BROWSER TRANSLATION BETWEEN FRAMES AND NO FRAMES

• US 20020054126A1
• Filed: 10/16/1998
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: GAMON, OWEN JOHN
• Application Number:
  US09/174,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20020054126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A browser has a frames/no frames option. The browser dynamically transforms a page with frames into a page without frames by rewriting the control-tags in the page. The transformation process is reversible, so the browser can also transform a page without frames into a page with frames. In this way, the user can control whether displayed pages are shown with frames instead of the web-page designer being in control.

Claims

1. A method for browsing a displayable page, comprising:

determining that the page is adapted to be displayed in a first window containing a plurality of panes having fixed attributes;

transforming the plurality of panes to a single pane; and

displaying the single pane in a second window.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first window and the second window are different windows.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first window and the second window are the same window.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the page comprises a plurality of control tags and data, and wherein the displaying step further comprises interpreting the control tags to format the data in the single pane.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transforming step further comprises removing frame control-tags from the page.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transforming step further comprises adding a body control-tag to the page.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transforming step further comprises reordering the content of the page.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reversing the transforming step to create a second plurality of panes from the single pane.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the reversing step further comprises

copying all links to a first frame.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the reversing step further comprises:

copying all buttons to a single frame.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the reversing step further comprises:

copying each include to a separate frame.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the reversing step further comprises:

copying all images to a single frame.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first window and the second window are different windows.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first window and the second window are the same window.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the page comprises a plurality of control tags and data, and wherein the browser step further interprets the control tags to format the data in the single pane.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the browser further removes frame control-tags from the page.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the browser further adds a body control-tag to the page.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the browser further reorders the content of the page.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the browser further creates a second plurality of panes from the single pane.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the browser further copies all links to a first frame.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the browser further copies all buttons to a single frame.

23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the browser further copies each include to a separate frame.

24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the browser further copies all images to a single frame.

26. The program product of claim 25, wherein the first window and the second window are different windows.

27. The program product of claim 25, wherein the first window and the second window are the same window.

28. The program product of claim 25, wherein the page comprises a plurality of control tags and data, and wherein the browser step further interprets the control tags to format the data in the single pane.

29. The program product of claim 25, wherein the browser further removes frame control-tags from the page.

30. The program product of claim 25, wherein the browser further adds a body control-tag to the page.

31. The program product of claim 25, wherein the browser further reorders the content of the page.

32. The program product of claim 25, wherein the browser further creates a second plurality of panes from the single pane.

33. The program product of claim 32, wherein the browser further copies all links to a first frame.

34. The program product of claim 32, wherein the browser further copies all buttons to a single frame.

35. The program product of claim 32, wherein the browser further copies each include to a separate frame.

36. The program product of claim 32, wherein the browser further copies all images to a single frame.

13. An apparatus that browses a displayable page, comprising:

a processor;

memory coupled to the processor; and

a browser residing in the memory and executing on the processor, wherein the browser determines that the page is adapted to be displayed in a first window containing a plurality of panes having fixed attributes, transforms the plurality of panes to a single pane, and displays the single pane in a second window.

25. A program product that browses a displayable page, comprising:

a browser that determines that the page is adapted to be displayed in a first window containing a plurality of panes having fixed attributes, transforms the plurality of panes to a single pane, and displays the single pane in a second window; and

signal-bearing media bearing the browser.