User-controllable persistent browser display pages
First Claim
1. A method for displaying two or more pages of information on a display of a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a first page within a first browser window, said first page containing a link to a second page of information;
determining if said first page should be retained within said first browser window, wherein said determining step further comprises providing a user-controllable symbol within said first browser window permitting a user to select if said first page should be retained within said first browser window;
obtaining the second page of information over a network, said second page of information located at an address specified by said link; and
if said determining step determined that said first page should be retained within said first browser window, opening a second browser window.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a user control mechanism for selectively retaining for display a document obtained from a network. The user control is located as an icon or symbol in the browser interface for ease of use. Subsequent documents which are downloaded from the network are displayed in a separate window of the display in the computing system, and these subsequent windows are also provided with the same user control mechanism. In particular, the user can selectively create a second browser display page by following a link contained in the first browser display page, without overwriting the contents of the first browser display page.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for displaying two or more pages of information on a display of a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first page within a first browser window, said first page containing a link to a second page of information; determining if said first page should be retained within said first browser window, wherein said determining step further comprises providing a user-controllable symbol within said first browser window permitting a user to select if said first page should be retained within said first browser window; obtaining the second page of information over a network, said second page of information located at an address specified by said link; and if said determining step determined that said first page should be retained within said first browser window, opening a second browser window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for displaying two or more pages of information on a display of a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first page within a first browser window, said first page containing a link to a second page of information;
determining if said first page should be retained within said first browser window;obtaining the second page of information over a network, said second page of information located at an address specified by said link; if said determining step determined that said first page should be retained within said first browser window, opening a second browser window for displaying said second page in said second browser window, and providing a user-controllable symbol within said second browser window permitting a user to select if said second page should be retained within said second browser window.
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5. A method for displaying two or more pages of information on a display of a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first page within a first window, said first page containing a link to a second page of information; determining if said first page should be retained within said first window, wherein said determining step further comprises providing a user-controllable symbol within said first window permitting a user to select if said first page should be retained within said first window; obtaining the second page of information, said second page of information located at an address specified by said link; and if said determining step determined that said first page should be retained within said first window, opening a second window for displaying said second page in said second window. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for displaying two or more pages of information on a display of a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first page within a first window, said first page containing a link to a second page of information; determining if said first page should be retained within said first window; obtaining the second page of information, said second page of information located at an address specified by said link; if said determining step determined that said first page should be retained within said first window, opening a second window for displaying said second page in said second window; and providing a user-controllable symbol within said second window permitting a user to select if said second page should be retained within said second window.
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8. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for displaying two or more pages of information on a display of a computer, comprising; computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to effect displaying a first page within a first window, said first page containing a link to a second page of information; computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to provide a user-controllable symbol within said first window permitting a user to select if said first page should be retained within said first window; commuter readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to effect determining if said first page should be retained within said first window; computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to effect obtaining the second page of information, said second page of information located at an address specified by said link; and computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to effect opening a second window for displaying said second page in said second window if said determining step determined that said first page should be retained within said first window. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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