Abstract: An Internet contents providing service control method using a redirection technique and a control system therefor are provided. A redirection system is disposed between an intermediary's web server and a contents provider's web server. In response to a request from a user computer, the redirection system, instead of the intermediary web server, collects HTML documents provided by the contents provider web server, converts a relative path URL of contents (a variety of form tags, search CGI, images, icons, etc.) contained in the HTML documents into an absolute path URL, and when necessary, further executes additional conversion so that the HTML documents are reconstructed. In addition, the redirection system converts all form tags and hyperlink tags in the HTML documents so that the redirection agent of the redirection system is marked and then transmits to the user computer. By doing so, while the redirection system continuously retains the control right over is the web service of the contents provider web server for the user computer, the contents delivery service is provided.

Abstract: The invention dynamically produces alternate referrer pages substantially similar to pages previously viewed, through a web browser, by a visitor who linked to a target web page via a link on the previously viewed pages. When the browser links to the target page, a referrer URL is obtained for the referrer page from which the browser loaded the target page. The referrer URL is stored in a queue. The queue is inspected regularly. If the queue contains an unexamined entry, a request for that entry's referrer URL is executed to obtain the alternate referrer pages. The IP address of the computer running the browser is used to derive a country code corresponding to the IP address. The referrer URL request can be issued through a computer in a geographic region corresponding to the country code so that geographic biasing of the previously viewed pages will be reflected in the alternate pages.

Abstract: A method and system to facilitate the communication of data and/or messages between different Internet domains include, at a first application associated with a first Internet domain, embedding data in an anchor portion of a URL string. The URL string identifies a second Internet domain that is different from the first Internet domain. This URL string is communicated to a second application associated with the second Internet domain. At the second application, the received URL string is parsed, and the relevant data extracted therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention provides redirection for a web page request for an old URL received at a web server. In an embodiment, a web page request from an end-user is redirected to a Common Gateway Interface (“CGI”) script for handling the web page redirection. In an embodiment, the CGI script includes a routine for matching an old URL to a new URL provided in a lookup table. In an embodiment, each web page of an old URL has a corresponding new URL such that an end-user trying to access a web page using an old URL is always directed to a corresponding new web page, or to a relevant page if a corresponding new page does not exist. In another embodiment, a customized message may be associated with a match between an old URL and a new URL, and the customized message may be displayed prior to redirection.

Abstract: A group of network devices, such as Ethernet switches, are logically configured as a single cluster, with one commander device and one or more expansion devices. Each device in the cluster contains an embedded HTML server that facilitates configuration and management of the network device via a management station running a Web browser. Each device in the cluster is identified by a unique Universal Resource Locator (“URL”). However, only the cluster commander is required to have an IP address. The cluster commander redirects and translates configuration and management requests from the Web browser on the management station so that requests are processed by the appropriate device in the cluster. The exchange of information between the Web browser on the management station and the devices in a cluster is accomplished via redirection of HTTP GET and POST methods. This provides a consistent, device-independent interface between the device and the Web browser on the management station.

Abstract: Methods and systems for directing a web browser to a URL, including displaying a selectable link(s), the selectable link(s) associated with the URL and processor instructions, and, based on selection of the link(s), executing the instructions to generate a post query to the URL for the data. In a second embodiment, the methods and systems include loading a first URL into the web browser, the first URL associated with the destination URL, and, after loading the first URL, directing the web browser to the destination URL. In a third embodiment, the methods and systems include requesting data associated with a first URL, based on data received from the request, constructing the destination URL, and, based on the constructed destination URL, directing the web browser to the destination URL.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for processing a URL (uniform resource location) request containing a URL for an intended URL document, comprising: retrieving fingerprint information relating to the URL request; identifying that the intended URL document is not the current document located at the URL; locating current fingerprint information which matches the retrieved fingerprint and has a corresponding URL document; and returning the corresponding URL document in answer to the request.

Abstract: This invention provides a URL management system and URL management server that is able to reduce the inconvenience that arises when the URL of a web site is changed. The system comprises a web site server 20 containing the content of a web site, a URL management server 30 that associates the URL of the web site with an intermediate URL corresponding thereto and a search server 40 that associates information regarding the content of the web site with the intermediate URL. The search server 40 sends out the intermediate URL in response to a request from a search based on the information, and the URL management server 30 converts the access destination to the URL of the web site in response to an access request made using the intermediate URL. Thereby, even in the case in which the URL of a web site is changed, there is no need to change the content registered in each search engine.

Abstract: A system and method is described for mapping a first uniform resource locator (URL) for a file of a first protocol server to a second URL for the file of a second protocol server comprising capturing entry of the first URL, comparing the first URL to a base URL of the first protocol server, removing a portion of the first URL that does not match the base URL, obtaining a root directory of the file of the second protocol server, adding the portion of the first URL to the root directory to create the second URL.

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a built-in apparatus and the like having a WWW server function capable of lowering a load to a server program due to association between a URL and a processing function for preventing reduction in performance and performing various control based on information other than the URL. SOLUTION: This built-in apparatus having the WWW server function for realizing a Web page as the processing function is provided with a means distributing processing to a matching Web application according to an application path of the URL included in a HTTP request and a means distributing processing to the matching processing function according to a URL path of the URL inside the Web application. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data relaying system which can prevent illegal writing only for information resources of a specific web system or leakage of information SOLUTION: The data relaying system relays communication data between a client and a WWW server The data relaying system includes a URL database for storing URL information group of each WWW server, a means for registering identification information showing whether method specified by HTTP is allowed to be used or not as method control information corresponding to the URL stored in the URL database, and a means for controlling the use of the method of the HTTP request at each URL at an access destination by inhibiting the HTTP request if the method is to be controlled and the URL is to be regulated by deciding whether the URL of the access destination is the URL to be regulated or not base on the URL database and the method control information at receiving the HTTP request to the WWW server In the case of the method to be controlled and the URL to be specified, the HTTP request is not permitted COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a web-assisted learning support method by web resource reorganization by which a significant burden is not imposed on the cognitive function of a reader in a hypertext; and construction is available to know the present position in the entire image by presenting the entire image for learning in a web. SOLUTION: The web-assisted leaning support method supports browsing by client browsers connected to a network. A web resource reorganization device 1 is connected, through the network 5, to the client browsers 4. When a request from the client browser 4 to an HTTP is received, authentication is performed. Upon the successful authentication, the session of the user is read from a session database. When no session of the user exists in the session database, an available scenario is selected from a scenario database. An HTML is then prepared and is sent to the user client. When a request URL agrees with a URL pattern constituting a white list, a resource corresponding to the request URL is acquired from an external web server 2. The acquired resource is rewritten into the HTML and is sent as a HTTP response to the client browser 4 for display. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Abstract: A method for connecting a client with a WebDAV-compliant server over a HTTP channel is provided. The method comprises, at a Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM), configuring a WebDAV protocol handler for handling HTTP URL requests. The method further comprises invoking a WebDAV URL connection, allowing a client making a URL request to connect to a WebDAV-compliant server, connecting the client to the WebDAV-compliant server via the WebDAV URL connection; and allowing the connected client to execute WebDAV methods via the WebDAV URL connection.

Abstract: A communication terminal uses a Web printing function to print a Web page of a URL designated through an operation panel, together with the URL of the Web page and an entry column for entering keywords, on a sheet of paper. When an image is read from the sheet of paper, the communication terminal specifies contents written in a specific position. When any URL is contained in the contents and any keyword is specified together with the URL, the communication terminal registers the URL and the keyword associatively in a data table. After that, a user can make the communication terminal print the Web page of the designated URL by designating the URL registered in the data table on the basis of the keyword corresponding to the URL.

Abstract: An Internet/web page printer printing other web pages linked to a printed web page and a method thereof. A URL hyperlinked to the printed web page is extracted from web page information, which is obtained through a network via a web browser and converted into image information to be printed. From the converted image information, URL region information is obtained indicating a print region in which a URL anchor corresponding to the extracted hyperlinked URL is located on the printed web page. Location information input through a location input unit corresponding to the printed image information is compared with the URL region information to select an extracted hyperlinked URL corresponding to the input location information. The selected extracted hyperlinked URL is provided to the web browser so that corresponding web page information is obtained, thereby obtaining other web pages hyperlinked to the printed web page.