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Method, apparatus and program product for updating visual bookmarks
Assignee: Oracle America Inc
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Filing: 1996-04-05
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2016-04-05
Abstract
Abstract Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for creating, displaying, selecting, updating, and using visual bookmarks. A visual bookmark is a reduced graphical image of a web page that is associated with the URL for that web page. The invention allows the user to view a bookmarked web page by selecting a visual bookmark of the desired page from a plurality of visual bookmarks instead of making a selection from a list of web page titles. One way the visual bookmark is created is when the user decides to add a displayed web page to the user's bookmark list. This causes the displayed image to be captured, reduced, and associated with the web page's URL and title.
Inventors
- 👤 Jakob Nielsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:00
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9558; G06F16/9562
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A computer controlled method for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page; said method comprising steps of: (a) accessing said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; (b) retrieving said web page using said location indicator; (c) generating a new captured image of said web page; in response to said retrieving and (d) replacing said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A computer controlled method for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page; said method comprising steps of: (a) accessing said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; (b) retrieving said web page using said location indicator; (c) generating a new captured image of said web page; in response to said retrieving and (d) replacing said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The computer controlled method of claim 1 wherein said visual bookmark also includes a current title of said web page and said method further comprising: (e) retrieving a new title from said web page; and (f) replacing said current title in said visual bookmark with said new title.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer controlled method of claim 1 wherein said location indicator is a universal resource locator (URL).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The computer controlled method of claim 1 wherein step (c) generates said new captured image into an off-screen bitmap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer controlled method of claim 1 wherein step (c) further comprises reducing said new captured image.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
117 words
An apparatus having a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory coupled to said CPU for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page; said apparatus comprises: an access mechanism configured to access said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; a retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve said web page using said location indicator; an image generation mechanism configured to generate a new captured image of said web page; in response to retrieving said web page; and an image replacement mechanism configured to replace said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
117 words
An apparatus having a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory coupled to said CPU for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page; said apparatus comprises: an access mechanism configured to access said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; a retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve said web page using said location indicator; an image generation mechanism configured to generate a new captured image of said web page; in response to retrieving said web page; and an image replacement mechanism configured to replace said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 6 herein said visual bookmark also includes a current title of said web page and said apparatus further comprising: a title retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve a new title from said web page; and a title replacement mechanism configured to replace said current title in said visual bookmark with said new title.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said location indicator is a universal resource locator (URL).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the image generation mechanism generates said new captured image into an off-screen bitmap.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein step the image generation mechanism further comprises an image reduction mechanism configured to reduce said new captured image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
164 words
A computer program product comprising: a computer usable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page; said computer readable code comprising: computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an access mechanism configured to access said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve said web page using said location indicator; computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an image generation mechanism configured to generate a new captured image of said web page; in response to retrieving said web page; and computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an image replacement mechanism configured to replace said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
164 words
A computer program product comprising: a computer usable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein for updating a visual bookmark representing a web page, said visual bookmark including a location indicator for said web page and a current captured image of said web page; said computer readable code comprising: computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an access mechanism configured to access said visual bookmark to retrieve said location indicator; computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve said web page using said location indicator; computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an image generation mechanism configured to generate a new captured image of said web page; in response to retrieving said web page; and computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an image replacement mechanism configured to replace said current captured image with said new captured image in said visual bookmark.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
80 words
The computer program product of claim 11 wherein said visual bookmark also includes a current title of said web page and said product further comprising: computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a title retrieval mechanism configured to retrieve a new title from said web page; and computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect a title replacement mechanism configured to replace said current title in said visual bookmark with said new title.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer program product of claim 11 wherein said location indicator is a universal resource locator (URL).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the image generation mechanism generates said new captured image into an off-screen bitmap.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The computer program product of claim 11 wherein step the image generation mechanism further comprises computer readable program code configured to cause said computer to effect an image reduction mechanism configured to reduce said new captured image.
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