Apparatus for controlling the display of and for resolving special characters in URLs, URIs & email addresses and mehtod therefor

• US 20020033846A1
• Filed: 09/06/2001
• Published: 03/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian, Ramesh Babu Kandaswamy
• Original Assignee: Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian, Ramesh Babu Kandaswamy
• Inventors: Babu Kandaswamy, Ramesh, Balasubramanian, Ramakrishnan
• Application Number:
  US09/946,667
• Publication Number:
  US 20020033846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling the display of and for resolving special characters in URL'"'"'s URI'"'"'s and Email ID'"'"'s is implemented. In response to the entry of an URL during a browsing session, the web browser retrieves the URL and displays on the address bar a message read from a server. This message can be in addition to or in lieu of the URL. This allows the display of meaningful information on the address bar of a Web browser, that otherwise displays a URL that is usually cryptic. Also, in response to an entry of a URL/URI/Email ID with non-permitted special characters (such as space), the web browser converts them into a standard format by removal of the non-permitted special characters and fetches the appropriate file.

Claims

1. A method of controlling what appears in the display of the address bar of a Web browser, the method comprising the steps of:

responsive to opening the web browser in the client system, loading stored information from a server onto the client system, the said information then being displayed in the address bar.

2. The method of claim 1, further including the step of loading stored information responsive to the entry of a URL by the client system, the said information being displayed in the address bar in addition to or in lieu of the URL entered.

3. The method of claim 1, further including the step of displaying information in a web browser'"'"'s address bar or its equivalent as may be used in a hand held device or a palmtop device or a cellular phone or similar such devices.

4. The method of claim1, further including the step of the information carrying an audio file along with it, which can be played by the client.

5. The method of claim1, further including the step of the said information being sent by any company permitted to do so.

6. The method of claim 1 further including the step of the information made to scroll as in a marquee across the address bar.

7. The method of claim 1 further including the step of the information displayed in the form of icons on the address bar.

8. The method of claim 5 further including the step of the information being sent from multiple servers and locations.

9. The method of claim 1, further including the step of the client being able to interact with the information on the address bar and cause a response to be sent back to the original sender or a designated party.

10. The method of claim 9, further including the claim of the said client interaction with the information happening at the client system by clicking on the information displayed in the address bar with a mouse or any other suitable device.

11. The method of claim 5, further including the step of the information being sent to all users in a typical “

broadcast mode”

or to specific users grouped by desired characteristics

12. The method of claim 5, further including the step of messages from multiple servers/locations being displayed on multiple layers in the address bar in a client system where the client has the choice of choosing the layer he wishes to see.

13. The method of claim 5 further including the step where the information sent is personalized to the client and is different for different clients.

14. The method of claim 1 further including the step of user being able to input another URL by clicking on the address bar.

15. The method of claim 1, further including the step of a user being able to “

turn off”

this facility

17. The method of claim 16, further including the step of removing non-permitted special characters from the client system input thereby converting them into the permitted form.

18. The method of claim 16, further including the step of the processed URL being submitted to a server to access the appropriate information

16. A method for resolving non-permitted special characters (like space) in Email addresses, URL'"'"'s, URI'"'"'s comprising the steps of,

responsive to the entry of a URL/Email ID with a non-permitted special character,

converting the said URL/Email ID into a permitted form, thereby connecting the client system to the desired server.