System and method for providing and displaying information content
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing display of information content on a client device, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server a request from the client device for information content;
receiving at the server the information content in a first data format from an information source;
determining an efficiency with which the client device can process the information content when the information content is stored in the first data format versus when the information content is stored in a second data format, wherein the first data format does not involve the server applying cascading style sheet pre-processing to the information content, and the second data format involves the server applying cascading style sheet pre-processing to the information content;
determining transmission capabilities of a wireless communication link used to send the information content to the client device;
based on the efficiency with which the client device can process the information content in the first and second data formats, and the transmission capabilities of the wireless communication link, determining whether to transform the information content at the server from the first data format to the second data format before sending the information content to the client device via the wireless communication link;
sending the information content to the client device in the first data format or the second data format;
determining that the wireless communication link has changed and a second wireless communication link is being used to send the information content to the client device; and
using a pre-set transformation mode associated with the second wireless communication link to determine whether to transform the information content at the server from the first data format to the second data format before sending the information content to the client device via the second wireless communication link.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for enabling an electronic device to efficiently access information content. A server browser accesses the information content over a network. The accessed information content is retrieved and adapted for presentation for the electronic device. A serializer dynamically formats the adapted information content according to a client browser. The client browser receives and presents the information content on the electronic device. An event translator is included to provide additional compatibility with commercially available client browsers. The information content is formatted to selectively minimize the horizontal scrolling required to view the content. The need for horizontal scrolling is selectively removed where not necessary to preserve the context. Each component or sub-component of the original area, such as a frame, table row, table cell or nested table, is considered separately and may be preserved, resized, or replaced. Where the context requires that the content be wider than the viewable area of the screen, horizontal scrolling is preserved.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for optimizing display of information content on a client device, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server a request from the client device for information content; receiving at the server the information content in a first data format from an information source; determining an efficiency with which the client device can process the information content when the information content is stored in the first data format versus when the information content is stored in a second data format, wherein the first data format does not involve the server applying cascading style sheet pre-processing to the information content, and the second data format involves the server applying cascading style sheet pre-processing to the information content; determining transmission capabilities of a wireless communication link used to send the information content to the client device; based on the efficiency with which the client device can process the information content in the first and second data formats, and the transmission capabilities of the wireless communication link, determining whether to transform the information content at the server from the first data format to the second data format before sending the information content to the client device via the wireless communication link; sending the information content to the client device in the first data format or the second data format; determining that the wireless communication link has changed and a second wireless communication link is being used to send the information content to the client device; and using a pre-set transformation mode associated with the second wireless communication link to determine whether to transform the information content at the server from the first data format to the second data format before sending the information content to the client device via the second wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for optimizing display of information content on a client device, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server a request from the client device for information content; receiving at the server the information content in a first data format from an information source; determining a time required to transform the information content from the first data format to a second data format at the client device, wherein the first data format does not involve the server applying cascading style sheet pre-processing to the information content, and the second data format involves the server applying cascading style sheet pre-processing to the information content; determining transmission capabilities of a wireless communication link used to send the information content to the client device; based on the time required to transform the information content from the first data format to a second data format at the client device, and the transmission capabilities of the wireless communication link, determining whether to transform the information content at the server from the first data format to the second data format; and sending the information content to the client device in the first data format or the second data format. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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