System and method for accessing and utilizing remote bookmark lists
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1. A method of network navigation using a computer system, the method comprising:
- displaying a group indicator associated with at least one bookmark group that includes a number of group-associated bookmarks that are maintained on a remote computer system;
accessing a locator for each of the group-associated bookmarks from the remote computer system, upon an occurrence of a selecting action directed at the group indicator; and
displaying a number of bookmark indicators, each of the bookmark indicators being associated with a respective one of the group-associated bookmarks.
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Abstract
A Web browser includes a group bookmarks feature allowing accessing and displaying groups of bookmarks from at least one remote location (location(s) remote from the local computer system upon which the Web browser is running). The groups of bookmarks may be groups stored in at least one files accessible in a directory on a remote computer system that is coupled to the user'"'"'s local computer system via a network. Alternatively, the groups of bookmarks may be part of a Web page that is accessible from the local computer system.
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1. A method of network navigation using a computer system, the method comprising:
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displaying a group indicator associated with at least one bookmark group that includes a number of group-associated bookmarks that are maintained on a remote computer system;
accessing a locator for each of the group-associated bookmarks from the remote computer system, upon an occurrence of a selecting action directed at the group indicator; and
displaying a number of bookmark indicators, each of the bookmark indicators being associated with a respective one of the group-associated bookmarks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program embodied in a computer readable medium, for network navigation, comprising:
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code that displays a group indicator associated with at least one bookmark group that includes a number of group-associated bookmarks that are maintained on a remote computer system;
code that a locator for each of the group-associated bookmarks from the remote computer system, upon an occurrence of a selecting action directed at the group indicator; and
code that displays a number of bookmark indicators, each of the bookmark indicators being associated with a respective one of the group-associated bookmarks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for network navigation, comprising:
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a processor coupled to a local interface;
a memory coupled to a local interface; and
processing logic stored on the memory and executable by the processor including;
logic that displays a group indicator associated with at least one bookmark group that includes a number of group-associated bookmarks that are maintained on a remote computer system;
logic that accesses a locator for each of the group-associated bookmarks from the remote computer system, upon an occurrence of a selecting action directed at the group indicator; and
logic that generates a display that includes a number of bookmark indicators, each of the bookmark indicators being associated with a respective one of the group-associated bookmarks.
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26. A system for network navigation, comprising:
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means for displaying a group indicator associated with at least one bookmark group that includes a number of group-associated bookmarks that are maintained on a remote computer system;
means for accessing a locator for each of the group-associated bookmarks from the remote computer system, upon an occurrence of a selecting action directed at the group indicator; and
means for displaying a number of bookmark indicators, each of the bookmark indicators being associated with a respective one of the group-associated bookmarks.
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27. A method of network navigation using a computer system, the method comprising:
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displaying a group indicator associated with at least one bookmark group that includes a number of group-associated bookmarks that are maintained on a remote computer system;
accessing a locator for each of the group-associated bookmarks from the remote computer system, upon an occurrence of a selecting action directed at the group indicator, wherein the accessing includes;
downloading a web page from the remote computer; and
parsing source code of the web page to extract the locators, wherein the parsing includes;
extracting the bookmark indicators from the source code;
examining the source code for anchor tags; and
extracting text from the anchor tags for the bookmark indicators; and
displaying a number of bookmark indicators, each of the bookmark indicators being associated with a respective one of the group-associated bookmarks.
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