Apparatus and method in hierarchy of internet web pages for fast return to a network page
First Claim
1. A method for automatically replacing content from a current server displayed in a display device of a data processing system with content from a previously accessed server, said method comprising:
- displaying within a display device of a data processing system content from a current network site on a current server;
displaying a previous-server object within said display device;
maintaining a history list identifying a plurality of network sites accessed during a session, said identified network sites including;
an intermediate network site on said current server, wherein said intermediate network site was accessed before said current network site;
a previous network site on a previous server, wherein said previous network site was accessed before said intermediate network site and wherein said previous server differs from said current server; and
an initial network site that was accessed before said previous network site; and
in response to a single selection of only said previous-server object, automatically identifying said previous network site and automatically displaying content from said previous network site in lieu of content from said current network site.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed in a network navigator for rapidly returning to a search engine network page while searching through a hierarchy of networked pages displayed within a computer system interface. Initially, a list of commonly utilized search engine network addresses is compiled. Next, a hierarchy of network addresses accessed by the network navigator during a network navigating session is compiled. Thereafter, the hierarchy of network addresses is scanned until a network address among the hierarchy of network addresses is identified that corresponds to a search engine network address listed in the list of commonly utilized search engine network addresses. Finally, the network navigator jumps to the network address corresponding to the search engine network address. In addition, the hierarchy of network addresses can be scanned until a network address among the hierarchy of network addresses is identified that correspond to a network address associated with a server other than a server associated with a network page currently displayed within the computer interface, and thereafter, the network navigator jumps to the network address associated with the server other than the server associated with the network page currently displayed within the computer interface.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for automatically replacing content from a current server displayed in a display device of a data processing system with content from a previously accessed server, said method comprising:
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displaying within a display device of a data processing system content from a current network site on a current server; displaying a previous-server object within said display device; maintaining a history list identifying a plurality of network sites accessed during a session, said identified network sites including; an intermediate network site on said current server, wherein said intermediate network site was accessed before said current network site; a previous network site on a previous server, wherein said previous network site was accessed before said intermediate network site and wherein said previous server differs from said current server; and an initial network site that was accessed before said previous network site; and in response to a single selection of only said previous-server object, automatically identifying said previous network site and automatically displaying content from said previous network site in lieu of content from said current network site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system with facilities for automatically replacing displayed content from a current server with content from a previously accessed server, said data processing system comprising:
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a processor and memory in communication with said processor; a display device in communication with said processor; and presentation facilities stored in said memory and executable by said processor for displaying within said display device content from a current network site on a current server, said presentation facilities including; a previous-server object displayed in said display device; and a history list that identifies a plurality of network sites accessed during a session, said identified network sites including; an intermediated network site on said current server, wherein said intermediate network site was accessed before said current network site; a previous network site on a previous server, wherein said previous network site was accessed before said intermediate network site and wherein said previous server differs from said current server; and an initial network site that was accessed before said previous network site; and wherein, in response to a single selection of only said previous-server object, said presentation facilities automatically identify said previous network site and automatically display content from said previous network site in lieu of content from said current network site. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program product for automatically replacing displayed content from a current server with content from a previously accessed server, said program product comprising:
presentation facilities for causing a data processing system to display content from a current network site on a current server in a display device of a data processing system, said presentation facilities including; a previous-server object displayed in said display device; and a history list that identifies a plurality of network sites accessed during a session, said identified network sites including; an intermediated network site on said current server, wherein said intermediate network site was accessed before said current network site; a previous network site on a previous server, wherein said previous network site was accessed before said intermediate network site and wherein said previous server differs from said current server; and an initial network site that was accessed before said previous network site; and wherein, in response to a single selection of only said previous-server object, said presentation facilities automatically identify said previous network site and automatically display content from said previous network site in lieu of content from said current network site. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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