System and method for reordering the download priority of markup language objects
First Claim
1. A method for reordering a download priority of markup language objects, comprising the steps of:
- sending a request for a markup language page from a client computer on a network to a server on the network;
transmitting a page layout description from the server to the client computer in response to the request for the markup language page, wherein the page layout description has placeholders that are associated with markup language objects in the markup language page;
selecting at least one placeholder from the page layout description that is displayed to a user, wherein the user selects the placeholder; and
reordering the download priority of markup language objects according to at least one placeholder selected by the user.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for reordering the download priority of markup language objects. The method includes the operation of sending a request for a markup language page from a client computer on a network to a server on the network. The operation of transmitting a page layout from the server to the client computer is performed in response to the request for a markup language page. The page layout description has placeholders that are associated with markup language objects in the markup language page. According to another operation of the present invention a user can select at least one placeholder from the page layout description that is displayed to the user. Also included is the operation of reordering the download priority of the markup language objects according to at least one placeholder selected by the user.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for reordering a download priority of markup language objects, comprising the steps of:
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sending a request for a markup language page from a client computer on a network to a server on the network;
transmitting a page layout description from the server to the client computer in response to the request for the markup language page, wherein the page layout description has placeholders that are associated with markup language objects in the markup language page;
selecting at least one placeholder from the page layout description that is displayed to a user, wherein the user selects the placeholder; and
reordering the download priority of markup language objects according to at least one placeholder selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for prioritizing a download order of markup language objects received by a client computer over a network comprising:
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a server connected to the client computer over the network;
a markup language page stored on the server, the markup language page including markup language objects;
a browser stored on the client computer and configured to request and receive the markup language page; and
a prioritization module on the client computer that directs the browser to prioritize the download order of the markup language objects in the markup language page based on a user selection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for reordering the download priority of markup language page objects, comprising the steps of:
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sending a request for a markup language page from a client computer on a network to a server on the network;
transmitting a page layout description from the server to the client computer in response to the request for the markup language page, wherein said page layout description has placeholders that are associated with markup language objects in the markup language page;
selecting at least one placeholder from the page layout description that is displayed to a user, wherein the user selects the placeholder;
reordering the download priority of selected markup language page objects according to a selection of the user; and
storing a download priority order file of selected markup language page objects on the client computer, wherein an order of the selected markup language page objects is stored based on the selection of the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for prioritizing a download order of markup language objects to a client computer over a network comprising:
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a server means for transmitting a page layout description to the client computer, and the server means is connected to the client computer over the network;
a markup language page means stored on the server means, the markup language page means including markup language objects;
a browser means on the client computer for sending a request for a markup language page means from the client computer to the server means; and
a prioritization module means on the client computer for directing the browser means to prioritize a download order of the markup language objects in the markup language page means based on a user selection.
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25. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for reordering a download priority of markup language objects based on one or more selections made by a user;
computer readable program code for sending a request for a markup language page from a client computer on a network to a server on the network;
computer readable program code for transmitting a page layout description from the server to the client computer in response to the request for a markup language page, wherein the page layout description has placeholders that are associated with markup language objects in the markup language page;
computer readable program code for selecting at least one placeholder from the page layout description that is displayed to a user; and
computer readable program code for reordering the download priority of markup language objects according to at least one placeholder selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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