A methodology for displaying a website on a hand held display device
(HHDD) is disclosed. The present invention comprises an Image
Modification Program (IMP) and a Navigation Program (NP). The IMP
analyzes the webpage HTML to determine if an image is present and if the
image exceeds the allotted image display space on the HHDD display
screen. The IMP calculates the required number of x-axis and y-axis
divisions and fragments the image accordingly. The IMP displays the
reduced web page on the HHDD, but replaces the reduced image with a
fragment from the fragmented image. The fragment is displayed at the
intended resolution allowing the user to view a portion of the image at
full size, as opposed to the whole image at a reduced size. The NP of the
present invention allows the user to move from one fragment to another.
An alternative embodiment utilizing a proxy is also disclosed.