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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1997
Christopher Robbins Nielsen, Austin, TX (US);
Rick Lee Poston, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Gray Stair, Austin, TX (US);
I-Hsing Tsao, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A data processor controlled user interactive display system for displaying hypertext documents, each including a sequence of display screen paces received over a communications network such as the World Wide Web with each display page including a sequence of accompanying displayable image and media files in which means are provided for markedly reducing downloading time by providing user interactive means for preselecting document file types not to be transmitted to a receiving display station, user interactive means for preselecting document file types to be transmitted to said receiving display station and means for permitting the transmission of only the file types preselected to be transmitted.