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Technique for handling URLs for different mobile devices that use different user interface platforms

  • US 9,009,599 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2010
  • Issued: 04/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising steps of:

  • providing a first content page through a mobile communication network to one mobile station from amongst a plurality of mobile stations that use different user interface platforms, wherein;

    the first content page contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) as a user selectable link to a second content page;

    the URL is independent of a user interface platform of the one mobile station;

    the URL is identical for each of the different user interface platforms;

    the second content page contains content independent of the user interface platform of the one mobile station; and

    the independent content is identical for each of the different user interface platforms;

    receiving, at a first server through the mobile communication network, a request from the one mobile station, the request containing the identical URL and information identifying the user interface platform of the one mobile station;

    obtaining, by the first server, the second content page based on the identical URL and the identifying information contained in the request by;

    routing the request to one of a plurality of applications based on the information identifying the user interface platform of the one mobile station independently of the URL, wherein;

    each user interface platform of the different user interface platforms is associated with an application of the plurality of applications;

    the plurality of applications are executed on a second server; and

    each application is configured to generate content pages, including the second content page containing the identical content, in an application format in accordance with processing capabilities of the user interface platform associated with the application;

    receiving, by the first server from the second server, the second content page containing the identical content generated by the one application in an application format in accordance with processing capabilities of the identified user interface platform of the one mobile station; and

    sending, by the first server through the mobile communication network to the one mobile station, the second content page containing the identical content in the application format in accordance with processing capabilities of the identified user interface platform of the one mobile station for presentation to a user of the one mobile station.

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