Wireless Content Gateway Aggregation System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for delivering web-based content to wireless devices require significant engineering investment on a website-by-website basis to enable wireless access, creating a bottleneck in the wireless enabling of the web.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for aggregating user-selected content at a central site, acting as a gateway between the wireless and wired web, allowing content to be formatted and displayed on wireless devices such as PDAs and smartphones, enabling wireless access to all web content without individual website investments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If web-based content is delivered directly to wireless devices, then wireless access to Internet content is enabled, but significant engineering investment is required on each website-by-website basis
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless gateway server as an intermediary between the wired web and wireless devices. This gateway aggregates content from multiple websites and delivers it to wireless devices in a unified format, eliminating the need for individual website modifications. The gateway acts as a mediator that handles the complexity of wireless content delivery centrally rather than requiring changes at each source website.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines content from multiple different websites into a single aggregated view delivered to the wireless device. Instead of requiring separate wireless implementations for each website, the system merges content from various sources into one unified wireless interface, reducing the overall engineering complexity by consolidating multiple delivery channels into a single gateway system.
2Ease of manufacture
If content is aggregated at a central gateway site, then engineering investment per website is eliminated, but content must be formatted and organized for wireless display
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless gateway server automatically performs content aggregation, formatting, and organization without requiring manual intervention at each website. The system self-services by retrieving content from multiple sources, automatically adapting it to wireless display requirements, and delivering it in the proper format. This automation eliminates the need for website-by-website engineering while the centralized system handles the formatting complexity.
3Ease of operation
If content is displayed on wireless device management screen, then content can be organized and formatted, but the content must be converted into a format amenable to wireless display
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameters of content representation by converting from wired web formats to wireless display formats. The wireless gateway server transforms content parameters including display dimensions, resolution, file sizes, and organizational structure to match wireless device capabilities. This parameter transformation enables content to be properly displayed on wireless devices while maintaining ease of management through the gateway interface.
Data Source
AI summary
A system, method and computer program product are provided for managing content for output on a wireless device. Content selected for output on a wireless device is displayed on a management screen substantially as it will be displayed on the wireless device. Organization and formatting of the content is allowed. A method for structuring navigation data in a wireless publisher is provided. Content selected for output on a wireless device is aggregated in a habitat having views with windows. An identifier of each of the views and windows is depicted in a navigation tree. Links of the windows are displayed under the identifiers of the associated windows. Linking from one window in one view to another window in another view using the navigation tree is allowed. In a further embodiment of the present invention, a method for presenting a preview of content on a display of a wireless device is provided.