Patent ID: 6243089
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
Computer browser apparatus for a user of a data communication network having servers remote from said apparatus comprising:means for displaying a page of information downloaded to said apparatus from a said remote server;reload means for enabling said user to interact with said apparatus and request refreshing from said remote server of a said downloaded page that is currently being displayed; andmeans for displaying a status indication to said user, said status indication informing said user that at least part of said page currently being displayed is old and potentially outdated; said status indication serving as a cue to prompt said user to use said reload means to have said page currently being displayed refreshed from said remote server; and wherein:said displayed status indication comprises at least one graphically drawn status icon having an appearance effectively distinguishing the respective page contents as one of: all new, all old, and partly new and partly old.