Patent ID: 6631498
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In an information server system that is responsive to page specifications to render information pages in conjunction with client viewers associated with different clients, the client having different characteristics, a method of rendering said information pages comprising the following steps:creating a plurality of pane renderers, each pane renderer being executable by the information server system to emit an instruction sequence in response to a page specification, each instruction sequence rendering at least a portion of an information page in conjunction with a client viewer; when a client requests an information page:determining the characteristics of the client; selecting one or more page renderers to choose one or more of the pane renderers to render the information page in conjunction with the client viewer associated with the client, said selecting step being performed to tailor the rendering of the information page for the client in response to the client's characteristics; executing the selected one or more pane renderers to emit an instruction sequence that renders said particular information page in conjunction with the client viewer.