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`US008640 183B2
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`c12) United States Patent
`Reisman
`
`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 8,640,183 B2
`Jan.28,2014
`
`(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING
`USING ALTERNATIVE LINKBASES
`
`(56)
`
`(71) Applicant: Richard Reisman, New York, NY (US)
`
`(72)
`
`Inventor: Richard Reisman, New York, NY (US)
`
`(73) Assignee: Convergent Media Solutions, LLC,
`Plano, TX (US)
`
`( *) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 13/662,213
`
`(22) Filed:
`
`Oct. 26, 2012
`
`(65)
`
`Prior Publication Data
`
`US 2013/0061273 Al
`
`Mar. 7, 2013
`
`Related U.S. Application Data
`
`(63) Continuation of application No. 13/094,505, filed on
`Apr. 26, 2011, which is a continuation of application
`No. 10/434,032, filed on May 8, 2003, now Pat. No.
`7,987,491.
`
`(60) Provisional application No. 60/379,635, filed on May
`10, 2002, provisional application No. 60/408,605,
`filed on Sep. 6, 2002, provisional application No.
`60/455,433, filed on Mar. 17, 2003.
`
`(51)
`
`Int. Cl.
`H04N71173
`H04N7116
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`USPC ........... 725/133; 725/110; 725/113; 725/141;
`725/153
`
`(2011.01)
`(2011.01)
`
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`USPC .................. 725/110, 112-113, 133, 141, 153
`See application file for complete search history.
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`Primary Examiner- Jason J Chung
`Assistant Examiner- Sumaiya A Chowdhury
`
`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`Systems and methods for navigating hypermedia using mul(cid:173)
`tiple coordinated input/output device sets. Disclosed systems
`and methods allow a user and/or an author to control what
`resources are presented on which device sets (whether they
`are integrated or not), and provide for coordinating browsing
`activities to enable such a user interface to be employed
`across multiple independent systems. Disclosed systems and
`methods also support new and enriched aspects and applica(cid:173)
`tions ofhypermedia browsing and related business activities.
`
`61 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets
`
`SYSTEMS I
`DEVICE SETS
`
`~100
`
`CONTENT/
`CONNECTIVITY
`110
`
`BROADCAST
`SATELLITE
`CABLE
`VIDEO ON DEMAND
`STREAMING MEDIA
`WEB
`WIRELESS PORTALS
`TRANSACTIONS
`AND THE LIKE
`
`SYSTEM ELEMENTS
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