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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,832,241 B2
Tracton et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Dec. 14,2004
(54) DYNAMIC CONTENT CUSTOMIZATION IN A CLIENT-SERVER ENVIRONMENT
(75) Inventors: Kenneth Tracton, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kosar Jaff, San Jose, CA (US); Walter
Shands, Soquel, CA (US)
(73) Assignee: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
(US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 19 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
(21) Appl. No.: 10/206,240
(22) Filed: Jul. 25, 2002
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2003/0050973 Al Mar. 13, 2003
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation of application No. 09/283,114, filed on Mar. 31, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,470,378.
(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 15/16
(52) U.S. CI 709/203; 709/235
(58) Field of Search 709/203, 235,
709/227, 228, 230, 231, 233; 707/6, 10;
345/740, 744, 745, 746
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Mehmet B. Geckil
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Steven D. Yates
(57) ABSTRACT
The invention provides for servicing a client. A request is received from a client having certain capabilities. This request is automatically satisfied in a manner tailored to the capabilities of the client.
47 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets
