Offline webpage activated by reading a tag

• US 20070083535A1
• Filed: 10/11/2005
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Zilliacus, Martin, Sandrini, Marco
• Granted Patent: US 8,010,621 B2
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A system for enabling a user to wirelessly download desired information in the form of a offline website without having to maintain a live Internet connection. Information is delivered from an active or passive source to a device via short-range wireless communication. This information is automatically interpreted by the device to form an offline version of a full-scale Internet website. The user may view the offline version of the website, and if additional information is desired, download or upload additional information at a time more convenient to maintain a live Internet connection.

Claims

1. A method for delivering offline website information to a device, comprising:

receiving information in a device via short-range wireless communication;

identifying, in the device, that the received information includes at least website information;

triggering, in response to the identification of website information, a browser application that utilizes the received information in compiling an offline website, wherein the compiling includes context control that creates a custom appearance and/or behavior in the offline website; and

displaying the offline website on the device, the website including links to further sources of information available when the device is actively connected to the Internet.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received information is at least one of encoded, encrypted and compressed.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the context control creates a custom appearance and/or behavior in the offline website based on sensed conditions including at least one of device identification, user identification, service provider identification, current time, current date, current location, user interests and available software information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication includes the device visually scanning printed machine-readable indicia.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the printed machine-readable indicia is a bar code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication includes the device scanning a passive device capable of communicating information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the passive device is at least one of an RFID transponder and an IR transponder.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication occurs between the device and an active source capable of manually or automatically communicating information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the active source is an access point communicating via at least one of Bluetooth™

communication, WLAN communication and WUSB communication.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the device prompts a user to establish an online wireless Internet connection when an Internet link is selected in the offline website.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising the browser application determining whether it is necessary to retrieve a display template in order to display the received information.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising a data entry object in the offline website, wherein a message is automatically created upon entry of information into the object.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the device automatically deletes the offline website information after a threshold condition has been achieved.

15. A device, comprising:

a receiver for receiving information via short-range wireless communication;

a controller for identifying that the received information includes at least website information and for triggering, in response to the identification of website information, a browser application that utilizes the received information in compiling an offline website, wherein the compiling includes context control that creates a custom appearance and/or behavior in the offline website; and

a display for displaying the offline website, the website including links to further sources of information available when the device is actively connected to the Internet.

13. The method of claim 17, wherein the message is at least one of an email, SMS and MMS message.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the context control creates a custom appearance and/or behavior in the offline website based on sensed conditions including at least one of device identification, user identification, service provider identification, current time, current date, current location, user interests and available software information.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the short-range wireless communication includes the device visually scanning printed machine-readable indicia.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the printed machine-readable indicia is a bar code.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the short-range wireless communication includes scanning a passive device capable of communicating information.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the passive device is at least one of an RFID transponder and an IR transponder.

21. The device of claim 15, wherein the short-range wireless communication occurs with an active source capable of manually or automatically communicating information.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the active source is an access point communicating via at least one of Bluetooth™

communication, WLAN communication and WUSB communication.

23. The device of claim 15, wherein a user is prompted to establish an online wireless Internet connection when an Internet link is selected in the offline website.

24. The device of claim 15, further comprising the browser application determining whether it is necessary to retrieve a display template in order to display the received information.

25. The device of claim 15, further comprising a data entry object in the offline website, wherein a message is automatically created upon entry of information into the object.

26. The device of claim 25, wherein the message is at least one of an email, SMS and MMS message.

27. The device of claim 15, wherein the offline website is automatically deleted after a threshold condition has been achieved.

28. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium for delivering offline website information to a device, comprising:

a computer readable program code for receiving information in a device via short-range wireless communication;

a computer readable program code for identifying, in the device, that the received information includes at least website information;

a computer readable program code for triggering, in response to the identification of website information, a browser application that utilizes the received information in compiling an offline website, wherein the compiling includes context control that creates a custom appearance and/or behavior in the offline website; and

A computer readable program code for displaying the offline website on the device, the website including links to further sources of information available when the device is actively connected to the Internet.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the received information is at least one of encoded, encrypted and compressed.

30. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the context control creates a custom appearance and/or behavior in the offline website based on sensed conditions including at least one of device identification, user identification, service provider identification, current time, current date, current location, user interests and available software information.

31. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the short-range wireless communication includes the device visually scanning printed machine-readable indicia.

32. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the printed machine-readable indicia is a bar code.

33. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the short-range wireless communication includes the device scanning a passive device capable of communicating information.

34. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the passive device is at least one of an RFID transponder and an IR transponder.

35. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the short-range wireless communication occurs between the device and an active source capable of manually or automatically communicating information.

36. The computer program product of claim 35, wherein the active source is an access point communicating via at least one of Bluetooth™

communication, WLAN communication and WUSB communication.

37. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the device prompts a user to establish an online wireless Internet connection when an Internet link is selected in the offline website.

38. The computer program product of claim 28, further comprising the browser application determining whether it is necessary to retrieve a display template in order to display the received information.

39. The computer program product of claim 28, further comprising a data entry object in the offline website, wherein a message is automatically created upon entry of information into the object.

40. The computer program product of claim 39, wherein the message is at least one of an email, SMS and MMS message.

41. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the device automatically deletes the offline website information after a threshold condition has been achieved.

42. A system for delivering offline website information to a device, comprising:

a source;

a device;

storing an offline version of a full-scale Internet website in a source;

receiving information in a device via short-range wireless communication from the source;

identifying, in the device, that the received information includes at least website information;

triggering, in response to the identification of website information, a browser application that utilizes the received information in compiling an offline website, wherein the compiling includes context control that creates a custom appearance and/or behavior in the offline website; and

displaying the offline website on the device, the website including links to further sources of information available when the device is actively connected to the Internet.