Patent ID: 6272493
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for facilitating a windowed content manifestation environment within a web browser, comprising:a server system configured to transmit a software system and associated content via an electronic data network; anda web browser client operating within a data processing system that is coupled to said server system via the electronic data network and having a content manifestation environment, said web browser client operative to receive said software system and said associated content from said server system via the electronic data network, to process said software system and said associated content to produce window objects solely contained within said content manifestation environment, each window object of said window objects is associated with a set of controllable attributes and is config,ured to statically or dynamically manifest at least a portion of said associated content therein, said controllable attributes configured to affect manifestation of said each window object by said web browser client within said content manifestation environment, wherein said each window object executes within and is directly controlled by said web browser client which operates within said data processing system, and said controllable attributes associated with said each window object permit said each window object to be controlled as a result of performing at least one of a moving operation, a resizing operation, a minimizing operation and a maximizing operation within said content manifestation environment and without requiring said web browser client to refresh said content manifestation environment.