Browser plug-ins
First Claim
1. Software for a browser plug-in having machine readable code for performing the following steps:
- collecting hyperlinks for later review by providing a user the ability to drag and drop selected words, text or images comprising a link from a display of content in a browser window to a location on a toolbar or control panel of the browser;
then storing the selected hyperlinks; and
providing the user with a button on the browser toolbar or control panel which allows the user to request the display in a first window of a list of the collected hyperlinks, from which content referenced by a hyperlink in the list may be displayed in a the first or a second window.
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Abstract
The invention provides a family of browser plug-ins, which may be used separately or in combination to assist in the collection, organisation and review of web content and hyperlinks. It will be understood that the invention comprises software for managing information, methods of accumulating and storing information and computer hardware when running the disclosed software. The software will be described with reference to the collection of hyperlinks from pages displayed in a browser window as well as the collection of updateable bookmarks. Various features may be combined into a plug-in for an Internet browser. It is intended that plug-ins and their features may be used alone or in combination with one another.
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25 Claims
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1. Software for a browser plug-in having machine readable code for performing the following steps:
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collecting hyperlinks for later review by providing a user the ability to drag and drop selected words, text or images comprising a link from a display of content in a browser window to a location on a toolbar or control panel of the browser;
thenstoring the selected hyperlinks; and
providing the user with a button on the browser toolbar or control panel which allows the user to request the display in a first window of a list of the collected hyperlinks, from which content referenced by a hyperlink in the list may be displayed in a the first or a second window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Software for a browser plug-in having machine readable code for performing the following steps:
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providing on a toolbar or control panel of a browser, a button for creating a bookmark based on the page displayed in the browser, storing the URL and retrieving and storing to a cache, content from the URL, providing the user with a window in which is displayed a structured display in which the bookmarks are displayed and providing an update schedule whereby the content is updated with a most recent version published on the URL. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20)
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13. Software for a browser plug-in having machine readable code for performing the following steps:
storing a value, being a user defined keyword or Boolean search string, then using the value to highlight on a page cached by the browser or the plug-in, text which corresponds to the value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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21. Software for a browser plug-in having machine readable code for performing the following steps:
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scanning the content of one or more cached items and using an algorithm to identify one or more keywords based on the scanned content;
storing the one or more keywords, then using the one or more keywords to retrieve information from a server; and
displaying the information in a window, to a user of the plug-in. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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