Browser having automatic URL generation
US5978817A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9574
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A browser accesses a remote server over a network, where the server has a URL containing a protocol portion and a server portion. The browser includes a user interface for allowing a viewer to type in said server portion. The typed-in server portion is one of a plurality of possible server portions, each possible server portion having a corresponding protocol portion. The protocol portion that corresponds to the typed-in server portion is determined in response to the typed-in server portion. A complete URL is generated by attaching the determined protocol portion to the typed-in server portion. A connection is opened with the remote server using the generated URL.
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