Method and system for assisting a data processing system...

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2006-01-03

2006-01-03

Ali, Mohammad (Department: 2167)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06983279

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for assisting a user of a data processing system (101) in browsing a file system (AAA-LLL,aaa-eee) by means of a browsing program (203). A browsing history database (209) is created by intercepting (205,403,417) browsing events from the browsing program, the database including browsing starting locations (STR—LOCa–STR—LOCq) and links to associated browsing target locations (TRGT—a1–TRGT—ak,TRGT—b1–TRGT—bp,TRGT—q1,TRGT—q2) reached by the in the browsing. When the user starts a browsing, the current browsing starting location is intercepted from the browsing program. The intercepted browsing starting location is searched in the database. If the intercepted browsing starting location is found in the database, a list of links to the browsing target locations associated with the intercepted browsing starting location is retrieved from the database, and the list is proposed to the user the retrieved list of links in the form of shortcuts, which the user can activate for speedily reaching the desired browsing target location.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6266681 (2001-07-01), Guthrie
patent: 2001/0034734 (2001-10-01), Whitley et al.
patent: 2002/0046257 (2002-04-01), Killmer

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