System and method for web browsing

US 7,546,538 B2
Filed: 11/10/2001
Issued: 06/09/2009
Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2000
Status: Expired due to Fees

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1. A method for browsing web pages comprising:

receiving first web page data including a plurality of references, each of said plurality of references associated with web page data;

receiving indicia specifying a subset of said plurality of references;

rendering a first web page using said first web page data in a first panel, wherein said rendering said first web page comprises using a first instance of a web browsing engine to render said first web page;

automatically requesting web page data associated with said subset of said plurality of references; and

rendering additional web pages using said requested web page data in a second panel, wherein said rendering additional web pages comprises using at least one second instance of said web browsing engine.

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A system and method for web browsing contemporaneously displays multiple web pages, advertisements, or other applications, preferably within a single window, for a user to view. In a preferred embodiment, a current web page, a past web page, a future web page, and/or an advertisement or other application are contemporaneously displayed in a single window. In this embodiment, the present invention tracks a past web page and renders it in a first panel, renders the current web page in a second panel, and identifies a hyperlink in the current web page to retrieve and render the future web page in a third panel. In other embodiments, a host provides a list of web pages that are to be displayed in the panels. In other embodiments, a user selects a list of web pages that are to be displayed in the panels. In other embodiments, hyperlinks are filtered and/or prioritized to determine which web pages are to be displayed in the panels. In this manner, the user contemporaneously views the current web page, the past page, and the future web page, or alternately, multiple web pages in the single window. Preferably, the present invention is implemented as a web browsing room in a three-dimensional space where walls of the rooms correspond to various ones of the aforementioned panels and a floor of which may be used to display advertisements or provide other applications. The user can view the web pages in the browsing room using various three-dimensional navigation techniques.

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1. A method for browsing web pages comprising:
- receiving first web page data including a plurality of references, each of said plurality of references associated with web page data;
  
  receiving indicia specifying a subset of said plurality of references;
  
  rendering a first web page using said first web page data in a first panel, wherein said rendering said first web page comprises using a first instance of a web browsing engine to render said first web page;
  
  automatically requesting web page data associated with said subset of said plurality of references; and
  
  rendering additional web pages using said requested web page data in a second panel, wherein said rendering additional web pages comprises using at least one second instance of said web browsing engine.
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- - 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said rendering additional web pages comprises rendering each of said additional web pages as a thumbnail image in said second panel.
  - 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving indicia specifying a subset of said plurality of references comprises receiving said indicia as a prioritized list of references in said first web page data.
  - 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving indicia specifying a subset of said plurality of references comprises receiving said indicia as a prioritized list of references along with said first web page data.
  - 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving indicia specifying a subset of said plurality of references comprises receiving one or more user selected references designated by a user.
  - 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving indicia specifying a subset of said plurality of references comprises receiving said indicia as a prioritized list of references from a host associated with said first web page data.
  - 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving indicia specifying a subset of said plurality of references comprises receiving one or more references designated by a third party.

8. A method for browsing web pages comprising:
- rendering a first web page in a first panel using first web page data, said first web page including a plurality of user selectable references to additional web pages, wherein said rendering said first web page comprises rendering said first web page using a first instance of a web browsing engine;
  
  requesting web page data associated with each of a plurality of selected references designated by a user from among said plurality of user selectable references; and
  
  rendering a web page for each of said requested web page data, wherein said rendering said web page for each of said requested web page data comprises rendering said web page for each of said requested web page data using a separate instance of said web browsing engine for each of said requested web page data.
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- - 9. The method of claim 8, wherein said rendering a web page for each of said requested web page data comprises rendering a web page for each of said requested web page data in a second panel.
  - 10. The method of claim 8, wherein said rendering a web page for each of said requested web page data comprises rendering a web page for each of said requested web page data, each of said web pages rendered in a separate second panel.
  - 11. The method of claim 8, wherein said rendering a first web page comprises rendering said first web page using a first web browsing engine;
    - andwherein said rendering a web page for each of said requested web page data comprises rendering said web page for each of said requested web page data using a separate web browsing engine for each of said requested web page data.
  - 12. The method of claim 9, wherein said rendering a web page for each of said requested web page data comprises rendering said web page as a thumbnail image for each of said requested web page data.
  - 13. The method of claim 9, wherein said rendering a web page for each of said requested web page data comprises rendering said web page as a thumbnail image in a second panel for each of said requested web page data.
  - 27. The method of claim 8, wherein said first web page and said web pages rendered from each of said requested web page data are contemporaneously displayed.

14. A display system including at least one display device on which is rendered a graphic user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:
- a first panel having a first web page rendered therein from first web page data, said first web page including a plurality of user selectable references to additional web page data, wherein said first web page is rendered using a first web browsing engine; and
  
  a second panel having a plurality of selected web pages rendered therein, said plurality of selected web pages selected by a user from among said plurality of user selectable references, wherein said plurality of selected web pages are rendered using additional web browsing engines.

15. A display system including at least one display device on which is rendered a graphic user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:
- a room in a three-dimensional space, said room having a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall,wherein said first wall includes a past web page rendered thereon, wherein said past web page is rendered using a first instance of a web browsing engine,wherein said second wall includes a current web page rendered thereon, said current web page including a plurality of user selectable hyperlinks, wherein said current web page is rendered using a second instance of said web browsing engine; and
  
  wherein said third wall includes a plurality of future web pages rendered thereon, said future web pages selected by a user from among said plurality of user selectable hyperlinks, wherein said plurality of future web pages are rendered using at least one additional instance of said web browsing engine.
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- - 16. The display system of claim 15, wherein said room of said graphic user interface is navigable in said three dimensional space.
  - 17. The display system of claim 15, wherein when a user selects one of said plurality of future web pages on said third wall of said graphical user interface, said selected one of said plurality of future web pages is rendered on said second wall of said graphical user interface thereby becoming a new current web page.

18. A method for browsing web pages comprising:
- rendering, in a first panel, a current web page from current web page data using a first instance of a web browsing engine;
  
  receiving a reference to a first web page;
  
  in response to said receiving said reference, requesting first web page data using said reference;
  
  receiving said first web page data; and
  
  rendering said first web page in a second panel using a second instance of said web browsing engine;
  
  wherein said first panel and said second panel are contemporaneously viewable by a user.
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- - 19. The method of claim 18, wherein said receiving a reference to a first web page comprises receiving, in said current web page data, said reference to said first web page.
  - 20. The method of claim 18, wherein said receiving a reference to a first web page comprises receiving, independently from said current web page data, said reference to said first web page.
  - 21. The method of claim 18, wherein said receiving a reference to a first web page comprises receiving said reference to said first web page from a host.
  - 22. The method of claim 21, wherein said receiving a reference to a first web page comprises receiving said reference to said first web page from a host associated with said current web page.
  - 23. The method of claim 18, wherein said receiving a reference to a first web page comprises receiving said reference to said first web page, wherein said first web page includes content similar to content included in said current web page.
  - 24. The method of claim 18, wherein said receiving a reference to a first web page comprises receiving said reference to said first web page, wherein said first web page and said current web page are provided from a single web site.
  - 25. The method of claim 18, wherein said receiving a reference to a first web page comprises receiving said reference to said first web page, wherein said first web page and said current web page are provided from separate web sites.
  - 26. The method of claim 18, wherein said receiving a reference to a first web page comprises receiving information regarding positioning of said first web page in said second panel.
  - 41. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
    - receiving advertising data; and
      
      rendering said advertising data in a third panel,wherein said first panel, said second panel and said third panel are contemporaneously viewable by the user.
  - 42. The method of claim 18, wherein said third panel displays advertising that would otherwise by displayed in said first panel.

28. A method for browsing web pages comprising:
- rendering a first web page in a first panel using first web page data, said first web page including a plurality of user selectable references to additional web pages, wherein said rendering said first web page comprises using a first instance of a web browsing engine to render said first web page;
  
  in response to a user designating a plurality of selected web pages from among said plurality of user selectable references, requesting web page data associated with each of said plurality of selected references; and
  
  rendering a web page corresponding to each of said requested web page data, wherein said rendering said web page corresponding to each of said requested web page data comprises using a second instance of said web browsing engine,wherein said first web page in said first panel is contemporaneously displayed with said rendered web pages corresponding to each of said requested web page data.
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- - 29. The method of claim 28, further comprising:
    - in response to a user selecting another one of said plurality of references, requesting another web page data associated with said selected another one of said plurality of references; and
      
      rendering another web page using said another web page data,wherein said first web page in said first panel is contemporaneously displayed with said second web page and said another web page.

30. A method for bookmarking web pages in a web browser comprising:
- storing a bookmark for a scene rendered by the web browser, said scene including a first web page and a second web page, said bookmark including a first reference to said first web page and a second reference to said second web page; and
  
  in response to a user selecting said stored bookmark, recalling said scene by retrieving said first web page using said first reference and by retrieving said second page using said second reference, wherein said retrieving said first web page using said first reference comprises requesting first web page data using said first reference and rendering said first web page using said requested first web page data, wherein said retrieving said second web page using said second reference comprises requesting second web page data using said second reference and rendering said second web page using said requested second web page data, wherein said first web page is rendered using a first instance of a web browsing engine, and wherein said second web page is rendered using a second instance of said web browsing engine; and
  
  contemporaneously displaying said first web page and said second web page.
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- - 31. The method of claim 30, wherein said first web page is displayed in a first panel and wherein said second web page is displayed in a second panel.
  - 32. The method of claim 30, further comprising storing first web page data associated with said first web page, andwherein said first reference includes a reference to said stored first web page data.
  - 33. The method of claim 32, wherein said storing first web page data associated with said first web page comprises storing a local copy of said first web page data, andwherein said first reference includes a references to said stored local copy of said first web page data.

34. A method for browsing web pages comprising:
- rendering a first web page using first web page data, said first web page including a plurality of user selectable references to additional web pages, wherein said rendering said first web page comprises rendering said first web page using a first instance of a web browsing engine;
  
  receiving a designation from a users corresponding to one of the plurality of user selectable references;
  
  requesting second web page data associated with said one of the plurality of selected references; and
  
  rendering a second web page using said second web page data, wherein said rendering said second web page comprises rendering said second web page using a second instance of said web browsing engine,wherein said first web page is contemporaneously displayed with said second web page.
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- - 35. The method of claim 34, further comprising:
    - receiving a designation from a user associated with a second one of the plurality of user selectable references;
      
      requesting third web page data associated with said second one of the plurality of selected references; and
      
      rendering a third web page using said third web page data, wherein said rendering said third web page comprises rendering said third web page using a third instance of said web browsing engine,wherein said first web page is contemporaneously displayed with said second web page and said third web page.
  - 36. The method of claim 34, wherein said first web page is rendered in a first panel, and wherein said second web page is rendered in a second panel.
  - 37. The method of claim 35, wherein said first web page is rendered in a first panel, wherein said second web page is rendered in a second panel, and said third web page is rendered in said second panel.
  - 38. The method of claim 35, wherein said first web page is rendered in a first panel, wherein said second web page is rendered in a second panel, and said third web page is rendered in a third panel.
  - 39. The method of claim 34, wherein said rendering a second web page using said second web page data comprises rendering said second web page as a thumbnail image.
  - 40. The method of claim 35, wherein said rendering a second web page using said second web page data comprises rendering said second web page as a thumbnail image, andwherein said rendering a third web page using said third web page data comprises rendering said third web page as a thumbnail image.

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Current Assignee
Browse3D, LLC
Original Assignee
Browse3D Corporation
Inventors
Shuping, David T., Randa, Robert C., Johnson, William R.
Primary Examiner(s)
SAX, STEVEN PAUL

Application Number

US10/007,207
Publication Number

US 20030090510A1
Time in Patent Office

2,768 Days
Field of Search

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US Class Current

715/760
CPC Class Codes

G06F 16/954   Navigation, e.g. using cate...

G06F 16/9574   of access to content, e.g. ...

Y10S 715/968   interface for database quer...

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