Method and apparatus for generating a link to a presented web page

• US 7,904,799 B1
• Filed: 08/30/2000
• Issued: 03/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Decentrix, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Decentrix Acquisition Corporation
• Inventors: Underwood, John, Neilson, Paul, Char, Hanson, Shing, David, Horner, Peter, Underwood, Mark, Slaney, Darren, Evesson, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): BASEHOAR, ADAM L
• Application Number:
  US09/651,875
• Time in Patent Office: 3,842 Days
• Field of Search: 715/205, 715/208, 715/234, 715/255, 715/501.1, 715/513, 715/530, 707/10, 709/219
• US Class Current: 715/208
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services

Abstract

A technique for generating links to a web page by: presenting a web page; defining one or more other web pages to include a link to the presented web page; and placing a link on at least one of the other web pages linking to the presented web page. A prompt for an acceptance of the link may be presented to the other web pages whereby a link is not added until the corresponding acceptance of the link is received.

Claims

1. A method of generating a web site, comprising the steps of:

identifying web content associated with a first source;

identifying one or more first-type of web pages of the web content, which a user has authority to edit;

identifying one or more second-type of web pages of the web content which the user does not have authority to edit;

identifying web content associated with a second source;

placing a first link on at least one of the first-type of web pages that links the first-type of web page to the web content associated with the second source;

automatically building a customized web page or web pages of the first type for an owner of the one or more second-type of web pages based at least on industry specific information and definitional web site information input and selection of purchasable externally developed third-party software components by a builder of the one or more first type of web pages;

validating the first link;

sending, to the second source, a request to add a second link on a web page of the web content of the second source, the second link linking the web page of web content of the second source with the web content of the first source; and

generating one or more referrals based on the first link between the first-type of web pages and the web content associated with the second source.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

presenting a prompt for an acceptance of the first link.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying one or more of the first-type of web pages with web content of the second source.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

displaying the one or more of the first-type of web pages with web content of the second source at a wireless device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

displaying the one or more of the first-type of web pages with web content of the second source at a multi-purpose input-output device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the web content associated with the second source is defined based upon one or more characteristics of the web content associated with the second source.

7. A system that includes a processor and a memory for generating a web site, comprising:

means for identifying web content associated with a first source;

means for identifying one or more first-type of web pages of the web content, which a user has authority to edit;

means for identifying one or more second-type of web pages of the web content which the user does not have authority to edit;

means for identifying web content associated with a second source;

means for placing a first link on the first-type of web pages that links the first-type of web page to the web content associated with the second source;

automatically building a web page or web pages of the first type for an owner of the one or more second-type of web pages based at least on industry specific information and definitional web site information input by a builder of the one or more first type of web pages;

means for validating the first link;

means for sending, to the second source, a request to add a second link on a web page of the web content of the second source, the second link linking the web page of web content of the second source with the web content of the first source; and

means for generating one or more referrals based on the first link between the first-type of web pages and the web content associated with the second source.

8. A computer-readable medium storing an executable program, when executed, causing a computer to generate a web site, said executable program comprising the steps of:

identifying web content associated with a first source;

identifying one or more first-type of web pages of the web content, which a user has authority to edit;

identifying one or more second-type of web pages that the user does not have authority to edit;

identifying web content associated with a second source;

placing a first link on at least one of the first-type of web pages that links the first-type of web pages to the web content associated with the second source;

automatically building a web page or web pages of the first type for an owner of the one or more second-type of web pages based at least on industry specific information and definitional web site information input by a builder of the one or more first type of web pages;

validating the first link;

sending, to the second source, a request to add a second link on a web page of the web content of the second source, the second link linking the web page of web content of the second source with the web content of the first source; and

generating one or more referrals based on the first link between the first-type of web pages and the web content associated with the second source.