EP 1242922 A1 20020925 - METHOD OF BACKGROUND DOWNLOADING OF INFORMATION FROM A COMPUTER NETWORK
Title (en)
METHOD OF BACKGROUND DOWNLOADING OF INFORMATION FROM A COMPUTER NETWORK
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR IM HINTERGRUND ABLAUFENDEN HERUNTERLADUNG VON INFORMATION VON EINEM RECHNERNETZWERK
Title (fr)
PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE TELECHARGER DES INFORMATIONS EN ARRIERE-PLAN DEPUIS UN RESEAU INFORMATIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 9929807 W 19991216
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0144988A1] The invention is a method for maximizing the use of available bandwidth while browsing the World Wide Web section of the Internet, by allowing users to dynamically pre-select content to be viewed next. The method reduces or eliminates the waiting associated with using the World Wide Web. The method utilizes an interface which displays itself in accompaniment with known Web browser (62) software, onto which the user can dynamically select hyperlinks from a Web page displayed in the window of a browser by "dragging & dropping" them with a pointing device, such as a mouse. This procedure allows for the real-time background downloading of Web pages which the user designates as the next Web pages he/she wants to view, while he/she is viewing other content. These dragged & dropped links are downloaded in the background according to a sophisticated schedule of bandwidth priority when the connection between the client and the server is idle, and stored in a cache on the user's hard drive.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 17/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06F 16/9574 (2018.12)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0144988A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0144988 A1 20010621; AU 2363400 A 20010625; EP 1242922 A1 20020925
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9929807 W 19991216; AU 2363400 A 19991216; EP 99967335 A 19991216