Patent ID: 6421717
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method for enabling a user to operate with channels for mobile devices, comprising the steps of:(1) enabling display of one or more pages associated with a server Web site when a user selects a channel creation button when browsing a target Web site, wherein said channel creation button is provided on the target Web site by the provider of said target Web site, and wherein selection of said channel creation button by the user is an indication that the user wishes to load objects associated with the target Web site on the user's mobile device; (2) adding a new channel associated with said objects and enabling navigation of the user to said objects; and (3) presetting state information regarding said new channel for enabling said objects to be displayed on the user's mobile device during subsequent synchronization operations to allow browsing of said objects while the user's mobile device is offline.