Apparatus and method for creating a link and checking link validity for objects by storing a timestamp in a validity check field for linking to a multimedia document

   
   

An apparatus and method for checking a link validity in a computer network, wherein, for the linking and referencing from one multimedia document to a different multimedia document in the computer network, desired information of the different multimedia document, such as last modified timestamp information indicative of a last modification time of the different multimedia document and latest version information of the different multimedia document, are stored in a validity check field, thereby assuring a link consistency. Therefore, the number of system errors can be cost-effectively reduced when referencing a multimedia document, and the reliability of searching and browsing can be increased.

 
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