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Technologies and Systems for Web Content Adaptation

Technologies and Systems for Web Content Adaptation

Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Hung-Jen Yang, Weihong Hu
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781615207619|ISBN10: 1615207619|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922542|EISBN13: 9781615207626
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-761-9.ch013
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Hu, Wen-Chen, et al. "Technologies and Systems for Web Content Adaptation." Handheld Computing for Mobile Commerce: Applications, Concepts and Technologies, edited by Wen-Chen Hu and Yanjun Zuo, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 263-278. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-761-9.ch013

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Hu, W., Kaabouch, N., Yang, H., & Hu, W. (2010). Technologies and Systems for Web Content Adaptation. In W. Hu & Y. Zuo (Eds.), Handheld Computing for Mobile Commerce: Applications, Concepts and Technologies (pp. 263-278). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-761-9.ch013

Chicago

Hu, Wen-Chen, et al. "Technologies and Systems for Web Content Adaptation." In Handheld Computing for Mobile Commerce: Applications, Concepts and Technologies, edited by Wen-Chen Hu and Yanjun Zuo, 263-278. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-761-9.ch013

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Abstract

The world has witnessed the blossom of mobile commerce in the past few years. Traditional Web pages are mainly designed for desktop or notebook computers. They usually do not suit the devices well because the pages, especially the large files, cannot be properly, speedily displayed on the microbrowsers due to the limitations of mobile handheld devices: (i) small screen size, (ii) narrow network bandwidth, (iii) low memory capacity, and (iv) limited computing power and resources. Therefore, loading and visualizing large documents on handheld devices become an arduous task. Various methods are created for browsing the mobile Web efficiently and effectively. This chapter investigates some of the methods: (i) page segmentation, (ii) component ranking, and (iii) other ad hoc methods. Though each method employs a different strategy, their goals are the same: conveying the meaning of Web pages by using minimum space. The major problem of the current methods is that it is not easy to find the clear-cut components in a Web page. Other related issues such as mobile handheld devices and microbrowsers will also be discussed in this chapter.

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