Method and apparatus for dynamic web page arrangement

Abstract

A browser renders a page for display according to user habits. When a user interacts with a page associated with a network address, an entry is made in a file that associates the element on the page of the user interaction with the network address. When the page is visited again, the file is checked to see if any entry exists. If an entry exists and the stored user interaction is still relevant for that page, the page is rendered so that the location the user interacted with is provided at the top of the display, or the element is re-arranged, as in the case of a table, or both re-positioning and re-arranging occurs. Such page rendering reduces the need for the user to scroll through the page to view the desired information.

1 . A method for storing user interaction habits with an electronic document, the method comprising:
 getting a first user interaction with the electronic document;   getting a network address associated with the electronic document;   determining if the first user interaction is a first user interaction type;   if the first user interaction is the first user interaction type, getting at least an electronic document element datum associated with the first user interaction;   storing the electronic document element datum in a first user interaction type data file; and   storing a first count associated with the electronic document element datum.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first user interaction type is selected from the group consisting of interaction with a table, interaction with a link, interaction with a data entry field, and scrolling. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising steps, after the storing a first count step, of:
 getting a second user interaction with the electronic document;   determining if the second user interaction is the first user interaction type;   if the second user interaction is not the first user interaction type;   evaluating if the second user interaction is a second user interaction type;   if the second user interaction is the second user interaction type;   getting at least a second electronic document element datum associated with the second user interaction;   storing the second electronic document element datum in a second user interaction type data file; and   incrementing a second count associated with the second electronic document element datum.   
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising steps, after the storing a first count step, of:
 getting a second user interaction with the page;   determining if the second user interaction is the first user interaction type;   if the second user interaction is the first user interaction type of user interaction; getting at least a second electronic document element datum associated with the second user interaction;   storing the second electronic document element datum in the first user interaction type data file; and   incrementing a second count associated with the second electronic document element datum.