Method and system for providing resource access in a mobile environment

• US 6,715,131 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2003
• Issued: 03/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Unwired Planet LLC (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: Openwave Systems Incorporated (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: Wulff, Jonathan M., Laursen, Andrew L., Martin, Jr., Bruce K., Capitant, Arnaud P. Y., Stein, Lawrence M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Heckler, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US10/458,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20030214529A1
• Time in Patent Office: 295 Days
• Field of Search: 715/526, 715/500, 715/500.1, 709/208, 709/217-219, 707/10
• US Class Current: 715/202
• 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 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/04 Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

Techniques that facilitate participation of mobile devices in accessing resources over a data network are disclosed. The data network can be wired, wireless or some combination thereof. In one aspect, a mobile navigation metaphor is provided to yield similar navigation experiences on both mobile devices and personal computers. In another aspect, a central content server is able to return requested content to requesters in a format suitable for their device.

Claims

1. A method for providing a mobile navigation metaphor in a portal for a mobile device having a display screen, said method comprising:

providing an image representation resembling the display screen of the mobile device but being displayed on a display screen of a personal computer, the image representation comprising contents that can be similarly displayed on the display screen of the mobile device; and

generating an updated image representation whenever the contents are updated.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the contents can be updated through the mobile device or the personal computer.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the contents includes a menu or a list of URLs.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile telephone.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein a selection of an item of the contents of the image representation being displayed on the display screen of the personal computer invokes a same or similar action than would be invoked if the same item were selected from the display screen of the mobile device.

6. A method as recited in claim 5, wherein the contents includes a menu or a list of URLs.

7. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein the contents can be updated through the mobile device or the personal computer.

8. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for providing a mobile navigation metaphor in a portal for a mobile device having a display screen, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for providing an image representation resembling the display screen of the mobile device but being displayed on a display screen of a personal computer, the image representation comprising contents that can be similarly displayed on the display screen of the mobile device; and

computer program code for generating an updated image representation whenever the contents are updated.

9. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the contents can be updated through the mobile device or the personal computer.

10. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the contents includes a menu or a list of URLs.

11. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the mobile device is a mobile telephone.

12. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein a selection of an item of the contents of the image representation being displayed on the display screen of the personal computer invokes a same or similar action than would be invoked if the same item were selected from the display screen of the mobile device.

13. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 12, wherein the contents includes a menu or a list of URLs.

14. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the contents can be updated through the mobile device or the personal computer.

15. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 13, wherein the mobile device is a mobile telephone.