Word-serial reader for network devices having limited display capabilities

• US 6,098,085 A
• Filed: 03/17/1997
• Issued: 08/01/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wellner, Pierre David, Blonder, Greg E., Weimer, David M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph H.
• Application Number:
  US08/819,480
• Time in Patent Office: 1,233 Days
• Field of Search: 707/500, 707/501, 707/513, 707/530, 707/531, 455/38.4, 340/825.44
• US Class Current: 715/208
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

A method and apparatus for presenting information using an electronic display. Information stored in a source format is retrieved from a source device. The information is converted the source format to a uniform serial stream format. The converted information is presented on the display by sequentially flashing words on the display while presenting static elements to help a user navigate through the information.

Claims

1. A word-serial reader for presenting information on an electronic display, comprising:

a docreader module to receive the information and convert the information from a source format to a serial stream format;

a presentation module to receive said converted information and to sequentially flash said converted information on the display while presenting static textual information to help a user navigate through the information; and

wherein said source format is HTML.

2. A word-serial reader for presenting information on an electronic display, comprising

a docreader module to receive the information and convert the information from a source format to a serial stream format;

a presentation module to receive said converted information and to sequentially flash said converted information on the display while presenting static textual information to help a user navigate through the information; and

wherein said docreader module converts the information by parsing the information into control codes, static elements, multimedia elements and content to be flashed.

3. A word-serial reader for presenting information on an electronic display, comprising

a docreader module to receive the information and convert the information from a source format to a serial stream format;

a presentation module to receive said converted information and to sequentially flash said converted information on the display while presenting static textual information to help a user navigate through the information; and

wherein said docreader module converts a portion of the information by grouping elements of the information as a marquee.

4. A method for presenting information using an electronic display comprising the steps of:

retrieving the information stored in a source format from a source device;

converting the information from said source format to a uniform serial stream format;

presenting said converted information on the display by sequentially flashing words on the display while presenting static words to hell a user navigate through the information; and

wherein said source format is HTML.

5. A method for presenting information using an electronic display, comprising the steps of:

retrieving the information stored in a source format from a source device;

converting the information from said source format to a uniform serial stream format;

presenting said converted information on the display by sequentially flashing words on the display while presenting static words to help a user navigate through the information; and

wherein the information is converted by parsing the information into control codes, static elements, multimedia elements and content to be flashed.

6. A method for presenting information using an electronic display comprising the steps of:

retrieving the information stored in a source format from a source device;

converting the information from said source format to a uniform serial stream format;

presenting said converted information on the display by sequentially flashing words on the display while presenting static words to help a user navigate through the information; and

wherein a portion of the information is converted by grouping elements of the information as a marquee.