System, method and apparatus for creating and using a virtual layer within a web browsing environment

Abstract

A system and a method for configuring a user-editable layer within a network are disclosed. The system includes a client computing system including a web browser. The web browser further includes a loaded webpage configured to obtain web content from a universal network server through a web address. The system further includes an application object model to collect objects from the client computing system and the universal network server. The system for configuring the user-editable layer within the network further includes a plug-in unit coupled to a layer definition server and an authenticating server for authenticating user credential information. The user-editable layer may include at least one of a virtual layer, an emulating layer, an upgradable layer and the like.

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PRIORITY CLAIM[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 058,792 filed on Jun. 4, 2008.BACKGROUND AND FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to a technique for enabling interactive capabilities between users of the World Wide Web and content providers of the World Wide Web. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and a method for configuring a user interface comprised of an editable layer within a network.Description of Related Art[0003]Typically, users interact with the internet through World Wide Web (WWW) servers and World Wide Web (WWW) pages which offer hypertext capabilities. Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) is a scripting or programming language which enables the content providers or developers of World Wide Web pages to place hyperlinks within World Wide Web pages which then link to related content or data present in other World Wide Web pages. The content or data present in each web page c...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]According to the first aspect, the system for configuring a user-editable layer within a network includes a layer definition server including an application object model for displaying a visual resolution enabled superimposed form of the web content on the user-editable layer adaptable to the loaded web page. Once generated, the user-editable layer generated using a layer markup language may be included in the layer definition server. The layer markup language includes built-in logical nodes for avoiding a need of writing scripts for enabling objects for executing events.

[0016]According to the second aspect, the method for configuring an editable virtual layer in an internet browsing environment includes transferring the URL information to a server unit configured to store a plurality of layer extensions and configured to render the plurality of layer extensions while collecting objects from the client computing system and universal network server through an application object model for enabling a comparison between objects of the application object model and the URL, displaying a plurality of layer extensions on the editable virtual layer in an overlying manner while maintaining visual resolution between a web page loaded through the URL and the plurality of layer extensions, the rendering being responsive to a match generated following the comparison. The server unit includes a content server unit adaptable to the application object model.

[0017]According to the second aspect, the method for configuring an editable virtual layer in an internet browsing environment includes aggregating objects corresponding to the plurality of layer extensions and corresponding to the URL using a layer markup language. The step of aggregating the objects is executed through a layer definition server unit adaptable to the layer markup language including a plurality of built-in logical tags for avoiding a need of writing scripts for enabling objects for executing events. The step of aggregating objects includes rendering a menu user interface (UI) at a predetermined location in a page for the predetermined web browser, executing an event in the layer markup language following a user triggered signal through the client computing system and enabling a series of editing modules on to the editable virtual layer responsive to the execution of the event. In absence of a user triggered signal asking the user whether the user has triggered any signal and returning to the page after a predetermined delay in absence of further response.

Problems solved by technology

In general, the conventional technologies as described above have not advanced significantly relative to the growth of internet.

Moreover, the conventional techniques lack the ability of editing or modifying existing World Wide Web pages virtually by the end.

The conventional techniques also lack the ability of retrieving and accumulating data from multiple web pages that the end user is not currently viewing.

Further, they do not allow for simultaneously manipulating and reposting the retrieved data on to a layer present over another World Wide Web page.

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