Patent ID: 8302013
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing content, the method comprising: receiving, at a computer, content from a first website; receiving, at a computer, content from a second website; generating, on a computer, a single webpage comprising a first module with content from the first website and a second module with content from the second website, the first module and the second module being independent such that a user computer may interact with the content in the first module independent of the second module, and the user computer may interact with the content in the second module independent of the first module; receiving at least one request from the user computer to access content within the single webpage; downloading to the user computer, in response to the request, content from the first module; providing, on the single webpage, a means of selecting, from the user computer, display preferences for the content from the first module, wherein the means of selecting display preferences comprises displaying a selection menu for the first module in place of the content from the first module, the display preferences comprise a refresh rate preference that sets a rate to request a response from a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed associated with the content from the first module; receiving, at a computer, a request to select a display preference for the content of the first module; and displaying, at a computer, the content in the first module pursuant to the request to select, whereby the selection of the display preference is performed on the single webpage.