System, method and computer program product for habitat-based universal application of functions to network data

• US 20020019881A1
• Filed: 07/16/2001
• Published: 02/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NVIDIA International Inc. (NVIDIA Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NVIDIA International Inc. (NVIDIA Corporation)
• Inventors: Zondervan, Ouinton, Khan, Umair A., Bokhari, Wasiq M.
• Application Number:
  US09/906,382
• Publication Number:
  US 20020019881A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• 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: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for applying a function to a habitat for universal application of a function to data for output on a remote client device. Data from at least one network-based data source is retrieved utilizing user-defined information. The retrieved data is aggregated in a habitat located remotely from the user. A function is sent to the habitat. The function is applied to the aggregated data in the habitat. The data is transmitted to the client device.

Claims

1. A method for applying a function to a habitat for universal application of a function to data for output on a remote client device, comprising:

(a) retrieving data from at least one network-based data source utilizing user-defined information;

(b) aggregating the retrieved data in a habitat located remotely from the user;

(c) sending a function to the habitat;

(d) applying the function to the aggregated data in the habitat; and

(e) transmitting the data to the client device.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data includes at least one of:

text, secure account information, services, output of an application, and financial transactions.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data is aggregated on a portal page of the habitat, wherein the portal page is unique to the user.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the function is for manipulating the data for output on a particular type of client device.

5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein applying the function to the aggregated data in the habitat further includes the acts of identifying a client device of the user to which the aggregated data is to be sent, determining a communications protocol compatible with the client device, and formatting the aggregated data at the network server utilizing the communications protocol for output to the client device.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the function is for voice enabling the aggregated data.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising updating the retrieved data after a predetermined amount of time has expired and repeating acts (d)-(e).

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user is allowed to interact with the data.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of intelligent actions, translations, and alerts are applied.

10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the client device is selected from a group consisting of:

a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal (including laptop) computer, a handheld computer, a telephone, a device connected to a wireless modem, and a pager.

11. A computer program product for applying a function to a habitat for universal application of a function to data for output on a remote client device, comprising:

(a) computer code for retrieving data from at least one network-based data source utilizing user-defined information;

(b) computer code for aggregating the retrieved data in a habitat located remotely from the user;

(c) computer code for sending a function to the habitat;

(d) computer code for applying the function to the aggregated data in the habitat; and

(e) computer code for transmitting the data to the client device.

12. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein the data includes at least one of:

text, secure account information, services, output of an application, and financial transactions.

13. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein the data is aggregated on a portal page of the habitat, wherein the portal page is unique to the user.

14. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein the function is for manipulating the data for output on a particular type of client device.

15. A computer program product as recited in claim 14, wherein the computer code for applying the function to the aggregated data in the habitat further includes computer code for identifying a client device of the user to which the aggregated data is to be sent, computer code for determining a communications protocol compatible with the client device, and computer code for formatting the aggregated data at the network server utilizing the communications protocol for output to the client device.

16. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein the function is for voice enabling the aggregated data.

17. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, further comprising computer code for updating the retrieved data after a predetermined amount of time has expired, wherein the computer code for applying the function to the aggregated data and for transmitting the data to the device are re-executed.

18. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein the user is allowed to interact with the data.

19. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein at least one of intelligent actions, translations, and alerts are applied.

20. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein the client device is selected from a group consisting of:

a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal (including laptop) computer, a handheld computer, a telephone, a device connected to a wireless modem, and a pager.

21. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein the data includes static data.

22. A computer program product as recited in claim 11, wherein the data includes dynamic data.

25. A method as recited in claim 24, wherein the alert is outputted upon the aggregated data meeting predetermined criteria.

26. A method as recited in claim 25, wherein the predetermined criteria is user-defined.

23. A system for applying a function to a habitat for universal application of a function to data for output on a remote client device, comprising:

(a) logic for retrieving data from at least one network-based data source utilizing user-defined information;

(b) logic for aggregating the retrieved data in a habitat located remotely from the user;

(c) logic for sending a function to the habitat;

(d) logic for applying the function to the aggregated data in the habitat; and

(e) logic for transmitting the data to the client device.

24. A method for applying a function to a habitat for universal application of a function to data for output on a remote client device, comprising:

(a) retrieving data from at least one network-based data source utilizing user-defined information;

(b) aggregating the retrieved data in a habitat located remotely from the user;

(c) applying a function to the aggregated data in the habitat; and

(d) transmitting the data to the client device;

(e) wherein the function includes outputting an alert to the client device.