Patent ID: 6707468
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A browser apparatus for displaying data supplied from a server over a communication network, comprising:a display unit having a screen including a first region for displaying said data supplied from said server and a second region for displaying at least one icon image; a storage for storing a plurality of URL addresses associated with said icon image; a commander responsive to an action of a user for controlling a location of a pointer displayed on said screen of said display; and a controller responsive to a selected icon image displayed in said second region, selected by said commander for displaying a pull-down menu having a title list associated with said plurality of URL addresses in said display unit and responsive to a title selected from said pull-down menu by said commander for accessing a URL address associated with said selected title and displaying data supplied from said server corresponding to said accessed URL address in said first region, wherein said icon image is displayed in said second region when said data supplied from said accessed URL address is displayed in said first region.