SYSTEM TO SUPPORT MOBILE VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

A set of applications to facilitate mobile communications and use of the Internet from an extended handheld unit are bundled to allow the wireless environment to be tailored to the handle the load imposed by WEB surfing. The applications include a quick connection to the server including security provisions, validation of user and user device, resumption of disconnected sessions, snapshot quantized information delivery and the ability to display full motion video on the screen of the handheld unit. In addition, fast service for likely requested location specific information, search narrowing before Web searching, user behavior habit learning, consideration of Internet contractual issues, a speedy search engine, an multiple private databases connected by high speed interconnect outside the Internet make searching more timely. Reliability of information pages is assured by authenticating the updates before they are placed in local storage. Applications to implement this include online authenticated snapshot update provisioning, Internet page conversion tools, tailored Internet page conversion tools, and Information Content Provider tools. The tools learn based on the activities of the user, moving often requested pages to high speed databases and tailoring pages to the presentation device for faster delivery. The system utilizes GSM, GPRS, 3G and Bluetooth communications technologies, including allowing one handheld unit to act as a server for other extremely local handheld units.