Patent ID: 6584506
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N,H04Q

Abstract:
In a first processing system capable of communicating with a second processing system over a communication link, the communication link including a telephone line connected to the first processing system, a method comprising:an act of detecting a disruption in data communication over the communication link; an act of disconnecting the communication link in response to detecting the disruption; prior to disconnecting the communication link, an act of saving browsing status information describing a browsing status between the first and second processing systems at the time of the disruption; an act of reconnecting the communication link after the act of disconnecting; and an act of resuming the browsing status over the communication link between the first and second processing systems that existed at the time of detecting the disruption, with the saved browsing status information, and without input from a user.