Patent ID: 6839742

Claim:
A method for web navigation comprising the steps of: providing a first web page in a first context, wherein the first web page is on a first web site; forming a request to access a second web page, wherein the second web page is on a second web site; storing context information associated with the first context in a URL of the request; comparing the URL of the request to a table on the second web site to determine whether the second web page is available in the first context, wherein the table lists web pages available on the second web site, indicates which of the web pages are available in the first context, and provides path information for the web pages; arranging transfer to the second web page in the first context when the comparing indicates that the second web page is available in the first context; and after arranging transfer to the second web page, using the context information from the URL of the request to form a cookie to be passed along with the transfer for use in maintaining the first context during further navigation of the second web site; wherein the first context comprises one of a language, a country, and both a language and a country.