Patent ID: 6075528
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
In a network environment including a server device, a user terminal and means arranged to selectively connect the user terminal to the server device, a method for presenting a graphical user interface (GUI), including a plurality of GUI controls and attributes, on a display device at the user terminal, said method comprising:downloading a document from the server device to a user network browser program, said document including GUI stream processor code;executing said GUI stream processor code on the user terminal;requesting a GUI data file by the GUI stream processor code from the server to the user terminal, said GUI data file including data effective to modify predetermined non-functional aspects of said controls and attributes of said GUI;receiving said GUI data file by said user terminal; andassembling said GUI for display on the display device, said assembling being accomplished using said GUI data stream processor code and said GUI data file, said non-functional aspects of said GUI being changeable by changing said data in said data file.