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SMART BROWSING PROVIDERS

  • US 20080189618A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2008
  • Published: 08/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing chrome specification information to a user device to enable the user device to update a chrome portion of a browser of the user device, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at a content provider system associated with a content provider, a request, from a user device, for content offered by the content provider;

    based on receiving the request for content offered by the content provider, accessing, at the content provider system, chrome specification information defining a control element configured to invoke functionality corresponding to the content offered by the content provider; and

    sending, from the content provider system to the user device, the chrome specification information defining the control element configured to invoke functionality corresponding to the content offered by the content provider such that receipt of the chrome specification information by the user device enables the user device to configure a chrome portion of a browser of the user device to include the control element configured to invoke functionality corresponding to the content offered by the content provider.

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