Patent ID: 7020721

Claim:
A method comprising: a transcoding proxy server receiving a web page request from a portable computing device; said transcoding proxy server transmitting said web page request to a server computer coupled to said transcoding proxy server; said transcoding proxy server receiving from said server computer a web page element corresponding to said web page request; determining if said transcoding proxy server is storing a file, wherein said file comprises an annotation rule set; provided said transcoding proxy server is not storing said file, said transcoding proxy server not transcoding said web page element and transmitting said web page element to said portable computing device; provided said transcoding proxy server is storing said file, locating said annotation rule set within said file that corresponds to said web page request, wherein said annotation rule set is distinct from a transcoding functionality utilized by said transcoding proxy server; and said transcoding proxy server transcoding said web page element for said portable computing device by following said annotation rule set and utilizing said transcoding functionality.