Simple input method for a web browser
First Claim
1. A method for navigating in a web page environment, the method comprising the following steps:
- (a) launching a mark-up language web page;
(b) modifying incoming mark-up language web page by allocating an index number to a hyperlink on the web page;
(c) creating an anchor table associating hyperlink information with allocated index numbers;
(d) interpreting the modified mark-up language and displaying a result; and
(e) launching a subsequent web page according to a hyperlink associated with an inputted index number.
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Abstract
A simple input method for a web browser allowing a user to launch a web page from an on-screen menu when the web content is displayed on any enabled display device without a pointing device to aid navigation. The method for navigating in a web page environment includes parsing the incoming mark-up language using an HTML parser, allocating an index number to each hyper-link of the web page and creating an anchor table which records the associations made, displaying the modified mark-up language with each hyperlink shown with an index number prefixed, and launching subsequent web pages according to the index number(s) selected by the user via a suitable input means, which in turn may include a numeric keypad of a remote control handset.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for navigating in a web page environment, the method comprising the following steps:
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(a) launching a mark-up language web page;
(b) modifying incoming mark-up language web page by allocating an index number to a hyperlink on the web page;
(c) creating an anchor table associating hyperlink information with allocated index numbers;
(d) interpreting the modified mark-up language and displaying a result; and
(e) launching a subsequent web page according to a hyperlink associated with an inputted index number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A web page content display system comprising:
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an Internet connection interface for accessing the Internet;
a mark-up language parser comprising code for assigning index numbers to hyperlinks contained in mark-up language and creating an anchor table for recording index number assignments, and with access to the Internet connection interface;
a remote input/output server hosted in a computing device, the remote input/output server comprising;
a browser for translating the mark-up language into a web page;
a mark-up language to image converter for converting browser output into an image;
a display device connected to the remote input/output server, for displaying an image output of the mark-up language to image converter; and
a user input device connected to the display device for allowing a user input of an index number. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A web page content display system comprising:
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an Internet connection interface for accessing the Internet;
a means for assigning index numbers to hyperlinks contained in mark-up language and creating an anchor table for recording index number assignments, with access to the Internet connection interface;
a remote input/output server hosted in a computing device, the remote input/output server comprising;
a browser for translating the mark-up language into a web page;
a mark-up language to image converter for converting browser output into an image;
a display device connected to the remote input/output server, for displaying the image outputted by the mark-up language to image converter; and
a user input means connected to the display device for allowing a user input of an index number.
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