Dynamic Web Page Generation for Mobile Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for generating web pages for mobile devices often result in awkward navigation and high data usage due to one-size-fits-all configurations, leading to increased latency and bandwidth consumption, and require costly maintenance of multiple device-specific domains or sites.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes an information store grouping mobile devices by characteristics, a custom web page development database, and a server that identifies device types to generate customized web pages using appropriate components, reducing the need for multiple domains and minimizing resource consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a one-size-fits-all web page configuration is used for all mobile devices, then web page generation is simple and maintains a single domain, but web pages display awkwardly and require high bandwidth consumption on mobile devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments web pages into reusable components (headers, navigation, content, footers) that can be dynamically assembled into different page configurations based on device type. This allows a single domain to serve multiple device categories while maintaining optimized display and navigation for each device type, resolving the contradiction between simple generation and usable operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic web page generation where the server modifies page components based on the requesting device's characteristics (screen size, processor capability, operating system). This dynamic adaptation allows the same domain to automatically optimize pages for different devices without requiring separate domains, balancing generation simplicity with operational ease.
2Quantity of substance
If web pages are generated with large data amounts optimized for powerful computing devices, then web pages can display comprehensive content, but download and rendering speed slow down on mobile devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring the quantity and complexity of web page components to match the specific capabilities of each device type. Mobile devices receive simplified versions with essential content, while tablets and desktops receive comprehensive versions with full content depth. This resolves the contradiction by making data quantity adaptive rather than uniform.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes key web page parameters (data volume, image resolution, JavaScript complexity, CSS styling) based on device detection. The server adjusts these parameters dynamically to match the requesting device's processing power and network capabilities, enabling fast rendering on mobile devices while maintaining comprehensive content for more powerful devices.
3Ease of operation
If separate device-specific domains are created for each mobile device type, then web pages can be optimized for each device, but hosting and maintenance costs increase substantially
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal web page generation system that handles multiple device types through a single domain using device detection and dynamic content assembly. The same server infrastructure, domain name, and hosting environment serve all device categories, eliminating the need for separate domains while maintaining device-specific optimization through programmable content generation.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of creating separate domains for each device type, the patent uses virtual copying by generating device-specific page versions through software-based templates and components. This virtual copying approach allows multiple device optimizations to coexist within a single domain, reducing hosting complexity while maintaining device-specific tailoring.
4Ease of operation
If fully formed web pages are converted for each requesting mobile device, then device-specific optimization is achieved, but server resources and conversion delay increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prepares web page components in advance as pre-processed templates and static assets that can be quickly assembled. Common components like headers, navigation bars, and footers are pre-generated and cached, so when a device requests a page, the server only needs to assemble the appropriate pre-prepared components rather than generating everything from scratch, reducing conversion time.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting web pages into independent reusable components, the patent enables selective assembly rather than full-page conversion. The server can quickly combine different header templates, content sections, and footer variations based on device type, achieving device-specific optimization without the delay of converting entire pages from a single template.
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AI summary
A system generating a web page portal customized for a particular requesting mobile device is disclosed. The system includes an information store having multiple groups, each associated with device qualifications, web-design characteristics, and device identifications. The system also includes a custom web page development database (CWDD) including a plurality of web page component modules storing forms of web page components, and a custom web page development server (CWDS). The CWDS (i) receives an incoming request for a web page from the particular requesting mobile device, (ii) identifies a device type, and (iv) determines an applicable group. The CWDS also (v) obtains web-design characteristics from the applicable group, (vi) accesses the CWDD and obtains applicable web page components based on the web-design characteristics obtained from the applicable group of the information store, and (vii) generates the custom web page portal using the applicable web page components obtained from the CWDD.