System and method for abbreviating information sent to a viewing device
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1. A method of providing graphical information content to a viewing device, comprising:
- retrieving an information page having a plurality of frames from an information source;
generating an abbreviated version of the information page, the abbreviated version including a graphical representation of the information page and frame location data that associates a plurality of links with the frame locations of the plurality of frames in the graphical representation; and
transmitting the abbreviated version of the information page to the viewing device.
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Abstract
A system and method for transporting user-requested framed data from a gateway device to a handheld viewing device includes an information source, a gateway device, a relay network and a handheld viewing device. The gateway device includes a fetch and cache component, storage, and a wireless transport layer. The wireless transport layer delivers content from the gateway to the handheld viewing device. The user of the handheld device is then graphically presented with a representative form of the data and is thus able to manually select certain frames of data through a user interface.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of providing graphical information content to a viewing device, comprising:
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retrieving an information page having a plurality of frames from an information source; generating an abbreviated version of the information page, the abbreviated version including a graphical representation of the information page and frame location data that associates a plurality of links with the frame locations of the plurality of frames in the graphical representation; and transmitting the abbreviated version of the information page to the viewing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server comprising a processor for providing graphical information content to a viewing device, the server configured to:
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retrieve an information page having a plurality of frames from an information source; generate an abbreviated version of the information page, the abbreviated version including a graphical representation of the information page and frame location data that associates a plurality of links with the frame locations of the plurality of frames in the graphical representation; and transmit the abbreviated version of the requested information page to the viewing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A portable viewing device, comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting an information page request to a remote system where an information page is stored; a receiver for receiving an abbreviated version of the requested information page in response to the information page request; a processor for processing the abbreviated version of the information page, the abbreviated version of the information page including a graphical representation of the requested information page and frame location data that associates a plurality of links with frame locations of a plurality of frames in the graphical representation; and a browser application for displaying the abbreviated version of the requested information page, the browser application configured to receive a request to display one of the plurality of frames in the abbreviated version of the information page, and in response thereto access the frame location data and cause one of the plurality of links associated with the frame location of the requested frame to be transmitted to the portable viewing device.
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