Smart agent for providing network content to wireless devices

• US 20020161928A1
• Filed: 09/26/2001
• Published: 10/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MShift Incorporated
• Original Assignee: MShift Incorporated
• Inventors: Ndili, Awele
• Application Number:
  US09/965,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20020161928A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• 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 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A device is provided for delivering content to a mobile device from a network site where the mobile device and network site may each employ different communication protocols, programming and/or mark-up languages, and/or natural language formats relative to each other, the device comprising: computer executable logic taking a communication received from a mobile device corresponding to a request for content from a network site and identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the mobile device; computer executable logic for determining which of the identified communication protocols, programming and mark-up languages, and natural language formats differ between the mobile device and the network site; computer executable logic for modifying the content in regard to whichever of the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the content differs between the mobile device and the network site such that each of the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the converted content matches the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the mobile device; and computer executable logic for causing the converted content to be transmitted to the mobile device in the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for delivering content to a mobile device from a network site where the mobile device and network site may each employ different communication protocols, programming and mark-up languages, and/or natural language formats relative to each other, the method comprising:

receiving a communication from a mobile device corresponding to a request for content from a network site;

identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the mobile device;

determining which of the identified communication protocols, programming and mark-up languages, and natural language formats differ between the mobile device and the network site;

modifying the content in regard to whichever of the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the content differs between the mobile device and the network site such that each of the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the converted content matches the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the mobile device; and

transmitting the converted content to the mobile device in the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the mobile device.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the network site prior to determining which differ.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the mobile device comprises accessing a database comprising communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format properties of different types of mobile devices.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the network site comprises accessing a database comprising communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format properties of different network sites.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the network site comprises querying the network site.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the mobile device uses a serial number, device ID, or useragent and other request header information of the mobile device to make the identifications.

7. A device for delivering content to a mobile device from a network site where the mobile device and network site may each employ different communication protocols, programming and mark-up languages, and/or natural language formats relative to each other, the device comprising:

computer executable logic taking a communication received from a mobile device corresponding to a request for content from a network site and identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the mobile device;

computer executable logic for determining which of the identified communication protocols, programming and mark-up languages, and natural language formats differ between the mobile device and the network site;

computer executable logic for modifying the content in regard to whichever of the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the content differs between the mobile device and the network site such that each of the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the converted content matches the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the mobile device; and

computer executable logic for causing the converted content to be transmitted to the mobile device in the communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format of the mobile device.

8. A device according to claim 7, further comprising logic for identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the network site.

9. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the mobile device accesses a database comprising communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format properties of different types of mobile devices.

10. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the network site accesses a database comprising communication protocol, programming and mark-up language, and natural language format properties of different network sites.

11. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the network site queries the network site.

12. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the mobile device uses a serial number, device ID, or useragent and other request header information of the mobile device to make the identifications.

13. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for converting the communications to be exchanged is capable of converting the communication between at least two different protocols.

14. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for converting the communications to be exchanged is capable of converting the communication between at least three different protocols.

15. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for converting the communications to be exchanged is capable of converting the communication between at least two different programming and mark-up languages.

16. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for converting the communications to be exchanged is capable of converting the communication between at least three different programming and mark-up languages.

17. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for converting the communications to be exchanged is capable of converting the communication between at least two different natural language formats.

18. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for converting the communications to be exchanged is capable of converting the communication between at least three different natural language formats.

19. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for identifying a communication protocol, a programming and mark-up language, and a natural language format employed by the mobile device uses a serial number, device ID, or useragent and other request header information of the mobile device to make the identifications.

20. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for converting the communications to be exchanged is capable of converting the communication to be exchanged between program languages selected from the group consisting of, for example, HDML, WML, HTML, MML and CHTML.

21. A device according to claim 7, wherein the logic for converting the communications to be exchanged is capable of converting the communications between natural language formats for countries and geographic regions selected from the group consisting of, for example, Japan, United States of America, Korea, China and Europe.

22. A device according to claim 7, further comprising computer executable logic for providing a user interface by which a range of different mobile devices which may access content from the network site may be defined.

23. A device according to claim 7, further comprising computer executable logic for providing a user interface by which a range of different mobile devices which may access content from the network site may be defined based on the natural language format employed by the mobile device.

24. A device according to claim 7, further comprising computer executable logic for providing a user interface by which a range of different mobile devices which may access content from the network site may be defined based on the programming and mark-up language employed by the mobile device.

25. A device according to claim 7, further comprising computer executable logic for providing a user interface by which a range of different mobile devices which may access content from the network site may be defined based on the communication protocol employed by the mobile device.

26. A device according to claim 7, further comprising computer executable logic for providing a graphical user interface to enable the rapid development of mobile applications by aiding the process of aggregating instruction sets to be executed in batches.