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Method and system for portably enabling view synchronization over the world-wide web using frame hierarchies

US6151622A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1998
Grant dateNov 21, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2216/15
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for synchronizing views among a plurality of different Web browsers in a network environment by selecting a source root frame displayed by a source browser included in the plurality of different web browsers and generating a description of a frame hierarchy from the selected source root frame. The description of a frame hierarchy is transmitted over the network environment and the frame hierarchy duplicated from the description into a selected target root frame of at least one of the plurality of different Web browsers.

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