Method and apparatus for realtime provision of related subject matter across internet content providers

摘要

A method and apparatus is disclosed for generating and presenting relevant pages to the user at the desktop. A service such as the Internet Service Provider (ISP) receives updates of each web page requested by the user. The ISP provides an Interest Links Program (ILP) that scans the current page for terms contained in a term dictionary, defines interest items when matches are made between terms in the term dictionary and terms in the current page, and scans a content encyclopedia for matches with interest items. When a match is found, the ILP identifies an interest link and sends fast links to the desktop. On the desktop, a program lists and refreshes relevant links to the current page being considered by the user at any given time.