Automatic discovery and deployment of feed links to mobile terminals

• US 20070225047A1
• Filed: 03/21/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Bakos, Balazs
• Application Number:
  US11/384,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20070225047A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for discovering and deploying web feed links to mobile terminals. A personal computer in communication with the mobile terminal, for example, via a Bluetooth connection, may monitor the web browsing activities of the user on the computer and create a report based on this information. Such a report may contain data regarding the web sites visited by the user, and feed links available for those sites. The report may be transmitted to the user'"'"'s mobile terminal, allowing the mobile terminal to automatically subscribe to and unsubscribe from web feeds, such as, for example, RSS feeds.

Claims

1. A method for displaying data on a mobile terminal comprising the steps of:

receiving information from a computer relating to a network resource accessed by a user of the mobile terminal;

automatically identifying a feed link from said information;

subscribing to said feed link;

receiving data from a feed associated with said feed link; and

displaying said data on a display screen of said mobile terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said information received from said computer is formatted in accordance with one of a Bluetooth, wireless local area network (WLAN), universal serial bus (USB), ultra wideband (UWB), third-generation (3G), and global packet radio service (GPRS) network communication protocol.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said feed link is an RSS feed link.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information relating to a network resource comprises an internet usage log associated with said user, and the step of identifying a feed link comprises identifying a web site visited by said user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of subscribing to said feed link occurs without a user action on said mobile terminal directed to subscribing to said feed link.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of subscribing to said feed link comprises:

displaying a recommendation to said user on said mobile terminal relating to the feed link; and

receiving a confirmation from said user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

automatically identifying a second feed link from said information, wherein said second feed link is associated with a second web site not frequently visited by said user; and

unsubscribing from said second feed link.

8. A method for sending information to a mobile terminal comprising the steps of:

receiving at a computer input from a user, said input relating to a network resource;

identifying a network address based on said user input;

identifying a feed link associated with said network address;

identifying a mobile terminal associated with said user; and

sending information corresponding to said feed link to said mobile terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of sending information comprises transmitting data in accordance with one of a Bluetooth, wireless local area network (WLAN), universal serial bus (USB), ultra wideband (UWB), third-generation (3G), and global packet radio service (GPRS) network communication protocol.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said feed link is an RSS feed link.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving said user input comprises detecting a web site visited by the user at the computer.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display screen;

a processor controlling at least some operations of the mobile terminal;

a memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to perform a method for displaying data from a feed, said method comprising steps of;

receiving from a computer information relating to a network resource accessed by a user of the mobile terminal;

identifying a feed link from said information;

subscribing to said feed link;

receiving data from a feed associated with said feed link; and

displaying said data on said display screen.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein said information received from said computer is formatted in accordance with one of a Bluetooth, wireless local area network (WLAN), universal serial bus (USB), ultra wideband (UWB), third-generation (3G), and global packet radio service (GPRS) network communication protocol.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein said feed link is an RSS feed link.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the information relating to a network resource comprises an internet usage log associated with said user, and the step of identifying a feed link comprises identifying a web site visited by said user.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the step of subscribing to said feed link occurs without a user action on said mobile terminal directed to subscribing to said feed link.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the step of subscribing to said feed link comprises:

displaying a recommendation to said user on said mobile terminal relating to the feed link; and

receiving a confirmation from said user.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 12, said method further comprising the steps of:

identifying a second feed link from said information, wherein said second feed is associated with a second web site not frequently visited by said user; and

unsubscribing from said second feed link.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 12, said method further comprising the steps of:

identifying a second feed link from said information, said second feed link currently subscribed to by said mobile terminal;

determining that feed content from said second feed link has not been consumed by said user at said mobile terminal in a predetermined length of time; and

unsubscribing from said second feed link based on the determining step.

20. One or more computer readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a mobile terminal device, perform a method comprising steps of:

(a) receiving information from a computer relating to a network resource accessed from said computer, by a user associated with said computer and said mobile terminal;

(b) automatically identifying a feed link from said information;

(c) subscribing to said feed link;

(d) receiving data from a feed associated with said feed link; and

(e) displaying said data on a display screen of said mobile terminal.

21. The computer readable media of claim 20, wherein said mobile terminal is a Bluetooth-enabled wireless terminal and said information received from said computer is formatted in accordance with a Bluetooth wireless protocol.

22. The computer readable media of claim 20, wherein said feed link is an RSS feed link.

23. The computer readable media of claim 20, wherein the information relating to a network resource comprises an internet usage log associated with said user, and the step of identifying a feed link comprises identifying a web site visited by said user.

24. The computer readable media of claim 20, wherein the step of subscribing to said feed link occurs without a user action on said mobile terminal directed to subscribing to said feed link.

25. The computer readable media of claim 20, wherein the step of subscribing to said feed link comprises:

displaying a recommendation to said user on said mobile terminal relating to the feed link; and

receiving a confirmation from said user.

26. The computer readable media of claim 20, said method further comprising the steps of:

automatically identifying a second feed link from said information, wherein said second feed link is associated with a second web site not frequently visited by said user; and

unsubscribing from said second feed link.