Method and system for accessing web pages in the background
US7007237B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/03
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system that allows the user to fetch a subsequent web page while maintaining the current web page as the active web page. The next web page is fetched “in the background” and stored in cache memory without interrupting the user. Once the requested web page has been stored in cache, an indicator is added to the history list allowing the user access to the processed web page. In order to view the next web page, the user simply selects the appropriate icon on the user interface, such as the forward button which is akin to selecting the back or forward button to scroll through the history of web pages. Since the web page is in the cache, it is displayed relatively quickly and since the user selects when to display the page, there is no interruption.
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