Server content adjusted based on automated report of available client bandwidth

摘要

An information server computer system may be configured to receive a request for electronic information from a client computer system. In response, a request to the client computer system may be delivered for an automated report of the bandwidth that is available for delivery of the electronic information. The client computer system may provide the automated report in response. In response, the information server computer may select a form of the electronic information which is substantially compatible with the bandwidth specified in the automated report from among multiple forms that are each compatible with a different available bandwidth.

主权项

1. An information server computer system comprising:
a network interface configured to communicate with a client computer system over a network communication system; and an electronic data processing system configured to:
receive a request for electronic information which the network interface has received from the client computer system, the electronic information including a mixture of text and image information;in response to the request, cause the network interface to deliver a request to the client computer system to calculate the bandwidth that is currently available for delivery of the electronic information and to provide an automated report of the currently available bandwidth;receive the automated report of the bandwidth that is currently available for delivery of the electronic information which the network interface has received from the client computer system; andin response to the automated report:
select a form of the electronic information which is compatible with the bandwidth specified in the automated report from among multiple forms that are each compatible with a respectively different available bandwidth, the selected electronic information including a mixture of text and image information from among multiple mixtures, the selected mixture of text and image information having a ratio of text-to-image information compatible with the bandwidth specified in the automated report; andcause the network interface to deliver the electronic information in the selected form to the client computer system.