Method and apparatus for displaying images on mobile devices

A method for recursively displaying on a screen of a mobile device an image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the screen;

• the method comprises:
• displaying on the screen of the mobile device a reduced image forwarded from a server device, the reduced image being inherently and equally divided into a number of subareas, each of the subareas embedded with a hyperlink to a detailed version thereof and associated with one of keys of the mobile device;
• generating a new request in response to an activation of one of the keys for the detailed version;
• the new request comprising a device identifier identifying the mobile device;
• and
• receiving the detailed version from the server device after the server device renders the new request.

A method for recursively displaying on a screen of a mobile device an image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the screen;

• the mobile device having a keypad including a number of keys;
• the method comprises:
• displaying on the screen of the mobile device a reduced image forwarded from a server device, the reduced image being inherently and equally divided into a number of subareas, each of the subareas embedded with a hyperlink to a detailed version thereof;
• moving a cursor in response to an activation of one of the keys to one of the subareas;
• generating a new request;
• the new request comprising the hyperlink to the detailed version of the one of the subareas;
• and
• sending the new request to the server device to receive the detailed version therefrom after the server device renders the new request.

A method for recursively displaying on a screen of a mobile device an image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the screen, the mobile device having a keypad including a number of keys;

• the method comprises:
• fetching the image from a resource on a landnet according to a request from the mobile device;
• the request comprising an address identifier identifying the resource;
• generating from the image an image hierarchy starting with a reduced image equally divided into a number of subareas, each of the subareas pointing to a detailed version thereof;
• and
• forwarding the reduced image to the mobile device for display.

A method for recursively displaying on a screen of a mobile device an image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the screen, the mobile device having a keypad including a number of keys;

• the method comprises:
• fetching the image from a resource on a landnet according to a request from the mobile device;
• the request comprising an address identifier identifying the resource;
• generating from the image a reduced image equally divided into a number of subareas, each of the subareas being provided a hyperlink;
• and
• forwarding the reduced image to the mobile device for display.

An apparatus for recursively displaying on a screen thereof an image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the screen, the apparatus comprises:

• an input means;
• a memory for storing code for a client module;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory executing the code in the memory to cause the client module to:
• display on the screen a reduced image forwarded from a server device, the reduced image transformed from the image with respect to a set of parameters associated with the screen;
• generate a new request when a key in the input means corresponding to a subarea in the reduced image is activated;
• and
• receive a detailed image of the subarea from the server device when the server device renders the new request.

The apparatus as recited in claim 27;

• wherein the set of parameters include dimensions and resolution information about the screen;
• and
• wherein the reduced image is transformed to just fit in the screen.
• 29.The apparatus as recited in claim 28;
• wherein the input means is a phone keypad.

An apparatus for recursively displaying on a screen of a mobile device an image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the screen;

• the mobile device having a keypad including a number of keys;
• the apparatus comprises:
• a memory for storing code for a server module;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory executing the code in the memory to cause the server module to:
• fetch the image from a resource on a landnet according to a request from the mobile device;
• the request comprising an address identifier identifying the resource;
• generate from the image an image hierarchy starting with a reduced image equally divided into a number of subareas, each of the subareas pointing to a detailed version thereof;
• and
• forward the reduced image top the mobile device for display.

An apparatus for recursively displaying on a screen of a mobile device an image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the screen;

• the mobile device having a keypad including a number of keys;
• the apparatus comprises:
• a memory for storing code for a server module;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory executing the code in the memory to cause the server module to:
• fetch the image from a resource on a landnet according to a request from the mobile device;
• the request comprising an address identifier identifying the resource;
• generate from the image a reduced image equally divided into a number of subareas, each of the subareas being provided a hyperlink;
• and
• forward the reduced image to the mobile device for display.