Method and apparatus for loading multiple animated images on a web-page with limited network throughput
First Claim
1. An information processing system comprising:
- a browser for retrieving hypertext objects from servers over a network, wherein said network has a limited bandwidth associated therewith;
said browser including a Java engine for running Java applets;
a hypertext means responsive to activation of a hypertext link, for retrieving from said server a hypertext object containing a Java applet,said Java applet loading an animation applet from said server having a default image and default image animation effects for display on said browser; and
said Java applet requesting a target image series comprising a series of related images from said server and loading said target image series one image at a time with screen transition effects in between each image so that a speed of said screen transition effects is set to finish when a next image in said image series is retrieved over said network of limited bandwidth and prepared for loading by said Java applet, thereby making said speed of said screen transition effects proportional to a time required to retrieved said next image in said image series.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for loading multiple animated images on a Web page during browsing over a network with limited bandwidth. The method comprising the steps of: (1) retrieving hypertext objects containing a Java applet from servers over a network into a browser utilizing a Java engine for running Java applets; (2) displaying a default image and default image effects by the Java applet; and (3) the Java applet retrieving a target image series comprising a series of related images from the server and loading the target image series one image at a time with screen transition effects in between each image so that a speed of the screen transition effects is set to finish when a next image in the image series is retrieved over the network of limited bandwidth and prepared for loading by said Java applet, thereby making the speed of the screen transition effects proportional to a time required to retrieved the next image in the image series.
In another embodiment, an apparatus and computer readable medium carries out the method above.
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15 Claims
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1. An information processing system comprising:
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a browser for retrieving hypertext objects from servers over a network, wherein said network has a limited bandwidth associated therewith; said browser including a Java engine for running Java applets; a hypertext means responsive to activation of a hypertext link, for retrieving from said server a hypertext object containing a Java applet, said Java applet loading an animation applet from said server having a default image and default image animation effects for display on said browser; and said Java applet requesting a target image series comprising a series of related images from said server and loading said target image series one image at a time with screen transition effects in between each image so that a speed of said screen transition effects is set to finish when a next image in said image series is retrieved over said network of limited bandwidth and prepared for loading by said Java applet, thereby making said speed of said screen transition effects proportional to a time required to retrieved said next image in said image series. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for loading multiple animated images comprising the steps of:
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retrieving hypertext objects containing a Java applet from servers over a network with a limited bandwidth associated therewith, into a browser utilizing a Java engine for running Java applets; displaying a default image and default image effects by said Java applet; and said Java applet retrieving a target image series comprising a series of related images from said server and loading said target image series one image at a time with screen transition effects in between each image so that a speed of said screen transition effects is set to finish when a next image in said image series is retrieved over said network of limited bandwidth and prepared for loading by said Java applet, thereby making said speed of said screen transition effects proportional to a time required to retrieved said next image in said image series. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for loading multiple animated images by:
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program instruction means for retrieving hypertext objects containing a Java applet from servers over a network with a limited bandwidth associated therewith, into a browser utilizing a Java engine for running Java applets; said Java applet contain a first program instruction means for displaying a default image and default image effects by said Java applet; and said Java applet contain a second program instruction means for retrieving a target image series comprising a series of related images from said server and loading said target image series one image at a time with screen transition effects in between each image so that a speed of said screen transition effects is set to finish when a next image in said image series is retrieved over said network of limited bandwidth and prepared for loading by said Java applet, thereby making said speed of said screen transition effects proportional to a time required to retrieved said next image in said image series. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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