Personalized mobile device viewing system for enhanced delivery of multimedia
First Claim
1. A method for customizing the presentation of Web site data in a client-server network, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of device characteristics and customized reformatting information in a storage device coupled to the client-server network, wherein the customized reformatting information includes parameters used for displaying Web pages according to a user'"'"'s preferences;
receiving by a server of the client-server network a request from the requesting device, the request including header information and a Universal Resource Locator (URL);
querying the header information to determine a device signature of the requesting device;
comparing the device signature with the stored device characteristics to identify characteristics of the requesting device and customized reformatting information;
retrieving Web site data represented by the URL;
reformatting the Web site data according to the customized reformatting information; and
transmitting to the requesting device the reformatted Web site data for display.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for customizing the presentation of Web site data in a client-server network. A plurality of device characteristics and customized reformatting information are stored in a storage device coupled to the client-server network. The customized reformatting information includes parameters used for displaying Web pages according to a user'"'"'s preferences. A server coupled to the client-server network receives a request from the requesting device. The request includes header information and a Universal Resource Locator (URL). The header information is queried to determine a device signature of the requesting device. The determined device signature is compared with the stored device characteristics to identify characteristics of the requesting device and the customized reformatting parameters. Web site data represented by the URL is retrieved and reformatted according to the customized reformatting parameters. The reformatted Web site data is transmitted to the requesting device for display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for customizing the presentation of Web site data in a client-server network, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of device characteristics and customized reformatting information in a storage device coupled to the client-server network, wherein the customized reformatting information includes parameters used for displaying Web pages according to a user'"'"'s preferences;
receiving by a server of the client-server network a request from the requesting device, the request including header information and a Universal Resource Locator (URL);
querying the header information to determine a device signature of the requesting device;
comparing the device signature with the stored device characteristics to identify characteristics of the requesting device and customized reformatting information;
retrieving Web site data represented by the URL;
reformatting the Web site data according to the customized reformatting information; and
transmitting to the requesting device the reformatted Web site data for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for customizing the presentation of Web site data in a client-server network comprising:
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a server computer in electronic communication with a requesting device;
a redirector processor in electronic communication with the sever computer;
a database for storing device characteristics and customized reformatting information, the database accessible to the redirector processor;
a reformatting processor in communication with the redirector processor, the database and at least a second server in the electronic network; and
a markup language parser in communication with the reformatting processor;
wherein the reformatting processor reformats Web site data according to the customized reformatting information and data from the markup language parser. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine-readable medium having processing instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of device characteristics and customized reformatting information in a storage device coupled to the client-server network, wherein the customized reformatting information includes parameters used for displaying Web pages according to a user'"'"'s preferences;
receiving by a server of the client-server network a request from the requesting device, the request including header information and a Universal Resource Locator (URL);
querying the header information to determine a device signature of the requesting device;
comparing the device signature with the stored device characteristics to identify characteristics of the requesting device and customized reformatting information;
retrieving Web site data represented by the URL, reformatting the Web site data according to the customized reformatting information; and
transmitting to the requesting device the reformatted Web site data for display.
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