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US 20020198941A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2002/0198941 Al
Gavrilescu et al. (43) Pub. Date: Dec. 26,2002
(54) WEB SITE COBROWSING
(76) Inventors: Alexandra Gavrilescu, Remond, WA
(US); Noel W. Anderson, Bellevue, WA
(US); Harpal Bassali, Remond, WA
(US)
Correspondence Address:
LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL DRYJA
704 228TH AVE NE PMB 694
SAMMAMISH, WA 98074 (US)
(21) Appl. No.: 09/681,488
(22) Filed: Apr. 16, 2001
Publication Classification (51) Int. CI.7 G06F 15 16
(52) U.S. CI 709/205; 709/248
(57) ABSTRACT
Cobrowsing web sites by two or more users is disclosed. For a cobrowsing session between a first client ol a first user and a second client ol a second user, the cobrowsing session is first initiated. The first user browses a web site on the first client. The first client sends to the second client a synchronization message. The synchronization message indicates one or more commands reflecting the browsing performed by the first user. The second client receives the synchronization message, and cobrowses the web site in accordance with the message and its included commands. Cobrowsing continues until the cobrowsing session is terminated. The commands ol the synchronization message allow for fine granularity ol cobrowsing.
