Group-browsing system
First Claim
1. A group-browsing system comprising:
- a plurality of clients each including a shared web browser;
a server linked to the shared web browser of each client and configured to monitor the transmission of a web site URL request from the shared web browser of one client of the group and to direct that request to the shared web browser of other clients in the group; and
a gatekeeper module configured to first mask the identity of each client computer to prevent the web site from retrieving any client'"'"'s actual identifier and to second create the same temporary identifier for each client when any client logs on to the web site so that the same web page is displayed for all the clients in the group.
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Abstract
A group-browsing system for a plurality of clients each including a shared web browser. A server is linked to the shared web browser of each client and is configured to monitor the transmission of the web site URL request from the shared web browser of one client of the group and to direct the request to the shared web browser of other clients in the group. A gatekeeper module is configured to first mask the identity of each client'"'"'s computer on the shared browser. This prevents the web site from retrieving any client'"'"'s actual identifier. Second, the gatekeeper is also configured to create a same temporary identifier for each client when any client logs on to the web site so that the same web page is displayed for all the clients in the group.
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1. A group-browsing system comprising:
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a plurality of clients each including a shared web browser;
a server linked to the shared web browser of each client and configured to monitor the transmission of a web site URL request from the shared web browser of one client of the group and to direct that request to the shared web browser of other clients in the group; and
a gatekeeper module configured to first mask the identity of each client computer to prevent the web site from retrieving any client'"'"'s actual identifier and to second create the same temporary identifier for each client when any client logs on to the web site so that the same web page is displayed for all the clients in the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A gatekeeper system for group-browsing, the system comprising:
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means for masking the identity of each group member to prevent a web site from retrieving any group member'"'"'s actual identifier; and
means for creating a temporary identifier for each member of the group so that the same web page is displayed for all group members. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A group-browsing system comprising:
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a shared web browser for each client of a group of clients; and
a gatekeeper module configured;
first to mask the identity of each group member using a shared web browser to prevent a web site from retrieving any group member'"'"'s actual identifier, second to create a temporary identifier for each member of the group so that the same web page is displayed for all group members, third to automatically establish a non-shared browser when a client enters a secure server, fourth to automatically transfer the temporary identifier to the non-shared browser, and fifth to delete the temporary identifier at the end of the group-browsing session to prevent any client from returning to the web site as another client.
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14. A group-browsing method for a plurality of clients each including a shared web browser, the method comprising:
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linking a server to the shared web browser of each client;
using the server to monitor the transmission of a web site URL request from the shared web browser of one client of the group and to direct the request to the shared web browser of other clients in the group;
masking the identity of each client computer to prevent the web site from retrieving any client'"'"'s actual identifier; and
creating the same temporary identifier for each client when any client logs on to the web site so that the same web page is displayed for all the clients in the group.
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20. A group-browsing method comprising:
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masking the identity of each group member to prevent a web site from retrieving any group member'"'"'s actual identifier; and
creating a temporary identifier for each member of the group so that the same web page is displayed for all group members. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 24)
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23. A group-browsing method comprising:
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masking the identity of each group member using a shared web browser to prevent a web site from retrieving any group member'"'"'s actual identifier;
creating a temporary identifier for each member of the group so that the same web page is displayed for all group members;
establishing a non-shared browser when a client enters a secure server;
transferring the temporary identifier to the non-shared browser; and
deleting the temporary identifier at the end of the group-browsing session to prevent any client from returning to the web site as another client.
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