Web server for adapted web content
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing web page content to a display device, the apparatus comprising:
- a content store arranged to store a plurality of different versions of the same web page content, each version being adapted for display on an intended display device having a set of one or more defined display characteristics;
means for receiving requests for web page content from display devices;
display device characteristic determining means arranged to determine the one or more display characteristics of a display device from which a request for web content is received;
content version selection means arranged to select a version of the web content stored in the content store in dependence on the determined display characteristics of the display device from which a request for web content was received, the selected version being that which is adapted for display on display devices having the determined display characteristics; and
means for transmitting the selected version to the display device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing adapted web page content to a client are described. Here, a variety of pre-generated versions of the same web content are stored in a server in advance of the receipt of client requests therefore. Each version is adapted to be displayed on a device with particular display characteristics. Then, when a client request for the content is received, the client display characteristics are determined, and the appropriate version for the client display characteristics selected from the stored versions. The selected version is then sent to the client. In a preferred embodiment, if there is no matching version to the client display characteristics, then a matching version is dynamically generated on the fly.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing web page content to a display device, the apparatus comprising:
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a content store arranged to store a plurality of different versions of the same web page content, each version being adapted for display on an intended display device having a set of one or more defined display characteristics;
means for receiving requests for web page content from display devices;
display device characteristic determining means arranged to determine the one or more display characteristics of a display device from which a request for web content is received;
content version selection means arranged to select a version of the web content stored in the content store in dependence on the determined display characteristics of the display device from which a request for web content was received, the selected version being that which is adapted for display on display devices having the determined display characteristics; and
means for transmitting the selected version to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing web page content to a display device, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of different versions of the same web page content, each version being adapted for display on an intended display device having a set of one or more defined display characteristics;
receiving requests for web page content from display devices;
determining the one or more display characteristics of a display device from which a request for web content is received;
selecting a version of the web content stored in the content store in dependence on the determined display characteristics of the display device from which a request for web content was received, the selected version being that which is adapted for display on display devices having the determined display characteristics; and
transmitting the selected version to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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