Displaying a web page in a browser window and a method for handling a web page

• US 7,581,174 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2005
• Issued: 08/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Makela, Mikko
• Primary Examiner(s): Queler; Adam M
• Application Number:
  US11/040,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20050188298A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,677 Days
• Field of Search: 715/513, 715/523, 715/780, 715/238, 715/249, 715/252, 715/227
• US Class Current: 715/238
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

In the method for displaying a web page, a web page received from a server and comprising a frameset is displayed in the browser window of a terminal in such a manner that the frameset is converted into a different format. In the method, the frameset is converted into a table (T), in which case each frame (F1, F2) is converted into a corresponding cell (TD1, TD2) of the table (T). The formed table (T) is then displayed in said browser window (D2). The invention also relates to a conversion method, as well as to a converting unit and a computer software for implementing this conversion method. In addition, the invention relates to a system, as well as to a terminal (MS).

Claims

1. A method for displaying a web page in a browser window, comprising:

converting the web page containing a frameset comprising a plurality of frames to suit the browser window in question, wherein said converting the webpage comprises converting the frameset of the web page into a table, and converting each frame into at least one cell of the table,

optimizing the table to fit the width of the browser window by;

configuring two or more cells for display on the same row, wherein the two or more cells fit on the same row;

deducting the size of the two or more cells in the same row of the table from the width of the browser window to determine the size remaining;

determining a next cell of the same row does not fit in the size remaining; and

configuring the at least one next cell of the same row for display on a next row; and

displaying the table in said browser window.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the area of said browser window is smaller than the area of said web page.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein cells on different rows are displayed in the browser window correspondingly on their own rows.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the browser window is moved over the table in order to browse a plurality of different areas of the table.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising converting at least one border of the frameset into at least one border of the table.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the widths/heights set for the frames of the frameset are converted correspondingly into widths/heights of the cells of the table.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the frameset of the web page is converted into a table in a terminal comprising the browser window.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the frameset of the web page is converted into the table in a conversion server, and wherein the table is transferred to a terminal comprising the browser window.

9. A system for displaying a web page, comprising:

a terminal comprising a browser window,

a storage device configured to store at least the web page,

wherein the storage device is configured to connect to a data transfer connection with the terminal in order to transfer the web page,

wherein said web page comprises at least a frameset comprising a plurality of frames for dividing the content,

wherein the system further comprises a conversion unit configured to convert the frameset of the web page into a table, wherein each frame is converted into at least one cell of the table, and said conversion unit is configured to optimize the table to fit the width of the browser window by;

configuring two or more cells for display on the same row, wherein the two or more cells fit on the same row;

deducting the size of the two or more cells in the same row of the table from the width of the browser window to determine the size remaining,

determining a next cell of the same row does not fit in the size remaining; and

configuring the at least one next cell of the same row for display on a next row.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the conversion unit is located in one of the following:

said storage device, said terminal, or a conversion server.

11. A terminal for browsing a web page, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a web page comprising at least a frameset comprising a plurality of frames for dividing content via a data transfer connection,

a conversion unit configured to convert the frameset of the webpage into a table by converting each frame of the frameset into at least one cell of the table,

an optimizer configured to optimize the table to fit the width of a browser window by;

configuring two or more cells for display on the same row, wherein the two or more cells fit on the same row;

deducting the size of the two or more cells in the same row of the table from the width of the browser window to determine the size remaining,

determining a next cell of the same row does not fit in the size remaining; and

configuring the at least one next cell of the same row for display on a next row, and

the browser window is configured to display the table.

12. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the terminal further comprises a user interface device for moving the display over the table in order to browse different areas of the table.

13. The terminal according to claim 11, wherein the terminal also comprises a communicator for performing mobile communication.

14. A terminal for browsing a web page, comprising:

means configured to receive a web page comprising at least a frameset comprising a plurality of frames for dividing content over a data transfer connection,

means configured to convert the frameset of the webpage into a table by converting each frame of the frameset into at least one cell of the table,

means configured to optimize the table to fit the width of a browser window by;

configuring two or more cells for display on the same row, wherein the two or more cells fit on the same row;

deducting the size of the two or more cells in the same row of the table from the width of the browser window to determine the size remaining,

determining a next cell of the same row does not fit in the size remaining; and

configuring the at least one next cell of the same row for display on a next row, and

means configured to display the table.

15. A converting unit for converting a web page, which said web page comprises at least a frameset comprising a plurality of frames for dividing the content, wherein the converting unit comprises executable commands stored on a readable medium for execution by a processor so as to convert the frameset of the web page into a table, in which case executable commands convert each frame into at least one cell of the table, and optimize the table to fit the width of a browser window by configuring two or more cells for display on the same row, wherein the two or more cells fit on the same row;

deducting the size of the two or more cells in the same row of the table from the width of the browser window to determine the size remaining, determining a next cell of the same row does not fit in the size remaining; and

configuring the at least one next cell of the same row for display on a next row.

16. The converting unit according to claim 15, wherein the converting unit is located in one of the following:

a converting server, a mobile communication device, or a source server configured to store a web page.

17. A computer software product for converting a web page, which said web page comprises at least a frameset comprising a plurality of frames for dividing the content, wherein said computer software product comprises computer executable commands stored on a readable medium for execution by a processor, wherein the computer executable commands are for converting the frameset of the web page into a table, in which case the computer software comprises commands to convert each frame into at least one cell of the table, and optimize the table to fit the width of a browser window by configuring two or more cells for display on the same row, wherein the two or more cell fit on the same row;

deducting the size of the two or more cells in the same row of the table from the width of the browser window to determine the size remaining, determining a next cell for the same row does not fit in the size remaining; and

configuring the at least one next cell of the same row for display on a next row.

18. The computer software product according to claim 17, wherein the computer software product is stored in one of the following devices:

a terminal, a converting server, or source server configured to store a web page.

19. A computer software product for displaying a web page on a browser window, which said web page comprises at least a frameset comprising a plurality of frames for dividing the content, wherein said computer software product comprises computer executable commands stored on a readable medium for execution by a processor, wherein the computer executable commands are for

converting the frameset of the webpage into a table by converting each frame of the frameset into at least one cell of the table,

optimizing the table to fit the width of the browser window by configuring two or more cells for display on the same row, wherein the two or more cells fit on the same row;

deducting the size of the two or more cells in the same row of the table from the width of the browser window to determine the size remaining, determining a next cell of the same row does not fit in the size remaining; and

configuring the at least one next cell of the same row for display on a next row, and

displaying the frameset of the web page in table format.

20. The computer software product according to claim 19, wherein the computer software product is stored in a terminal.