Dynamic multiplexing of hyperlinks and bookmarks
Patent 6182113 Issued on January 30, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 16, 2017. 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.
September 16, 2017. 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 ReferencesAutomatic updates of bookmarks in a client computer Computer-based communication system and method using metadata defining a control structure Television event marking system Page proxy Patent #: 5917491 InventorApplicationNo. 931796 filed on 09/16/1997US Classes:709/203, Client/server709/206, Demand based messaging709/223, COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGING709/224Computer network monitoringExaminersPrimary: Maung, ZarniAssistant: Farahi, Farzaneh Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 015/16AbstractApparatus and a method are disclosed for operating a data processing system that is coupled to a data communications network. The method includes a first step of storing a plurality of Bookmarks, individual ones of which refer to one of a plurality of data communications network sites, wherein each of the plurality of data network communications network sites provides a similar type of information. A second step designates one of the plurality of Bookmarks as a currently active Bookmark based on at least one criterion. In one embodiment the step of designating is executed in response to a user selecting a Multiplexed Bookmark that comprises the plurality of Bookmarks, while in another embodiment the step of designating is executed periodically. The at least one criterion can be, by example, a time of day, a location of the data processing system, or a bandwidth of a data communications link between the data processing system and the data communications network. In another aspect this invention teaches apparatus and a method for operating a World Wide Web (WWW) Server of a type that maintains WWW pages, at least some of which contain at least one Hyperlink. A first step receives a request for a particular Hyperlink, and a second step formats a response to the request for the particular Hyperlink in accordance with at least one criterion that is associated with a requestor of the Hyperlink. In this case the at least one criterion can be a time of day at a location of the requestor, a location of the requestor, or a bandwidth of a data communications link between the requestor and the data communications network.Other References
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