Patent ID: 6668276
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
An HTML file acquisition method executed in a computing environment including an information terminal support device for receiving an HTML file acquisition request from a first information terminal equipped with an input device and a display device, acquiring an HTML file including content information corresponding to the HTML file acquisition request from a web server, and having a second information terminal display content corresponding to the content information, said HTML file acquisition method comprising the steps of:(a) substituting a transition destination URL of an HTML file acquired by said information terminal support device for a replacement character string including a host name of said information terminal support device and transition destination identification information; (b) sending the HTML file whose transition destination URL was substituted to said first information terminal; (c) receiving, at said first information terminal, a transition destination HTML file acquisition request including said replacement character string created as a result of specification of said replacement character string; (d) acquiring transition destination identification information included in said transition destination HTML file acquisition request; (e) acquiring a transition destination HTML file including content information from a web server based on said transition destination identification information; (f) sending content information included in said transition destination HTML file to said first information terminal; and (g) sending information corresponding to said transition destination identification information to said second information terminal to display content corresponding to content information included in said transition destination HTML file at said second information terminal.