Gearóid Ó Treasaigh Seung-Bum Lee Jennifer McManis

Viewing e-learning content on a small screen browser is not desirable

We want to create a server-side application which will alter the web pages so that they can be viewed easily on a small screen device

In doing so, we want to customise the content so that it can be used to refresh the user’s memory i.e. for reviewing notes for a meeting

Mobile phone

Server contacts host

server for the webpage

and it is retrieved

Mobile Requests

a web page

Internet

Server uses a servlet

to convert the webpage

into a suitable format for

the small screen device

Web Application

Server

Web Servers Web Servers Web Servers

A Java Server Page is used to enter the web page needed or to search for information

A servlet converts the web page entered,

into a small-screen friendly format

This means no extra software needs

to be installed on the device

It is very user friendly

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Http://www.

Search

Go

Go

Enter website

Enter keywords

Web Portal

Create a drop down menu of – navigational links

– headings

Show the first heading & the key

content

Scale down relevant images so

they can still be clearly viewed

Place an icon on the top right of

the screen to allow users go back

to portal page.

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Links -> News

New York Blast...

New York Blast was like a

volcano

A massive

underground explosion

that caused a jet of

steam and rubble to

tear through a New York street

has left a gaping crater in the

heart of the city.

Hundreds of people fled in panic

after seeing steam billowing near

Grand Central Station, fearing a

terrorist attack.

The initial burst of steam rose

higher than the nearby 77-storey

Chrysler Building, one of

Manhattan's tallest skyscrapers.

Make the content customisable to the individual user

Test the application with different types of content

Test the web application using simulators such as mobile phone and PDA simulators

Deploy the application to an actual web server where it can be used by DCU