EP1050846A2
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Method and apparatus for displaying images on mobile devices
Assignee: Great Elm Group Inc
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Filing: 2000-05-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-05-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method for displaying on a screen (202) of a mobile device (200) an image requested from a server device, the image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the screen. In accordance with a set of parameters about the screen of the mobile device, the requested image is transformed to a reduced version that fits well into the screen. The reduced version is inherently divided into a number of subareas, each embedded with a link to a detailed version thereof which is associated with one of the keys in a keypad (206) of the mobile device. By activation of a key, a user selects a subarea and a new request including the link is sent to the server device which then sends out the detailed version.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis H. Yu
- 👤 Neil J. Cormia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 13:00
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06T; G06T3/00; G06T3/40; G06T3/4038; G06T3/4092; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/00307; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/333; H04N2201/33307; H04N2201/33314; H04N2201/33328
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
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 comprising:- displaying on the screen of the mobile device a reduced
image forwarded from a server device, the reduced image being
transformed from the image with respect to a set of parameters
associated with the screen; generating a new request when a key in the mobile device
corresponding to a subarea in the reduced image is activated; and receiving a detailed image of the subarea from the server
device when the server device renders the new request.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:- generating a request to fetch the image from a data network,
the request comprising a device identifier identifying the mobile
device; and sending the request to the server device through a wireless
network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as recited in claim 1 or 2 further comprising:- displaying on the screen the detailed image, wherein the
detailed image is inherently divided into a number of subareas, each
of the subareas associated with a hyperlink to another detailed
image thereof.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
126 words
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 comprising:- 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 being 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.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as recited in claim 4 wherein the reduced image is
transformed from the image by the server device according to a set
of parameters about the screen of the mobile device.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
142 words
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 comprising:- 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 being embedded with a hyperlink to a detailed version
thereof; moving a cursor to one of the subareas in response to an
activation of one of the keys; 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.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
104 words
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 comprising:- 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.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as recited in claim 7 further comprising:- receiving the request from the mobile device through a
wireless network, the request further comprising a device identifier
identifying the mobile device; and consulting an account manager to determine if the mobile
device is authenticated by examining the device identifier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method as recited in claim 8 wherein the step of
generating from the image an image hierarchy comprises: reducing dimensions of the image to the reduced image in
accordance with a set of parameters about the mobile device
provided by the account manager, wherein one of the parameters
indicates the number of keys that can respectively activate the
subareas; and generating from the image with respect to the reduced image
the detailed version of each of the subareas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method as recited in claim 9, the method further
comprising:- forwarding the detailed version of one of the subareas when
a new request is received from the mobile device, wherein the new
request is generated when one of the keys corresponding to the
one of the subareas in the reduced image being displayed is
activated.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
97 words
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 comprising:- 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.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method as recited in claim 11 further comprising:- generating from the image with respect to the reduced image
a detailed version of one of the subareas when a new request is
received, wherein the new request is generated when one of the
keys corresponding to the one of the subareas in the reduced image
being displayed is activated.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
127 words
An apparatus for recursively displaying on a screen thereof
an image having dimensions much larger than the dimension of the
screen, the apparatus comprising:- 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
being 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.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
132 words
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 comprising:- 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 to the mobile device
for display.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
125 words
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 comprising:- 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.
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