Method and apparatus for guided touring of internet/intranet websites
US5809247A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/954
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention for guided touring of websites includes a web tour director programmed onto a web server for connecting a client system to a number of web sites in accordance with a web tour stop vector identifying the web sites as tour stops of a web guided tour. The present invention further includes a media rendering function also programmed onto the web server for rendering on the client system, one or more corresponding media for each of the web sites, for at least a portion of the time while the web site is connected to the client system.
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