Patent ID: 7107548

Claim:
A method of controlling an Internet browser user interface displayable by an Internet browser on a display of a computer, and enabling a user of the computer and Internet browser to access and navigate the Internet and to receive and display one or more Web pages from one or more Internet sites, including the display of a Web page from a predetermined Internet site, the Internet browser having a bounded user interface area containing at least one Internet browser toolbar having at least one toolbar button providing predetermined functionality to the user of the computer and Internet browser, the Internet browser further having a bounded display area for displaying Web pages, the area for displaying Web pages being a separate area from the user interface area of the browser, said method comprising the steps of: (a)providing, at the predetermined Internet site, access to a program for controlling the Internet browser interface; and (b)making available for downloading by the predetermined Internet site a file for adjusting the bounds of the user interface area if necessary and for causing the display, within the bounds of the user interface area of the browser, of a user toolbar that, by virtue of its being downloaded, is added to and appears in and remains entirely within the bounds of the user interface area of the browser as part of the user interface of the browser without overlying anything that was displayed in the bounds of the user interface area of the browser prior to downloading and without overlying the display area, said user toolbar making additional functionality that is not part of the Internet browser prior to download available to the user after download, such that once the user toolbar is displayed the user toolbar remains displayed within the bounds of the user interface area of the browser and said additional functionality remains available to the user regardless of a subsequent Internet site to which the Internet browser is caused to navigate after download.