Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Remote data accessing
Patent
1998-08-26
2000-12-05
Maung, Zarni
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Remote data accessing
709219, G60F 1516
Patent
active
061579467
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
RELATED APPLICATIONS
U.S. application Ser. No. 09/188,571 entitled, "Message Searching System and Terminal."
U.S. application Ser. No. 09/206,385 entitled "Terminal Information Providing Device, System and Recording Medium."
U.S. application Ser. No. 09/117,331 entitled, "Information Display System. "
U.S. application Ser. No. 09/125,894 entitled "Communication System for Distributing Such Message as Advertisement to User of Terminal Equipment."
U.S. application Ser. No. 09/276,708 entitled, "Terminal Which Stores Information on Communication Network in Local Memory Automatically."
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an information provider, a searcher and a computer terminal, for providing information obtained from a communications network, such as Internet (the World Wide Web, WWW). The present invention is related to the following Japanese patent applications, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When accessing a communications network such as the World Wide Web (WWW) or a personal computer communications network which is based on a BBS function, the terminal (e.g., personal computer) of a user is connected via a modem and a telephone line to a first host computer, which is referred to as an information provider. Users can access the information provider, and other host computers further connected to the communications network, through the information provider. Users can receive information from both the information provider and other host computers connected to Internet (the World Wide Web) or personal computer network.
The information provider and the other host computers connected to the information provider identify each user based on a user ID and a password in order to be able to charge for their services while providing information. The information supplied to the user is displayed within a single window on the display. Users can scroll the displayed information within the window and jump to sub pages. The information provider on Internet may provide designated information selected by the user together with additional information such as advertisements. In this case, the additional information is displayed within the same window as the designated information.
However, when the user scrolls the designated information on the terminal, the additional information may disappear. This prevents the additional information such as advertisements from being efficiently provided to the user. Furthermore, identical information can oftentimes be accessed through any of multiple information providers, which can also be accessed by the same terminal software. A typical example of such identical information is a home page provided on Internet. When accessing such information, a user can not tell which information provider he is using.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a communications system, a host computer and a computer terminal which are capable of providing the additional information such as advertisements to the user, regardless of the user's operation. It is another object of the present invention to provide a communications system, a host computer and a computer terminal such that users can tell which host computer they are connected to.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a terminal connects to the World Wide Web through an information provider for receiving a first image provided on the World Wide Web and a second image provided by the information provider. The terminal establishes a PPP communication line to the information provider and activates a browser for displaying the first image. The terminal establishes a first TCP/IP link on the communication line to receive the first image and displays the first image within a browser window. The terminal further activates a viewer for displaying the second image, establishes a second TCP/IP link on the communication line to receive the second image, and displays the second image within a viewer window.
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Fujita Nobuyuki
Itakura Yuichiro
Tsutsui Yuichiro
Edelman Bradley
Maung Zarni
NetZero Inc.
Sereboff Steven C.
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