Management of links to data embedded in blocks of data
US6954934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9558
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Management of links, such as URLs or other link formats, that have been embedded within blocks of data, such as data received by an E-mail application program, file transfer program, or other data transfer environment. When a block of data is received, an agent or other construct examines the block of data to identify links within the block of data. Meta-data associated with the link is extracted, and the link and associated meta-data is stored in a collective. The collective may be displayed and organized with a viewer. The viewer may be integral to an application program, such as an E-mail application program, or it may integral to an operating system, or it may be a standalone application program.
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