User station software that controls transport, storage, and presentation of content from a remote source
OwnerRichard R. Reismaninventor
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Abstract
A method for operating a user station configured for communications with a multiplicity of independently-operated data sources via a non-proprietary network includes steps of receiving a first data object from one of the data sources, and automatically pre-fetching a plurality of additional data objects of arbitrary type referenced by the first data object from respective other ones of the independently-operated data sources identified by information embedded in the first data object. Corresponding software is also described.
Claims78
A software product for use at a user station, the user station including a processor and a storage device, the software product comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor:
- enable a user at the user station to select content from each of a plurality of independent publishers;
- effect transport of the selected content from each of the plurality of publishers to the user station over a communications network and, without user intervention, effect storage of the transported content to the storage device such that the content is retained on the storage device upon shutting down of the user station and/or deactivation of the software product;
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- effect presentation of the stored content to the user at the user station with a user interface that is customized to the respective publishers.
A software product for use at a user station, the user station including a processor and a storage device, the software product comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor:
- enable a user at the user station to select content from each of a plurality of independent services;
- effect transport of the selected content from each of the plurality of services to the user station over a communications network and, without user intervention, effect storage of the transported content to the storage device such that the content is retained on the storage device upon shutting down of the user station and/or deactivation of the software product;
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- effect presentation of the stored content to the user at the user station with a user interface that is customized to the respective services.
The software product as set forth in claim wherein the communications network is the Internet.
A software product for use at a user station, the user station including a processor and a storage device, the software product comprising a viewer capable of handling a markup language and comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor:
- enable a user at the user station to select one or more remote information object sources from a plurality of available remote information object sources operated by independent publishers;
- effect transport of one or more information objects, at least one of the information objects being represented using the markup language, from any selected one of the remote information object sources to the user station over a communications network and, without user intervention, effects storage of the transported information object(s) to the storage device such that the information object(s) are retained on the storage device upon shutting down of the user station and/or deactivation of the software product;
- and enable, for each stored information object, presentation of that object using the viewer to the user at the user station with a look and feel that is specific to the respective publisher.
A software product for use at a user station, the user station including a processor and a storage device, the software product comprising a viewer capable of handling a markup language and comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor:
- enable a user at the user station to select one or more remote information object sources from a plurality of available independently operated remote information object sources;
- effect transport of one or more information objects, at least one of the information objects being represented using the markup language, from any selected one of the remote information object sources to the user station over a communications network and, without user intervention, effects storage of the transported information object(s) to the storage device such that the information object(s) are retained on the storage device upon shutting down of the user station and/or termination of the software product;
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- enable, for each stored information object, presentation of that object using the viewer to the user at the user station with a look and feel that is specific to the respective information object source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.