Internet computer system with methods for dynamic filtering of h

Details Internet computer system with methods for dynamic filtering of h Internet computer system with methods for dynamic filtering of h

1997-03-11

2000-09-19

Rinehart, Mark H.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

709217, 709218, G06F 1516

Patent

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061226572

ABSTRACT:
An Internet computer system with methods for dynamic filtering of hypertext tags and content is described. The system includes one or more Web clients, each operating a Web browser (e.g., Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer) with an Internet connection to one or more Web servers. Each client includes, interposed between its browser and communication layer, a Filter module of the present invention which traps and processes all communications between the browser and the communication layer. The Filter module, which implements client-side methodology at each individual Web client for dynamic filtering of hypertext tags and content, includes an output stream, a processing loop, a Filter method, and an input stream. During system operation, the Web browser generates multiple requests for retrieving content. More particularly, particular content is retrieved by a fetch or GET command (e.g., using HTTP protocol) transmitted to a target server from the client-side communication layer (e.g., Winsock driver). The command is, however, trapped by the Filter module. The "real" request or command is at this point processed by the Filter method of the Filter module. Accordingly, the system can modify the command, delete the command, synthesize new commands, or pass through unchanged the existing command. In an exemplary embodiment, the Filter method provides handlers for specific processing of various HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) tags, all operating according to user-configurable filtering preferences.

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