System for delivering and simultaneously displaying primary and secondary information, and for displaying only the secondary information during interstitial space
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information at a display of a local user computer, the information including primary information representing information requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the method comprising:
- (a) requesting retrieval of primary information from a first information memory device, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the primary information is available for display;
(b) retrieving secondary information from a second information memory device;
(c) storing the primary and secondary information in a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer;
(d) simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on the user'"'"'s display;
(e) requesting retrieval of subsequent primary information;
(f) displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information; and
(g) displaying the subsequently requested information after receipt thereof.
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Abstract
A system is provided of displaying information at a display of a local user computer. The information includes primary information representing information requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information. The primary information is retrieved from a first information memory device, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the primary information is available for display. The secondary information is retrieved from a second information memory device. The primary and secondary information are stored in a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer, such as the cache memory. A display controller causes the primary information to be displayed simultaneously with a portion of the secondary information on the user'"'"'s display. When the user requests retrieval of subsequent primary information, a full display of the secondary information replaces the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information. The subsequently requested primary information is displayed after receipt thereof. The full display of secondary information is shown for a predetermined period of time, or may be held on the display by a user command. The user may also directly request a display of the full secondary information without requiring retrieval of subsequent primary information. The system may be implemented in an Internet environment wherein the primary and secondary information are retrieved from one or more remote websites. The portion of secondary information displayed which is simultaneously displayed with the primary information may be a thumbnail, keyhole or banner image of the full secondary information. The secondary information may be static, dynamic or user interactive.
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Citations
51 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information at a display of a local user computer, the information including primary information representing information requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the method comprising:
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(a) requesting retrieval of primary information from a first information memory device, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the primary information is available for display; (b) retrieving secondary information from a second information memory device; (c) storing the primary and secondary information in a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer; (d) simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on the user'"'"'s display; (e) requesting retrieval of subsequent primary information; (f) displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information; and (g) displaying the subsequently requested information after receipt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of displaying information retrieved from one or more remote sources at a display of a local computer, the information including primary information representing information content requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the primary and secondary information being stored at one or more of the remote sources, the method comprising:
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(a) requesting retrieval of primary information from one or more of the remote sources, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the requested primary information is available for display; (b) sending the requested primary information along with secondary information, the secondary information being retrieved from at least one of the remote sources; (c) storing the primary and secondary information in a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer; (d) simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on a display, the display being connected to the storage device; (e) requesting retrieval of subsequent primary information from one or more of the remote sources; (f) displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information; and (g) displaying at least the subsequently requested primary information after receipt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying information retrieved from one or more remote sources at a display of a local user computer, the information including primary information representing information content requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the primary and secondary information being stored at one or more of the remote sources, the method comprising:
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(a) requesting retrieval of primary information from one or more of the remote sources; (b) sending the requested primary information along with secondary information, the secondary information being retrieved from at least one of the remote sources; (c) storing the primary and secondary information in a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer; (d) simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on a display, the display being connected to the storage device; and (e) displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information upon user request of the full secondary information.
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18. A computer readable medium whose contents cause information to be displayed at a local user computer, the information including primary information representing information requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, by performing the steps of:
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(a) requesting retrieval of primary information from a first information memory device, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the primary information is available for display; (b) retrieving secondary information from a second information memory device; (c) storing the primary and secondary information in a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer; (d) simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on the user'"'"'s display; (e) requesting retrieval of subsequent primary information; (f) displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information; and (g) displaying the subsequently requested information after receipt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. The computer readable medium of displaying information retrieved from one or more remote sources at a display of a local computer, the information including primary information representing information content requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the primary and secondary information being stored at one or more of the remote sources, the computer readable medium further performing the steps of:
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(a) requesting retrieval of primary information from one or more of the remote sources, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the requested primary information is available for display; (b) sending the requested primary information along with secondary information, the secondary information being retrieved from at least one of the remote sources; (c) storing the primary and secondary information in a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer; (d) simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on a display, the display being connected to the storage device; (e) requesting retrieval of subsequent primary information from one or more of the remote sources; (f) displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information; and (g) displaying at least the subsequently requested primary information after receipt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. The computer readable medium of displaying information retrieved from one or more remote sources at a display of a local user computer, the information including primary information representing information content requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the primary and secondary information being stored at one or more of the remote sources, the computer readable medium further performing the steps of:
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(a) requesting retrieval of primary information from one or more of the remote sources; (b) sending the requested primary information along with secondary information, the secondary information being retrieved from at least one of the remote sources; (c) storing the primary and secondary information in a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer; (d) simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on a display, the display being connected to the storage device; and (e) displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information upon user request of the full secondary information.
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35. An apparatus for displaying information at a display of a local user computer, the information including primary information representing information requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) means for requesting retrieval of primary information from a first information memory device, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the primary information is available for display; (b) means for retrieving secondary information from a second information memory device; (c) a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer for storing the primary and secondary information therein; (d) means for simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on the user'"'"'s display; (e) means for requesting retrieval of subsequent primary information; (f) means for displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information; and (g) means for displaying the subsequently requested information after receipt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus for displaying information retrieved from one or more remote sources at a display of a local computer, the information including primary information representing information content requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the primary and secondary information being stored at one or more of the remote sources, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) means for requesting retrieval of primary information from one or more of the remote sources, wherein there is a delay period between the request time and the time in which the requested primary information is available for display; (b) means for sending the requested primary information along with secondary information, the secondary information being retrieved from at least one of the remote sources; (c) a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer for storing the primary and secondary information; (d) means for simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on a display, the display being connected to the storage device; (e) means for requesting retrieval of subsequent primary information from one or more of the remote sources; (f) means for displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information in at least a portion of the delay time which occurs during retrieval of the subsequent primary information; and (g) means for displaying at least the subsequently requested primary information after receipt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. An apparatus for displaying information retrieved from one or more remote sources at a display of a local user computer, the information including primary information representing information content requested by a user and secondary information representing additional information, the primary and secondary information being stored at one or more of the remote sources, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) means for requesting retrieval of primary information from one or more of the remote sources; (b) means for sending the requested primary information along with secondary information, the secondary information being retrieved from at least one of the remote sources; (c) a local storage device of the user'"'"'s computer for storing the primary and secondary information; (d) means for simultaneously displaying the primary information and a portion of the secondary information on a display, the display being connected to the storage device; and (e) means for displaying a full display of the secondary information in place of the primary information upon user request of the full secondary information.
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