DYNAMIC CONTENT DELIVERY TO NETWORK-ENABLED STATIC

• US 20090307603A1
• Filed: 06/05/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Blinn, Arnold, Buiten, Todd, Ard, Tracy, Gowda, Sunil, Sagula, Rafael
• Granted Patent: US 9,071,651 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/749
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

An image service uses a uniform resource locator (URL) or other identifier to retrieve dynamic content presentations from the Internet. The image service uses a set of imaging parameters to render HTML files into a static image, sized appropriately, that can be presented on a static display device. A user enters URLs identifying locations of dynamic content within a configuration interface on the image service. The image service then dynamically pulls the selected content from the identified web sites, converts the web pages, or portions thereof, into static digital image files, and downloads the image files for display on a static display device.

Claims

1. A method in a computer system for rendering a dynamic content presentation on a static display device comprising

receiving at a proxy location a request for the dynamic content presentation from the static display device pursuant to a proxy location identifier;

retrieving the dynamic content presentation over a network from a location indicated by the proxy location identifier;

transforming the dynamic content presentation into a static image; and

transmitting the static image to the static display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic content presentation comprises a web page defined in HTML.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

the retrieving operation further comprises

retrieving the dynamic content presentation according to a schedule;

storing the static image; and

replacing the stored static image with a revised static image each time the dynamic content presentation is retrieved according to the schedule; and

the transmitting operation further comprises

transmitting the revised static image upon receiving the request for the dynamic content presentation from the static display device.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising processing the static image to meet a configuration parameter of the static display device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transforming operation further comprises transforming only a portion of the dynamic content presentation into the static image.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising

receiving a configuration parameter for the static image from a user computer;

processing the static image to meet the configuration parameter.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising

transmitting a configuration parameter of the static display device to the location of the dynamic content presentation;

and

receiving a customized version of the dynamic content presentation optimized to meet the configuration parameter.

8. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a computer process to render a dynamic content presentation as a static image for display on a static display device, wherein the instructions comprise operations to

receive at a proxy location a request for the dynamic content presentation from the static display device pursuant to a proxy location identifier;

retrieve the dynamic content presentation over a network from a location indicated by the proxy location identifier;

transform the dynamic content presentation into the static image; and

transmit the static image to the static display device.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein

the retrieving operation further comprises operations to

retrieve the dynamic content presentation according to a schedule;

store the static image; and

replace the stored static image with a revised static image each time the dynamic content presentation is retrieved according to the schedule; and

the transmitting operation further comprises an operation to

transmit the revised static image upon receiving the request for the dynamic content presentation from the static display device.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions comprise operations to process the static image to meet a configuration parameter of the static display device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the transform operation further comprises transforming only a portion of the dynamic content presentation into the static image.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions comprise operations to

receive a configuration parameter for the static image from a user computer;

process the static image to meet the configuration parameter.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions comprise operations to

transmit a configuration parameter of the static display device to the location of the dynamic content presentation;

and

receive a customized version of the dynamic content presentation optimized to meet the configuration parameter.

14. A method for rendering a dynamic content presentation on a static display device comprising

receiving at a proxy location a request for the dynamic content presentation from a frame service pursuant to a proxy location identifier;

retrieving the dynamic content presentation over a network from a location indicated by the proxy location identifier;

transforming the dynamic content presentation into a static image; and

transmitting the static image to the frame service for further transmission to the static display device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the dynamic content presentation comprises a web page defined in HTML.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein

the retrieving operation further comprises

retrieving the dynamic content presentation according to a schedule;

storing the static image; and

replacing the stored static image with a revised static image each time the dynamic content presentation is retrieved according to the schedule; and

the transmitting operation further comprises

transmitting the revised static image upon receiving the request for the dynamic content presentation from the frame service.

17. The method of claim 14 further comprising processing the static image to meet a configuration parameter of the static display device.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the transforming operation further comprises transforming only a portion of the dynamic content presentation into the static image.

19. The method of claim 14 further comprising

receiving a configuration parameter for the static image from a user computer;

processing the static image to meet the configuration parameter.

20. The method of claim 14 further comprising

transmitting a configuration parameter of the static display device to the location of the dynamic content presentation;

and

receiving a customized version of the dynamic content presentation optimized to meet the configuration parameter.