Patent ID: 7426699
Filing Date: 2008-09-16
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for communication between browser windows, the method comprising: configuring a first web page to enable a first browser window into which the first web page is loaded to write a first message into a cookie; configuring a second web page to enable a second browser window into which the second web page is loaded to retrieve the first message from the cookie; configuring the second web page to enable the second browser window into which the second web page is loaded to write a second message into the cookie; configuring the first web page to enable the first browser window into which the first web page is loaded to retrieve the second message from the cookie; and preventing a collision when the first browser window and the second browser window attempt to write to the cookie at the same time, the preventing comprising: the first browser window reading the cookie to determine if the first message has been written to the cookie, and if not, waiting a period of time before again attempting to write the first message to the cookie; and the second browser window reading the cookie to determine if the second message has been written to the cookie, and if not, waiting a period of time before again attempting to write the second message to the cookie.