US5987466A
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Presenting web pages with discrete, browser-controlled complexity levels
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1997-11-25
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2017-11-25
Abstract
Abstract A method of browsing the Worldwide Web of the Internet and presenting elements of a web page to a user. The web browser requests a desired HTML and then requests other elements of the page based upon user defined priority levels. Elements are presented to the user in priority sequence as soon as received eliminating unnecessary waiting for lower priority or unrequested elements, as well as partial display of desired elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy Dan Greer
- 👤 William Francis Phillips
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/957; G06F16/9574; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L67/2866; H04L67/30; H04L67/306; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99942; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A client computer for presenting user selected types of elements of a web page, said client computer comprising: means for receiving user selection of one or more types of elements of a web page that said user desires the client computer to present, said types comprising applets, video data and audio data; means for receiving user selection of a web page; means, responsive to said user selection of a web page, for requesting an HTML for said web page from a server; means for loading from said server and displaying said one or more types of elements referenced by said HTML and selected by said user, and not loading or displaying another of said types of elements not selected by said user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A client computer for presenting user selected types of elements of a web page, said client computer comprising: means for receiving user selection of one or more types of elements of a web page that said user desires the client computer to present, said types comprising applets, video data and audio data; means for receiving user selection of a web page; means, responsive to said user selection of a web page, for requesting an HTML for said web page from a server; means for loading from said server and displaying said one or more types of elements referenced by said HTML and selected by said user, and not loading or displaying another of said types of elements not selected by said user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A client computer as set forth is claim 1 wherein: said loading and displaying means comprises a web browser.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A client computer as set forth in claim 1 wherein: said loading and displaying means comprises an agent operating with a web browser.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A client computer as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: means for receiving a plurality of user defined priority levels of element types; and means for loading from said server and displaying said element types in the order of said priority levels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A client computer as set forth in claim 4, further comprising: means, responsive to user indication, for displaying said element types of a next highest or a previous priority level.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A client computer as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: means for receiving from said server, one or more group tags, each associated with a web page element; and means, responsive to user definition, for withholding display of any elements of a group until all such elements of said group have been received.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for presenting user selected types of elements of a web page, said method comprising the steps of: receiving user selection of types of elements of a web page that user desires to be presented, said types of elements comprising applets, video data, and audio data; receiving user selection of a web page; in response to said user selection of a web page, requesting an HTML for said web page from a server; loading from said server and displaying said one or more types of elements referenced by said HTML and selected by said user, and not loading or displaying another of said types of elements not selected by said user.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for presenting user selected types of elements of a web page, said method comprising the steps of: receiving user selection of types of elements of a web page that user desires to be presented, said types of elements comprising applets, video data, and audio data; receiving user selection of a web page; in response to said user selection of a web page, requesting an HTML for said web page from a server; loading from said server and displaying said one or more types of elements referenced by said HTML and selected by said user, and not loading or displaying another of said types of elements not selected by said user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in claim 7 wherein: said loading and displaying step comprises loading and displaying with a web browser.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 7 wherein: said loading and displaying step comprises loading and displaying with an agent operating with a web browser.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 7, further comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of user defined priority levels of element types; and loading from said server and displaying said element types in the order of said priority levels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising the step of: in response to user indication, displaying said element types of a next highest or a previous priority level.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as set forth in claim 7, further comprising the steps of: receiving one or more group tags, each associated with one or more web page elements; and in response to user definition, withholding display of any elements of a group until all such elements of said group have been received.
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