SERVER INCLUDING COMPONENTS FOR ACCESSING AND DISPLAYING INTERNET CONTENT AND FOR PROVIDING SAME TO A CLIENT

摘要

A server maintains and provides access to application media packages for accessing and displaying Internet content. These packages include a definition for rendering a graphical user interface within which Internet content may be presented outside of and without utilization of a web browser application. The packages also include a network reference, such as a URL, pointing to the Internet content such that the Internet Content may be downloaded and presented within said user interface. A representation of each package on the server available for downloading is provided. A user may select one or more desired packages for downloading. An application media viewer may also be made available for downloading.

主权项

1. A network addressable server having stored thereon a plurality of application media packages available for delivery from said server to a client node communicatively connected to said server, each said application media package comprising:
a definition of a graphical user interface in a web browser readable language such that said graphical user interface may be rendered outside of a window of, and without utilization of, a web browser application, said definition including an element for causing content in a web browser readable language to be presented within said graphical user interface; and a network reference to said content;said network addressable server having further stored thereon:
a mechanism for causing a display, on the client node, of a representation of each of said plurality of application media packages; a mechanism accessible by said client node for selecting at least one of said representations of said application media packages; and a mechanism, operable upon the selection of said at least one of said representations of said application media packages, for causing an application media package associated with said selected representation to be delivered to the client node.