Methods and apparatus for enabling use of web content on various types of devices

• US 20080016462A1
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: InfoGin Ltd.
• Original Assignee: InfoGin Ltd.
• Inventors: Zohar, Anat, Uziol, Asher, Wyler, Eran, Ilani, Gil, Elrom, Ron, Shefi, Naaman, Briner, Gal
• Application Number:
  US11/713,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20080016462A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols

Abstract

A method and system for displaying web content, including information bearing regions, on a mobile communicator including arranging the web content to be readily viewable on a display screen of the mobile communicator, in the form of at least one mobile communicator adapted page including a plurality of adapted information bearing regions and providing a plurality of navlinks on the at least one mobile communicator adapted page, at least some of the plurality of navlinks providing clickable access to corresponding ones of the plurality of adapted information bearing regions.

Claims

1. A method for displaying web content, including information bearing regions, on a mobile communicator, the method comprising:

arranging said web content to be readily viewable on a display screen of said mobile communicator, in the form of at least one mobile communicator adapted page including a plurality of adapted information bearing regions; and

providing a plurality of navlinks on said at least one mobile communicator adapted page, at least some of said plurality of navlinks providing clickable access to corresponding ones of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions.

2. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 1 and wherein said providing said plurality of navlinks comprises:

analyzing said information bearing regions;

based on said analyzing, distinguishing between at least some of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions;

based on said analyzing and distinguishing, labeling said at least some of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions; and

constructing said plurality of navlinks in accordance with said labeling.

3. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 1 wherein said at least one mobile communicator adapted page comprises a plurality of sequentially arranged adapted web page screens and at least some of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions appear on different ones of said plurality of adapted web page screens.

4. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 1 and wherein said plurality of navlinks include navlinks providing clickable access to each of said adapted information bearing regions, each navlink providing clickable access to a corresponding one of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions.

5. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 1 and wherein said plurality of navlinks includes navlinks providing clickable access to multiple ones of other navlinks.

6. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 3 and wherein said plurality of navlinks provides clickable access to ones of said adapted information bearing regions which are not seen simultaneously on one of said plurality of sequentially arranged adapted web page screens due to screen size limitations.

7. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 1 and wherein said navlinks are clickable icons, which provide direct access to said adapted information bearing regions.

9. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 1 and also comprising providing a user operable text search functionality.

10. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 1 and also comprising providing a user operable link search functionality.

11. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 1 and wherein said arranging said web content comprises converting said web page to a tree representation of the Document Object Model (DOM).

12. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 11 and also comprising on-the-fly analysis of said web content and indicating in said tree representation of the DOM those elements which correspond to said information bearing regions.

13. A method for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 12 and wherein said providing a plurality of navlinks includes identifying a mobile communicator which is requesting said web page and employing said DOM representation to provide said at least one mobile communicator adapted page which contains said plurality of adapted information bearing regions, corresponding to said information bearing regions, arranged in a predetermined order.

8. A method for displaying web content, including a plurality of information bearing regions, on a mobile communicator, the method comprising:

arranging said web content, including said plurality of information bearing regions, to be readily viewable on a display screen of said mobile communicator, in the form of at least one mobile communicator adapted page including a plurality of adapted information bearing regions, at least some of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions having identified titles;

providing a clickable titleslink which displays said titles and provides clickable access to individual ones of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions corresponding to said titles.

14. A system for displaying web content, including information bearing regions, on mobile communicators, the system comprising:

a server programmed to provide the following functionality;

arranging said web content to be readily viewable on a display screen of said mobile communicator, in the form of at least one mobile communicator adapted page including a plurality of adapted information bearing regions; and

providing a plurality of navlinks on said at least one mobile communicator adapted page, at least some of said plurality of navlinks providing clickable access to corresponding one of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions.

15. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 and wherein said providing said plurality of navlinks comprises:

analyzing said information bearing regions;

based on said analyzing, distinguishing between at least some of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions;

based on said analyzing and distinguishing, labeling said at least ones of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions; and

constructing said plurality of navlinks in accordance with said labeling.

16. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 wherein said at least one mobile communicator adapted page comprises a plurality of sequentially arranged adapted web page screens and at least some of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions appear on different ones of said plurality of adapted web page screens.

17. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 and wherein said plurality of navlinks includes navlinks providing clickable access to each of said information bearing regions, each navlink providing clickable access to a corresponding one of said plurality of adapted information bearing regions.

18. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 and wherein said plurality of navlinks includes navlinks providing clickable access to multiple ones of other navlinks.

19. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 and wherein said plurality of navlinks provide clickable access to ones of said adapted information bearing regions, which are not seen simultaneously on one of said plurality of sequentially arranged adapted web page screens due to screen size limitations.

20. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 and wherein said navlinks are clickable icons, which provide direct access to said adapted information bearing regions.

22. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 and wherein said functionality also includes providing a user operable text search functionality.

23. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 and wherein said functionality also includes providing a user operable link search functionality.

24. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 14 and wherein said arranging said web content comprises converting said web page to a tree representation of the Document Object Model (DOM).

25. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 24 and also comprising functionality providing on-the-fly analysis of said web content and indicating in said tree representation of the DOM those elements which correspond to said information bearing regions.

26. A system for displaying web content on a mobile communicator according to claim 25 and wherein said providing includes identifying a mobile communicator which is requesting said web content and employing said DOM representation to provide said adapted web page which contains said plurality of adapted information bearing regions corresponding to the said plurality of information bearing regions arranged in a predetermined order.

21. A system for displaying web content, including a plurality of information bearing regions, on a mobile communicator, the system comprising:

a server programmed to provide the following functionality;

arranging said web content to be readily viewable on a display screen of said mobile communicator, in the form of at least one mobile communicator adapted page including a plurality of adapted information bearing regions, at of at least some of said plurality of adapted information bearing areas having identified titles; and

providing a clickable titleslink which displays said titles and provides clickable access to individual ones of said plurality of adapted information bearing areas corresponding to said titles.