Automatic building and categorization of favorites in an internet browser
First Claim
1. A method of automatically creating Favorites in an Internet web browser comprising the steps of:
- monitoring the browser and producing a bookmark indication if it is (1) communicating with a web site and (2) it is being used in a predefined pattern of activity at the web site;
capturing the universal resource locator (URL) of the web site in response to the bookmark indication; and
storing the URL in the Favorites list of the browser.
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Abstract
A method of automatically creating “Favorites” or “Book Marks” in an Internet web browser involves monitoring the browser and producing a bookmark indication if it is (1) communicating with a web site and (2) it is being used in a predefined pattern of activity at the web site. When these conditions are met, the universal resource locator (URL) of the web site is captured in response to the bookmark indication. The URL is then stored in the Favorites list of the browser. An identifying title is also stored with the URL in the Favorites list. In one embodiment, the method further includes compiling a database of URLs and categories of information to which the URLs related. Then the captured URL is compared to the database to determine a category for the URL so that it is stored in the Favorites list in a folder identified with the category.
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1. A method of automatically creating Favorites in an Internet web browser comprising the steps of:
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monitoring the browser and producing a bookmark indication if it is (1) communicating with a web site and (2) it is being used in a predefined pattern of activity at the web site;
capturing the universal resource locator (URL) of the web site in response to the bookmark indication; and
storing the URL in the Favorites list of the browser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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13. A method of advertising over the Internet comprising the steps of:
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creating a database of URLs and categories of information related to the URLs so as to associated each URL with at least one category of information;
listing in the database in a category an associated URL of at least one web site which has information which is at least similar to the information of the category;
monitoring use of a browser and producing a bookmark indication if it is (1) communicating with a web site and (2) it is being used in a predefined pattern of activity at the web site;
capturing the universal resource locator (URL) of the web site in response to the bookmark indication;
comparing the captured URL to the database;
storing the URL in the Favorites list in a folder identified with the category; and
displaying the associated URL when the book-marked URL is stored.
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