Quick access list for previously accessed network addresses

• US 20030064756A1
• Filed: 10/03/2001
• Published: 04/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kraft, Christian, Nielsen, Peter Dam
• Granted Patent: US 7,110,790 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/90 Internet, e.g. Internet phone, webphone, internet-based telephony

Abstract

A method of providing access to network addresses for use in a mobile telecommunications device allowing navigation between different addresses and displaying of information therefrom, comprises compiling a first list of addresses bookmarked by a user and then compiling a second list of bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said addresses via said first list. The second list may comprise the bookmarked addresses accessed most recently by the user, which will often be those most frequently used. However, the second list may instead comprise the addresses most frequently accessed by the user. The list may further contain entries corresponding to network addresses accessed by the user typing in the address. The provision of a second, selective list of addresses allows a user to access a favourite network address without scrolling through large numbers of bookmarks.

Claims

1. A mobile telecommunications device comprising a browser to permit a user to navigate between different network addresses and display information therefrom and a processor to compile a first list of bookmarked addresses, to compile a second list of bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said addresses via said first list.

2. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1 wherein said first list of bookmarks comprises bookmarks selected by the user.

3. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1, wherein said second list comprises further entries corresponding to addresses previously accessed by manual entry of an address by the user.

4. A mobile telecommunications devices as in claim 1, wherein the second list comprises entries corresponding to the addresses most recently accessed by the user.

5. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 4, wherein the second list comprises a selected number of entries.

6. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1, wherein the second list comprises entries corresponding to the addresses most frequently accessed by the user.

7. A mobile telecommunications device as in claim 1, wherein the second list comprises all addresses accessed by the user via the first list of bookmarks or by manually entering an address, in order of frequency of access.

8. A method of providing access to network addresses, allowing navigation between different addresses and displaying of information therefrom, comprising compiling a first list of addresses bookmarked by a user and compiling a second list of bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said addresses via said first list.

9. A method as in claim 8, where said second list comprises further entries corresponding to addresses previously accessed by manual entry of an address by the user.

10. A method as in claim 8, where the second list comprises entries corresponding to the addresses most recently accessed by the user.

11. A method as in claim 10, where the second list comprises a selected number of entries.

12. A method as in claim 8, where the second list comprises entries corresponding to the addresses most frequently accessed by the user.

13. A method as in claim 12, where the second list comprises all the addresses accessed by the user via the first list of bookmarks or by manually entering an address, in order of frequency of access.

14. A computer program product operable to control a browser for a mobile telecommunications device to compile a first list of bookmarked addresses and to compile a second list of bookmarks selected on the basis of previous access by the user to said addresses via the first list.