System And Method For Providing A Web Page

Abstract

Method and system for providing a web page. Preferably, the method and system composes a web page based on real-time conditions. In an exemplary method, a web page including a plurality of data objects is received. For each of the plurality of data objects, content importance is evaluated. Available bytes that can be transmitted under current bandwidth of a communication channel to meet a desired latency goal are estimated, and the available transmission bytes are distributed among different ones of the plurality of data objects based on the evaluated content importance.

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PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 628,733, filed Nov. 17, 2004, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 628,729, filed Nov. 17, 2004.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] A field of the invention is data communications. A more specific application of the invention is wireless data communications. Another more specific application of the invention is the transmission of World Wide Web (“web”) pages. BACKGROUND ART [0003] Internet access is offered in a wide variety of public and private settings through wireless connections. World Wide Web (“web”) usage, file transfer, multimedia applications, and other popular applications place high demand on wireless data connections. Users are becoming more dependent on such widespread access. Often, however, these experiences are unlike the experience provided in workplace and home environments, as extensive, unpredictable latency is a common characteristic of a wireless connection. [...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for providing a web page. In an exemplary method, a web page having a plurality of objects is received. For each of the plurality of objects, content importance is evaluated. Available bytes that can be transmitted under current bandwidth of a communication channel to meet a desired latency goal are estimated, and the available transmission bytes are distributed among different ones of the plurality of data objects based on the evaluated content importance. One or more of the data objects are dynamically object-specific shaped according to the allocated bytes for each object. A new web page is provided including the objects shaped by the dynamic object-specific shaping.

Problems solved by technology

Often, however, these experiences are unlike the experience provided in workplace and home environments, as extensive, unpredictable latency is a common characteristic of a wireless connection.

However, this fails to address a fundamental problem in wireless web browsing—the unpredictable nature of wireless networks in terms of varying network bandwidth and error conditions—leading to unpredictable, and mostly slow, wireless web browsing speeds.

Additionally, static compression may result in images of poor quality being delivered to a user.

Thus, a wireless service delivering such web pages may be less desirable for users, resulting in lost business for a wireless service provider and / or inconvenience for the user.

However, trans-coding techniques do not address the variability of network conditions, and thereby cannot attempt to provide a fast and consistent wireless web browsing experience in the face of varying wireless network speeds.

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