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Methods and system for providing content to a mobile communication device

US8996662B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2011
Grant dateMar 31, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/56
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and server for facilitating the transmission of content to a mobile communication device connected to a host computer are provided. The method comprises: sending a content queue request to the mobile communication device from a web application running within a web browser; in response to sending the content queue request, receiving at the host computer a content queue from the mobile communication device, the content queue identifying one or more locations of remote servers associated with content; retrieving content, by the web application, in accordance with the one or more locations identified in the content queue; and sending the content from the host computer to the mobile communication device.

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