JPH10334120A - Browser for internet, address specifying method for browser for internet and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily specify a target home page regardless of an entry number by providing a first address sorting means for rearranging bookmark entries inside a bookmark file in a reference time order based on reference date and time information. SOLUTION: The format of the bookmark entries of the bookmark file 105 is constituted so that the information of reference date and time and the number of times of reference to a specified home page is added to the address of the home page specified by a user. At a display part 102, the information referred to through a network access part 101 is displayed for the home page of the internet corresponding to a specified address first. Then, in an address sorting part 104, the bookmark entries of the bookmark file 105 are rearranged in the reference time or reference frequency order or the alphabetical order of address names. Also, by function addition, a sorting function in the address sorting part 104 is realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an Internet browser, an Internet browser addressing method, and a storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the Internet browser addressing method. As a bookmark entry in the bookmark file, information on the reference date and time and the number of times of reference are recorded in addition to the address, so that the bookmark entries in the bookmark file can be sorted in order of reference time or reference frequency, and the number of entries can be related to the number of entries. The present invention relates to an Internet browser, an Internet browser addressing method, and a storage medium that can easily specify a target homepage without any problem.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of the Internet, various Internet browsers for smoothly accessing the Internet have been provided.

[0003] One of the typical functions of the Internet browser is a "bookmark registration" function. This means that the URL (Uniform Reform) of the home page that the user is interested
The source location (the address of the homepage) is registered as a bookmark entry (address list) in the bookmark file so that the homepage can be easily referred to.

That is, a URL registered as a bookmark
Is displayed on a pull-down menu of "Bookmarks" in a menu bar, and one URL is selected and activated from the display to refer to a target homepage.

[0005] In a conventional Internet browser, a bookmark is generally displayed as follows.
There are two display methods. The first display method is “Ne
TscapeNavigator ”, etc., and are displayed at the end of the address list (bookmark entry) in the order in which the addresses of the home pages are added. Also, the second
Is used in "Microsoft Explorer", etc.
The homepage addresses are sorted and displayed in alphabetical order.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional Internet browser, since the bookmark display method can only operate according to a fixed algorithm, the number of items in the address list (the number of bookmark entries) is reduced. ), There is a problem that it is difficult to find and specify a homepage to be referred to.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object thereof is to provide, as a bookmark entry in a bookmark file, information on a reference date and time and the number of times of reference in addition to an address. Internet browsers that allow you to sort bookmark entries in a bookmark file by reference time or reference frequency, and to easily specify the target homepage regardless of the number of entries. It is to provide a designation method and a storage medium.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 of the present application provides a network access means for referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address, Of which
Bookmark management means for registering the address of a specific homepage in a bookmark file together with information on the reference date and time for the specific homepage; and first address sorting means for sorting bookmark entries in the bookmark file in reference time order based on the reference date and time information. And a browser for the Internet.

The invention described in claim 2 of the present application is
Network access means for referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address; bookmark management means for registering an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages in a bookmark file together with information on the number of times of reference to the specific homepage; A second address sorting means for sorting bookmark entries in the file in order of reference frequency based on the reference count information.

The invention described in claim 3 of the present application is
Network access means for referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address; bookmark management means for registering, in the bookmark file, the address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages, together with information on the reference date and time and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage; And an address sorter for sorting the bookmark entries in the bookmark file in reference time order, reference frequency order, or alphabetical order of the address name.

The invention described in claim 4 of the present application is
4. The Internet browser according to claim 1, wherein the bookmark management unit registers another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other in the bookmark file.

Further, the invention described in claim 5 of the present application provides
A network access step of referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address; a bookmark registration step of registering an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages in a bookmark file together with reference date and time information on the specific homepage; A first address sorting step of sorting bookmark entries in a file in order of reference time based on the reference date and time information.

[0013] The invention described in claim 6 of the present application provides:
A network access step of referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address; a bookmark registration step of registering an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages in a bookmark file together with information on the number of times of reference to the specific homepage; A second address sorting step of sorting bookmark entries in the file in order of reference frequency based on the reference count information.

The invention described in claim 7 of the present application is
A network access step of referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address; a bookmark management step of registering an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages in a bookmark file together with information on the reference date and time and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage; An address sorting step of sorting the bookmark entries in the bookmark file in reference time order, reference frequency order, or alphabetical order of the address name.

[0015] The invention described in claim 8 of the present application provides:
8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the bookmark registering step includes a step of registering another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other in the bookmark file. is there.

[0016] The invention described in claim 9 of the present application provides:
A network access step in which the computer refers to an Internet homepage at a specified address; and a bookmark registration step of registering, in the bookmark file, an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages together with information on a reference date and time for the specific homepage. A first address sorting step of rearranging bookmark entries in the bookmark file in reference time order based on the reference date and time information.

The invention according to claim 10 of the present application provides a computer with a network access step of referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address, and, among the referenced homepages, A program for executing a bookmark registration step of registering in a bookmark file together with information on the number of times of reference to a specific homepage, and a second address sorting step of rearranging bookmark entries in the bookmark file in order of reference frequency based on the number of times of reference. Is recorded on a recording medium.

The invention according to claim 11 of the present application provides a computer with a network access step of referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address, and, among the referenced homepages, A bookmark management step of registering in a bookmark file together with information on the reference date and time and the number of times of reference to a specific homepage; and bookmark entries in the bookmark file in order of reference time,
And an address sorting step of rearranging the addresses in alphabetical order of the address names.

Further, the invention according to claim 12 of the present application is characterized in that the bookmark registration step includes a step of registering another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other in the bookmark file. Item 9. The recording medium according to Item 10, 10 or 11.

According to the first, fifth, or ninth aspect of the present invention, the address of the specific homepage among the homepages referred to by the network access means is assigned to the specific homepage by the bookmark management means. The information is registered in the bookmark file together with the information on the reference date and time.
The bookmark entries in the bookmark file are rearranged in reference time order based on the reference date and time information. When the bookmarks are displayed in ascending order of the reference time by this rearrangement, the most recently added home page is displayed at the end of the list, as in the conventional first display method. The access history and additional history can be viewed. When bookmarks are displayed in order of reference time, the most recently added home page is displayed at the top of the list, and the user can access the home page immediately. Is possible, and a target homepage can be easily specified regardless of the number of entries.

Also, claim 2, claim 6, or claim 1
According to the invention described in Item No. 0, the address of the specific homepage among the homepages referred by the network access means is registered in the bookmark file together with the information on the number of times of reference to the specific homepage by the bookmark management means, and the second address sorting means Thus, the bookmark entries in the bookmark file are sorted in reference frequency order based on the reference count information. By this sorting, when bookmarks are displayed in descending order of reference frequency, the homepage with the highest number of references is displayed at the top of the list, and the homepage can be accessed immediately, regardless of the number of entries. You can easily specify the homepage to do. Also, when bookmarks are displayed in descending order of reference frequency, a homepage of an address that is a target of an address to be deleted or an address that is rarely referred to or a homepage of an address that is rarely referred to is displayed at the top of the list, and a bookmark file management Can be used for operation.

Further, claim 3, claim 7, or claim 1
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the address of the specific homepage among the homepages referred to by the network access means is registered in the bookmark file together with the information on the reference time and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage by the bookmark management means, and the address is sorted. By means, the bookmark entries in the bookmark file are sorted in order of reference time, order of reference frequency, or alphabetical order of address names. In this way, the user can specify the sorting method and set the bookmark display arbitrarily, making it easy to specify the target home page regardless of the number of entries, and also for managing bookmark files. it can.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, claim 8, or claim 12, another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other is registered in the bookmark file by the bookmark management means.
Since sorting by reference time or reference frequency is performed including the association bookmark entry, similar to the above,
A target homepage can be easily specified regardless of the number of entries, and a plurality of homepages can be simultaneously opened on a browser display by selecting and specifying the association bookmark, thereby providing a more user-friendly and superior user interface. Can be provided.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of an Internet browser, an Internet browser address designation method and a storage medium according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an Internet browser according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the Internet browser according to the present embodiment includes a network access unit 101 that refers to an Internet homepage at a specified address, a display unit 102 that displays a display screen of the Internet browser, and the like. A bookmark file 105 that holds a bookmark entry (address list), and a bookmark management unit 103 that registers, in the bookmark file, the address of the homepage specified by the user among the referenced homepages, together with information on the reference date and time and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage. And an address sorting unit 104 that sorts bookmark entries in the bookmark file 105 in order of reference time, in order of reference frequency, or in alphabetical order of address names.

The operating environment of the Internet browser according to the present embodiment is realized by a general configuration of a personal computer (Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, etc.) or a workstation (UNIX, etc.) as shown in FIG. FIG.
In this embodiment, the system configuration for realizing the Internet browser according to the present embodiment includes a computer main body 201, a display device 202, a keyboard 203, and a storage device 204 such as a floppy disk or a hard disk.

That is, the display unit 102 is connected to the display device 202.
And the bookmark file 105 is stored in the storage device 2
04, and the network access unit 10
1. The bookmark management unit 103 and the address sorting unit 104 are realized as software (program) of the computer main unit 201.

First, the display unit 102 displays information referred to via the network access unit 101 on the Internet homepage corresponding to the designated address, as shown in the display example of FIG.

In FIG. 3, following the top row (title bar) of the window, there is a menu bar 302 in the second row, and the “Bookmarks” for displaying a bookmark is displayed fifth from the left of the menu bar 302. "302e. If this "Bookmarks" 302e is clicked with a mouse or the like, a bookmark display 303, which is a list of bookmark entries, is displayed as a pull-down menu as shown in FIG.

Next, in the network access unit 101, a general HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) is used.
ol) to perform network communication and read the homepage at the specified address.

Further, the bookmark management unit 103 adds the address of the home page read in accordance with the user's designation to the address list of the bookmark file 105, and manages the bookmark file 105.

As shown in FIG. 4, the format of the bookmark entry of the bookmark file 105 is such that information on the date and time of reference and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage is added to the address of the homepage specified by the user. That is, in FIG. 4, “link destination document name” includes “link destination address”,
Each attribute of "added date code", "date code last referenced address", "date code last updated link destination", and "number of times address was referenced" is added. Note that these attributes are treated as keywords in a sorting process in the address sorting unit 104 described later. FIG. 5 shows a specific example of data of a bookmark entry.

Next, the address sorting section 104 sorts the bookmark entries of the bookmark file 105 in order of reference time, in order of reference frequency, or in alphabetical order of the address name. Specifically, using a general sorting algorithm (such as quick sort), the “added date code”, the “date code that referred to the address last”, and the “last link destination” are updated in the format of the bookmark entry. Sorted by reference time based on the keyword of "date code", sorted by reference frequency based on the keyword of "number of times the address was referenced", or based on "document name of link destination" Sorted alphabetically.

The sorting function in the address sorting unit 104 is realized by adding functions using menus and buttons. For example, when a menu function is added, it can be realized by a menu having a hierarchical structure as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6, the bookmark registration / reference / sort of the top hierarchy is moved from “Bookmarks” 601 to the second hierarchy 602, and the bookmark registration of the second hierarchy 602 “Ad
d Bokkmark ", bookmark reference" Go to Bookmark
If the bookmark sort “Sort Bookmarks” is selected from “s ...” and the bookmark sort “Sort Bookmarks”, the third hierarchy 603 is displayed.

In the third hierarchy 603, types of bookmark sorting are listed, and a desired sort type is selected from these. In addition, sorting type includes
"By Time (Last In at
Top) "and" By Time (Fir
st In at Top) "and" By "
Access (Frequent at Top) "," By Access (Infrequent at Top) ", which sorts in ascending order of reference frequency," By Alphabet (A → Z, A → n), which sorts in alphabetical order by document name or alphabetically ", And
There is "By Alphabet (n → a), Z → A" which sorts the document names alphabetically or in reverse order.

Next, in the bookmark management unit 103, another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated is newly added to the bookmark file 105.
It also has a function to register in.

In the following, a bookmark that associates two homepages is created and a bookmark file 105 is created.
A description will be given based on an example of registration in. FIG. 7 shows a flowchart in the case where URLs of two homepages are registered as bookmarks, bookmarks in which the URLs are associated with each other are registered, and sorting in the bookmark file 105 is performed.

First, in step 701, the first home page, for example, the document name "Asahi NewsPaper Inde
The URL 1 of the page “x” is registered in the bookmark file 105 as usual bookmark registration.

Next, in step 702, a second home page to be opened at the same time, for example, the URL2 of the page with the document name "Asahi NewsPaper english"
Bookmark file 1 as normal bookmark registration
Register at 05.

Next, in step 703, the bookmarks registered in steps 701 and 702 are edited by bookmark editing.
The two pages are associated with each other, and a bookmark entry with a related page is registered in the bookmark file 105.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, after selecting the first home page (document name “Asahi NewsPaper Index” 802) from the bookmark display 801, an association command “Create Relatio” is selected from the menu 803.
When "n" 804 is selected, the window shown in FIG. 9 is displayed.

In FIG. 9, the document name (corresponding to “parent”) that is the basis of the association is displayed in the item “Name” of “General Relation”, and the user can associate it with the second home page (“ Of the document “Asahi NewsPaperenglish” and URL2. The input of the second home page for performing the association is performed by, for example, selecting and instructing from a bookmark display.

Next, in step 704, sorting is performed according to the sort type specified by the user by specifying the hierarchical menu as shown in FIG. In this case, two URLs
Are associated as one bookmark entry, so that sorting including this is performed.

FIG. 10 shows a bookmark display after sorting. The document name of the first home page "Asahi
NewsPaper Index ”, the document name of the second home page“ Asahi NewsPaper english ”, and the associated document name“ Asahi NewsPaper Index-> Asahi N
ewsPaper english "is displayed.

Next, the selection and display processing when the bookmark entry with the related page is registered in the bookmark file 105 as described above will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the selection and display processing in this case.

First, in step 1101, a desired bookmark is selected from a bookmark list displayed as a bookmark.

Next, in step 1102, the selected bookmark is checked from its attributes to determine whether it is a normal single bookmark or a bookmark with a related page.

If it is determined in step 1102 that the bookmark is a single bookmark, the process proceeds to step 1103, and the page is displayed on the browser as usual.

If it is determined in step 1102 that the bookmark is a bookmark with a related page, step 110
In step 1105, a new browser is launched as a new process, and the page corresponding to the "child" having a relationship with the parent page is displayed in step 1105. Passed as an argument,
Display the child page (page 2) on the new browser.

FIG. 12 shows the bookmark entry “Asahi NewsPaper Index” with the related page described in the previous example.
-> Asahi NewsPaper english "is displayed. First homepage "Asahi NewsPaper Inde
x ”1201 and the second homepage“ Asahi NewsPaper e
nglish ”1202 are displayed at the same time.

Further, in step 1106, for the bookmark entry (including the bookmark entry with the related page) of the home page displayed in step 1103 or step 1104, 1105, the attribute information relating to the reference date and time and the number of references is updated, and the user designates Sort by sorting type.

As described above, according to the Internet browser of the present embodiment, the address of a specific homepage among the homepages referred to by the network access unit 101 is referred to by the bookmark management unit 103 and the reference time and reference to the specific homepage. The information is registered in the bookmark file 105 together with the information on the number of times, and the bookmark entries in the bookmark file 105 are rearranged by the address sorting unit 104 in order of reference time, in order of reference frequency, or in alphabetical order of document names.

For example, if the bookmarks are sorted in descending order of the reference frequency, the bookmark display is displayed in the descending order of the frequency, so that the address can be referred to immediately. Also, if the sorting is performed in ascending order of the reference frequency, the bookmark display is displayed in ascending order of the frequency, and it is possible to see the infrequently targeted addresses to be deleted or the addresses that are hardly referred to. If the pages are sorted in the order of the reference time, the bookmark display is displayed in the order in which the bookmarks were referenced in the past, so that the reference history and the history of the addition can be seen.
Also, if you sort in the order of late reference time, bookmark display will be displayed sequentially from the most recently referenced address,
It is possible to immediately refer to a recently accessed page. Further, if the documents are sorted in alphabetical order, the bookmarks are displayed in alphabetical order or alphabetical order, so that the search by the document name becomes easy. In this way, the user can specify the sorting method and set the bookmark display arbitrarily, making it easy to specify the target home page regardless of the number of entries, and also for managing bookmark files. it can.

Further, according to the Internet browser of this embodiment, the bookmark management unit 103 registers another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other in the bookmark file 105, and refers to the bookmark file including the associated bookmark entry. Sorting by time or reference frequency allows you to easily specify the target homepage regardless of the number of entries, and to simultaneously open multiple homepages on the browser display by selecting and specifying the associated bookmark. This makes it possible to provide an excellent user interface that is easier to use.

[0056]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the address of a specific homepage among the homepages referred to by the network access means is added to the bookmark management means together with the information on the reference date and time for the specific homepage. Registered in the bookmark file, and the first address sorting means sorts the bookmark entries in the bookmark file in the order of the reference time based on the reference date and time information. The added home page is displayed at the top of the list, and the user can immediately access the home page, and can easily specify the target home page regardless of the number of entries. It is possible to provide a method and a storage medium.

Further, according to the present invention, the address of a specific homepage among the homepages referred to by the network access means is changed by the bookmark management means.
The information is registered in the bookmark file together with the information on the number of times of reference to the specific homepage, and the bookmark entries in the bookmark file are sorted in the order of the reference frequency based on the number of times of the reference by the second address sorting means. When displayed, it is possible to immediately access the homepage with the highest number of references, to easily specify the target homepage regardless of the number of entries, and to display bookmarks in descending order of reference frequency. In such a case, a homepage of an address which is to be deleted, which is an infrequently deleted address, or an address which is rarely referred to is displayed at the beginning of the list, and an internet browser which can be used for management operation of a bookmark file, an internet browser browser It is possible to provide addressing method and a storage medium.

Further, according to the present invention, the address of a specific homepage among the homepages referred to by the network access means is changed by the bookmark management means.
Since the information is registered in the bookmark file together with the information on the reference time and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage, the bookmark entries in the bookmark file are sorted by the reference time, the reference frequency, or the alphabet of the address name by the address sorting means. The user can specify the sorting method and set the bookmark display arbitrarily, the target home page can be easily specified regardless of the number of entries, and the Internet browser which can be used for the management operation of the bookmark file. An internet browser addressing method and storage medium can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other is registered in the bookmark file by the bookmark management means, and the bookmark entries including the associated bookmark entries are sorted by reference time or reference frequency. , It is possible to easily specify a target homepage regardless of the number of entries, and it is possible to simultaneously open a plurality of homepages on the browser display by selecting and specifying the association bookmark, thereby making it easier to use and superior. Internet browser with a user interface, an Internet browser addressing method, and a storage medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an Internet browser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a system that implements an Internet browser according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example on a display unit of the Internet browser according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a format configuration of a bookmark entry of a bookmark file according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram exemplifying specific bookmark entry data;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a hierarchical menu that implements a sorting function in an address sorting unit according to the embodiment.

[FIG. 7] After registering URLs of two homepages as bookmarks and registering the associated bookmarks,
9 is a flowchart illustrating a process when sorting is performed on a bookmark file.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) illustrating a registration process of a bookmark entry with a related page.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram (part 2) illustrating a registration process of a bookmark entry with a related page.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a bookmark display when a bookmark with a related page is registered.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a selection and display process when a bookmark entry with a related page is registered in a bookmark file.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a browser display example when a bookmark entry with a related page is selected.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Network access part 102 Display part 103 Bookmark management part 104 Address sort part 105 Bookmark file 201 Computer main body 202 Display device 203 Keyboard 204 Storage device

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A network access means for referring to an Internet homepage at a specified address, and bookmark management for registering an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages in a bookmark file together with information on reference date and time for the specific homepage. And a first address sorting unit that sorts bookmark entries in the bookmark file in order of reference time based on the reference date and time information. 2. A network access means for referring to an Internet homepage at a specified address, and bookmark management for registering an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages in a bookmark file together with information on the number of times of reference to the specific homepage. And a second address sorting unit that sorts bookmark entries in the bookmark file in order of reference frequency based on the reference count information. 3. A network access means for referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address, and, among the referenced homepages, registering an address of a specific homepage in a bookmark file together with information on the reference date and time and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage. An Internet browser, comprising: a bookmark management unit that performs bookmarking; and an address sorting unit that sorts bookmark entries in the bookmark file in order of reference time, reference frequency, or alphabetical order of the address name. 4. The Internet browser according to claim 1, wherein the bookmark management unit registers another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other in the bookmark file. 5. A network access step for referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address, and a bookmark registration for registering, in the bookmark file, an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages together with information on a reference date and time for the specific homepage. And a first address sorting step of sorting bookmark entries in the bookmark file in reference time order based on the reference date and time information. 6. A network access step for referring to an Internet homepage at a designated address, and a bookmark registration for registering an address of a specific homepage among the referenced homepages in a bookmark file together with information on the number of times of reference to the specific homepage. And a second address sorting step of sorting bookmark entries in the bookmark file in order of reference frequency based on the reference count information. 7. A network access step of referring to an Internet homepage at a specified address, and, among the referenced homepages, registering an address of a specific homepage in a bookmark file together with information on the reference date and time and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage. Address management of the Internet browser, comprising: a bookmark management step for performing the following steps: and an address sorting step for sorting the bookmark entries in the bookmark file in reference time order, reference frequency order, or alphabetical order of the address name. Method. 8. The Internet browser according to claim 5, wherein the bookmark registration step includes a step of registering another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other in the bookmark file. Addressing method. 9. A network access step in which a computer refers to an Internet homepage at a designated address, and, among the referenced homepages, an address of a specific homepage is registered in a bookmark file together with information on a reference date and time for the specific homepage. And a first address sorting step of sorting the bookmark entries in the bookmark file in reference time order based on the reference date and time information. 10. A network access step in which a computer refers to an Internet homepage at a specified address, and, among the referenced homepages, an address of a specific homepage is registered in a bookmark file together with information on the number of times of reference to the specific homepage. And a second address sorting step of sorting the bookmark entries in the bookmark file in order of reference frequency based on the reference count information. 11. A network access step in which a computer refers to an Internet homepage at a designated address, and, among the referenced homepages, a specific homepage address is bookmarked together with information on the reference date / time and the number of times of reference to the specific homepage. A storage medium storing a program for executing a bookmark management step of registering the bookmark entry in a file, and an address sorting step of sorting the bookmark entries in the bookmark file in reference time order, reference frequency order, or alphabetical order of the address name. . 12. The bookmark registration step according to claim 9, further comprising the step of registering another bookmark entry in which a plurality of bookmark entries are associated with each other in the bookmark file.
A recording medium according to claim 1.