System and method for accessing customized information over the internet using a browser for a plurality of electronic devices
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1. A system for accessing information content, the system comprising:
- a server browser for accessing the information content;
a client browser for navigating the accessed information content, wherein the client browser is hosted on a wireless device; and
a serializer for dynamically formatting the accessed information content according to an appropriate markup language for the client browser and according to capabilities of the client browser, wherein the server browser and the client browser distribute a set of tasks to format the information content so that both the client browser and the server browser format portions of the information content for display on the client browser, wherein the server browser determines which tasks are performed by the client browser by determining if the server browser can perform the tasks more efficiently, and wherein the server browser performs more formatting tasks than the client browser thereby accelerating delivery of the information content to the client browser.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for enabling an electronic device to efficiently access information content. A server browser accesses the information content over a network. The accessed information content is retrieved and adapted for presentation for the electronic device. A serializer dynamically formats the adapted information content according to a client browser. The client browser receives and presents the information content on the electronic device. An event translator is included to provide additional compatibility with commercially available client browsers.
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1. A system for accessing information content, the system comprising:
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a server browser for accessing the information content; a client browser for navigating the accessed information content, wherein the client browser is hosted on a wireless device; and a serializer for dynamically formatting the accessed information content according to an appropriate markup language for the client browser and according to capabilities of the client browser, wherein the server browser and the client browser distribute a set of tasks to format the information content so that both the client browser and the server browser format portions of the information content for display on the client browser, wherein the server browser determines which tasks are performed by the client browser by determining if the server browser can perform the tasks more efficiently, and wherein the server browser performs more formatting tasks than the client browser thereby accelerating delivery of the information content to the client browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for accessing information content, the system comprising:
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a server browser for accessing the information content; a client browser for navigating the accessed information content, wherein the client browser is hosted on a wireless device; and a serializer for dynamically formatting the accessed information content according to an appropriate markup language for the client browser and according to capabilities of the client browser, wherein the server browser and the client browser distribute a set of tasks to format the information content so that both the client browser and the server browser format portions of the information content for display on the client browser, wherein the server browser determines which tasks are performed by the client browser by determining if formatting of the information content by the server browser lessens an amount of bandwidth needed to deliver the information content to the client browser, and wherein the server browser performs more formatting tasks than the client browser thereby accelerating delivery of the information content to the client browser. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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