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Navigation control unit for a wireless computer resource access device, such as a wireless web content access device

  • US 20030095525A1
  • Filed: 10/11/2002
  • Published: 05/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for providing access to web content from the Internet, the apparatus comprising:

  • a mobile phone configured for communicating wirelessly with the Internet, wherein the mobile phone includes a browser and a display screen;

    a web navigation control unit coupled to the mobile phone, wherein the web navigation control unit comprises;

    an interface configured for coupling with the mobile phone;

    two or more user input buttons; and

    circuitry including a processor, wherein the circuitry is coupled to the interface and to the user input buttons, and wherein the circuitry is configured to;

    generate and transmit to the mobile phone a user command based on actuation of one of the buttons, wherein the user command includes an identification of the one button actuated, an identification of the navigation control unit and a URL; and

    wherein, based on the URL, the mobile phone;

    transmits the user command to a navigation server coupled to the Internet;

    receives a redirection command from the navigation server based on the identification of the one button actuated and the identification of the navigation control unit, wherein the redirection command includes an address of a web page on the Internet; and

    accesses the address specified in the redirection command using the browser and retrieves the web page for display on the display screen.

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