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Dynamic insertion and updating of hypertext links for internet servers
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1999-11-02
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Granted: 2003-06-17
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Expires: 2019-11-02
Abstract
Abstract A system for automatically providing hypertext for character strings of a text file at a content server. A central server provides central control of the links of text files of a plurality of content servers in an information network such as the Internet. The central server intermittently updates each content server with new character strings and/or destination addresses, such as Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). The content servers also update the central server with new character strings. Optionally, each content server can query the central server on a real-time basis to obtain a destination address for a character string which does not have a corresponding valid destination address. The central server responds to such queries by searching its master databases, and using a search engine if required. Hit count data is maintained at the content servers and transmitted to the central server intermittently.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Rodkin
- 👤 David E. Schmidt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:08
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/74; G06F16/748; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/953; Y10S707/959; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99942; Y10S707/99943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A computer system for providing hypertext links for a plurality of character strings including a first character string, wherein the character strings have no associated hypertext link, said computer system comprising: an annotation database associated with a primary computer which comprises a plurality of linkable character strings; a destination database associated with said primary computer which comprises a plurality of destination addresses; determining means associated with said primary computer for determining a matching linkable character string for said first character string, if present, in said annotation database; wherein said matching linkable character string is associated with at least one of said destination addresses.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A computer system for providing hypertext links for a plurality of character strings including a first character string, wherein the character strings have no associated hypertext link, said computer system comprising: an annotation database associated with a primary computer which comprises a plurality of linkable character strings; a destination database associated with said primary computer which comprises a plurality of destination addresses; determining means associated with said primary computer for determining a matching linkable character string for said first character string, if present, in said annotation database; wherein said matching linkable character string is associated with at least one of said destination addresses.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: querying means associated with said primary computer for querying said destination database to obtain said at least one destination address corresponding to said matching linkable character string.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: means associated with said primary computer for providing an anchor code which relates said matching linkable character string to said at least one corresponding destination address to provide a hypertext link for said first character string.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
The computer system of claim 1 , wherein said annotation database further comprises a plurality of class codes which are associated with said plurality of linkable character strings; the matching linkable character string has a plurality of class codes associated therewith; said destination database comprises a plurality of destination addresses corresponding to said plurality of class codes of the matching linkable character string; querying means associated with said primary computer which queries said destination database to obtain the plurality of destination addresses corresponding to the associated plurality of class codes; and means associated with said primary computer for providing a plurality of anchor codes which relate said matching linkable character string to said corresponding plurality of destination addresses to provide a corresponding plurality of hypertext links for said first character string.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The computer system of claim 4 , further comprising: writing means associated with said primary computer for writing a plurality of character strings into a primary computer file in which said first character string is carried to identify the corresponding plurality of hypertext links for said first character string.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer system of claim 1 , wherein: said at least one corresponding destination address designates a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising; interface means for receiving an administrator input which designates said first character string; and writing means which is adapted to write a linkable character string corresponding to said first character string into said annotation database when the matching linkable character string is not present in said annotation database.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
84 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: interface means for receiving an administrator input which designates said first character string; transmitting means for transmitting said first character string to a central computer via a communication network when a linkable character string corresponding to said first character string is not present in said annotation database; said central computer being adapted to provide a corresponding destination address; and receiving means for receiving said corresponding destination address from said central computer via said communication network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The computer system of claim 8 , further comprising: writing means which is adapted to update said destination database with said corresponding destination address received from said central computer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
70 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting means for transmitting said first character string to a central computer via a communication network when a destination address corresponding to said first character string is not present in said destination database; said central computer being adapted to provide a corresponding destination address; and receiving means for receiving said corresponding destination address from said central computer via said communication network.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The computer system of claim 10 , further comprising: writing means which is adapted to update said destination database with said corresponding destination address received from said central computer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving means for receiving updated linkable character strings from a central computer via a communication network in an intermittent maintenance mode; and writing means which is adapted to update said annotation database with said updated linkable character strings.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving means for receiving updated destination addresses from said central computer via said communication network in an intermittent maintenance mode; and writing means which is adapted to update said destination database with said updated destination addresses.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: qualifying means associated with said destination database for qualifying said at least one corresponding destination address according to an expiration date associated therewith.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
81 words
The computer system of claim 14 , further comprising: transmitting means responsive to said qualifying means for transmitting said matching linkable character string to a central computer via a communication network if said associated expiration date of said at least one corresponding destination address has passed; said central computer being adapted to provide an updated destination address corresponding to said matching linkable character string; and receiving means for receiving said updated destination address from said central computer via said communication network.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The computer system of claim 15 , further comprising: writing means which is adapted to update said destination database with said updated destination address.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
65 words
The computer system of claim 1 , wherein at least some of said linkable character strings in said annotation database have an associated major class code, further comprising: qualifying means associated with said annotation database for qualifying the matching linkable character string according to qualification criteria which requires the major class code of the matching linkable character string to match a preferred major class code.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer system of claim 17 , further comprising: interface means associated with said primary computer for receiving an administrator input which designates said preferred major class code.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The computer system of claim 17 , further comprising: receiving means for receiving a signal indicative of said preferred major class code from a central computer via a communication network.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: record keeping means for maintaining hit count data relating to said plurality of character strings; and transmitting means for transmitting said hit count data to a central computer via a communication network.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
70 words
The computer system of claim 1 , further comprising: interface means for receiving an administrator input which designates at least one character string of said plurality of character strings which does not have a corresponding matching character string in said annotation database; transmitting means for transmitting said at least one character string to a central computer via a communication network for updating said central computer in an intermittent maintenance mode.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for providing hypertext links for a plurality of character strings including a first character string, wherein the character strings have no associated hypertext links, said method comprising the steps of: providing an annotation database associated with a primary computer which comprises a plurality of linkable character strings; providing a destination database associated with said primary computer which comprises a plurality of destination addresses; and determining a matching linkable character string for said first character string, if present, in said annotation database; wherein said matching linkable character string is associated with at least one of said destination addresses.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for providing hypertext links for a plurality of character strings including a first character string, wherein the character strings have no associated hypertext links, said method comprising the steps of: providing an annotation database associated with a primary computer which comprises a plurality of linkable character strings; providing a destination database associated with said primary computer which comprises a plurality of destination addresses; and determining a matching linkable character string for said first character string, if present, in said annotation database; wherein said matching linkable character string is associated with at least one of said destination addresses.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further step of: providing querying means associated with said primary computer for querying said destination database to obtain said at least one destination address corresponding to said matching linkable character string.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further step of: providing an anchor code which relates said matching linkable character string to said at least one corresponding destination address to provide a hypertext link for said first character string.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
123 words
The method of claim 22 , wherein: said annotation database further comprises a plurality of class codes which are associated with said plurality of linkable character strings; the matching linkable character string has a plurality of class codes associated therewith; and said destination database comprises a plurality of destination addresses corresponding to said plurality of class codes of the matching linkable character string; said method comprising the further steps of: querying said destination database to obtain the plurality of destination addresses corresponding to the associated plurality of class codes; and providing a plurality of anchor codes which relate said matching linkable character string to said corresponding plurality of destination addresses to provide a corresponding plurality of hypertext links for said first character string.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 25 , comprising the further step of: writing a plurality of character strings into a primary computer file in which said first character string is carried to identify the corresponding plurality of hypertext links for said first character string.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 22 , wherein said at least one corresponding destination address designates a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further steps of: receiving an administrator input which designates said first character string; and writing a linkable character string corresponding to said first character string into said annotation database when the matching linkable character string is not present in said annotation database.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further steps of: receiving an administrator input which designates said first character string; transmitting said first character string to a central computer via a communication network when a linkable character string corresponding to said first character string is not present in said annotation database; wherein said central computer is adapted to provide a corresponding destination address; and receiving said corresponding destination address from said central computer via said communication network.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 29 , comprising the further step of: updating said destination database with said corresponding destination address received from said central computer.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further steps of: transmitting said first character string to a central computer via a communication network when a destination address corresponding to said first character string is not present in said annotation database; wherein said central computer is adapted to provide a corresponding destination address; and receiving said corresponding destination address from said central computer via said communication network.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 31 , comprising the further step of: updating said destination database with said corresponding destination address received from said central computer.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further steps of: receiving updated linkable character strings from a central computer via a communication network in an intermittent maintenance mode; and updating said annotation database with said updated linkable character strings.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further steps of: receiving updated destination addresses from said central computer via said communication network in an intermittent maintenance mode; and updating said destination database with said updated destination addresses.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further steps of: qualifying said at least one corresponding destination address according to an expiration date associated therewith.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 35 , comprising the further steps of: transmitting said matching linkable character string to a central computer via a communication network if said associated expiration date of said at least one corresponding destination address has passed; said central computer being adapted to provide an updated destination address corresponding to said matching linkable character string; and receiving said updated destination address from said central computer via said communication network.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 36 , comprising the further step of: updating said destination database with said updated destination address.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 22 , wherein each of said linkable character strings in said annotation database has an associated major class code, comprising the further steps of: qualifying the matching linkable character string according to qualification criteria which requires the major class code of the matching linkable character string to match a preferred major class code.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 38 , comprising the further steps of: receiving an administrator input which designates said preferred major class code.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 38 , comprising the further step of: receiving a signal indicative of said preferred major class code from a central computer via a communication network.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further steps of: maintaining hit count data relating to said plurality of character strings; and transmitting said hit count data to a central computer via a communication network.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 22 , comprising the further steps of: receiving an administrator input which designates at least one character string of said plurality of character strings which does not have a corresponding matching character string in said annotation database; and transmitting said at least one character string to a central computer via a communication network for updating said central computer in an intermittent maintenance mode.
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