System and method for providing customizable options on a wireless device

• US 20020103908A1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Published: 08/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lawson, Timothy, Rouse, Andrew, Zondervan, Quinton, Bentley, Thomas, Herot, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 8,112,544 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• 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 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A system and method for enabling users to send and receive messages and other information from mobile devices and enabling users to access server-based information using mobile devices over wireless data networks are disclosed. The present invention enables users to customize information that is received and sent from mobile devices. For example, the user may select to receive emails (or other correspondences) from a particular individual or group of individuals. The user may also select to receive a particular type of types of emails (or other correspondences), such as the ones marked as high priority or otherwise designated as being important. Other variations may also be implemented. In addition, the user may customize responses, replies and other outgoing information from the user'"'"'s mobile device. Mobile device users may also customize various aspects of views and applications. Examples of customizable options may include home page (e.g., personal, any URL), time zone, date format, font format, language and other options.

Claims

1. A method of customizing the presentation of networkable media, comprising the steps of:

(a) selecting at least one presentation option for transmissable media content;

(b) receiving the transmissable media content via a wireless medium; and

(c) presenting the transmissable media content to a user according to the at least one presentation option.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting of step (a) comprises a step d) of selecting at least one of a home page, a time zone, a date format, a font format, and a language.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (b) of receiving comprises a step of e) communicating via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application Protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step c) of presenting comprises a step of f) presenting the transmissable media content via a display screen of a wireless client device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising a step of g) storing the at least one presentation option in the wireless client device.

6. A system for customizing the presentation of networkable media, comprising:

an input interface to accept at least one presentation option for transmissable media content;

a communications interface for receiving the transmissable media content via a wireless medium; and

a processor unit, connected to the input interface and the communications interface, the processor unit configured to present the transmissable media content to a user according to the at least one presentation option.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor unit presents at least one of a home page, a time zone, a date format, a font format, and a language.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the receiving of the transmissable media content comprises communicating via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application Protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the presentation comprises presenting the transmissable media content via a display screen of a wireless client device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor unit stores the at least one presentation option in the wireless client device.

11. A system for customizing the presentation of networkable media, comprising:

input interface means to accept at least one presentation option for transmissable media content;

communication interface means for receiving the transmissable media content via a wireless medium; and

processor means, communicating with the input interface means and the communication interface means, the processor means configured to present the transmissable media content to a user according to the at least one presentation option.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor means presents at least one of a home page, a time zone, a date format, a font format, and a language.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the receiving of the transmissable media content comprises communicating via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application Protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the presentation comprises presenting the transmissable media content via a display screen of a wireless client device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the processor means stores the at least one presentation option in the wireless client device.

17. The storage medium of claim 16, wherein the comparing of step (b) comprises a step of d) of selecting at least one of a home page, a time zone, a date format, a font format, and a language.

18. The storage medium of claim 16, wherein the step (b) of receiving comprises a step of e) communicating via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application Protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

19. The storage medium of claim 16, wherein the step c) of presenting comprises a step of f) presenting the transmissable media content via a display screen of a wireless client device.

20. The storage medium of claim 19, further comprising a step of g) storing the at least one presentation option in the wireless client device.

16. A storage medium for storing machine readable code, the machine readable code being executable to customize the presentation of networkable media according to the steps of:

(a) selecting at least one presentation option for transmissable media content;

(b) receiving the transmissable media content via a wireless medium; and

(c) presenting the transmissable media content to a user according to the at least one presentation option.