Patent ID: 8838672
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating electronic information using a browser, the method comprising the steps of: invoking the browser in a display device; accessing a web page in response to a viewer specifying a URL in the browser; retrieving a viewer adjustable setting for the URL from a memory, the viewer adjustable setting comprising a text size and a graphics size for the web page; applying the retrieved viewer adjustable setting to the web page; providing a first icon on the display device, the first icon including a plurality of first elements that are simultaneously displayed and provide an indication of a current text size provided by the display device based on a number of the first elements currently illuminated, the first elements being switchable between at least three different display states that respectively indicate at least three different text sizes based on the number of the first elements currently illuminated, wherein the first elements are in one of the display states indicating the text size of the retrieved viewer adjustable setting; providing a second icon on the display device with the first icon, the second icon including a plurality of second elements that are simultaneously displayed and provide an indication of a current graphics size provided by the display device based on a number of the second elements currently illuminated, the second elements being switchable between at least three different display states that respectively indicate at least three different graphics sizes based on the number of the second elements currently illuminated, wherein the second elements are in one of the display states indicating the graphics size of the retrieved viewer adjustable setting; enabling a user to adjust the text and graphics sizes of the retrieved viewer adjustable setting by using the first and second icons, respectively; automatically saving a current state of the viewer adjustable setting in the memory in response to a signal for exiting the web page; and automatically applying the current state of the viewer adjustable setting to the web page a next time the web page is accessed.