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A system for providing internet-related services to handheld devices

Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 2000-12-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-12-12
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Abstract

Abstract A system (10) for providing Internet-related services to a handheld device includes a client module (12) embedded in the handheld device (11) to enable the handheld device (11) to send a Universal Resource Locator (URL) via a communication link (15). The URL indicates a desired web page. The system (10) also includes a receiver (21) that receives the URL sent from the handheld device (11) via the communication link (15). A web access module (22) is coupled to the receiver (11) and external Internet (17) to access and retrieve the desired web page from a remote web server (19) via the external Internet (17). A render system (23) is coupled to the web access module (22) to render the retrieved web page to the user of the handheld device (11).

Inventors

  • 👤 Jeffrey A. Morgan
  • 👤 Bill Serra
  • 👤 John C. Schettino, Jr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 11:54
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L67/04; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A system (20) for providing Internet-related services to a handheld device (11), comprising: a client module (12) embedded in the handheld device (11) to enable the handheld device (11) to send a Universal Resource Locator (URL) via a communication link (15), wherein the URL indicates a desired web page; a receiver (21) operable to receive the URL sent from the handheld device (11) via the communication link (15); a web access module (22) coupled to the receiver (21) and external Internet (17) to access and retrieve the desired web page from a remote web server (19) via the external Internet (17); a render system (23) coupled to the web access module (22) to render the retrieved web page to the user of the handheld device (11).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 59 words
A system as in claim 1, wherein the handheld device (11) is of a size which fits into a user's palm, and comprising: a memory in the handheld device for storing the URL; a communication module in the handheld device (11) operable to receive the URL from a remote site via an external network coupled to the communication module.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A system as in claim 1, wherein the handheld device (11) is one of a pager, a cellular telephone, a personal organizer, a watch, a palm pilot device, and an information appliance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
A system of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the receiver (21), the web access module (22), and the render system (23) physically reside within a single enclosure separate from the handheld device (11).
Claim 5
Independent Claim 39 words
A system as in any preceding claim, wherein the communication link (15) is a wireless communication link selected from one of an infra-red communication link, a radio frequency communication link, a microwave communication link, and a laser communication link.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 30 words
A system as in any preceding claim, wherein the web access module (22) communication with the remote web server (19) via the Internet (17) using an one standard communication protocol.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 40 words
A system as in any preceding claim, wherein the render system (23) is a printer system, a display system, a projection display system, a user interface display system, an audio/video player system, a Web television system or a combination thereof.

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