Personal Web guide system and method for automatically displaying Web information
First Claim
1. A personal Web guide system which allows a user to browse Web information according to a predetermined schedule, the system comprising:
- a schedule program memory including a schedule program in which a plurality of Internet resource addresses are registered in predetermined sequential order; and
a client system including a display, the client system being configured to download plural sets of Internet resource data whose addresses are registered in the schedule program from the Internet, and to display the plural sets of downloaded data in the predetermined sequential order on the display.
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Abstract
The invention provides a personal Web guide system, which allows a user of a client system, in particular a computer-novice user, to enjoy viewing a sequence of Web pages automatically as predefined in a schedule program. Specifically, the system includes schedule program memory including a schedule program in which a plurality of Internet resource addresses are registered in predetermined sequential order. The personal Web guide system further includes a client system (TV settop box system, mobile phone, PC, etc.) including a display. The client system is configured to download plural sets of Internet resource data whose addresses are registered in the schedule program from the Internet, and to display the plural sets of downloaded data in the predetermined sequential order on the display.
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1. A personal Web guide system which allows a user to browse Web information according to a predetermined schedule, the system comprising:
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a schedule program memory including a schedule program in which a plurality of Internet resource addresses are registered in predetermined sequential order; and
a client system including a display, the client system being configured to download plural sets of Internet resource data whose addresses are registered in the schedule program from the Internet, and to display the plural sets of downloaded data in the predetermined sequential order on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A personal Web guide system which allows a user of a client system to browse Web information according to a predetermined schedule, the system comprising:
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a host workstation comprising a schedule program memory, the memory including a schedule program in which a plurality of Internet resource addresses are registered in predetermined sequential order;
a schedule program server connected to the host workstation, the schedule program server being configured to receive a schedule program and to create a plurality of temporary Web pages and a display control program based on the received schedule program, the plurality of temporary Web pages being created based on a plurality of Web pages available at the plurality of Internet resource addresses as registered in the schedule program, respectively; and
a client system including a display, the client system being configured to download the display control program from the schedule program server, and then to download and display the temporary Web pages in the predetermined sequential order according to the downloaded display control program.
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11. An article comprising a computer-readable signal-bearing medium including computer-executable instructions, wherein the instructions when loaded onto a computer perform the steps of:
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receiving user input of a plurality of Internet resource addresses in user-selected sequential order; and
generating a schedule program in which the plurality of Internet resource addresses are registered in the user-selected sequential order. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. An article comprising a computer-readable signal-bearing medium comprising a schedule program in which a plurality of Internet resource addresses are registered in predetermined sequential order.
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23. An article comprising a computer-readable signal-bearing medium including computer-executable instructions, wherein the instructions when loaded onto a computer perform the steps of:
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downloading a display control program in which a plurality of Internet resource addresses are registered in predetermined sequential order; and
downloading and displaying plural sets of Internet resource data available at the plurality of Internet resource addresses, respectively, in the predetermined sequential order according to the display control program. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of automatically displaying a series of Web pages on a client system, the method comprising:
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listing a plurality of categories on a client system, each of the categories being associated with a schedule program;
receiving a user selection of one of the categories on the client system; and
in response to the user selection, automatically displaying a plurality of Web pages on the client system in sequence as predetermined in the schedule program associated with the selected category. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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