Network browsing system and method

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1996-05-31

1999-06-22

Rinehart, Mark H.

39520053, 39520048, 39520075, G06F 1338, G06F 1517

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059150963

ABSTRACT:
A network browser system facilitates browsing of resources in a network, each of the resources having a respective network address. The network browser system includes a browsing control list and a browsing computer. The browsing control list includes at least one network specifier entry that identifies at least a portion of the network, the portion having associated therewith a range of network addresses. The browsing computer is responsive to a browsing request from an operator to initiate a browsing operation in connection with the network. During the browsing operation, the browsing computer generates, from the network specifier entry in the browsing control list, a plurality of browsing request messages that are associated with respective ones of the network addresses in the network address range, and transmits the browsing request messages over the network. The resources in a network whose network addresses correspond to network addresses in the transmitted browsing request messages receive the respective browsing request messages, and transmit in response browsing response messages to the browsing computer. Each browsing response message includes browsing information, such as a name or other textual identifier for the resource, which the browsing computer can display to the operator.

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