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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2003
Luu D. Tran, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jeffrey T. Blattman, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas R. Mueller, Fremont, NE (US);
Su-chong Myong, Brisbane, CA (US);
Luu D. Tran, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jeffrey T. Blattman, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas R. Mueller, Fremont, NE (US);
Su-Chong Myong, Brisbane, CA (US);
Sun Microsytems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for storing and retrieving extensible multi-dimensional display property configurations. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for the display of content that is configurable to a variety of contextual environments by reading a plurality of settings that are associated with an electronic device requesting content. The plurality of settings defines the contextual environment of the electronic device. The method continues by incorporating the plurality of settings as values in the list of filter criteria. The list of filter criteria is organized in a hierarchical order and specifies the format within which to present the content to be displayed at the electronic device. Thereafter, the method continues by matching the list of filter criteria with a resource to be displayed with the content. The resource is retrieved from memory for ultimate delivery to the electronic device for display.