ADAPTIVE CONTENT DELIVERY

• US 20100153838A1
• Filed: 02/28/2010
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palmsource Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Palmsource Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Inventors: Soriano, Fermin, Arnold, Greg
• Granted Patent: US 7,911,477 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

A method and apparatus that provides adaptation in the content delivered to a palmtop computer. Connections between a palmtop computer and the Internet can vary from low speed dial-up to very high speed. Also, a palmtop computer'"'"'s display, memory and processing power can vary considerably. Communication with the Internet is generally through a proxy server that can deduce these considerations from the palmtop computer'"'"'s serial number and/or other information specified by user. The proxy server can then adapt the content based upon these considerations (e.g. only send two bit gray scale images to non-color palmtop computer, only send first frame of animated gif to low processing power palmtop computer, etc.).

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of converting a web page for display on an electronic device, the steps of the method comprising:

receiving a query at a data center, the data center comprising one or more processors, from an electronic device wherein the query requests a web page and is associated with an identifier of the electronic device;

using the one more processors of the data center to receive from the Internet the requested web page in accordance with the query;

using the one or processors of the data center to access a database using the identifier of the electronic device to retrieve an ability of the electronic device, the ability including a capability of a display of the electronic device;

using the one or more processors of the data center to convert the requested web page according to the ability of the electronic device; and

using the one or more processors of the data center to transmit the converted web page to the electronic device.

3. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is one of the following:

a portable computer, a television, an internet appliance, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a media server, a handheld, a video game console, a camera, and a set-top box.

4. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the conversion process is performed by a processor of the electronic device after the converted web page is transmitted to the electronic device.

5. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the query received at the data center is less than 50 bytes.

6. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the converted web page is less than 500 bytes compressed.

7. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the connection speed is determined dynamically.

8. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the ability of the electronic device includes parameters describing the memory, compression, audio and video capabilities.

12. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the converted web page is less than 500 bytes compressed.

13. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the connection speed is determined dynamically.

14. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the ability of the electronic device includes parameters describing the memory, compression, audio and video capabilities.

2. A computer-implemented method of converting a web page for display on an electronic device comprising:

receiving a query at a data center, the data center comprising one or more processors, from an electronic device wherein the query requests a web page and is associated with a class of the electronic device;

using one or more processors of the data center to receive from the Internet the requested web page according to the query;

using one or more processors of the data center to access a database using the class of the electronic device to retrieve an ability of the electronic device, the ability including a capability of a display of the electronic device;

using the one or more processors of the data center to convert the requested web page according to the ability of the electronic device; and

using the one or more processors of the data center to transmit the converted web page to the electronic device.

9. The computer-implemented method according to claim 2, wherein the class of electronic device is selected from one of the following classes:

portable computer, television, internet appliance, mobile phone, smart phone, media server, handheld, video game console, camera, and set-top box.

10. The computer-implemented method according to claim 2, wherein a portion of the conversion process is performed by a processor of the electronic device after the converted web page is transmitted to the electronic device.

11. The computer-implemented method according to claim 2, wherein the query received at the data center is less than 50 bytes.

15. A computer storage medium storing instructions that when executed on a programmed processor carry out the method of converting a web page for display on an electronic device comprising:

receiving a query from an electronic device wherein the query requests a web page and is associated with an identifier of the electronic device;

receiving from the Internet the requested web page in accordance with the query;

accessing a database using the identifier of the electronic device to retrieve an ability of the electronic device, the ability including a capability of a display of the electronic device;

converting the requested web page according to the ability of the electronic device; and

transmitting the converted web page to the electronic device.

16. The computer storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the instructions comprise converting a web page for at least one of a portable computer, a television, an internet appliance, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a media server, a handheld, a video game console, a camera, and a set-top box.

17. The computer storage medium according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for a processor of the electronic device to perform a portion of the conversion step after the converted web page has been transmitted to the electronic device.