Method, apparatus and computer program product for user selected refreshing of internet web pages

Patent 6032182 Issued on February 29, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 11, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Mullen-Schultz, Gary Lee

Application

No. 890734 filed on 07/11/1997

US Classes:

709/223, COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING709/203, Client/server709/206, Demand based messaging709/219Accessing a remote server

Examiners

Primary: Maung, Zarni
Assistant: Tran, Philip B.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Pennington; Joan

International Class

G06F 017/30

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for user selected refreshing of internet web pages. A user selected refreshing optional setting is stored together with at least one selected internet web page. A request for viewing an internet web page is received. Then checking for the user selected refreshing optional setting for the requested internet web page is performed. Responsive to identifying the user selected refreshing optional setting for the requested internet web page, the requested internet web page is selectively refreshed utilizing the user selected refreshing optional setting. The user selected refreshing optional setting is stored together with the user's favorites and bookmarks of internet web pages. Global browser default values are used when a user selected refreshing optional setting is not identified for a particular requested internet web page.