Structure and method for linking within a website

• US 8,103,950 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2007
• Issued: 01/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bates, Cary L., Martino, Gilford F., Santosuosso, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, CHAU T
• Application Number:
  US11/768,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20070250763A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,673 Days
• Field of Search: 715/200, 715/205, 715/206, 715/207, 715/208
• US Class Current: 715/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/137 Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines

Abstract

A link structure and method for linking therein. The link structure includes a first page of a website and may include a global page of the website. The first page includes a link that has a default pointer and may have a local pointer, a global pointer, or both. The local pointer points to a local page and the global pointer points to the global page. A local link structure includes the local pointer but not the global pointer. A global link structure includes the global pointer but not the local pointer. A hybrid link structure includes the local pointer and the global pointer. Linking within the link structure may include linking from the link to the local page through the local pointer or linking from the link to the global page through the global pointer.

Claims

1. A global link structure, comprising:

a global page of a first website, wherein said global page is the only global page within the global link structure, wherein all global pointers within the global link structure must point to said global page, and wherein a plurality of global pointers exist within the global link structure;

a first page of the first website, wherein the first page includes a first link, wherein the first link includes a first default pointer and a first global pointer, wherein the first default pointer points to a first default page, and wherein the first global pointer points to the global page,

said global link structure stored on computer readable physically tangible storage media.

2. The global link structure of claim 1, wherein the first page further includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, and wherein the second global pointer points to the global page.

3. The global link structure of claim 1, wherein the first page further includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, and wherein the second link does not include the global pointer.

4. The global link structure of claim 1, further comprising a second page of the first website, wherein the second page includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, and wherein the second global pointer points to the global page.

5. The global link structure of claim 1, further comprising a second page of the first website, wherein the second page includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, and wherein the second link does not include the global pointer.

6. The global link structure of claim 1, wherein the first website includes the first default page.

7. The global link structure of claim 1, wherein a second website includes the first default page.

8. A hybrid link structure, comprising:

a global page of a first website, wherein said global page is the only global page within the hybrid link structure, wherein all global pointers within the hybrid link structure must point to said global page, and wherein a plurality of global pointers exist within the hybrid link structure; and

a first page of the first website, wherein the first page includes a first link, wherein the first link includes a first default pointer, a first local pointer, and a first global pointer, wherein the first default pointer points to a first default page, wherein the first local pointer points to a first local page of the first website, and wherein the first global pointer points to the global page,

said hybrid link structure stored on computer readable physically tangible storage media.

9. The hybrid link structure of claim 8, wherein the first page further includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer, a second local pointer, and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second local pointer points to a second local page of the first website, and wherein the second global pointer points to the global page.

10. The hybrid link structure of claim 8, wherein the first page further includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second global pointer points to the global page, and wherein the second link does not include a local pointer.

11. The hybrid link structure of claim 8, wherein the first page further includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer and a second local pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second local pointer points to a second local page of the first website, and wherein the second link does not include the global pointer.

12. The hybrid link structure of claim 8, further comprising a second page of the first website, wherein the second page includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer, a second local pointer, and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second local pointer points to a second local page of the first website, and wherein the second global pointer points to the global page.

13. The hybrid link structure of claim 8, further comprising a second page of the first website, wherein the second page includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second global pointer points to the global page, and wherein the second link does not include a local pointer.

14. The hybrid link structure of claim 8, further comprising a second page of the first website, wherein the second page includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer and a second local pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second local pointer points to a second local page of the first website, and wherein the second link does not include the global pointer.

15. The hybrid link structure of claim 8, wherein the first website includes the first default page.

16. The hybrid link structure of claim 8, wherein a second Internet website includes the first default page.

17. A method for linking within a website, comprising:

providing a global link structure, wherein the global link structure includes a global page of the website and a first page of the website, wherein said global page is the only global page within the global link structure, wherein all global pointers within the global link structure must point to said global page, and wherein a plurality of global pointers exist within the global link structure, wherein the first page includes a first link, wherein the first link includes a first default pointer and a first global pointer, wherein the first default pointer points to a first default page, and wherein the first global pointer points to the global page; and

linking from the first link to the global page through the first global pointer, wherein said linking is performed by a computer.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first page further includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second global pointer points to the global page, and wherein the method further comprises:

navigating from the global page to the first page; and

linking from the second link to the global page through the second global pointer.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the global link structure further comprises a second page of the website, wherein the second page includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second global pointer points to the global page, and wherein the method further comprises:

navigating from the global page to the second page; and

linking from the second link to the global page through the second global pointer.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said providing the global link structure comprises:

requesting generation of the global page of the website;

navigating to a desired page of the website;

designating the desired page as the global page of the website;

navigating to the first page of the website;

moving a cursor to the first link on the first page, wherein the first link on the first page includes the first default pointer to the first default page;

generating the first global pointer to the global page at the link on the first page;

navigating to the second page of the website;

moving the cursor to the second link on the second page, wherein the second link on the second page includes the second default pointer to the second default page; and

generating the second global pointer to the global page at the link on the second page.

21. A method for linking within a website, comprising:

providing a hybrid link structure, wherein the hybrid link structure comprises a global page of the website and a first page of the website, wherein said global page is the only global page within the hybrid link structure, wherein all global pointers within the hybrid link structure must point to said global page, and wherein a plurality of global pointers exist within the hybrid link structure, wherein the first page includes a first link, wherein the first link includes a first default pointer, a first local pointer, and a first global pointer, wherein the first default pointer points to a first default page, wherein the first local pointer points to a first local page of the website, wherein the first global pointer points to the global page; and

first linking selected from the group consisting of linking from the first link to the first local page through the first local pointer and linking from the first link to the global page through the first global pointer, wherein said first linking is performed by a computer.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first linking consists of linking from the first link to the first local page through the first local pointer.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the first page further includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer, a second local pointer, and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second local pointer points to a second local page of the website, and wherein the second global pointer points to the global page, and wherein the method further comprises:

navigating from the first local page to the first page; and

second linking selected from the group consisting of linking from the second link to the second local page through the second local pointer and linking from the second link to the global page through the second global pointer.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the hybrid link structure further comprises a second page of the website, wherein the second page includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer, a second local pointer, and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second local pointer points to a second local page of the website, and wherein the second global pointer points to the global page, and wherein the method further comprises:

navigating from the first local page to the second page; and

second linking selected from the group consisting of linking from the second link to the second local page through the second local pointer and linking from the second link to the global page through the second global pointer.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the first linking consists of linking from the first link to the global page through the first global pointer.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the first page further includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer, a second local pointer, and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second local pointer points to a second local page of the website, and wherein the second global pointer points to the global page, and wherein the method further comprises:

navigating from the global page to the first page; and

second linking selected from the group consisting of linking from the second link to the second local page through the second local pointer and linking from the second link to the global page through the second global pointer.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the hybrid link structure further comprises a second page of the website, wherein the second page includes a second link, wherein the second link includes a second default pointer, a second local pointer, and a second global pointer, wherein the second default pointer points to a second default page, wherein the second local pointer points to a second local page of the website, and wherein the second global pointer points to the global page, and wherein the method further comprises:

navigating from the global page to the second page; and

second linking selected from the group consisting of linking from the second link to the second local page through the second local pointer and linking from the second link to the global page through the second global pointer.