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Web page annotating and processing
Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
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Filing: 1999-07-19
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Granted: 2003-05-27
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Expires: 2019-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A general purpose system and method for associating annotations, modifications, or other information with a web-viewable document is disclosed. An embodiment of the system and method includes the use of a “redirector.” A user attempting to access a document at a particular web address, sends a request to view the document to that address. The request is intercepted by the redirector which, in turn, requests the document on behalf of the user. The redirector modifies the document and returns the modified document for viewing by the user. The modifications may include, for example, various comments or annotations to the original web-viewable document. According to the invention, such customized documents may be presented to the user without modification of commercially available browser and/or server software.
Inventors
- 👤 Ashmeet S. Sidana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/957; G06F16/955; G06F16/9558
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A web page annotations method, comprising: visiting a remote website in a computer system, via a local browser; accessing a web page at the remote website; annotating the web page via a browser companion in the computer system, wherein the browser companion provides for adding, editing and deleting webpage annotations and annotations display options; and storing the web page annotations at a remote location in the computer system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A web page annotations method, comprising: visiting a remote website in a computer system, via a local browser; accessing a web page at the remote website; annotating the web page via a browser companion in the computer system, wherein the browser companion provides for adding, editing and deleting webpage annotations and annotations display options; and storing the web page annotations at a remote location in the computer system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The web page annotations method of claim 1 , wherein each of the web page annotations has a title portion and a text portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The web page annotations method of claim 2 , wherein each of the web page annotations further has a date portion indicating the date of annotation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The web page annotations method of claim 2 , wherein each of the web page annotations further includes a name portion indicating a user that created the annotation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The web page annotations method of claim 1 , wherein each of the web page annotations has a pointer to the text of the web page annotation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The web page annotations method of claim 1 , wherein the web page annotations can be turned off and on.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The web page annotations method of claim 1 , wherein the annotations display options are provided so that the web page may be viewed either with or without the web page annotations.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The web page annotations method of claim 1 , wherein the web page annotations can be created and viewed as private or public annotations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The web page annotations method of claim 1 , wherein the web page annotations can be viewed by a group of users.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
The web page annotations method of claim 1 , wherein the web page can be viewed by a group of users via the browser companion, and wherein any user can view a name and a corresponding identification of users in the group who currently are or previously have been viewing the web page via the browser companion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
A computer system, comprising: a remote website; a web page at the remote website; a local browser providing access to the web page; means accompanying the browser in the computer system for web page annotations, wherein the means provide for adding, editing and deleting the web page annotations, storing the annotations at a location remote from the local browser and annotations display options.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
63 words
A computer system, comprising: a remote website; a web page at the remote website; a local browser providing access to the web page; means accompanying the browser in the computer system for web page annotations, wherein the means provide for adding, editing and deleting the web page annotations, storing the annotations at a location remote from the local browser and annotations display options.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The computer system of claim 11 , wherein each of the web page annotations has a title portion and a text portion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The computer system of claim 12 , wherein each of the web page annotations further has a date portion indicating the date of annotation.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The computer system of claim 12 , wherein each of the web page annotations further includes a name portion indicating a user that created the annotation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The computer system of claim 11 , wherein each of the web page annotations has a pointer to the text of the web page annotation.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the web page annotations can be turned off and on.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the annotations display options are provided so that the web page may be viewed either with or without the web page annotations.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the web page annotations can be created and viewed as private or public annotations.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the web page annotations can be viewed by a group of users.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
59 words
The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the web page can be viewed by a group of users via the web page annotations means, and wherein any user can view a name and a corresponding identification of users in the group who currently are or previously have been viewing the web page via the web page annotations means.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
38 words
A method of annotating using a client computer comprising: receiving code and content associated with a web page; transmitting annotations associated with the content; and receiving augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the transmitted annotations.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
38 words
A method of annotating using a client computer comprising: receiving code and content associated with a web page; transmitting annotations associated with the content; and receiving augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the transmitted annotations.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 21 , wherein the code comprises a markup language code.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 21 , wherein the annotations include additions, edits and/or deletions.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 21 , further comprising displaying the annotations using a web browser.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 24 , wherein the displaying uses at least in part the augmented code.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 21 , wherein the code includes one or more URLs.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 21 , wherein the augmented code includes one or more URLs.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 21 , wherein the web page has an associated URL.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 28 , wherein the receiving augmented code receives the augmented code from a URL different than the URL associated with the web page.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 21 , further comprising receiving code for a displayable form.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 30 , wherein the form comprises one or more fields for entering annotations.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
51 words
One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, causes the device to receive code and content associated with a web page; to transmit annotations associated with the content; and to receive augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the transmitted annotations.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
51 words
One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, causes the device to receive code and content associated with a web page; to transmit annotations associated with the content; and to receive augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the transmitted annotations.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
46 words
A method for annotating comprising: transmitting code and content associated with a web page to a client computer; receiving from the client computer annotations associated with the content; and transmitting to the client computer augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the received annotations.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
46 words
A method for annotating comprising: transmitting code and content associated with a web page to a client computer; receiving from the client computer annotations associated with the content; and transmitting to the client computer augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the received annotations.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 33 , further comprising generating augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the received annotations.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 33 , further comprising transmitting code for a displayable form.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 35 , wherein the form comprises one or more fields for entering annotations.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
63 words
One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, causes the device to transmit code and content associated with a web page to a client computer; to receive from the client computer annotations associated with the content; and to transmit to the client computer augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the received annotations.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
63 words
One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a programmable device, causes the device to transmit code and content associated with a web page to a client computer; to receive from the client computer annotations associated with the content; and to transmit to the client computer augmented code that corresponds at least in part to the received annotations.
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