Method and system for web site construction using HTML fragment caching

Patent 6192382 Issued on February 20, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 24, 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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Inventors

Assignee

MediaOne Group, Inc.

Application

No. 936312 filed on 09/24/1997

US Classes:

715/513, Structured document (e.g., HTML, SGML, ODA, CDA)715/501.1Hypermedia

Examiners

Primary: Hong, Stephen S.
Assistant: Paula, Cesar B

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Brooks & Kushman P.C.

International Class

G06F 017/30

Abstract

A method and system for web site construction using HTML fragment caching includes embedding particular tags in a stored HTML page, and when a request for distribution of the HTML page is received from a user, replacing each tag with content information in the form of HTML fragments previously created based on user preference information. The HTML fragments are stored in a tag cache, thereby decreasing the amount of time necessary to construct and distribute customized Web pages. Creation of the HTML fragments can be based on topic information supplied by the user to form a user customizable key through which content is retrieved from the tag cache.

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