Web page display system
First Claim
1. A display system for displaying web pages accessible via a network, the display system comprising:
- a computer system configured to send requests for web pages via the network to web page sites, the computer system configured to receive web pages via the network from web page sites;
a display having display controls and a plurality of non-overlapping display areas having adjustable sizes, the plurality of non-overlapping display areas having a collective size equal to the sum of the non-overlapping display areas, each non-overlapping display area having independent display area controls and configured to independently display a web page received by the computer; and
a sizing control operable by a user to adjust the sizes of the display areas simultaneously with one control action while maintaining the collective size of the plurality of non-overlapping display areas.
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Abstract
A display system displays web pages from web sites located on data communications networks such as the Internet network. The display system has display controls and a plurality of non-overlapping display areas. Each display area has independent display area controls and independently displays a web page. The display controls include a sizing control operable by a user to alter a size of all display areas simultaneously with one control action. The display system in an embodiment includes a browser software program to provide communications and display support. The browser software program is executed in only one instance to provide the support for the plurality of display areas. The display controls also include a designator control operable by a user to designate the number of the non-overlapping display areas to be displayed. The display controls also include a drag and drop control for universal reference locators.
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35 Claims
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1. A display system for displaying web pages accessible via a network, the display system comprising:
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a computer system configured to send requests for web pages via the network to web page sites, the computer system configured to receive web pages via the network from web page sites;
a display having display controls and a plurality of non-overlapping display areas having adjustable sizes, the plurality of non-overlapping display areas having a collective size equal to the sum of the non-overlapping display areas, each non-overlapping display area having independent display area controls and configured to independently display a web page received by the computer; and
a sizing control operable by a user to adjust the sizes of the display areas simultaneously with one control action while maintaining the collective size of the plurality of non-overlapping display areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display system for displaying web pages, the display system comprising:
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a display having display controls and a plurality of non-overlapping display areas, each display area having independent display area controls and configured to independently display a web page, each display area having a size; and
a sizing control operable by a user to alter the sizes of the display areas simultaneously with one control action. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of displaying web pages comprising:
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requesting web pages from web page sites;
receiving the requested web pages from web page sites;
displaying the requested web pages wherein the requested web pages are displayed in a non-overlapping manner in display area having a size;
changing the size of a first web page displayed in response to a sizing control command; and
resizing the web pages other than the first web page to maintain the size of the display area of all of the web pages. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
dragging a uniform resource locator from a portion of the display;
dropping the uniform resource locator on to one of the displayed web pages; and
displaying a web page from a web page site associated with the uniform resource locator.
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21. The method of claim 19, further including:
executing only one instance of a software program that manages the method of displaying web pages.
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22. The method of claim 19 wherein requesting web pages is done with one control action for all requested web pages.
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23. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
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selecting a uniform resource locator with a single action of an input device controlling a cursor;
repositioning the cursor over one of the displayed we pages; and
displaying a web page from a web page site associated with the uniform resource locator.
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24. A display system for displaying web pages accessible via a network, the display system comprising:
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a computer system configured to send requests for web pages via the network to web page sites, the computer system configured to receive web pages via the network from web page sites;
a display having a plurality of non-overlapping display areas configured to independently display a web page received by the computer;
a first software program configured to provide instructions to send the web page requests and to receive web pages with the computer system using only one instance of the software program; and
a second software program configured to display the web pages in the non-overlapping display areas while a plurality of web pages are independently displayed in the plurality of the non-overlapping display areas.
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25. A display system for displaying web pages accessible via a network, the display system comprising:
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a computer system configured to send requests for web pages via the network to web page sites, the computer system configured to receive web pages via the network from web page sites;
a display having a plurality of display areas configured to independently display a web page received by the computer; and
a display control configured to activate a group of the display areas to each display a web page from a list of web page sites. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A display system for displaying web pages accessible via a network, the display system comprising:
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a data storage area to store a list of web page sites;
a computer system configured to send requests for web pages via the network to web page sites, the computer system configured to receive web pages via the network from web page sites based upon a selected list of the stored web page sites in the data storage area; and
a display having a plurality of display areas, each display area configured to independently display a web page received by the computer. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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