Method, system, and program for displaying pages downloaded from over a network in an application window
First Claim
1. A method for displaying pages in a viewer program on a computer display monitor, wherein the viewer program displays an application window, comprising:
- downloading a first and second pages from one of multiple servers over a network;
automatically concurrently displaying the first page in a first pane and the second page in a second pane in the application window according to predefined settings specifying how pages are to be displayed in the first and second panes;
downloading a third page from one of multiple servers over the network;
automatically concurrently displaying the third page in one of the first and second panes and one of the first and second pages in the other pane according to the predefined settings;
downloading a fourth page from one of multiple servers over the network;
automatically concurrently displaying the third and fourth pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings;
receiving user selection of a hypertext link within one of the displayed pages;
accessing the page addressed by the hypertext link;
automatically concurrently displaying the page currently displayed in the second pane in the first pane and displaying the page addressed by the hypertext link in the second pane if the user selected the hypertext link from the second pane;
automatically concurrently displaying the page currently displayed in the first pane and displaying the page addressed by the hypertext link in the second pane if the user selected the hypertext link from the first pane; and
wherein the viewer program is capable of displaying the downloaded pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings when the pages downloaded from over the network do not include any page commands to cause the display of pages in separate panes within the application window.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system, method, and program for displaying pages in a viewer program on a computer display monitor. The viewer program displays an application window. The viewer program downloads a first and second pages from one of multiple servers over a network and then automatically concurrently displays the first page in a first window pane and the second page in a second window pane in the application window according to predefined settings specifying how pages are to be displayed in the first and second panes. The viewer program then downloads a third page from one of multiple servers over the network and automatically concurrently displays the third page in one of the first and second panes and one of the first and second pages in the other pane according to the predefined settings. A fourth page is then downloaded from one of multiple servers over the network and the viewer program then automatically concurrently displays the third and fourth pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for displaying pages in a viewer program on a computer display monitor, wherein the viewer program displays an application window, comprising:
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downloading a first and second pages from one of multiple servers over a network; automatically concurrently displaying the first page in a first pane and the second page in a second pane in the application window according to predefined settings specifying how pages are to be displayed in the first and second panes; downloading a third page from one of multiple servers over the network; automatically concurrently displaying the third page in one of the first and second panes and one of the first and second pages in the other pane according to the predefined settings; downloading a fourth page from one of multiple servers over the network; automatically concurrently displaying the third and fourth pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings; receiving user selection of a hypertext link within one of the displayed pages; accessing the page addressed by the hypertext link; automatically concurrently displaying the page currently displayed in the second pane in the first pane and displaying the page addressed by the hypertext link in the second pane if the user selected the hypertext link from the second pane; automatically concurrently displaying the page currently displayed in the first pane and displaying the page addressed by the hypertext link in the second pane if the user selected the hypertext link from the first pane; and wherein the viewer program is capable of displaying the downloaded pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings when the pages downloaded from over the network do not include any page commands to cause the display of pages in separate panes within the application window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for displaying pages in a viewer program on a computer display monitor, wherein the viewer program displays an application window, comprising:
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means for downloading a first and second pages from one of multiple servers over a network; means for automatically concurrently displaying the first page in a first pane and the second page in a second pane in the application window according to predefined settings specifying how pages are to be displayed in the first and second panes; means for downloading a third page from one of multiple servers over the network; means for automatically concurrently displaying the third page in one of the first and second panes and one of the first and second pages in the other pane according to the predefined settings; means for downloading a fourth page from one of multiple servers over the network; means for automatically concurrently displaying the third and fourth pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings; means for receiving user selection of a hypertext link within one of the displayed pages; means for accessing the page addressed by the hypertext link; means for automatically concurrently displaying the page currently displayed in the second pane in the first pane and displaying the page addressed by the hypertext link in the second pane if the user selected the hypertext link from the second pane; means for automatically concurrently displaying the page currently displayed in the first pane and displaying the page addressed by the hypertext link in the second pane if the user selected the hypertext link from the first pane; and wherein the means for displaying the downloaded pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings is capable of displaying the pages in the first and second panes when the pages downloaded from over the network do not include any page commands to cause the display of pages in separate panes within the application window. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture for use in displaying electronic pages in a viewer program application window on a computer display monitor, wherein the article of manufacture comprises at least one computer program that is capable of causing a computer to perform:
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downloading a first and second pages from one of multiple servers over a network; automatically concurrently displaying the first page in a first pane and the second page in a second pane in the application window according to predefined settings specifying how pages are to be displayed in the first and second panes; downloading a third page from one of multiple servers over the network; automatically concurrently displaying the third page in one of the first and second panes and one of the first and second pages in the other pane according to the predefined settings; downloading a fourth page from one of multiple servers over the network; automatically concurrently displaying the third and fourth pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings; and receiving user selection of a hypertext link within one of the displayed pages; accessing the page addressed by the hypertext link; automatically concurrently displaying the page currently displayed in the second pane in the first pane and displaying the page addressed by the hypertext link in the second pane if the user selected the hypertext link from the second pane; automatically concurrently displaying the page currently displayed in the first pane and displaying the page addressed by the hypertext link in the second pane if the user selected the hypertext link from the first pane; and wherein the viewer program is capable of displaying the downloaded pages in the first and second panes according to the predefined settings when the pages downloaded from over the network do not include any page commands to cause the display of pages in separate panes within the application window. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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