System and method for formatting information requested by a mobile device

• US 20030187952A1
• Filed: 03/15/2002
• Published: 10/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Phone Online, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Phone Online, Inc.
• Inventors: Martin, Mark, Young, Gary, Czyzewski, Zbigniew, Malek, Andrew, Nobert, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US10/098,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20030187952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/166 at the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A system and method for formatting information requested by a mobile communication device for display on the mobile communication device. A category of the requesting mobile communication device is first determined. The requested information is then formatted in accordance with at least one mobile application markup language category file that is specific to the category of the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile application markup language category file is utilized to convert the received information into a mobile application markup language device file that may be displayed by mobile communication devices that are the same category as the determined category of the requesting mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A method of formatting information requested by a mobile communication device for display on said mobile communication device, comprising the steps of:

determining a category of said mobile communication device; and

formatting said requested information in accordance with at least one mobile application markup language category file that is specific to said category of said mobile communication device, said mobile application markup language category file being utilized to convert said received information into a mobile application markup language device file that may be displayed by mobile communication devices that are the same category as said determined category of said requesting mobile communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said information is retrieved from an enterprise backend within a network.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of determining said category of said mobile communication device is performed by reading a header of a received data packet transmitted by said mobile communication device during said information request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises at least one mobile application markup language device page that is displayed by said requesting mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises a link to a second mobile application markup language device file that is displayed by said requesting mobile communication device, wherein selection of said link opens said second mobile application markup language device file on a display of said mobile communication device, wherein said second mobile application markup language device file has been formatted via use of said mobile application markup language category file.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said formatting step provides a link within said mobile application markup language device page, wherein selection of said link opens a second mobile application markup language device page within said mobile communication device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises extensible markup language that is not converted within said mobile application markup language device file during said formatting step.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises at least one Java import path.

9. A computer program for formatting information requested by a mobile communication device for display on said mobile communication device, said computer program comprising:

a first code segment which determines a category of said mobile communication device; and

a second code segment which formats said requested information in accordance with at least one mobile application markup language category file that is specific to said category of said mobile communication device, said mobile application markup language category file being utilized to convert said received information into a mobile application markup language device file that may be displayed by mobile communication devices that are the same category as said determined category of said requesting mobile communication device.

10. The computer program of claim 9, wherein said determining said category of said mobile communication device is performed by reading a header of a received data packet transmitted by said mobile communication device during said information request.

11. The computer program of claim 9, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises at least one mobile application markup language device page that is displayed by said requesting mobile communication device.

12. The computer program of claim 11, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises a link to a second mobile application markup language device file that is displayed by said requesting mobile communication device, wherein selection of said link opens said second mobile application markup language device file on a display of said mobile communication device, wherein said second mobile application markup language device file has been formatted via use of said mobile application markup language category file.

13. The computer program of claim 11, wherein said formatting provides a link within said mobile application markup language device page, wherein selection of said link opens a second mobile application markup language device page within said mobile communication device.

14. The computer program of claim 9, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises extensible markup language that is not converted within said mobile application markup language device file by said second code segment.

15. The computer program of claim 9, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises at least one Java import path.

16. A system for formatting information requested by a mobile communication device for display on said mobile communication device, comprising:

means for determining a category of said mobile communication device; and

means for formatting said requested information in accordance with at least one mobile application markup language category file that is specific to said category of said mobile communication device, said mobile application markup language category file being utilized to convert said received information into a mobile application markup language device file that may be displayed by mobile communication devices that are the same category as said determined category of said requesting mobile communication device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said information is retrieved from an enterprise backend within a network.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein said determining said category of said mobile communication device is performed by reading a header of a received data packet transmitted by said mobile communication device during said information request.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises at least one mobile application markup language device page that is displayed by said requesting mobile communication device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises a link to a second mobile application markup language device file that is displayed by said requesting mobile communication device, wherein selection of said link opens said second mobile application markup language device file on a display of said mobile communication device, wherein said second mobile application markup language device file has been formatted via use of said mobile application markup language category file.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein said formatting provides a link within said mobile application markup language device page, wherein selection of said link opens a second mobile application markup language device page within said mobile communication device.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises extensible markup language that is not converted within said mobile application markup language device file during formatting by said means for formatting.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein said mobile application markup language device file comprises at least one Java import path.