Controlling the order in which content is displayed in a browser
US6657647B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/103
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A main document and referenced frame documents to be rendered by a browser for a display page are parsed by the browser to identify where text and graphics objected are to be located. The location of a cursor that is used by the user to interact with the browser is tracked, and the object nearest to the cursor is determined. This object is then rendered prior to the rendering of other objects in the display page that would normally be rendered prior to the nearest object under conventional rendering schemes. Optionally, objects related to the nearest objects may be rendered the same time, and various other objects may be rendered or partially rendered while data corresponding to the nearest object is being received by the browser.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.