Method and system for providing device-specific key control using role-based HTML element tags

Claim 2

In a networked environment, a method of creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising the steps of: describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof.

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 , wherein said document is authored in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format.

Claim 4

The method of claim 2 , wherein said step of describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof comprises describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof.

Claim 5

The method of claim 1 , wherein said document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

Claim 6

The method of claim 4 , wherein said step of describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof comprises describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof.

Claim 7

The method of claim 4 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “button”.

Claim 8

The method of claim 4 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “checkbox”.

Claim 9

The method of claim 4 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “radio”.

Claim 10

The method of claim 4 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “option”.

Claim 11

The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of selecting an alternative embodiment comprises assessing said logical purpose of said one of the plurality of input elements and said user input capabilities of said client.

Claim 12

In a networked environment, a method of creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising the steps of: describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said step of describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 13

In a networked environment, a method of creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising the steps of: describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said step of describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 14

In a networked environment, a method of creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising the steps of: describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), wherein said step of describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 15

In a networked environment, a method of creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising the steps of: describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), wherein said step of describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 16

In a networked environment, a method of creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising the steps of: describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein the document is received by a proxy server before being delivered to a Web browser that is executing on a client and wherein the processing of said document by said proxy server comprises the steps of: selecting one of said input elements for processing; evaluating the user input capabilities of said client; determining whether said client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; deleting information about said logical embodiment of said one of said input elements from said document if said step of determining indicates that the client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; and forwarding said document as modified by said step of deleting to said browser that is executing on a client.

Claim 17

In a networked environment, a method of creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising the steps of: describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein the document is received by a proxy server before being delivered to a Web browser that is executing on a client and wherein the processing of said document by said proxy server comprises the steps of: selecting one of said input elements for processing; evaluating the user input capabilities of said client; determining whether said client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; deleting information about said logical embodiment of said one of said input elements from said document if said step of determining indicates that the client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; and forwarding said document as modified by said step of deleting to said browser that is executing on a client.

Claim 18

The method of claim 13 , further comprising the step of replacing a description of said one of the plurality of input elements with an alternative description if said step of determining indicates that said client is not capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of the plurality of input elements.

Claim 19

The method of claim 14 , wherein said alternative description is a WML tag.

Claim 20

In a networked environment, a system for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof.

Claim 21

In a networked environment, a system for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof.

Claim 22

The system of claim 16 , wherein said document is authored in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format.

Claim 23

The system of claim 17 , wherein said means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof comprises means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof.

Claim 24

The system of claim 16 , wherein said document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

Claim 25

The system of claim 19 , wherein said means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof comprises means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof.

Claim 26

The system of claim 19 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “button”.

Claim 27

The system of claim 19 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “checkbox”.

Claim 28

The system of claim 19 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “radio”.

Claim 29

The system of claim 19 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “option.”

Claim 30

The system of claim 16 , wherein said means for selecting an alternative embodiment comprises means for assessing said logical purpose of said one of the plurality of input elements and said user input capabilities of said client.

Claim 31

In a networked environment, a system for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format, wherein said means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 32

In a networked environment, a system for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format, wherein said means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 33

In a networked environment, a system for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof: and means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), wherein said means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 34

In a networked environment, a system for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof: and means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), wherein said means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 35

In a networked environment, a system for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein the document is received by a proxy server before being delivered to a Web browser that is executing on a client and wherein the processing of said document by said proxy server comprises: means for selecting one of said input elements for processing; means for evaluating the user input capabilities of said client; means for determining whether said client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; means for deleting information about said logical embodiment of said one of said input elements from said document if said means for determining indicates that the client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; and means for forwarding said document as modified by said means for deleting to said browser that is executing on a client.

Claim 36

In a networked environment, a system for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein the document is received by a proxy server before being delivered to a Web browser that is executing on a client and wherein the processing of said document by said proxy server comprises: means for selecting one of said input elements for processing; means for evaluating the user input capabilities of said client; means for determining whether said client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; means for deleting information about said logical embodiment of said one of said input elements from said document if said means for determining indicates that the client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; and means for forwarding said document as modified by said means for deleting to said browser that is executing on a client.

Claim 37

The system of claim 28 , further comprising means for replacing a description of said one of the plurality of input elements with an alternative description if said means for determining indicates that said client is not capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of the plurality of input elements.

Claim 38

The system of claim 29 , wherein said alternative description is a WML tag.

Claim 39

In a networked environment, a computer program product, recorded on a computer readable medium, for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof.

Claim 40

In a networked environment, a computer program product, recorded on a computer readable medium, for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof.

Claim 41

The computer program product of claim 31 , wherein said document is authored in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format.

Claim 42

The computer program product of claim 32 , wherein said computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof comprises computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof.

Claim 43

The computer program product of claim 31 , wherein said document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

Claim 44

The computer program product of claim 34 , wherein said computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical purpose thereof comprises computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof.

Claim 45

The computer program product of claim 34 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “button”.

Claim 46

The computer program product of claim 34 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “checkbox”.

Claim 47

The computer program product of claim 34 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “radio”.

Claim 48

The computer program product of claim 34 , wherein said visual embodiment is of type “option”.

Claim 49

The computer program product of claim 31 , wherein said computer readable means for selecting an alternative embodiment comprises computer readable means for assessing said logical purpose of said one of the plurality of input elements and said user input capabilities of said client.

Claim 50

In a networked environment, a computer program product recorded on a computer readable medium for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format, wherein said computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 51

In a networked environment, a computer program product recorded on a computer readable medium for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format, wherein said computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 52

In a networked environment a computer program product recorded on a computer readable medium for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored using the hypertext markup language (HTML), wherein said computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises computer readable for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 53

In a networked environment a computer program product recorded on a computer readable medium for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof; and computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein said document is authored using the hypertext markup language (HTML), wherein said computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof comprises computer readable for describing each of the plurality of input elements as an attribute thereof, and wherein said attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 54

In a networked environment, a computer program product recorded on a computer readable medium for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof, and computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein the document is received by a proxy server before being delivered to a Web browser that is executing on a client and wherein the processing of said document by said proxy server comprises: computer readable means for selecting one of said input elements for processing; computer readable means for evaluating the user input capabilities of said client; computer readable means for determining whether said client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; computer readable means for deleting information about said logical embodiment of said one of said input elements from said document if said computer readable means for determining indicates that the client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; and computer readable means for forwarding said document as modified by said computer readable means for deleting to said browser that is executing on a client.

Claim 55

In a networked environment, a computer program product recorded on a computer readable medium for creating a document for delivery over the World-Wide Web, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, comprising: computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a visual embodiment thereof, and computer readable means for describing each of the plurality of input elements as a logical embodiment thereof, wherein the document is received by a proxy server before being delivered to a Web browser that is executing on a client and wherein the processing of said document by said proxy server comprises: computer readable means for selecting one of said input elements for processing; computer readable means for evaluating the user input capabilities of said client; computer readable means for determining whether said client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; computer readable means for deleting information about said logical embodiment of said one of said input elements from said document if said computer readable means for determining indicates that the client is capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of said input elements; and computer readable means for forwarding said document as modified by said computer readable means for deleting to said browser that is executing on a client.

Claim 56

The computer program product of claim 43 , further comprising computer readable means for replacing a description of said one of the plurality of input elements with an alternative description if said computer readable means for determining indicates that said client is not capable of supporting said visual embodiment of said one of the plurality of input elements.

Claim 57

The computer program product of claim 44 , wherein said alternative description is a WML tag.

Claim 58

A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium for interpreting a document, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, the computer program product comprising: first instructions for reading from the document a logical purpose for a first input element from the plurality of input elements; and second instructions for reading from the document a visual embodiment for the first input element.

Claim 59

A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium for interpreting a document, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, the computer program product comprising: first instructions for reading from the document a logical purpose for a first input element from the plurality of input elements; and second instructions for reading from the document a visual embodiment for the first input element.

Claim 60

The computer program product of claim 46 , wherein the document is authored in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) format.

Claim 61

The computer program product of claim 46 , wherein the first instructions comprise third instructions for reading the logical purpose as an attribute of the first input element.

Claim 62

The computer program product of claim 46 , wherein the document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

Claim 63

The computer program product of claim 49 , wherein the first instructions comprise third instructions for reading the logical purpose as an attribute of the first input element.

Claim 64

The computer program product of claim 50 , wherein the visual embodiment is of type “button”.

Claim 65

The computer program product of claim 50 , wherein the visual embodiment is of type “checkbox”.

Claim 66

The computer program product of claim 50 , wherein the visual embodiment is of type “radio”.

Claim 67

The computer program product of claim 50 , wherein the visual embodiment is of type “option”.

Claim 68

The computer program product of claim 46 , wherein the sixth instructions comprise seventh instructions for assessing the logical purpose.

Claim 69

A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium for interpreting a document, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, the computer program product comprising: first instructions for reading from the document a logical purpose for a first input element from the plurality of input elements; and second instructions for reading from the document a visual embodiment for the first input element, wherein the document is authored in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format, wherein the first instructions comprise third instructions for reading the logical purpose as an attribute of the first input element, and wherein the attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 70

A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium for interpreting a document, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, the computer program product comprising: first instructions for reading from the document a logical purpose for a first input element from the plurality of input elements; and second instructions for reading from the document a visual embodiment for the first input element, wherein the document is authored in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format, wherein the first instructions comprise third instructions for reading the logical purpose as an attribute of the first input element, and wherein the attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 71

A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium for interpreting a document, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, the computer program product comprising: first instructions for reading from the document a logical purpose for a first input element from the plurality of input elements; and second instructions for reading from the document a visual embodiment for the first input element, wherein the logical purpose is distinct from the visual embodiment, wherein the document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), wherein the first instructions comprise third instructions for reading the logical purpose as an attribute of the first input element, and wherein the attribute is named “Role”.

Claim 72

A computer program product stored in a computer readable medium for interpreting a document, wherein the document contains a plurality of input elements requiring user interaction, the computer program product comprising: first instructions for reading from the document a logical purpose for a first input element from the plurality of input elements; and second instructions for reading from the document a visual embodiment for the first input element, wherein the logical purpose is distinct from the visual embodiment, wherein the document is authored using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), wherein the first instructions comprise third instructions for reading the logical purpose as an attribute of the first input element, and wherein the attribute is named “Role”.