Patent ID: 6195667
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for on-line displaying and updating a dynamic menu included in a page, the dynamic menu having at least one item, the page being requested by a viewing device from a server, the viewing device having a display screen and a menu function key for displaying a default menu when the viewing device is off-line, the method comprising:(a) sending the page to the viewing device as a hypertext language code, the hypertext language code including a menu tag, the menu tag specifying the dynamic menu;(b) receiving the page at the viewing device;(c) parsing the hypertext language code to identify the menu tag;(d) displaying the page on the display screen;(e) displaying the dynamic menu on the display screen when the menu function key is activated; and(f) performing a dynamic action when one item of the dynamic menu is selected by an action of a user of the viewing device.