Patent ID: 6988240
Filing Date: 2006-01-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of enhancing presentation of a web page on a browser of the type that generates a presentation as a function of markup language elements on the page, the method comprising encoding within the web page, identification of at least one selected markup language element or web page the presentation of which is to be enhanced, wherein the identification comprises a non-conventional attribute within a conventional markup language element, where the conventional markup element is an element of the form specified by a standards organization for use with a browser, and where the non-conventional attribute is an attribute of a conventional element which attribute any of (i) does not interfere with browser processing of the conventional element in which the non-conventional attribute is included, (ii) is parsed by the browser for inclusion in the internal representation of the document, and (iii) is not otherwise interpreted by the browser, encoding, within the web page, separate from the encoding of said identification, a player that locates the identification within the web page and that enhances presentation of the selected markup language element or web page on a basis of the identification.