Patent ID: 6324553
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for displaying a document on a display screen, wherein the display of the document generates a plurality of images on the display screen, comprising the computer-executed steps of:generating an unmodified version of said document, said unmodified version containing said plurality of images, for display on said display screen;interactively receiving a user selection of a first image of said plurality of images displayed on the display screen to be blocked;saving said user selection for subsequent use, wherein said saving step comprises:(a) responsive to said user selection, finding a first control tag in the document, wherein the first control tag identifies the first image, and(b) storing the first control tag in a blocking list;subsequently generating a modified version of said document, said modified version being without said first image, wherein the subsequent generating a modified version step searches the blocking list for a stored tag that matches the first control tag in the document; anddisplaying the modified version of said document.