Method and apparatus for selecting and viewing portions of web pages

• US 6,763,388 B1
• Filed: 08/10/1999
• Issued: 07/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Tsimelzon, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Cardone, Jason D.
• Application Number:
  US09/371,161
• Time in Patent Office: 1,799 Days
• Field of Search: 709/227, 709/228, 709/218, 709/219, 709/230, 715/500.1, 715/501.1, 715/513, 345/733, 345/749, 345/738, 345/744, 345/745, 345/760
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

A method for creating a short web page based on an original web page includes retrieving a current version of the original web page. The current version of the web page is divided into a plurality of blocks. User-selection information is added to each of the plurality of blocks, the user-selection information including a select and a non-select user option. The user selects ones of the plurality of blocks by exercising a select user option from the user-selection information associated with each of the plurality of blocks. The user non-selects others of the plurality of blocks by exercising a non-select user option from the user-selection information associated with each of the plurality of blocks. Only the user selected ones of the plurality of blocks are stored. A short web page is created based only on the stored ones of the plurality of blocks.

Claims

1. A method for creating a short web page based on an original web page, comprising:

retrieving a current version of the original web page;

dividing the current version of the web page into a plurality of blocks;

adding user-selection information to each of the plurality of blocks, the user-selection information including a select and a non-select user option;

allowing a user to select ones of the plurality of blocks by exercising a select user option from the user-selection information associated with each of the plurality of blocks;

allowing a user to non-select others of the plurality of blocks by exercising a non-select user option from the user-selection information associated with each of the plurality of blocks;

storing only the user selected ones of the plurality of blocks; and

creating a short web page based only on the stored ones of the plurality of blocks.

2. The method of claim 1 and further including displaying the short page on a client system.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the client system includes a personal computer.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the client system includes a personal digital assistant device.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the client system includes a web-enabled telephone including a display.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the client system includes an alpha-numeric paging device.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the client system includes a web-enable device.

8. The method of claim 2 the client system includes a device using a WAP protocol.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the original web page is retrieved from a worldwide web page.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the original web page is specified in a hypertext markup language.

11. An apparatus for creating a short web page based on an original web page, comprising:

a software portion configured to retrieve a current version of the original web page;

a software portion configured to divide the current web page into a plurality of blocks;

a software portion configured to add user-selection information to each of the plurality of blocks, the user-selection information including a select and a non-select user option;

a software portion configured to allow a user to select ones of the plurality of blocks by exercising a select user option from the user-selection information associated with each of the plurality of blocks;

a software portion configured to allow a user to non-select others of the plurality of blocks by exercising a non-select user option from the user-selection information associated with each of the plurality of blocks;

a software portion configured to store only the user selected ones of the plurality of blocks; and

a software portion configured to create a short web page based only on the stored ones of the plurality of blocks.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the software portions are stored in a web-enabled device.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 and further including a software portion configured to receive the short web page via a WAP protocol.