Patent ID: 6721804
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A portal system comprising:a portal device comprising a processor for processing native program code and an interpreter module for interpreting bytecodes and converting the bytecodes into the native program code for processing by the processor; a portal server to forward a request for data to an Internet site on behalf of a said portal device; receive said data from said Internet site on behalf of said portal device; the portal server comprising a content conversion module to convert said requested data to bytecodes which said interpreter module on said portal device can convert into native program code; and discard portions of said requested data which said portal device is incapable of processing; the portal server to transmit said bytecodes to said portal device; wherein said interpreter module comprises a modular networking interface for communication over a wireless network according to a specified network protocol; and wherein converting said requested data further comprises: determining said portal device's graphical capabilities; and converting said requested data to a particular bytecode format based on said graphical capabilities, said interpreter module converting said particular bytecode format into video format directly processable by said processor.