Method and system for remote document editing using a wireless communication device

• US 20060271550A1
• Filed: 05/26/2005
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Chadha, Lovleen
• Application Number:
  US11/139,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20060271550A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

A method and system for a wireless communication device. The method includes querying an external device for a file, receiving metadata regarding the file from the external device by the wireless communication device, and generating a preview image of the file based on the metadata and a capability of the wireless communication device. In some embodiments, the preview image is displayed on a display of the wireless communication device.

Claims

1. A method for a wireless communication device, comprising:

querying an external device for a file;

receiving, by the wireless communication device, metadata regarding the file from the external device; and

generating a preview image of the file based on the metadata and a capability of the wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the preview image on a display of the wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising retrieving additional data associated with the file from the external device during the displaying of the preview image on the display of the wireless communication device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the retrieving of the additional data associated with the file is automatically invoked during the displaying of the preview image on the display of the wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview image comprises a reduced resolution rendering of data associated with the file, a graphic representation of data associated with the file, a limited portion of data associated with the file, and combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the graphic representation of data associated with the file includes at least one of a colored area and an icon.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata is received using a wireless communication link.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a portion of the generated document preview image; and

initiating, in response to the selecting, a retrieval of additional data associated with the file from the external device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying the retrieved additional data.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising invoking an editing function of the wireless communication device.

11. A wireless communication device comprising:

a processor;

a radio frequency (RF) transmitter/receiver, operatively coupled to the processor, for receiving and transmitting information; and

a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing code to control the processor to;

query an external device for a file;

receive, by the wireless communication device, metadata regarding the file from the external device; and

generate a preview image of the file based on the metadata and a capability of the wireless communication device.

12. The wireless communication device of claim 11, further comprising a display for displaying the preview image thereon.

13. The wireless communication device of claim 12, further comprising retrieving additional data associated with the file from the external device during the displaying of the preview image on the display of the wireless communication device. retrieving of the additional data associated with the file is automatically invoked during the displaying of the preview image on the display of the wireless communication device.

15. The wireless communication device of claim 11, wherein the preview image comprises a reduced resolution rendering of data associated with the file, a graphic representation of data associated with the file, a limited portion of data associated with the file, and combinations thereof.

16. The wireless communication device of claim 15, wherein the graphic representation of data associated with the file includes at least one of a colored area and an icon.

17. The wireless communication device of claim 11, wherein the metadata is received using a wireless communication link.

18. The wireless communication of claim 11, further comprising stored code to control the processor to initiate, in response to a selection of a portion of the generated document preview image, a retrieval of additional data associated with the file from the external device.

19. The wireless communication device of claim 18, further comprising stored code to control the processor to display the retrieved additional data.

20. The wireless communication device of claim 18, further comprising stored code to control the processor to invoke an editing function of the wireless communication device.