Offline webpage activated by reading a tag

• US 8,650,264 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2011
• Issued: 02/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Zilliacus, Martin, Sandrini, Marco
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Ian N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alexander, Jenee
• Application Number:
  US13/189,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20110278356A1
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A system for enabling a user to wirelessly download desired information in the form of a offline website without having to maintain a live Internet connection. Information is delivered from an active or passive source to a device via short-range wireless communication. This information is automatically interpreted by the device to form an offline version of a full-scale Internet website. The user may view the offline version of the website, and if additional information is desired, download or upload additional information at a time more convenient to maintain a live Internet connection.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

scanning information into a device from at least one of a barcode or RFID tag isolated from the Internet, the scanned information including an indication that the scanned information includes encoded representation of an offline website that is a simplified version of a full-scale, online website, and information useable in compiling the encoded representation of the offline website into a compiled offline website capable of being displayed by a browser in the device;

triggering a browser application in the device, the browser application utilizing only the scanned information in compiling the offline website from the encoded representation of the offline website, in response to the indication; and

displaying the compiled offline website on a display in the device, the compiled offline website including visual elements arranged in a manner of an online website but that are configured for display offline and links to information accessible when connected to the Internet.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the scanned information is at least one of encoded, encrypted and compressed.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting a user to establish an Internet connection when the links to information are selected in the compiled offline website.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining, by the device, whether it is necessary to retrieve a display template in order to compile the offline website.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the offline website further comprises a data entry object, a message being automatically created after data is entered into the data entry object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the message is at least one of an email, SMS and MMS message transmitted via wireless communication from the device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising deleting, by the device, the compiled offline website when there is no user interest in the offline website.

8. A device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the device to perform at least the following;

scan information from at least one of a barcode or RFID tag isolated from the Internet, the scanned information including an indication that the scanned information includes encoded representation of an offline website that is a simplified version of a full-scale, online website, and information useable in compiling the encoded representation of the offline website into a compiled offline website capable of being displayed by a browser in the device;

trigger a browser application in the device, the browser application utilizing only the scanned information in compiling the offline website from the encoded representation of the offline website, in response to the indication; and

display the compiled offline website on a display in the device, the compiled offline website including visual elements arranged in a manner of an online website but that are configured for display offline and links to information accessible when connected to the Internet.

9. The device of claim 8, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being further configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the device to prompt a user to establish an Internet connection when the links to information are selected in the compiled offline website.

10. The device of claim 8, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being further configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the device to determine whether it is necessary to retrieve a display template in order to compile the offline website.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the offline website further comprises a data entry object, a message being automatically created after data is entered into the data entry object.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the message is at least one of an email, SMS and MMS message transmitted via wireless communication from the device.

13. The device of claim 8, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being further configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the device to delete the compiled offline website when there is no user interest in the offline website.

14. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code configured to cause a device to scan information from at least one of a barcode or RFID tag isolated from the Internet, the scanned information including an indication that the scanned information includes an offline website encoded representation of an offline website that is a simplified version of a full-scale, online website, and information useable in compiling the encoded representation of the offline website into a compiled offline website capable of being displayed by a browser in the device;

code configured to cause the device to trigger a browser application in the device, the browser application utilizing only the scanned information in compiling the offline website from the encoded representation of the offline website, in response to the indication; and

code configured to cause the device to display the compiled offline website on a display in the device, the compiled offline website including visual elements arranged in a manner of an online website but that are configured for display offline and links to information accessible when connected to the Internet.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the scanned information is at least one of encoded, encrypted and compressed.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, the code being further configured to cause the device to prompt a user to establish an Internet connection when the links to information are selected in the compiled offline website.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, the code being further configured to cause the device to determine whether it is necessary to retrieve a display template in order to compile the offline website.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the offline website further comprises a data entry object, a message being automatically created after data is entered into the data entry object.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the message is at least one of an email, SMS and MMS message transmitted via wireless communication from the device.

20. The computer program product of claim 14, the code being further configured to cause the device to delete the compiled offline website when there is no user interest in the offline website.