Patent ID: 6338075
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A hypertext browsing apparatus for accessing a linked page represented by an anchor in a hypertext, comprising:instruction means for issuing an instruction to start a browsing of a page linked with a currently displayed page without designating any anchors; anchor search means for searching the currently displayed page for an anchor in response to the instruction issued by said instruction means; anchor determination means for, when an anchor has been found by said anchor search means, determining whether or not the found anchor is marked as an already-read anchor corresponding to a page which has already been read; search control means for, if the found anchor is determined to be the already-read anchor by said anchor determination means, controlling said anchor search means so as to search the currently displayed page for another anchor; page access means for, if the found anchor is not determined to be the already-read anchor by said anchor determination means, accessing to the page corresponding to the found anchor; and marking means for marking the anchor corresponding to the page accessed by said aid page access means as the already-read anchor.