METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMATTING A WEB PAGE
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a web page on a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving the web page at the wireless communication device;
determining at the wireless communication device whether the received web page is formatted for a portrait orientation on a display screen of the wireless communication device; and
when the received web page is not formatted for the portrait orientation on the display screen, formatting the contents of the web page for a landscape orientation and automatically displaying without user intervention the received web page in the landscape orientation on the display screen.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus displays a web page on a wireless communication device by receiving the web page at the wireless communication device and determining at the wireless communication device whether the received web page is formatted for a portrait orientation on a display screen of the wireless communication device. When the received web page is not formatted for the portrait orientation on the display screen, the wireless communication device formats the contents of the web page for a landscape orientation and automatically displays, without user intervention, the received web page in the landscape orientation on the display screen.
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1. A method of displaying a web page on a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving the web page at the wireless communication device; determining at the wireless communication device whether the received web page is formatted for a portrait orientation on a display screen of the wireless communication device; and when the received web page is not formatted for the portrait orientation on the display screen, formatting the contents of the web page for a landscape orientation and automatically displaying without user intervention the received web page in the landscape orientation on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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means for receiving a web page at the wireless communication device; means for determining at the wireless communication device whether the received web page is formatted for a portrait orientation on a display means of the wireless communication device; and when the received web page is not formatted for the portrait orientation on the display means, means for formatting the contents of the web page for a landscape orientation and automatically displaying without user intervention the received web page in the landscape orientation on the display means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A memory medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a machine cause the machine to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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at least one instruction for receiving a web page at a wireless communication device; at least one instruction for determining at the wireless communication device whether the received web page is formatted for a portrait orientation on a display screen of the wireless communication device; and when the received web page is not formatted for the portrait orientation on the display screen, at least one instruction for formatting the contents of the web page for a landscape orientation and automatically displaying without user intervention the received web page in the landscape orientation on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless communication device for displaying a web page, the wireless communication device comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive the web page at the wireless communication device; a memory operable to store the web page; a display screen operable to display the web page; a processor operable to; determine at the wireless communication device whether the received web page is formatted for a portrait orientation on the display screen of the wireless communication device; and when the received web page is not formatted for the portrait orientation on the display screen, format the contents of the web page for a landscape orientation and automatically display without user intervention the received web page in the landscape orientation on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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Specification