WWW Addressing
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1. A method of retrieving pages from a web site, comprising the following steps performed by software not associated with any of said websites:
- storing data representing a user'"'"'s historical browsing habits when using a browser;
receiving information associated with content of each of a plurality of web sites from the browser, wherein said received information is not a WWW address and comprises characters typed for entry by the browser user into a field in the browser;
determining whether the user'"'"'s browsing habits indicate that one of said web sites is the correct web site sought by the user; and
sending to said browser either a page address of a page of one of said web sites in response to a determination that said one web site is the correct web site or a listing of said plurality of web sites in response to a determination that the correct website cannot be determined.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for WWW page retrieval from a web site, performing the steps of receiving information associated with the site; and directly displaying said page, using a browser, without any additional user intervention.
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1. A method of retrieving pages from a web site, comprising the following steps performed by software not associated with any of said websites:
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storing data representing a user'"'"'s historical browsing habits when using a browser; receiving information associated with content of each of a plurality of web sites from the browser, wherein said received information is not a WWW address and comprises characters typed for entry by the browser user into a field in the browser; determining whether the user'"'"'s browsing habits indicate that one of said web sites is the correct web site sought by the user; and sending to said browser either a page address of a page of one of said web sites in response to a determination that said one web site is the correct web site or a listing of said plurality of web sites in response to a determination that the correct website cannot be determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for facilitating the retrieval of pages from websites, comprising:
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memory storing data representing a user'"'"'s historical browsing habits when using a browser; a processor programmed with software not associated with any of said websites, said processor receiving information associated with content of each of a plurality of web sites from the browser, wherein said received information is not a WWW address and comprises characters typed for entry by the browser user into a field in the browser, said software enabling said processor to determine whether the user'"'"'s browsing habits indicate that one of said web sites is the correct web site sought by the user, and said processor either causing a page address of a page of one of said web sites to be sent to said browser in response to a determination that said one web site is the correct web site or causing a listing of said plurality of web sites to be sent to said browser in response to a determination that the correct website cannot be determined. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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