Patent ID: 7640512

Claim:
A method for updating objects contained within a web page, comprising: displaying a web page; creating a frame having a height of zero and a width of zero within the web page; displaying outside the frame at least one updateable object within the web page, wherein the at least one updateable object corresponds to an HVAC system; configuring the frame to periodically request updated data from a server, the updated data comprising an instruction set for causing the frame to update the at least one updateable object; configuring the frame to request the undated data from the server in response to a timer maintained on a client reaching a threshold value, wherein the timer is configured to be initiated as a function of creation of the frame; and configuring the frame, in response to receiving the updated data, to cause the at least one updateable object to be updated, such that the updating of the at least one updateable object updates only a portion of the web page.