Method and system for providing complete internet anywhere with full server assisted processing
A STB, communicatively coupled to a server, receives a web page request when, for example, a URI, is entered into a web browser running in the STB. In response, the STB sends a processing assistance request to the server for processing the entire web page regardless of processing capability of the STB. The STB receives processed information resources or contents associated with the entire web page from the server. The server retrieves information resources or contents associated with the entire web page from a web server based on the received processing assistance request. The server determines content type such as video and/or graphics of the retrieved information resources or contents for corresponding content processing. The server determines content formats supported by the STB for content encoding. The STB decodes the resulting encoded information resources or contents from the server to render the entire web page in the STB.
1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
receiving, using circuitry of a device communicatively coupled to a plurality of servers, a web page request via a web browser running on the device;
selecting, by the device in response to said received web page request, an assistance server from the plurality of servers to which to send a web page processing assistance request from the device, according to a capability of the assistance server and a latency of the server that is lower than that of others of the plurality of servers to retrieve a web page from a web server separate from the selected assistance server and to process the web page retrieved from the web server for rendering by the device, the web page processing assistance request for requesting the selected assistance server to retrieve the web page from the web server separate from the selected assistance server and to process the web page retrieved from the web server for rendering by the device;
sending, by the device, the web page processing assistance request to the selected assistance server;
receiving, by the device, the web page processed by the selected assistance server, including receiving a first portion of the web page, that was encoded according to a first content format, that is encoded according to a second content format supported by the device; and
decoding, by the device, the first portion of the web page that is encoded according to the second content format supported by the device.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the server is available to process the web page for rendering by the device, and that the latency is within a threshold for web browsing operations in the device.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising rendering, by the device, the web page processed by the selected assistance server.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected assistance server comprises a local server or a remote server.
5. A method for communication, the method comprising:
receiving, using circuitry of a device communicatively coupled to a plurality of servers, a web page request via a web browser running on the device;
selecting, by the device in response to said received web page request, an assistance server from the plurality of servers to which to send a web page processing assistance request from the device, according to a capability of the assistance server and a latency of the server that is lower than that of others of the plurality of servers to retrieve a web page from a web server separate from the selected assistance server and to process the web page retrieved from the web server for rendering by the device, the web page processing assistance request for requesting the selected assistance server to retrieve the web page from the web server separate from the selected assistance server and to process the web page retrieved from the web server for rendering by the device;
sending, by the device, the web page processing assistance request to the selected assistance server to request the selected assistance server to retrieve each portion of the web page from the web server, including information resources or contents associated with said each portion of the web page, each of the information resources or contents associated with a corresponding content type; and
receiving, by the device, the web page processed by the selected assistance server.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein receiving the web page comprises receiving the information resources or contents associated with said each portion of the web page processed according to the corresponding content type.
7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising compositing the processed information resources or contents associated with each portion of said web page for display via the web browser.
8. A system for communication, the system comprising:
circuitry for use in a device to execute a web browser and to communicatively couple to a plurality of servers, the circuitry further configured to:
receive a web page request via a web browser running on the device;
select, in response to said received web page request, an assistance server from the plurality of servers to which to send a web page processing assistance request from the device, according to a capability of the server and a latency of the assistance server that is lower than that of others of the plurality of servers to retrieve a web page from a web server separate from the selected assistance server and to process the web page retrieved from the web server for rendering by the device, the web page processing assistance request from the device for requesting the selected assistance server to retrieve the web page from the web server separate from the selected assistance server and to process the web page retrieved from the web server for rendering by the device;
send the web page processing assistance request to the selected assistance server;
receive the web page processed by the selected assistance server, including a first portion of the web page, that was encoded according to a first content format, that is encoded according to a second content format supported by the device; and
decode the first portion of the web page that is encoded according to the second content format supported by the device.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to send the web page processing assistance request to request the selected assistance server to retrieve each portion of the web page, wherein information resources or contents associated with said each portion of the web page is retrieved from a web server according to the received web page processing assistance request from the device.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the retrieved information resources or contents is associated with a corresponding content type.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the circuitry is configured to receive the web page comprising receiving the information resources or contents associated with said each portion of the web page processed according to the corresponding content type.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is configured to composite the processed information resources or contents associated with each portion of said web page for display via the web browser.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to determine that the server is available to process the web page for rendering by the device, and that the latency is within a threshold for web browsing operations in the device.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to render the web page processed by the selected assistance server.
15. The system of claim 8 , wherein the selected assistance server comprises a local server or a remote server.