Method, system, and computer program product for distributing a stored URL and web document set

• US 20020198962A1
• Filed: 04/17/2002
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anthony Russo, Frederic A. Horn, Jukio Shtanko, Paul D'Ascoli, William J. Meneely
• Original Assignee: Anthony Russo, Jukio Shtanko, Paul D'Ascoli, William J. Meneely
• Inventors: Horn, Frederic A., Dillow, Paul J.
• Application Number:
  US10/124,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20020198962A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method, system and computer program for distributing a stored URL and web document set. The set includes data file records that contain a stored URL and the web document associated with the stored URL. The set is stored on a first computer system. In a specific embodiment, the set is stored in extensible Markup Language. When a query request is submitted, data file records are selected and a second set of data file records is created. The second set of data file records is sent to a second computer system.

Claims

1. A method for distributing a stored URL and web document set comprising the steps of:

creating a data file containing a plurality of data file records, each data file record containing a stored URL and the web document associated with the stored URL;

storing the data file on a first computer system;

responsive to a request for selecting data file records, creating a stored URL and web document set of the selected data file records; and

sending the stored URL and web document set as a unit to a second computer system.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of creating a data file further comprises:

accessing a stored URL list from a selected browser;

downloading the remote web document designated by each stored URL in the stored URL list; and

associating the stored URL with the downloaded remote web document.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the stored URL list is the favorites list.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the stored URL list is the history list.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein each data file record further contains the title of the relevant web document.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of storing the data file on a first computer system further comprises:

formatting each data file record using an extensible markup language (XML).

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of creating a data file further comprises:

accessing a stored URL list from a selected browser;

downloading the remote web document designated by each stored URL in the stored URL list;

parsing the remote web document for document content, meta tag title, meta tag description, and meta tag keyword; and

associating the stored URL with the document content, meta tag title, meta tag description, and meta tag keyword to create a data file record.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of creating a stored URL and web document set further comprises the steps of:

selecting data file records responsive to a keyword search query containing at least one keyword; and

searching for one or more data file records containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of:

creating a stored URL set containing the stored URLs from the stored URL and web document set; and

integrating the stored URL set into a browser.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of:

creating a list of keyword search queries;

tracking the frequency of usage of each search query; and

associating the related tracked number with each keyword search query in the keyword search query list.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of:

designating at least one search engine;

responsive to a keyword search query from a client containing at least one keyword, submitting the keyword search query to the designated search engine for a search of web documents containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query;

receiving a search engine stored URL set from the designated search engine, each stored URL within the search engine stored URL set being associated with a web document containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query;

selecting at least one stored URL from the search engine stored URL set; and

storing the selected stored URL and the web document associated with the stored URL in the data file on the first computer system.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

selecting stored URLs from the stored URL list; and

deleting the data file records associated with the selected stored URLs from the data file.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

associating each of the data file records with a browser;

displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

creating a stored URL set from the stored URL list;

selecting a browser to be associated with the stored URL set; and

integrating the stored URL set into the selected browser.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

associating each of the data file records with a browser;

displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

creating a first stored URL set from the stored URL list;

for each of browsers associated with at least one stored URL in the stored URL set, retrieving the browser stored URL set and deleting the stored URL from the browser stored URL set;

selecting a second browser to be associated with the first stored URL set; and

integrating the first stored URL set into the second browser.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

associating each of the data file records with a browser;

displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

creating a stored URL set from selected stored URLs in the stored URL list;

associating each of the stored URLs in the stored URL set with a browser folder; and

for each of browser folders associated with at least one stored URL in the stored URL set, retrieving the browser folder stored URL list and integrating the stored URL into the browser folder stored URL list.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

downloading the remote web document designated by the stored URL associated with at least one data file record;

comparing the remote web document with the web document associated with the data file record; and

if the remote web document is not substantively identical to the remote web document, replacing the web document in the data file record with the remote web document.

17. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

accessing the remote web document designated by the stored URL associated with at least one data file record;

determining whether a remote web document exists; and

if no remote web document exists, prompting the user to select whether to (a) delete the data file record from the data file, (b) access the remote document again, or (c) do nothing.

18. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

reminding the user to access a data file record in accordance with a user designated time interval.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sending the stored URL and web document set comprises sending the stored URL and web document set by email.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sending the stored URL and web document set comprises sending the stored URL and web document set by instant messenger.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sending the stored URL and web document set comprises sending the stored URL and web document set using file transfer protocol (FTP).

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sending the stored URL and web document set comprises sending the stored URL and web document set using a private network.

23. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving the stored URL and web document set at the second computer system; and

integrating the stored URL and web document set into a browser as a unit at the second computer system.

25. The product of claim 24 wherein the means for creating a data file further comprises:

means for accessing a stored URL list from a selected browser;

means for downloading the remote web document designated by each stored URL in the stored URL list; and

means for associating the stored URL with the downloaded remote web document.

26. The product of claim 25 wherein the stored URL list is the favorites list.

27. The product of claim 25 wherein the stored URL list is the history list.

28. The product of claim 24 wherein each data file record further contains the title of the relevant web document.

29. The product of claim 24 wherein the means for storing the data file on a first computer system further comprises:

means for formatting each data file record using an extensible markup language (XML).

30. The product of claim 29 wherein the means for creating a data file further comprises:

means for accessing a stored URL list from a browser;

means for downloading the remote web document designated by each stored URL in the stored URL list;

means for parsing the remote web document for document content, meta tag title, meta tag description, and meta tag keyword; and

means for associating the stored URL with the document content, meta tag title, meta tag description, and meta tag keyword to create a data file record.

31. The product of claim 24 wherein the means for creating a stored URL and web document set further comprises:

means for selecting data file records responsive to a keyword search query containing at least one keyword; and

means for searching for one or more data file records containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query.

32. The product of claim 31 further comprising:

means for creating a stored URL set containing the stored URLs from the stored URL and web document set; and

means for integrating the stored URL set into a browser.

33. The product of claim 31 further comprising:

means for creating a list of keyword search queries;

means for tracking the frequency of usage of each search query; and

means for associating the related tracked number with each keyword search query in the keyword search query list.

34. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for designating at least one search engine;

means, responsive to a keyword search query from a client containing at least one keyword, for submitting the keyword search query to the designated search engine for a search of web documents containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query;

means for receiving a search engine stored URL set from the designated search engine, each stored URL within the search engine stored URL set being associated with a web document containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query;

means for selecting at least one stored URL from the search engine stored URL set; and

means for storing the selected stored URL and the web document associated with the stored URL in the data file on the first computer system.

35. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

means for selecting stored URLs from the stored URL list; and

means for deleting the data file records associated with the selected stored URLs from the data file.

36. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for associating each of the data file records with a browser;

means for displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

means for creating a stored URL set from the stored URL list;

means for selecting a browser to be associated with the stored URL set; and

means for integrating the stored URL set into the selected browser.

37. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for associating each of the data file records with a browser;

means for displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

means for creating a first stored URL set from the stored URL list;

means for retrieving from each of browsers associated with at least one stored URL in the stored URL set, the browser stored URL set and deleting the stored URL from the browser stored URL set;

means for selecting a second browser to be associated with the first stored URL set; and

means for integrating the first stored URL set into the second browser.

38. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for associating each of the data file records with a browser;

means for displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

means for creating a stored URL set from selected stored URLs in the stored URL list;

means for associating each of the stored URLs in the stored URL set with a browser folder; and

means for retrieving from each of browser folders associated with at least one stored URL in the stored URL set, the browser folder stored URL list, and integrating the stored URL into the browser folder stored URL list.

39. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for downloading the remote web document designated by the stored URL associated with at least one data file record;

means for comparing the remote web document with the web document associated with the data file record; and

means for replacing the web document in the data file record with the remote web document if the remote web document is not substantively identical to the remote web document.

40. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for accessing the remote web document designated by the stored URL associated with at least one data file record;

means for determining whether a remote web document exists; and

means for prompting the user, if no remote web document exists, to select whether to (a) delete the data file record from the data file, (b) access the remote document again, or (c) do nothing.

41. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for reminding the user to access a data file record in accordance with a user designated time interval.

42. The product of claim 24 wherein the means for sending the stored URL and web document set comprises means for sending the stored URL and web document set by email.

43. The product of claim 24 wherein the means for sending the stored URL and web document set comprises means for sending the stored URL and web document set by instant messenger.

44. The product of claim 24 wherein the means for sending the stored URL and web document set comprises means for sending the stored URL and web document set using file transfer protocol (FTP).

45. The product of claim 24 wherein the means for sending the stored URL and web document set comprises means for sending the stored URL and web document set using a private network.

46. The product of claim 24 further comprising:

means for receiving the stored URL and web document set at the second computer system; and

means for integrating the stored URL and web document set into a browser as a unit at the second computer system.

48. The system of claim 47 wherein the means for creating a data file further comprises:

means for accessing a stored URL list from a selected browser;

means for downloading the remote web document designated by each stored URL in the stored URL list; and

means for associating the stored URL with the downloaded remote web document.

49. The system of claim 48 wherein the stored URL list is the favorites list.

50. The system of claim 48 wherein the stored URL list is the history list.

51. The system of claim 47 wherein each data file record further contains the title of the relevant web document.

52. The system of claim 47 wherein the means for storing the data file on a first computer system further comprises:

means for formatting each data file record using an extensible markup language (XML).

53. The system of claim 52 wherein the means for creating a data file further comprises:

means for accessing a stored URL list from a browser;

means for downloading the remote web document designated by each stored URL in the stored URL list;

means for parsing the remote web document for document content, meta tag title, meta tag description, and meta tag keyword; and

means for associating the stored URL with the document content, meta tag title, meta tag description, and meta tag keyword to create a data file record.

54. The system of claim 47 wherein the means for creating a stored URL and web document set further comprises:

selecting data file records responsive to a keyword search query containing at least one keyword; and

means for searching for one or more data file records containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query.

55. The system of claim 54 further comprising:

means for creating a stored URL set containing the stored URLs from the stored URL and web document set; and

means for integrating the stored URL set into a browser.

56. The system of claim 54 further comprising:

means for creating a list of keyword search queries;

means for tracking the frequency of usage of each search query; and

means for associating the related tracked number with each keyword search query in the keyword search query list.

57. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for designating at least one search engine;

means, responsive to a keyword search query from a client containing at least one keyword, for submitting the keyword search query to the designated search engine for a search of web documents containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query;

means for receiving a search engine stored URL set from the designated search engine, each stored URL within the search engine stored URL set being associated with a web document containing at least one keyword matching a keyword from the search query;

means for selecting at least one stored URL from the search engine stored URL set; and

means for storing the selected stored URL and the web document associated with the stored URL in the data file on the first computer system.

58. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

means for selecting stored URLs from the stored URL list; and

means for deleting the data file records associated with the selected stored URLs from the data file.

59. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for associating each of the data file records with a browser;

means for displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

means for creating a stored URL set from the stored URL list;

means for selecting a browser to be associated with the stored URL set; and

means for integrating the stored URL set into the selected browser.

60. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for associating each of the data file records with a browser;

means for displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

means for creating a first stored URL set from the stored URL list;

means for retrieving from each of browsers associated with at least one stored URL in the stored URL set, the browser stored URL set and deleting the stored URL from the browser stored URL set;

means for selecting a second browser to be associated with the first stored URL set; and

means for integrating the first stored URL set into the second browser.

61. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for associating each of the data file records with a browser;

means for displaying a list of the stored URLs within the data file;

means for creating a stored URL set from selected stored URLs in the stored URL list;

means for associating each of the stored URLs in the stored URL set with a browser folder; and

means for retrieving from each of browser folders associated with at least one stored URL in the stored URL set, the browser folder stored URL list, and integrating the stored URL into the browser folder stored URL list.

62. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for downloading the remote web document designated by the stored URL associated with at least one data file record;

means for comparing the remote web document with the web document associated with the data file record; and

means for replacing the web document in the data file record with the remote web document if the remote web document is not substantively identical to the remote web document.

63. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for accessing the remote web document designated by the stored URL associated with at least one data file record;

means for determining whether a remote web document exists; and

means for prompting the user, if no remote web document exists, to select whether to (a) delete the data file record from the data file, (b) access the remote document again, or (c) do nothing.

64. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for reminding the user to access a data file record in accordance with a user designated time interval.

65. The system of claim 47 wherein the means for sending the stored URL and web document set comprises means for sending the stored URL and web document set by email.

66. The system of claim 47 wherein the means for sending the stored URL and web document set comprises means for sending the stored URL and web document set by instant messenger.

67. The system of claim 47 wherein the means for sending the stored URL and web document set comprises means for sending the stored URL and web document set using file transfer protocol (FTP).

68. The system of claim 47 wherein the means for sending the stored URL and web document set comprises means for sending the stored URL and web document set using a private network.

69. The system of claim 47 further comprising:

means for receiving the stored URL and web document set at the second computer system; and

means for integrating the stored URL and web document set into a browser as a unit at the second computer system.

24. A computer program product in a computer readable memory for distributing a stored URL and web document set comprising:

means for creating a data file containing a plurality of data file records, each data file record containing a stored URL and the web document associated with the stored URL;

means for storing the data file,

means, responsive to a search query for selecting data file records, for creating a stored URL and web document set of the selected data file records; and

means for sending the stored URL and web document set as a unit to a second computer system.

47. A system for distributing a stored URL and web document set comprising:

means for creating a data file containing a plurality of data file records, each data file record containing a stored URL and the web document associated with the stored URL;

means for storing the data file;

means, responsive to a search query for selecting data file records, for creating a stored URL and web document set of the selected data file records; and

means for sending the stored URL and web document set as a unit to a second computer system.