DATA CONVERSION SERVER FOR VOICE BROWSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating browsing of the Internet comprising:
- receiving a browsing request from a browser unit operative in accordance with a first protocol, said browsing request being issued by said browser unit in response to a first user request for web content;
retrieving web page information from a web site in accordance with said browsing request wherein said web page information includes primary content from a primary page of said web site and secondary content from a secondary page referenced by said primary page, said web page information being formatted in accordance with a second protocol different from said first protocol; and
converting at least said primary content into a primary file of converted information compliant with said first protocol.
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Abstract
A conversion server responsive to browsing requests issued by a browser unit operative in accordance with a first protocol is disclosed herein. The conversion server includes a retrieval module for retrieving web page information from a web site in accordance with a first browsing request issued by the browsing unit. The retrieved web page information is formatted in accordance with a second protocol different from the first protocol. A conversion module serves to convert at least a primary portion of the web page information into a primary file of converted information compliant with the first protocol. The conversion server also includes an interface module for providing said primary file of converted information to the browsing unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating browsing of the Internet comprising:
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receiving a browsing request from a browser unit operative in accordance with a first protocol, said browsing request being issued by said browser unit in response to a first user request for web content; retrieving web page information from a web site in accordance with said browsing request wherein said web page information includes primary content from a primary page of said web site and secondary content from a secondary page referenced by said primary page, said web page information being formatted in accordance with a second protocol different from said first protocol; and converting at least said primary content into a primary file of converted information compliant with said first protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A conversion server responsive to browsing requests issued by a browser unit operative in accordance with a first protocol, said conversion server comprising:
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a retrieval module for retrieving web page information from a web site in accordance with a first browsing request issued by said browsing unit wherein said web page information includes primary content from a primary page of said web site and secondary content from a secondary page referenced by said primary page, said web page information being formatted in accordance with a second protocol different from said first protocol; a conversion module for converting at least said primary content into a primary file of converted information compliant with said first protocol; and an interface module for providing said primary file of converted information to said browsing unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for facilitating information retrieval from remote information sources comprising:
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receiving a browsing request from a browser unit operative in accordance with a first protocol, said browsing request being issued by said browser unit in response to a first user request; retrieving content from a remote information source in accordance with said browsing request, said content being formatted in accordance with a second protocol different from said first protocol; and converting, in accordance with a document type definition, said content into a file of converted information compliant with said first protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A conversion server responsive to browsing requests issued by a browser unit operative in accordance with a first protocol, said conversion server comprising:
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a retrieval module for retrieving information from a remote information source in accordance with a first browsing request issued by said browsing unit, said information being formatted in accordance with a second protocol different from said first protocol; a conversion module for converting said information into a file of converted information compliant with said first protocol, said conversion module including a parser for parsing said information in accordance with a predefined document type definition and storing a resultant parsed file; and an interface module for providing said file of converted information to said browsing unit. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium containing code for controlling a conversion server connected to the Internet, said conversion server interfacing with a browser unit operative in accordance with a first protocol, comprising:
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a retrieval routine for controlling retrieval of information from a remote information source in accordance with a first browsing request issued by said browser unit, said information being formatted in accordance with a second protocol different from said first protocol; a conversion routine for converting at least a primary portion of said information into a file of converted information compliant with said first protocol, said conversion routine including a parser routine for parsing said information in accordance with a predefined document type definition and storing a resultant parsed file; and an interface routine for providing said primary file of converted information to said browsing unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for facilitating information retrieval from remote information sources comprising:
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receiving a browsing request from a browser unit, said browsing request being issued by said browser unit in response to a first user request; retrieving content from a remote information source in accordance with said browsing request; parsing said content in accordance with a predefined document type definition and storing a resultant document object model representation, said document object model representation including a plurality of nodes; determining a first classification associated with a first of said nodes; and converting information at said first of said nodes into converted information based upon said first classification. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for facilitating information retrieval from remote information sources comprising:
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receiving a URL from a browser unit, said URL being issued by said browser unit in response to a first user request; retrieving content from a remote information source identified by said URL; parsing said information and storing a resultant document object model representation, said document object model representation including a plurality of nodes organized in a hierarchical structure; classifying each of said plurality of nodes into one of a set of predefined classifications during traversal of said hierarchical structure, said traversal originating at a root node of said hierarchical structure; and converting information at each of said plurality of nodes into converted information based upon the one of said predefined classifications associated with each of said nodes.
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