System and method for the dynamic improvement of internet browser navigability

• US 20020057299A1
• Filed: 05/23/2001
• Published: 05/16/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RhythmOne LLC (Nexxen International Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hotbar.com, Inc. (Zango Incorporated)
• Inventors: Oren, Dobronsky, Karni, Gabriella
• Granted Patent: US 7,222,303 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/825
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

A method and system for dynamically providing the on-demand addition of graphic and other information to a web browser'"'"'s toolbar. The HotbarToolbar comprises a plurality of categorized or rated links, which in the presently preferred embodiment are organized under customized, newly and dynamically added toolbar buttons known as hotbuttons. The name and/ or content of the hotbuttons may change dynamically in accordance with various factors (including, but not limited to, changes in URL).

Claims

1. A method for providing the on-demand addition of graphic and other information to the browser'"'"'s toolbar of a web surfer, comprising:

providing a plug-in;

installing or causing said plug-in to be installed in the browser of said web surfer; and

allowing the information to be dynamically added to and/or modified in the toolbar area of said browser by the action of said plug-in.

2. A system for providing the on-demand addition of graphic and other information to the browser'"'"'s toolbar of a web surfer, comprising:

a service web site connected to the Internet;

means provided in said web site to supply to a web surfer in desire of it a plug-in; and

means for dynamically uploading to a browser in which said plug-in has been installed, or for permitting the user of said browser to dynamically download, information to be added to the toolbar area of said browser by the action of said plug-in.