Method and apparatus for presenting information from a database

    公开(公告)号:GB2356474B

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-19

    申请号:GB0017667

    申请日:2000-07-20

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A method for presenting content from the page in a distributed database. In a preferred embodiment, a server receives a request from a client for a page from the database wherein the page has a plurality of links to linked pages in the database. The server retrieves the page and generates a set of thumbnails of the linked pages in the database. The server then sends the page and the set of thumbnails to the client.

    System for presenting information from a database

    公开(公告)号:GB2356474A

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-23

    申请号:GB0017667

    申请日:2000-07-20

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A method for presenting content from the page in a distributed database. In a preferred embodiment, a server receives a request from a client for a page from the database wherein the page has a plurality of links to linked pages in the database. The server retrieves the page and generates a set of thumbnails of the linked pages in the database. The server then sends the page and the set of thumbnails to the client. In a system for processing requests for pages on the Internet, a server receives 710, from a user, a request for web content. The server determines 715 from the request whether the user has selected the thumbnail option, and if not, sends the web page without thumbnails. If so the server parses the web page for links to other pages, checks the cache for linked pages and prefetches 730 the linked pages which are not in cache. Then it generates thumbnails of uncached pages 735 and stores them in cache. The web page may then be regenerated with thumbnails included and the modified web page is sent 750 to the user.

    Conditionally controlling electronic devices

    公开(公告)号:GB2367722A

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-10

    申请号:GB0112900

    申请日:2001-05-29

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A particular electronic device is enabled to detect 82 the proximity of other electronic devices. Multiple proximity based conditions for usage of the electronic device may be provided by a manufacturer 88, user or other authorities at the electronic device. The proximity of the other electronic devices is compared with proximity based conditions and a level of usage of the particular electronic device is determined 94, such that the level of usage of the electronic device is conditionally adjusted according to the proximity of the other electronic devices.. Priority may also be used 90 to determine which conditional usage level selection should be used in a particular proximity. Embodiments include limiting use (e.g audio output/volume levels) in particular areas and/or at particular times. Another embodiment given is during specified times of the day when a specific mobile device is detected in the proximity of a users mobile device, audio output of the users mobile device is disabled except when specific callers are identified, in which case the disabling condition is overridden and output is provided to the user.

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