Budget browsing method, system, apparatus, and software product
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1. A method for controlling web browsing costs incurred when using a device to access the world-wide web, comprising:
- selecting a preferred browser strategy from a plurality of browser strategies that correspond to respective levels of estimated browsing costs; and
browsing at least one web page using the preferred browser strategy.
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A method, apparatus, system, and software product are presented for allowing a user to control web browsing costs incurred when using a device such as a mobile device to access the world-wide web. The invention involves selecting a preferred browser strategy from a plurality of browser strategies that correspond to respective levels of estimated browsing costs, and then browsing at least one web page using the preferred browser strategy.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for controlling web browsing costs incurred when using a device to access the world-wide web, comprising:
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selecting a preferred browser strategy from a plurality of browser strategies that correspond to respective levels of estimated browsing costs; and
browsing at least one web page using the preferred browser strategy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A computer readable medium encoded with a software data structure for controlling web browsing costs incurred when using a device to access the world-wide web, wherein a preferred browser strategy is initiated from a plurality of browser strategies that correspond to respective levels of estimated browsing costs, and wherein at least one web page is browsed using the preferred browser strategy.
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15. A device for controlling web browsing costs incurred by using the device to access the world-wide web, comprising:
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a user interface for allowing a user to select a preferred browser strategy from a plurality of browser strategies that correspond to respective levels of estimated browsing costs, and for providing a preferred browser strategy signal; and
a browsing control module, responsive to the preferred browser strategy signal from the user interface, for ensuring that the device browses at least one web page using the preferred browser strategy. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A system for controlling web browsing costs incurred when using a device to access the world-wide web, comprising:
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a device allowing a user to select a preferred browser strategy from a plurality of browser strategies that correspond to respective levels of estimated browsing costs, and for allowing the user to select at least one web page to browse using the preferred browser strategy; and
a station, for conveying the at least one web page selected by the user, from a telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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