Conditional promotion of bookmarks

• US 20030074415A1
• Filed: 09/25/2001
• Published: 04/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bates, Cary L., Santosuosso, John M., Martino, Gilford F., Timon, Vincent T. III
• Granted Patent: US 7,089,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

A method and system for organizing bookmarks. A bookmark structure includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder. A bookmark search list, which includes at least one bookmark in the bookmark structure, is generated. Software is executed, wherein the software searches each bookmark on the bookmark search list through depth N (N≧0). The searching determines whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition. The upgrade condition includes a boolean text expression and may also include at least one of: a client visitation condition, a general visitation condition, a bookmark existence condition, a content-type condition, a URL-age condition, and a Top-Level-Domain (TLD) condition. If the searching determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and that the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location, then the bookmark is moved to the special bookmark location.

Claims

1. A method for organizing bookmarks, comprising:

searching each bookmark on a bookmark search list through depth N, wherein N is a non-negative integer, wherein the bookmark search list includes at least one bookmark in a bookmark structure, and wherein the bookmark structure includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder;

determining from the searching whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression; and

if the determining determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is not in a special bookmark location within the bookmark structure, then moving the bookmark to the special bookmark location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the special bookmark location includes the main bookmark list.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the special bookmark location includes a special bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

if the determining determines that the bookmark does not satisfy the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is in the special bookmark location, then deleting the bookmark from the special bookmark location.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

if the determining determines that the bookmark does not satisfy the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is in the special bookmark location, then not deleting the bookmark from the special bookmark location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one bookmark in the bookmark structure includes all bookmarks in a first bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one bookmark in a bookmark structure includes at least one bookmark in a first bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the searching, determining, and moving are executed at a computer that is remote to the client computer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the searching, determining, and moving are executed at the client computer.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein N=0.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein N>

0.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein N is constant over the bookmarks on the bookmark search list.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a client visitation condition.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a general visitation condition.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a bookmark existence condition.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a content-type condition.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a URL-age condition.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a Top-Level-Domain (TLD) condition.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the upgrade condition is supplied by the client computer.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade condition is bookmark folder dependent.

21. A method for organizing bookmarks, comprising:

generating a bookmark search list that includes at least one bookmark from a bookmark structure that includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder; and

triggering execution of software that;

searches each bookmark on the bookmark search list through depth N, wherein N is a non-negative integer,

determines from the searching whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression, and

moves the bookmark to a special bookmark location within the bookmark structure if the software determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the special bookmark location includes the main bookmark list.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the special bookmark location includes a special bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the software deletes the bookmark from the special bookmark location if the software determines and if the bookmark does not satisfy the upgrade condition and that the bookmark is in the special bookmark location.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the software does not delete the bookmark from the special bookmark location if the software determines that the bookmark does not satisfy the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is in the special bookmark location.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one bookmark in the bookmark structure includes all bookmarks in a first bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

27. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one bookmark in a bookmark structure includes at least one bookmark in a first bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark.

28. The method of claim 21, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer.

29. The method of claim 21, further comprising providing N.

30. The method of claim 21, wherein N=0.

31. The method of claim 21, wherein N>

0.

32. The method of claim 21, wherein N is constant over the bookmarks on the bookmark search list.

33. The method of claim 21, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a client visitation condition.

34. The method of claim 21, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a general visitation condition.

35. The method of claim 21, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a bookmark existence condition.

36. The method of claim 21, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a content-type condition.

37. The method of claim 21, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a URL-age condition.

38. The method of claim 21, wherein the upgrade condition further includes a Top-Level-Domain (TLD) condition.

39. The method of claim 21, further comprising providing the upgrade condition.

40. The method of claim 21, wherein the upgrade condition is bookmark folder dependent.

41. A computer system for organizing bookmarks, said computer system comprising a computer code adapted to:

search each bookmark on a bookmark search list through depth N, wherein N is a non-negative integer, wherein the bookmark search list includes at least one bookmark in a bookmark structure, and wherein the bookmark structure includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder;

determine from the searching whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression; and

move the bookmark to a special bookmark location within the bookmark structure if the computer code determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location, wherein the special bookmark location is selected from the group consisting of the main bookmark list and a special bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

42. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the computer code is further adapted to delete the bookmark from the special bookmark location if the computer code determines that the bookmark does not satisfy the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is in the special bookmark location.

43. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the computer code is further adapted to not delete the bookmark from the special bookmark location if the computer code determines that the bookmark does not satisfy the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is in the special bookmark location.

44. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the computer system further comprises a client computer and a remote computer, wherein the bookmark structure exists at the client computer, and wherein the computer code is executed at the remote computer.

45. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the computer system further comprises a client computer, wherein the bookmark structure exists at the client computer.

46. The computer system of claim 41, wherein N>

0.

47. The computer system of claim 41, wherein N is constant over the bookmarks on the bookmark search list.

48. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the upgrade condition further includes at least one of a client visitation condition, a general visitation condition, a bookmark existence condition, a content-type condition, a URL-age condition, and a Top-Level-Domain (TLD) condition.

49. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the computer system further comprises a client computer, wherein the bookmark structure exists at the client computer, and wherein the upgrade condition is supplied by the client computer.

50. The computer system of claim 41, wherein the upgrade condition is bookmark folder dependent.

51. A computer system for organizing bookmarks, said computer system comprising a computer code adapted to:

generate a bookmark search list that includes at least one bookmark from a bookmark structure, wherein the bookmark structure includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder; and

trigger execution of software that;

searches each bookmark on the bookmark search list through depth N, wherein N is a non-negative integer,

determines from the searching whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression, and

moves the bookmark to a special bookmark location within the bookmark structure if the computer code determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location.

52. The computer system of claim 51, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer.

53. The computer system of claim 51, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the computer code is further adapted to having a user at the client computer select the at least one bookmark.

54. The computer system of claim 51, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the computer code is further adapted to receiving N as input from a source that is external to the computer code.

55. The computer system of claim 51, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the computer code is further adapted to receiving the upgrade condition as input from a source that is external to the computer code.

56. A bookmark structure in a computer environment, comprising:

a main bookmark list stored in the computer environment;

at least one bookmark folder stored in the computer environment; and

a special bookmark location in the computer environment within the bookmark structure, wherein the special bookmark location is adapted to receive a bookmark having been searched through depth N and found from the search to satisfy an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression, and wherein N is a non-negative integer.

57. The bookmark structure of claim 56, wherein the special bookmark location includes the main bookmark list.

58. The bookmark structure of claim 56, wherein the special bookmark location includes a special bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

59. The bookmark structure of claim 56, wherein the at least one bookmark in the bookmark structure includes all bookmarks in a first bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

60. The bookmark structure of claim 56, wherein the at least one bookmark in a bookmark structure includes at least one bookmark in a first bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark.

61. A system for organizing bookmarks, comprising:

means for searching each bookmark on a bookmark search list through depth N, wherein N is a non-negative integer, wherein the bookmark search list includes at least one bookmark in a bookmark structure, and wherein the bookmark structure includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder;

means for determining from the searching whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression; and

means for moving the bookmark to a special bookmark location if the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location.

62. The system of claim 61, further comprising means for deleting the bookmark from the special bookmark location if the bookmark does not satisfy the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is in the special bookmark location.

63. The system of claim 61, further comprising means for not deleting the bookmark from the special bookmark location if the bookmark does not satisfy the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is in the special bookmark location.

64. The system of claim 61, further comprising a client computer and a remote computer, wherein the bookmark structure exists at the client computer, and wherein the computer code is executed at the remote computer.

65. The system of claim 61, further comprising a client computer, wherein the bookmark structure exists at the client computer, and wherein the computer code is executed at the client computer.

66. The system of claim 61, wherein N>

0.

67. The system of claim 61, wherein N is constant over the bookmarks on the bookmark search list.

68. The system of claim 61, wherein the upgrade condition further includes at least one of a client visitation condition, a general visitation condition, a bookmark existence condition, a content-type condition, a URL-age condition, and a Top-Level-Domain (TLD) condition.

69. The system of claim 61, further comprising a client computer, wherein the bookmark structure exists at the client computer, and wherein the upgrade condition is supplied by the client.

70. The system of claim 61, wherein the upgrade condition is bookmark folder dependent.

71. A system for organizing bookmarks, comprising:

means for generating a bookmark search list that includes at least one bookmark from a bookmark structure that includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder; and

means for triggering execution of software that;

searches each bookmark on the bookmark search list through depth N, wherein N is a non-negative integer,

determines from the searching whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression, and

moves the bookmark to a special bookmark location within the bookmark structure if the software determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location.

72. The system of claim 71, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client.

73. The system of claim 71, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the software is adapted to having a user at the client computer select the at least one bookmark.

74. The system of claim 71, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the software is further adapted to receiving N as input from a source that is external to the computer code.

75. The system of claim 71, wherein the bookmark structure exists at a client computer, and wherein the software is adapted to receiving the upgrade condition as input from a source that is external to the software.

76. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable computer code embodied therein, wherein the computer code is adapted to:

search each bookmark on a bookmark search list through depth N, wherein N is a non-negative integer, wherein the bookmark search list includes at least one bookmark in a bookmark structure, and wherein the bookmark structure includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder;

determine from the searching whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression; and

move the bookmark to a special bookmark location within the bookmark structure if the computer code determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location, wherein the special bookmark location is selected from the group consisting of the main bookmark list and a special bookmark folder of the at least one bookmark folder.

77. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable computer code embodied therein, wherein the computer code is adapted to:

generate a bookmark search list that includes at least one bookmark from a bookmark structure that includes a main bookmark list and at least one bookmark folder; and

trigger execution of software that;

searches each bookmark on the bookmark search list through depth N, wherein N is a non-negative integer,

determines from the searching whether the bookmark satisfies an upgrade condition that includes a boolean text expression, and

moves the bookmark to a special bookmark location within the bookmark structure if the computer code determines that the bookmark satisfies the upgrade condition and if the bookmark is not in the special bookmark location.