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Reformatting a first single-column markup document into a multi-column document, and formatting second markup document in the background, while displaying the first reformatted document

  • US 6,374,273 B1
  • Filed: 06/05/1998
  • Issued: 04/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for displaying a document on a computer, comprising:

  • (a) obtaining a first document and a second document from a server across a network into a browser program on the computer, wherein;

    (i) a formatting for the first document and second document is defined by a markup language; and

    (ii) the first and second documents are formatted for a single column display;

    (b) the browser program re-formatting the first document into a newspaper-like, multi-column format, wherein the first document is continuous across multiple columns;

    (c) displaying the first re-formatted document on a monitor attached to the computer;

    (d) the browser program re-formatting the second document into a newspaper-like, multi-column format, wherein the second document is continuous across multiple columns, and wherein the reformatting of the second document is performed in the background simultaneously with displaying the first document; and

    (e) displaying the second re-formatted document on the monitor.

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