Web content customization via adaptation web services
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1. A method for customization of web content, the method comprising:
- transmitting from a web server to a transformation service an indication of web content requested by a web access device, the web content identified in a request from the web access device, the request comprising an indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities;
transmitting from the web server to the transformation service one or more customization requirements associated with the web access device, the one or more customization requirements determined based on the indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities; and
forwarding to the web access device a modified version of the web content that the transformation service modified based on whether the web access device has wireless capabilities.
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Abstract
A user agent in a Web access device transmits an HTTP request for Web content to an origin server. The request contains a set of capabilities of the Web access device. A content authoring mechanism and adaptation determination service on the origin server process the request to determine what transformation is required to make the requested content fit the capabilities of the Web access device. The adaptation determination service invokes a niche transformation service that performs, in response to the content and the capabilities, the necessary transformation. The transformed Web content is transmitted to the user agent.
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1. A method for customization of web content, the method comprising:
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transmitting from a web server to a transformation service an indication of web content requested by a web access device, the web content identified in a request from the web access device, the request comprising an indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities; transmitting from the web server to the transformation service one or more customization requirements associated with the web access device, the one or more customization requirements determined based on the indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities; and forwarding to the web access device a modified version of the web content that the transformation service modified based on whether the web access device has wireless capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions to direct a processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an indication of web content requested in a request from a web access device, the request comprising an indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities; accessing one or more customization requirements associated with the web access device, the one or more customization requirements determined based on the indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities; and transmitting a modified version of the web content, the modified version modified based on whether the web access device has wireless capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for customizing web content, comprising:
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a content authoring application to determine how to customize web content based on a web content request received from a web access device, the web content request comprising an indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities; and an adaptation determination service cooperating with the content authoring application, the adaptation determination service to determine one or more transformations to the web content based on whether the web access device has wireless capabilities. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for customizing web content, the method comprising:
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invoking a web service to determine how to customize web content requested by a web access device based on a request for the web content, the request for the web content comprising an indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities; invoking one or more transformation services to customize the requested web content for the web access device based on the determination of how to customize the requested web content; and transmitting the customized web content to the web access device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for customizing web content, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform a method comprising:
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determining how to customize web content requested by a web access device based on a request for the web content, the request for the web content comprising an indication of whether the web access device has wireless capabilities; customizing the requested web content for the web access device based on the determination of how to customize the requested web content; and transmitting the customized web content to the web access device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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