System and method for dynamically generating content on a portable computing device

• US 20020184208A1
• Filed: 04/24/2001
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wideray
• Original Assignee: Wideray
• Inventors: Kato, Saul
• Application Number:
  US09/841,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20020184208A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A method of operating a portable computing device comprises receiving broadcast information including a data repository and formatting information. Creation of a search query is facilitated, and a search result is retrieved from the data repository based upon the search query. The search result is transformed in accordance with the formatting information to produce formatted content.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium to direct a portable computing device to function in a specified manner, the computer-readable medium comprising:

a first set of instructions to receive broadcast information including a data repository and formatting information;

a second set of instructions to facilitate creation of a search query;

a third set of instructions to retrieve a search result from said data repository based upon said search query; and

a fourth set of instructions to transform said search result in accordance with said formatting information to produce formatted content.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

a fifth set of instructions to download said broadcast information to said portable computing device from a wireless source.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein said second set of instructions includes:

a sixth set of instructions to generate said search query based upon a user input.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein said broadcast information further includes a plurality of search queries, and wherein said second set of instructions includes:

a seventh set of instructions to select said search query from said plurality of search queries based upon a user input.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising:

an eighth set of instructions to display said formatted content.

6. A computer-readable medium to direct a portable computing device to function in a specified manner, the computer-readable medium comprising:

a remote application server configured to process information received from a wireless source, wherein said information includes a logic portion, a data repository, and formatting information, and wherein said remote application server includes;

a query generator module configured to produce a search query in accordance with a user input and in accordance with said logic portion;

a data repository manager module configured to search said data repository in accordance with said search query to retrieve a search result; and

a content generator module configured to generate content in accordance with said search result and in accordance with said formatting information.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein said remote application server further includes:

a display module configured to display said content.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, further comprising:

a decoder configured to download said information from said wireless source.

9. A method of operating a portable computing device, the method comprising:

receiving broadcast information including a data repository and formatting information;

facilitating creation of a search query;

retrieving a search result from said data repository based upon said search query; and

transforming said search result in accordance with said formatting information to produce formatted content.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

downloading said broadcast information to said portable computing device from a wireless source.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein facilitating said creation of said search query includes:

generating said search query based upon a user input.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said broadcast information further includes a plurality of search queries, and wherein facilitating said creation of said search query includes:

selecting said search query from said plurality of search queries based upon a user input.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying said formatted content.