Method for generating web browser sensitive pages

A method for generating code into a template, comprising:

• receiving with a server a request for information from a browser program over a network, the browser program providing browser identification information to the server:
• in response to the request for information, processing with the server a template, the template including a conditional command having three parameters, a first parameter indicating the browser identification information, a second parameter representing a browser feature, a third parameter indicating one of a first state and a second state;
• processing the conditional command with the server to determine whether the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter;
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• generating the lines of code into the template upon making one of the following determinations:
• that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter and that the third parameter indicates the first state;
• and
• that the browser program represented by the first parameter does not support the browser feature represented by the second parameter and that the third parameter indicates the second state.

A computer programming apparatus for generating code into a template comprising:

• means, performed by a server, for receiving a request for information from a browser program over a network, the browser program providing browser identification information to the server;
• means, performed by the server, in response to the request for information, for processing a template, the template including a conditional command having two parameters, a first parameter indicating the browser identification information and a second parameter representing a browser feature, the conditional command is followed by one or more lines of code and an end tag;
• means, performed by the server, for processing the conditional command to determine whether the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter;
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• means for generating lines of code into the template upon determining that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter, the means for generating lines of code comprising means for replacing the conditional command and the end tag with the lines of code upon determining that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter.

A computer programming apparatus for generating code into a template comprising:

• means, performed by a server, for receiving a request for information from a browser program over a network, the browser program providing browser identification information to the server;
• means, performed by the server, in response to the request for information, for processing a template, the template including a conditional command having three parameters, a first parameter indicating the browser identification information, a second parameter representing a browser feature, and a third parameter indicating one of a first state and a second state;
• means, performed by the server, for processing the conditional command to determine whether the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter;
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• means for generating the lines of code into the template upon making one of the following determinations:
• that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter and that the third parameter indicates the first state;
• and
• that the browser program represented by the first parameter does not support the browser feature represented by the second parameter and that the third parameter indicates the second state.

A server apparatus for generating code into a template, comprising:

• a computer program, the computer program receives a request for information from a browser program over a network, the browser program providing browser identification information to the server;
• a memory storing a template, the template including:
• (i) a conditional command having two parameters, a first parameter indicating the browser identification information and a second parameter representing a browser feature, the conditional command followed by one or more lines of code and an end tag in the template, wherein the computer program processes the conditional command to determine whether the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter;
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• (ii) lines of code, wherein the computer program generates the lines of code into the template upon determining that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter and wherein the computer program replaces the conditional command and the end tag with the lines of code upon determining that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter.

A server apparatus for generating code into a template, comprising:

• a computer program, the computer program receiving a request for information from a browser program over a network, the browser program providing browser identification information to the server;
• a memory storing a template, the template including:
• (i) a conditional command having two parameters, a first parameter indicating the browser identification information and a second parameter representing a browser feature, the conditional command followed by one or more lines of code and an end tag in the template, wherein the computer program processes the conditional command to determine whether the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter;
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• (ii) lines of code, wherein the computer program generates the lines of code into the template upon determining that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter
• wherein the computer program generates the lines of code into the template upon making one of the following determinations:
• that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter and that the third parameter indicates the first state;
• and
• that the browser program represented by the first parameter does not support the browser feature represented by the second parameter and that the third parameter indicates the second state.

An article of manufacture for use with a computer system, the article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium having program code embodied therein comprising:

• program code for receiving a request for information from a browser program over a network, the browser program providing browser identification information to the system;
• program code for, in response to the request for information, processing a template, the template including a conditional command having two parameters, a first parameter indicating the browser identification information and a second parameter representing a browser feature, the conditional command followed by one or more lines of code and an end tag;
• program code for processing the conditional command to determine whether the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter;
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• program code for generating lines of code into the template upon determining that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter, the program code for generating lines of code into the template comprising program code for replacing the conditional command and the end tag with the lines of code upon determining that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter.

An article of manufacture for use with a computer system, the article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium having program code embodied therein comprising:

• program code for receiving a request for information from a browser program over a network, the browser program providing browser identification information to the system;
• program code for, in response to the request for information, processing a template, the template including a conditional command having three parameters, a first parameter indicating the browser identification information, a second parameter representing a browser feature, and a third parameter indicating one of a first state and a second state,
• program code for processing the conditional command to determine whether the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter;
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• program code for generating lines of code into the template upon determining that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter;
• wherein the step of generating the lines of code into the template occurs upon making one of the following determinations:
• that the browser program represented by the first parameter supports the browser feature represented by the second parameter and that the third parameter indicates the first state;
• and
• that the browser program represented by the first parameter does not support the browser feature represented by the second parameter and that the third parameter indicates the second state.