User-controllable persistent browser display pages
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the persistence of browser display pages on a computer screen display, said method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
- displaying a first page of information in a first browser window on the display, said first page of information containing one or more links to other pages of information;
determining whether or not the first page is to persist on the display in the first browser window;
providing for the selecting a link contained in said first page of information to retrieve a second page of information;
if the first page of information is to persist on the display in the first browser window, opening a second browser window on the display for displaying the second page of information;
providing for the retrieval of said second page of information located at an address specified by said link; and
displaying the second page of information in the 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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12 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the persistence of browser display pages on a computer screen display, said method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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displaying a first page of information in a first browser window on the display, said first page of information containing one or more links to other pages of information; determining whether or not the first page is to persist on the display in the first browser window; providing for the selecting a link contained in said first page of information to retrieve a second page of information; if the first page of information is to persist on the display in the first browser window, opening a second browser window on the display for displaying the second page of information; providing for the retrieval of said second page of information located at an address specified by said link; and displaying the second page of information in the second browser window.
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2. Apparatus for controlling the display of pages selected by a browser system in a computer, the computer having a processor, a keyboard, a computer display device and a plurality of data storage devices, said apparatus comprising:
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sticky page selecting module for selecting whether or not a first page is to persist on a display by the computer display device after a second page for display is selected by the browser system, said sticky page module providing a user selectable symbol within said display permitting a user to select if said first page should be retained within said first browser window; a page opening module, responsive to said sticky page selecting module selecting the first page as a page to persist, for opening a new window on the display for the second page; a link module linking the second page to the new window when the second page is selected by the browser system; and said display device displaying the second page in the new window.
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3. A method for displaying two or more pages of information within a display of a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first page of information within a first browser window, said first page of information 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; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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; 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 (10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer useable 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 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.
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