Patent ID: 8051193
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method using a presentation player comprising a server component and a client component, the method comprising: the client component of the presentation player rendering, on an display device, the presentation player receiving the service request as a consequence of a triggering of the service request with the service request mechanism included in the content rendition area; the server component of the presentation player performing data processing activities to generate information responsive to the service request, the responsive information characterizing the disposition of the first content node in the collection of content nodes; and the client component of the presentation player updating the rendition of the first content node in the content rendition area on the display device to reflect at least some of the responsive information, wherein the presentation player is a set of data processing activities performed in accordance with the logic of a set of machine-readable instructions to render content for the user, the presentation player comprising the server component performed at a server data processing device and the client component performed at a client data processing device, the server component and the client component exchanging information in accordance with one or more data communication protocols.