Internet access via specific server and via proprietary application for selecting and controlling content: remote and local
First Claim
1. A software application running on a local server having one or more associated local storage media and interfacing with a web-server, the application representing data stored in the one or more local storage media in a consistent GUI based on content, the web-server providing the local server with data in a compatible format for the application, the application organizing and presenting data accessible from the web-server on the GUI based on the content of the data provided.
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Abstract
A software application running on a local server having one or more associated local storage media and interfacing with a web-server. The application represents data stored in the one or more local storage media in a GUI based on content. The web-server provides the local server with data in a compatible format for the application. The application organizes and presents data received from the web-server on the GUI based on the content of the data provided.
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38 Claims
- 1. A software application running on a local server having one or more associated local storage media and interfacing with a web-server, the application representing data stored in the one or more local storage media in a consistent GUI based on content, the web-server providing the local server with data in a compatible format for the application, the application organizing and presenting data accessible from the web-server on the GUI based on the content of the data provided.
- 10. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) generated by a software application running on a local server and having a connection to a remote network, the GUI representing data stored locally and in the remote network in standard displays that integrate the representation of data independent of where stored.
- 16. A system comprising a local server that interfaces with a remote network and runs at least one software application, the system having at least one associated storage medium for storage of local information, the software application initiating communication from the local server to the remote network to retrieve information from the remote network and storing the retrieved information on the at least one associated storage medium as local information, the retrieved information including specified data formatted in a pre-defined data format that is compatible with the at least one software application.
- 22. A method of enabling a remote server to provide information to a local server, the method comprising the steps of storing information, selecting information that is applicable to a software application of the local server, and transferring the selected information to the local server, the information being in a format compatible with the software application.
- 30. A method of enabling a software application of a local server to receive information from a remote server, the method comprising the steps of requesting information that is applicable to the software application, the requested information comprising at least one preference of an end user, and receiving selected information from the remote server in a format compatible with the software application, the selected information corresponding to the at least one preference.
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