Web page thumbnails and user configured complementary information provided from a server
US6665838B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for presenting content from the page in a distributed database. In a preferred embodiment, a server receives a request from a client for a page from the database wherein the page has a plurality of links to linked pages in the database. The server retrieves the page and generates a set of thumbnails of the linked pages in the database. The server then sends the page and the set of thumbnails to the client.
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