Automatic touring in a hypertext system

A hypertext system connects information into a graph structure were related nodes of information are connected by links. The user browses through this network of links to gain knowledge. The authors propose an autonomous information gathering process which monitors the user´s progress through the network, and a data structure for storing information about the user´s activities in a form that can be used to aid this user, and other users of the hypertext. This information can be used to suggest anchors to the user; enhance local and global views; allow the hypertext author or user to easily create guided tours, and create a global body of information making hypertexts stored across multiple sites more efficient. An implementation of this process is shown which gathers the information, and gives suggestions to the user on which link to use based on the previously collected information