Mobilizing Webpages by Selecting, Arranging, Adapting, Substituting and/or Supplementing Content for Mobile and/or other Electronic Devices; and Optimizing Content for Mobile and/or other Electronic Devices; and Enhancing Usability of Mobile Devices

• US 20080072139A1
• Filed: 08/17/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Iain Glendinning, Robert Salinas
• Original Assignee: Iain Glendinning, Robert Salinas
• Inventors: Glendinning, Iain, Salinas, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/840,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20080072139A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/238
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

The invention includes systems and methods for selecting, arranging, adapting, substituting, supplementing, and optimizing content for mobile and/or other electronic devices. Mobilized content is accessible from any web-enabled electronic device including mobile phones and game devices as well as desktops and laptops. Mobilized content includes media files such as images, music, and videos as well as media clips of these files. In addition to mobilized media files and media clips, such methods and systems can also be used to enable mobile access to user'"'"'s contacts, email, documents, tickets, and so on. Several methods enhance the usability of mobile phone with a graphical user interface with that enables the mobile user to select an option by pressing a single button on the keypad as an efficient alternative to scrolling from link to link.

Claims

2. A method of mobilizing code comprising:

identifying a source of code;

receiving input from a storage medium, where the input is existing code;

parsing the input into discrete parts;

selecting the discrete parts to be included in the output;

combining the discrete parts in a new code; and

sending output to a storage medium.

3. A method of mobilizing code comprising:

identifying a source of code;

receiving input from a storage medium, where the input is existing code;

parsing the input into discrete parts;

selecting a plurality of discrete parts to be included in a mobilized display;

inserting a set of instructions in the existing code, wherein only the selected parts are displayed on a mobile device; and

sending output to a storage medium.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the method has an additional step of including additional content.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the method has an additional step of adding at least one item of text, at least one image, and/or at least one command specific to the functionality of the mobile device.

6. A system for mobilizing code comprising:

a mobile device;

a webpage wherein the webpage includes codes or commands intended for the mobile device; and

a browser running onboard the mobile device wherein the browser executes the codes or commands.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the webpage includes special tags to indicate which content is intended for the mobile device.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the webpage includes at least one special tag to make a telephone call.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein the webpage includes at least one special tag to send a SMS message.

10. The system of claim 6 wherein the webpage includes at least one special tag to send a MMS message.

11. A method of taking an action via a mobile device comprising:

displaying a plurality of alternatives;

selecting at least one alternative; and

in response to user selecting the alternative, taking a pre-determined action.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are customizable.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are displayed as a list or menu.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are displayed as a plurality of images.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are displayed as a plurality of photos.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are displayed as a plurality of iconographics.

17. The method of claim 14, 15, or 16 wherein the alternatives are displayed as thumbnail sized images, photos, or icons having links wherein to other resources which are internet accessible.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are arranged in a matrix having at least one row and one column.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are arranged in a matrix having 2 rows and 2 columns.

20. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are arranged in a matrix having 3 rows and 3 columns.

21. The method of claim 11 wherein the method has an additional step:

in response to user selecting a toggle key, one or more additional alternatives are displayed;

22. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are selected using voice commands.

23. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are selected using a touch screen.

24. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are selected using a keypad.

25. The method of claim 11 wherein the alternatives are selected by pressing a single key on a keypad with a plurality of keys each having a one-to-one correspondence with the alternatives.

26. A system for taking an action via a mobile electronic device comprising:

An electronic device capable of communicating with a remote server;

a display in communication with the device wherein the device displays a plurality of alternatives;

a keypad in communication with the device wherein a user can select at least one alternative;

in response to user selecting the alternative, the device takes a pre-determined action.

1. A method of mobilizing a webpage comprising:

receiving a request from a browser operating on a device;

identifying the device whereby limitations of the device are determined;

reading source code of the webpage from a storage medium;

generating a version of the source code that meets the limitations of the device; and

serving the version of the webpage to the device.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are customizable.

28. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are displayed as a list.

29. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are displayed as a plurality of photos.

30. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are displayed as a plurality of iconographics.

31. The method of claim 28, 29, or 30 wherein the alternatives are displayed as thumbnail sized images, photos, or icons having links wherein to other resources which are internet accessible.

32. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are arranged in a matrix having at least one row and one column.

33. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are arranged in a matrix having 1 rows and 3 columns.

34. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are arranged in a matrix having 2 rows and 2 columns.

35. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are arranged in a matrix having 3 rows and 3 columns.

36. The method of claim 26 wherein the method has an additional step:

in response to user selecting a toggle key, one or more additional alternatives are displayed;

37. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are selected using voice commands.

38. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are selected using a touchscreen.

39. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are selected using a keypad.

40. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are selected by pressing a single key on a keypad with a plurality of keys each having a one-to-one correspondence with the alternatives.

28-1. The method of claim 26 wherein the alternatives are displayed as a plurality of images.