Transcoder hinting

摘要

A transcoding system (1) comprises a mobile communication device (2) that retrieves a web resource from a web server (6) using a mobile communication network (3) and the internet (4) via a transcoder (5). The transcoder (5) transcodes the web resource before delivering it to the mobile communication device (2). The process of transcoding the web page is carried out based on style sheet classes and/or meta tags in the web page. This allows a web site owner (7) to control the actions of the transcoder (5) in transcoding the web page.

主权项

1. A method of providing a web resource to a first browser and to a mobile communication device, one or more processors executing the method comprising
storing the web resource on a server with one or more instructions as to how the web resource should be transcoded for the mobile communication device; retrieving the web resource with one or more instructions from the server; rendering the web resource in the first browser; transcoding the web resource using a transcoding system and based on a tag in the web resource so the web resource is suitable for the mobile communication device based on the instructions; and delivering the transcoded web resource to the mobile communication device across a network, wherein the instructions are provided in at least one style sheet class of the web resource that is ignored when the web resource is rendered by the first browser.