Method and system for determining the availability of in-line resources within requested web pages

A method for processing documents, the method comprising:

• retrieving a first structured document containing in-line resources;
• rendering a graphic object representing the first structured document;
• graphically marking on the graphic object that the first structured document has an unavailable in-line resource;
• associating the graphic object with additional objects having information associated with the unavailable in-line resource;
• and
• displaying the graphic object and the associated additional objects within a single user interface window.

An apparatus for processing Web page documents, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving an indication from a Web browser that a Web page has been retrieved;
• means for examining a document object model maintained by the Web browser for the retrieved Web page;
• means for determining that the document object model indicates that an in-line resource in the retrieved Web page is unavailable;
• and
• means for generating an unavailability indicator for the unavailable in-line resource.

An apparatus for processing documents, the apparatus comprising:

• means for retrieving a first structured document containing in-line resources;
• means for rendering a graphic object representing the first structured document;
• means for graphically marking on the graphic object that the first structured document has an unavailable in-line resource;
• means for associating the graphic object with additional objects having information associated with the unavailable in-line resource;
• and
• means for displaying the graphic object and the associated additional objects within a single user interface window.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for processing Web page documents, the computer program product comprising:

• instructions for receiving an indication from a Web browser that a Web page has been retrieved;
• instructions for examining a document object model maintained by the Web browser for the retrieved Web page;
• instructions for determining that the document object model indicates that an in-line resource in the retrieved Web page is unavailable;
• and
• instructions for generating an unavailability indicator for the unavailable in-line resource.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for processing Web page documents, the computer program product comprising:

• instructions for retrieving a first structured document containing in-line resources;
• instructions for rendering a graphic object representing the first structured document;
• instructions for graphically marking on the graphic object that the first structured document has an unavailable in-line resource;
• instructions for associating the graphic object with additional objects having information associated with the unavailable in-line resource;
• and
• instructions for displaying the graphic object and the associated additional objects within a single user interface window.