Retrieval, saving and printing in a computer network system envi

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1998-05-13

2000-03-07

Harrell, Robert B.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Client/server

G06F 1300

Patent

active

060353252

ABSTRACT:
A method for retrieving information in a computer network system having at least one network server device and a user device. The user device and said network server having established a successful network session so that they are in processing communication with one another. At first a target page is displayed on a screen or monitor connected to the user device. The target page including a number of first level link references for selection by any user where each first level link reference further includes subsequent level link references. An on-screen search option menu will then be provided to allow any user to search all reference links provided by the target page and all subsequent pages, and to identify only specific references according to the menu selection made. Some of the menu selection provided according to different embodiments of the present invention are media searches, FTP file searches, HREF searches and usernet
ewsgroup searches. In some embodiments of the present invention print and save options are also provided as well as depth of search limitations. In another embodiment of present invention, more than one menu selections can be made at one time, resulting in multiple field searches.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5715453 (1998-02-01), Stewart
patent: 5721908 (1998-02-01), Lagarde et al.
patent: 5913215 (1999-06-01), Rubinstein
U.S. Patent Application No. 08/965,359.

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