Method for mapping and formatting information for a display device
AssigneeLinx Data Terminals, Inc.
InventorJohn H. Fogarty
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for dynamically generating a display document to conform to a display device according to viewing preferences of a user of the display device. The method selects display elements from an application description file, and maps them on a display area in a functional manner. For each user, a predetermined user profile can indicate recommended viewing preferences so that a desired presentation of the information can be produced accordingly.
Claims31
A method for dynamically creating a display document to fit on at least one display device in a computer network based on one or more display limitations of the display device and one or more viewing preferences of a user of the display device, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing one or more source contents in a predetermined format;
- recognizing the display limitations of the display device from a first information source;
- determining the viewing preferences of the user from a second information source;
- selecting one or more preferred display contents from the source contents by a mapping system in conformance with the display limitations and the viewing preferences;
- and
- generating the display document containing the preferred display contents to be displayed on the display device.
A method for dynamically creating a display document by a mapping system to fit on a comparatively small display area of a display device integrated in a communication device operated by a user, the communication device being able to access information from a communications network, the display device having one or more display limitations, the user having one or more viewing preferences for information in the display document shown on the display device, the method comprising the steps of:
- programming one or more source contents with a predetermined format;
- selecting the source contents in one or more natural languages understood by the user as instructed by the user's viewing preferences;
- prioritizing the selected source contents according to the display limitations and the viewing preferences;
- and
- finalizing on the selection of one or more preferred display contents from the prioritized source contents,
- wherein the display document is generated based on the finalized display contents.
A computer program for dynamically creating a display document to fit on a comparatively small display area of a communication device operated by a user, the communication device being able to access information from a communications network, the communication device having one or more display limitations, the user having one or more viewing preferences for information in the display document shown on the communication device, the program comprising:
- one or more source contents with a predetermined format;
- instructions for selecting the source contents in one or more natural languages understood by the user as instructed by the user's viewing preferences;
- instructions for prioritizing the selected source contents according to the display limitations and the viewing preferences;
- and
- instructions for finalizing on the selection of one or more preferred display contents from the prioritized source contents,
- wherein the display document is generated based on the finalized display contents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.