Patent ID: 9430134
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for using split windows for cross-platform document views, the method comprising: receiving a request sent over a communication network from a client device having a single display screen, the request concerning application display information for a content file accessible via an application; executing instructions stored in memory of a host device having a single display screen, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor executes the application to access the content file, wherein execution of the application generates on the single display screen of the host device a split window view of the content file, the split window view comprising at least two split windows, each split window independently providing a view of a portion of the content file; sending an image of a first split window of the at least two split windows over the communication network to the client device, wherein the single display screen of the client device displays the image on the client device corresponding to the first split window of the at least two split windows in the single display screen of the host device; scrolling through the content file via a second split window of the at least two split windows in the single display screen of the host device; capturing a plurality of different images corresponding to the second split window of the at least two split windows as the second split window in the single display screen of the host device scrolls through the content file, wherein each of the plurality of images corresponds to a different portion of the scrolled content file; and sending the captured images over the communication network to the client device, wherein the client device: