METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VISUALLY ASSOCIATING A STATIC GRAPHIC IMAGE AND HTML TEXT ON A WEB PAGE

• US 20090031224A1
• Filed: 07/25/2007
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Budreau, David A.
• Application Number:
  US11/782,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20090031224A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A static graphic image on a web page is visually associated with hypertext markup language (HTML) text on the web page. A web page containing multiple static graphic images and HTML text associated with each static graphic image is displayed. Input indicating selection of a static graphic image or HTML text is received. The selection is indicated by movement of a cursor over at least a portion of a selected static graphic image, movement of the cursor over selected HTML text, or focusing on an area of a selected static graphic image or selected HTML text. In response to the input, the web page is displayed with selected HTML text or HTML text associated with a selected static graphic image highlighted with a visual cue on the web page and with the display of a selected static graphic image or a static graphic image associated with selected HTML text updated without moving to another area on the web page or moving to another web page.

Claims

1. A method for visually associating static graphic images on a web page with hypertext markup language (HTML) text on the web page, the method comprising:

displaying on a screen a web page containing multiple static graphic images and HTML text, wherein each static graphic image is associated with certain HTML text on the web page;

receiving input indicating selection of a static graphic image or HTML text, wherein the selection is indicated by movement of a cursor over at least a portion of a selected static graphic image, movement of the cursor over selected HTML text, or focusing on an area of a selected static graphic image or selected HTML text, and

in response to the input, displaying the web page with selected HTML text or HTML text associated with a selected static graphic image highlighted with a visual cue on the web page and with the display of a selected static graphic image or a static graphic image associated with selected HTML text updated without moving to another area on the web page or moving to another web page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein focusing on the area of the static graphic image or the HTML text includes touching a portion of the screen or performing a tab-indexing function defined in HTML code or based on a default web page tab index.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the HTML text associated with the static graphic image explains a process illustrated in the static graphic image.

4. A system for visually associating static graphic images on a web page with HTML text on the web page, the system comprising:

a display screen for displaying a web page containing multiple static graphic images a and HTML text associated with each static graphic image;

an interface for receiving input indicating selection of a static graphic image or HTML text, wherein the selection is indicated by movement of a cursor over at least a portion of a selected static graphic image, movement of the cursor over selected HTML text, or focusing on an area of a selected static graphic image or selected HTML text; and

a processor for receiving the input from the interface, wherein, in response to the input, the processor causes the display to display the web page with selected HTML text or HTML text associated with a selected static graphic image highlighted with a visual cue on the web page and with the display of a selected static graphic image or a static graphic image associated with selected HTML text updated without moving to another area on the web page or moving to another web page.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein focusing on the area of the static graphic image or the HTML text includes touching a portion of the screen or performing a tab-indexing function defined in HTML code or based on a default web page tab index.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the HTML text associated with the static graphic image explains a process illustrated in the static graphic image.

7. A computer program product for visually associating multiple static graphic images on a web page with hypertext markup language (HTML) text on the web page, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to:

present for display on a screen a web page containing multiple static graphic images and HTML text associated with each static graphic image;

receive input indicating selection of a static graphic image or HTML text, wherein the selection is indicated by movement of a cursor over at least a portion of a selected static graphic image, movement of the cursor over selected HTML text, or focusing on an area of a selected static graphic image or selected HTML text, and

in response to the input, present for display the web page with selected HTML text or HTML text associated with a selected static graphic image highlighted with a visual cue on the web page and with the display of a selected static graphic image or a static graphic image associated with selected HTML text updated without moving to another area on the web page or moving to another web page.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein focusing on the area of the static graphic image or the HTML text includes touching a portion of the screen or performing a tab-indexing function defined in HTML code or based on a default web page tab index.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the HTML text associated with the static graphic image explains a process illustrated in the static graphic image.