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Scalable Display of Internet Content on Mobile Devices

  • US 20110231782A1
  • Filed: 11/29/2010
  • Published: 09/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile device, comprising:

  • a processor;

    a wireless communications interface operatively coupled to the processor, to facilitate communication with a network via which the World Wide Web may be accessed;

    a touchscreen display comprising at least a portion of a top surface of the mobile device; and

    memory, operatively coupled to the processor, in which a plurality of instructions are stored that when executed by the processor enable the mobile device to perform operations including,in response to a request to access a Web page made via the mobile device,retrieving HTML-based Web content associated with the Web page having an original format defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page, the content including text content, at least one image, and at least one hyperlink;

    processing the HTML-based Web content with a rendering engine to generate page layout information corresponding to the original page layout as interpreted by the rendering engine;

    employing scaled page layout information and/or content derived therefrom to generate scaled Web page content at multiple scale factors; and

    employing the scaled Web page content to enable a user to browse the Web page at multiple zoom levels on the mobile device while preserving the original page layout, functionality, and design of the content on the Web page defined by the HTML-based Web content as interpreted by the rendering engine,wherein preservation of the functionality includes preservation of hyperlink functionality.

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