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Bookmark set creation according to user selection of selected pages satisfying a search condition
Assignee: Twitter Inc
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Filing: 1998-12-17
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Granted: 2002-06-18
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Expires: 2018-12-17
Abstract
Abstract A bookmark set is created from search results. First, a search request from a client browser is sent for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition. A set of pages which satisfy the search condition are returned. In the page which presents the search results, each page is associated with a user input sensitive selection means, such as a checkbox. Responsive to user input, i.e. selection of certain pages, a bookmark set comprised of a path to selected pages is created. The created bookmark set is served as a unit to the client browser.
Inventors
- 👤 Maria Azua Himmel
- 👤 Edward Lawrence Kunzinger, III
- 👤 Kelvin Roderick Lawrence
- 👤 Herman Rodriguez
- 👤 Jay Allen Tunkel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9562; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for creating a bookmark set, comprising the steps of: sending a search request from a client browser for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition; presenting a set of pages which satisfy the search condition, each page associated with a user input sensitive selection means; responsive to user input at the client browser wherein respective pages of the set are selected, creating a bookmark set including individual bookmarks for each of the selected pages; and sending the bookmark set as a unit to the client browser.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for creating a bookmark set, comprising the steps of: sending a search request from a client browser for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition; presenting a set of pages which satisfy the search condition, each page associated with a user input sensitive selection means; responsive to user input at the client browser wherein respective pages of the set are selected, creating a bookmark set including individual bookmarks for each of the selected pages; and sending the bookmark set as a unit to the client browser.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the step of ordering the pages according to how well each page satisfies the search condition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the client browser has a single active bookmark set of a plurality of available bookmark sets, further comprising the step of making the bookmark set of the selected pages the active bookmark set for the client browser.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the step of inserting sponsored bookmarks into the bookmark set prior to serving the bookmark set to the client browser.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: intercepting the search request by a proxy server; sending the search request to a search engine by the proxy server; returning the set of pages from the search engine to the proxy server; at the proxy server, constructing a web page including the set of pages and the user input sensitive selection means; and sending the constructed web page to the client browser.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method as recited in claim 5 , further comprising the step responsive to user selection of respective user input sensitive selection means corresponding to respective ones of the set of pages, sending one or more requests to the proxy server wherein the proxy server, according to the one or more requests, creates the bookmark set.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the bookmark set is designated by a special MIME type so that the bookmark set is loaded into the browser automatically.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
100 words
A system including processor and memory for creating a bookmark set, comprising: means for sending a search request from a client browser for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition; means for presenting a set of pages which satisfy the search condition, each page associated with a user input sensitive selection means; means responsive to user input at the client browser wherein respective pages of the set are selected, for creating a bookmark set including individual bookmarks for each of the selected pages; and means for sending the bookmark set as a unit to the client browser.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
100 words
A system including processor and memory for creating a bookmark set, comprising: means for sending a search request from a client browser for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition; means for presenting a set of pages which satisfy the search condition, each page associated with a user input sensitive selection means; means responsive to user input at the client browser wherein respective pages of the set are selected, for creating a bookmark set including individual bookmarks for each of the selected pages; and means for sending the bookmark set as a unit to the client browser.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system as recited in claim 8 , further comprising means for ordering the pages according to how well each page satisfies the search condition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system as recited in claim 8 wherein the client browser has a single active bookmark set of a plurality of available bookmark sets, further comprising the step of making the bookmark set of the selected pages the active bookmark set for the client browser.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system as recited in claim 8 , further comprising means for inserting sponsored bookmarks into the bookmark set prior to serving the bookmark set to the client browser.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system as recited in claim 8 , further comprising: a proxy server for intercepting the search request; means for sending the search request to a search engine for performing the search request; and at the proxy server, means for constructing a web page including the set of pages and the user input sensitive selection means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the means for constructing is responsive to requests from the client browser containing data related to user selection of respective user input sensitive selection means corresponding to respective ones of the set of pages.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system as recited in claim 8 wherein the bookmark set is designated by a special MIME type so that the bookmark set is loaded into the browser automatically.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
102 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for creating a bookmark-set, comprising: means for sending a search request from a client browser for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition; means for presenting a set of pages which satisfy the search condition, each page associated with a user input sensitive selection means; means responsive to user input at the client browser wherein respective pages of the set are selected for creating a bookmark set including individual bookmarks for each of the selected pages; and means for sending the bookmark set as a unit to the client browser.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
102 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for creating a bookmark-set, comprising: means for sending a search request from a client browser for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition; means for presenting a set of pages which satisfy the search condition, each page associated with a user input sensitive selection means; means responsive to user input at the client browser wherein respective pages of the set are selected for creating a bookmark set including individual bookmarks for each of the selected pages; and means for sending the bookmark set as a unit to the client browser.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The product as recited in claim 15 , further comprising means for ordering the pages according to how well each page satisfies the search condition.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The product as recited in claim 15 wherein the client browser has a single active bookmark set of a plurality of available bookmark sets, further comprising means for automatically making the bookmark set of the selected pages the active bookmark set for the client browser.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The product as recited in claim 15 , further comprising means for inserting sponsored bookmarks into the bookmark set prior to serving the bookmark set to the client browser.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for creating a bookmark set, comprising the steps of: initiating a search request for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition; presenting a set of pages which satisfy the search condition at a client browser, each page associated with a user input sensitive selection means; responsive to user input, creating a bookmark set including individual bookmarks to each selected page selected at the client browser; and installing the bookmark set as a unit into the client browser.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for creating a bookmark set, comprising the steps of: initiating a search request for pages in a distributed database which satisfy a search condition; presenting a set of pages which satisfy the search condition at a client browser, each page associated with a user input sensitive selection means; responsive to user input, creating a bookmark set including individual bookmarks to each selected page selected at the client browser; and installing the bookmark set as a unit into the client browser.
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