Provision of content to a client device
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1. A method of providing content to a client device comprising the steps of:
- comparing a first class of capabilities required by the client device in order to manifest a first version of the content with technical attributes possessed by the client device;
establishing on the basis of the comparison whether the client device has the capabilities of the first class; and
in the event that the client device has the capabilities of the first class, dispatching the first version of the content to the client device.
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Abstract
Content accessible to a variety of client devices from a web page is associated with machine readable labels setting out capabilities required by a client device in order to manifest the content in a meaningful manner. Several versions of the content may be provided by the author, each version of the content being associated with its own specification of client device capabilities required to manifest it. The capabilities required are matched with the technical attributes of a client device, in order to establish which version of the content to provide to a client device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing content to a client device comprising the steps of:
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comparing a first class of capabilities required by the client device in order to manifest a first version of the content with technical attributes possessed by the client device;
establishing on the basis of the comparison whether the client device has the capabilities of the first class; and
in the event that the client device has the capabilities of the first class, dispatching the first version of the content to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of distributing content from a web page to a client device comprising the steps of:
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specifying a first class of capabilities required by the client device in order to manifest a first version of the content;
comparing the first class of capabilities with technical attributes of the client device;
on the basis of the comparison, establishing whether the client device is able to manifest the content; and
if the client device is able to manifest the content, dispatching the first version of the content to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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- 14. A web server hosting a web page having at least one component of content, wherein machine readable labels are incorporated within the content specifying at least one class of capabilities required by a client device to manifest the component of content.
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