# US RE40,459 E1 · Method and apparatus for communicating information over low bandwidth communications networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US RE40,459 E1 - Document ID: USRE40459E1 - Status: Granted - Kind: E1 - Application number: 10/767,957 - Filed: 2004-01-29 - Granted: 2008-08-12 - Earliest claimed: 1998-05-29 - Assignees: PalmSource, Inc. - Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins; Joseph K. Sipher; Scott D. Lincke - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/USRE40459E1 ## Abstract A system having a distributed web site is described. The web site is distributed between a client, a server and a web server. The client stores a set of predefined applications that correspond to a part of the web site. The applications are formatted according to a first markup language. From the set of predefined applications, the client can generate queries. The server receives the queries and generates new, related queries. The new queries correspond to a second query protocol. The second query protocol is used by the web server. The web server generates responses to the new queries and sends these responses to the server. The responses are formatted according to a second markup language. These responses correspond to the second portion of the web site. The server then converts the responses into new responses that the client can use. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A handheld computer comprising: a display; an antenna; a memory configured to store a set of data configured for a selected network site; and a processor configured to: access the set of data from the memory to render a form for the selected network site, the form including one or more fields; associate user-input to the one or more fields provided by the form; signal a wireless communication over the antenna for the selected network site, the wireless communication comprising the form with the user-input being associated with the one or more fields, receive a response over the antenna, the response originating from the selected network site; and providing a content comprising one or more selectable pages appearing on the display, a first portion of the content being derived from the set of data for the selected network, a second portion of the content being derived from the response received over the antenna from the selected network site. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The handheld computer of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication is signaled from the antenna in a compressed markup language. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The handheld computer of claim 1, wherein the one or more pages comprising the content are linked to one another, and wherein at least some of the data for linking the one or more pages to one another is stored with the set of data configured for the selected network site. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The handheld computer of claim 1, wherein the response originating from the network site is received from the network site in a compressed markup language. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The handheld computer of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to access the set of data to structure the form so as to generate a response from the selected network site. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The handheld computer of claim 2, wherein the compressed markup language corresponds to Compact Markup Language (CML). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The handheld computer of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to access the pre-configured data to structure the form in Compact Markup Language (CML) so as to generate a response from the network site in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The handheld computer of claim 1, wherein at least some of the first portion of the content corresponds to the form. ### Claim 9 A handheld computer comprising: a display; a memory to store a set of data for a selected network site; a processor configured to: execute an application associated with the selected network site, the application accessing the set of data to generate a query form to be signaled across a wireless channel to the network site; execute a browser with the application to signal the query form to the network site, and to render a content comprising one or more pages, at least some of the content being derived from a response received from the network site, the one or more pages of the content being linked using data in the set of data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The handheld computer of claim 9, wherein the application associated with the network site accesses the set of data to display a portion of one page of the one or more pages in the content concurrently with the browser using the response to display another portion of the one page. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The handheld computer of claim 9, wherein a portion of the content corresponds to the query form. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The handheld computer of claim 10, wherein a first portion of the content is static so as to be independent of the response received from the network site, and wherein a second portion of the content is dynamic so as to be determined by the response from the network site. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The handheld computer of claim 10, further comprising a serial port to exchange communications with another computer, and wherein the set of data for the selected network site is signaled from another computer over the serial port. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The handheld computer of claim 13, wherein the application associated with the selected network site is signaled from another computer over the serial port. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The handheld computer of claim 9, wherein the memory is configured to store a plurality of data sets, each data set corresponding to one of a plurality of network sites, and wherein the processor is configured to execute a plurality of applications, each of the plurality of applications being associated with one of the plurality of network sites, and each of the plurality of applications generating a query form configured for the associated one of the plurality of network sites. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The handheld computer of claim 9, wherein the application associates a plurality of network pages configured for the selected network site. ### Claim 17 A method of communicating with a selected network site from a wireless client device, the client device having a display, antenna, a memory configured to store a set of data configured for the selected network site, the method comprising: accessing the set of data from the memory to present a user-selectable option associated with the selected network site; upon a user selecting the presented user-selectable option, signaling a wireless communication over the antenna for the selected network site, the wireless communication comprising data associated with the user selection; receiving a response over the antenna, the response originating from the selected network site; and providing content comprising one or more selectable pages appearing on the display, a first portion of the content being derived from the set of data for the selected network, a second portion of the content being derived from the response received over the antenna from the selected network site. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the user-selectable option further comprises one or more input fields. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the wireless communication is signaled from the antenna in a compressed transfer protocol. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the one or more pages comprising the content are linked to one another, and wherein at least some of the data for linking the one or more pages to one another is stored with the set of data configured for the selected network site. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the response originating from the network site is received by the wireless client device in a compressed markup language. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising accessing the set of data to structure a form so as to generate a response from the selected network site. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the compressed markup language corresponds to Compact Markup Language (CML). ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, further comprising accessing the pre-configured data to structure the form in Compact Markup Language (CML) so as to generate a response from the network site in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein at least some of the first portion of the content corresponds to the form. ### Claim 26 A method of communicating between a wireless client computing device and a selected network site, the client computing device having a display, and a memory storing a set of data for the selected network site, the method comprising: executing an application associated with the selected network site, the application accessing the set of data to present a user-selectable option associated with the network site; and upon a user selecting the user-selectable option, executing a browser with the application to signal the network site, and rendering content received from the network site comprising one or more pages, at least some of the content being derived from a response received from the network site, the one or more pages of the content being linked using data in the set of data. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the user-selectable option is a query form having user input fields, the form associated with the network site. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the application associated with the network site accesses the set of data to display a portion of one page of the one or more pages in the content concurrently with the browser using the response to display another portion of the one page. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein a portion of the content corresponds to the query form. ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein a first portion of the content is static so as to be independent of the response received from the network site, and wherein a second portion of the content is dynamic so as to be determined by the response from the network site. ### Claim 31 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, further comprising exchanging communications with another computer via a port, and wherein the set of data for the selected network site is signaled from another computer over the port. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The method of claim 31, wherein the application associated with the selected network site is signaled from another computer over the port. ### Claim 33 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the memory is configured to store a plurality of data sets, each data set corresponding to one of a plurality of network sites, and wherein the method further comprises executing a plurality of applications, each of the plurality of applications being associated with one of the plurality of network sites, and each of the plurality of applications generating a user-selectable option configured for the associated one of the plurality of network sites. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the user-selectable options comprise a query form having user input fields. ### Claim 35 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the application associates a plurality of network pages configured for the selected network site.