I claim:
1. An accessory for footwear of the type having a sole, heel, upper and an outside counter to assist the wearer in removing the footwear from the wearer’s foot, said accessory comprising:
(a) a strap having opposite upper and lower ends, opposite sides and opposite inner and outer surfaces, said strap defining a loop at its lower end;
(b) attachment means for hingedly securing said strap to the heel area of the footwear, said attachment means attachable along the counter and having a loop at its lower end;
(c) cooperating fastener means on said attachment means and on said strap;
(d) a hinge extending between said loops on said attachment means and said strap; and
(e) said strap having sufficient length so as to have a stored position extending upwardly along the rear of the boot when said cooperating fastener means are engaged and a use-position extending rearwardly of the heel onto the supporting surface to enable a person to place weight on the strap to anchor the footwear on the surface while the person withdraws his or her foot.
2. The accessory to footwear of claim 1 wherein said cooperating fastener means are loop and hook fastener components.
3. The accessory to footwear of claim 2 wherein said hook component is secured to the inner surface of said strap.
4. The accessory to footwear of claim 1 further including second fastener means adjacent the upper end of said strap for releasably securing said strap to said counter.
5. The accessory to footwear of claim 1 wherein said strap is provided with decorative features.
6. The accessory to footwear of claim 1 wherein said hinge is generally rectangular having opposite sides and edges and having an opening in a side thereof so the strap may be removed or attached through said opening.
7. The accessory to footwear of claim 1 wherein said strap is selected from the group consisting of leather and vinyl.
8. The accessory to footwear of claim 1 wherein said strap includes a stiffener extending at least partially between said opposite upper and lower ends.
9. The accessory to footwear of claim 1 wherein said attachment means is secured by stitching.
10. The accessory to footwear of claim 1 wherein said attachment means is secured by an adhesive.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A method of displaying a page on a user terminal by a server when said user terminal establishes a connection to said server through a network, said method comprising the steps of:
previously preparing a plurality of pages each corresponding to a customer level; and
when said user terminal accesses said server, selecting and displaying one of said previously prepared pages corresponding to a current customer level of a user of said user terminal.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said page is a page initially displayed when said user terminal makes access to said server.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the layout of said page is changeable by operations through said user terminal.
4. A method of displaying a page on a user terminal by a server when said user terminal establishes a connection to said server through a network, wherein said page is of a hierarchical structure in which said page is divided into a plurality of areas each divided into one or more smaller areas, and a position, contents, and a size are changeable for said each area and the number of smaller areas formed in each area is changeable.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said areas in respective levels of the hierarchy are associated with one another, and ranges of positions, contents, and sizes of said each area, and the numbers of said smaller areas formed in each area are previously determined by a lower level of the hierarchy, and changes can be made within said ranges.
6. The method according to claim 4, wherein some of said plurality of areas are set not to allow changes by operations through said user terminal.
7. A page display system comprising:
a user terminal connected to a network;
a customer information database storing customer information including a customer level for each user;
a display information database previously storing a plurality of pieces of display information corresponding to said customer levels; and
a server for reading, when a user makes access thereto, a customer level currently stored for said user from said customer information database, selecting display information corresponding to said customer level of said user from said plurality of pieces of display information stored in said display information database, and displaying said selected information on said user terminal.
8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said page is a page initially displayed when said user terminal makes access to said server.
9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the layout of said page is changeable by operations through said user terminal.
10. A page display system for displaying a page on a user terminal by a server when said user terminal establishes connection to said server through a network, wherein said page has a hierarchical structure in which said page is divided into a plurality of areas each divided into one or more smaller areas, and a position, contents, and a size are changeable for said each area and the number of smaller areas formed in each area is changeable.
11. The system according to claim 10, wherein said areas in respective levels of the hierarchy are associated with one another, and ranges of positions, contents, and sizes of said each area, and the numbers of said smaller areas formed in each area are previously determined by a lower level of the hierarchy, and changes can be made within said ranges.
12. The system according to claim 10, wherein some of said plurality of areas are set not to allow changes by operations through said user terminal.
13. A server for displaying a page on a user terminal when said user terminal establishes connection to said server through a network, wherein said server reads, when a user makes access thereto, a customer level currently stored for said user from a customer information database, selects display information corresponding to said customer level of said user from display information stored in said display information database, and displays said selected information on said user terminal.
14. The server according to claim 13, wherein said page is a page initially displayed when said user terminal makes access to said server.
15. The server according to claim 14, wherein the layout of said page is changeable by operations through said user terminal.
16. A server for displaying a page on a user terminal when said user terminal establishes a connection to said server through a network, wherein said page is of a hierarchical structure in which said page is divided into a plurality of areas each divided into one or more smaller areas, and a position, contents, and a size are changeable for said each area and the number of smaller areas formed in each area is changeable.
17. The server according to claim 16, wherein said areas in respective levels of the hierarchy are associated with one another, and ranges of positions, contents, and sizes of said each area, and the numbers of said smaller areas formed in each area are previously determined by a lower level of the hierarchy, and changes can be made within said ranges.
18. The server according to claim 16, wherein some of said plurality of areas are set not to allow changes by operations through said user terminal.
19. A computer program for causing a computer to perform a method of displaying a page on a user terminal by a server when said user terminal establishes connection to said server through a network, said program comprising:
previously preparing a plurality of pages corresponding to customer levels, and when said user accesses said server, reading a customer level currently stored for said user; and
selecting and displaying one of said previously prepared pages corresponding to said read customer level.
20. The program according to claim 19, wherein said page is a page initially displayed when said user terminal makes access to said server.
21. The program according to claim 19, wherein the layout of said page is changeable by operations through said user terminal.
22. A program for causing a computer to perform a method of displaying a page on a user terminal by a server when said user terminal establishes connection to said server through a network, wherein said page is of a hierarchical structure in which said page is divided into a plurality of areas each divided into one or more smaller areas, and a position, contents, and a size are changeable for said each area and the number of smaller areas formed in each area is changeable.
23. The program according to claim 22, wherein said areas in respective levels of the hierarchy are associated with one another, and ranges of positions, contents, and sizes of said each area, and the numbers of said smaller areas formed in each area are previously determined by a lower level of the hierarchy, and changes can be made within said ranges.
24. The program according to claim 22, wherein some of said plurality of areas are set not to allow changes by operations through said user terminal.