CONTENT ACCESS FROM A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK USING A HANDHELD COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20100268848A1
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Palmsource Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Palmsource Incorporated (Access Company Limited)
• Inventors: Maurya, Sanjiv, Turcotte, Michel
• Application Number:
  US12/825,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20100268848A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A handheld computer including a wireless communications link with a wireless server is disclosed. The wireless communications link allows browsing of information provided through the wireless server which is coupled to a communications network. A user of the handheld computer may generate a request for content, for example, by selecting a link to content. The request is communicated to the wireless server which requests the content from the content source. When the content is received by the wireless server, a plug-in mechanism or other type of software program is used to convert the particular content type into a format easily communicated and used by the handheld computer. The handheld computer receives the formatted content, and using a compatible plug-in mechanism or software program, is able to display content using the handheld computer.

Claims

1. A handheld computer system to access content for a user, comprising:

a handheld computer capable of transmitting a request for content and lacking the capability to access the content in an unformatted form;

a first server with formatting capability to format the content of the request, the server being configured to send the formatted request to a source of the content;

a second server in communication with the first server over a communication link, the second server being a source for the content requested by the handheld computer;

the first server further having formatting capability and configured to format the content requested into a form for delivery to the handheld computer;

the handheld computer configured to receive the requested formatted content, from the first server and to provide access to the content by the user of the handheld computer.