Patent ID: 7698321

Claim:
A method for dynamically updating content at a web browser using W3C standards, comprising: sending a request to a web server for a web page; receiving a web page in response to the request, the web page having a static portion and a dynamic portion; rendering by the web browser only the static portion of the web page; periodically sending a query to the web server according to a configurable time parameter, the query requesting a latest date and time associated with the dynamic portion; receiving a static file having a latest date and time stamp included therein, the latest date and time stamp indicating a most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page; comparing by the web browser the latest date and time stamp to a previously stored date and time stamp, the previously stored date and time stamp representing a previous version of the dynamic portion of the web page; when the web browser retrieves a null or empty response for the previously stored date and time stamp, then querying a data source for the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page; retrieving the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page; and rendering by the web browser the most recent version of the dynamic portion of the web page.