Patent ID: 6092074
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer system for providing hypertext links for a plurality of character strings including a first character string, said computer system comprising:an annotation database associated with a primary computer which comprises a plurality of linkable character strings;a destination database associated with said primary computer which comprises a plurality of destination addresses;determining means associated with said primary computer for determining a matching linkable character string for said first character string, if present, in said annotation database;wherein said matching linkable character string is associated with at least one of said destination addresseswherein said annotation database further comprises a plurality of class codes which are associated with said plurality of linkable character strings;the matching linkable character string has a plurality of class codes associated therewith;said destination database comprises a plurality of destination addresses corresponding to said plurality of class codes of the matching linkable character string;querying means associated with said primary computer which queries said destination database to obtain the plurality of destination addresses corresponding to the associated plurality of class codes; andmeans associated with said primary computer for providing a plurality of anchor codes which relate said matching linkable character string to said corresponding plurality of destination addresses to provide a corresponding plurality of hypertext links for said first character string.