User-controlled web browser table reduction
US8271866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/986
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention that meets the needs identified above is a web browser plug-in or feature comprising a modification program (MP), a configuration program (CP), a table reduction program (TRP), algorithms and rules, that interacts with a web browser to analyze a web page for tables. The analysis consists of interrogating incoming hypertext markup language (HTML) for table structure <table>, <tr>, <th> and <td> tags, and incoming text for delimiters. The configuration program introduces controls into the text for each column and row delimeter that met a criteria for being hideable. In addition, the configuration program introduces controls into the HTML for each column and row tag that met a criteria for being hideable. The configuration program links the controls to a hiding algorithm so that when activated, the appropriate hiding algorithm will act on the row or column associated with the control. The controls are injected before the web browser renders the web page. When the web browser renders the web page, the web browser recognizes and interprets the injected HTML code so that the table may be reduced by the table reduction program.
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