Scalable display of internet content on mobile devices

• US 7,461,353 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2005
• Issued: 12/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: SoftView LLC
• Original Assignee: Gary B. Rohrabaugh
• Inventors: Rohrabaugh, Gary B., Sherman, Scott A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hutton, Doug
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Quoc A
• Application Number:
  US11/045,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20050131887A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: 715/517, 715700-864
• US Class Current: 715/815
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2212/1048 Scalability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/24 Generation of individual character patterns
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 : specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 : Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

Mobile devices enabled to support resolution-independent scalable display of Internet (Web) content to allow Web pages to be scaled (zoomed) and panned for better viewing on smaller screen sizes. The mobile devices employ software-based processing of original Web content, including HTML-based content, XML, cascade style sheets, etc. to generate scalable content. The scalable content and/or data derived therefrom are then employed to enable the Web content to be rapidly rendered, zoomed, and panned. Moreover, the rendered displays provide substantially the same or identical layout as the original Web page, enabling users to easily navigate to selected content and features on familiar Web pages. Display lists may also be employed to provide further enhancements in rendering speed. Additionally, hardware-based programmed logic may be employed to facilitate various operations.

Claims

1. A wireless device, comprising:

processing means;

wireless communications means, to facilitate wireless communication with a network that supports access to the Internet;

a display;

memory; and

storage means, in which a plurality of instructions are stored that when executed by the processing means enable the wireless device to perform operations including,

rendering a browser interface via which a user is enabled to request access to an original Web page, the Web page comprising HTML-based Web content having an original format defining an original width and height of the Web page and an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

in response to a user request to access the Web page,

retrieving the Web page via the wireless communication means, and translating at least a portion of the HTML-based Web content from its original format into scalable content that supports a scalable resolution-independent representation of the Web page that preserves the original page layout, functionality and design of the content defined by its original format when scaled and rendered; and

scaling the scalable content to render the Web page on the display such that a width of the Web page is rendered to fit across the display.

2. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the user to zoom in on a user-selectable portion of a display of the Web page in response to a corresponding user interface input.

3. The wireless device of claim 2, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

4. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the Web page includes at least one hyperlink, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

enabling the user to select the hyperlink; and

, in response thereto,

retrieving and translating Web content associated with the hyperlink to produce additional scalable content; and

employing the additional scalable content to render the Web content associated with the hyperlink on the display.

5. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

parsing markup language code to determine the original page layout of display content within the Web page, wherein the original page layout defines a layout location for a plurality of objects, including at least one of text objects, graphic layout objects, or graphic image objects included in the Web page;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

, for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to the layout location for the object;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

6. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the Web page to be displayed at different resolutions by scaling the scalable content to re-render the display in response to associated user inputs,

wherein the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content are preserved at each of the different resolutions.

7. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input.

8. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input.

9. The wireless device of claim 8, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

10. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the page layout of the Web page is defined to have an original aspect ratio, and wherein the scalable content is scaled when rendered so as to produce a display of the Web page having a different aspect ratio.

11. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is enlarged.

12. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

13. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

14. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

15. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the Web content includes at least one image, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is enlarged.

16. The wireless device of claim 15, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

17. The wireless device of claim 15, wherein the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

18. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web content via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is enlarged.

19. The wireless device of claim 18, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

20. The wireless device of claim 18, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

21. The wireless device of claim 18, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across the display.

22. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

23. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

generating a vector-based display list associated with the scalable content; and

employing the display list to re-render the display at different scale factors to zoom the Web page.

24. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

parsing markup language code corresponding to the retrieved Web page to determine the original page layout of the content on the Web page;

logically grouping selected content into objects;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

,

for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to a layout location datum for the object'"'"'s associated display content;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

25. The wireless device of claim 24, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

generating a bounding box for each object, the bounding box representing a portion of a rendered display page occupied by the object'"'"'s associated group of content.

26. The wireless device of claim 25, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

mapping the object vectors and associated bounding boxes to a virtual display in memory.

27. The wireless device of claim 26, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

enabling a user to view the Web page at a user-selectable zoom level and panned view by,

determining a first scale factor and offset in response to one or more corresponding user inputs defining a user-selectable zoom level and panned view corresponding to a rendered display of the Web page desired by a user; and

determining a virtual display bounding box for the virtual display associated with the first scale factor and offset;

identifying object bounding boxes having at least a portion falling within the virtual display bounding box; and

,

for each of such object bounding boxes,

retrieving content associated with that object bounding box;

applying an appropriate scale factor to the content associated with that object bounding box to produce scaled content; and

rendering the portion of scaled content within the virtual display bounding box to render the content on the display.

28. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the scalable content includes scalable text content, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising scaling a scalable font to render the scalable text content.

29. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the instructions comprise Java-based instructions.

30. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

31. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises one of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or hand-held computer.

32. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the network comprises a mobile service provider network.

33. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein a portion of the scalable content comprises vector-based content.

34. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises one of a desktop computer, notebook computer or laptop computer.

35. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the device enables a user to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page.

36. A mobile hand-held device, comprising:

a processor,

a wireless communications device, to facilitate wireless communication with a network that supports access to the Internet;

a display; and

flash memory, operatively coupled to the processor, in which a plurality of instructions are stored that when executed by the processor enable the mobile hand-held device to perform operations including,

rendering a browser interface via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page comprising HTML-based Web content defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

retrieving the Web page via the wireless communications device, and processing HTML-based Web content to produce scalable content; and

employing at least one of the scalable content or data derived therefrom to,

render the Web page on the display; and

re-render the display in response to associated user inputs to enable the Web page to be browsed at various zoom levels and panned views while preserving the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content at each zoom level and panned view.

37. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

38. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the device comprises one of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or hand-held computer.

39. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the user to zoom in on a user-selectable portion of a display of the Web page in response to a user interface input.

40. The mobile hand-held device of claim 39, wherein the user interface input enables the user to define an area of a current view of the Web page on which to zoom in on.

41. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

42. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the Web page includes at least one hyperlink, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

enabling the user to select the hyperlink via the display; and

, in response thereto,

retrieving and processing HMTL-based Web content associated with the hyperlink to produce additional scalable content; and

employing at least one of the additional scalable content or data derived therefrom to render the Web content associated with the hyperlink on the display.

43. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein at least a portion of the scalable content comprises scalable vector-based content.

44. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

45. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

46. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the panned view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

47. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the page layout of the Web page is defined to have an original aspect ratio, and wherein said at least one of scalable content or data derived therefrom is scaled to render a display of the Web page having a different aspect ratio.

48. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web content via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

49. The mobile hand-held device of claim 48, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

50. The mobile hand-held device of claim 48, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

51. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the Web content includes at least one image, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

52. The mobile hand-held device of claim 51, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

53. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across a display area of the display.

54. The mobile hand-held device of claim 53, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display area when the display is re-rendered.

55. The mobile hand-held device of claim 53, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

56. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

57. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, further comprising dynamic memory having at least a portion employed for rendering purposes, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

building a display list via use of the scalable content and rendering display list content on a virtual display in the dynamic memory; and

scaling the display list content to re-render the display of the Web page.

58. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

parsing HTML-based code corresponding to the retrieved Web page to determine the original page layout of the content on the Web page;

logically grouping selected content into objects;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

,

for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to a layout location datum for the object'"'"'s associated display content;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

59. The mobile hand-held device of claim 58, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

generating a bounding box for each object, the bounding box representing a portion of a rendered display page occupied by the object'"'"'s associated group of content.

60. The mobile hand-held device of claim 59, further comprising dynamic memory having at least a portion employed for rendering purposes, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

mapping the object vectors and associated bounding boxes to a virtual display in the dynamic memory.

61. The mobile hand-held device of claim 60, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

enabling a user to view the Web page at a user-selectable zoom level and panned view by,

determining a first scale factor and offset in response to one or more corresponding user inputs defining a user-selectable zoom level and panned view corresponding to a rendered display of the Web page desired by a user;

determining a virtual display bounding box for the virtual display associated with the first scale factor and offset;

identifying object bounding boxes having at least a portion falling within the virtual display bounding box; and

,

for each of such object bounding boxes,

retrieving content associated with that object bounding box;

applying an appropriate scale factor to the content associated with that object bounding box to produce scaled content; and

rendering the portion of scaled content within the virtual display bounding box to render the content on the display.

62. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the scalable content includes scalable text content, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising scaling a scalable font to render the scalable text content.

63. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the original format of the Web page defines a height and width for the Web page, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

determining an applicable scale factor to display at least one of the width and height of the Web page to fit across a browser display area of the display; and

employing the scale factor to render the browser display area.

64. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein at least a portion of the instructions comprise Java-based instructions.

65. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises XML code.

66. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises cascaded style sheet data defining aspects of the Web page design that are preserved at each zoom level and panned view.

67. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the network comprises a Local Area Network or Wide Area Network.

68. The mobile hand-held device of claim 36, wherein the device comprises one of a notebook computer or laptop computer.

69. The mobile device of claim 36, wherein the device enables a user to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web a e content of each Web page.

70. A mobile device, comprising:

processing means;

wireless communications means, to facilitate wireless communication with a network that supports access to the Internet;

a display, to facilitate user input and display rendered content; and

storage means, in which a plurality of instructions are stored,

wherein, upon execution of the instructions by the processing means, the mobile device is enabled to perform operations, including,

rendering a browser interface via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page comprising HTML-based Web content defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

retrieving the Web page via the wireless communications means, and processing at least a portion of the HTML-based Web content to produce scalable content; and

employing at least one of the scalable content or data derived therefrom to,

render the Web page on the display; and

re-render the display in response to associated user inputs made via the display to enable the Web page to be browsed at various zoom levels and panned views while preserving the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content at each zoom level and panned view of the Web page.

71. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the processing means includes a general-purpose processor.

72. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the processing means includes a special-purpose processor.

73. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the user to zoom in on a user-selectable portion of a display of the Web page in response to a user interface input.

74. The mobile device of claim 73, wherein the user interface input enables the user to define an area of a current view of the Web page on which to zoom in on.

75. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

76. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web content in response to a corresponding user interface input made via the display.

77. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the view of the Web content to be panned in real-time.

78. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the Web content includes at least one image, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

79. The mobile device of claim 78, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

80. The mobile device of claim 70, further comprising dynamic memory having at least a portion employed for rendering purposes, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

building a display list via use of the scalable content and rendering display list objects on a virtual display in the dynamic memory; and

scaling display list objects to re-render the display of the Web page.

81. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the network comprises a mobile service provider network.

82. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

83. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the device comprises one of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or hand-held computer.

84. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein a portion of the scalable content comprises vector-based content.

85. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the processing means includes logic circuitry programmed with a portion of the instructions.

86. The mobile device of claim 70, wherein the device comprises one of a notebook computer or laptop computer.

87. A mobile hand-held device, comprising:

a processor,

a wireless communications interface, to facilitate wireless communication with a network that supports access to the Internet;

a display; and

non-volatile memory, operatively coupled to the processor, in which a plurality of instructions are stored that when executed by the processor enable the mobile hand-held device to perform operations including,

rendering a browser interface on the display via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page comprising HTML-based Web content defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

in response to a user request of the Web page,

retrieving the Web page via the wireless communications interface;

rendering the Web page such that a width of the Web page is rendered to fit across the display; and

re-rendering the display in response to associated user inputs to enable the Web page to be browsed at various zoom levels and panned views while preserving the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web a e content at each zoom level and panned view.

88. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is enlarged.

89. The mobile hand-held device of claim 88, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

90. The mobile hand-held device of claim 88, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

91. The mobile hand-held device of claim 88, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

92. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein the Web page includes at least one image, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is enlarged.

93. The mobile hand-held device of claim 92, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

94. The mobile hand-held device of claim 92, wherein the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

95. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is enlarged.

96. The mobile hand-held device of claim 95, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when re-rendered.

97. The mobile hand-held device of claim 95, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

98. The mobile hand-held device of claim 95, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across the display.

99. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the web page while in a zoomed state under which a portion of the web page is displayed.

100. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input.

101. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

102. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

103. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

104. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

105. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises XML code.

106. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises cascaded style sheet data defining aspects of the Web page design that are preserved at each zoom level and panned view.

107. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein the network comprises a mobile service provider network.

108. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

109. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein the device comprises one of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or hand-held computer.

110. The mobile device of claim 87, wherein the network comprises a Local Area Network or a Wide Area Network.

111. The mobile hand-held device of claim 87, wherein the device enables a user to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page.

112. A wireless device, comprising:

a processor;

a wireless communications interface, to facilitate wireless communication with a network that supports access to the Internet;

a display;

memory; and

a storage device, on which a plurality of instructions are stored that when executed by the processor enable the wireless device to perform operations including,

rendering a browser interface via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page, the Web page comprising HTML-based Web content having an original format including HTML code defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of corresponding content on the Web page;

retrieving, via the wireless communications interface, and translating at least a portion of the HTML-based Web content into scalable content that supports a scalable resolution-independent representation of the Web page that preserves the original page layout, functionality and design of the content defined by its original format when scaled and rendered;

employing the scalable content to render the Web page on the display using a first scale factor; and

enabling the Web page to be displayed at a different resolution by scaling the scalable content using a second scale factor to re-render the display,

wherein the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content are preserved under both the first and second scale factors.

113. The wireless device of claim 112, wherein the display is re-rendered in real-time.

114. The wireless device of claim 112, wherein the device comprises a hand-held device.

115. The wireless device of claim 112, wherein the device comprises one of a desktop computer, notebook computer or laptop computer.

116. The wireless device of claim 112, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input.

117. The wireless device of claim 116, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

118. A method, comprising:

rendering a browser interface on a display of a device via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page, the Web page comprising HTML-based Web content having an original format defining an original width and height of the Web page and an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

in response to a user request to access the Web page,

retrieving the Web page via the device, and translating at least a portion of the HTML-based Web content from its original format into scalable content that supports a scalable resolution-independent representation of the Web page that preserves the original page layout, functionality and design of the content defined by its original format when scaled and rendered; and

scaling the scalable content to render the Web page on the display such that a width of the Web page is rendered to fit across the display.

119. The method of claim 118, further comprising enabling the user to zoom in on a user-selectable portion of a display of the Web page in response to a corresponding user interface input.

120. The method of claim 119, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

121. The method of claim 118, wherein the Web page includes at least one hyperlink, the method further comprising:

enabling the user to select the hyperlink; and

, in response thereto,

retrieving and translating Web content associated with the hyperlink to produce additional scalable content; and

employing the additional scalable content to render the Web content associated with the hyperlink on the display.

122. The method of claim 118, further comprising:

parsing markup language code to determine the original page layout of display content within the Web page, wherein the original page layout defines a layout location for a plurality of objects, including at least one of text objects, graphic layout objects, or graphic image objects included in the Web page;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

,

for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to the layout location for the object;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

123. The method of claim 118, further comprising enabling the Web page to be displayed at different resolutions by scaling the scalable content to re-render the display in response to associated user inputs,

wherein the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content are preserved at each of the different resolutions.

124. The method of claim 118, further comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input.

125. The method of claim 118, further comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input.

126. The method of claim 125, further comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

127. The method of claim 118, wherein the page layout of the Web page is defined to have an original aspect ratio, and wherein the scalable content is scaled when rendered so as to produce a display of the Web page having a different aspect ratio.

128. The method of claim 118, further comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

129. The method of claim 128, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

130. The method of claim 128, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

131. The method of claim 118, wherein the Web content includes at least one image, the method further comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

132. The method of claim 131, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

133. The method of claim 118, further comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web content via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across the display.

134. The method of claim 133, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

135. The method of claim 133, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

136. The method of claim 118, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, the method further comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

137. The method of claim 118, further comprising:

generating a vector-based display list associated with the scalable content; and

employing the display list to re-render the display at different scale factors to zoom the Web page.

138. The method of claim 118, further comprising:

parsing markup language code corresponding to the retrieved Web page to determine the original page layout of the content on the Web page;

logically grouping selected content into objects;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

,

for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to a layout location datum for the object'"'"'s associated display content;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

139. The method of claim 138, further comprising:

generating a bounding box for each object, the bounding box representing a portion of a rendered display page occupied by the object'"'"'s associated group of content.

140. The method of claim 139, further comprising:

mapping the object vectors and associated bounding boxes to a virtual display in memory.

141. The method of claim 140, further comprising:

enabling a user to view the Web page at a user-selectable zoom level and panned view by,

determining a first scale factor and offset in response to one or more corresponding user inputs defining a user-selectable zoom level and panned view corresponding to a rendered display of the Web page desired by a user; and

determining a virtual display bounding box for the virtual display associated with the first scale factor and offset;

identifying object bounding boxes having at least a portion falling within the virtual display bounding box; and

,

for each of such object bounding boxes,

retrieving content associated with that object bounding box;

applying an appropriate scale factor to the content associated with that object bounding box to produce scaled content; and

rendering the portion of scaled content within the virtual display bounding box to render the content on the display.

142. The method of claim 118, wherein the scalable content includes scalable text content, the method further comprising scaling a scalable font to render the scalable text content.

143. The method of claim 118, wherein the method is facilitated, at least in part, via execution of Java-based instructions.

144. The method of claim 118, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

145. The method of claim 118, wherein the device comprises a hand-held device.

146. The method of claim 118, further comprising accessing the Internet via a wireless connection to retrieve the Web page.

147. The method of claim 118, wherein a portion of the scalable content comprises vector-based content.

148. The method of claim 118, wherein the device comprises one of a desktop computer, notebook computer or laptop computer.

149. A method, comprising:

rendering a browser interface on a hand-held device via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page comprising HTML-based Web content defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

retrieving the Web page via the hand-held device, and processing HTML-based Web content to produce scalable content; and

employing at least one of the scalable content or data derived therefrom to,

render the Web page on a display of the hand-held device; and

re-render the display in response to associated user inputs to enable the Web page to be browsed at various zoom levels and panned views while preserving the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content at each zoom level and panned view.

150. The method of claim 149, wherein the hand-held device comprises a mobile phone.

151. The method of claim 149, wherein the hand-held device comprises one of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or hand-held computer.

152. The method of claim 149, further comprising enabling the user to zoom in on a user-selectable portion of a display of the Web page in response to a user interface input.

153. The method of claim 152, wherein the user interface input enables the user to define an area of a current view of the Web page on which to zoom in on.

154. The method of claim 149, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

155. The method of claim 149, wherein the Web page includes at least one hyperlink, the method further comprising:

enabling the user to select the hyperlink via the display; and

, in response thereto,

retrieving and processing HMTL-based Web content associated with the hyperlink to produce additional scalable content; and

employing at least one of the additional scalable content or data derived therefrom to render the Web content associated with the hyperlink on the display.

156. The method of claim 149, wherein at least a portion of the scalable content comprises scalable vector-based content.

157. The method of claim 149, further comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

158. The method of claim 149, further comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

159. The method of claim 149, further comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

160. The method of claim 149, wherein the page layout of the Web page is defined to have an original aspect ratio, and wherein said at least one of scalable content or data derived therefrom is scaled to render a display of the Web page having a different aspect ratio.

161. The method of claim 149, further comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web content via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is enlarged.

162. The method of claim 161, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

163. The method of claim 161, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

164. The method of claim 161, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

165. The method of claim 149, wherein the Web content includes at least one image, the method further comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is enlarged.

166. The method of claim 165, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

167. The method of claim 165, wherein the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

168. The method of claim 149, further comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is enlarged.

169. The method of claim 168, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display area when the display is re-rendered.

170. The method of claim 168, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across the display.

171. The method of claim 168, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

172. The method of claim 149, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, the method further comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

173. The method of claim 149, wherein the hand-held device includes dynamic memory having at least a portion employed for rendering purposes, the method further comprising:

building a display list via use of the scalable content and rendering display list content on a virtual display in dynamic memory; and

scaling the display list content to re-render the display of the Web page.

174. The method of claim 149, further comprising:

parsing HTML-based code corresponding to the retrieved Web page to determine the original page layout of the content on the Web page;

logically grouping selected content into objects;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

,

for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to a layout location datum for the object'"'"'s associated display content;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

175. The method of claim 174, further comprising:

generating a bounding box for each object, the bounding box representing a portion of a rendered display page occupied by the object'"'"'s associated group of content.

176. The method of claim 175, wherein the hand-held device includes dynamic memory having at least a portion employed for rendering purposes, the method further comprising:

mapping the object vectors and associated bounding boxes to a virtual display in the dynamic memory.

177. The method of claim 176, further comprising:

enabling a user to view the Web page at a user-selectable zoom level and panned view by,

determining a first scale factor and offset in response to one or more corresponding user inputs defining a user-selectable zoom level and panned view corresponding to a rendered display of the Web page desired by a user;

determining a virtual display bounding box for the virtual display associated with the first scale factor and offset;

identifying object bounding boxes having at least a portion falling within the virtual display bounding box; and

,

for each of such object bounding boxes,

retrieving content associated with that object bounding box;

applying an appropriate scale factor to the content associated with that object bounding box to produce scaled content; and

rendering the portion of scaled content within the virtual display bounding box to render the content on the display.

178. The method of claim 149, wherein the scalable content includes scalable text content, the method further comprising scaling a scalable font to render the scalable text content.

179. The method of claim 149, wherein the original format of the Web page defines a height and width for the Web page, the method further comprising:

determining an applicable scale factor to display at least one of the width and height of the Web page across a browser display area of the display; and

employing the scale factor to render the browser display area.

180. The method of claim 149, wherein the method is facilitated, at least in part, via execution of Java-based instructions.

181. The method of claim 149, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises XML code.

182. The method of claim 149, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises cascaded style sheet data defining aspects of the Web page design that are preserved at each zoom level and panned view.

183. The method of claim 149, wherein a portion of the scalable content comprises vector-based content.

184. The method of claim 149, further comprising enabling a user to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page.

185. A method, comprising:

rendering a browser interface on a display of a device via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page comprising HTML-based Web content defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

in response to a user request of the Web page via the browser interface,

retrieving the Web page via the device;

rendering the Web page via the device such that a full width of the Web page is rendered on the display; and

re-rendering the Web page in response to associated user inputs to the hand-held device to enable the Web page to be browsed at various zoom levels and panned views while preserving the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content at each zoom level and panned view of the Web page,

wherein the method enables a user of the device to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page.

186. The method of claim 185, further comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is enlarged.

187. The method of claim 186, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

188. The method of claim 186, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

189. The method of claim 186, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

190. The method of claim 185, wherein the Web page includes at least one image, the method further comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is enlarged.

191. The method of claim 190, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

192. The method of claim 190, wherein the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

193. The method of claim 185, further comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is enlarged.

194. The method of claim 193, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

195. The method of claim 193, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when re-rendered.

196. The method of claim 193, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across the display.

197. The method of claim 185, further comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the web page while in a zoomed state under which a portion of the web page is displayed in response to a user input made via the display.

198. The method of claim 185, further comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input.

199. The method of claim 185, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

200. The method of claim 185, further comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

201. The method of claim 185, further comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

202. The method of claim 185, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, the method further comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

203. The method of claim 185, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises XML code.

204. The method of claim 185, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises cascaded style sheet data defining aspects of the Web page design that are preserved at each zoom level and panned view.

205. The method of claim 185, wherein the Web page is retrieved via a wireless connection to one of a mobile service provider network, local area network, or wide area network.

206. The method of claim 185, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

207. The method of claim 185, wherein the device comprises a hand-held device.

208. The method of claim 185, wherein the device comprises one of a desktop computer, notebook computer or laptop computer.

209. A method, comprising:

rendering a browser interface on a display via which a user of a device is enabled to request access to a Web page, the Web page comprising HTML-based Web content having an original format including HTML code defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of corresponding content on the Web page;

retrieving the Web page, via the device, and translating at least a portion of the HTML-based Web content into scalable content that supports a scalable resolution-independent representation of the Web page that preserves the original page layout, functionality and design of the content defined by its original format when scaled and rendered; and

employing the scalable content to render the Web page on the display using a first scale factor; and

enabling the Web page to be displayed at a different resolution by scaling the scalable content using a second scale factor to re-render the display,

wherein the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content are preserved under both the first and second scale factors.

210. The method of claim 209, wherein the display is re-rendered in real-time.

211. The method of claim 209, wherein the device comprises a hand-held device.

212. The method of claim 209, wherein the device comprises one of a desktop computer, notebook computer or laptop computer.

213. The method of claim 209, further comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input.

214. The method of claim 213, further comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

215. The method of claim 209, further comprising enabling a user to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page.

216. A machine-readable medium having a plurality of instructions tangibly stored thereon, which when executed enable a device to perform operations comprising:

rendering a browser interface via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page hosted by an Internet Web site, the Web page comprising HTML-based Web content having an original format defining an original width and height of the Web page and an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

retrieving the Web page via the wireless communication means, and translating at least a portion of the HTML-based Web content from its original format into scalable content that supports a scalable resolution-independent representation of the Web page that preserves the original page layout, functionality and design of the content defined by its original format when scaled and rendered; and

scaling the scalable content to render the Web page on the display such that a width of the Web page is rendered to fit across the display.

217. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the user to zoom in on a user-selectable portion of a display of the Web page in response to a corresponding user interface input.

218. The machine-readable medium of claim 217, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

219. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the Web page includes at least one hyperlink, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

enabling the user to select the hyperlink; and

, in response thereto,

retrieving and translating Web content associated with the hyperlink to produce additional scalable content; and

employing the additional scalable content to render the Web content associated with the hyperlink on the display.

220. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

parsing markup language code to determine the original page layout of display content within the Web page, wherein the original page layout defines a layout location for a plurality of objects, including at least one of text objects, graphic layout objects, or graphic image objects included in the Web page;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

,

for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to the layout location for the object;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

221. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the Web page to be displayed at different resolutions by scaling the scalable content to re-render the display in response to associated user inputs,

wherein the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content are preserved at each of the different resolutions.

222. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input.

223. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input.

224. The machine-readable medium of claim 223, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

225. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the page layout of the Web page is defined to have an original aspect ratio, and wherein the scalable content is scaled when rendered so as to produce a display of the Web page having a different aspect ratio.

226. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is enlarged.

227. The machine-readable medium of claim 226, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

228. The machine-readable medium of claim 226, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

229. The machine-readable medium of claim 226, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

230. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the Web content includes at least one image, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is enlarged.

231. The machine-readable medium of claim 230, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

232. The machine-readable medium of claim 230, wherein the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

233. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web content via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is enlarged.

234. The machine-readable medium of claim 233, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

235. The machine-readable medium of claim 233, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

236. The machine-readable medium of claim 233, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across the display.

237. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

238. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

generating a vector-based display list associated with the scalable content; and

employing the display list to re-render the display at different scale factors to zoom the Web page.

239. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

parsing markup language code corresponding to the retrieved Web page to determine the original page layout of the content on the Web page;

logically grouping selected content into objects;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

,

for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to a layout location datum for the object'"'"'s associated display content;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

240. The machine-readable medium of claim 239, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

generating a bounding box for each object, the bounding box representing a portion of a rendered display page occupied by the object'"'"'s associated group of content.

241. The machine-readable medium of claim 240, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

mapping the object vectors and associated bounding boxes to a virtual display in memory.

242. The machine-readable medium of claim 241, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

enabling a user to view the Web page at a user-selectable zoom level and panned view by,

determining a first scale factor and offset in response to one or more corresponding user inputs defining a user-selectable zoom level and panned view corresponding to a rendered display of the Web page desired by a user; and

determining a virtual display bounding box for the virtual display associated with the first scale factor and offset;

identifying object bounding boxes having at least a portion falling within the virtual display bounding box; and

,

for each of such object bounding boxes,

retrieving content associated with that object bounding box;

applying an appropriate scale factor to the content associated with that object bounding box to produce scaled content; and

rendering the portion of scaled content within the virtual display bounding box to render the content on the display.

243. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the scalable content includes scalable text content, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising scaling a scalable font to render the scalable text content.

244. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein at least a portion of the instructions comprise Java-based instructions.

245. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

246. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the device comprises a hand-held device.

247. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the Web page is accessed via a mobile service provider network.

248. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein a portion of the scalable content comprises vector-based content.

249. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the device comprises one of a desktop computer, notebook computer or laptop computer.

250. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein the instructions are embodied as a Web browser.

251. The machine-readable medium of claim 216, wherein execution of the instructions enables a user to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page.

252. A machine-readable medium having a plurality of instructions comprising a Web browser tangibly stored thereon, which when executed enable a device to perform operations comprising:

rendering a browser interface on a display associated with the device via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page comprising HTML-based Web content defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

retrieving the Web page and processing HTML-based Web content to produce scalable content; and

employing at least one of the scalable content or data derived therefrom to,

render the Web page on the display; and

re-render the display in response to associated user inputs to enable the Web page to be browsed at various zoom levels and panned views while preserving the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content at each zoom level and panned view of the Web page,

wherein the Web browser enables a user of the device to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page at each zoom level and panned view.

253. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

254. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the device comprises a hand-held device.

255. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the user to zoom in on a user-selectable portion of a display of the Web page in response to a user interface input.

256. The machine-readable medium of claim 255, wherein the user interface input enables the user to define an area of a current view of the Web page on which to zoom in on.

257. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

258. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the Web page includes at least one hyperlink, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

enabling the user to select the hyperlink; and

, in response thereto,

retrieving and processing HMTL-based Web content associated with the hyperlink to produce additional scalable content; and

employing at least one of the additional scalable content or data derived therefrom to render the Web content associated with the hyperlink on the display.

259. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein at least a portion of the scalable content comprises scalable vector-based content.

260. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

261. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

262. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

263. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the page layout of the Web page is defined to have an original aspect ratio, and wherein said at least one of scalable content or data derived therefrom is scaled to render a display of the Web page having a different aspect ratio.

264. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web content via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

265. The machine-readable medium of claim 264, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

266. The machine-readable medium of claim 264, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

267. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the Web content includes at least one image, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

268. The machine-readable medium of claim 267, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

269. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across a browser display area of the display.

270. The machine-readable medium of claim 269, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

271. The machine-readable medium of claim 269, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display area when the display is re-rendered.

272. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

273. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the device includes dynamic memory having at least a portion employed for rendering purposes, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

building a display list via use of the scalable content and rendering display list content on a virtual display in the dynamic memory; and

scaling the display list content to re-render the display of the Web page.

274. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

parsing HTML-based code corresponding to the retrieved Web page to determine the original page layout of the content on the Web page;

logically grouping selected content into objects;

defining a primary datum corresponding to the original page layout; and

,

for each object,

defining an object datum corresponding to a layout location datum for the object'"'"'s associated display content;

generating a vector from the primary datum to the object datum for the object; and

creating a reference that links the object to the vector that is generated.

275. The machine-readable medium of claim 274, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

generating a bounding box for each object, the bounding box representing a portion of a rendered display page occupied by the object'"'"'s associated group of content.

276. The machine-readable medium of claim 275, wherein the device includes dynamic memory having at least a portion employed for rendering purposes, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

mapping the object vectors and associated bounding boxes to a virtual display in the dynamic memory.

277. The machine-readable medium of claim 276, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

enabling a user to view the Web page at a user-selectable zoom level and panned view by,

determining a first scale factor and offset in response to one or more corresponding user inputs defining a user-selectable zoom level and panned view corresponding to a rendered display of the Web page desired by a user;

determining a virtual display bounding box for the virtual display associated with the first scale factor and offset;

identifying object bounding boxes having at least a portion falling within the virtual display bounding box; and

,

for each of such object bounding boxes,

retrieving content associated with that object bounding box;

applying an appropriate scale factor to the content associated with that object bounding box to produce scaled content; and

rendering the portion of scaled content within the virtual display bounding box to render the content on the display.

278. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the scalable content includes scalable text content, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising scaling a scalable font to render the scalable text content.

279. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the original format of the Web page defines a height and width for the Web page, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

determining an applicable scale factor to display at least one of the width and height of the Web page across a browser display area of the display; and

employing the scale factor to render the browser display area.

280. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein at least a portion of the instructions comprise Java-based instructions.

281. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises XML code.

282. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises cascaded style sheet data defining aspects of the Web page design that are preserved at each zoom level and panned view.

283. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein a portion of the scalable content comprises vector-based content.

284. The machine-readable medium of claim 252, wherein the device comprises one of a desktop computer, notebook computer or laptop computer.

285. A machine-readable medium having a plurality of instructions tangibly stored thereon, which when executed enable a wireless device to perform operations comprising:

rendering a browser interface on a display of the wireless device via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page comprising HTML-based Web content defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of content on the Web page;

in response to a user request of the Web page,

retrieving the Web page via the wireless device;

rendering the Web page such that a width of the Web page is rendered to fit across the display; and

re-rendering the Web page in response to associated user inputs to enable the Web page to be browsed at various zoom levels and panned views while preserving the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content at each zoom level and panned view.

286. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a column of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is enlarged.

287. The machine-readable medium of claim 286, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the column via the display.

288. The machine-readable medium of claim 286, wherein the content of the column is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when the display is re-rendered.

289. The machine-readable medium of claim 286, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected column is rendered to fit across the display.

290. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein the Web page includes at least one image, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on an image via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that the image is enlarged.

291. The machine-readable medium of claim 290, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the image via the display.

292. The machine-readable medium of claim 290, wherein the display is re-rendered such that the image is rendered to fit across the display.

293. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to zoom on a paragraph of the Web page via a corresponding user input, wherein in response thereto, the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is enlarged.

294. The machine-readable medium of claim 293, wherein the corresponding user input comprises tapping on the paragraph via the display.

295. The machine-readable medium of claim 293, wherein the content of the paragraph is reformatted to fit characteristics of the display when re-rendered.

296. The machine-readable medium of claim 293, wherein the display is re-rendered such that content corresponding to the selected paragraph is rendered to fit across the display.

297. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a display of the web page while in a zoomed state under which a portion of the web page is displayed.

298. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising returning the display of the Web page to a previous view in response to a corresponding user input.

299. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein the display of the Web page is re-rendered in real-time to effect zooming operations.

300. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input made via the display.

301. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

302. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein the Web page includes text, layout attributes, and images, and wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising:

receiving content corresponding to the text and layout attributes via a first connection; and

receiving content corresponding to at least one image via a second connection.

303. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises XML code.

304. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein a portion of the HTML-based Web content comprises cascaded style sheet data defining aspects of the Web page design that are preserved at each zoom level and panned view.

305. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein the wireless device is configured to connect to a mobile service provider network and retrieve the Web page via the mobile service provider network.

306. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein the wireless device comprises a mobile phone.

307. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein the wireless device comprises a hand-held device.

308. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein the wireless device comprises one of a notebook computer or laptop computer.

309. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein the instructions are embodied as a Web browser.

310. The machine-readable medium of claim 285, wherein execution of the instructions enables a user to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page.

311. A machine-readable medium having a plurality of instructions comprising a Web browser stored thereon, which when executed enable a device to perform operations comprising:

launching a Web browser including a browser interface via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page, the Web page comprising HTML-based Web content having an original format including HTML code defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of corresponding content on the Web page;

retrieving, and translating at least a portion of the HTML-based Web content into scalable content that supports a scalable resolution-independent representation of the Web page that preserves the original page layout, functionality and design of the content defined by its original format when scaled and rendered; and

employing the scalable content to render the Web page on the Web browser using a first scale factor; and

enabling the Web page to be displayed at a different resolution by scaling the scalable content using a second scale factor to re-render the Web page on the Web browser,

wherein the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content are preserved under both the first and second scale factors, and

wherein the Web browser enables a user of the device to browse billions of Web pages at multiple scale factors in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page at each scale factor.

312. The machine-readable medium of claim 311, wherein the display is re-rendered in real-time.

313. The machine-readable medium of claim 311, wherein the Web browser is configured to be installed on a hand-held device.

314. The machine-readable medium of claim 311, wherein the Web browser is configured to be installed on at least one of a desktop computer, notebook computer or laptop computer.

315. The machine-readable medium of claim 311, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling a user to pan a view of the Web page in response to a corresponding user input.

316. The machine-readable medium of claim 315, wherein execution of the instructions performs further operations comprising enabling the view of the Web page to be panned in real-time.

317. A hand-held wireless device, comprising:

a processor,

a wireless communications interface, to facilitate wireless communication with a network that supports access to the Internet;

a display; and

non-volatile memory, operatively coupled to the processor, in which software comprising a browser is stored, the browser comprising a plurality of instructions that when executed by the processor enable the device to perform operations including,

rendering a browser interface on the display via which a user is enabled to request access to a Web page including at least one image, at least one column, at least one hyperlink to an external reference and having a width and height;

retrieving the Web page via the wireless communications interface;

rendering the Web page on the display such that at least one of the width and height of the Web page is fully displayed; and

enabling the user to,

zoom and pan a view of the Web page;

activate a currently displayed hyperlink to an external reference while at a given zoom level and panned view, wherein in response to an activation of a hyperlink to an external reference, Web content associated with the external reference is retrieved and rendered on the display;

zoom in on an image of the Web page by tapping on the image via the display;

zoom in on a column of the Web page by tapping on the column via the display; and

zoom out to a previous view of the Web page.

318. The hand-held wireless device of claim 317, wherein the Web page comprises HTML-based Web page content defining an original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page content, and wherein the browser renders the Web page such that the original page layout, functionality, and design of the Web page are preserved at any selectable zoom level.

319. The hand-held wireless device of claim 318, wherein the user is enabled to browse, zoom, and pan billions of Web pages in a manner that preserves the original layout, functionality, and design of the HTML-based Web page content of each Web page.