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Systems, methods and computer program products for identifying computer file characteristics that can hinder display via hand-held computing devices
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1998-12-11
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Granted: 2002-07-09
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Expires: 2018-12-11
Abstract
Abstract Systems, methods and computer program products for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has one or more characteristics that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device. Operations include selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files. The selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file are then analyzed via a web crawler configured to identify characteristics that can hinder display of a respective file within a display of a hand-held computing device. A directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files can be displayed that identifies each file having a characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device.
Inventors
- 👤 James Corvin Fletcher
- 👤 David Bruce Lindquist
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/957; G06F16/9577
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 51
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, the method comprising the following steps that are performed in a data processing system in communication with the web site: selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; and displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, the method comprising the following steps that are performed in a data processing system in communication with the web site: selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; and displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprise web pages and files displayed within web pages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the step of analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that hinders display via a hand-held computing device is performed by a web crawler.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the step of analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for a plurality of characteristics that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the step of analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises analyzing text for at least one of size, style, font and language.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the step of analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises analyzing image files for format and size.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the step of displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprises identifying a file type for a respective file.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the step of displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprises displaying a URL associated with a respective file.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, the method comprising the following steps that are performed in a data processing system in communication with the web site: selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified; identifying a file type for each respective identified file; displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each respective identified file; and displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, the method comprising the following steps that are performed in a data processing system in communication with the web site: selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified; identifying a file type for each respective identified file; displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each respective identified file; and displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprise web pages and files displayed within web pages.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 11 wherein the step of analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that hinders display via a hand-held computing device is performed by a web crawler.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the step of analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for a plurality of characteristics that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the step of analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises analyzing text for at least one of size, style, font and language.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the step of analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises analyzing image files for format and size.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
118 words
A system for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, comprising: means for selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; and means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
118 words
A system for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, comprising: means for selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; and means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 16 wherein the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprise web pages and files displayed within web pages.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system according to claim 17 wherein the means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that hinders display via a hand-held computing device comprises a web crawler.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
65 words
A system according to claim 16 wherein the means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for a plurality of characteristics that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
51 words
A system according to claim 16 wherein the means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises means for analyzing text for at least one of size, style, font and language.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system according to claim 16 wherein the means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises means for analyzing image files for format and size.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system according to claim 16 further comprising means for displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system according to claim 16 wherein the means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprises means for identifying a file type for a respective file.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system according to claim 16 wherein the means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprises means for displaying a URL associated with a respective file.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
170 words
A system for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, comprising: means for selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified; means for identifying a file type for each respective identified file; means for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each respective identified file; and means for displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
170 words
A system for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, comprising: means for selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified; means for identifying a file type for each respective identified file; means for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each respective identified file; and means for displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 25 wherein the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprise web pages and files displayed within web pages.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system according to claim 26 wherein the means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that hinders display via a hand-held computing device comprises a web crawler.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
65 words
A system according to claim 25 wherein the means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for a plurality of characteristics that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
51 words
A system according to claim 25 wherein the means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises means for analyzing text for at least one of size, style, font and language.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system according to claim 25 wherein the means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises means for analyzing image files for format and size.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
158 words
A computer program product for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code means embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code means comprising: computer readable program code means for selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; and computer readable program code means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
158 words
A computer program product for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code means embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code means comprising: computer readable program code means for selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; and computer readable program code means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
23 words
A computer program product according to claim 31 wherein the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprise web pages and files displayed within web pages.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
44 words
A computer program product according to claim 32 wherein the computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that hinders display via a hand-held computing device comprises a web crawler.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
75 words
A computer program product according to claim 31 wherein the computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for a plurality of characteristics that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
61 words
A computer program product according to claim 31 wherein the computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises computer readable program code means for analyzing text for at least one of size, style, font and language.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
56 words
A computer program product according to claim 31 wherein the computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises computer readable program code means for analyzing image files for format and size.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
41 words
A computer program product according to claim 31 further comprising computer readable program code means for displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
42 words
A computer program product according to claim 31 wherein the computer readable program code means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprises computer readable program code means for identifying a file type for a respective file.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
42 words
A computer program product according to claim 31 wherein the computer readable program code means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprises computer readable program code means for displaying a URL associated with a respective file.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
222 words
A computer program product for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code means embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code means comprising: computer readable program code means for selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; computer readable program code means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified; computer readable program code means for identifying a file type for each respective identified file; computer readable program code means for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each respective identified file; and computer readable program code means for displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
222 words
A computer program product for identifying files from among a plurality of hierarchically-related files within a web site, wherein each of the identified files has at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device in communication with the web site, the computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code means embodied in the medium, the computer readable program code means comprising: computer readable program code means for selecting a file from among the plurality of hierarchically-related files; computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device; computer readable program code means for displaying a directed graph representation of the plurality of hierarchically-related files, wherein each file having at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device is identified; computer readable program code means for identifying a file type for each respective identified file; computer readable program code means for displaying a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each respective identified file; and computer readable program code means for displaying within the directed graph representation a description of how to transform an identified file so as to be displayable via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
23 words
A computer program product according to claim 40 wherein the plurality of hierarchically-related files comprise web pages and files displayed within web pages.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
44 words
A computer program product according to claim 41 wherein the computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that hinders display via a hand-held computing device comprises a web crawler.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
75 words
A computer program product according to claim 40 wherein the computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for a plurality of characteristics that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
61 words
A computer program product according to claim 40 wherein the computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises computer readable program code means for analyzing text for at least one of size, style, font and language.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
56 words
A computer program product according to claim 40 wherein the computer readable program code means for analyzing the selected file and files hierarchically-related to the selected file for at least one characteristic that can hinder display thereof via a hand-held computing device comprises computer readable program code means for analyzing image files for format and size.
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