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EP0848339A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Server with automatic loading of menus

Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH
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Filing: 1996-12-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-12-12
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Abstract

Abstract A server computer adapted to communicate with a plurality of users' client computers via the Internet or an intranet. The server computer comprises: link set memory means (19, 23) for storing at least one link set comprising a plurality of addresses of resources accessible using Internet Protocols; menu assembly means (17) for constructing a menu comprising hypertext links to each of the addresses of the or a link set stored in the link memory means (19, 23) and an autoload icon; transmission means (15,17) for transmitting the menu onto the Internet or intranet for delivery to a user; and autoload means responsive to selection of the autoload icon by the user for assembling an autoload document adapted to cause the user's client computer to access concurrently each resource addressed by a hypertext link in the menu and to transmit the autoload document onto the Internet or intranet for delivery to the user's client computer.

Inventors

  • 👤 William c/o Sony Deutschland GmbH Bunney
  • 👤 Kozo c/o Sony Deutschland GmbH Tetsuya

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 09:10
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9558

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 154 words
A server computer adapted to communicate with a plurality of users' client computers via the Internet or an intranet, the server computer comprising: link set memory means (19, 23) for storing at least one link set comprising a plurality of addresses of resources accessible using Internet Protocols; menu assembly means (17) for constructing a menu comprising hypertext links to each of the addresses of the or a link set stored in said link memory means (19, 23) and an autoload icon; transmission means (15,17) for transmitting said menu onto the Internet or intranet for delivery to a user; and autoload means responsive to selection of said autoload icon by said user for assembling an autoload document adapted to cause said user's client computer to access concurrently each resource addressed by a hypertext link in said menu and to transmit said autoload document onto the Internet or intranet for delivery to said user's client computer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 53 words
A server computer according to claim 1 wherein said autoload document is adapted to cause the user's computer to divide the available area of its screen into a plurality of frames corresponding in number to said resources addressed in said menu and to load each resource into a respective one of said frames.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 40 words
A server according to claim 2 wherein said autoload document is further adapted to cause the user's computer to divide the available area of its screen into a further frame and to load an additional resource into said further frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 54 words
A server computer according to claim 3 further comprising personal edition memory means (19) adapted to store personal information relating to said user, such as said user's age, gender, place of work or residence or interests, and wherein said additional resource is an advertisement selected by said autoload means according to said personal information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 71 words
A server computer according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said link set memory means (19, 23) comprises personal link set memory means (19) for storing a plurality of link sets for respective users; and wherein said server computer further comprises personal link set editing means responsive to requests from said users' client computers for adding or editing link sets stored in said personal link set memory means (19).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 61 words
A server computer according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said link set memory means (19, 23) comprises article memory means (23) for storing a plurality of predetermined article documents, some or all of which documents include at least one link set and wherein said menu is incorporated in the respective document for transmission to the user's client computer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
A server computer according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said menu comprises a document described in Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML).

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