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Simultaneous update of a plurality of user interface elements displayed in a web browser

  • US 20070234195A1
  • Filed: 04/03/2006
  • Published: 10/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for displaying information in a web browser, the method comprising:

  • a web browser on a client computer system requesting a web page from a server computer system;

    the server computer system returning the web page to the client computer system, wherein returning the web page comprises returning first information useable to display a plurality of user interface elements and returning code associated with the plurality of user interface elements;

    the web browser on the client computer system displaying the web page, wherein displaying the web page comprises displaying the plurality of user interface elements;

    the web browser starting a timer, wherein the method further comprises performing the following in response to the timer elapsing;

    the code associated with the plurality of user interface elements asynchronously requesting the server computer system to return update information useable to re-display the plurality of user interface elements;

    the server computer system returning the update information to the client computer system in response to the asynchronous request; and

    the code associated with the plurality of user interface elements operating to re-display the plurality of interface elements based on the update information, wherein the plurality of user interface elements are re-displayed without re-displaying the entire web page, and wherein the plurality of user interface elements appear to a user to be re-displayed simultaneously.

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