Patent ID: 8250491

Claim:
A method for enabling access to a history of previously-accessed web-pages using a machine, comprising the acts of: in response to a user input, using the machine to provide a hierarchical tree displaying a plurality of nodes representing a plurality of previously accessed web-pages, the hierarchical tree configured to include a plurality of alternate child nodes for at least one parent node; determining if a first web-page associated with a first child node is displayed in the same window as the parent node; upon determining that the first web-page associated with the child node is displayed in the same window as the parent node, displaying a connector in a first format between the parent node and the first child node; determining if a second web-page associated with a second child node is displayed in a different window than the parent node; upon determining that the second web-page associated with the second child node is displayed in the different window, displaying a connector in a second format between the second child node and the parent node; providing for a user input to select the hierarchical level of nodes displayed; and providing a reference time scale for such nodes displayed, including organizing the nodes in accordance with the reference time scale; wherein each such web-page is displayed as a node of the hierarchical tree, and wherein each such node may be selected to retrieve the previously-accessed web-page; and wherein the plurality of alternate child nodes and the respective parent node of the plurality of alternate child nodes each represents a respective-previously-accessed web-page.