Method and system for optimally transcoding websites

• US 8,341,516 B1
• Filed: 03/12/2012
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Branding Brand, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Branding Brand, Inc.
• Inventors: Mason, Christopher, Mittal, Nitin, Koshzow, Christina, Eckstrom, Schuyler Evar, Dovenor, Sebastian, Fitzpatrick, Daniel Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Ries, Laurie
• Assistant Examiner(s): DYER, ANDREW R
• Application Number:
  US13/417,407
• Time in Patent Office: 288 Days
• Field of Search: 715/238, 715/239
• US Class Current: 715/238
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]

Abstract

Computer systems and computer-implemented methods for transcoding websites adapted for viewing on a personal computer to websites adapted for viewing on a mobile device are disclosed. A computer-implemented transcoding method is implemented on a website server. The computer-implemented transcoding method includes handling a request, selecting a controller, generating a response, and returning the response.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented transcoding method implemented on a website server, comprising:

handling a request;

selecting an optimal controller;

generating a response; and

returning the response,

wherein selecting an optimal controller comprises;

selecting and loading at least one module according to at least one configuration parameter;

selecting and loading a plurality of controllers associated with the at least one module;

obtaining a plurality of controller priority values and a plurality of controller data strings, wherein each of the plurality of controller priority values is associated with one of the plurality of controllers, and wherein each of the plurality of controller data strings is associated with one of the plurality of controllers; and

selecting one of the plurality of controllers as the optimal controller, such that;

the priority value associated with the optimal controller is greater than or equal to the priority value associated with each of the other controllers; and

the data string associated with the optimal controller is longer than each of the data strings associated with each of the other controllers associated with a priority value equal to the priority value associated with the optimal controller.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein handling a request comprises:

accepting a request to transcode a webpage;

selecting and loading at least one configuration parameter;

performing a server load check;

one of initializing and restoring a user session; and

checking for a cached response on the server, and returning the cached response as a response if the cached response is found.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the optimal controller is one of the plurality of controllers,

wherein the priority value associated with the optimal controller matches a default priority value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining a plurality of controller priority values and a plurality of controller data strings comprises:

defining at least one trigger associated with each of the plurality of controllers,

looping non-transcoded data through the at least one trigger,

associating a priority value output by the at least one trigger with the each of the plurality of controllers, and

associating a data string output by the at least one trigger with the each of the plurality of controllers.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a response comprises:

selecting and loading a template associated with the optimal controller, wherein the template includes at least one placeholder associated with at least one key;

generating a header of the response;

querying a non-transcoded webpage and obtaining at least one query response;

loading the at least one query response into a DOM object;

setting the at least one key according to the DOM object;

removing placeholders associated with unset keys; and

generating a body of the response according to the at least one key and the template.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein returning the response comprises:

optimizing the response;

caching the response if caching is possible; and

returning a header and a body of the response.

7. A computer server adapted to perform the steps of:

handling a request;

selecting an optimal controller;

generating a response; and

returning the response,

wherein selecting an optimal controller comprises;

selecting and loading at least one module according to at least one configuration parameter;

selecting and loading a plurality of controllers associated with the at least one module;

obtaining a plurality of controller priority values and a plurality of controller data strings, wherein each of the plurality of controller priority values is associated with one of the plurality of controllers, and wherein each of the plurality of controller data strings is associated with one of the plurality of controllers; and

selecting one of the plurality of controllers as the optimal controller, such that;

the priority value associated with the optimal controller is greater than or equal to the priority value associated with each of the other controllers; and

the data string associated with the optimal controller is longer than each of the data strings associated with each of the other controllers associated with a priority value equal to the priority value associated with the optimal controller.

8. The computer server of claim 7, wherein handling a request comprises:

accepting a request to transcode a webpage;

selecting and loading at least one configuration parameter;

performing a server load check;

one of initializing and restoring a user session; and

checking for a cached response on the server, and returning the cached response as a response if the cached response is found.

9. The computer server of claim 7,

wherein the optimal controller is one of the plurality of controllers,

wherein the priority value associated with the optimal controller matches a default priority value.

10. The computer server of claim 7, wherein obtaining a plurality of controller priority values and a plurality of controller data strings comprises:

defining at least one trigger associated with each of the plurality of controllers,

looping non-transcoded data through the at least one trigger,

associating a priority value output by the at least one trigger with the each of the plurality of controllers, and

associating a data string output by the at least one trigger with the each of the plurality of controllers.

11. The computer server of claim 7, wherein generating a response comprises:

selecting and loading a template associated with the optimal controller, wherein the template includes at least one placeholder associated with at least one key;

generating a header of the response;

querying a non-transcoded webpage and obtaining at least one query response;

loading the at least one query response into a DOM object;

setting the at least one key according to the DOM object;

removing placeholders associated with unset keys; and

generating a body of the response according to the at least one key and the template.

12. The computer server of claim 7, wherein returning the response comprises:

optimizing the response;

caching the response if caching is possible; and

returning a header and a body of the response.