Method and system of navigating using a graphical portal
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of organizing and displaying a plurality of hyperlink addresses associated with a plurality of corresponding web site pages on a portal page comprising the steps of:
- providing a visual representation of a map having a plurality of active areas thereon, said active areas representing individual hyperlinks or a plurality of hyperlinks having a common theme; and
modifying said map to provide information regarding said common theme when a cursor is placed over one of said active areas.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A novel method of navigating the Internet is disclosed. Hyperlinks to web sites are grouped and displayed using the paradigm of shops in a town or village setting. Buildings in the town represent a collection of hyperlinks having a common theme. Buildings can be grouped together into districts representing common concepts, such as retail establishments, banks, restaurants, etc. Additionally, towns from various different cultures can be presented, having culturally localized web sites associated therewith.
15 Citations
40 Claims
-
1. A method of organizing and displaying a plurality of hyperlink addresses associated with a plurality of corresponding web site pages on a portal page comprising the steps of:
-
providing a visual representation of a map having a plurality of active areas thereon, said active areas representing individual hyperlinks or a plurality of hyperlinks having a common theme; and
modifying said map to provide information regarding said common theme when a cursor is placed over one of said active areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
-
-
14. A user interface for organizing and displaying a plurality of hyperlink addresses associated with a plurality of corresponding web site pages comprising:
a visual representation of a map having a plurality of active areas thereon, said active areas representing individual hyperlinks or a plurality of hyperlinks having a common theme, wherein said map is modified to provide information regarding said common theme when a cursor is placed over one of said active areas.
-
27. A method of accessing a plurality of web site pages by collecting, organizing and visually presenting representations of a plurality of hyperlink addresses associated with said web site pages, said method comprising:
-
displaying a plurality of buildings on a map layout wherein each of said buildings are representative of categories of information items having a common theme;
organizing each of said plurality of buildings into districts, said districts representative of a common concept among said buildings illustrated therein.
-
Specification