Method and apparatus for mapping a site on a wide area network

Details Method and apparatus for mapping a site on a wide area network Method and apparatus for mapping a site on a wide area network

2000-04-14

2009-06-09

Campbell, Joshua D (Department: 2178)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Presentation processing of document

Edit, composition, or storage control

C715S234000, C715S243000, C715S273000, C715S277000, C715S738000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S218000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07546530

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for organizing and displaying information about Internet Web pages creates Web maps. The Web maps display a summary of the information that a Web page provides access to, in a format that facilitates a rapid assessment of what may be accessed through a Web site's home page, or through any Web page on the Web site. Preferably, Web maps are displayed on a Web page, or within a frame of a Web page, by an Internet browser application. A set of Web maps may be automatically generated by a search engine or directory in response to a user's search request. Alternatively, a user may request that a Web map be produced for a particular Web page of interest. The Web maps are preferably generated by a Web server, or by an application running in the background of a user's computer, so that the user may perform other tasks on the user's computer while the Web maps are being generated.

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