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
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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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Abstract
An optimized HTML (HyperText Markup Language) viewer formats documents and other information into a convenient, newspaper-like, multi-column format. The viewer can display one or many documents simultaneously, wherein a new document can be appended to the end of a currently displayed document. A multiple-column document can be scrolled by whole columns, images in documents are scaled as necessary, and tables are intelligently broken across multiple columns at row boundaries.
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1. A method for displaying a document on a computer, comprising:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28)
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10. An apparatus for displaying a document on a computer, comprising a client computer coupled to a server computer across a network, the client computer comprising:
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(a) means for obtaining a first document and a second document from the server into a browser program on the computer, wherein;
(i) a formatting for the first document and the second document is defined by a markup language; and
(ii) the first document and the second document are formatted for a single column display;
(b) means in the browser program for re-formatting the first document into a newspaper-like, multi-column format, wherein the first document is continuous across multiple columns;
(c) means for displaying the re-formatted first document on a monitor attached to the computer;
(d) means in the browser program for 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) means for displaying the second re-formatted document on the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for displaying a document on the computer, the method comprising:
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(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 the second document is defined by a markup language; and
(ii) the first document and the second document 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 re-formatted first 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. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30)
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