US5930341A
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ADSI web browser for retrieving internet data files
Assignee: RPX Clearinghouse LLC
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Filing: 1997-07-29
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Granted: 1999-07-27
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Expires: 2017-07-29
Abstract
Abstract A browser device and method for interfacing screen-display telephone terminals with the Internet. The browser device located on an ADSI capable telephone platform server, retrieves requested data files from an Internet site and formats the retrieved data file specifically for display on the screen-display telephone terminal.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond A. Cardillo, IV
- 👤 Thomas Kredo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/06; H04L67/04; H04L67/50; H04L67/75; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/247; H04M1/2478; H04M11/00; H04M11/06; H04M11/066; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; H04L67/02; H04M7/00; H04M7/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for retrieving Internet data files for display on an ADSI screen-display telephone terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at a telephony platform server, a data file request corresponding to an Internet site location selected from the ADSI screen-display telephone terminal; interpreting the received data file request to generate an Internet protocol message; transmitting the Internet protocol message to an Internet site location, wherein the Internet protocol message corresponds to the data file request received and the Internet site location corresponds to the data file requested; retrieving an Internet data file from the Internet site location; formatting the Internet data file received in response to the Internet protocol message for display on the ADSI screen-display telephone terminal; and transmitting the retrieved data file to the ADSI screen-display telephone terminal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for retrieving Internet data files for display on an ADSI screen-display telephone terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at a telephony platform server, a data file request corresponding to an Internet site location selected from the ADSI screen-display telephone terminal; interpreting the received data file request to generate an Internet protocol message; transmitting the Internet protocol message to an Internet site location, wherein the Internet protocol message corresponds to the data file request received and the Internet site location corresponds to the data file requested; retrieving an Internet data file from the Internet site location; formatting the Internet data file received in response to the Internet protocol message for display on the ADSI screen-display telephone terminal; and transmitting the retrieved data file to the ADSI screen-display telephone terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet protocol is a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and wherein the step of interpreting the received data file request includes the substep of generating an HTTP formatted request message.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet data file received is formatted in a markup language, and wherein the step of retrieving the Internet data file includes the substep of receiving the retrieved Internet data file at the telephony platform server.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet data file received is formatted in a markup language, and wherein the step of formatting the Internet data file includes converting the retrieved Internet data file formatted in the markup language to an ADSI data display block.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the markup language is a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and wherein the step of converting the markup language formatted data file includes the substep of converting the HTML data file to an ADSI protocol data display block.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 4, wherein the markup language is a Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML), and wherein the step of converting the markup language formatted data file includes the substep of converting the HDML data file to an ADSI protocol data display block.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
183 words
A web browser device in an ADSI telephone system, wherein the system includes at least one ADSI screen-display telephone terminal and a telephone platform server connected to a plurality of Internet servers, the web browser device residing on the telephony platform server and comprising: means for receiving an ADSI protocol data file request corresponding to an Internet site location from the at least one ADSI screen-display telephone terminal; means, connected to the means for receiving, for interpreting the received data file request to generate an Internet protocol message; means, connected to the means for interpreting, for transmitting the Internet protocol message to the Internet site location, wherein the Internet site location corresponds to the data file received from the at least one ADSI screen-display telephone terminal; means for retrieving an Internet data file from the Internet site location; means, connected to the means for retrieving, for formatting the Internet data file, received in response to the Internet protocol message, to an ADSI data display block; and means for transmitting the ADSI data display block to the at least one ADSI screen-display telephone terminal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
183 words
A web browser device in an ADSI telephone system, wherein the system includes at least one ADSI screen-display telephone terminal and a telephone platform server connected to a plurality of Internet servers, the web browser device residing on the telephony platform server and comprising: means for receiving an ADSI protocol data file request corresponding to an Internet site location from the at least one ADSI screen-display telephone terminal; means, connected to the means for receiving, for interpreting the received data file request to generate an Internet protocol message; means, connected to the means for interpreting, for transmitting the Internet protocol message to the Internet site location, wherein the Internet site location corresponds to the data file received from the at least one ADSI screen-display telephone terminal; means for retrieving an Internet data file from the Internet site location; means, connected to the means for retrieving, for formatting the Internet data file, received in response to the Internet protocol message, to an ADSI data display block; and means for transmitting the ADSI data display block to the at least one ADSI screen-display telephone terminal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The browser device of claim 7, wherein the data file retrieved from the Internet is formatted in a markup language, and wherein means for formatting further includes means for converting the retrieved data file formatted in the markup language to the ADSI data display block.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The browser device of claim 8, wherein the markup language is a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The browser device of claim 8, wherein the markup language is a Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML).
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