Function-based object model for web page display in a mobile device

• US 20050177586A1
• Filed: 03/23/2005
• Published: 08/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Ma, Wei-Ying, Chen, Jin-Lin
• Granted Patent: US 7,480,858 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

By understanding a website author'"'"'s intention through an analysis of the function of a website, website content can be adapted for presentation or rendering in a manner that more closely appreciates and respects the function behind the website. A website'"'"'s function is analyzed so that its content can be adapted to different client environments. A function-based object model (FOM) identifies objects associated with a website, and analyzes those objects in terms of their functions. Desktop oriented websites are adapted for mobile devices based on the FOM and on a mobile control intermediary language.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable media;

computer-readable instructions on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to execute a method comprising;

analyzing one or more functions associated with a web page;

forming a hierarchical structure of the web page based on said analyzing; and

paginating the web page based on said hierarchical structure, wherein;

the analyzing is being performed by generating one or more function-based object models that represent objects comprising the webpage; and

the objects comprise;

one or more basic objects associated with the webpage, basic objects comprising a smallest information body that cannot be further divided, said one or more basic objects being configured to perform one or more of the following functions;

(1) providing semantic information, (1) navigating to other objects, (3) providing a visual effect on the webpage, and (4) enabling user interaction; and

one or more composite objects associated with the webpage, composite objects comprising objects that contain other objects, said one or more composite objects having a clustering function.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said generating of the one or more function-based object models comprises generating multiple function-based object models each of which being generated as a function of multiple different properties that can be associated with associated objects.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said generating of the one or more function-based object models comprises generating at least one function-based object model for a basic object, said at least one function-based object model being generated as a function of one or more of the following properties:

(1) a presentation property that defines a way in which the object is presented, (2) a semanteme property associated with content of an object, (3) a decoration property pertaining to an extent to which the basic objects serves to decorate the webpage, (4) a hyperlink property pertaining to an object to which the basic object points via a hyperlink, and (5) a interaction property pertaining to an interaction method of the basic object.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said generating of the one or more function-based object models comprises generating at least one function-based object model for-a composite object, said at least one function-based object model being generated as a function of one or more of the following properties:

(1) a clustering relationship property pertaining to a relationship among root children of the composite object, and (2) a presentation relationship property pertaining to a presentation order associated with the root children of the composite object.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said generating of the one or more function-based object models comprises generating at least one specific function-based object model that serves to categorize an object.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said generating of said at least one specific function-based object model comprises, for a basic object, generating said at least one specific function-based object model based upon properties of the basic object and properties associated with any father or brother objects.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said generating of said at least one specific function-based object model comprises, for a composite object, generating said at least one specific function-based object model based upon properties of the composite object and any of its root children.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein said forming a hierarchical structure of the web page based on said analyzing comprises using a rule-based decision tree to ascertain a category of an object.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising adapting the paginated web page for presentation on a device having device capabilities based on the hierarchical structure of the web page and the device capabilities.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the paginating the web page based on said hierarchical structure further comprises generating an index for one or more pages of the paginated web page.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a request for the web page from the device having the capabilities; and

transmitting the adapted paginated web page and the index therefore to the device

12. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable media;

computer-readable instructions on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to execute a method comprising;

analyzing one or more functions associated with a web page described in a first markup language;

forming a hierarchical structure of the web page based on said analyzing; and

describing the web page in a second markup language based on said hierarchical structure, wherein;

the analyzing being performed by generating one or more function-based object models that represent objects comprising the webpage; and

the objects comprise;

one or more basic objects associated with the webpage, basic objects comprising a smallest information body that cannot be further divided, said one or more basic objects being configured to perform one or more of the following functions;

(1) providing semantic information, (1) navigating to other objects, (3) providing a visual effect on the webpage, and (4) enabling user interaction; and

one or more composite objects associated with the webpage, composite objects comprising objects that contain other objects, said one or more composite objects having a clustering function.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said generating of the one or more function-based object models comprises generating multiple function-based object models each of which being generated as a function of multiple different properties that can be associated with associated objects.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein said generating of the one or more function-based object models comprises generating at least one function-based object model for a basic object, said at least one function-based object model being generated as a function of one or more of the following properties:

(1) a presentation property that defines a way in which the object is presented, (2) a semanteme property associated with content of an object, (3) a decoration property pertaining to an extent to which the basic objects serves to decorate the webpage, (4) a hyperlink property pertaining to an object to which the basic object points via a hyperlink, and (5) a interaction property pertaining to an interaction method of the basic object.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein said generating of the one or more function-based object models comprises generating at least one function-based object model for a composite object, said at least one function-based object model being generated as a function of one or more of the following properties:

(1) a clustering relationship property pertaining to a relationship among root children of the composite object, and (2) a presentation relationship property pertaining to a presentation order associated with the root children of the composite object.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein said generating of the one or more function-based object models comprises generating at least one specific function-based object model that serves to categorize an object.

17. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more computer-readable media;

computer-readable instructions on the one or more computer-readable media which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to execute a method comprising;

generating a logical layered structure for an original web page by;

detecting one or more objects that comprise a web page, said one or more objects including basic objects and composite objects;

ascertaining functional properties of any said basic object and generating them from a basic function-based object model (FOM);

ascertaining functional properties of any said composite object and generating them from a basic FOM;

generating a specific FOM (SFOM) for any said basic object using the ascertained functional properties thereof;

generating an SFOM for any said composite object using the ascertained functional properties thereof; and

applying one or more rules to assemble the logical layer structure for the original web page using one or more of the basic objects, the composite objects, the basic FOM for the basic objects, the basic FOM for the composite objects, the SFOM for the basic objects, and the SFOM for the composite objects;

generating one or more page files by;

performing an object processing process comprising;

applying one or more rules to remove objects in the logical layered structure;

associating each remaining object in the logical layered structure with a mobile control;

performing a form extraction process comprising;

applying one or more rules to remove one or more layers in the logical layered structure;

applying one or more rules to segment the logical layered structure into forms;

performing a file generation process comprising;

generating one said page file for each said form segmented from the logical layered structure; and

generating an index for the page files.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

rendering a web page, configured for a mobile device, for one or more of the page files; and

transmitting to the mobile device;

the index for the page files; and

the one or more of the page files.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the rendering of a web page further comprises:

receiving a demand for the original web page from the mobile device; and

rendering the web page applying one or more rules specific to the mobile device so as to be configured for the mobile device.