| 5771355 |
Transmitting electronic mail by either reference or value at file-replication points to minimize costs |
| Jun-23-1998 |
Transmitting e-mail over a network. According to a preferred embodiment, a current node in the network receives an e-mail message to be distributed to at least one recipient. The e-mail message comprises... |
| 5768578 |
User interface for information retrieval system |
| Jun-16-1998 |
An improved information retrieval system user interface for retrieving information from a plurality of sources and for storing information source descriptions in a knowledge base. The user interface includes... |
| 5764916 |
Method and apparatus for real time communication over a computer network |
| Jun-9-1998 |
In a method for real time network chat, TCP/IP connections are established between a plurality of clients and a host. Respective real time communications protocol connections such as telnet or IRC are... |
| 5761436 |
Method and apparatus for combining truncated hyperlinks to form a hyperlink aggregate |
| Jun-2-1998 |
Apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed to provide a hypertext user with a history facility for displaying accessed hypernodes. The invention displays the history list to... |
| 5754939 |
System for generation of user profiles for a system for customized electronic identification of desirable objects |
| May-19-1998 |
This invention relates to customized electronic identification of desirable objects, such as news articles, in an electronic media environment, and in particular to a system that automatically constructs... |
| 5752246 |
Service agent for fulfilling requests of a web browser |
| May-12-1998 |
A World Wide Web browser makes requests to web servers on a network which receive and fulfill requests as an agent of the browser client, organizing distributed sub-agents as distributed integration solution... |
| 5752022 |
Method for creating a hypertext language for a distributed computer network |
| May-12-1998 |
A server-based application intercepts an initial request for access to documents which may contain imbedded references to linked information. A request is made from the server to the actual location of... |
| 5748973 |
Advanced integrated requirements engineering system for CE-based requirements assessment |
| May-5-1998 |
An automated, user-interactive procedure is used to obtain the right statements for computer software from the user in a way in which the statements elicited from the user are free from errors due to ambiguity,... |
| 5742816 |
Method and apparatus for identifying textual documents and multi-mediafiles corresponding to a search topic |
| Apr-21-1998 |
A method and apparatus for identifying textual documents and multi-media files corresponding to a search topic. A plurality of document records, each of which is representative of at least one textual... |
| 5740252 |
Apparatus and method for passing private demographic information between hyperlink destinations |
| Apr-14-1998 |
A method of passing demographic information between computers includes the step of associating a computer operator with a set of demographic information. When the computer operator requests a transfer... |
| 5727156 |
Internet-based automatic publishing system |
| Mar-10-1998 |
A simple method and apparatus for posting hypertext documents to a hypertext server so as to make the hypertext documents accessible to users of the hypertext document system while securing against unauthorized... |
| 5724595 |
Simple method for creating hypertext links |
| Mar-3-1998 |
An improved method and system for creating a link in an original hypertext document to a target hypertext document when a link creating icon is dragged from the target hypertext document to a specified... |
| 5719920 |
Method and apparatus for processing and downloading sound messages onto a permanent memory of a communication package |
| Feb-17-1998 |
A communication package has, enclosed in a storage disc, a voice chip connected by power input bus terminals to a renewable, battery power system which provides easy battery accessibility. The storage... |
| 5717860 |
Method and apparatus for tracking the navigation path of a user on the world wide web |
| Feb-10-1998 |
A method and apparatus for tracking the navigation path of a user that has been directed to a second site on the World Wide Web (WWW) from a first site on the WWW. The first site has a universal resource... |
| 5715450 |
Method of selecting and presenting data from a database using a query language to a user of a computer system |
| Feb-3-1998 |
A thread management system for implementation within a computer system having a database disposed to be accessed through queries provided by a system user is disclosed herein. In this environment the thread... |
| 5712979 |
Method and apparatus for attaching navigational history information to universal resource locator links on a world wide web page |
| Jan-27-1998 |
A method and apparatus for tracking the navigation path of a user that has been directed to a second site on the WWW from a first site on the WWW. A URL is received at the second WWW site when the user... |
| 5710896 |
Object-oriented graphic system with extensible damage repair and drawing constraints |
| Jan-20-1998 |
A method and apparatus for developing graphics applications, including a framework for handling the exchange of graphical data between applications and for presenting and manipulating graphical objects.... |
| 5708826 |
Apparatus and method for converting presentation data |
| Jan-13-1998 |
Picture plane data of a picture plane file is converted to picture plane data of a GIF file format on a frame unit basis by a picture plane data forming module. A list display picture plane in which a... |
| 5708825 |
Automatic summary page creation and hyperlink generation |
| Jan-13-1998 |
Method and apparatus to enable scanning one or more documents, automatically identifying significant key topics, concepts, and phrases in the documents, and creating summary pages for, and hyperlinks between,... |
| 5708767 |
Method and apparatus for video browsing based on content and structure |
| Jan-13-1998 |
A new technique for extracting a hierarchical decomposition of a complex video selection for browsing purposes, combines visual and temporal information to capture the important relations within a scene... |
| 5701498 |
Method and apparatus for a structured ASCII browser for online publications formatted in a bookmaster format |
| Dec-23-1997 |
Online presentation of BOOKMASTER based publications on an ASCII terminal. Flat ASCII files are created directly from BOOKMASTER publications and an ASCII browser is invoked. A list of viewable publications... |
| 5696905 |
System and method for providing merchant information and establishing links to merchants while presenting a movie |
| Dec-9-1997 |
A system and method for providing on demand access to information related to a movie while the movie is being presented to a user, where the movie was generated from the movie related information, are... |
| 5694594 |
System for linking hypermedia data objects in accordance with associations of source and destination data objects and similarity threshold without using keywords or link-difining terms |
| Dec-2-1997 |
A networked data-handling system including a plurality of processor-database units is disclosed in this invention. Each processor-database unit includes a many structured data objects. Each structured... |
| 5684715 |
Interactive video system with dynamic video object descriptors |
| Nov-4-1997 |
An interactive video system by which an operator is able to select an object moving in a video sequence and by which the interactive video system is notified which object was selected so as to take appropriate... |
| 5675753 |
Method and system for presenting an electronic user-interface specification |
| Oct-7-1997 |
A method is disclosed for preparing an interactive user-interface specification. The method is for use with a computer system including a processor, a memory, a display device and an input device. The... |
| 5673322 |
System and method for providing protocol translation and filtering to access the world wide web from wireless or low-bandwidth networks |
| Sep-30-1997 |
An interface between a protected computer or computer network and the World Wide Web (WWW). The interface comprises a split proxy system that encapsulates TCP/IP transmissions into a script transmission,... |
| 5659729 |
Method and system for implementing hypertext scroll attributes |
| Aug-19-1997 |
Embodiments of the present invention use a new extension to the HTML language to support remotely specified named anchors. A remotely specified named anchor, when embedded within a source document, instructs... |
| 5649186 |
System and method for a computer-based dynamic information clipping service |
| Jul-15-1997 |
A system and computer-based method providing a dynamic information clipping service. An end-user creates a template of topics of interest via a graphical user interface and the template is transmitted... |
| 5644686 |
Expert system and method employing hierarchical knowledge base, and interactive multimedia/hypermedia applications |
| Jul-1-1997 |
An expert system and processing method employing a three level hierarchical knowledge base that has a plurality of nodes coupled together. An uppermost level comprises a behavioral knowledge level, a middle... |
| 5634062 |
System for managing hypertext node information and link information |
| May-27-1997 |
A hypertext apparatus for managing hypertext composed of nodes holding information and of link information defining the relations between the nodes so as to display the information held by each of the... |
| 5632022 |
Encyclopedia of software components |
| May-20-1997 |
Intelligent browsing through a collection of reusable software components is facilitated with a computer having a video monitor and a user input interface such as a keyboard or a mouse for transmitting... |
| 5625781 |
Itinerary list for interfaces |
| Apr-29-1997 |
A uniquely programmed computer system, computer-implemented method, and computer readable memory embodying computer-readable detail logic direct a computer system to create a temporary list of links. The... |
| 5625771 |
Method for making cursor form |
| Apr-29-1997 |
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... |
| 5596705 |
System and method for linking and presenting movies with their underlying source information |
| Jan-21-1997 |
A system and method for providing on demand access to information related to a movie while the movie is being presented to a user, where the movie was generated from the movie related information, are... |
| 5553221 |
System and method for enabling the creation of personalized movie presentations and personalized movie collections |
| Sep-3-1996 |
A system and method for providing on demand access to information related to a movie while the movie is being presented to a user, where the movie was generated from the movie related information. The... |
| 5546517 |
Apparatus for determining the structure of a hypermedia document using graph partitioning |
| Aug-13-1996 |
Apparatus for determining the structure of a hypermedia document containing ext and graphics that are to be laid out on several linked pages includes a system that specifies the assignment of text and... |
| 5539871 |
Method and system for accessing associated data sets in a multimedia environment in a data processing system |
| Jul-23-1996 |
A method and system in a data processing system for selectively associating stored data with an animated element within a multimedia presentation in a data processing system. At least one data set is created... |
| 5481666 |
Object-oriented navigation system |
| Jan-2-1996 |
A technique for navigating between a first and second object in an object-oriented computer system, including a processor with an attached storage and a display uses reference objects to insert references... |
| 5469538 |
Mathematical document editor and method performing live symbolic calculations for use with an electronic book |
| Nov-21-1995 |
A mathematical document editor that can perform live symbolic calculations. The mathematical document editor is capable of placing mathematical expressions at any position on a computer screen, that represents... |
| 5446891 |
System for adjusting hypertext links with weighed user goals and activities |
| Aug-29-1995 |
A smart hypermedia system that acquires user characteristics either directly or inferentially. Simple associative networks serve to model user profiles, including relationships between user goals and the... |
| 5442771 |
Method for storing data in an interactive computer network |
| Aug-15-1995 |
A method for storing data in an interactive computer network is described. In preferred form, the method features steps for establishing data stores of prescribed capacities within a network for delivering... |
| 5432904 |
Auto repair estimate, text and graphic system |
| Jul-11-1995 |
A computer system including a processor, a display monitor and a mass storage device serving as a main memory for storing digital data. The digital data include information stored in digital form for a... |
| 5430872 |
Verifying multimedia linking for a multimedia presentation |
| Jul-4-1995 |
The Check Multimedia Linking functionality provides a mechanism for users to verify that all media links to media elements in the current multimedia presentation are still valid. A media link is valid... |
| 5428731 |
Interactive multimedia delivery engine |
| Jun-27-1995 |
An engine for the interactive delivery and presentation of multimedia data. The delivery mechanism is premised on a topic and panel metaphor. A topic is comprised of a series of panels. Each panel further... |
| 5418908 |
System for automatically establishing a link between an electronic mail item and a remotely stored reference through a place mark inserted into the item |
| May-23-1995 |
The present invention allows the inclusion of a place mark in an electronic mail item. The place mark serves to identify and link an on-line reference to the mail item. When a user sends the mail item... |
| 5408655 |
User interface system and method for traversing a database |
| Apr-18-1995 |
A user interface system and method for traversing a database. In one aspect the present invention includes providing a plurality of command options, each of the command options represented by a set of... |
| 5367621 |
Data processing method to provide a generalized link from a reference point in an on-line book to an arbitrary multimedia object which can be dynamically updated |
| Nov-22-1994 |
A generalized link is provided in a data processing system to enable referencing from a point within an organized hierarchy of an on-line softcopy text, to an arbitrary multimedia object. The multimedia... |
| 5365434 |
Book enhancer |
| Nov-15-1994 |
A system is provided for inputting of a portion of a word or problem on a specific page of a book for assisting the reader of the book in understanding the term as it is being used in the book. An interchangeable... |
| 5363482 |
Graphical system and method in which a function is performed on a second portal upon activation of a first portal |
| Nov-8-1994 |
A graphical system defines a first portal and a second portal; defines a control relationship between the first portal and the second portal; and specifies a function associated with the control relationship... |
| 5339392 |
Apparatus and method for creation of a user definable video displayed document showing changes in real time data |
| Aug-16-1994 |
A software program providing a facility for a user to compose a custom active document using tools provided by the program. The active document can be comprised of one or more sheets each of which is composed... |
