Mechanism for dependably managing web synchronization and tracking operations among multiple browsers
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of tracking changes at an administrative browser to a web page being displayed at a plurality of user browsers, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) retrieving the page at each of the plurality user browsers;
(b) at any one or more of the user browsers making at least one change to the retrieved web page;
(c) at the network site, recording the at least one change made any one or more of the user browsers; and
(d) at the administrative browser, displaying the at least one change recorded for at least one of the user browsers.
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Abstract
Described is a mechanism for dependably managing web synchronization and tracking operations among multiple consumer browsers. A session is created for each of one of the consumer browsers when an individual consumer downloads an initial web page from an HTTP server. A unique ID is assigned to that session. After the session has been created for an individual browser, the information about all activities from that consumer browser will be recorded into the session. Such a mechanism overcomes the difficulty to organize and manage the activities from the multiple consumer browsers that are stateless in nature. An administration browser can select any one of the sessions created, display the activities previously performed in that session, and conduct bi-direction synchronization with the consumer browser associated with the selected session.
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1. A method of tracking changes at an administrative browser to a web page being displayed at a plurality of user browsers, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) retrieving the page at each of the plurality user browsers; (b) at any one or more of the user browsers making at least one change to the retrieved web page; (c) at the network site, recording the at least one change made any one or more of the user browsers; and (d) at the administrative browser, displaying the at least one change recorded for at least one of the user browsers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of tracking activities performed to web pages at a plurality of user browsers, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) retrieving at least one of the pages at each of the user browsers; (b) at an administrative site, creating a plurality of sessions, with each of the sessions being associated with a respective one of the user browsers; (c) at least one of the user browsers, performing activities to the retrieved pages; (d) at the administrative site, recording the activities for each of the user browsers into an associated session; and (e) using a web browser, displaying at least one session created for at least one of the user browsers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of synchronizing a plurality of user browsers and an administrative browser to display a web page, comprising:
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(a) retrieving the web page at one of the plurality of user browses; (b) initialize an applet at the one user browser; (c) establish a socket connection between the one user browser and the administrative browser; (d) identify a session and forward session information from the one user browser to the administrative browser; and (e) store session information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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