Method and apparatus for processing web documents using multi-browse function
First Claim
1. A method for web document processing using a multi-browsing function for incorporating and browsing a plurality of web documents at a terminal connected to a server through a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining web documents including at least a primary document;
obtaining one or more secondary web documents from the primary document;
storing data of the secondary web documents in corresponding predetermined storing portions;
displaying document selectors associated with the secondary web documents on a screen of the terminal; and
upon selecting one of the document selectors, displaying a secondary web document corresponding to a selected document selector on the screen of the terminal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing web documents, according to which a plurality of web documents are multi-browsed by managing the documents in an incorporated way, are provided. The web document processing method for incorporating and browsing a plurality of web documents at a terminal connected to a server through a network includes the steps of: obtaining web documents including at least a primary document; obtaining one or more secondary web documents specified in the primary document; storing data of the secondary web documents in corresponding predetermined storing portions; displaying document selectors associated with the secondary web documents on a screen of the terminal; and upon selecting one of the document selectors, displaying a secondary web document corresponding to a selected document selector on the screen of the terminal. Accordingly, the web processing method and apparatus enable users to view a plurality of documents or search results without moving from one web page to another, thereby saving surfing time on the Internet and increasing effective use of the Internet.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for web document processing using a multi-browsing function for incorporating and browsing a plurality of web documents at a terminal connected to a server through a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining web documents including at least a primary document;
obtaining one or more secondary web documents from the primary document;
storing data of the secondary web documents in corresponding predetermined storing portions;
displaying document selectors associated with the secondary web documents on a screen of the terminal; and
upon selecting one of the document selectors, displaying a secondary web document corresponding to a selected document selector on the screen of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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15. An apparatus for web document processing including a multi-browsing function for incorporating and browsing a plurality of web documents at a terminal connected to a server through a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a module for obtaining web documents containing at least a primary document;
a module for obtaining one or more secondary web documents specified in the primary document;
a module for storing data of the secondary web documents in corresponding predetermined storing portions;
a module for displaying document selectors in association with the secondary web documents on a screen of the terminal; and
a module for displaying a secondary web document stored in the corresponding storing portion corresponding to one of the document selectors selected on the screen of the terminal.
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30. A computer readable recording medium on which a web document processing method for incorporating and browsing a plurality of web documents at a terminal connected to a server through a network is recorded, wherein the web browsing processing method comprises the steps of:
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obtaining web documents including at least a primary document;
obtaining one or more secondary web documents specified in the primary document;
storing data of the secondary web documents in corresponding predetermined storing portions;
displaying document selectors associated with the secondary web documents on a screen of the terminal; and
upon selecting one of the document selectors, displaying a secondary web document corresponding to the selected document selector on the screen of the terminal.
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31. A method for web document processing for performing web browsing at a terminal for Internet communications, the method comprising the steps of:
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opening and loading a plurality of web documents together;
loading the plurality of web documents into different objects such as layers or frames;
upon selecting one of the plurality of web documents, displaying a selected web document on a multi-browser window while making a current layer invisible from the window;
upon entering a URL into a location window of the multi-browser window, changing a document of a current object displayed on the multi-browser window to a document of a location identified by the input URL; and
affecting the document of the current object displayed on the multi-browser window when clicking on forward, back, and reload buttons.
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32. A web browser executed on a terminal connected through a network for incorporating and browsing a plurality of web documents, wherein the web browser obtains one or more web documents, stores data of the obtained web documents in corresponding predetermined storing portions, displays document selectors associated with the web documents, and upon selecting one of the document selectors, displays a web document stored in the storing portion corresponding to the document selector on a screen of the terminal.
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33. A web page for providing a multi-browsing function to a user accessing the web page through a terminal capable of Internet communications, wherein the web page comprises a document selecting portion for displaying a plurality of web documents on a web browser at once so that a user can select one of the plurality of web documents, and wherein the web page comprises a multi-browser window for displaying an object of the selected web document while clearing a previous web document.
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