Simplified-file hyper text protocol

• US 20050182827A1
• Filed: 06/07/2004
• Published: 08/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hanger Solutions, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Inpro Licensing Sarl
• Inventors: Kikinis, Dan
• Granted Patent: US 7,562,157 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2871 Implementation details of single intermediate entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• 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 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• 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: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]

Abstract

A system is provided wherein relatively low-end computers, such as portable, battery-powered computers ordinarily incapable of sophisticated Internet browsing functions may be used to browse the Internet. The enhanced computing ability for such portables is provided by a unique Internet server adapted for transposing data files to alternative, low-information-density form, preferably comprising simplified or single files suitable for rapid processing and display by connected portable and other low-end computers In embodiments wherein batter-powered field units are used, battery life is exhibited far beyond what would be expected for a battery-powered computer with computing power for browsing the Internet directly. In some embodiments of the invention adapted files are saved and identified for future use in communicating with specific devices over Internet connections.

Claims

1. A digital picture system comprising:

a hand-held field unit comprising a digital camera; and

a server that is communicatively coupled to the field unit;

wherein the field unit is adapted to send to the server digital picture data associated with digital pictures taken by the digital camera.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the field unit is adapted to email the digital picture data to the server.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is communicatively coupled to the Internet.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the server is adapted to transmit the digital picture data over the Internet.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is communicatively coupled to a second server and adapted to send the picture data to the second server.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is adapted to transmit the digital picture data to a client.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the server is adapted to reduce information density of the digital picture data in accordance with a type and functionality of the client, and to transmit the digital picture data with reduced information density to the client.

8. A hand-held field unit comprising:

a digital camera;

a communications port for communicatively coupling the field unit to a server via a network; and

a processor that is adapted to send digital picture data to the server via the communications port, wherein the digital picture data is associated with a digital picture taken by the digital camera.

9. The field unit of claim 8, wherein the processor is adapted to email the digital picture data.

10. A hand-held field unit comprising:

a digital camera;

a communications port for communicatively coupling the field unit to a server via a network; and

a processor adapted to process digital picture data associated with pictures taken by the digital camera and to receive digital picture data from said server via said communications port.

11. The field unit of claim 10, wherein the server is adapted to reduce information density of the digital picture data in accordance with a type and functionality of the field unit, and wherein the digital picture data received from the server has an information density that has been reduced according to the type and functionality of the field unit.

12. The field unit of claim 10, wherein the server is adapted to simplify a protocol associated with the digital picture data, and wherein the digital picture data received from the server is received according to the simplified protocol.

13. A server, comprising:

a data port adapted for communicatively coupling the server to a hand held field unit;

an Internet port for receiving digital picture data via the Internet; and

one or more control routines that determine a type and functionality of the field unit, reduce information density of the digital picture data in accordance with the type and functionality of the field unit, and transmit the digital picture data with reduced information density to the field unit.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein said one or more control routines are adapted to transmit audio data to the field unit.

15. The server of claim 14, wherein said one or more control routines are adapted to transmit said audio data to said field unit with reduced information density.

16. The server of claim 13, wherein said one or more control routines are adapted to simplify a protocol associated with said digital picture data, and to transmit said digital picture data to said field unit according to the simplified protocol.

17. A server, comprising:

a data port adapted for communicatively coupling the server to a client;

an Internet port for accessing digital picture data from the Internet; and

one or more control routines adapted to simplify a protocol associated with said digital picture data, and to transmit said digital picture data to said client according to the simplified protocol.

18. A server, comprising:

a data port adapted for communicatively coupling the server to a hand held field unit; and

one or more control routines adapted to receive digital picture data from the field unit;

an Internet port for providing the digital picture data via the Internet to a client or a second server in response to a data request from said client or second server.

19. The server of claim 18, wherein said one or more control routines are adapted to receive audio data from the field unit.

20. The server of claim 18, wherein said server includes stored data identifying the type and functionality of the field unit for processing of future data requests from the field unit.

21. The server of claim 18, wherein data requests from the field unit include an ID for the field unit, and said ID for the field unit is compared by at least one of the control routines to IDs stored in said server to determine functionality and characteristics the field unit based on said ID.

22. The server of claim 21, wherein said one or more control routines reduce information density of the digital picture data in accordance with the type and functionality of the client, and transmit the digital picture data with reduced information density to the client

23. A method for communicating digital picture data using a hand-held field unit comprising a digital camera, the method comprising:

taking a picture with the digital camera;

the field unit sending to a server digital picture data associated with the picture taken.

24. A method for communicating digital picture data, the method comprising:

receiving via a network digital picture data associated with a picture taken by a digital camera included in a hand-held field unit; and

causing delivered digital picture data to be delivered to a client, the delivered digital picture data corresponding to the received digital picture data.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said client is said hand-held field unit.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein said client is a second hand-held field unit.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein said delivered digital picture data is the digital picture data associated with the picture taken.

28. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

simplifying a protocol associated with said picture data, and causing the delivered digital picture data to be delivered to the client according to the simplified protocol.

29. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

determining a type and functionality of the client, reducing information density of the digital picture data in accordance with the type and functionality of the client, and causing the delivered digital picture data to be delivered to the client with reduced information density.

30. The method of claim 24, wherein the delivered picture data is reduced in resolution compared to the picture taken with the digital camera.

31. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

receiving the digital picture data from a hand-held field unit that is communicatively coupled to the network.

32. A method for communicating digital picture data, the method comprising:

receiving digital picture data via a network; and

causing to be delivered to a hand-held field unit having a digital camera, delivered digital picture data associated with the received digital picture data.

33. A hand-held field unit, comprising:

a digital camera adapted to take digital pictures;

a display; and

a processor coupled to the digital camera and to the display, wherein said processor is adapted to display said digital pictures in each of a plurality of user-selectable display modes.

34. The field unit of claim 33, wherein a first of said display modes includes displaying a digital picture with reduced resolution such that the entire digital picture may be displayed on the display.

35. The field unit of claim 34, wherein providing a second of said display modes includes displaying only a portion of said picture and providing a capability to pan around the picture.

36. The field unit of claim 34, wherein providing a second of said display modes includes displaying only a portion of said picture and providing a capability to zoom into or out of said picture.