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Method and apparatus for flexibly linking to remotely located content on a network server through use of aliases
Assignee: Google LLC
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Filing: 1998-04-30
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Granted: 2002-09-24
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Expires: 2018-04-30
Abstract
Abstract Aliasing techniques that permit flexibly linking to remotely located resources are disclosed. The aliasing techniques are used by a browser application to link to a remote resource located on a network (e.g., the Internet) when the location of the remote resource is initially unknown or likely to be changed based on events external to the browser application. For example, the external events can include: relocation of the remote resource, use of a different device, user or carrier service to access the remote resource, or selection of different service levels. In one embodiment, a browser application executes on a wireless remote computing device and couples to a network gateway via a carrier network. The aliasing techniques are provided by sending alias information from the network gateway to the browser application, and then having the browser application form an alias table and store the alias table in the wireless remote computing device. The wireless remote computing device can be any of a wide range of devices that have wireless and computing capabilities, including a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant and a portable general purpose computer.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce Martin
- 👤 Peter F. King
- 👤 Bruce V. Schwartz
- 👤 Lawrence Michael Stein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9566
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 54
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for displaying a home page on a display screen associated with a remote client-side computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server, said method comprising: (a) identifying, at the remote client-side computing device, an alias URL that corresponds to the home page to be displayed on the display screen; (b) downloading alias data from the network server to the remote client-side computing device; (c) converting, within the remote client-side computing device, the alias URL to a resulting URL in accordance with the downloaded alias data; (d) requesting the home page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the home page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote client-side computing device, wherein the downloaded alias data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote client-side computing device, and wherein said downloading (b) of the alias data from the network server is performed prior to use of the downloaded alias data by said converting (c).
Claim 2
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for displaying a home page on a display screen associated with a remote client-side computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server, said method comprising: (a) identifying, at the remote client-side computing device, an alias URL that corresponds to the home page to be displayed on the display screen; (b) downloading alias data from the network server to the remote client-side computing device; (c) converting, within the remote client-side computing device, the alias URL to a resulting URL in accordance with the downloaded alias data; (d) requesting the home page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the home page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote client-side computing device, wherein the downloaded alias data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote client-side computing device, and wherein said downloading (b) of the alias data from the network server is performed prior to use of the downloaded alias data by said converting (c).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein said converting (c) is performed by the browser program operating in the remote client-side computing device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein said converting (c) is performed using a look-up table stored in the remote client-side computing device, the look-up table storing the downloaded alias data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the browser program is coupled to a network server in a wireless manner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the remote client-side computing device is a mobile device having the display screen integrally formed therewith.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the alias URL for the home page is a location independent such that the operation of the remote client-side computing device is independent of any changes in an actual URL for the home page.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the downloaded alias data populates a conversion table within the remote client-side computing device, and wherein said converting (c) converts the alias URL to the resulting URL using the conversion table.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the downloaded alias data comprises a conversion table formed at the network server, and wherein said converting (c) converts the alias URL to the resulting URL using the conversion table.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the remote client-side computing device has a unique device identifier associated therewith, and wherein the downloaded alias data for the remote client-side computing device is obtained from the network server based on the unique device identifier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the network server is a gateway server, wherein a subscriber is associated with the remote client-side computing device, and the gateway server maintains an account for the subscriber, and wherein the downloaded alias data for the remote client-side computing device is dependent on the status of the account of the subscriber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein by altering the downloaded alias data, the home page being displayed can be changed by an operator of the network server.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a network administrator can alter configuration of the remote client-side computing device based on the downloaded alias data supplied to the remote client-side computing device during said downloading.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for displaying a home page on a display screen associated with a remote client-side computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server, said method comprising: (a) identifying at the remote client-side computing device, an alias URL that corresponds to the home page to be displayed on the display screen; (b) converting, within the remote client-side computing device the alias URL to a resulting URL using a look-up table; (c) requesting the home page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (d) thereafter displaying the home page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote client-side computing device, wherein the remote client-side computing device includes a memory, and wherein said converting (b) comprises: (b1) downloading the look-up table from the network server; (b2) storing the look-up table in the memory of the remote client-side computing device; (b3) indexing into the look-up table using the alias URL to identify an actual URL associated with the alias URL; and (b4) forming the resulting URL based on the actual URL.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for displaying a home page on a display screen associated with a remote client-side computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server, said method comprising: (a) identifying at the remote client-side computing device, an alias URL that corresponds to the home page to be displayed on the display screen; (b) converting, within the remote client-side computing device the alias URL to a resulting URL using a look-up table; (c) requesting the home page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (d) thereafter displaying the home page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote client-side computing device, wherein the remote client-side computing device includes a memory, and wherein said converting (b) comprises: (b1) downloading the look-up table from the network server; (b2) storing the look-up table in the memory of the remote client-side computing device; (b3) indexing into the look-up table using the alias URL to identify an actual URL associated with the alias URL; and (b4) forming the resulting URL based on the actual URL.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the look-up table stored in the memory associates alias URLs to actual URLs.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
209 words
A method for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote wireless client computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server in a wireless manner, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is an alias URL and downloading alias data from the network server to the remote wireless client computing device; (c) converting, within the remote wireless client computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL based on the downloaded alias data previously received from the network server when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is an alias URL; (d) requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote wireless client computing device, wherein the downloaded alias data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote wireless client computing device, and wherein said downloading of the alias data from the network server is performed prior to use of the downloaded alias data by said converting (c).
Claim 18
Independent Claim
209 words
A method for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote wireless client computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server in a wireless manner, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is an alias URL and downloading alias data from the network server to the remote wireless client computing device; (c) converting, within the remote wireless client computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL based on the downloaded alias data previously received from the network server when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is an alias URL; (d) requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote wireless client computing device, wherein the downloaded alias data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote wireless client computing device, and wherein said downloading of the alias data from the network server is performed prior to use of the downloaded alias data by said converting (c).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
81 words
A method as recited in claim 15 , wherein said method further comprises: (f) determining whether the link URL is a relative URL; and (g) converting, within the remote wireless client computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL in accordance with a base URL associated with a page containing the link URL when said determining (f) determines that the link URL is a relative URL and said determining (b) determines that the link URL is not an alias URL.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the remote wireless client computing device is a mobile device having the display screen integrally formed therewith.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the page to be displayed on the display screen is a home page associated with the remote wireless client computing device.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 15 , wherein said converting (c) is performed by the browser program operating in the remote wireless client computing device.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
219 words
A method for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote wireless client computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server in a wireless manner, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is an alias URL; (c) converting, within the remote wireless client computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is an alias URL; (d) requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote wireless client computing device, wherein said converting (c) is performed using a look-up table stored in the remote wireless client computing device, wherein the remote wireless client computing device includes a memory, and wherein said converting (c) comprises: (c1) downloading the look-up table from the network server; (c2) storing the look-up table in the memory of the remote wireless client computing device; (c3) indexing into the look-up table using the alias URL to identify an actual URL associated with the alias URL; and (c4) forming the resulting URL based on the actual URL.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
219 words
A method for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote wireless client computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server in a wireless manner, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is an alias URL; (c) converting, within the remote wireless client computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is an alias URL; (d) requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote wireless client computing device, wherein said converting (c) is performed using a look-up table stored in the remote wireless client computing device, wherein the remote wireless client computing device includes a memory, and wherein said converting (c) comprises: (c1) downloading the look-up table from the network server; (c2) storing the look-up table in the memory of the remote wireless client computing device; (c3) indexing into the look-up table using the alias URL to identify an actual URL associated with the alias URL; and (c4) forming the resulting URL based on the actual URL.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method as recited in claim 20 , wherein the alias URL for the page is a location independent such that the operation of the remote wireless client computing device is independent of any changes in an actual URL for the page.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
223 words
A method for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote wireless client computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server in a wireless manner, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is an alias URL; (c) converting the link URL to a resulting URL when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is an alias URL; (d) requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote wireless client computing device, wherein the remote wireless client computing device includes a memory, and wherein said converting (c) comprises: (c1) dividing the alias URL into an alias base URL portion and a relative URL potion; (c2) looking up the alias base URL portion in an alias table to obtain an actual base URL; and (c3) combining the actual base URL with the relative URL portion to obtain the resulting URL wherein the alias table is stored in the remote wireless client computing device, and at least a portion of the contents of the alias table is obtained by download from the network server.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
223 words
A method for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote wireless client computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server in a wireless manner, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is an alias URL; (c) converting the link URL to a resulting URL when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is an alias URL; (d) requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote wireless client computing device, wherein the remote wireless client computing device includes a memory, and wherein said converting (c) comprises: (c1) dividing the alias URL into an alias base URL portion and a relative URL potion; (c2) looking up the alias base URL portion in an alias table to obtain an actual base URL; and (c3) combining the actual base URL with the relative URL portion to obtain the resulting URL wherein the alias table is stored in the remote wireless client computing device, and at least a portion of the contents of the alias table is obtained by download from the network server.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as recited in claim 22 , wherein said converting (c) is performed within the remote wireless client computing device.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as recited in claim 23 , wherein the remote wireless client computing device is a mobile device having the display screen integrally formed therewith, and wherein the page to be displayed on the display screen is a home page associated with the remote wireless client computing device.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
199 words
A mobile device, comprising: a memory, said memory storing a browser and an alias table; and a device controller operatively coupled to said memory, said device controller operates to execute said browser and to evaluate link requests by said browser to determine whether the link requests are aliases, and for each of the link requests that are determined to be an alias, operates to convert the alias to an actual link in accordance with alias information stored in the alias table, wherein the alias information is downloaded to the alias table from a network server; wherein said mobile device is a portable computing device including a display screen, wherein said device controller further operates to request a resource from a network as identified by the actual link associated with the alias, and upon receipt of the resource at said portable computing device operates to display the resource on said display screen, and wherein the downloaded alias information for a plurality of alias entries to be stored in the alias table is downloaded to the alias table from the network server prior to use of the alias table by said device controller to convert the alias into the actual link.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
199 words
A mobile device, comprising: a memory, said memory storing a browser and an alias table; and a device controller operatively coupled to said memory, said device controller operates to execute said browser and to evaluate link requests by said browser to determine whether the link requests are aliases, and for each of the link requests that are determined to be an alias, operates to convert the alias to an actual link in accordance with alias information stored in the alias table, wherein the alias information is downloaded to the alias table from a network server; wherein said mobile device is a portable computing device including a display screen, wherein said device controller further operates to request a resource from a network as identified by the actual link associated with the alias, and upon receipt of the resource at said portable computing device operates to display the resource on said display screen, and wherein the downloaded alias information for a plurality of alias entries to be stored in the alias table is downloaded to the alias table from the network server prior to use of the alias table by said device controller to convert the alias into the actual link.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 25 , wherein the alias table comprises an actual homepage link that corresponds to a homepage alias.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
24 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 25 , wherein the alias table comprises an actual bookmark link that corresponds to a bookmark alias.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
28 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 25 , wherein the alias table enables the actual link corresponding to an alias to depend on external events or settings.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
44 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 25 , wherein said mobile device is a portable computing device and wherein the network server is a network gateway, and wherein said portable computing device couples to the network gateway which in-turn couples to the Internet.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
36 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 29 , wherein the alias information for the alias table is downloaded from the network gateway to said portable computing device each time said portable computing device is initialized.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
26 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 30 , wherein said memory includes RAM and ROM, and wherein the alias table is stored in the RAM.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
30 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 25 , wherein said portable computing device is coupled to a network of computers through wireless communications, the network of computers storing resources.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
34 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 32 , wherein the resource requested is supplied to said portable computing device as an information page, and the information page is displayed on said display screen.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
229 words
A mobile device that couples to a network server, comprising: a display screen; and a computer readable media storing computer program instructions for operating a browser program and for storing computer program instructions for displaying a page on said display screen, wherein the computer program instructions for displaying the page on said display screen include: program code for identifying a link URL that corresponds to the page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; program code for determining whether the link URL is an alias URL; program code for downloading alias data from the network server to the mobile device; program code for converting the link URL to a resulting URL based on the downloaded alias data previously received from the network server when said program code for determining determines that the link URL is an alias URL; program code for requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and program code for displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen, wherein the downloaded alias data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the mobile device, and wherein said program code for downloading of the alias data from the network server operates to perform the downloading prior to use of the downloaded alias data by said program code for converting.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
229 words
A mobile device that couples to a network server, comprising: a display screen; and a computer readable media storing computer program instructions for operating a browser program and for storing computer program instructions for displaying a page on said display screen, wherein the computer program instructions for displaying the page on said display screen include: program code for identifying a link URL that corresponds to the page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; program code for determining whether the link URL is an alias URL; program code for downloading alias data from the network server to the mobile device; program code for converting the link URL to a resulting URL based on the downloaded alias data previously received from the network server when said program code for determining determines that the link URL is an alias URL; program code for requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and program code for displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen, wherein the downloaded alias data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the mobile device, and wherein said program code for downloading of the alias data from the network server operates to perform the downloading prior to use of the downloaded alias data by said program code for converting.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
24 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 34 , wherein said mobile device is a mobile telephone and has said display screen integral therewith.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
42 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 34 , wherein said mobile device includes volatile memory storage, and wherein said program code for converting utilizes a look-up table stored in said volatile memory storage, the look-up table containing the downloaded alias data.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
63 words
A mobile device as recited in claim 36 , wherein said program code for converting comprises: program code for storing the look-up table in said volatile memory storage; program code for indexing into the look-up table using the alias URL to identify an actual URL associated with the alias URL; and program code for forming the resulting URL based on the actual URL.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
220 words
A computer readable medium containing program code for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote client-side computing device coupleable to a network server, said computer readable medium comprising: first program code for identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen; second program code for determining whether the link URL is an alias URL and downloading alias data from the network server to the remote client-side computing device; third program code, within the remote client-side computing device, for converting the link URL to a resulting URL based on the alias data previously downloaded from the network server when said second program code determines that the link URL is an alias URL; fourth program code for requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and fifth program code for thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote client-side computing device, wherein the downloaded alias data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote client-side computing device, and wherein said second program code for downloading of the alias data from the network server operates to perform the downloading prior to use of the downloaded alias data by said third program code.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
220 words
A computer readable medium containing program code for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote client-side computing device coupleable to a network server, said computer readable medium comprising: first program code for identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen; second program code for determining whether the link URL is an alias URL and downloading alias data from the network server to the remote client-side computing device; third program code, within the remote client-side computing device, for converting the link URL to a resulting URL based on the alias data previously downloaded from the network server when said second program code determines that the link URL is an alias URL; fourth program code for requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and fifth program code for thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote client-side computing device, wherein the downloaded alias data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote client-side computing device, and wherein said second program code for downloading of the alias data from the network server operates to perform the downloading prior to use of the downloaded alias data by said third program code.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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A computer readable medium as recited in claim 38 , wherein the remote client-side computing device is a mobile device having the display screen integrally formed therewith.
Claim 48
Independent Claim
215 words
A method of managing pages displayed on a display screen associated with a client-side computing device operating a browser program, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is an alias URL and downloading alias conversion information from a remote server-side computing device to the client-side computing device; (c) converting, at the client-side computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is an alias URL using alias conversion information received at the client-side computing device from the remote server-side computing device; (d) requesting the page from a remote network server using the resulting URL; (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the remote network server on the display screen of the client-side computing device; and (f) caching the page received from the remote network server based on the resulting URL, wherein the downloaded alias conversion information pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the client-side computing device, and wherein said downloading of the alias conversion information from the network server is performed prior to use of the downloaded alias conversion information by said converting (c).
Claim 49
Independent Claim
215 words
A method of managing pages displayed on a display screen associated with a client-side computing device operating a browser program, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is an alias URL and downloading alias conversion information from a remote server-side computing device to the client-side computing device; (c) converting, at the client-side computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is an alias URL using alias conversion information received at the client-side computing device from the remote server-side computing device; (d) requesting the page from a remote network server using the resulting URL; (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the remote network server on the display screen of the client-side computing device; and (f) caching the page received from the remote network server based on the resulting URL, wherein the downloaded alias conversion information pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the client-side computing device, and wherein said downloading of the alias conversion information from the network server is performed prior to use of the downloaded alias conversion information by said converting (c).
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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A method as recited in claim 40 , wherein said displaying (e) and said caching (f) are provided by the browser program.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
206 words
A computer readable medium containing program code for displaying a web page on a display screen associated with a remote client-side computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server, said computer readable medium comprising: program code for identifying an alias URL that corresponds to the web page to be displayed on the display screen; program code for downloading alias conversion information from the network server to the remote client-side computing device; program code for substituting, within the remote client-side computing device a resulting URL for the alias URL based on the alias conversion information previously downloaded from the network server; program code for requesting the web page from the network server using the resulting URL; and program code for thereafter displaying the web page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote client-side computing device, wherein the downloaded alias conversion information pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote client-side computing device, and wherein said program code for downloading of the alias conversion information from the network server operates to perform the downloading prior to use of the downloaded alias conversion information by said program code for substituting.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
206 words
A computer readable medium containing program code for displaying a web page on a display screen associated with a remote client-side computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server, said computer readable medium comprising: program code for identifying an alias URL that corresponds to the web page to be displayed on the display screen; program code for downloading alias conversion information from the network server to the remote client-side computing device; program code for substituting, within the remote client-side computing device a resulting URL for the alias URL based on the alias conversion information previously downloaded from the network server; program code for requesting the web page from the network server using the resulting URL; and program code for thereafter displaying the web page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote client-side computing device, wherein the downloaded alias conversion information pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote client-side computing device, and wherein said program code for downloading of the alias conversion information from the network server operates to perform the downloading prior to use of the downloaded alias conversion information by said program code for substituting.
Claim 53
Independent Claim
243 words
A method for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote wireless client computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server in a wireless manner, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is a relative URL and downloading base data from the network server to the remote wireless client computing device; (c) converting, within the remote wireless client computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is a relative URL, and after said downloading (b) downloads the base data from the network server said convening (c) including at least (c1) identifying a base URL that is associated with the link URL, and (c2) combining the base URL with the link URL to obtain the resulting URL; (d) requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote wireless client computing device, wherein the downloaded base data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote wireless client computing device, and wherein said downloading of the base data from the network server is performed prior to use of the downloaded base data by said converting (c).
Claim 54
Independent Claim
243 words
A method for displaying a page on a display screen associated with a remote wireless client computing device operating a browser program and being coupled to a network server in a wireless manner, said method comprising: (a) identifying a link URL that corresponds to a page to be displayed on the display screen by the browser program; (b) determining whether the link URL is a relative URL and downloading base data from the network server to the remote wireless client computing device; (c) converting, within the remote wireless client computing device, the link URL to a resulting URL when said determining (b) determines that the link URL is a relative URL, and after said downloading (b) downloads the base data from the network server said convening (c) including at least (c1) identifying a base URL that is associated with the link URL, and (c2) combining the base URL with the link URL to obtain the resulting URL; (d) requesting the page from the network server using the resulting URL; and (e) thereafter displaying the page received from the network server on the display screen of the remote wireless client computing device, wherein the downloaded base data pertains to a plurality of alias URLs to be stored in a data storage of the remote wireless client computing device, and wherein said downloading of the base data from the network server is performed prior to use of the downloaded base data by said converting (c).
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2005-09-23 | 2006-03-25 | 2006-09-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2009-09-23 | 2010-03-25 | 2010-09-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2013-09-23 | 2014-03-25 | 2014-09-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |