Claims
- 1. A system for controlling the rendering of content comprising:
means for receiving a request for content; means for packaging the content with a filename extension that is capable of being rendered by a rendering engine but is different than a file extension of the requested content; and means for opening a program having a rendering engine for the content based on instructions in the packaged content.
- 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for forwarding a request for content to a content repository.
- 3. The system of claim 1, wherein said means for packaging comprises means for packaging the content in a known file format that is compatible with the rendering engine and means for associating rendering application information with the packaged content.
- 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for limiting access to the content through the rendering application.
- 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the rendering application is installed on a client computer.
- 6. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for downloading and installing a security component associated with the rendering application if the component is not present, wherein the instructions comprise instructions for obtaining the security component.
- 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the program is a Web browser.
- 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions comprise a Java applet.
- 9. The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions comprise an ActiveX control.
- 10. A method of controlling the rendering content comprising:
receiving a request for content; packaging the content with a filename extension that is capable of being rendered by a rendering engine but is different than a file extension of the requested content; and opening a program having a rendering engine for the content based on instructions in the packaged content.
- 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising forwarding a request for content to a content repository.
- 12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
packaging the content in a known file format that is compatible with the rendering engine; and associating rendering application information with the packaged content.
- 13. The method of claim 10, further comprising limiting access to the content through the rendering application.
- 14. The method of claim 10, wherein the rendering application is installed on a client computer.
- 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the instructions comprise instructions for obtaining a security component and further comprising downloading and installing the security component associated with he rendering application if the component is not present.
- 16. The method of claim 10, wherein the program is a Web browser.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the instructions comprise a Java applet.
- 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the instructions comprise an ActiveX control.
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
[0001] This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 10/046,670 filed Jan. 16, 2002, which claims benefit of priority to Provisional Application Serial No. 60/261,803 filed on Jan. 17, 2001 and is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 09/649,841 filed Aug. 28, 2000, the entire disclosures of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Date |
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60261803 |
Jan 2001 |
US |
Continuations (2)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
10046670 |
Jan 2002 |
US |
Child |
10425662 |
Apr 2003 |
US |
Parent |
09649841 |
Aug 2000 |
US |
Child |
10425662 |
Apr 2003 |
US |