Method and system for indicating document traversal direction in a hyper linked navigation system
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1. A method of logically navigating within a multi-page HTML document on a web site, comprising the steps of:
- installing a direction indicator relative to a reference link shown on a currently viewable page within the document on the web site;
surfacing said direction indicator prior to selection of said reference link in order to inform the user whether said link is logically forward or backward relative to content within the currently viewable page within the multi-page HTML document.
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Abstract
A direction indicator for navigating within a web site is installed relative to a link shown on a web page within the web site. The direction indicator is surfaced prior to selection of the link in order to inform the user whether the link will take the user forward or backward within the web site. The direction indicator may comprise an arrow. The arrow points upward to indicate movement backward within the web site, and the arrow points downward to indicate movement forward within the web site. The direction indicator may be surfaced by hovering a pointing device over the link.
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1. A method of logically navigating within a multi-page HTML document on a web site, comprising the steps of:
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installing a direction indicator relative to a reference link shown on a currently viewable page within the document on the web site; surfacing said direction indicator prior to selection of said reference link in order to inform the user whether said link is logically forward or backward relative to content within the currently viewable page within the multi-page HTML document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for logically navigating within a multi-page HTML document on a web site, comprising:
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means for installing a direction indicator relative to a reference link shown on a currently viewable page within the document on the web site; means for surfacing said direction indicator prior to selection of said reference link in order to inform the user whether said link is logically forward or backward relative to content within the currently viewable page within the multi-page HTML document. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program conduct recorded on computer readable medium for logically navigating within a multi-page HTML document on a web site, comprising:
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computer readable means for installing a direction indicator relative to a reference link shown on a currently viewable page within the document on the web site; computer readable means for surfacing said direction indicator prior to selection of said reference link in order to inform the user whether said link is logically forward or backward relative to content within the currently viewable page within the multi-page HTML document. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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