| 6018748 |
Dynamic linkable labels in a network browser page |
| Jan-25-2000 |
In a computer network where remote user stations retrieve information from other sites in the network, a method and apparatus for creating and displaying dynamic link labels in a browser program operating... |
| 6018738 |
Methods and apparatus for matching entities and for predicting an attribute of an entity based on an attribute frequency value |
| Jan-25-2000 |
Matching (e.g., via correlation or similarity process) entities having attributes, some of which have associated values. The values of the attributes may be adjusted based on number of entities that have... |
| 6018345 |
Cursor change indication of links in document interface |
| Jan-25-2000 |
Alternatively displaying links within a hypertext document such as the World Wide Web document on the Internet is accomplished. The movement and presentation of the cursor is used to indicate the presence... |
| 6014679 |
Item selecting apparatus in a system for browsing items for information |
| Jan-11-2000 |
When various pieces of information relating to a particular page are received, pieces of link information (or items) respectively indicating a link relationship between the particular page and a reference... |
| 6014678 |
Apparatus for preparing a hyper-text document of pieces of information having reference relationships with each other |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A plurality of elements of a document is classified into a plurality of services respectively relating to a meaning, and a plurality of nodes respectively indicating one element are prepared in a node... |
| 6014677 |
Document management device and method for managing documents by utilizing additive information |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A document management device includes a database for storing and managing document data, a document retrieving device for retrieving the document data from the database, a document display for displaying... |
| 6009429 |
HTML guided web tour |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A guided tour of some portion of the World Wide Web (WWW) works as part of an ordinary web page, can be served by any web server, and can be used by web browsers without additional software. The system... |
| 6003036 |
Interval-partitioning method for multidimensional data |
| Dec-14-1999 |
A data structure that uses one or more keys which are members of a multidimensional composite key to partition sparse data (FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B) into a hypercube like structure (FIG. 1). Only the data structure... |
| 5996007 |
Method for providing selected content during waiting time of an internet session |
| Nov-30-1999 |
Selected content such as product information and announcements is provided during waiting time of an Internet session. In one implementation, the process implemented by the waiting time message program... |
| 5995099 |
Method for creating and maintaining page links |
| Nov-30-1999 |
A method establishes page links between pages on the Internet. Individual sites (collections of pages) include dedicated links pages that consolidate links to other sites. The links page associated with... |
| 5991798 |
Package medium system having URL hyper-linked to data in removable storage |
| Nov-23-1999 |
Information obtained through a network and information distributed from a package medium are mixedly displayed. A package medium 3 has a URL (Universal Resource Locator) and information for converting... |
| 5991760 |
Method and apparatus for modifying copies of remotely stored documents using a web browser |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A local client computer includes a local hypertext server, a local application program, and a downloader for downloading a copy of a remote network document (local copy), that is accessible by the local... |
| 5991514 |
Method and apparatus for printing a hyperspacial document |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A method and apparatus for printing a hyperspacial document with multiple pages. Each of the pages is composed in a markup language, and a respective printing element is included in each of the pages.... |
| 5990887 |
Method and system for efficient network desirable chat feedback over a communication network |
| Nov-23-1999 |
In an Internet chat environment, chat feedback indicators show receiver users of a chat application that at least one sender is in the process of preparing a message for viewing by chat environment participants.... |
| 5987480 |
Method and system for delivering documents customized for a particular user over the internet using imbedded dynamic content |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A system and method for delivering documents having dynamic content embedded over the worldwide Internet or a local internet or intranet. A data source is stored on a server computer connected to the Internet,... |
| 5987466 |
Presenting web pages with discrete, browser-controlled complexity levels |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A method of browsing the Worldwide Web of the Internet and presenting elements of a web page to a user. The web browser requests a desired HTML and then requests other elements of the page based upon user... |
| 5986652 |
Method for editing an object wherein steps for creating the object are preserved |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A GUI enabling instant access to a sequence of previously executed assistance programming GUIs. The assistance programming GUIs lead the user through a specific sequence of templates until an object is... |
| 5983244 |
Indicating when clickable image link on a hypertext image map of a computer web browser has been traversed |
| Nov-9-1999 |
The invention is a method to mark hypertext links in an image map that have been traversed. The invention actually modifies the image map of the links by inserting a marker or changing the color associated... |
| 5983184 |
Hyper text control through voice synthesis |
| Nov-9-1999 |
The present invention enables a visually impaired user to freely and easily control hyper text. A voice synthesis program orally reads hyper text on the Internet. In synchronization with this reading,... |
| 5978828 |
URL bookmark update notification of page content or location changes |
| Nov-2-1999 |
The present invention is an apparatus and method of providing notification of a content change of a web page. The method includes the steps of transmitting a request from a first electronic system to a... |
| 5978818 |
Automated hypertext outline generation for documents |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A method and apparatus for generating a hypertext-based outline for a report are described. A report definition specifying the contents and form of the report is received and evaluated to determine if... |
| 5978817 |
Browser having automatic URL generation |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A browser accesses a remote server over a network, where the server has a URL containing a protocol portion and a server portion. The browser includes a user interface for allowing a viewer to type in... |
| 5978816 |
Method of making cursor form for linking parts of a displayed image with corresponding entries in a table |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A cursor form is created for linking parts of a displayed image with corresponding entries of a table. When setting a link by designating a cursor on the display screen, a cursor for designating the location... |
| 5973695 |
Method for graphically displaying a UNIX directory structure |
| Oct-26-1999 |
A method for graphically displaying a UNIX directory includes the steps of identifying a base UNIX directory (44), and obtaining a listing of entries in the base UNIX directory, including all files, all... |
| 5970505 |
Linking related data in a document set including a plurality of books written by different groups of authors in a computer network |
| Oct-19-1999 |
Particularly, a system and method are disclosed that enable an author of a subsection of a document quickly to locate referenced information in other parts of the document or different documents prepared... |
| 5970504 |
Moving image anchoring apparatus and hypermedia apparatus which estimate the movement of an anchor based on the movement of the object with which the anchor is associated |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A moving image anchor setting apparatus including a data operation portion for executing data operation relating to setting of anchors and links; a data storage portion for storing the data; a display... |
| 5968125 |
Process for optimizing the effectiveness of a hypertext element |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A process for optimizing the effectiveness of a web site analyzes various hypertext variables of hypertext documents formed from Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML) to identify weak links in order to improve... |
| 5963965 |
Text processing and retrieval system and method |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A content-based system and method for text processing and retrieval is provided wherein a plurality of pieces of text are processed based on content to generate an index for each piece of text, the index... |
| 5963964 |
Method, apparatus and program product for updating visual bookmarks |
| Oct-5-1999 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for creating, displaying, selecting, updating, and using visual bookmarks. A visual bookmark is a reduced graphical image of a web page that... |
| 5963956 |
System and method of optimizing database queries in two or more dimensions |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A method and system for storing and retrieving spatial data objects from a spatial database is discussed. The system stores multi-dimensional objects within the database by determining their position in... |
| 5963952 |
Internet browser based data entry architecture |
| Oct-5-1999 |
The technical field of the present invention is directed to Internet based data entry systems. Problems with existing WEB Browser technologies include an inability to support local storage of entered data... |
| 5963208 |
Integrated network access user interface for navigating with a hierarchical graph |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A multi-protocol network client in which a single, integrated user-interface is provided for accessing information according to a number of network access protocols. The accessed information is represented... |
| 5960429 |
Multiple reference hotlist for identifying frequently retrieved web pages |
| Sep-28-1999 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for locating web pages from a network server. A count of retrievals of a web page is accumulated and the accumulated count and an address for the web page... |
| 5960409 |
Third-party on-line accounting system and method therefor |
| Sep-28-1999 |
A system and method for providing on-line third party accounting and statistical information is disclosed. A third party accounting service receives a download request signal ultimately intended for an... |
| 5959867 |
Computer system and process for efficient processing of a page description using a display list |
| Sep-28-1999 |
A page description language is interpreted by an interpreter which outputs successive object definitions. Each object definition is conditionally added to a display list. Based on certain conditions, the... |
| 5956736 |
Object-oriented editor for creating world wide web documents |
| Sep-21-1999 |
An object-oriented HTML based editor for creating Web documents to be published on the World Wide Web. Each HTML command is treated as a unique object having associated properties. A user using an input... |
| 5956708 |
Integration of link generation, cross-author user navigation, and reuse identification in authoring process |
| Sep-21-1999 |
A process for professional authoring of information about structured domains (i.e., not including fiction) by which authors, as an integral part of the authoring process, provide the data needed to (1)... |
| 5953528 |
Knowledge object registration |
| Sep-14-1999 |
A system (10) for registering a knowledge object (22) includes a server (12) and a client (14). The server (12) receives a request (38) from the client (14) to register the knowledge object (22). In response,... |
| 5948061 |
Method of delivery, targeting, and measuring advertising over networks |
| Sep-7-1999 |
Methods and apparatuses for targeting the delivery of advertisements over a network such as the Internet are disclosed. Statistics are compiled on individual users and networks and the use of the advertisements... |
| 5946699 |
Version management apparatus and method for data having link structure |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A version management apparatus for managing the versions of data having link structure obtained by designating an address, has a data obtaining section for obtaining data having link structure of the designated... |
| 5945989 |
Method and apparatus for adding and altering content on websites |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A device for enabling users without programming backgrounds to create and modify web pages combines the telephone with interactive voice-response technology, database software, streaming audio technology... |
| 5940831 |
Hypermedia system and method of managing directories and directory data originating from a node link structure in a directory server |
| Aug-17-1999 |
A hypermedia system operating in a network environment comprises one server or more for storing node data and its link data; a client including the data display means, which shows node data obtained from... |
| 5940614 |
Hypertext control method and apparatus for displaying help information in an interactive data processing system |
| Aug-17-1999 |
A hypertext network and a method for displaying user selectable information modules in a hypertext network are provided for use in an interactive data processing system. The hypertext network includes... |
| 5933841 |
Structured document browser |
| Aug-3-1999 |
A structured document browser includes a constant user interface for displaying and viewing sections of a document that is organized according to a pre-defined structure. The structured document browser... |
| 5931907 |
Software agent for comparing locally accessible keywords with meta-information and having pointers associated with distributed information |
| Aug-3-1999 |
A system for accessing information stored in a distributed information database provides a community of intelligent software agents. Each agent can be built as an extension of a known viewer for a distributed... |
| 5930809 |
System and method for processing text |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A system and method which enables individuals to manipulate text retrieved by a computer in such a manner that the computer user can rapidly and accurately obtain information about the contents of a retrieved... |
| 5930808 |
Data conversion apparatus for data communication system |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A data conversion apparatus is provided as a data transmitting apparatus in a data communication system which achieves pseudo interactive communications by using one-way communications between the data... |
| 5930787 |
Method for retrieving related word information, information processing apparatus, method for controlling related information display, and related information display apparatus |
| Jul-27-1999 |
An information processing apparatus includes: an input device for receiving input information; a display device for displaying information on a display screen; and a database for storing words and information... |
| 5924104 |
Method and apparatus for displaying intradocument links in a computer system |
| Jul-13-1999 |
An improved method and apparatus are provided for displaying links on a user display interface in a computer system. A document is parsed to identify links. The identified links are checked to identify... |
| 5920859 |
Hypertext document retrieval system and method |
| Jul-6-1999 |
A search engine for retrieving documents pertinent to a query indexes documents in accordance with hyperlinks pointing to those documents. The indexer traverses the hypertext database and finds hypertext... |
