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Graphical method and system for accessing information on a communications network

Patent 5737560 Issued on April 7, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 29, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Method and system for generating dynamic, interactive visual representations of information structures within a computer
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Inventor

Application

No. 580742 filed on 12/29/1995

Examiners

Primary: Bayerl, Raymond J.
Assistant: Katbab, A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G06F 003/00

Abstract

A system and computer-based method for permitting a computer system to access a network location using a browser application by activating a desktop icon. The system comprises a first computer readable program code means for causing the computer system to display a desktop icon associated with a file containing a network address corresponding to the network location. When the desktop icon is activated, a second computer usable program code means causes the computer to launch an instance of a browser application or a new window for a currently executing browser application and a third computer usable program code means causes the computer system to pass the network address to the browser application, thereby accessing the network location.

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