US6049831A
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System for transmitting network-related information where requested network information is separately transmitted as definitions and display information
Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1997-02-13
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Granted: 2000-04-11
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Expires: 2017-02-13
Abstract
Abstract Web pages retrieved by a browser core are translated into user interface component definitions and page information. The definitions and page information are transmitted to a user device which recomposes the definitions and page information into a format for presentation to a user on a user device. Transmitting the definitions and page information includes translation of the definitions and page information into a format appropriate for both the particular communications media on which the information is transmitted, and the device to which the information is transmitted. The device includes a browser client which performs the recomposition. The browser client also receives user input, and may respond by altering the information locally at the user device, and sending information related to the user selection back to the browser core for further processing. The browser core also tracks user sessions, thus allowing a user to access the network from several devices, and capture session information for each access from each device. This allows users to switch devices, and start a new session at the point where a previous session ended.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven E. Gardell
- 👤 Denise A. Nelson
- 👤 Bruce Reichlen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 14:28
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/957; G06F16/9577; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; H04N21/4355; H04N21/44; H04N21/4402; H04N21/440236; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; H04N21/47; H04N21/478; H04N21/4782
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
Apparatus for transmitting network-related information, comprising: means for receiving a request for first network information; means for retrieving first network information having interactive elements; means for creating second network information based on the first network information, said second network information comprising display information and definitions based on characteristics of the interactive elements; and means for transmitting the second network information, wherein the means for transmitting includes: a first path means for transmitting the definitions; and a second path means for transmitting the display information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
Apparatus for transmitting network-related information, comprising: means for receiving a request for first network information; means for retrieving first network information having interactive elements; means for creating second network information based on the first network information, said second network information comprising display information and definitions based on characteristics of the interactive elements; and means for transmitting the second network information, wherein the means for transmitting includes: a first path means for transmitting the definitions; and a second path means for transmitting the display information.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
72 words
A method for transmitting network-related information, comprising: receiving a request for first network information; retrieving first network information having interactive elements; creating second network information based on the first network information, said second network information comprising display information and definitions based on characteristics of the interactive elements; and transmitting the second network information using a first path means for transmitting the definitions and a second path means for transmitting the display information.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
72 words
A method for transmitting network-related information, comprising: receiving a request for first network information; retrieving first network information having interactive elements; creating second network information based on the first network information, said second network information comprising display information and definitions based on characteristics of the interactive elements; and transmitting the second network information using a first path means for transmitting the definitions and a second path means for transmitting the display information.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
111 words
A system for handling network information transfer between a network and a user device, comprising: means for receiving a network request from a user device for first network information; means for retrieving the first network information; means for processing the first network information to create second network information comprising a user interface element definition and display information; means for transmitting the second network information, over a communications media using a first path means for transmitting the definitions and a second path means for transmitting the display information; and means for receiving the second network information and recomposing the second network information to form a third network information for the user device.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
111 words
A system for handling network information transfer between a network and a user device, comprising: means for receiving a network request from a user device for first network information; means for retrieving the first network information; means for processing the first network information to create second network information comprising a user interface element definition and display information; means for transmitting the second network information, over a communications media using a first path means for transmitting the definitions and a second path means for transmitting the display information; and means for receiving the second network information and recomposing the second network information to form a third network information for the user device.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
140 words
A system for handling network information transfer between a network and a user device, comprising: means for receiving a network request from a user device for first network information; means for receiving a user request from a first user device, means for receiving a user request form a second user device; means for capturing session information for a single user regarding the user request from the first user device and the user request from the second user device; means for retrieving first network information; means for processing the first network information to create second network information comprising a user interface element definition and display information; means for transmitting the second network information, over a communications media; and means for receiving the second network information and recomposing the second network information to form a third network information for the user device.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
140 words
A system for handling network information transfer between a network and a user device, comprising: means for receiving a network request from a user device for first network information; means for receiving a user request from a first user device, means for receiving a user request form a second user device; means for capturing session information for a single user regarding the user request from the first user device and the user request from the second user device; means for retrieving first network information; means for processing the first network information to create second network information comprising a user interface element definition and display information; means for transmitting the second network information, over a communications media; and means for receiving the second network information and recomposing the second network information to form a third network information for the user device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system according to claim 4, wherein the means for capturing session information includes: means for capturing bookmark information.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
101 words
A method for handling network information transfer between a network and a user device, comprising: receiving a network request from a user device for first network information; retrieving first network information; processing the first netowrk information to create second network information comprising a user interface element definiiton and display information; transmitting the second network information over a communications media, wherein the transmitting includes; transmitting the definitions over a first path; and transmitting the display information over a second path; and receiving the second network information and recomposing the second network information to form a third network information for the user device.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
101 words
A method for handling network information transfer between a network and a user device, comprising: receiving a network request from a user device for first network information; retrieving first network information; processing the first netowrk information to create second network information comprising a user interface element definiiton and display information; transmitting the second network information over a communications media, wherein the transmitting includes; transmitting the definitions over a first path; and transmitting the display information over a second path; and receiving the second network information and recomposing the second network information to form a third network information for the user device.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for handling network information transfer between a network and a user device, comprising: receiving a network request from a user device for first network information, wherein said receiving includes capturing session information for a single user regarding the user request from the first user device and the user request from the second user device; receiving a user request from a first user device; receiving a user request form a second user device; retrieving first network information; processing the first netowrk information to create second network information comprising a user interface element definiiton and display information; transmitting the second network information over a communications media; and receiving the second network information and recomposing the second network information to form a third network information for the user device.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for handling network information transfer between a network and a user device, comprising: receiving a network request from a user device for first network information, wherein said receiving includes capturing session information for a single user regarding the user request from the first user device and the user request from the second user device; receiving a user request from a first user device; receiving a user request form a second user device; retrieving first network information; processing the first netowrk information to create second network information comprising a user interface element definiiton and display information; transmitting the second network information over a communications media; and receiving the second network information and recomposing the second network information to form a third network information for the user device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of capturing session information includes a substep of: capturing bookmark information.
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