A Dynamic Web Page Adaptation for Mobile Device Based on Web2.0

As most Web sites are designed for desktop PCs, it is extremely uncomfortable to browse these large pages on a mobile handheld device with small screen and limited user interface. By referring to thumbnail view concept, VIPS (vision based page segmentation) method and AJAX, which is core technology of web2.0, a dynamic Web page adaptation for mobile device is proposed: on the premise of splitting web page into small blocks using VIPS, AJAX code is inserted into the original Web page firstly so that mobile client can get each block in the future; then the new whole page is converted to a thumbnail view page for overview conveniently; while mobile user browsing the thumbnail view page, moving his pointer, the original block which the pointer is focusing will be gotten from the proxy asynchronously and zoomed in automatically; moreover, a prototype system and its evaluation experiments have been implemented to verify the scheme and show its values in both technical and economical viewpoints.