WWW Addressing

Abstract

Systems and methods for WWW page retrieval from a web site, performing the steps of receiving information associated with the site; and directly displaying said page, using a browser, without any additional user intervention.

1 . A method of retrieving pages from a web site, comprising the following steps performed by software not associated with any of said websites:
 storing data representing a user's historical browsing habits when using a browser;   receiving information associated with content of each of a plurality of web sites from the browser, wherein said received information is not a WWW address and comprises characters typed for entry by the browser user into a field in the browser;   determining whether the user's browsing habits indicate that one of said web sites is the correct web site sought by the user; and   sending to said browser either a page address of a page of one of said web sites in response to a determination that said one web site is the correct web site or a listing of said plurality of web sites in response to a determination that the correct website cannot be determined.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining the page address based on the information entered by the user.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 spell-correcting the information entered by the user.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 performing an automated web search to determine the listing of said plurality of web sites.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the listing of said plurality of web sites includes said page address. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said field in the browser is a URL entry field. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said field in the browser is a separate input window overlaid on a portion of the browser window. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the page address of a page of one of said website is determined in response to a user's geographical location. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the software is located remotely from the user.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 sending the page address of the page causes the web browser to display the page without any additional user intervention.   
     
     
         11 . A system for facilitating the retrieval of pages from websites, comprising:
 memory storing data representing a user's historical browsing habits when using a browser;   a processor programmed with software not associated with any of said websites, said processor receiving information associated with content of each of a plurality of web sites from the browser, wherein said received information is not a WWW address and comprises characters typed for entry by the browser user into a field in the browser, said software enabling said processor to determine whether the user's browsing habits indicate that one of said web sites is the correct web site sought by the user, and said processor either causing a page address of a page of one of said web sites to be sent to said browser in response to a determination that said one web site is the correct web site or causing a listing of said plurality of web sites to be sent to said browser in response to a determination that the correct website cannot be determined.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein:
 said software enables said processor to determine the page address based on the information entered by the user.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein:
 said software enables said processor to spell-correct the information entered by the user.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein:
 said software enables said processor to perform an automated web search to determine the listing of said plurality of web sites.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the listing of said plurality of web sites includes said page address. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein said field in the browser is a URL entry field. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein said field in the browser is a separate input window overlaid on a portion of the browser window. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein:
 said software enables said processor to determined the page address of a page of one of said website in response to a user's geographical location.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein:
 said processor is located remotely from the user.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein:
 sending the page address of the page causes the web browser to display the page without any additional user intervention.