Patent ID: 6535882
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A network client configured to operate within a data processing system and to receive content from a remote server system to facilitate a windowed content manifestation environment, comprising:a content retrieval module configured to receive content from a network server system via an electronic data network; and a processing engine coupled to said content retrieval module configured to operate a content manifestation environment within the data processing system, to process said content to produce at least one window object within said content manifestation environment, said at least one window object configured to manifest at least a portion of said content therein, said at least one window object corresponding to at least one executable program object and being controlled by said processing engine without requiring said content manifestation environment to be refreshed, said at least one window object is associated with a controllable attribute, said controllable attribute configured to permit at least one window object to be controlled as a result of performing at least one of a moving operation, a resizing operation, a minimizing operation, or a maximizing operation within said content manifestation environment.