1. A method for displaying pages comprising:
storing, at a page preference server device, at least one page presentation preference of at least one first user;
receiving, with the page preference server device, information indicating a second user different from the at least one first user has requested a page; and
sending information representing the stored at least one page presentation preference of the at least one first user to a computing device associated with the second user to enable the computing device to present the requested page according to the at least one first user presentation preference.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the sent information enables the computing device to present the requested page according to the at least one first user page presentation preference without requiring a page server device that serves the page to alter content of the page.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the page preference server device receives said at least one page presentation preference over a communications network, and wherein the at least one page presentation preference indicates how a first user prefers to view pages served by a page server device different from the page preference server device and located remotely from the page preference server device, the page preference server device determining at least one presentation preference of the first user in response to the information the page preference server device receives over the communications network.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one first user presentation preference includes at least one of zoom level and screen coordinates, and the method further includes storing, at the page preference server device, zoom level andor screen coordinates.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said page preference server device is used by multiple users to access the page server device, said multiple users each using respective computing devices, and said page preference server device applies the at least one presentation preference set by the first user for use by the multiple users.
6. The method of claim 1 further including the page preference server device determining whether the requested page is within a database, and if the requested page is found to be within the database, the page preference server device determining commonly-used presentation preferences for the requested page and sending those commonly-used presentation preferences to the computing device.
7. The method of claim 1 further including allowing a user to retrieve, from the page preference server device, customized presentation settings that the first user previously applied.
8. A page preference server device connectable via a data network to a plurality of presentation devices, said page preference server device comprising:
a data receiver coupled to the data network, the data receiver receiving presentation preferences from said plurality of presentation devices;
a storage device coupled to the data receiver, the storage device storing presentation preferences received from said plurality of presentation devices; and
a transmitter that transmits stored user presentation preferences over the data network to a further presentation device to enable the further presentation device to automatically apply the stored presentation preferences received from at least one of the plurality of presentation devices.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the transmitted stored user presentation preferences enable the further presentation device to automatically apply stored presentation preferences without requiring a server to alter content of served pages.
10. The system of claim 8 wherein said plurality of presentation devices share common specialized browser viewing characteristics that affect the presentation of pages.
11. The system as in claim 8 wherein said presentation devices comprise videogame systems.
12. The system as in claim 8 wherein said presentation devices comprise handheld computing devices including touch screens.
13. The system as in claim 8 wherein said preferences comprise zoom level.
14. The system as in claim 8 wherein said preferences comprise screen coordinates.
15. The system as in claim 8 wherein said preferences comprise text size.
16. A display device comprising:
a data transceiver configured to transmit and receive data over an electronic network;
at least one input device;
a processor coupled to the data transceiver and the at least one input device; and
a display coupled to the processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
(a) receive a page over the electronic network,
(b) set a preference for displaying the received page in response to user input via the at least one input device;
(c) send the preference to a page preference server device connected to the electronic network;
(d) receive a further page over the electronic network;
(e) receive, over the electronic network from the page preference server device, a further preference for displaying the received further page, the further preference being set by a further display device different from the display device; and
(f) using the further preference to display the further page on the display.
17. A method of viewing screens comprising:
storing, at a screen preference device, a display preference a first user establishes for viewing a screen served by a server different from the screen preference device; and
in response to a second user different from the first user requesting to view said screen, retrieving said stored first user screen display preferences and sending the first user screen display preferences over a network for use in displaying the screen to at least one further user.
18. A distributed system for presenting display information comprising:
a remote page preference server device that receives information;
a remote page server device different from the page preference server device that acquires user-tailored presentation parameters users use at their respective computing devices to tailor presentation of particular pages for viewing; and
sending the stored user-tailored presentation parameters from the remote page preference server device to user computing devices to enable the user computing devices to automatically tailor presentation of the particular pages without requiring the remote page server device to alter the page.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An interrupter comprising:
movable contact means movable between open and closed positions;
a stationary contact being engaged by said movable contact means in said closed position;
an auxiliary contact being spaced from said stationary contact and being in engagement with said movable contact means during separation of said movable contact means from said stationary contact; and
magnetic field generating means responsive to current through said auxiliary contact for generating a magnetic field to extinguish arcing currents, said movable contact means comprising a blade member having a first portion for engagement with said stationary contact and a second portion for engagement with said auxiliary contact such that said first portion does not engage said auxiliary contact, said auxiliary contact being electrically connected to said magnetic field generating means.
2. The interrupter of claim 1 wherein said auxiliary contact and said stationary main contact are arranged such that upon opening of said blade member, said blade member remains in engagement with said auxiliary contact after said blade member separates from said stationary contact member.
3. The interrupter of claim 1 wherein said auxiliary contact is disposed intermediate said stationary main contact and said magnetic field generating means.
4. The interrupter of claim 1 wherein said blade member is pivotally mounted at a first end thereof, and said first portion of said blade member is intermediate said first end and said second portion of said blade member.
5. The interrupter of claim 4 wherein said second portion is an arcing electrode carried at a second end of said blade member.
6. The interrupter of claim 1 wherein said magnetic field generating means comprises an arc spinner.
7. The interrupter of claim 6 wherein said arc spinner comprises a coil including a plurality of winding turns defined by the interleaving of a conductive strip and an insulating strip.