Patent ID: 6018748
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for displaying dynamic links in a browser program operating on a remote user station in a computer network, said method comprising the computer implemented steps of:creating an application program adapted to display a dynamically alterable link label capable of being selected by a user, said link label having a variable textual portion and a variable address portion, wherein selecting said link label activates the browser program to load a browser page specified by a current value of said variable address portion, said application program also adapted to display a plurality of user-selectable variables, wherein a unique address of a browser page is associated with each of said variables, said application program adapted to operate in the browser program;downloading said application program from a location in the network to said remote user station;running said application program in the browser program operating in said remote user station;displaying said link label;displaying said plurality of user-selectable variables;receiving user input to select one of said user-selectable variables;modifying the variable textual portion of said link label in accordance with the user-selectable variable selected by the user;displaying the variable textual portion of said link label as modified;modifying the variable address portion of said link label in accordance with the user-selectable variable selected by the user; andwhen the user activates the link label, loading into the browser program the unique address specified by the variable address portion of the link label as modified, so that the browser page specified by thereby is displayed to the user within the browser program.