Patent ID: 7823166

Claim:
A method for client-side control of how data is rendered on a client device interacting with a Web based information request/response service, said method comprising: (a) sending a request for data from said client device to an edge server of said information request/response service, wherein said edge server discovers data relevant to said request and forms a response, wherein said response includes said request populated with said relevant data, and wherein said response is sent to said client device; (b) on said client device receiving said response from said edge server; (c) on said client device interpreting said relevant data received by said client device and on said client device creating an object model based on said received response, and wherein said object model is of the form of a scripting language; and (d) on said client device executing said created object model to obtain a customizable display model for displaying said received response on said client device; and (e) on said client device rendering and displaying said relevant data received according to said customizable display model and a display profile of said client device; and (f) said client device, acting as a micro-server, publishing a status update or an event pertaining to said relevant data received to said edge server.