to the user, wherein the user is enabled to specify selected content to a resolution finer than that defined by tags of said mark up language.
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67. A system for providing content to a user via a mobile communicator having limited display capabilities, the system comprising a content selector operative to enable a user to select content of interest to the user on a mark up language rendered page viewable to the user, wherein the user is enabled to specify selected content to a user selected resolution;
and wherein the content specifically selectable by the user to a user selected resolution includes;
at least some content which is designated by tags to at least said user-selected resolution; and
at least some content which is designated by tags to a resolution coarser than said user-selected resolution.
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