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Portal system for converting requested data into a bytecode format based on portal device's graphical capabilities

  • US 6,721,804 B1
  • Filed: 11/15/2000
  • Issued: 04/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portal system comprising:

  • a portal device comprising a processor for processing native program code and an interpreter module for interpreting bytecodes and converting the bytecodes into the native program code for processing by the processor;

    a portal server to forward a request for data to an Internet site on behalf of a said portal device;

    receive said data from said Internet site on behalf of said portal device;

    the portal server comprising a content conversion module to convert said requested data to bytecodes which said interpreter module on said portal device can convert into native program code; and

    discard portions of said requested data which said portal device is incapable of processing;

    the portal server to transmit said bytecodes to said portal device;

    wherein said interpreter module comprises a modular networking interface for communication over a wireless network according to a specified network protocol; and

    wherein converting said requested data further comprises;

    determining said portal device'"'"'s graphical capabilities; and

    converting said requested data to a particular bytecode format based on said graphical capabilities, said interpreter module converting said particular bytecode format into video format directly processable by said processor.

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