US 2011/0258563 A1Published application

Automatic Screen Zoom Level

OwnerScott David Linckeinventor

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Abstract

The invention automatically controls the zoom level of a web browser to optimize its use with the current web page and display device. When the web browser requests content from a web server by sending the URL of the content over its data connection, a client zoom level manager module detects this request and sends a second request to the server zoom level control module running on a server. While the web server responds to the first request, the server zoom level control module determines if preferred zoom level settings are stored for the URL information that it received. Preferred zoom level settings are sent from the server zoom level control module to the client. The client zoom level manager module uses the received information to adjust the web browser's zoom level to reflect the preferred zoom level settings so optimal web page viewing is enabled without manual user intervention.

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Dependent claims

A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions, that when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform a method for automatically adjusting the zoom level of the web page displayed in the web browser:

providing a client computing device having a web browser;
providing a client zoom level manager module;
providing a data connection;
providing a server computing device having a server zoom level control module;
providing a data storage device;
storing preferred zoom level settings on the data storage device;
providing a data connection between the client computing device and the server computing device;
sending and receiving messages to and from the client computing device and the server computing device;
providing a web-server computing device with a web server software;
allowing the web-server computing device to send and receive messages to and from the client computing device via the data connection;
and
specifying the zoom level for the web browser.

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