EP0945811A1
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Information apparatus having automatic web reading function
Assignee: Access Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-10-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-10-23
Abstract
Abstract An information apparatus which has access means by which a document on the Internet is accessed and automatic Web tracing means which automatically trace link destinations successively according to a predetermined rule and parameters based on the link information which is set in the accessed document. The predetermined rule is either a depth-first search or a width-first search. The predetermined parameters include at least a link depth limit to be used when the link destinations are traced downward in the hierarchy, an interval of time required for a transit from one document to another, and an automatic Web tracing time-out time. The rule and parameters may be specified by a user. Automatic Web tracing may be performed either on-line or off-line. Thus, time-varying information can passively be received as if it were television information, minimizing operation steps necessary for a user to perform the automatic Web browsing of the Internet. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Tomihisa Access Co. Ltd. KAMADA
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/957; G06F16/9574; H04N21/47; H04N21/478; H04N21/4782
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
An information apparatus with an automatic Web browsing
function, said information apparatus comprising: access means for accessing documents on the Internet; storage means for storing data of the accessed documents;
and automatic Web tracing means for sequentially and
automatically tracing link destinations according to a
predetermined rule and parameters based on link information
which is defined in the documents stored in the storage means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
The information apparatus with the automatic Web browsing
function according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined rule
is one of a depth-first search and a width-first search and said
parameters include at least a link depth limit to be used when
the link destinations are sequentially traced downward and a
time interval at which control moves from one document to
another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
106 words
The information apparatus with the automatic Web browsing
function according to claim 1, wherein said automatic Web
tracing means include a history table in which a page access
information history is stored each time control moves from a
link source to ones of the link destinations and a read-page
table in which information indicating, for each link destination
of each link in a page, whether the link destination was visited
or not, wherein said history table is referenced when control
returns from one of the link destinations to the link source
during automatic Web tracing and said read-page table is
referenced to check for unread links.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The information apparatus with the automatic Web browsing
function according to claim 2 wherein said parameters further
include an automatic Web tracing time-out time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The information apparatus with the automatic Web browsing
function according to claim 1, said information apparatus
further comprising specifying means for allowing a user to
specify said rule and parameters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
The information apparatus with the automatic Web browsing
function according to any one of claim 1, said information
apparatus being connected to the Internet via a public line and
further comprising non-volatile storage means for storing the
documents obtained from the Internet, wherein said automatic Web
tracing means perform automatic Web tracing for the documents
stored in said non-volatile storage means when said information
apparatus is not connected to the Internet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
The information apparatus with the automatic Web browsing
function according to claim 6, further comprising inquiry means
for asking a user if a connection is to be made automatically to
the Internet when the document at one of the link destinations
is not stored in said non-volatile storage means during
automatic Web tracing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The information apparatus with the automatic Web browsing
function according to claim 6, further comprising automatic
downloading means for storing the documents into said non-volatile
storage means during automatic Web tracing by said
automatic Web tracing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A computer-readable recording medium having stored therein
a computer program which comprises the functions of: accessing documents on the Internet; and sequentially and automatically tracing link destinations
according to a predetermined rule and parameters based on link
information defined in the accessed documents.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein said
predetermined rule is one of a depth-first search and a width-first
search and said parameters include at least a link depth
limit to be used when the link destinations are sequentially
traced downward and a time interval at which control moves from
one document to another.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
104 words
The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein said
function of sequentially and automatically tracing link
destinations uses a history table in which a page access
information history is stored each time control moves from a
link source to ones of the link destinations and a read-page
table in which information indicating, for each link destination
of each link in a page, whether the link destination was visited
or not, wherein said history table is referenced when control
returns from one of the link destinations to the link source
during automatic Web tracing and said read-page table is
referenced to check for unread links.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The recording medium according to claim 11, wherein said
parameters further include an automatic Web tracing time-out
time.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The recording medium according to claim 10, said computer
program further comprising the function of allowing a user to
specify said rule and parameters.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
72 words
The recording medium according to claim 10, said
information apparatus on which said computer program is executed
being connected to the Internet via a public line and further
comprising non-volatile storage means for storing the documents
obtained from the Internet, wherein said computer program
further comprises a function of performing automatic Web tracing
for the documents stored in said non-volatile storage means when
said information apparatus is not connected to the Internet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
The recording medium according to claim 14, said computer
program further comprising an inquiry function of asking a user
if a connection is to be made automatically to the Internet when
the document at one of the link destinations is not stored in
said non-volatile storage means during automatic Web tracing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The recording medium according to claim 14, said computer
program further comprising an automatic downloading function of
storing the documents into said non-volatile storage means
during automatic Web tracing through said automatic Web tracing
means.
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