VISUAL PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE INTERNET PAGES
First Claim
1. A method for displaying multiple pages of internet content comprising:
- determining for each of the multiple pages whether a page was accessed indirectly, if accessed via a hypertext link or a trail of hypertext links, or directly, if accessed in a manner other than via a hypertext link or trail of hypertext links;
creating a separate page grouping for each page determined to have been accessed directly;
categorizing each indirectly accessed page into a page grouping associated with a directly accessed page through which the indirectly accessed page was requested via the hypertext link or trail of hypertext links;
presenting, through a graphical user interface (GUI), the user with a visual representation of the page groupings and the pages contained in a page grouping having a selected status;
transitioning the selected status from one page grouping to another page grouping within the GUI in response to user input; and
enabling the user to select a page to view from the selected page grouping within the GUI.
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Abstract
A novel method for graphically organizing and displaying multiple pages of internet content based on how the page was accessed. Pages are determined to be indirectly accessed if they were accessed via a hypertext link or a trail of hypertext links. Pages are determined to be directly accessed if accessed via other means, such as a bookmark or via Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Page groupings are created for each directly accessed page, and each indirectly accessed page is categorized into a grouping associated with a directly accessed page containing a link through which the indirectly accessed page was accessed. The web pages are presented to the user in an interface that is a graphical representation of the page groupings, wherein a user selects a page to view by first selecting the page'"'"'s page grouping and then selecting the page.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for displaying multiple pages of internet content comprising:
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determining for each of the multiple pages whether a page was accessed indirectly, if accessed via a hypertext link or a trail of hypertext links, or directly, if accessed in a manner other than via a hypertext link or trail of hypertext links; creating a separate page grouping for each page determined to have been accessed directly; categorizing each indirectly accessed page into a page grouping associated with a directly accessed page through which the indirectly accessed page was requested via the hypertext link or trail of hypertext links; presenting, through a graphical user interface (GUI), the user with a visual representation of the page groupings and the pages contained in a page grouping having a selected status; transitioning the selected status from one page grouping to another page grouping within the GUI in response to user input; and enabling the user to select a page to view from the selected page grouping within the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of manufacture comprising a machine accessible storage medium having content to provide instructions to result in a machine performing operations including:
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determining for each of the multiple pages whether a page was accessed indirectly, if accessed via a hypertext link or a trail of hypertext links, or directly, if accessed in a manner other than via a hypertext link or trail of hypertext links; creating a separate page grouping for each page determined to have been accessed directly; categorizing each indirectly accessed page into a page grouping associated with a directly accessed page through which the indirectly accessed page was requested via the hypertext link or trail of hypertext links; presenting, through a graphical user interface (GUI), the user with a visual representation of the page groupings and the pages contained in a page grouping having a selected status; transitioning the selected status from one page grouping to another page grouping within the GUI in response to user input; and enabling the user to select a page to view from the selected page grouping within the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for displaying multiple pages of internet content comprising:
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a means for determining for each of the multiple pages whether a page was accessed indirectly, if accessed via a hypertext link or a trail of hypertext links, or directly, if accessed in a manner other than via a hypertext link or trail of hypertext links; a plurality of page groupings, a separate page grouping for each page determined to have been accessed directly; a means for categorizing each indirectly accessed page into a page grouping associated with a directly accessed page through which the indirectly accessed page was requested via the hypertext link or trail of hypertext links; a GUI presenting the user with a visual representation of the page groupings and the pages contained in a page grouping having a selected status; a means for transitioning the selected status from one page grouping to another page grouping within the GUI in response to user input; and a means for enabling the user to select a page to view from the selected page grouping within the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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