System, apparatus, method, and program for providing virtual books to a data capable mobile phone/device

• US 20060168231A1
• Filed: 04/21/2005
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Antoinette Rose Diperna
• Original Assignee: Antoinette Rose Diperna
• Inventors: DiPerna, Antoinette Rose
• Application Number:
  US11/111,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20060168231A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

A system for delivering data from a host site to a mobile device. The host site comprises a storing unit adapted to store the data. The mobile device comprises a requesting unit adapted to request the data from the host site, and a downloading unit adapted to download the data from the host site to the mobile device when a request from the requesting unit is approved by the storing unit. The data comprises content which is displayed on the mobile device as a virtual book.

Claims

1. A system for delivering data from a host site to a mobile device, wherein

said host site comprises:

a storing unit, adapted to store the data; and

said mobile device comprises;

a requesting unit, adapted to request the data from said host site, and

a downloading unit, adapted to download the data from said host site to said mobile device when a request from said requesting unit is approved by said storing unit,

wherein the data comprises content which is displayed on said mobile device as a virtual book.

2. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said requesting unit is adapted to automatically request the data from said host site according to a predetermined schedule.

3. The system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the predetermined schedule is set by a user.

4. The system as set forth in claim 2, wherein said requesting unit is adapted to automatically prepare the predetermined schedule based on user preferences.

5. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said requesting unit is adapted to request the data in response to a manual request.

8. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said storing unit is adapted to classify and store the data on said host site according to a type of the data.

9. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said storing unit is adapted to store a list of the data available for download, and said requesting unit is adapted to request the list for download by said downloading unit and for display.

10. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said host site is at least one website on the Internet.

12. The system as set forth in claim 8, wherein said requesting unit is adapted to request the type of data based on a profile of the user.

13. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said downloading unit is adapted to download requested data by streaming the data in real time while displaying the requested data.

14. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said downloading unit is adapted to completely download requested data before displaying the requested data.

16. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said requesting unit is adapted to request the data in response to a scheduled request.

17. The system as set forth in claim 16, wherein the scheduled request is

prepared based on user preferences.

27. The system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a displaying unit, adapted to display a list of the data available for download.

28. The system according to claim 8, wherein said requesting unit is adapted to request the data based on the type of the data manually selected by a user.

38. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said host site sends a notification to said downloading unit when new data is available for download.

39. The system as set forth in claim 38, further comprising a notifying unit, adapted to notify a user that the new data is available.

40. The system as set forth in claim 38, wherein said requesting unit is adapted to request the new data from said host unit in accordance with one of a user profile and a user request.

41. The system as set forth in claim 38, wherein said requesting unit is adapted to transmit a message to said host site acknowledging the notification, and declining download of the new data.

44. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the virtual book is displayed on the mobile device page by page.

45. The system as set forth in claim 44, wherein virtual pages of the virtual book are turned automatically.

46. The system as set forth in claim 44, wherein virtual pages of the virtual book are turned as commanded by a user.

47. The system as set forth in claim 44, wherein audio data is sounded along with the display of the virtual book.

59. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said host site sends a notification to said downloading unit notifying of new data soon to be available for download.

64. The system as set forth in claim 38, wherein if no response to the notification is received by the host site after a predetermined time period, the host site re-sends the notification.

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15. A system for delivering data from a host site to a mobile device through a data processing device, comprising:

a storing unit, adapted to store the data on said host site;

a requesting unit, adapted to request the data from said host site;

1a downloading unit, adapted to download the data from said host site to said data processing device when a request from said requesting unit is approved; and

a transmitting unit, adapted to transmit the downloaded data to said mobile device,

wherein the data comprises content which is displayed on said mobile device as a virtual book.

62. The system as set forth in claim 15, wherein a user accesses said host site from said data processing device to request data for delivery to said mobile device.

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42. The system as set forth in claim 38, wherein, if no response to the notification is received by said host site after a predetermined time period, said host site queues the new data for later download and archives the new data.

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54. A mobile device for displaying data downloaded from a host site on a mobile

device, comprising:

a requesting unit, adapted to request the data from said host site; and

a downloading unit, adapted to download the data from said host site to said mobile device when a request from said requesting unit is approved,

wherein the data comprises content which is displayed on said mobile device as a virtual book.

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57. A system for delivering data from a host site to a mobile device, wherein

said host site comprises:

a storing unit, adapted to store the data, and

a notifying unit, adapted to transmit a notification of the stored data and to

approve requests for the stored data; and

said mobile device comprises;

a scheduling and requesting unit, adapted to request the data from said

host site according to the notification and according to at least one of a scheduled

request and a manual request, and

a downloading unit, adapted to download the data from said host site to said mobile device when a request from said requesting unit is approved by said notifying unit,

wherein the data comprises content which is displayed on said mobile device as a virtual book.

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60. A storage medium storing data read by a data processing device for display on a mobile device communicating with said data processing device and requesting the data, wherein the data comprises content which is displayed on said mobile device as a virtual book.

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