Patent ID: 6694484
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for relating a hyper-text markup language (HTML) document to stored information that is associated with the HTML document and with a non-browser application program that is external of the browser, comprising the steps of:computing the information associated with the HTML document utilizing the non-browser application program; storing the computed information in a location accessible by an index reference; searching the HTML document for an association tag, wherein the association tag includes the index reference; reading the index reference; retrieving the stored information that is associated with the HTML document and with the non-browser application program that is external of the browser utilizing the index reference; and providing the retrieved information that is associated with the HTML document and with the non-browser application program that is external of the browser to an instance of the non-browser application program for utilization by the non-browser application program that is external of the browser to operate on the HTML document, such that the non-browser application program that is external of the browser need not recompute the stored information that is associated with the HTML document and with the non-browser application program that is external of the browser.