Method Of Providing Co-browsing Functionality Within A Standard Browser

• US 20120185784A1
• Filed: 01/11/2012
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles Katz
• Original Assignee: Charles Katz
• Inventors: Katz, Charles
• Application Number:
  US13/348,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20120185784A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

A system and method for interactive internet co-browsing comprising an internet web browser, web browser pages, and web server all connected by an internet connection. The co-browsing system provides a way for an individual or multiple individuals to lead an internet web co-browsing session while an individual or multiple individuals follow the internet web co-browsing session, and vice versa.

Claims

1. A method to facilitate user to user internet co-browsing comprising:

a. providing a network;

b. provide a host computer wherein said host computer is connected to said network;

c. having a first user connected to said network via a first web browser;

d. having a second user connected to said network via a second web browser;

e. said host computer is connected to said network;

f. said host computer connects said first user to said user two

g. wherein said first user inputs a web URL to said host computer;

h. said host computer automatically changes said second browser'"'"'s web URL thereby causing said second user to view the content of said web URL.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said first user inputs said web URL to said host computer via a message chat provided by said host computer.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said first user inputs said web URL to said host computer via a message chat bar within a video chat provided by said host computer.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said first user inputs said web url to said host computer by having said first user to select a web url from a list of web urls provided by said host computer.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said host computer provides said list of web urls in response to said first user'"'"'s request.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said host computer automatically changes a sub-frame of said second browser'"'"'s web URL thereby causing said second user to view the content of said web URL.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said second user is able to input said web URL to said host computer wherein said host computer automatically changes said first browser'"'"'s web URL thereby causing said first user to view the content of said web URL.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said host computer automatically changes a sub-frame of said first browser'"'"'s web URL thereby causing said first user to view the content of said web URL.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said host computer displays in said first browser and said second browser previously displayed web URLs.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said host computer displays in a sub-frame of said first browser and in a sub-frame of said second browser previously displayed web URLs.

11. The system to facilitate an user to user internet co-browsing comprising:

a. a network;

b. a host computer wherein said host computer is connected to said network;

c. a first user connected to said network via a first web browser;

d. a second user connected to said network via a second web browser;

e. said host computer is connected to said network;

f. said host computer connects said first user to said second user;

g. wherein said first user inputs a web URL to said host computer;

h. said host computer automatically changes said second browser'"'"'s web URL thereby causing said second user to view the content of said web URL.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein said first user inputs said web URL to said host computer via a message chat provided by said host computer.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said first user inputs said web URL to said host computer via a message chat bar within a video chat provided by said host computer.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein said first user inputs said web url to said host computer by having said first user to select a web url from a list of web urls provided by said host computer.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein said host computer provides said list of web urls in response to said first user'"'"'s request.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein said host computer automatically changes a sub-frame of said second browser'"'"'s web URL thereby causing said second user to view the content of said web URL.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein said second user is able to input said web URL to said host computer wherein said host computer automatically changes said first browser'"'"'s web URL thereby causing said first user to view the content of said web URL.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein said host computer automatically changes a sub-frame of said first browser'"'"'s web URL thereby causing said first user to view the content of said web URL.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein said host computer displays in said first browser and said second browser previously displayed web URLs.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein said host computer displays in a sub-frame of said first browser and in a sub-frame of said second browser previously displayed web URLs.