Patent Document ID: 8010624
Application ID: 12057013
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method of delivering images for use in generating a Web page, comprising: under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving by a host a request from a Web browser on a client device; and in response to receiving the request, at least: determining a plurality of images to be used in generating a Web page to be displayed through the Web browser; composing a first portion of the plurality of images into a first master image and composing at least one further portion of the plurality of images into at least one further master image, a total number of the master images limited at least in part by a maximum number of allowed concurrent connections between the client device and the host; for each of the master images, at least storing positional and dimensional information for each image in the incorporated portion of the plurality of images relative to the master image; and reducing content delivery time at least in part by concurrently providing the master images, positional information, and dimensional information to the client device to enable a cascading style sheets (CSS) sprite module on the client device to utilize the positional and dimensional information to locate and extract each of the plurality of images in each master image in order to generate the Web page to be displayed in the Web browser in response to the request.