System and method for browsing web pages on a mobile communication device
View Patent ↗A mobile device ( 102 ) for browsing web pages is described. The mobile device ( 102 ) comprises a wireless transceiver ( 202 ), a processor ( 204 ) and a display ( 208 ). The wireless transceiver ( 202 ) is configured to receive ( 306 ) a web page from a remote server ( 104 ) via a wireless communication link ( 106, 108, 110 ). The processor ( 204 ) is configured to determine ( 308 ) whether a display parameter associated with the received web page exceeds a display threshold value. The display ( 208 ) is configured to display ( 310 ) the received web page in a first navigation mode if the display parameter does not exceed the display threshold value, and display ( 312 ) the received web page in a second navigation mode if the display parameter exceeds the display threshold value.
1. A method for browsing web pages on a mobile device with a display, the method comprising:
receiving a web page;
determining whether a quantity of web links associated with the received web page exceeds a display threshold value;
selecting a first navigation mode if the quantity of web links does not exceed the display threshold value; and
selecting a second navigation mode, different from the first navigation mode, if the quantity of web links exceeds the display threshold value.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
selecting a first navigation mode includes selecting a link navigation mode; and
selecting a second navigation mode includes selecting a panning mode or a page reduction mode.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the quantity of web links of the received web page exceeds a display threshold value includes determining a file size of the received web page from the quantity of web links.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the quantity of web links associated with the web page from a remote device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a web page includes receiving the web page in response to sending a request to a remote device controlling the web page.
6. A mobile device for browsing web pages, the mobile device comprising:
a wireless transceiver configured to receive a web page;
a processor configured to determine whether a quantity of web links associated with the received web page exceeds a display threshold value; and
a display configured to display the received web page in a first navigation mode if the quantity of web links does not exceed the display threshold value, and display the received web page in a second navigation mode if the quantity of web links exceeds the display threshold value.
7. The mobile device of claim 6 , wherein the first navigation mode is a link navigation mode and the second navigation mode is a panning mode or a page reduction mode.
8. The mobile device of claim 6 , wherein the processor determines a file size of the received web page from the quantity of web links.
9. The mobile device of claim 6 , wherein the wireless transceiver receives the quantity of web links associated with the web page from a remote device.
10. The mobile device of claim 6 , wherein the wireless transceiver receives a web page in response to sending a request to a remote device controlling the web page.