Method and apparatus for determining network connection by links
First Claim
1. A method for a mobile device to retrieve multimedia information from a server over a wireless network, the method comprising:
- receiving data from the wireless network after a request of a network resource is sent thereto, wherein the data includes a plurality of network resources one of which is the network resource being requested and includes at least one link to another one of the network resources; and
displaying the network resource being requested and the at least one link being highlighted in a fashion that indicates the another one of the network resources is locally available.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining network connections by links is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a mobile device includes a client application and communicates with a link server over a wireless network. In response to an activation of a link in a display being displayed on a screen of the mobile device, the client application determines if the link leads to an internal access or an external access. The internal access is defined to retrieve desired information without accessing the network, hence no usage of the network. Likewise, the external access is defined to retrieve desired information from the network, hence usage of the network.
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1. A method for a mobile device to retrieve multimedia information from a server over a wireless network, the method comprising:
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receiving data from the wireless network after a request of a network resource is sent thereto, wherein the data includes a plurality of network resources one of which is the network resource being requested and includes at least one link to another one of the network resources; and
displaying the network resource being requested and the at least one link being highlighted in a fashion that indicates the another one of the network resources is locally available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile device for retrieving multimedia information from a server over a wireless network, the mobile device comprising:
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a display screen;
a temporary memory space coupled to the display screen;
a processor synchronizing operations of both the display screen and the temporary memory space;
wherein the temporary memory space caches data received from the wireless network in response to a request sent to the wireless network for a network resource, the data includes a plurality of network resources one of which is the network resource being requested and includes at least one link to another one of the network resources; and
wherein the processor causes the at least one link to be displayed in a highlighted fashion in the network resource when the network resource is displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. A software product to be executed in a mobile device, the software product comprising:
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program code for receiving data from the wireless network after a request of a network resource is sent thereto, wherein the data includes a plurality of network resources one of which is the network resource being requested and includes at least one link to another one of the network resources; and
program code for displaying the network resource being requested, and program code for displaying the at least one link in a fashion that indicates the another one of the network resources is locally available.
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