Patent ID: 6745227
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for providing browsing information to a user browsing a plurality of network addresses using a browser program, the method comprising:upon receiving, by the browser program, at least a portion of a first electronic document containing a link that points to a second electronic document: displaying, in a browser window, the link in a first manner if the second electronic document was previously accessed from at least one of the first electronic document and a recently accessed electronic document; displaying, in the browser window, the link in a second manner if the second electronic document was previously accessed from another electronic document other than at least one of the first electronic document and the recently accessed electronic document; and displaying, in the browser window, the link in a third manner if the second electronic document was previously unaccessed, wherein the first, second and third manners of displaying the link are visually distinctive to the user.