System and method for facilitating the presentation of content via device displays
First Claim
1. A method for presenting content on a display of a communication device, comprising:
- dividing a raster image of the content into a plurality of segments to create a segmented image;
presenting the segmented image of the content in a first portion of the display;
facilitating selection of at least one segment of the segmented image; and
presenting a visually enhanced view of the selected segment in a second portion of the display.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for facilitating presentation of content on communication device displays. A side-by-side or other adjacent display presentation allows content to be viewed in both a thumbnail view and a reformatted enhanced view. Content is converted to a raster image which is in turn segmented, either automatically or involving user guidance, to create a segmented raster image. Resulting segments may be selected for viewing in the enhanced viewing mode, such as an enlarged, reformatted presentation to allow the targeted region to be more easily viewed and/or to require fewer user interface manipulations. Regions can be labeled for simple and efficient selection of targeted regions.
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83 Claims
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1. A method for presenting content on a display of a communication device, comprising:
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dividing a raster image of the content into a plurality of segments to create a segmented image;
presenting the segmented image of the content in a first portion of the display;
facilitating selection of at least one segment of the segmented image; and
presenting a visually enhanced view of the selected segment in a second portion of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for presenting content on a display of a communication device, comprising:
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presenting a raster image of the content in a first portion of the display;
presenting a visually enhanced view of a section of the raster image in a second portion of the display;
demarcating, on the raster image in the first portion of the display, the section of the raster image that is presented in the second portion of the display; and
updating the demarcation on the raster image in the first portion of the display as the section is moved within the second portion of the display. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A communication device, comprising:
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a display;
a transceiver to transmit requests for content available on a network and to receive the content in response thereto; and
a processor configured to present a segmented raster image of the content in a first area of the display, to recognize at least one selected segment from the segmented raster image, and to present a visually enhanced view of the at least one selected segment in a second area of the display. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for presenting content on a display of a communication device, comprising:
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a network element comprising a first processor configured to generate a raster image of requested content, and to divide the raster image into a plurality of segments to create the segmented raster image; and
a communication device coupled to the network element over a network, the communication device comprising;
a display;
a transceiver to transmit requests for the requested content and to receive the segmented raster image from the network element; and
a second processor configured to present the segmented raster image in a first area of the display, to recognize at least one selected segment from the segmented raster image, and to present a visually enhanced view of the at least one selected segment in a second area of the display.
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37. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a computer system for presenting content on a display of a communication device by performing steps comprising:
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dividing a raster image of the content into a plurality of segments to create a segmented image;
presenting the segmented image of the content in a first portion of the display;
facilitating selection of at least one segment of the segmented image; and
presenting a visually enhanced view of the selected segment in a second portion of the display.
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38. A method for presenting content on a display of a communication device, the method comprising:
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presenting a segmented raster image of the content on the display, wherein the segmented raster image includes a plurality of segments;
respectively correlating unique labels with at least some of the plurality of segments;
presenting each of the unique labels together with its associated one of the segments;
recognizing user input of at least one of the unique labels;
identifying the segment associated with the unique label input by the user; and
presenting a visually enhanced view of the identified segment on the display. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A communication device, comprising:
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a display;
a user interface;
a transceiver to transmit requests for content available on a network and to receive the content in response thereto; and
a processor configured to present a segmented raster image of the content via the display, respectively correlate unique labels with each of a plurality of segments associated with the segmented raster image, present each of the unique labels together with its associated one of the segments, recognize user input of at least one of the unique labels via the user interface, identify the segment associated with the unique label input by the user, and present a visually enhanced view of the identified segment on the display. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a computer system for presenting content on a display of a communication device by performing steps comprising:
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presenting a segmented raster image of the content on the display, wherein the segmented raster image includes a plurality of segments;
respectively correlating unique labels with at least some of the plurality of segments;
presenting each of the unique labels together with its associated one of the segments;
recognizing user input of at least one of the unique labels;
identifying the segment associated with the unique label input by the user; and
presenting a visually enhanced view of the identified segment on the display.
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59. A method for preparing content for viewing on a communication device display, comprising:
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presenting a raster image of the content on the communication device display;
facilitating user demarcation of one or more regions on the raster image; and
segmenting the raster image into a plurality of segments, wherein one or more of the plurality of segments substantially correspond to the one or more regions demarcated by the user. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A communication device, comprising:
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a display;
a user interface;
a transceiver to transmit requests for content available on a network and to receive the content in response thereto; and
a processor configured to present a raster image of the content on the communication device display, recognize user input identifying one or more regions on the raster image, and divide the raster image into a plurality of segments, wherein at least one of the plurality of segments substantially corresponds to the one or more regions identified by the user. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A system for preparing content for viewing, comprising:
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(a) a network element comprising a first processor configured to generate a raster image of requested content;
(b) a communication device, including;
(i) a display;
(ii) a user interface;
(iii) a transceiver to transmit requests for content available on a network and to receive the content in response thereto;
(iv) a second processor configured to present the raster image of the content on the communication device display and recognize user input identifying one or more regions on the raster image; and
(c) wherein the first processor of the network element is further configured to segment the raster image into a plurality of segments, wherein at least one of the plurality of segments substantially corresponds to the one or more regions identified by the user input. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82)
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83. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a computer system for preparing content for viewing on a communication device display by performing steps comprising:
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presenting a raster image of the content on the communication device display;
facilitating user demarcation of one or more regions on the raster image; and
segmenting the raster image into a plurality of segments, wherein one or more of the plurality of segments substantially correspond to the one or more regions demarcated by the user.
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