Apparatus and method for keeping aggregated portions of multiple web sites simultaneously displayed and updated

A method for aggregating multiple information items on a display screen of a computer connected to the internet comprising the steps of:

• displaying a multi-part graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a split screen work area and a split screen canvas;
• invoking a canvas web page in the split screen canvas;
• invoking a first web page in the split screen work area;
• identify a first information unit on said first web page so first said first web page is divided into said first information unit and a first web page remainder;
• rendering said first web page remainder transparent;
• invoking a second web page;
• identifying a second information unit on said second web page so that said second web page is divided into said second information unit and a second web page remainder;
• and
• rendering said second web page remainder transparent;
• and
• wherein a user can sun simultaneously view the canvas web page and the first web page on the GUI.

A programmable apparatus for display and simultaneous update of multiple information units comprising,

• programmable hardware comprising;
• a computer connected to a network;
• a display screen connected to said computer;
• a program installed on said computer;
• wherein responsive to said program contains instructions comprising:
• instructions for displaying a multi-part graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a split screen work area and a split screen canvas;
• instructions for invoking a canvas web page in the split screen canvas;
• instructions for invoking a first web page in the split screen work area;
• wherein a user can simultaneously view the split screen work area and the split screen canvas;
• wherein an information unit is identified on the first web page;
• wherein said information unit is moved to the canvas web page
• wherein the first web page is layered with a second web page on the canvas web page, the second web page comprising a second information unit and a second web page remainder;
• wherein the first web page remainder and the second web page remainder are rendered transparent;
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• wherein the first information unit and the second information unit are visible through the transparent first web page remainder and the transparent second web page remainder.

A computer readable memory for display and simultaneous update of multiple information units comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium;
• a computer program stored in said storage medium;
• the storage medium, so configured by said computer program, causes the computer;
• to display a multi-part graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a split screen work area and a split screen canvas;
• to invoke a canvas web page in the slit screen canvas;
• instructions for invoking a first web page in the split screen work area;
• to acquire a web page from said network and display said web page in a display screen;
• to identify an information unit on the web page;
• to position said information unit on a canvas web page;
• to acquire from said network a second web page;
• to identify a second information unit on the second web page;
• to cause a first remainder of said first web page to be transparent;
• wherein a user can simultaneously view the split screen work area and the split screen canvas;
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• wherein said program is adapted for dragging of said first information unit and said second information unit by a user, so that responsive to said dragging, said program positions said first information unit on said canvas web page and positions said second information unit on said canvas web page so that said canvas web page is visible through said first remainder and said second remainder and said first information unit is visible through said second remainder.