Title:
SHARED VIEWS FOR BROWSING CONTENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000071321
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Systems and methods for enabling users at a plurality of client computers to share a common browsing experience are provided. According to the method of the present invention, a host client computer establishes a first communications link to one of a plurality of servers and a second communications link to one or more remote slave client computers. A shared view engine on the host obtains an outgoing Universal Resource Locator (URL) from a browser running on the host. The host sends the outgoing URL, along with any required cookie data, to the slave. The slave modifies its cookie file, if necessary, and requests the same content from the server by sending the received URL to one of the servers. Alternatively, the servers can deliver the same content to the host and to the slave when either the host or the slave sends a URL to one of the servers.
Inventors:
ANDREW FELIX G T I
SOBESKI DAVID A
SMITH MICHAEL D
POST LISA G
SOBESKI DAVID A
SMITH MICHAEL D
POST LISA G
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/011969
Publication Date:
January 17, 2002
Filing Date:
May 03, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MICROSOFT CORP (US)
International Classes:
G06F17/30; G06Q10/10; G06Q30/02; (IPC1-7): G06F17/30
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1998049635A1 | 1998-11-05 |
Foreign References:
| EP0833260A2 | 1998-04-01 | |||
| EP0820028A2 | 1998-01-21 | |||
| EP0838770A2 | 1998-04-29 |
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