Methods of interacting with distributed information networks
OwnerMatthew Murray Williamson, Peter James Rodgersinventors
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Abstract
A method of enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server in a client/server environment is described. The method comprises: recording a user's interaction with a Web site thereby producing Web session data; converting the Web session data into a document having a portable format; and transferring the portable format document to a user such that it may be reused to regenerate at least a part of the Web session at a later point in time. The portable document, typically in an XML format with XSL formatting instructions, can be passed to different users for editing and use by them and makes the Web session data browser and server independent.
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A method of enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server computer in a client/server environment during a Web session, the method comprising:
- recording a client's interaction with a Web site thereby producing Web session data describing the Web session;
- converting the Web session data into a document having a portable format;
- and
- transferring the portable format document to a user such that it may be reused to regenerate at least a part of the Web session at a later point in time.
A system for enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server computer in a client/server environment during a Web session, the system comprising:
- communication means for supporting communications between a user and a Web site;
- capture means arranged to capture session data arising from the user's interaction with the Web site;
- conversion means arranged to convert the Web session data into a document having a portable format;
- and
- transfer means for transferring the portable format document to the user from the server computer via the communications means.
A system for enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server computer in a client/server environment during a Web session, the system comprising:
- a communications network for supporting communications between a user and a Web site;
- a servlet arranged to:
- capture Web session data arising from the user's interaction with the Web site;
- convert the Web session data into a document having a portable format;
- and transfer the portable format document to the user from the server computer via the communications network.
A method of enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server computer in a client/server environment during a Web session, the method comprising:
- recording a client's interaction with at least one Web site thereby producing Web session data, wherein the Web session data comprises shopping cart data representing the Web site(s) visited, goods/services selected for purchase and the prices of the selected goods/services;
- converting the Web session data into an XML document;
- transferring the XML document to a user such that it may be reused to regenerate at least a part of the Web session at a later point in time;
- transmitting at least a portion of the XML document back to the server to regenerate at least part of the Web session;
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- making a single payment to the server for all the selected goods and services to finalise the purchase.
A method of enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server computer in a client/server environment, the method comprising:
- recording a client's interaction with at least one Web site thereby producing Web session data, wherein the Web session data comprises shopping cart data representing the Web site(s) visited, goods/services selected for purchase and the prices of the selected goods or services;
- converting the Web session data into an XML document;
- transferring the XML document to a user such that it may be reused to regenerate at least a part of the Web session at a later point in time;
- converting the XML document into an HTML document;
- loading the HTML document into a Web browser as an editable form;
- transmitting the editable form or at least a portion thereof back to the server to regenerate the client's interaction with the at least one Web site;
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- making a single payment to the server for all the selected goods/services to finalise the purchase.
A method of enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server computer in a client/server environment during a Web session, the method comprising:
- recording a client's interaction with a Web site thereby producing Web session data;
- converting the Web session data from a server specific format into a mark-up language document;
- transferring the mark-up language document to a user such that it may be reused to regenerate at least one part of the Web session at a later point in time;
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- displaying the Web session data of the transferred mark-up language document in a Web browser of the user to regenerate the at least one part of the Web session.
A method of enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server computer in a client/server environment, the method comprising:
- recording a user's navigation with a Web site comprising at least one Web page thereby producing Web session data representing the user's navigation history through the Web site;
- converting the Web session data into an HTML document, the HTML document including at least one hyperlink corresponding to the Web page(s) visited by the user;
- transferring the HTML document to the user such that it may be reused to regenerate at least a part of the user's navigation history at a later point in time;
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- displaying the user's navigation as a series of hyperlinks, each hyperlink enabling an on-line connection to a Web page of the Web site to be made.
A method of enabling reuse of Web session data generated at a server computer in a client/server environment, the method comprising:
- recording a user's navigation with a Web site comprising at least one Web page thereby producing Web session data representing the user's navigation history through the Web site;
- converting the Web session data into an HTML document, the HTML document including at least one hyperlink corresponding to the Web page(s) visited by the user;
- transferring the HTML document to the user such that it may be reused to generate at least part of the user's navigation history at a later point in time;
- sending the HTML document to the server;
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- replaying the user's navigation history as a series of Web pages wherein each Web page is displayed in a Web browser for a set period of time before the next one in the series is displayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.