Web browser of wireless device having serialization manager for maintaining registry of converters that convert data into format compatible with user interface of the device

• US 7,761,603 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2009
• Issued: 07/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Major, Harry R., Knowles, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): LUU, LE HIEN
• Application Number:
  US12/545,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20090313387A1
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 709/246, 709/216, 709/219, 345/581, 345/700, 711/118, 715/760
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H01T 13/16 Means for dissipating heat
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/7783 Valve closes in responses to reverse flow

Abstract

An information browser system and method enables sending of information requests to remote information sources and receiving of requested information from the remote sources on a wireless communication device. Information in any of a plurality of formats, including WML, HTML and WMLScript, is converted into a format in which the information can be displayed or otherwise further processed by the device. Information browsing functions may also be integrated with other communication functions on a mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A web browser for a wireless communication device, the web browser comprising:

a plurality of first converters resident on the wireless communication device, the plurality of first converters configured to create a plurality of first renderers;

wherein the plurality of first renderers are configured to render a plurality of pages, from information received in response to a plurality of requests for content for display by the web browser, in a format compatible with a user interface implemented in the wireless communication device;

a renderer controller resident on the wireless communication device, the renderer controller configured to examine, in response to each of the plurality of requests, a resultant content type, and to determine at least one second converter configured to create at least one second renderer required to render at least one of the plurality of pages for display by the web browser in the format compatible with the user interface implemented in the wireless communication device; and

a serialization manager resident on the wireless communication device, the serialization manager configured to maintain a registry of converters registered with the serialization manager, to register the plurality of first converters resident on the wireless communication device in the registry of converters, and to determine whether each of the at least one second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is resident on the wireless communication device.

2. The web browser of claim 1, wherein the serialization manager is further configured to determine whether the at least one second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is non-resident on the wireless communication device, and to request the at least one second converter over a wireless network and to download and install the at least one second converter on the wireless communication device if it is determined that the at least one second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is non-resident on the wireless communication device.

3. The web browser of claim 2, wherein the serialization manager is further configured to register at least one third converter as a first converter in the registry of converters, the at least one third converter being non-resident on the wireless communication device and requestable for download and installation to the wireless communication device in response to a receipt of information of a content type associated with the at least one third converter at the wireless communication device.

4. The web browser of claim 1, the web browser comprising a plurality of communications interfaces configured for communications via a plurality of communication protocols, the communication protocols comprising at least one of:

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

5. The web browser of claim 4, wherein pages obtained via HTTP are in a filtered format generated by a WML filter.

6. The web browser of claim 4, wherein pages obtained via HTTP are in a filtered format generated by an HTML filter.

7. A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for implementing a web browser for a wireless communication device, the web browser comprising:

a plurality of first converters resident on the wireless communication device, the plurality of first converters configured to create a plurality of first renderers;

wherein the plurality of first renderers are configured to render a plurality of pages, from information received in response to a plurality of requests for content for display by the web browser, in a format compatible with a user interface implemented in the wireless communication device;

a renderer controller resident on the wireless communication device, the renderer controller configured to examine, in response to each of the plurality of requests, a resultant content type, and to determine at least one second converter configured to create at least one second renderer required to render at least one of the plurality of pages for display by the web browser in the format compatible with the user interface implemented in the wireless communication device; and

a serialization manager resident on the wireless communication device, the serialization manager configured to maintain a registry of converters registered with the serialization manager, to register the plurality of first converters resident on the wireless communication device in the registry of converters, and to determine whether each of the at least one second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is resident on the wireless communication device.

8. The medium of claim 7, wherein the serialization manager is further configured to determine whether the at least one second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is non-resident on the wireless communication device, and to request the at least one second converter over a wireless network and to download and install the at least one second converter on the wireless communication device if it is determined that the at least one second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is non-resident on the wireless communication device.

9. The medium of claim 8, wherein the serialization manager is further configured to register at least one third converter as a first converter in the registry of converters, the at least one third converter being non-resident on the wireless communication device and requestable for download and installation to the wireless communication device in response to a receipt of information of a content type associated with the at least one third converter at the wireless communication device.

10. The medium of claim 7, the web browser comprising a plurality of communications interfaces configured for communications via a plurality of communication protocols, the communication protocols comprising at least one of:

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

11. The medium of claim 10, wherein pages obtained via HTTP are in a filtered format generated by a WML filter.

12. The medium of claim 10, wherein pages obtained via HTTP are in a filtered format generated by an HTML filter.

13. A method for rendering a page on a wireless communication device using a web browser comprising:

maintaining a registry of converters registered with a serialization manager;

registering a plurality of first converters resident on the wireless communication device in the registry of converters, the plurality of first converters configured to create a plurality of first renderers for rendering the plurality of pages, from information received in response to a plurality of requests for content for display by the web browser, in a format compatible with a user interface implemented in the wireless communication device;

receiving information in response to a request for the content over a wireless network;

in response to the request, examining a resultant content type and determining at least one second converter configured to create at least one second renderer required to render at least one of the plurality of pages for display by the web browser in the format compatible with the user interface implemented in the wireless communication device;

determining whether the second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is resident on the wireless communication device;

if the at least one second converter is determined to be registered in the registry of converters and is resident on the wireless communication device, then rendering the at least one of the plurality of pages for display by the web browser in the format compatible with the user interface implemented in the wireless communication device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining whether the at least one second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is non-resident on the wireless communication device;

and if it is determined that the at least one second converter is a first converter registered in the registry of converters and is non-resident on the wireless communication device, then requesting the at least one second converter over a wireless network, and downloading and installing the at least one second converter on the wireless communication device.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

registering at least one third converter as a first converter in the registry of converters, the at least one third converter being non-resident on the wireless communication device;

and downloading and installing the at least one third converter to the wireless communication device in response to a receipt of information of a content type associated with the at least one third converter at the wireless communication device.

16. The method of claim 13, the web browser comprising a plurality of communications interfaces configured for communications via a plurality of communication protocols, the communication protocols comprising at least one of:

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

17. The method of claim 16, wherein pages obtained via HTTP are in a filtered format generated by a WML filter.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein pages obtained via HTTP are in a filtered format generated by an HTML filter.