Method and system for presenting information
First Claim
1. A method for presentation of documents comprising the acts of:
- selecting on a wireless communication device both a document provided by an information service provider and a presentation unit for presentment of the document;
receiving a specification on the wireless communication device from the presentation unit selected in the selecting act, and said specification specifying both a transport route to the presentation unit together with characteristics of the presentation unit;
comprising at least one of;
a manufacturer name together with a model number of the presentation unit;
a filename of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit; and
a uniform resource locator (URL) of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit;
identifying both a device driver for the presentation unit based on the characteristics of the presentation unit specified in the specification and an application for interpreting the document selected in the selecting act based on a format of the document;
performing a conversion of the selected document to a presentation file suitable for presentment on the presentation unit, utilizing both the application and the device driver identified in the identifying act to perform the conversion; and
delivering the presentation file via the transport route specified in the specification to the presentation unit for presentment.
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Abstract
A presentation of a selected document, stored at a node of a network, is accomplished by means of a system essentially comprising a handheld device, a communication device for a presentation unit and a device that handles presentation requests. By operating the handheld device, a user is able to get a presentation unit specification from said communication device. This specification is then sent, together with an address to a selected document, to a device handling presentation requests. In this device the selected document is then converted to a format suitable for the presentation unit of said communication device, where the converted document is presented. The system could be using WAP-technology for sending information from the handheld device to the device that handles presentation requests and for accessing information on the Internet. Further the system could, for example, be using Bluetooth or IrDA for the communication between the handheld device and said communication device. The system also makes it possible to achieve mobile printing and portable access to documents that cannot be presented on a small display.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for presentation of documents comprising the acts of:
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selecting on a wireless communication device both a document provided by an information service provider and a presentation unit for presentment of the document; receiving a specification on the wireless communication device from the presentation unit selected in the selecting act, and said specification specifying both a transport route to the presentation unit together with characteristics of the presentation unit;
comprising at least one of;a manufacturer name together with a model number of the presentation unit; a filename of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit; and a uniform resource locator (URL) of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit; identifying both a device driver for the presentation unit based on the characteristics of the presentation unit specified in the specification and an application for interpreting the document selected in the selecting act based on a format of the document; performing a conversion of the selected document to a presentation file suitable for presentment on the presentation unit, utilizing both the application and the device driver identified in the identifying act to perform the conversion; and delivering the presentation file via the transport route specified in the specification to the presentation unit for presentment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for presentation of information comprising:
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at least one presentation unit configured to respond to an identity request by delivering a specification specifying both a transport route to and characteristics of the presentation unit, comprising at least one of; a manufacturer together with a model number of the at least one presentation unit; a filename of a device driver compatible with the at least one presentation unit; and a uniform resource locator (URL) of a device driver compatible with the at least one presentation unit; at least one information service provider providing documents; at least one wireless communication device configured to select one of the documents provided by the information service provider to receive the specification from the at least one presentation unit, and to generate a presentation request including the specification and information identifying the selected one of the documents; and a device for handling presentation requests responsive to the presentation request to identify both a device driver for the at least one presentation unit based on the characteristics of the presentation unit in the specification and an application for interpreting the document based on a format of the selected one of the documents; and
the device for handling presentation requests configured to convert the selected document to a presentation file suitable for presentment on the at least one presentation unit, utilizing both the identified application and the device driver to perform the conversion; and
to deliver the presentation file via the transport route specified in the specification to the at least one presentation unit for presentment. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A presentation unit communication device for a presentation unit, comprising:
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a short-range wireless communication interface for short-range wireless communications with a wireless communication device; a presentation unit interface for communication with the presentation unit; and a processor responsive to an identity request received via the short-range wireless communication interface to deliver a specification to the wireless communication device specifying both a transport route for delivery of a presentation file to the presentation unit together with characteristics of the presentation unit, including at least one of;
a manufacturer together with a model number of the presentation unit;
a filename of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit; and
a uniform resource locator (URL) of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit; and
the processor further responsive to a delivery of a presentation file from an information service provider to communicate the presentation file via the presentation unit interface to the presentation unit for presentment.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a short-range wireless communication interface for short range wireless communications; a telephonic interface for cellular telephonic network communications; and a processor responsive to user inputs to establish via the telephonic interface a telephonic communication link with an information service provider providing documents, to establish via the short-range wireless communication interface a short-range wireless communication link with a presentation unit, for receipt therefrom a specification specifying both a transport route to the presentation unit together with characteristics of the presentation unit, including at least one of;
a manufacturer together with a model number of the presentation unit;
a filename of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit; and
a uniform resource locator (URL) of a device driver compatible with the presentation unit; and
to forward the specification to the information service provider via the telephonic communication link, thereby to initiate conversion of a document provided by the information service provider to a corresponding presentation file, and delivery via the specified transport route of the corresponding presentation file to the presentation unit for presentment.
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15. The wireless communication device of 14, further comprising:
a processor further responsive to user inputs to broadcast an identity request via the short-range wireless communication interface and to establish the short-range communication link with a selected presentation unit responding to the identity request.
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