Web browser communication

A method for transferring data between a plurality of frames of a web browser running on a user's computer, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing the frames within a common frame set;
• associating a unique address with each frame;
• and
• communicating from a first frame to a second frame by sending from the first frame to the frame set a message addressed to the second frame, transmitting the message from the frame set both frames, and accepting the message at the second frame when the message has the second frame's address.

A structure for a page of a web browser running on a user's computer, comprising:

• a frame set;
• a plurality of frames within the frame set, each frame having a unique address associated with it;
• and
• executable code which achieves communication between the frames in a manner determined by the technology present in the user's computer.

A structure for a page of a web browser running on a user's computer, comprising:

• a frame set;
• a plurality of frames within the frame set, each frame having a unique address associated with it;
• and
• executable code including a subprogram in a first frame which transmits from the first frame to the frame set a message addressed to a second frame, a subprogram in the frame set which transmits the message from the frame set to both frames, and a subprogram in the second frame which accepts the message at the second frame when the message has the second frame's address.