Patent ID: 7802181

Claim:
A document processing method comprising: acquiring a web page and a definition file associated with the web page from another apparatus via a network; displaying the web page; performing operations for the web page other than the display operation; acquiring additional content which is to be displayed during a period when an operation other than the display operation is executed; displaying the additional content during a period when an operation other than the display operation is executed; and executing a logic operation specified in the definition file, wherein the acquiring acquires a first definition file which does not provide the editing function and which displays no additional content, and a second definition file which provides the editing function and which displays the additional content, the displaying the web page uses the first definition file to display a web page without involving the additional content, and when the user requests the transition to an editing mode, the displaying the additional content switches to the second definition file, permitting the user to edit the web page and displaying the additional content.