Internet access system and method with active link status indica

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1997-04-18

1999-02-09

Feild, Joseph H.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

345334, 39520048, G06T 100

Patent

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058707697

ABSTRACT:
An Internet access system and method includes active link status indicators that give a user control over when a document is loaded into a cache. The system and method notifies a user of the presence or absence of a document in the cache by changing the visual characteristics of an associated link status indicator. If a user selects a link status indicator with a mouse or other input device, the system and method will fetch the document corresponding to the associated Internet link and place the document in the cache without displaying the document to the user. The system and method of this invention allow a user to fetch a document and store it in the cache while the user is viewing another document. The link status indicators include icons that are displayed adjacent to the associated Internet link.

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