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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Craig Henry Becker, Austin, TX (US);
David Wayne Glass, Georgetown, KY (US);
Michael David Hocker, Staatsburg, NY (US);
James Gordon Mclean, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Clifford Alan Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Craig Henry Becker, Austin, TX (US);
David Wayne Glass, Georgetown, KY (US);
Michael David Hocker, Staatsburg, NY (US);
James Gordon McLean, Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Clifford Alan Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A web browser displays historical information about hyperlinks shown on web pages. Initially, a computer receives user instructions to download an internet web page, and begins the download. The computer identifies any hyperlinks present in the web page, and for each hyperlink, analyzes the hyperlink with respect to any of the user's past visits to the hyperlinked address. Analysis is performed with the following steps. First, the computer determines whether the user has previously selected that hyperlink, such by 'mouse clicking' on the hyperlink. If so, the computer consults a database to identify characteristics of the underlying data obtained from past visits (or attempts) to the hyperlinked address. These characteristics are input into a presentation table to derive various enhanced presentation attributes for the hyperlink. The presentation table maps between each possible data characteristic and a corresponding enhanced presentation attribute. Presentation attributes may relate to text, graphics images, videos, sound, tactile sensations, etc. Ultimately, the computer displays the downloaded web page, each hyperlink with its enhanced presentation attributes.