Utilization of target browsers

• US 9,473,558 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2016
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Noguchi, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nalven, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): RUPRECHT, CHRISTOPHER S
• Application Number:
  US15/096,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20160226948A1
• Time in Patent Office: 189 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/04 Partial updating of the display screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/02 Networking aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A method and system for utilizing target browsers. A client program is executed, which includes: (i) receiving a selection of at least one target browser by a user at a user interface at a first terminal, wherein the user interface displays two or more target browsers for each group of target browsers of two or more groups of target browsers from which the user has selected the at least one target browser; (ii) generating a message that includes the selected at least one target browser; and (iii) sending the message to a server.

Claims

1. A method for utilizing target browsers, said method performed in a system comprising a first terminal and a first processor in the first terminal, said method comprising:

said first processor executing a client program in the first terminal, said system further comprising at least one terminal, said at least one terminal not including the first terminal, said executing the client program triggered by a first web browser in the first terminal and comprising;

said first processor receiving a selection of at least one target browser by a user at a user interface at the first terminal, wherein the user interface displays a plurality of target browsers for each group of target browsers of a plurality of groups of target browsers from which the user has selected the at least one target browser,

said first processor detecting an event resulting from the user'"'"'s operation on a first display screen at the first terminal,

in response to said detecting the event, said first processor generating a message that includes the selected at least one target browser, a description of the event, and a parameter pertaining to the event,

said first processor in the first terminal sending the message to a server, said server coupled to the first terminal and to each terminal of the at least one terminal;

each terminal of the at least one terminal receiving the message from the server, each terminal of the at least one terminal comprising at least one web browser to which at least one respective display screen is coupled, said receiving the message from the server being performed by a processor in each terminal of at the least one terminal;

in response to each processor in each terminal receiving the message from the server, each processor in no less than one terminal of the at least one terminal ascertaining that the at least one target browser in the message comprises the web browser; and

in response to said ascertaining, each processor in the no less than one terminal triggering an updating of the respective display screen in accordance with the description of the event and the parameter pertaining to the event in the message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a first target browser is in at least two groups of target browsers of the plurality of groups of target browsers.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein a second target browser is in only one group of target browsers of the plurality of groups of target browsers.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one target browser comprises at least two target browsers.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least two target browsers comprises the first web browser.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a web page received by the first web browser from the server includes the client program.

7. A system comprising a first terminal, a first processor in the first terminal, a memory coupled to the first processor, and a computer readable storage device coupled to the first processor and containing program code configured to be executed by the first processor via the memory to implement a method for utilizing target browsers, said method comprising:

said first processor executing a client program in the first terminal, said system further comprising at least one terminal, said at least one terminal not including the first terminal, said executing the client program triggered by a first web browser in the first terminal and comprising;

said first processor receiving a selection of at least one target browser by a user at a user interface at the first terminal, wherein the user interface displays a plurality of target browsers for each group of target browsers of a plurality of groups of target browsers from which the user has selected the at least one target browser,

said first processor detecting an event resulting from the user'"'"'s operation on a first display screen at the first terminal,

in response to said detecting the event, said first processor generating a message that includes the selected at least one target browser, a description of the event, and a parameter pertaining to the event,

said first processor in the first terminal sending the message to a server, said server coupled to the first terminal and to each terminal of the at least one terminal,

each terminal of the at least one terminal receiving the message from the server, each terminal of the at least one terminal comprising at least one web browser to which at least one respective display screen is coupled, said receiving the message from the server being performed by a processor in each terminal of at the least one terminal;

in response to each processor in each terminal receiving the message from the server, each processor in no less than one terminal of the at least one terminal ascertaining that the at least one target browser in the message comprises the web browser; and

in response to said ascertaining, each processor in the no less than one terminal triggering an updating of the respective display screen in accordance with the description of the event and the parameter pertaining to the event in the message.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein a first target browser is in at least two groups of target browsers of the plurality of groups of target browsers.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein a second target browser is in only one group of target browsers of the plurality of groups of target browsers.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one target browser comprises at least two target browsers.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least two target browsers comprises the first web browser.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein a web page received by the first web browser from the server includes the client program.

13. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device having computer readable program code stored therein, said program code executable by a first processor in a first terminal configured to implement a method for utilizing target browsers, said method comprising:

said first processor executing a client program in the first terminal, said system further comprising at least one terminal, said at least one terminal not including the first terminal, said executing the client program triggered by a first web browser in the first terminal and comprising;

said first processor receiving a selection of at least one target browser by a user at a user interface at the first terminal, wherein the user interface displays a plurality of target browsers for each group of target browsers of a plurality of groups of target browsers from which the user has selected the at least one target browser,

said first processor detecting an event resulting from the user'"'"'s operation on a first display screen at the first terminal,

in response to said detecting the event, said first processor generating a message that includes the selected at least one target browser, a description of the event, and a parameter pertaining to the event,

said first processor in the first terminal sending the message to a server, said server coupled to the first terminal and to each terminal of the at least one terminal,

each terminal of the at least one terminal receiving the message from the server, each terminal of the at least one terminal comprising at least one web browser to which at least one respective display screen is coupled, said receiving the message from the server being performed by a processor in each terminal of at the least one terminal,

in response to each processor in each terminal receiving the message from the server, each processor in no less than one terminal of the at least one terminal ascertaining that the at least one target browser in the message comprises the web browser; and

in response to said ascertaining, each processor in the no less than one terminal triggering an updating of the respective display screen in accordance with the description of the event and the parameter pertaining to the event in the message.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein a first target browser is in at least two groups of target browsers of the plurality of groups of target browsers.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein a second target browser is in only one group of target browsers of the plurality of groups of target browsers.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the at least one target browser comprises at least two target browsers.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the at least two target browsers comprises the first web browser.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein a web page received by the first web browser from the server includes the client program.