System and method for rapid document conversion

摘要

In one embodiment, a method of providing a modular document for display on a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request for the modular document from the wireless communication device for display thereon; requesting the document from a document server; retrieving user preferences for display of at least a portion of the modular document; receiving at a conversion server at least a part of the modular document requested for display, the modular document comprising a plurality of modules, wherein at least one format module is inter-related with at least one text module; locating a set of modules for conversion; converting the modular document into a converted file format by the conversion server for display according to the user preferences; and transmitting the converted file format to the wireless communication device for display thereon.

主权项

1. A method of providing a modular document for display on a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
receiving a request for the modular document from the wireless communication device for display thereon, the modular document comprising a plurality of text blocks and a plurality of format blocks; requesting the document from a document server; retrieving user preferences for display of at least a portion of the modular document on the wireless communication device; receiving at a conversion server at least a part of the modular document requested for display on the wireless communication device, but less than a whole of the modular document; prior to conversion, the conversion server examining the received part of the modular document to determine a relationship between the text blocks and the format blocks; locating a set of blocks for conversion, the set of blocks comprising at least one text block and a format block inter-related with said text block; converting the set of blocks into a converted streaming file format by the conversion server for display on the wireless communication device according to the user preferences; and transmitting the converted streaming file format to the wireless communication device for display thereon.