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`IN THE UNiTED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`John Albert KEMBEL et al.
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`EXAMINER :
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`BRUCKART, BR.
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR lNTERACTlNG WITH INTERNET CONTENT
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`RESPONSE
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`Mail Stop RCE
`Commissioner for Patents
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Dear Sir:
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`ln response to the Office Action mailed February 25, 2009 (the “Office Action”),
`please consider the following amendments and remarks in the above-identified
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`application:
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`Amendments to the Specification begin on page g of this paper.
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims beginning on
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`page 3; of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page _1_§ of this paper.
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`It is believed that no extensions of time or fees for net addition of claims are
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`required beyond those that may otherwise be provided for in documents accompanying
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`this paper. However. if additional extensions of time are necessary to prevent
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`abandonment of this application, then such extensions of time are hereby petitioned for
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a), and any fees required therefore (including fees for net
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`addition of claims) are hereby authorized to be charged to our Deposit Account No.
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`033975 (Ref. No. 04331 1-0381349).
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE SPECIFICATION
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`Please amend the Title of the instant application as follows:
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`Apparatus And Method For Interacting With Internet Content Via One Or More
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`Applications That Do Not Include Native Web Browsing Navigation Control Features
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`Please replace the paragraph beginning at page 6, line 15 of the
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`specification with the following paragraph:
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`In the system and method of the presen t invention, a user logs into a server by
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`providing a login identifier to a login construct. The login identifier is used by the sewer
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`to obtain an unprocessed user profile that corresponds to the user. The unprocessed
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`user profile is processed by the server to generate a processed user profile.
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`Advantageously, this processing step allows for up-to-date refinement of the user
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`profile. Up-to-date refinements include, for example. the addition of advertisements
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`directed to the user based on one or more characteristics in the user profile. The
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`processed user profile is delivered to the client computer associated with the user. The
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`processed user profile includes references to the networked information monitors
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`(NlMs). As used herein, the term networked information monitor or NIM refers to a fully
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`configurable frame with one or more controls; the fram through which content is
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`optionally presented. The fully configurable frame utilized in accordance with the
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`invention stands in contrast to present web browsers, which are branded by the browser
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`vendor and which have limited means by which to alter the controls associated with the
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`browser.
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`CLAIM AMENDMENTS
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in' the
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`application:
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`1-30. (Cancelled)
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`31. (Currently Amended) A method, operating on a first computing device, for
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`presenting lntemet content to a user of said first computing device, comprising:
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`obtaining on electronic storage media accessible to one or more processors of
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`the first computing device machine readable instructions associated with a first home
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`application, wherein the machine readable instructions associated with the first home
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`application include one or more initial uniform resource locators at which content for the
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`first home application is accessible over the lntemet;
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`initiating the first home application on the first computing device by executing the
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`machine readable instructions associated with the first home application, wherein
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`initiating the first home application includes generating, via the first home application, a
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`reguest over the Internet for content to the one or more initial uniform resource locators;
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`obtaining
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`“(BMW‘sJfirst Internet content from the one or more initial uniform
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`resource locators, said first lntemet content programmedIn a format readable by a
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`dedicated Web browser program having native web navigation control features; and
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`rendering, via the first home application, a graphical user interface defined by the
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`which-are—speafie—te—t-he—first—lntemet—eenteat to produce a visual manifestation of the
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`first lnternet content on an output apparatus of the first computing device, the-frameand
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`manifestation of the first Internet content is displayed independently from any not a
`window of a dedicated Web browser program including native web navigation control
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`features, and further wherein if the graphical user interface rendered via the first home
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`application provides any control to a user of the first computing device over access, via
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`the first home application, to content obtained over the Internet from any uniform
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`resource locators other than the initial uniform resource locators, such control is
`provided by features of the graphical user interface that are defined by content received
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`by the first home application over the lntemet in a format readable by a dedicated Web
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`browser program having native web navigation control featuresthe—firstintemet—eentent
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`32. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 31. further comprising:
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`receiving, on the first computing device, login information provided by a user; and
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`accessing a user profile associated with the user based on the received login
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`information, wherein the user profile is accessed by the first computing device from
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`electronic storage media accessible to one or more processors of the first computing
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`device,
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`wherein initiation of the first home application on the first computing device is
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`responsive to an indication in the accessed user profile that the first home application
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`should be automatically initiated upon login of the user to the first computing device 4he
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`33. (Currently Amended) The method of claim §2_34-, further comprising:
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`initiating a second home application on the first computing device by executing
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`the machine readable instructions associated with the second home application,
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`wherein initiating the second home application includes generating, via the second
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`home application, a reguest over the lntemet for contentto one or more initial uniform
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`resource locators that are different from the one or more initial uniform resource locators
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`associated with the first home application;
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`obtaining, via the second home application frem—a—third—eempeting—devise,
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`second lnternet content from the one or more initial uniform resource locators
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`associated with the second home application, the second lnternet content being thatis
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`programmed in a format readable by a dedicated Web browser program having native
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`web navigation control features; and
`rendering, via the second home application, a graphical user interface defined by
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`the second Internet contentWWW-WWW
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`te—thefirst—lntemeteentent to produce a visual manifestation of the second lntemet
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`content on the output apparatus of the first computing device, tiae—frame—andfirst
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`manifestation of the second lntemet content is displayed independently from any not a
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`window of a dedicated Web browser program having native web navigation control
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`features, wherein if the graphical user interface rendered via the second home
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`application provides any“ control to the user of the first computing device over access‘
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`via the second home applicationI to content obtained over the lntemet from any uniform
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`resource locators other than the initial resource locators associated with the second
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`home application, such control is provided by features of the graphical user interface
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`that are defined by content received by the second home application over the internet in
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`a format readable by a dedicated Web browser program having native web navigation
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`control features, and
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`wherein initiation of the second home application on the first computing device is
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`responsive to an indication in the accessed user profile that the second home
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`application should be automatically initiated upon login of the user to the first computing
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`device.
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`34. (Currentiy Amended) The method of claim 33, wherein the a dimension of
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`the graphical user interface rendered by the first home apptication upon initiation and a
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`dimension of the graphical user interface rendered by the second home application
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`upon initiation are each separately dictated by information stored in the user profile.
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`35. (Currently Amended) The method of claim I_3_§_3—‘l. wherein the initial
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`position of the graphical user interface rendered by the first home application on the
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`output apparatus of the first computing device and the initial position of the graphical
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`user interface rendered by the second home application on the output apparatus of the
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`first computing device are each separately dictated by information stored in the user
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`profile associated with the u5er the-finst—lnternet—eentent—eemprises—XMEGedes.
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`36. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 21135, wherein the initial
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`uniform resource locators associated with the first home application and the initial
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`uniform resource locators associated with the second home application are dictated by
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`information stored in the user profile associated with the user definition-efiheframe
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`eempriseeXML—tage.
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`37. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 3_2_34, wherein the initial
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`position of the graphical user interface rendered by the first home application on the
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`output apparatus of the first computing device is dictated by information stored in the
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`user profile associated with the user, and is based on the position of the graphical user
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`interface rendered by the first home application on the output apparatus of the first
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`computing device during a previous usage session by the userthe—first—lntemet—eentem
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`38. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 32, wherein the initial uniform
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`resource locators associated with the first home application are dictated by information
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`stored in the user profile associated with the user, and are based on uniform resource
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`locators from which lntemet content was accessed by the first home application during
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`a previous usage session by' the userSJTwhereiiHheeefinitieneHheframeeemedses
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`39. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 31, further comprising:
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`initiating a second home application on the first computing device by executing
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`the machine readable instructions associated with the second home application,
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`wherein initiating the second home application includes generating, via the second
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`home application, a reguest over the Internet for content to one or more initial uniform
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`resource locators that are different from the one or more initial uniform resource locators
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`associated with the first home application;
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`obtaining, via the’second home application, second lnternet content from the one
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`or more initial uniform resource locators associated with the second home application,
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`the second lnternet content being programmed in a format readable by a dedicated
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`Web browser program having native web navigation control features; and
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`rendering, via the second home application, a graphical user interface defined by
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`the second lnternet content to produce a visual manifestation of the second Internet
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`content on the output apparatus of the first computing device, wherein the visual
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`manifestation of the second lntemet content is displayed independently from any
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`window of a dedicated Web browser program including native web navigation control
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`features, wherein if the graphical user interface rendered via the second home
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`application provides any control to the user of the first computing device over access,
`via the second home application, to content obtained over the Internet from any uniform
`resource locators other than the initial resource locators associated with the second
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`home application, such control is provided by features of the graphical user interface
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`that are defined by content received by the second home application over the lntemet in
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`a format readable by a dedicated Web browser program having native web navigation
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`control features;
`display.ing simultaneously, on the output apparatus of the first computing device,
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`the graphical user interface rendered by the first home application and the graphical .
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`user interface rendered by the second home application;
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`providing a user of the first computing device with a user selectable control on
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`the first computing device that causes the graphical user interfaces rendered by the first
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`home application and the second home application to be hidden and/or restored in a
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`40. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 39, further comprising:
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`determining, while the graphical user interfaces rendered by the first home
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`application and the second home application are being displayed on the output
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`apparatus of the first computing device, that the selectable control has selected by the
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`user; and
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`hiding the graphical user interfaces rendered by the first home application and
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`the second home application on the output apparatus of the first computing device
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`together responsive to the selection of the selectable control Mmm—the—rendenng
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`41. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 40I further comprising:
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`determining, while the graphical user interfaces rendered by the first home
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`application and the second home application are hidden, that the selectable control has
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`been selected by the user; and
`restoring the display of graphical user interfaces rendered by the first home
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`application and the second home application on the output apparatus of the first
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`computing device responsive to the selection of the selectable control 34,—wherein—the
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`42-49. (Cancelled)
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`50.
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`(Presently amended) A method, operating on a first computing device, for
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`presenting lntemet content to a user of said first computing device, comprising:
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`obtaining on electronic storage media accessible to one or more processors of
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`the first computing device machine readable instructions associated with a first home
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`application, wherein the machine readable instructions associated with the first home
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`application include one or more initial uniform resource locators at which content for the
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`first home application is accessible over the lntemet;
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`initiating the first home application on the first computing device by executing the
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`machine readable instructions associated with the first home application, wherein
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`initiating the first home application includes generating, .via the first home application, a
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`reguest over the Internet for content to the one or more initial uniform resource locators;
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`obtaining
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`web-navigation—eentrelsmfirst Internet content from one or more initial uniform locators,
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`said first lntemet content data—that—ie programmedin a format readable by a dedicated
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`Web browser program having native web navigation control featuresrthe—data
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`presenting, on an output apparatus of the first computing device, a manifestation
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`of the first lnternet content in a graphical content data—te—the-eser—m-the-user—inteéaee-
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`the user interface associated with and-eontent—data—preeented—using said first home
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`application, wherein themanifestation is displayed independently from any net a
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`window of a dedicated Web browser program including native web navigation control
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`features, and wherein if the graphical user interface associated with the first home
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`application provides any control to a user of the first computing device over access, via
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`the first home application, to content obtained over the internet from any uniform
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`resource locators other than the initial uniform resource locators, such control is
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`provided by features of the graphical user interface that are defined by content received
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`by the first home application over the lntemet in a format readable by a dedicated Web
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`browser program having native web navigation control features.
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`51. (Cancelled)
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`52. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 50, further comprising:
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`receiving, on the first computing device, login information provided by a user; and
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`accessing a user profile associated with the user based on the received login
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`information, wherein the user profile is accessed by the first computing device from
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`electronic storage media accessible to one or more processors of the first computing
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`device
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`wherein initiation of the first home application on the first computing device is
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`responsive to an indication in the accessed user profile that the first home application
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`should be automatically initiated upon login of the user to the first computing device the
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`53. (Currently Amended) The method of claim §2_50, further comprising
`initiating a second home application on the first computing device by executing
`the machine readable instructions associated with the second home application,
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`wherein initiating the second home application includes generating, via the second
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`home application, a reguest over the Internet for content to one or more initial uniform
`resource Iocators that are different from the one or, more initial uniform resource locators
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`associated with the first home application;
`obtaining, via thevsecond home application, second lnternet content from one or
`more initial uniform locators associated with the second home application, said second
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`Internet content programmed in a format readable by a dedicated Web browser
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`program having native web navigation control features; and
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`presenting, on an output apparatus of the first computing device, a manifestation
`of the second internet content in a graphical user interface associated with said second
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`home application, wherein the manifestation is displayed independently from any
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`window of a dedicated Web browser program including native web navigation control
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`features, wherein if the graphical user interface associated with the second home
`application provides any control to a user of the first computing device over access, via
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`the second home application, to content obtained over the intemet from any uniform
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`resource locators other than the initial uniform resource locators associated with the
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`second home application, such control is provided by features of the graphical user
`interface that are defined by content received by the second home application over the
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`lntemet in a format readable by a dedicated Web browser program having native web
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`navigation control features, and
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`wherein initiation of the second home application on the first computing device is
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`responsive to an indication in the accessed user profile that the second home
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`application should be automatically initiated upon login of the user to the first computing
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`54. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 53, wherein a dimension of the
`graphical user interface rendered by the first home application upon initiation and a
`dimension of the graphical user interface rendered by the second home application
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`upon initiation are each separately dictated by information stored in the user profile
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`55. (Currently Amended) The method of claim Q50, wherein the initial
`position of the graphical user interface rendered by the first home application on the
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`output apparatus of the first computing device and the initial position of the graphical
`user interface rendered by the second home application on the output apparatus of the
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`first computing device are each separately dictated by information stored in the user
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`60. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 1:159, wherein the initial
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`uniform resource locators associated with the first home application and the initial
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`uniform resource locators associated with the second home application are dictated by
`information stored in the user profile associated with the user Wheaten—sameness
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`61. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 50‘, further comprising
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`initiating a second home application on the first computing device by executing
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`the machine readable instructions associated with the second home application,
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`wherein initiating the second home application includes generating, via the second
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`home application, a reguest over the Internet for content to one or more initial uniform
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`resource Iocators that are different from the one or more initial uniform resource locators
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`associated with the first home application;
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`Obtaining, via the second home application, second lnternet content from one or
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`more initial uniform Iocators associated with the second home application, said second
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`Internet content programmed in a format readable by a dedicated Web browser
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`program having native web navigation control features, and
`presenting, on an output apparatus of the first computing device, a manifestation
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`of the second lnternet content in a graphical user interface associated with said second
`home application, wherein the manifestation is displayed independently from any
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`window of a dedicated Web browser program including native web navigation control
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`features, wherein if the graphical user interface associated with the second home
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`application provides any control to a user of the first computing device over access, via
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`the second home application, to content obtained over the Internet from any uniform
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`resource Iocators other than the initial uniform resource Iocators associated with the
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`second home application, such control is provided by features of the graphical user
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`interface that are defined by content received by the second home application over the
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`Internet in a format readable by a dedicated Web browser program having native web
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`navigation control features
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`wherein presenting the manifestations of the first home application and the
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`second home application comprise displaying simultaneously, on the output apparatus
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`of the first computing device, the graphical user interface associated with the first home
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`application and the graphical user interface associated with the second home
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`application, and wherein the method further comprises providing the user of the first
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`computing device with a user selectable control on the first computing device that
`causes the graphical user interfaces associated with the first home application'and the
`second home application to be hidden and/or restored in a coordinated manner:
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`62. (Currently Amended) A method, operating on a first computing device, for
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`presenting Internet content to a user of said first computing device, comprising:
`obtaining, on electronic storage media accessible to one or more processors of
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`the first computing device, machine readable instructions associated with a home
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`application, wherein the machine readable instructions associated with the first home
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`application include one or more initial uniform resource Iocators at which content for the
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`home application is accessible over the Internet;
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`initiating the home application on the first computing device by executing the
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`machine readable instructions associated with the home application, wherein initiating
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`the home application includes generating, via the home application, a reguest over the
`Internet for content to the one or more initial uniform resource Iocators
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`obtaining
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`device, via the____using—a home application wheh—dees—net—mesent—te—a—user—general—web
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`navigation-controls, first Internet content from the one or more initial uniform resource
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`Iocators data—programmedIn a format readable by a dedicated Web browser program
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`having native web browsing control features; fl
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`based—en—at—leastin—part—the—definitien— displaying, on an output apparatus of the
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`first computing device, a graphical user interface rendered by using said home
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`application the-user—interfaee within which a visual manifestation of the first Internet
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`content data is presented, wherein the graphical user interface comprises one or more a
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`selectable optionp corresponding to the functionality available to the user via the home
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`application. wherein the visual manifestation of the first Internet content data and the
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`one or more selectable options included in the graphical user interface _a_r_e__is-net
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`displayed independently from any a window of a dedicated Web browser program
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`. including native web browsing control features, wherein all of the selectable options
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`included in the graphical user interface that correspond to functionality available to the
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`user via the home application are defined by the first Internet content received by the
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`home application from the initial uniform resource locators over the Internet—and
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`63. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 62. further comprising:
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`receiving, on the first computing device, login information provided by a user; and
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`accessing a user profile associated with the user based on the received login
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`information, wherein the user profile is accessed by the first computing device from _
`electronic storage media accessible to one or more processors of the first computing
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`wherein initiation of the home application on the first computing device is
`responsive to an indication in the accessed user profile that the home application should
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`be automatically initiated upon login of the user to the first computing device 4he—data—is
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`I 64. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 63, wherein the initial position
`of the graphical user interface on the output apparatus of the first computing device is
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`dictated by information stored in the user profile associated with the user, and is based
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`on the position of the graphical user interface on the output apparatus of the first
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`computing device during a previous usage session by the userfunetienality—available—te
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`65. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 62. wherein the first lnternet
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`content obtained over the internet by the home application from the initial uniform
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`resource locators comprises content data is provided by a first entity, and information
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`defining wherein-the functionality available to the user via the home application to
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`control presentation of the content data is defined by a second entity.
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`66. (Currentiy Amended) The method of claim £13.62. wherein a dimension of
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`dictated by information stored in the user profile associated with the user, and is based
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`on the same dimension of the graphical user interface on the output apparatus of the
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`first computing device dunng a previous usage session by the user the-defieitien
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`67. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 6_3_66, wherein the initial
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`uniform resource locators are dictated by information stored in the user profile
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`associated with the userI and are based on uniform resource locators from which
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`lnternet content was accessed by the home application during a previous usage session
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`68. (Currently Amended) The method of claim 62, wherein native web
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`browsing navigation control features comprise one or more of a selectable fonNard
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`button provided by an application independent from content received over the lnternetI
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`a selectable backward button provided by an application independent from content
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`received over the lntemet, or an address line for manual entgy of a uniform resource
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`76. (Currently Amended) One or more processor readable storage devices
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`having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for
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`programming one or more processors to perform a method of presenting and interacting
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`with Internet content, the method comprising the steps of:
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`obtaining on electronic storage media accessible to one or more processors of a
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`first computing device machine readable instructions associated with a home
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`applicationl wherein the machine readable instructions associated with the home
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`home application is accessible over the lintemet'I
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`initiating the home application on the first computing device by executing the
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`machine readable instructions associated with the home application, wherein initiating
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`the home application includes generating, via the home application, a reguest over the
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`lntemet for content to the one or more initial uniform resource locatorsI
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`obtaining, via the_____asing—a home application which-dees—net—present—te-a—user
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`general—webmvigatien—eentrelsmfirst Internet content from the one or more initial
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`uniform resource locators thatIs programmed in a format readable by a dedicated Web
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`browser program having native web navigation control features; and
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`renderingI via the home applicationI a graphical user interface defined by the first
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`intemet-eentent to produce a visual manifestation of the first lnternet content on an
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`the first lntemet contentis displayed independently from any net—a window of a
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`dedicated Web browser program including native web navigation control features, and
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`wherein if the graphical user interface rendered via the home application provides any
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`control to a user of the first computing device over access, via the home application, to
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`content obtained over the lntemet from any uniform resource locators other than the
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`initial uniform resource locators, such control is provided by features of the graphical
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`user interface that are defined by content received by the home application over the
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`lntemet in a format readable by a dedicated Web browser program having native web
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`navigation control features.
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`77. (Currently Amended) The one or more processor readable storage devices
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`of claim 76. wherein the‘method further comprises:
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`receivingI on the first computing devicel login information provided by a user; and
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`accessing a user profile associated with the user based on the received login
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`information,
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