Patent ID: 7284199

Claim:
A method for localizing objects on a client computer in a markup language document so that when the markup language document is rendered by a browser running on the client computer, the objects are rendered to convey content in a specified language, comprising the steps of: (a) including a plurality of placeholder references in the markup language document in JavaScript code referencing text, graphic, and/or media objects that are to include content in the specified language when the markup language document is rendered; (b) providing a set of localized objects on the client computer in the specified language, each localized object of the set being associated with a corresponding text, graphic, and/or media object potentially referenced in the markup language document; (c) retrieving localized objects corresponding with the placeholder references in the markup language document from the set of localized objects stored on the client computer; and (d) inserting the localized objects corresponding with the placeholder references into the markup language documents, such that when the markup language document is rendered, the text, graphic, and/or media objects referenced in the markup language document are rendered to convey content in the specified language.