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First Claim
1. A method for providing direct access to a webpage of an internet website, the method comprising:
- creating a structured directory of deep links, the deep links grouped according to a plurality of predetermined categories, each deep link representing an address of a specific webpage within a website corresponding to at least one of said predetermined categories;
whereby a user can select a deep link from a chosen category and can activate said selected deep link to gain direct access to the webpage directly without navigating through the website from a home page to the webpage.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of providing direct access to webpages of an internet website, of the storage of the links to webpages, and to the evaluation of webpages. The present invention also relates to a mobile device. Methods and apparatus both fall within the scope of the invention. In particular, the present invention relates to systems, methods, apparatus and a software solution for providing internet users with a more rapid access to web pages within an internet website by providing users with their own searchable Personal Internet Directory (PID). The directory is preferably tailored to the preferences of individual users or classes of user and is searchable by the user via cached entries local to the user.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for providing direct access to a webpage of an internet website, the method comprising:
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creating a structured directory of deep links, the deep links grouped according to a plurality of predetermined categories, each deep link representing an address of a specific webpage within a website corresponding to at least one of said predetermined categories;
whereby a user can select a deep link from a chosen category and can activate said selected deep link to gain direct access to the webpage directly without navigating through the website from a home page to the webpage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A device for providing direct access to a webpage of an internet website, the device comprising:
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a structured directory of deep links, the deep links grouped according to a plurality of predetermined categories, each deep link representing an address of a specific webpage within a website corresponding to at least one of said predetermined categories;
a selector to select a deep link from a chosen category and activating said selected deep link to gain direct access to the webpage directly without navigating through the website from a home page to the webpage.
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38. A server providing direct access to a webpage of an internet website, the server comprising a structured directory of deep links, the deep links grouped according to a plurality of predetermined categories, each deep link representing an address of a specific webpage within a website corresponding to at least one of said predetermined categories.
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39. A computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for providing direct access to a webpage of an internet website, the instructions comprising:
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code enabling a structured directory of deep links, the deep links grouped according to a plurality of predetermined categories, each deep link representing an address of a specific webpage within a website corresponding to at least one of said predetermined categories; and
code enabling the user to select a deep link from a chosen category and activate said selected deep link to gain direct access to the webpage directly without navigating through the website from a home page to the webpage.
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40. A server to provide direct access to a webpage of an internet website, the server comprising:
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means for creating a structured directory of deep links, the deep links grouped according to a plurality of predetermined categories, each deep link representing an address of a specific webpage within a website corresponding to at least one of said predetermined categories;
whereby a user can select a deep link from a chosen category and can activate said selected deep link to gain direct access to the webpage directly without navigating through the website from a home page to the webpage.
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