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Real-time bookmarks
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 2000-09-12
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Granted: 2003-06-03
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Expires: 2020-09-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention generally provides a method, article of manufacture and apparatus for selecting and displaying real-time bookmarks. Bookmarks are configured and displayed according to predetermined parameters when relevancy conditions established between a currently displayed network address and the bookmarks are satisfied.
Inventors
- 👤 Cary Lee Bates
- 👤 Paul Reuben Day
- 👤 John Matthew Santosuosso
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:51
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9562; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/953; Y10S707/959; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99935; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for establishing a relevancy value between a previously-visited network resource located at a first network address and a currently-accessed network resource located at a second network address, the method comprising: executing a browser program on a computer connected to a network of computers; accessing, by the browser program, the currently-accessed network resource located at the second network address; in response to accessing the currently-accessed network resource, programmatically accessing information associated with the previously-visited network resource; and determining respective relevancy values between the previously-visited network resource and the currently-accessed network resource by using the information associated with the previously-visited network resource.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for establishing a relevancy value between a previously-visited network resource located at a first network address and a currently-accessed network resource located at a second network address, the method comprising: executing a browser program on a computer connected to a network of computers; accessing, by the browser program, the currently-accessed network resource located at the second network address; in response to accessing the currently-accessed network resource, programmatically accessing information associated with the previously-visited network resource; and determining respective relevancy values between the previously-visited network resource and the currently-accessed network resource by using the information associated with the previously-visited network resource.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the previously-visited network address and the currently-accessed network addresses are web sites.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the respective relevancy values comprises: comparing the information associated with the previously-visited network address with information associated with the currently-accessed network address.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the information-associated with the previously-visited network address is selected from a group consisting of at least one keyword, at least one word, at least one symbol, and at least one meta tag, and any combination thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the information associated with the currently-accessed network address is selected from a group consisting of at least one keyword, at least one word, at least one symbol, and at least one meta tag, and any combination thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 3 , further comprising modifying at least one of the information associated with the previously-visited network address and modifying the information associated with the currently-accessed network address.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of accessing comprises accessing a data structure located on the computer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the data structure is at least one of a bookmark file and a cache file.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the relevancy value is not done with respect to a user-entered query.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
105 words
A signal-bearing medium containing a configuration program establishing a relevancy value between a plurality of previously-visited network resources and a currently-accessed network resource, wherein the currently-accessed network resource is accessed by the browser program executing on a client computer connected to a network of computers, and wherein the configuration program, when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising: accessing information associated with stored addresses of the previously-visited network resources; determining respective relevancy values between the previously-visited network resources and the currently-accessed network resource by using the information associated with the previously-visited network resources; and sorting the stored addresses according to the respective relevancy values.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
105 words
A signal-bearing medium containing a configuration program establishing a relevancy value between a plurality of previously-visited network resources and a currently-accessed network resource, wherein the currently-accessed network resource is accessed by the browser program executing on a client computer connected to a network of computers, and wherein the configuration program, when executed by a processor, performs a method comprising: accessing information associated with stored addresses of the previously-visited network resources; determining respective relevancy values between the previously-visited network resources and the currently-accessed network resource by using the information associated with the previously-visited network resources; and sorting the stored addresses according to the respective relevancy values.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 10 , wherein the configuration program is a part of the browser program.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
11 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 10 , wherein sorting comprises ranking.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 10 , wherein the previously-visited network resources and the currently-accessed network resource are web sites.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 10 , wherein determining the respective relevancy values comprises: comparing the information associated with the previously-visited network stored addresses with information associated with the currently-accessed network address.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 14 , wherein the information associated with the stored addresses is selected from a group consisting of at least one keyword, at least one word, at least one symbol, and at least one meta tag, and any combination thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 14 , wherein the information associated with the currently-accessed network address is selected from a group consisting of at least one keyword, at least one word, at least one symbol, and at least one meta tag, and any combination thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises modifying at least one of the information associated with the stored addresses and the information associated with the currently-accessed network address.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 10 , wherein accessing comprises accessing a data structure located on the client computer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 18 , wherein the data structure is at least one of a bookmark file and a cache file.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 19 , wherein determining the relevancy value further comprises: comparing the information associated with the bookmarked addresses with information associated with the network address.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 20 , further comprising modifying at least one of the information associated with the bookmarked addresses and information associated with the network address.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 20 , wherein the information associated with the bookmarked addresses is selected from a group consisting of at least one keyword, at least one word, at least one symbol, and at least one meta tag, and any combination thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 22 , wherein the information associated with the network address is selected from a group consisting of at least one keyword, at least one word, at least one symbol, and at least one meta tag, and any combination thereof.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 10 , wherein determining the relevancy value is not done with respect to a user-entered query.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
36 words
The signal-bearing medium of claim 10 , wherein determining the respective relevancy values between the previously-visited network resources and the currently-accessed network resource is done solely by using the information associated with the previously-visited network resources.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
98 words
A computer system connected to a network of computers, the computer system comprising: a computer comprising a processor and a memory containing (i) a bookmark file containing a plurality of bookmarked addresses, (ii) a browser program and (iii) a configuration program; and wherein the configuration program, when executed by the processor, is adapted to perform the steps comprising: in response to the browser program navigating to a network resource, accessing information associated with the bookmarked addresses; and determining the relevancy value between the bookmarked addresses and the network address by using the information associated with the bookmarked addresses.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
98 words
A computer system connected to a network of computers, the computer system comprising: a computer comprising a processor and a memory containing (i) a bookmark file containing a plurality of bookmarked addresses, (ii) a browser program and (iii) a configuration program; and wherein the configuration program, when executed by the processor, is adapted to perform the steps comprising: in response to the browser program navigating to a network resource, accessing information associated with the bookmarked addresses; and determining the relevancy value between the bookmarked addresses and the network address by using the information associated with the bookmarked addresses.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 26 , wherein the bookmarked addresses comprise at least two bookmarked addresses and further comprising the step of: ranking the at least two bookmarked addresses according to a respective relevancy value.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 26 , wherein the network address and the bookmarked addresses are Uniform Resource Locators.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 28 , wherein the network address and the bookmarked addresses are web sites.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 26 , wherein determining the relevancy value is not done with respect to a user-entered query.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for establishing a relevancy value between a plurality of previously-visited network resources respectively located at a plurality of network addresses and a currently-accessed network resource located at a network address, wherein the plurality of network addresses are bookmarked and stored in a bookmark file, the method comprising: executing a browser program on a computer connected to a network of computers; accessing, by the browser program, the currently-accessed network resource located at the network address; in response to accessing the currently-accessed network resource, programmatically accessing information associated with the plurality of network addresses of the previously-visited network resources; determining a respective relevancy value between each of the previously-visited network resources and the currently-accessed network resource by using the accessed information; and sorting the previously-visited network addresses according to the respective relevancy values.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for establishing a relevancy value between a plurality of previously-visited network resources respectively located at a plurality of network addresses and a currently-accessed network resource located at a network address, wherein the plurality of network addresses are bookmarked and stored in a bookmark file, the method comprising: executing a browser program on a computer connected to a network of computers; accessing, by the browser program, the currently-accessed network resource located at the network address; in response to accessing the currently-accessed network resource, programmatically accessing information associated with the plurality of network addresses of the previously-visited network resources; determining a respective relevancy value between each of the previously-visited network resources and the currently-accessed network resource by using the accessed information; and sorting the previously-visited network addresses according to the respective relevancy values.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 31 , further comprising, in response to a user accessing the bookmark file from a graphical user interface of the browser program, displaying a sorted list of the previously-visited network addresses.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 31 , wherein sorting comprises ranking according to the respective relevancy values.
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