Patent ID: 8555324

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for accessing a large, non-video content element stored at a content server, the method comprising: determining at a content client layout of the large content element; selecting at the content client a content part of the large content element to retrieve for display; mapping at the content client the selected content part to a frame within a video file associated with the large content element, wherein the large content element is not video content and the selected content part is not a frame of video but is nevertheless mapped to a from of video for transmission between the content server and content client to leverage content infrastructure optimized for streaming video; sending from the content client a request to retrieve the mapped frame from the content server and receiving the requested frame; extracting at the content client the received frame to access the selected content part packaged within the received frame; and displaying at the content client the extracted content part to a user using client hardware, wherein the preceding steps are performed by at least one processor.